Authority of Independents

[Saigo.Watanabe]

I have no currently factionalized characters, and I voted no.

I think that indies can EARN the right to have SIMILAR authority to faction leaders, but really... you're independent either because:
a) your RP/behavior wasnt good enough for the faction
or
b) you didnt want to spend 3-4 months in a fighter just to be able to fly something you like better

Admittedly, i'm the B type - I originally set up aki as an independent sub-commander of a zoner destroyer working with an order id/tag/weapons. I didnt want to spend 2 months in a fighter to even be considered for a promotion to be able to use the ship, because frankly I suck in fighters. I tried to apply to black squadron several months later and was told I'd have to go back to a fighter for another two months, and give up all the RP I had done prior to that, as well as my ship.

However, I've put effort into my RP as well as into the order in general. I've helped countless players get their rep so they could join the order - even Bs members. I've defended order space against dozens upon dozens of hostile incursions. I've stopped more smugglers from moving cardamine through order space than most other order players combined. I've put in the effort, and I've gotten the reward out of it - respect and recognition by both independents and Black squadron players. I've earned myself a rank and level of authority granted by black squadron's leaders because of the work I've put in, and the work I continue to put in.

If an independent wants 'equal rights', they need to put in at least as much effort as I have. I try to set an example for independents in -all- factions, yet few listen - and they end up crying on the forums because a faction doesnt like how they're playing and either kills them or denies them access to a particular ship, area, peice of equipment, etc.

You only get out as much as you put in.

Said Perfectly. In my opinion

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