SCRA Politics - Proposing an idea

[jammi]

I think I'm going to sit on the fence for this one, because I can think of a fair few reasons for the SCRA to help Rhienland and oppose it.

For helping Rhienland, I'd say that:

1) In Freelancer Liberty is Capitalism embodied, hence the hostility towards them from Communists.
2) Cementing relations with the Red Hessians and other Rhienland criminal groups such as the Unioners.
3) Winning points/recruits with/from the Rhinelandic people, "we're not the bad people here - see us beat down the capitalist pigs" type thing.

For not helping Rhienland:

1) Rhienland is governed by the 'GottKanzler' who is a dictator (I think) who has the sovereign power of a deity according to the Rhienland state religion. I don't think that religion agrees with Marxism, but don't quote me on that. Plus that dictatorship isn't their dictatorship.
2) Both Houses go to war and inevitably grind themselves down without any assistance from the SCRA. If the SCRA haven't participated at all, they haven't lost any forces, meaning they're free to harass the now weakened Houses at full capacity.


@Jinx - You say the Hessians are well trained, but they're not. Even if the players can whup the average Corsair without breaking a sweat, the NPC faction supposedly has numbers but is poor on the training side of things. Hence the stalemate in Omega 5. It's kinda sad how things have been reversed by the players really...

EDIT: Just saw Zeltak's post, and I would really like the SCRA to get heavily involved of politics. Maybe dispersing people around Rhienland? Besides, I'm getting tired of you guys whupping my backside whenever I undock from Cadiz:P

I would post an app. as well, with all the shiny new toys you guys are getting next mod, but to be frank I'm about as useful as a rusty tin can that's... full of polystyrene, in a fight.

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