About the Zoner Saronson-Paradise

[Tenacity]

...Incoming Transmission...
Source: Commander Kaylee Staite, The Order

"Karlotta, you may not think we need better relations with the Houses, but I do, and I'm fairly certain that the bulk of the High Command agrees. The Nomads are a growing threat, and they have far outgrown the Order's ability to hinder their movement and expansion. We do not have an endless fleet with which to battle them, and we're not fighting the same kind of shadow war that occurred in 798 through 801 A.S. We're fighting an open war now, and the Nomads feel no need to hide. They're getting reinforcements from beyond known space, with no visible end to their resources."

"If we do not gain the trust of other military organizations within Sirius, then we will all be overrun. The Order can only hold out so long against the numbers we're beginning to see, and once they're through with us, each house will be forced to fight the invasion individually, instead of being rallied under a unified banner, and like us they will stand no chance. The only way we're going to win this war with any certainty is to gain the support and assistance of other Militant factions throughout Sirius."

"While it might be easier if we didnt need their help, you need to face the reality of this situation. If you run around the galaxy destroying anyone who you think might be working with or for the nomads, without proof, you're going to make yourself look like nothing more than a bloodthirsty terrorist, the exact opposite of what we're attempting to achieve. Now I wont say this again, so listen this time... do not attack without proof of association with the enemy."

-End Transmission-

// erm... excuse me? FAction tags are specifically intended for that. Of COURSE they are in-RP information. Thats how everyone treats them. Are you serious that you want everyone to ignore them and pretend they are not there? Or just in situations when it suits you? Is that a rule? Talking about metagaming...

The attacks on Oracles are entirely based on the Oracles RP behaviour. If you are just going to look at IDs and cargo and ignore everything else before an attack, then what does it mean when rules say that attacks must be preceded by RP? So if someone RPs as infected Order... that means Order cant attack him either?

Really, a lot of their problems would be solved if the Oracles just took the faction tag out of their names. If you want people to behave as if they werent there, then why keep them?

//The phantoms were forced to get rid of their tag and take generic names for the same reasons as what you've been showing in this thread, they were hunted across the entirety of sirius by other players (namely pvpwhores), just because that tag identified them from numerous systems away. You're doing the same thing with the oracles.

//The entire purpose of the oracle faction was to blend in with other humans. Now, if you see them openly talking about the nomads, THEN you have justification for an attack. Until they make the first move and prove themselves to be working for the nomads at the time of the encounter, you have nothing to identify them with.

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