Open Coalition ID

[Mímir]

Registrations are not only the first step on the long and bloody path of futility they carry a dark tone which resonates strongly in the hearts of all who find that their participation with the same will be... Mandatory.

Registration. It's enough to set the heart a shudder.

However with a coat of sugar and magic you can turn that dark and terribly registry into a repository of biographies via the SCRA Dossier Directory! Simply provide a template and several examples to get the ball rolling and see who deposits what into the sparkling box of "This is my guy and I'm pretty proud of it I was gonna make a ruskie but then I read up that another guy had a guy who was a Leeds refugee and another guy had a Zoner who decided he wanted to follow the Premiers vision for a secure borderworld and another guy was not a stereotype so now I made my dude and this is something about him thanks for providing this space and template!!!1!1".

Just a fanciful notion.

But avoid registries. Always.

Edit: Clearly this is simply opinion. But one well grounded in a long spell of observation.

Maybe you are right. I do see that maintaining a registry might be a hassle and that it could be abused by official factions too. But I also think a solution to this can be found.

I just feel that the general level has gone down on this server - I am tired of OS&C indies in Cruise Liners refusing to pay pirates 500.000 credits and save the lives of thousands of tourists onboard, and retaliating by saying "imma gonna hunt you down in mah dread" (happened to me half an hour ago). Or indie 'Sairs novaing a junker tradeship to death with 1 word of warning and then docking at Junker bases merrily afterwards (happened to me yesterday). Or indie Outcasts taxing a junker ship full of Malta-bound slaves in Tau-37 (happened some time ago).

Let's face it, all new players want a capship, that is their goal. If they knew that getting/having one entailed having to meet certain criteria (EDIT: I mean really basic criteria, like drafting a background or filling out a template with crew and an outline of the ship's purpose/aim etc. - and with the new locked tags feature, I think it could be carried out rather easily in-game, so it would be easy to spot those who have registered and those who havent), I think that would reflect on the general level of excellence across the board. Plus it would tie players in closer to the official factions, without forcing them to join, and I think that would also be a postive thing.

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