PVP rules vs. RP

[Markus.Schiller]

There are rules which are made purely for fairness, and quite a lot of the pvp rules are simply that. To promote fairness on the server. Although it is a roleplaying server, I don't really think people would like it if EVERY rule was based purely on roleplay only.

How many people would really play here if when you died, you had to either a) delete your character or b) start again from scratch? Sure, it's fine in RP, but it would just be so tedious that it'd drive people away. I surely wouldn't play if I had to work every time I was destroyed...

There is space for both rules which are based on roleplay, and those on fairness. I believe that unlawful faction capital ships - factionised, as outcasts/corsairs/mollies/hessians etc all have certain target enemies and commodities - should be able to destroy "contraband" that passes through their space. I believe that the bounty hunter id should be restricted, RP wise. However, i also believe that underlevels should be nutured and protected by pvp rules, as in roleplay they are still viable targets.

People haven't complained about the underlevels rule here, they have only focused on capital ships and unlawful-lawful imbalances. If you say one type of rule (ie pvp) is wrong, then the rest of therules in that category are under attack also - unless the complaint is not about the type of rule, but its targets.

Edit: as far as I understand, capital ships are only in this state because of the actions of the server in the past. While it might have an "epic" feel to see capitals blowing up everything left-right and centre, Freelancer is a fighter game whether you like it or not. I myself would rather it to be an Armoured Transport game personally, but I deal with what I am given. I've not been destroyed by swarms of oorp bombers nor capitals yet, but it doesn't matter to me.

Plus, certain real-life situations do not apply in freelancer. It doesn't matter if a nowadays Battleship can waste fighter craft coming at it, in the Freelancer universe, their weakness is bombers and small craft (campaign for example).