Ok HUGE question

[Silverfox2112]

Ok guys hopefully I'm posting in the right area, if not let me know and I'll move it somewhere else.
A few friends of mine have been pondering around an idea on a new faction and have already put in a few chars to kinda "test the waters" as it were. Now unfortunatly, work and rl has taken precedence and I'm left try to work out the details basically alone (Wife is off in BMT, I got time. They play but not as often as used to). So I was thinking about pitching this idea to you guys, seeing as though we would be inhabiting the same area as you and if the idea conflicts in anyway, you'll let me know and we can either adapt or abandon. (Sorry no long story and all that atm, I'll save that if we do post in faction requests)


The general idea was for the group to be either a subdivision of Orbital Spa and Cruise or vice-versa, let Orbital Spa and Cruise be an extension Arcadian Incorperated. Based in both Cortez and Stuttgart, we were hoping to employ the orbital spa and cruise liner (and perhaps the container transport) for trading ventures between Rhineland, Bretonia and Liberty. We are aware of the trade embargo between rhineland and liberty and in this comes are first problem. Game mechanically it shouldn't be a problem to move goods between Bretonia and Rhineland and not pull anything from Rhineland to Liberty or vice-versa but rp wise it does grate slightly.

The concenus of the group is to have a trading company, under orbital spa and cruise (this group puts us in the middle of the rp, between the house systems, specifically the corridor between cambridge and berlin) Everyone in the group is quite happy running goods back and forth, day after day for money but...its not very rewarding, so the other idea with having a trading company or another kind of coperation behind orbital spa and cruise is allowing us to "Protect" Our and other friendly merchants during this famous trip. The omega systems are not usually patrolled by either rhineland or Bretonia so we felt that this would be a chance to have alot of fun playing with the outcast and corsair pirates. (And as everyone has felt at one time or another, paying 2mil or more for passage gets old;)

Online with the same idea, we were curious if it would be acceptable to have our own police force, fighters and bombers mostly (and whatever we could by from the houses) which has led to a myraid of almost but not quite possiblities of ship availability. We could convince Rhineland to give us some Wraths, but are friendly nature with liberty would count that out probley, mabey Liberty would let us buy some..but what happens when we escort a liner into Rhineland? This is a huge problem that I don't see a quick way around besides taking hold of mabey bretonian (unless we go towards Kusari) Or Zoner (don't see a reason for a problem with zoners) or civilian craft.

Of course are hostile list of factions will include anyone faction that engages in Piracy (they would be cutting into profits) and friendly would most likly be Liberty and/or Rhineland with an Alliance with Bretonia (seeing as we are constantly running through their territory, makes sense) and hostile with Kusari because of the conflict.

This idea is all comming together...but VERY slowly. Any input or idea's you guys could contribut would be a great help. (even if its go away and die....we'll take it in to thought;)

Thanks
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