Game issues

[Diablo666Daemon666]

Well, having rejoined Freelancer Discovery, I have found a few issues...
All of these issues, while relatively small, impact the enjoyment people have of this game.
Of course, some also impact the Role-Playing aspect of the RP server.

1, The current setup of the game may discourage new players.
You start in a relatively crap ship, with little money, and no real legit way of making any.
Example: I started as Liberty Navy...
A, I couldn't do missions as the NPC's are way overpowered.
B, I couldn't really trade as I had little money to buy commodities and it would take ages to be able to have a full Cargo Hold.
C, NPC farming is difficult as all Navy enemies simply ignored me, which is also good as they are overpowered.

2, There seem to be no low-level missions anymore.
I found the lowest to be "level 3", available on Planet Manhattan.
The issue was it certainly wasn't level 3! Those ships blasted me to bits before I could even drop ones shield.
I then tried a (supposedly) "level 5" mission later (in a better ship with better guns) and was facing 8 Gunboats!

3, Wrecks/Loot hunting is now pointless
Heading into the Badlands, I came across the "Patrol 27" ships, so I looted them (hoping to make some money).
However, I noticed that the loot I gained from these ships is suddenly worth almost nothing.
Not only that, but it was pointless to USE them either, as they were WAY weaker than what I had.
Strangely, they are still Justice Mk III's, but not the same as the Justice Mk III's I was using....

4, Player interactions have gone a tad downhill.
Its very hard to Role-Play on a Role-Play server when others aren't really doing the same.
I have had several "interactions" with people playing as criminal factions who just shoot randomly at you for no reason.
These people also have much better ships/weapons/shields so you are no match for them.
What happened to the InRP rules for PvP combat? Am I really allowed to just randomly blast whoever I want, whenever I want?

5, Rule-breaking is confusing.
I have been told once or twice by other players that "X is against the rules for my character", despite the fact that they also break rules themselves.
Not only this, but the GAME rules also seem to have changed.
Why can't a Freelancer (clue in the name) basically fly ANY ship they want?
My Freelancer character got a lovely Corsair ship, with Corsair weapons, only to have his ship power nerfed due to "incompatibility" or something...? A Freelancer is a Freelancer, he should be able to fly ANYTHING.

6, Faction standing issues
I understand that when you kill one factions members, it angers them and pleases others.
Example: Killing Hessians or Molly's will anger them but impress the Corsairs.
However, this doesn't always seem to work correctly.
After blasting Molly's for over an hour, the Corsairs still didn't have any improvement in standing.
Also, killing Nomads (which is now super easy) is meant to impress EVERYONE except them, but it doesn't seem to.

7, NPC's are suddenly dumb...?
Apart from the fact that they completely ignore you, NPC's suddenly seem dumber.
On several occasions, I have seen Rogues and Outcasts "attacking" Trade Lanes.
Attacking is an overstatement, they shoot directly between the two lane circles until one has the bright idea to drop a Mine in the middle. Then they just fly around in little circles until it comes online again before doing exactly the same thing.
While fun to watch, it kinda takes you out of the game world.
On the odd occasion that one of these "attacks" causes other ships to enter the area, a small but very fast fight ensues.
Usually resulting in a landslide victory for one side or the other.
If the bad guys win, they go back to "attacking" the Trade Lane or fly off in a random direction until they die somehow.

8, Particularly large ships are somewhat annoying.
I often see the larger ships FAIL to enter Trade Lanes. Sometimes resulting in them BLOCKING said Trade Lane.
I have therefore had to bypass that initial Trade Lane for its next section due to the fact that I cannot actually Dock with the first part of the Lane. I once found myself "stuck" against one of these large ships for 5 minutes while attempting to Dock with the Lane, until somehow it managed to dislodge itself..

While none of these issues are particularly problematic, they don't seem to have occurred in earlier versions of Discovery that I have played. Most of them seem relatively new. Perhaps these can be worked on in some way?

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"He who controls the past commands the future, He who commands the future, conquers the past."
- Kane, Brotherhood Of NOD.