New PvP Rules Proposal

[daedalus]

1.9 Using F1 in PvP combat is allowed for traders only when they run out of all nanobots and shield batteries. Using F1 for fighters is allowed only if they run out of all nanobots and shield batteries, are outnumbered and/or outclassed and have unmounted equipment worth more than 1 million onboard.

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I have to take major issue with this. Firstly, if the above rule is implemented, there will be no point in playing here and I'll be leaving to another server (but I'll hang around on the boards, of course). It would be a brilliant mod spoiled by silly server rules. What is the point in allowing F1? Crossfire has the right approach, check it out. And that's not the only bad rule.

Secondly, and Igiss, I know this is the season of goodwill, but I have to say that you're making the server rules look like a legal document. If I were looking to join a server and found I had to read through something like that I would go elsewhere. The server rules should be short and simple, and something that can be written in the console. Not everyone wants to visit the forums all the time to check the rules. Take Nesa as an example - please correct me if I'm wrong, but Nesa is a major player that does not use this forum.

My opinion, for what it's worth (and I've played on many, many servers), is that a server only needs 4 rules:

1. No pvp in New York
2. No attacking players under a certain level (in this case 30)
3. No attacking non-hostile players
4. Good manners and game etiquette required at all times

To explain my thinking:

1. I include the no pvp in New York rule as most players are familiar with it and it is on most servers. But I don't think it's all that necessary as new players and storage characters will be protected by Rule 2 and probably Rule 3 as well. I know some people like to have a place where they can chill, but hey, Sirius is quite large, and this rule doesn't stop npcs attacking you.

2. This rule is obviously to protect new characters. I think having a rule whereby characters under a certain level can attack characters also under a certain level is too complicated and unnecessary - keep it simple.

3. This rule is to encourage roleplay, and might seem strange at first, but it works - think about it. I'm talking hostile in terms of the reputation system. Players that don't wish to be attacked can roleplay a neutral character, but at the same time they'll have less chance of being able to attack someone else. A player that wishes to engage in pvp will first have to at least roleplay a good guy/bad guy, or even as a faction, in order to encounter friendly or hostile players. Using this rule, xit, for example, could trade to his hearts content and be ignored by other players.

4. This is a general catch-all rule that I think everyone will understand. It can include no swearing, abuse, using F1, blockading a base, "dockraping", repetitive kills, etc etc. Anything that is not in the good spirit of Freelancer. If players can't tell what's good and bad manners, they deserve to be kicked.

I welcome comments. Some might want a rule about defending against illegal attacks. Well, I do not recommend this, as it can lead to 'who fired first' arguments. It's easier to resolve if you don't retaliate.

Lastly I'd like to thank xit for recognising that I'm about the only person on this server that roleplays. Roleplay isn't just about this forum or the chat console, it's what your character *does*.

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Role-played characters:
daedalus - Liberty Navy
bandersnatch - Ruthless criminal possessed by a (huge) alien
Shredder - Small-time Kusari pirate, looking to join the Blood Dragons

"Bounty Hunters. We don't need that scum." - Admiral Piett