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[Mímir]

Hmm... why not call the primary fleet or original SCRA members somewhere along the lines of Guards or Red Guards? Something like that....

But calling indies Militisiya works just as well.... :)

Hi I like this idea of differentiation, but why dont you make this mandatory for all factions? I am going to shamelessly quote myself from a thread regarding the level of excellence put forth in the RP of pirates, traders, miners etc.:

Alright what if ppl needed to register in the forum when they want a transport with more than 3600 units? At least they would have a forum account.

Also what if a mandatory cap ship registry was re-introduced, but instead of making it official faction only, make it into an auxiliary fleet with a code of conduct (with very few limitations) under direct administration of the respective official factions? That way the official factions can recruit competent cap pilots directly into their ranks (and thus eliminate the problem some experience with having to "take a step backwards" equipment-wise when joining an official faction at the same time).

I'm not suggesting that these two steps will improve all encounters, but it would help on some. Also it would be an incentive for players to act excellent even when they are saving up for their battleship.

It would put a leash on indies to some extent (seeing that they have to register and at least have an idea of a character or crew they want to roleplay and what the faction they play in is all about) whilst also in the long run give indie players more stuff to do in relation to the story line and the RP of official factions.

I believe this could be done without infringing too much on indie players' options. I might be a fool for thinking this, but I do believe that lol-actions quite often stem from lack of knowledge, rather than lack of good intentions.

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