New PvP Rules Proposal

[Khuskan]

I think its less of a matter of how good the rules are as opposed to how easy they are to enforce. If strict rules are enforced over F1 useage, such as context heavy situations like 'A player can F1 if he is carrying certain cargo', then what will stop people from F1ing then saying that they were carrying unmounted weapons.

Firstly, people could go about accusing people of using F1 all the time, and thats somthing that cannot be proved even with a screenshot.

Forcing players to join red/green factions, like mentioned above, disallows character development meaning that you cant start as a trader, get rich, then turn to piracy or vice versa without having to make new accounts. A system is being created where clans have their own faction tags. Its more a matter of the trader being aware of who is a pirate, and which clans are hostile. This is an element of roleplay.

Say another meathod is introduced, I.E. F1 rules only apply to clan wars, for which an administrator must be present to observe. This could lead to incorrect F1 accusations if people crash, which I've seen happen in combat numerous times. Trust me when I say, the other side will not hesitate to shout out 'Cheater!' if sombody randomly dissapears from a huge scrim when they were about to destroy them.

For this reason, it would probably be a much better idea to stick to a very straight, honest set of rules. I.e.

No excessive use of bad language
No PVP in NY
No killing people under level 30 if you are above level 30
Good maners, and fight honourably.

All are easy to maintain, enforce, and don't put unessacary restrictions on characters. If people use F1, the'll gain a bad reputation from other players, and be more subject to PVP attacks, until the admin decides that they are fighting unhonourably and uses the last rule to remove them.

Server police are needed. Not in an RP sense, just basicaly administrators who are always present and watching over the server. They don't need to go around shouting arrest, but would need a good sense of judgement, and not be afraid to ban should the need be. Also, a ban complaint system could be introduced onto the forums, for those who feel they have been wrongly banned, or wish to apollagise and get back into the game.

Its not a matter of simply removing players who admins feel are playing unfairly or dishonourably, but letting them know what they are doing wrong, and giving them the chance to make up for it.