Faction Officialdom

[Liberty.In]

They don't have the 'right' to become an official faction, they have the 'option' to put themselves into a trial to become one.

They are given this option too early.

They don't just throw 500mil down and become official, just go ahead and look at the archive list and you can see, a graveyard of rejections.
You had the option to put yourself into a trial period, almost immediately.

How does this change all of the above?

Firstly, it would take about 3-5 hours to make 500mil if you were dedicated enough. But that's just a side-track.

How does this change all of the above? (x2)

Firstly, no one really needs any faction. To think like that, you're not completely understanding that this is a hobby and not a job.

How does this change all of the above? (x3)
I will explain what I mean: the creation and development of the faction must be approached seriously. Even if this is a hobby, then this hobby should be of high quality.

Official status is a title, an achievement. This is, damn it, an occasion for all players to follow you and take an example from you. People, putting the tag of the official faction on their ship, shoult be proud of it.

Secondly, not everything the GMs do will be perfect, nor will it be adequate. The last few things I can remember causing a stirr is the Transport engagement change, which in itself forces certain role-play, and the rejection of MR Officialdom which has recently being necro'd.
And perhaps the OC ID change without giving anyone notice, but that seems more of an oversight.

Secondly, if the faction is interesting, it will get three or more people. Enough to become official by the rules.

Here I agree with you.

Thirdly, I worked on the background and lore for the Imp-Co about a week or more in advanced before I posted the info page.

I did EOS as a faction for about a month, probably. I mean the background, S.E.I.N. and all the rest. I had to re-read the concept of The Council a dozen times in forums, on Wiki and DSCore.

Fourthly, I assume you're referring to player-base, will-power and developed lore for "you have neither the composition, nor the backbone that you could create online in the long run, nor just the final RP concept of your fraction".

No, I mean the composition that went along with you creating the faction, its development, was able to attach to you and understand what will follow you even into the hell.

The 'buying' is wholeheartedly one of the least egregious things about it.

But still this is happening.

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