Let's take the rheingov capital ship requests since I joined gov:
Freelancer Bustard: denied due to no RP with any Rheinland faction. I understand that this was probably a newer player, so they thought doing PvE and taking RM missions was enough. And honestly, it might have been if they made any report of such activities, but they did not.
They also did not contact RM in any way, and did not explain why a Freelancer should be allowed to fly a Bustard without being part of RM.
Hogosha Amaterasu: approved, due to the excellent INRP brochure of the Casino, and a good tie-in with Baden Baden tourism. I feel like there was also prior contact from the player, but I can't be sure. It would likely not be necessary, as the current app itself is strong enough.
OS&C Amaterasu approved, due to the prior comms about OS&C humanitarian efforts from the civil war. Not even mentioning the event, as that is going above an beyond, and is unnecessary. The application itself also makes sense in that OS&C would want to do cruises through all the Houses for its VIPs, and are already welcome in Rheinland due to Baden Baden oversight.
I genuinely believe most people who played at least a few months of disco can easily match the two successful applications. And even for newer players, all they need to do is reach out - to me, @Prysin, @EisenSeele , or @Hopewell. But instead, people often just fire an app through and never ask about how best to ensure it's approved.
This is basically SRP-lite. If you are applying for an SRP, you're expected to produce a mountain of RP with other players. All I ask at rheingov is that you produce a foothill of RP with at least one other player in Rheinland. And if that's too much to ask, I suppose you can avoid it if that's your preference.
@Petitioner I get what you're saying, but I'd think anyone driving an APC to work would raise some massive news-worthy eyebrows. In any case, my overall point still stands: if the Bulwark shouldn't be restricted, then no Cruiser should be either.
