FWolf, I agree with you entirely on the RH Battleship. Despite this, I fly it and have been quite successful with it in the past. My senario was that the newer players just look at turrets and armor, forgive me if I sound just a tad pessimistic.
Now, if you want fighters and such... Just fly with the police. RM, while technicly in command, won't tell you what to do outside of (player) attacks on Rheinland or if you're doing something outside of the established Rules of Rheinland. Let's face it, with all the pirates starting to pop up in GBs and Cruisers, the least we can do to help out with the RFP is let them use the Wrath, possibly even the bomber.
The main reason I'm touchy about people tagging as RM is that it's an easy way to ignore our structure and just get whatever military capital ship you want. Then, because you're in a position of authority, you can just about do whatever you damn well please. Regardless of your RP and such, the chance of that being abused sticks too largely in my mind.
As for denied requests... Nothing I can do, buddy. As said, the police could always use a hand. And I, for one, won't care if you have a Phantom or a Wrath. Even a Bomber would be pardonable. A battleship, however, is a little harder to ignore.
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