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[Jinx]

the part about the ships - that i addressed before is deeper than just the ships. - i have written zelot a long PM about why i believe it adds up to the bad reputation among "normal players". - it is but a drop in the bucket - one among some others that can make the whole thing tip over.

what players like it being treated equally. - what players dislike is when others are allowed things they are not allowed to do. - what calms them down is when they see that it is justified by whatever ways. - what players dislike is when they cannot spot this justification.

not spotting the justification does not necessarily mean that its not there - players / humans have the very good ability for selective perception. - they want to see bad roleplay to work as a foundation of their bias, - they will see it.

in order to justify your freedom, you have to work for it - work hard, much harder than it may be worth - and even if you try really hard, you ll still hit a wall of people that won t acknowledge it. - that also is part of every faction in discovery FL, not just a phantom problem.

but it is a fact that the exclusive factions are more disliked than the public factions. - or ... disliked for other reasons than the public ones.

i already wrote that it is beneficial to sometimes also just say "yes, i had a bad day, i gave you rubbish RP and just wanted to blow you up, i am sorry!"

it happens - to everyone. it is suspicious when a factions / player claims that it never happens to him. - EVEN if he is right.... . its like someone claiming "i always tell the truth - ALWAYS!" - you won t believe him. while you will consider someone that says, "heck, i m human - of course i make mistakes and sometimes i lie when a lie is simply the better alternative" a human, someone like you and me.

rarely i have seen any player, no matter if he was in an exclusive faction, in a public faction or non-factionized say "i m sorry, i ruined your RP - i ll try better next time". but thats not addressed to the phantoms alone, but to every player.

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