Should official factions have more power?

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I think completely denying new factions the right to exist is pretty nuts. In police.military covert groups it should not be first come first serve. If a new faction in one of these NPC factions meets the requirements to become an official faction then they should be able to. If you dont think those requirements are sufficient (as in perhaps you think more than 5 active players should be required) fine, but I think that is a separate issue.

I do think that any new official faction in any of these faction has to serve a unique purpose. They have to fill an RP niche that any current official factions in the NPC faction do not. They cant just divide up the territory, thats not a good enough reason for a new official faction.

As for trying to get different factions to agrre on things, there are several councils in game which seem to work pretty well at agreeing on things. Of course I can think of at least one that doesnt, but it really doesnt seem like they talk to each other, so as long as you keep the lines of communication open I dont see this as an issue.

Well then, this is where we are going to have to have a difference of opinion.

I am going to start with the police factions: We don't need 3 official factions for one police department running around when most police departments in game now not fully staffed for 24/7. The RFP and KSP are working on becoming official, the LPI and BPA are official but cant be staffed 24/7. I can't see how a new police faction can be so unique, so different than the official NPC faction that they would be needed.

Military or Covert groups? Do we really need 2 Navies? 3 different Covert groups? There is going to have to be some sort of standard met to ensure that a new official faction in addition to an existing faction that already represents the NPC faction is so unique, so different, that it indeed is warranted.

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Formerly known as LPI Police Chief Hull O'Brien.
Creator of Sgt. V. Price, 207th Precinct out of Chula Vista Station