Phantom Thread

[Varyag]

OK, I'll bite.

Yeah, I have an issue with the faction. Funny thing is that I like most of the players in it.

Point 1:

You took my damn slippy. Yup! That beautiful little 6 gunner monstrosity that I would pirate in. You took it, decided it wasn't 1337 enough then boosted the heck out of it.

Just give me back the ship Lance. It was a good ship and I like it.....

Now, I had been using the dern thing since before I even knew there was a forum in early 4.83. In 4.85 I was told that almost 2 years of RP in the ship was null and void because "we want it, it is ours now. Keep it and you get banned." Wasn't it a phantom that stated during the beta phase that when I said when you can pry it from my cold dead fingers that they would just cut my hands off?

Now, I was pissed about my slippy, just because I loved it, had a history with it and it was kind of Basilisk's calling card. I basically stopped playing that character after I lost the ship. My only alternative was the scimitar and it is as big as a heavy fighter. Others were mad because they invested in the corsair cruiser and claws (I had 2 of them with my LSF characters which were just as old as Basilisk) and were told the same thing. Lose it or we sanction you. Not here is a prefect or hey, want me to send you to a different system to get a ship? Nope, just the boot I got.

So yeah, ship lulz.

Point 2:

Use of phantoms as server police.

Fighters with bomber power cores because someone Q_Q'd about a cap swarm. I know an admin got a slap on the wrist for it... but fighters with bomber power cores.

I wasn't in said capswarm, just read about it on the forums.

nuff said.


Point 3:

General attitude of some players.

I have had, over the course of the years. the following happen with phantoms,

Q_Qing over private coms about fights. For a long time.

Planet/Sun Diving because they were about to die

Snide remarks

Q_Qing when I wouldn't join them as unlawfulls in a fight. (granted they were getting uber ganked)

I have been jumped 3 on 1 at gates by them. But Q_Qing about phantom gank would be just silly considering what they have to deal with every time they go out. Then again, they have the mighty slipstream. You can get out of anything in a slippy. Ask me how I know.

Common, even in Conn you guys planet dive. Now I am not saying that all of them do this as a habit, not at all. But, for such a watched group, I would expect things so be a little more dignified.

So yeah, there ya go. I know I am going to be called the same things I have before for this post, but hey you asked.

I give you props Bacon for having the balls to make this topic.

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"I looked up and all I saw was green death"