"Ghost.Ship" Has returned!

[kuth]

BSG is (very) soft science fiction, ie fiction that, while featuring certain aspects of science fiction for storytelling purposes, places it's focus on drama, the interaction between characters etc while neglecting the science aspect.

In contrast, hard science fiction tries to portray a logically consistent, science-based world in which the characters interact.

While Freelancer certainly is no "true" hard science fiction game (few games are, mainly because it is hard to portray the distant future in a game that aims to be accessible to casual players), it certainly leans towards it - sure, science isn't diligently obeyed, but if you just look hard enough there are logical explanations for almost anything in the FL universe that justify it's Wild West In Space-setting. It also builds upon our real world - a world in which souls and ghosts do not exist (and don't make me bring the "Not Even Wrong"-hammer again), which provides another argument against the silliness you are defending here.
If you want to play it this way - fine. Yes, you're right, I'm neither Igiss nor an admin, but I *am* a member of the story development team, and there's one thing I can tell you for sure: we'd never ever make soul-eating ghosts mod canon. Sure, Outlaw can take the mick and negatively contribute to everybody else's RP (or, more likely, PvP) experience, but even if his RP was stellar (which it is far from), he wouldn't get officialty rights for his ghost faction.

Foo, you really really need to quit believing the BS you are trying to feed us. Freelancer doesn't lean towards the 'hard' science fiction scene. There are many many things in this game that can be explained via science........there are also many many things that can't be explained via science.

I also find it hilirous you claim souls and ghost don't exist in our world. Again, while I don't belive in ghosts (I do believe that we all have souls) I dare you to provide concrete proof that supports they don't and/or cannot exist. So no, your Not even Wrong hammer doesn't apply. The fact is, you can't open you mind. You can't stand that other people don't agree with you.

I could careless if you are a member of the story dev team, until Igiss or an admin tell Outlaw and crew they can't RP this, you have no say so. Regardless of your status on the dev team. He isn't asking for his group to be mod cannon. Most of the official factions aren't mod cannon. The Asgardian Warriors paid for the construction of Omicron-74 yet there is no mention of them on any of the infocards. I can count the official factions that are part of mod canon on one hand. Thinking that because you are a member of the dev team gives you some right to tell people what they can and cannot RP only shows you have let your position go to your head.

He isn't asking for official status and he has stated he probably doesn't intend to. He is here to have fun. How about you understand that. Instead of shooting the man's idea down because you don't like it, how about you let him have his fun? I think he has gotten the message that unless they pick up the RP they won't survive long.......you know because everyone, including me who is defending them, has said so.

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