I think a large portion of the opposition is really just afraid to get somebody's hands dirty and hurt somebody's feelings. I don't hold that concern more than I feel necessary. What I find most idiotic, though (sorry, guys) is assuming that taking a mandatory regulation position is somehow assuming a 'Guilty Until Proven Innocent' approach about things. It does no such thing; it simply creates a set of parameters players should follow that the rules don't cover (which they do not, don't try to make them the be-all end-all, because that's never worked and everybody knows it), that some of them may not even have been aware of. If the player already knows how to follow the accepted conventions, good for him, he signs his name and goes on to play with his new capship. If he doesn't know all of the accepted conventions, he's just been made aware of them, and still continues on to play with his new capship. If he refuses to sign his name he's expressing a rejection of the accepted conventions (keeping to a safe ZoI, not hoaring his cap, fighter-hunting, Nomad hunting, etc), which isn't going to do anybody any good down the line; he's going to start wars for the entire NPC group and create unpleasant RP situations (Who DID make that humongous Dreadnought that cruised past Manhattan before being shot down by the Carrier squadron, Admiral Hale?) that the whole player base will suffer for. We're not trying to do this to increase the faction's power (which, admittedly, I have misguidedly attempted to do myself in the past); we're trying to ensure a stable RP setting for the NPC faction player base and the server as a whole.
...WHICH is why I'm recommending a set of cap registration regulations laid down by the Administration, setting its clear purpose and its methods, should a player faction or group of player factions choose to do so. That way nobody can have their feathers ruffled and we can introduce a finer level of RP into the fun, harmonius (cliche' alert) game we all enjoy.
Quote:Cap ship policy should be done on an incentive basis for those that follow it, if you don't follow it, you don't get the nice bonuses an official faction can give you, such as organised events in which you can fly your cap ship of choice. A policy enforcing signing up first will no longer be tolerated and any such existing policies should be changed forthwith.
...we give bonuses? I don't see it. What on earth can we possibly give them? We tried adding a free Armor MK VIII to well-written RP posts for capships. Didn't do a thing.
EDIT: By Admin-regulated policy, of course, I mean something that actually has sway, which means unilateral acceptance, not this five-carrots-to-one-stick approach my seemingly misguided colleagues have shoved down our throats.
Quote:Quick comment - we thought that Panzer was the Leader, Swift. -Agmen
