yea - i know where you re coming from there... - but it simply boils down to the basic philosophical question about how much lore can be altered and how much has to stay as it is.
sure - zoners insisting on neutrality - while not acting the way are annoying. ... but the question must be asked how much player actions can alter the canon of a faction.
some time ago - the order moved away too much from their canon. - and they were asked not to alter the canon of the faction ( it was something about diplomatic ties to liberty - where the order faction started - or wished to punish those that stuck to the basic lore of the disco order that was still hostile to liberty )
i am strongly against the concept that corsairs leave the "shortage" of food stigma - if they don t gain another problem holding them back. it is a balance issue - simple as that.
we all know that its not really logical. - and that factions need to "grow" and "evolve" beyond their initial limitations - change needs to be done - and players need to be involved in it - thats what discovery is about. but people need to see not only the large picture of decisions but also how it affects the future. it can set off a chain of events that no one has forseen.
each link in the chain being 100% logical - and suddenly we end up with completely messed up factions.... with little to no way back. - that is why only a person overseeing the WHOLE factions wellfare can make such decisions ( igiss / admin team ) but never a faction of players only by itself.
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