Authority of Independents

[Titan]

Did not bother to read entire thread as it's probably mostly flames, so I'll just answer you directly, I voted yes, because I think that they should have the same authority when it comes to enforcing laws, I also believe that an indie that has RPed for a while, and has been also recognized by the faction can earn himself quite a high rank. Anyone can come around and claim, hey I'm a general bla bla, but unless they manage to RP it properly, they'll probably be ignored or expelled by the main faction in the area. Its all based on the respect we can give to each other, faction to indie and indie to faction. Yes there are some...biased opinions in factions towards the indies when they first appear with their big ship or whatnot usually, but, if the person can RP it effectively, mainly referring to Xing or Gafwmn here, then the person can be recognized as an authority figured even within that faction. There are indies that can order LN about, but the main point here is that, indies have to prove themselves to factions, while its not necessary for the factions to prove themselves to indies. I'm not saying I support this, I'm just saying it is like that. And if both parties accept that and respect each other, it can all turn out well. Unfortunately you get factions whining that indies are cap whores, and you get indies whining that factions are absolute ruler whores or whatnot. And with that you lose the respect, you become more biased, and all hell breaks loose. Anyway, hope you got my point, if you have any questions, i'll be willing to clarify:P

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