Shiploss on death

[michiyl]

Interesting idea ...

I've written down an argument against it somewhere during a loooong <strike>smuggling</strike> trading run ... damn ... where is it again? ...

Ah!
Now ... follow me carefully ...

if RP -> Death = death
!! -> equipment should reflect that

--> current equipment NOT made for RP fights

--> combat in Discovery =/= RP situation

--> combat = combat NOT treated as 'real' RP

Looks way better on the paper I have in front of me ... but the argument is quite logical.

IF your idea gets implemented (on whateverserver 24/7), the equipment has to be realistic as well.
Means

• every ship should get EVERY possible system (guns, turrets, mines, CDs, CMs, power cores, scanners, armour upgrades, shields, nanobots, shield batteries, thrusters ...) to defend itself against the ultimate death.
  
• ship design (placement of hardpoints) would take way longer due to balancing issues
  
• special code to enhance survivability (emergency call buttons to request immediate help by friendly forces ...)
  
• ... and other things I cannot think of so early in the morning :D
  

This idea requires, as said some posts earlier, a special Freelancer Hardcore RP server. There are always people who'd try it, of course, but don't expect to get a constantly filled server ever;)

If such server existed ... well ... I don't know if I would go for it but I certainly don't want to have some lolwut lunatic shooting me in the Discovery 24/7 server universe, just because he has fun destroying other players' ships.

So I voted no.
But you can still RP a really killable human being here. I did it with my renegade RM character. Didn't last long though because I decided to not revive him ^^

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