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

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We assume they haven't seen the forums and hence the cap register, hence the whole 'Politely Asking' phases of cap registration. If they already know how to RP on Disco, great! They make a two sentence post and keep right on going.

This is my point exactly, you ASSUME they havent seen the forums or registered, and maybe they havent, and dont care to. Maybe they simply can't because they are on a dial-up connection and it takes them 30 minutes just to load the first page but they can play in-game without much lag. If they already know how to play and rp in-game then why would they need to post anything unless they choose to?

My question is why do you think forum participation should be a requirement to play the game? If forum participation is a requirement to "play" then why dont we just go ahead and put a password on the server and make people register on the forum to get it? Not gonna happen, nor is it needed.

Starting to sound to me like some would rather everyone play Forumlancer instead of Freelancer imo.

We don't stop them from getting the ship unless they blatantly refuse to register. We are not out to blow them up. We are not evil tyrants bent on oppressing the indies.

No, maybe factions are not "bent on oppressing the indies", they only oppress and harass people when they dont do as you tell and expect them to.

In my opinion even mentioning a "ship registration" in-game is ooRP because if your in the same faction iff/id then INRP you should already know thier ship is registered, correct? When a real life police officer pulls up to the scene and another officer is already there do you see them bickering about if the other is a real officer? NO! Do they start shooting at eachother under ANY circumstances? NO!

If we see a ship that hasn't been registered, we politely ask. Then we politely ask again.

Yet again, because they "arent on the list" you start "politely asking" until it turns into a "shooting gallery" if they dont bow to your will. No im not meaning this directly at you or the outcasts Eppy, certain corsair factions have done the same thing time and time again and now have what like 3-4 different threads to "register" in? *sigh*

Refusing to register is a needless rebellion.

Making people register "or suck vaccuum if you dont" is a needless grab at control which is just an illusion anyways.

So, you're telling me I should do the thing I most want to avoid, namely, include only people whose RP I feel is substandard? You know what I think that would do? Make them angry at me, the 101st, factions in general, and players who have not been mentioned. Why should we single out people and try and help them when we could simply give them a way to help themselves without shaming them?

I see your point here and yes it would single "some" people out, rather than "everyone" who isnt on the registration. Some players blindly use the current registrations as justification to pvp and bully people who belong to the same npc faction simply because they arent on the list.

Secondly it's not up to you or anyone else to decide who's "RP" is or isnt up to par, if they have mismatching id's/ships/reputations ect ect then yes throw them on the list and or report them, but not just because they dont fit your ideals of what is "good rp". See what i mean, allready looking at how you can use the "alternate list" in an abusive way.

unless, of course, you want me to single out people and make them feel like failures at a game, a place where they come to have fun.

Exactly, they want to have fun and play the "game", not everyone wants to visit and register on the forums unless the willingly choose to do so of thier own accord. NOT by bullying which is what politely suggesting turns into when they dont do what is suggested.


EDIT: Very good points and ideas Blodo, your thinking outside the confines of the edges of your screen. kudos.