"New faction creation process and representation" discussion thread.

[worldstrider]

Effectively, this seems to make factions under the same NPC banner the one faction, if they have to go along with a policy decided in their own council. I'm not saying that this is either good or bad, just pointing it out.

For instance, the Corsair Council decides that Orbital Spa and Cruise are not to be pirated. The OPG say 'No, up yours' and do it anyway. Would they have to obey the Council? If they did, the Council is effectively a faction, whereas OPG is a subfaction.

I'd say that this my primary concern as well. There should be room for dissent but with consequences that can be role played--not "sanctioned and forced".

Good example (imho):

The Junker Shadow Fleet is a group that believes strategic military pressure is essential for Junkers to possess. The Junker Council of Factions cooperatively decide: "Junkers should only collect scrap and fly nothing more menacing than a Salvager."

The JSF responds with, "Hell no--we won't go!" and dissents from this view--refusing to decommission ships or disband.

The council calls for a meeting with other councils of other factions to embargo the JSF as in asking Outcasts to deny them open rights to dock and buy cardamine, the Corsairs to embargo artifacts, etc. JSF ships are told after a successful agreement by all parties (Junker, Corsair and Outcast councils) that they will be forcibly resisted should they attempt to dock and obtain/sell these goods.

JSF begins breaking embargo and action is taken against them. The JSF asks another council of factions (say, the Dragons) to support them--war breaks out when the Dragons agree.

*Clap*--what I have been asking for all along.

Regarding house navies and police--they can have "groups" as squadrons or precincts or fleets that might dissent from the government and be banned from their bases, etc. That would legitimize RP as the 522nd tried. The only concern here is the nature of bans--can they literally deny docking or only threaten violence if caught? Will their IDs remain or require a change? Tougher issues deciding these but I like the general trend overall of the suggestions.

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