Should official factions have more power?

[farmerman]

Ok, there seems to be plenty of confusion about what factions actually can do now. Could someone clarify these examples for me please? I'm going to use "OF" for official player factions and "faction" for the npc variety thereof.

Can official factions:
1. ban those not adhering to the roleplay of the npc faction from landing on their bases?
2. shoot down those acting contrary to npc faction roleplay?
3. clarify ambiguous diplomatic issues?
4. ask a non-OF member to return to their primary ZOI and RP the consequences if they refuse?
5. clarify ZOI?
6. set diplomatic situations for non-OF members? (Or, can non-OF members claim the same benefits from any arrangements?)
7. completely restrict access to portions of guard systems?
8. represent the entire NPC faction (at least in the situations it makes sense, ie militaries yes, not so much with groups like Zoners?
9. restrict access to bases/areas to unaffiliated groups?
10. ask that those who repeatedly and conclusively act in ways counter to the faction's RP be made hostile to said faction?

Laying things out exactly (because things seem very murky after the Bs debacle and the chaos of the recent LR situations) will surely make things better for discussion.

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