community's intolerance

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Hi, i`m quite new on the server, but i`m really shocked how stiff, intolerant and unfriendly most of the members of thgis community is. I know it`s supposed to be a server for RPG maniacs, but for god`s sake, the game is called "FREElancer".

I adress the whole community, everyone that has any influence here. You have made soooo many rules, that is entirely impossible not to violate any, when you start the game, and later on. If You think, that everyone will spend hours reading the forum rules, just to play with you, you might be mistaken.

Server is filled with people, that`s why the new gamers come. But you`ve overregulated everything in the game, i cannot understand it. Try other servers and ask, what people say about this one. I`ve heard things.

I hope everyone will understand my concern. I like the server and made some friends already, but too much rules makes players a lawyers. We want to have fun playing a game, lots of it is killed by overregulation.

Have you ever wondered WHY this server has so many people? It's because of those rules. They allow a lot more freedom than you think by giving a 'norm' for people to base their ideas on.
Frankly, it's retarded to see a Bretonia battleship in the Liberty navy using Rheinland and Nomad weaponry. Unless it was some cross-house thing, it just doesn't make sense. Ignoring RP, it just doesn't make Logical sense.
The idea is that Discovery is not simply a game with lots of ships and places to go, it is another world for you to immerse yourself in. While it currently doesn't offer as much as an MMORPG would, it is somewhat close. You stated that the game is called Freelancer. That's right, no arguements there but in Discovery you are NOT playing as a Freelancer (You can if you wish, many don't). You are playing as the role you want and can imagine. You may be in a Navy, you can't use another Navy's ship simply because you logically wouldn't have access to them. These distinctions relate to real life and help reinforce the whole aspect of RP.
The rules are needed to allow that immersion. If you want to simulate real life places etc, you have to have rules or guidelines, much like there are laws in real life.
Otherwise it all becomes meaningless.
The rules give a meaning to all the RP that goes on. They allow it to evolve and strive for more. I've not been here long but this server has definately left an impression on me.

Anyway, that aside, the community might benefit from welcoming members a bit more instead of shoving them under the banhammer.

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