Zoners

[Nodoka Hanamura]

>Docking Nephs in House Space
>Nephs in house space
>NEPHS IN HOUSE SPACE
I'm sorry, we're talking about Zoners, yes? Because last time I checked, Zoners didn't Touch house space with a barge pole unless they needed to.

>Classify Nephs as a Liner
>Give Nephs Transport Turrets
>NEPHS AS A LINER
>NEPH TRANSPORT TURRETS

Whoever suggested this needs to realize the following:

1. Zoners live in the fringes of space. A Colony ship being decked out with BS Weapons is MORE THAN REASONABLE. Anything less would be an insult, and inRPly, I wouldn't board a Neph if it only had transport turret mounts. You can strap as many Dulzians to the bastard as physically possible and sell it for the same price as oxygen, I still won't touch it unless I have a battleship escort.
2. I'm already sick of the joke that is "Liners" in Discovery. Even though it has Cruiser weapons and Cruiser shields, we still, for god knows what reason, have the Bustard Civilian CARRIER designated as a freaking Liner, other than for the reason of "BEcause Freelancers can use it". Why not give such ships the classification of LCVs (Light Capital Vessels) and merge that with Gunboats just how Battleships and Dreads are part of the same group and add that to Permitted ships for Freelancers. Not to mention, on the topic of bat**** ship specs, Why the hell is the Whale not able to pack a heavier shield? I mean, I understand It's a transport, but it's freaking huge! Realistically thinking, a shield bubble for that thing would need at least a cruiser-class shield.
3. I already made a suggestion to make the Nephilim harder to obtain. I love the neph, it's a gorgeous ship, and frankly, I'm considering a SRP for one if and when my char leaves the FP11 Administration, that or a custom ship based on its' core design, like the Persephone is, but I'm sick of seeing the Neph being used by Lolwuts who have no freaking idea on god's green Gran Canaria how in the everliving hell to roleplay a Zoner properly, not to mention the fact these things are supposed to be RARE. I suggested hiking up the price of a Neph by making it 700-800M credits, possibly adding a jumpdrive or something to sweeten the deal. And no, I'm not alone in this mindset, some of the CoF members I've talked to about this have spoken their complaints about the lolneph situation.

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