Sanction

[Agmen of Eladesor]

I'm not involved in the recent sanction, and I probably should keep my mouth shut. ... Okay, so much for that hope...

I'm also the assistant director of an official faction on this server that, while our specific faction has no issues, our actual ID gets MORE gripes, complaints, and whines than basically all other ID's on this server combined because of RP, and that's Bounty Hunter.

There are attempts to dictate RP to hunters by every criminal in Sirius - primarily because the Hunter ID has the most potential for abuse, and has in the past also been abused by, quite frankly, a lot of people that only sought PvP combat.

So be it. I think that all of those who have interacted with the faction I am proud to be a member of would say that we do an above average job of role playing as our ID indicates that we should. You'll note that key there - we're actually doing what we're supposed to do.

I'm not saying this to fan any flames - I do think that what has happened is, in some sense, similar to other things we've seen in the past on this server when a faction goes against the RP as indicated by the ID.

4.6 Remember that Discovery is a roleplaying server. Factions and faction members (just like all other players) are obliged to act in the way their reputation and status require. Factions are expected to set an example in role-play.

4.7 Sanctions for violating faction rules by one player range from a warning to a credit/equipment fine and placing inside the prison system. Sanctions for out-of-RP behaviour in-game depends on amount of other server rules violated, including OOC chat rules, PvP engagement rules, ID rules, and others. Sanctions for out-of-RP behaviour include a credit/equipment fine and placing inside the prison system, as well as ban if accompanied by more serious violations.

4.8 Sanctions for violating faction rules, including out-of-RP behaviour, may be applied to the whole faction as well as a certain player. This may happen if a large part of the faction is violating the rules specified, and if the leader(s) of the faction endorse the violations committed by players, ignore the warnings and do not attempt to improve the situation, or violate rules themselves. Sanctions for a faction include credit/equipment fine and placing inside the prison system for all characters or part of characters belonging to a faction.

If you look at the Wiki - the enemies of Bounty Hunters are criminals and the Order. The enemies of the Order are LN, LSF, LPI, and Bounty Hunters.

Look at your own description on the Wiki -

The Order was founded in 25 A.S. by former Liberty officers and a post-Alliance general named Atticus Rockford, who fought in the War of Sol and survived the contact with the Nomads on the dark side of the Pluto. While classified as a terrorist organization by the Liberty government, the Order has historically been regarded favorably by Rheinland, likely due to Rheinland's own problems with The Wild, and is considered neutral by Kusari and Bretonia.

Since it's inception, the Order has been based on Planet Toledo in the Omicron Minor system. During the Battle of Omicron Minor in the Nomad War this base was severely damaged by bombardment from a Slomon K'Hara fleet, but was later rebuilt and is now used by both Order pilots and allies alike as a supply base and safe haven.

Black Squadron is an Order Cell dedicated to the defense of Order territories and the destruction of Liberty.

Okay, as a Bounty Hunter and member an official faction, I've been told time and time again that I cannot regulate the role play of the independant hunters. I can help enforce the house laws if asked by a member of the military or police in that house. If necessary, I could assist the house police in taking down a bounty hunter that breaks house laws IN THAT HOUSE. But I cannot dictate to an independant bounty hunter how he roleplays his character. I do not have that right - and neither do you.

Was this a harsh sanction? Probably. Is there actually a need to make this personal like your comment has done? Not at all. We just went through the drama of the DW leaving the server due to what they called an unjustified sanction - even with the evidence to support that they were primarily engaging in PvP (and anyone that went to their website knew that's why they were here, not for RP).

I mean - seriously - that warning was posted in SEPTEMBER about just this situation potentially occurring. To me, it seems that this was foresight by the Admins that something like this was coming. It's now three FULL months later. What did you expect to have happen, get a cookie handed to you? They told you that your behavior towards other players was not going to be accepted or allowed, and when you went ahead and did it anyway, they smacked you down ... hard.

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Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.