' Wrote:jpo: A virtual world, designed for the most part to mirror a universe comprised of authority figures, outlaws, neutral parties, govermental coups, and everything else that makes Discovery what is it is, is just that. A virtual world designed to mirror a realistic world.
This isn't the most likely game to play to "escape". What constitutes leisurely fun for one, does not for the other. One may come here, trade their way to a battleship, then kill everyone they see. To them they say "Hey, I worked my way into this ship, and now I want to play this game like it was actually made: A space ship combat game."
The thing is, Discovery is different. It's made to be realistic (to it's own mythos) as much as it can be.
For that, it's anything but a "leisure game", so to speak. It's fraught with it's own grudges, diplomacy, wars, and everything else that goes with the real world.
So, complaining that it's too restrictive is a bit off kilter here. Some restrictions will be put in place if it makes the universe run better in the long run. If some toes are stepped on, that's sad, but I think there's a saying. "Ends justifying the means"?
Yes, and when **** like this happens in real life it ALWAYS ends in tragedy. every single time, bar non. theres another saying - "Those who do not learn from history are condemed to repeat it.". Have you noticed how many people in this thread have already said the same thing, that it would end badly?
The difference is that in real life I cant simply cease this kind of behavior. In the virtual world we easily can. There is no reason not to and a very good reason to do so(see point above).
I agreed to the rules when I came here. I respect the authority of the admins and the Disco team as a whole. I do not feel that it is appropriate for other people to 'police' the server in any other function than characters in the game playing police. The mechanics of the game allow for you to be a faction independent and the admins have the job of determining who is following the correct role play procedures and who is not. If the true problem is that soo many people are OORP that it is hurting life as a pirate and the admin team needs more people to police that, I would agree to whatever changes had to be made. There are already limits in place on capships and the restrictions are going up in the new mod, theres just no justifiable reason to try to 'fix' it militia style.
