Rheinland Federal Police RFP|

[tfmachad]

Update:

After much consideration me and Arkantos have decided to make the HQ and Command Centre both Rheinland Cruisers, but they will be under heavy laws that follow:
- The HQ and Command Centre will not be allowed to move out of the trade lanes paths, unless on a mission.
- The HQ and Command Centre will always be positioned around a Planet, unless heading to another Planet, doing a mission, or getting equipment.
- The HQ and Command Centre will only engage other players on self defence.
- The HQ and Command Centre will NEVER be allowed to pursue criminals, that will be left to officers in fighters.
- Any emergencies with enemy capital ships should be dealt with by the Military, so the HQ and Command Centre will NOT engage capital ships foreign to Rheinland unless in self defence.
- If any admins request that we change the Cruiser into something else we will do so, but with a polite question asking why.

Some issues that come to mind: What does such special "Command Centre" character actually provides your faction in terms of enhanced experience as opposed to actually granting your flight group with one extra fully operational member (specially considering your numbers aren't so vast). Also, I see a strange escalation there. First the fact that you now have both an Head Quarters AND a Command Centre (and curiously both are mobile ships), then the fact that these ships seem to be ever increasing in size and firepower (transport, then gunboat, then cruiser and now two cruisers).

You're actually comissioning two military grade vessels (cruisers nonetheless) to function as command hubs to police officers flying light fighters. If these vessels aren't to see combat, why can't these people be coordinated from the ground? Sorry for my bluntness, but "engage only in self-defense" is but an euphemism for "we're just not going to outright pursue combat, but will be ready and waiting for it when it comes our way" or do you plan to make a hasty exit whenever you notice something big coming? Because your foes will not expect anything less than a fight from you, they don't really care about what your theoretical mandate is. You are in a war ship and they want a fight.

What's the difference between a Head Quarters and a Command Centre? I can understand the difference from in theory, but I would like to understand what is the difference for you guys and how will those two ships (since they were made ships) act differently.

Finally, you listed self-imposed (alleged) strict rules for them to follow, but out of six rules, four are themselves writen with very wide loopholes on them:

"will not be allowed to move out of the trade lanes paths, unless on a mission." What sort of mission grants an exemption to that rule?
"will always be positioned around a Planet, unless heading to another Planet, doing a mission, or getting equipment." Again, what sort of missions do these vessels perform?
"will only engage other players on self defence." How hard will these vessels try and avoid confrontation against other players?
"so the HQ and Command Centre will NOT engage capital ships foreign to Rheinland unless in self defence." Same as above.

So, simply put: What are these ships for and why do you feel you need them?

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