Faction power

[Echo 7-7]

All the IDs are taken and I don't have 500mil to waste

Gallic Junkers, Unione Corse, Maquis, Solar Engineering, Bundschuh, Golden Chrysanthemums, Synth Foods, Planetform Inc. Might be one or two more with Unofficial factions.

Nope.

If I told you, somebody might kill me.

Little amount of influence. Maybe not even influence but recognition. Oh well. Past is past and irrelevant in this particular case.

I believe that this thread might be summed up as Judge not by cover but by content.
As I said, I don't see problem with amount of power factions have. I see some inconsistencies and irregularities in how it is applied and by whom.

I'd say recognition because attempts to influence things seemed to end up back-firing. (Oh, yes, I figured out your old identity. You did add me on Skype, you know, which gave away a certain piece of information. Though I will respect your current privacy and not spill the beans here.)


As far as the thread is concerned overall... isn't it sending a clear message by the way faction leaders are responding with a (more or less) unified "no" to the poll's question, and elaboration on why the suggested changes would not be an improvement?

Remove 1-faction-per-ID rule for non-House factions (corporations, criminals, etc.)
Remove FR5, and handle things like OORP docking with rules 1.2 and 6.9
Reduce faction input regarding tech decisions

No, don't take away that rule. A clear, unified response to diplomacy is more easily executed. Anyone who is not happy with an Official Faction - well, there are multiple inRP and ooRP paths to talk out the problems.

No, let's keep FR5, thanks. So few of them get through anyway, and it's needed since it's a punishment for RP consequences, not a rules violation.

No, we'll keep our input. Factions are off working to build up relations in order to acquire that tech. If you want the same, then do the same work. Bear in mind that the Devs/Admins oversee the tech system anyway, and have the ability to overrule faction requests.

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