Should official factions have more power?

[Othman]

Official factions should definitely have more power than the unofficial ones and any other loose groups. Not only does acquiring the official status require hard labor and a dedicated roleplaying background that may even take years to establish but handing them the ability to interdict undesired instances is the only possible way to enhance the gameplay and a healthy and slower development instead of a faster but plagued one. I can see the official factions mostly dealing with bad examples that can't be sanctioned within the server rules but remedied with dialogue and some tutoring. With the help of dedicated faction leaders, I believe the load on the admins' shoulders could be decreased to an extent.

I for one, would personally like to see dominant Corsair and Outcast factions to be more strictly bossing over the independents and other unofficial groups. Same should apply to LN and RM as I see both houses in a lack of discipline as of late. Letting independents too loose might end up damaging the overall harmony and we have seen several examples of it.

Take a look at the Bretonia-Kusari war. Can anyone see the same amount of capital ships being deployed by unofficial groups there, that have been deployed in Liberty and Rheinland? I want RM's strict policy back as in the old days. And Corsairs should really need to take a look at their status in Gamma once again.

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