SCRA Faction Feedback

[Diomedes]

So I've had a couple run-ins with SCRA members. Your RP is up to you, and I understand completely that your RP is pretty much hostile to most everything and KoS.

Both my encounters have been with lone pilots, and I just wanted to leave my impressions of them in compared to tilts I've had with other faction members.

Quite some time ago I was engaged in Gamma (flying a corsair ship) by an SCRA fighter. I was flying a gunboat in my first crack at anything over snubnose size. After engaging me, the SCRA member proceeded to complain about my loadout. In RP taunts (yeah I flew poorly and I knew it) are totally acceptable, expected even. Hearing complaints about a certain weapons seemed to break the experience for me and is frankly discouraging to play the game at all.

My second run in was in Cambridge, flying a BAF Templar. An SCRA Gunboat came out of the jump next to me. I stopped facing him, just finishing an interaction with another player. The SCRA pilot typed in a line, hit enter and opened fire as soon as he hit enter. I was destroyed in two volleys, without the chance to hit enter on my own, half completed chat line, let alone move.

So, my impressions so far. Good pilots and if you're looking for a tilt that is fine by me. But every other time I've had a run in with an official faction, there's been an element of honour to the fight. Both sides get off their taunts, both ships are moving before anyone opens up and there's generally a good feeling and acknowledgement afterwards (usu oorp, but still).

So, I don't mind going for a tilt. I know my HF will lose to a GB every time. I'm completely okay with blowing up. But I'd like to have some fun doing it. You're a mostly KoS faction sure, but a couple members at least need to remember there is a player on the other side of it too. Just my 2 cents after a couple encounters, which I realize is far from the whole faction.

Cheers and good flying.

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