Junker Congress

[Rudo]

Yep--I'd agree with Rudo's summation. I want to be careful for people to realize we shouldn't all be flying gunboats. Most of us should be in transports with an occasional fighter.

Those of us that do field ships bigger than a bomber, be advised that running around picking fights is not something that Junkers do. Something you learn fast is that as a Junker, there really is not much to fight. Aside from the odd Xeno excursion around Rochester (and a fighter is better than a GB for these encounters), pvp doesn't really happen that much.

Even our NPC reputations are a carefully calibrated daisy chain of whites and greens with no more than half a dozen reds, minus guard factions. This doesn't mean having a hate-on for Bounty Hunter NPCs is a bad thing, that's a personal choice. But killing NPCs as a Junker is a touchy affair because valuable business partners dip lower when killing our sworn enemies. Pop enough Hogosha and you're running the risk of antagonizing the Corsairs. Attack a few dozen Xenos and your GC and IMG factions, as well as police factions that don't deal with Xenos will inexplicably bottom out.

There are exceptions where a GB is handy, though:

- Chasing non-Junkers out of Bornholm
- Defending Yanagi from confused Bounty Hunters
- Defending any Junker station from combat happening within 5k of it
- Escorting our freight on smuggling runs through Kusari (though aside from GC stations, where does one go?)
- Maybe, just maybe, the odd Kusari Gangster/Xeno territory raid down the road.

Now, with most of these, the Harvesters already do a good job of filling these niches. As a full-fledged human Junker in a larger ship, your primary role would be exercising what is aptly named Gunboat Diplomacy. Basically, stating reasonable demands in a ship that dictates your ability and willingness to back these demands with force. For this, you'll need to be able to communicate well and have a good understanding of our few basic rules. Your roleplay should be solid, and you need a light trigger finger.

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