"New faction creation process and representation" discussion thread.

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Yes.

This does have issues though.
What of the [LN], [RM], IMG etc?
Are they to be still the ENTIRE NPC faction? Or must they only be part of the overal NPC faction?

I personally think that no player faction should control an entire NPC faction, since it removes RP possibilities for others for no good reason and actually restricts the player faction in question to the NPC faction's pre-set RP.
When the [SA] existed and not the [LN], people could say they took orders from the Northern Fleet etc. Now they are accused of lying about such things if they do not follow the [LN]'s orders. Simply because the entire admiralty must be in the [LN].
It effectively means all independants do have to follow the [LN], otherwise they are being OORP in roleplay.
If the [SA] existed instead, people would have more freedom.


EDIT:
- In order to differentiate Factions from Groups, what kind of rights should [Official] Factions have over Groups or Independent players?
They, through the overall Council, can set the uniform RP for the NPC faction and the groups and independants not on the Council must follow it. Otherwise they are being OORP.
Official factions should have complete control over their system. Move the say, the Liberty Capital ships to a new Guard Station in Texas etc. Let the Official factions do what they want with their system, though regulated in terms of reality. (No 500 Outcast Dreadnaughts in the LR system for instance)

- Should the 500m fee stay or go?
Stay but allow a refund of the money if the faction does not want a System or Barge.

- Should we limit the amount of official factions for each NPC group depending on the group? And what about Corporations whose headquarters are under the flag of a house?
No to the limit as a set rule. Yes in terms of proposals. This could be raised during the Officialisation proposal, as it already is.
Corporations should have their own Council. Considering the limited interest, it wouldn't turn into a monster of paperwork.

- Should Independent players have a representative on the council?
Yes. Somewhat like the Order Council, or the Council High Command over in Gallia. Both independants and the other Council factions are in it.

- Should Factions be able to lose those rights if they go the wrong way?
'Destabilize' the jumpholes to their system. In other words, yes. There must be consequences to bad form.

- Should Groups have to abide by the policies set by the Council too?
Yes. If they want to affect the policies, they should be elected by their fellow players as an Independant or form their own Official faction.
If the majority of players don't like the person's RP then well, majority rules I'm afraid.

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