How to make Discovery better?

[barrenwzste]

Shryke,

Faction: a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking
party spirt especially when marked by dissension

Party: A person or group taking one side of a question, dispute, or contest
A group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of the government
A person or group participating in an action or affair

Group: A number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship

Freelancer: A person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorised by an organization
A person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer

We'll start with freelancer and use the definition that least fits with what I intend to prove. So a freelancer is a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorised by an organization. Next we'll look at the definition of group. A group is a number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship. There are many freelancers, so they are a number of individuals. And they have a unifying relationship, they all want the governments and factions to leave them alone to ply thier trade. That means we have a group of freelancers. A faction is a...group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking. Well, the freelancers are definately a group. They are contentious and self seeking. In short, they are a faction. I used Webster's Definitions for this, but if you want we could use the Wiki. They prove it even quicker.

I'm not just proving game mechanics here, from a social standpoint what I have stated is also true. In real life we are all part of the gamer faction. We have no real leaders or orginizational flow chart. We just all share a belief that gaming is fun. Within that faction there are others. In this case there is the faction that believes independants on discovery's 24/7 server should be limited. There is also a faction that believes that they shouldn't. Neither faction has aknowledged leaders, neither faction has any formal commitment or organization. We are factions, none the less. And if we are parts of a faction, then freelancers are too.

I am not blaming the Independants for not joining official player factions. I'm not saying the Independants are the root of all evil. I have often stated that there are bad official faction role players as well as independant. And I have an independant character I play as well. What I have said is that the independants, as a whole, violate ooc more. The reason for this is that system for Independants is far easier to abuse. I have also stated that I'm willing to accept limitations on my Independant character if it will result in a better role play environment. I am less concerned about having the best pew pew and more concerned with having fun with my character.

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