Independent Capital ships vs Factions

[Shagohad]

1. I've been here longer than you so I'm more important. However I give my blessing to these words of yours. Consider yourself among the favoured.

2. Factions have the most capability to deal with "misuse" as they have plenty of resources, including varied ship types for each situation, skype chats so things can be co-ordinated, etc. However, faction members are also independents. Just because I am in one faction that I admire doesn't necessarily mean that I wish to accord a significant number of rights on the server to all factions. Plenty of factions have players who cause as much annoyance with a few fighters as any lone player in a cruiser. I refer, of course, to the time-honoured tradition of the PvP gank minus RP which I have, even in the last week, experienced at the hands of players from a faction of which I am myself a member. (A RP gank is another matter)

3. There are many players who hide behind faction tags to make life miserable for others here and have long traditions of bossing people around with flimsy RP justifications because they equate obedience with respect.

4. Having said that, faction membership isn't about conformity, in my opinion. As you said, players come and go, but faction members generally stay. Factions can grow organically to facilitate this. This belief in their having a greater investment in the game is one reason why they feel they lose out more when the occasional unflushed turd shows up in Manhattan orbit playing "Half-Life 4 - Freeman Gets A Cruiser".

5. The bit you quoted about being new to Discovery was aimed at factions that arrived here wholescale and expected to be held in awe because they were the elite on some PvP server elsewhere. They could ruin the game for others, and themselves, with alarming frequency.

6. As for rules: you shouldn't, and don't, need a rule that allows you to prevent others from harming gameplay for all and sundry in a manner other than what is covered by the rules as they stand now. Even the most unimaginative RP (which even a incredibly brilliant RPer such as myself can be guilty of) can allow you to do so in-game. Just tread softly - and carry a <strike>big stick</strike> few bombers.

I will answer to this in the order you placed your paragraphs:

1. I've been here even longer than you. I don't care if you're a mod or a simple member; saying that disgraces you, this community, and its members. Seniority may have its benefits, but it doesn't give you the right to be an ***hole.

2. /agreed.

3. This is true. That is why these same people are generally shunned by the rest of the community for being jerks and terrible players. They also end up being kicked out of a faction after a while. There is no time span, but it happens.

4. It is pretty frustrating when you see an idiot in a massive ship diddling about. It's especially frustrating when you're in a clan and you can't take him down even with your buddies' help. That is why I suggested before that larger ships should be restricted instead of denied. If someone proves they are not responsible with the ship, take it away.

5. I have seen this: Factions that devote all their time to fighting and not to RP. As I stated before, these factions are eventually weeded out.

6. I don't quite understand this statement. You seem to contradict yourself. I think you meant to say that:

"Not even the most unimaginative RP (which even a incredibly brilliant RPer such as myself can be guilty of) can allow you to do so in-game."

If that is so, I disagree. If someone is making this game unplayable for you, something should be done. Albeit this something should involve contacting an admin first, not taking it into your own hands.

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