Public Newcomer Helper Log Thread

[Sand-Viper]

Hey,

i have a Daumann - ID.

Why is Rheinland Military Guard an Enemy?

Is this a bug?

Thank you

Hello! The Rheinland Military Guard is one of many factions that still have a "Guard" faction. In years past, each faction had what was known as a "Guard System" - A place where any member of that specific faction could go to buy their own best equipment and train with fellow faction members without fear of being jumped by opposing forces. In these Guard Systems were numerous, dangerous NPCs with the Guard IFF that corresponded with the system's owner. These NPCs were typically swarms of fighters with ridiculous amounts of armor and firepower not available to players; even a battleship could be brought down by the sheer number of NPCs shooting at you.

These Guard Factions were, nine times out of ten, hostile to non-faction members, even to those who had the standard faction set to friendly. For example, in your case, you may have Rheinland Military set as neutral, or even friendly, but the Guard-version of the RM is hostile because it is intended to be.

These days, Guard Systems as a whole are out of the game, since anyone can /conn, and there were a few cool RP assets in Guard Systems that very few people got to see. A lot of these assets were re-distributed into public systems once Guard Systems were removed. A few bases still use the Guard version of a faction to protect "highly restricted" areas, such as maximum security prison stations or top-secret research facilities. Some players who use the Guard IFF/tag instead of the normal IFF do so for prestigious reasons.

Hope that helps!
~Sand_Spider

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