Rules over RP.

[Shagohad]

A week ago, my character EXJ-03069 was placed in Bastille for incoherent technology usage. Apparently, the Harvester Cruiser is not allowed with the Zoner Guard ID. A logical reason, yes? No.

For the 30 or so hours EXJ has existed in this Harvy/Zoner form, no one cared, or even mentioned, that my ID and ship were not compatible. Know why? Because they were too busy RPing with me and having a great time. It seems that those people understand the value of roleplay and what it means to this game.

Along comes a spider.

Two hours after a roleplay session, EXJ is placed in Bastille with a note telling me to contact the admins. I do and they respond by saying, "ID and ship are not compatible. Change them." Now two things run through my mind:

1. How exactly will I change? Wait a long time for an ID request to bounce, or change my ship to a Zoner-appropriate vessel?

2. I put a lot of effort into this character. 110 hours are logged and all of them have been in the name of RP. Why exactly do I have to suffer this consequence while others have complimented and enjoyed their RP experiences with me?

While I was pondering this, another realization hit me: I can't get out of Bastille until an admin takes me out. How the heck do I do that? It seems pretty stupid to put a player in a system with no way out to change their tech/ID/ship. How on earth do I do this? I have to wait at least a month for my request to bounce OR I have to promise an admin I'll fix it an lose ALL I worked for.

The character sheet of EXJ.

The link above was taken an hour before this post was made. EXJ is stuck in Bastille and a very unhappy camper. Note the time spent, the systems visited, and the holes found. ALL of those items were found over the course of those 110 hours played.

This brings me to my next argument: The admins don't seem to deeply investigate these cases. Why didn't an admin PM me ingame or on the forums to ask me about WHY this is? It seems that they just see a "Law-Breaker" and deliver swift judgment. I couldn't even provide an argument to clarify WHY I used this ship and ID. SO let me provide them now:

The Harvester cruiser is to show EXJ's connection to the Mainframe. The Zoner ID is to ensure his neutrality to other factions and conform to his friendly RP style.

It's not much, but it is something. It is the little something that I was never allowed. It appears that our members are not entitled to habius corpus that all accused people have the freedom of possessing. All it takes is screenshots, a check with the rules, then the banhammer. I had worked so hard to make that character work just to have it crushed by some rule-Nazi who probably got pissed for some reason or another at my character (As of now, I do not know who reported it or why.) Has an admin ever RPed with EXJ? Have they met him? Do they investigate the causes of rule-breaking? Do the accused get to say anything? No. They are just executed on the spot.

It seems that more people are being sanctioned/punished. What happened to this "We're here to have fun" policy? With EXJ stuck in Bastille, I'm not having much fun. I know this rant will probably not help my request for an AI ID, but I believe this should be said. People will flame me for saying this, but I don't care. I am not a new player. I remember when the server was less constricting and full of rule-Nazis. I have been here for two years and I will not tolerate being shot down by people who joined only last year and have their post-count in the thousands. This is my opinion, I am entitled to it, and I can not be persecuted for it.

I am dedicated to get EXJ back online. He was my main RP character and a majority of people enjoyed RPing with him. It's hard to put this into words, but it's just so aggravating to see people report others just because they piss them off. The consistency had been overlooked for 30 hours of gameplay. Why in God's name would you point it out now? Why haven't the admins asked me why I did it? Do they not care? Should they care? I fear that this answer is no. Admins have been turned from friendly peace-keepers into the NKVD. This is my opinion.

So I ask you: Do you care? If you don't, don't post.

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"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THE SCIENCE IS LEAKING OUT!"