Faction Control of Capital Ships... or...

[Cellulanus]

I think that capships don't need any more restrictions than a fighter or bomber.

*Pauses while the rioting mob gets pitchforks and torches*

Think about it. Let's say Mr. n00b power trades, gets a character with a battleship, and has a proper ID and tag. He may even post a short message explaining some vaguely RP reason for getting it. He then goes around PvPing everything he can find. Now of course we could sanction him, but that's extreme so let's suppose we don't. What do we do to stop a battleship from ruining everyone's fun?

Hmmmm..............................
Oh, wait! We have bombers. All we have to do is get four or five together and Mr. n00b will be enjoying a luxurious view of space from his escape pod.

The other community members with their capships and bombers are the restrictions. The good RPers can organize and stop the bad RPers ingame.

We don't even have to do a sanction.

But what about if you can't get 4-5 bombers online?

I've been playing for a few months right now, and seeing 4-5 RM on at any one point has been a fairly rare occurrence, normally its more around 1-3. And I have *never* seen 4-5 wilde online.

Yes battleships need restrictions primarily because the only thing that can take them on solo is another battleship or possibly a well piloted cruiser.

Restrictions aren't about limiting peoples RP, its about limiting the potential havoc that can be wrought.