To All Outcasts

[MacAulay]

I have been playing an outcast exclusively for a couple of weeks now. I am loving it and am there to stay. However, after discussion with several other indie and faction outcasts one point has come to the fore. There is no centralised easily accessible database on Outcast system laws and protocols, no organised communications between faction and indie pilots and no clear way for many visitors to our systems to know how they are expected to behave! It is also difficult for Indie players to find any information on the outcast Dons, indeed many indies are completely ignorant of the Dons purpose and existence.

I propose the setting up of an external forum (Only name i came up with so far is 'The Malta Assembly') for all outcast players to access, indie and faction alike. The forum would be used to discuss and list any laws, rules, regulations, friendlies, player registry, diplomatic stances, Kos lists etc pertaining to our systems. It would contain private forums for each faction and a place where the Dons could formerly list their desires and decisions for all to see as well as an open forum for outside contact.

There seems to be a bit of a rift between indie and faction in outcast space. This is partly caused by resentment by the indies at being told what to do by factions and also partly caused by ignorance of the indies not knowing WHAT to do. Many like myself are trying to RP our characters inline with the factions but the only way to clarify some points is to wait for a faction member to come on line and then take whatever they say as gospel. Considering I have already met one faction member who wasnt even aware who is faction leader was, that is not the most wise decison.

I am also aware that we have some complete muppets in outcast space at present who seem to think that possession of an outcast ID gives them the right to do as they please within our systems. They refuse to RP, they indiscrimately attack smugglers (the lifeblood of malta) and generally feel they have the right to lord it over any none outcast visitor. Hopefully some recognised laws that the majority would uphold will go some way to rectifying this. Even if it would mean declaring certain players as outlaws due to their not abiding by these rules.

I love playing outcast, I like the majority of the lads in the system. The factions mostly seem to be good, helpful types but I can empathise with their frustration at the current state of affairs in Malta. I feel the only way to mend the rift is to bring faction and indie closer together and a central forum for us all to have a say is a step in the right direction.

I have support from some players on this and some faction members. I have messaged 2 faction leaders with my proposal but they have not got back to me so far. So please if you would support this idea then pop a post below. I am offering to do the work on forum myself in my own time but would welcome any suggestions.

Oh, and before someone says 'its been done before and didnt work' let me make 2 points. It has not been done before by me. And if people just gave up when something doesnt work the first time I doubt any of us would be playing this excellent mod

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This really isn't something that needs to be taken super seriously because it's a game and most of us are just here to have fun. You should try smiling, you'll feel better about things (honest).