Aoi Iseijin General Information and Place to cry your eyes out

[chopper]

Finally, someone to address the questions in a reasonable matter. Thank you for that. I will go trough your post and discuss the said things with you, even though I know I might get flamed by certain individuals once again.

Why do the Aoi Iseijin use non-KNF technology?
As stated before, the Aoi Iseijin infiltrate and subvert. Potential targets are identified and seduced (the Siren) or coerced into a state where they are unable to resist infection. The target is now infected and will act in the interests of the Aoi Iseijin because, of course, they now are Aoi Iseijin. Many of our character's back stories reflect this process. We have drawn the line however, at the infiltration of Kyoto and other Blood Dragon bases with the tacit understanding that the Blood Dragons have, in RP, the same scanning technologies of the Order, in RP, which allow the detection of nomad infestation in a host body. Blood Dragons therefore have to be infected on neutral ground, or after battles.

I urge you to look at your own roster. Your Blood Dragon characters are not a result of some form of roleplay that existed before they were infected. Almost every hunter owns both a Blood Dragon ship and a KNF ship.
Now, another point. How do you expect to infiltrate anywhere if you put Nomad Lasers on your Katanas?
For example, you are not using Nomad Lasers on your Trappers, because you are infiltrated in to the ranks of the navy. Having a Katana with Nomad weaponry makes you unable to infiltrate anywhere.
If you add an Inferno on top of that, every sane Dragon would realize that you are either a traitor or a Wilde with the help of his AC scanner.

Therefore, this sounds to me like an "RP excuse", instead of a "Tool to improve your RP".

I would also like to note that it is impossible to "Infect" anyone trough the ship. You'd have to capture the Dragon, make him eject from his intact ship, infect him face to face, and then get him in to his ship again.
So, how does this work exactly? No Dragon would ever let you capture him alive.
Also, using your logic, you'd be perfectly alright flying Order ships too. You said it with your own words, the Dragons have the same scanning technology as the Order.
How come no one ever managed to capture an Order ship, and infect it's habitants?

Why do the Aoi Iseijin use Infernos?
I've always been a little foggy on this one and would appreciate Dennis Jameson's input on the specifics, however as I understand it- it is because we have a special relationship with them. Outcasts (in vanilla rumours at least) worship the Nomads as Spirits, which guard the sacred resting place of deceased Outcasts. As the "earthly" representation of the Spirits, the Aoi Iseijin (and Das Wilde, though they are far more removed from Outcast space) might call on the Outcasts to provide military or strategic support and/or weapons technologies. With regards to the Inferno itself, I would recommend that the Aoi Iseijin place official requests to the Outcast command, and perhaps visit Alpha to re-establish a rapport. (I am guilty of not placing a request.)

Outcasts in Vanilla don't worship any Nomads, that's a mistake. Worshiping of Nomads came later, when Treewyrm started his Harbringer RP, and then founded the Keepers.
Remember that fella from Cali base that helped Trent? Yep, he was an Outcast.
However, even if we take Treewyrm's RP as lore, I don't see any reason for you to use Inferno weapons other then pure PVP reasons.
Outcasts are not dumb, they are allied with the GC, they won't supply YOU with the means to kill their girls, man.
What would the GC say to this? I mean, how do you even approach them with your request?

Why do the Aoi Iseijin prefer Kusari Naval Forces destroyers and gunboats over Dragon destroyers and gunboats, or Ahoudaris?
The Arch originally housed a fleet of indeterminate size during Tekagi's occupation. The docking/construction/repair structures on the Arch reflect this. The technologies of these structures would, probably, be more competent at servicing a Kusari Naval Forces fleet than non-standardized ships. Dragon destroyers and gunboats are also, by evidence of their infocards, rare and fiercely protected. The Mandate.of.Heaven's introduction to the Aoi Iseijin fold (currently on deep exploration in the void beyond the galaxy, if I understand it correctly) was a coup of epic proportions. The Aoi Iseijin have only two Battleships in service, the Mandate (a Togo) and the 113th|IKN-Seiryuu (a KNF BS), since one is hunter and the other is trapper only one can currently be fielded in any one battle.

The Kusari Destroyer and Gunboat are small and maneuverable, without particularly heavy armour. This follows the philosophy of the Aoi Iseijin. These ships have smaller powerplants than most other capital craft, so their destructive power is somewhat limited despite their advanced weapons. I personally could do as well with a mix of general weaponry (BRs, Pulses, Ku turrets, Solaris, Mortars, etc.) as I can with the Nomad turrets. What I would lose is the colour, and the scream, of Nomad weapons.

Your Arch should be more capable of repairing Chimaeras then too, wouldn't it? Instead, you choose to fly Katanas.
You know, I wouldn't have a problem with you using Kusari gunboats and Kusari destroyers, if you would also use Chimaeras only. However, you somehow find a way to mix all the best equipment.
For example, your Kusari Gunboat will also operate in Chugoku (I'v seen this myself), even though it'd make more sense for him to "infiltrate" somewhere else. However, you claim you need Katanas to infiltrate amongst the Dragons on the other hand.
Let me show you how this looks.
Chimaera < Katana
Kusari GB > Blood Dragon GB
Kusari Destroyer > Dragon Destroyer
Disinfectors < Nomad blasters < Nomad Lasers
Inferno...

Bold ones are the ones you mostly use. Coincidence?

The use of Nomad weapons vs. other
If there is a single reason I use Nomad weapons on these ships, it is for the scream. They are a uniform that says "Nomad/Wild" and people react accordingly. Whether on fighter, gunboat or destroyer, they set us apart. They say "alien".

We do not use Codenames on our Wild ID ships. Most other people do. Instead we use Nomad weapons. Which is better, the Nomad weapon or the Codename? The Nomad weapon does less damage, but is faster at 700m/s compared to a Codename's 600-650m/s. Nomad weapons may be more effective than most faction weaponry, but it is rare that I fight anyone not using Codenames.

You can't claim the Nomad weaponry to be even similar to codenames. I was here during the 4.83 and 4.84, when Nomad Blasters and Nomad Cannons were open use. And you know what? They were great weapons.
Why do you think they are restricted now, for RP reasons? If we follow the vanilla lore, they should be lootable. Even the Order is restricted to only two of these weapons. You can mount all of them. Yet, you choose to go even further, and mount Lasers instead.
Now, let me explain it to you the difference between codes and Nomad weaponry.
You have 5 types of class 10 nomad weapons, and 2 types of class 9 nomad weapons.
Codename weapons are, on the other hand, very expensive and hard to use properly.
It's much easier for someone to aim a 4.0 refire 700 speed weapon then to snipe with 2.0 600 weapon.
Furthermore, Nomad Lasers are NOT made for human ships, yet you completely ignore that fact and mount them anyway. Why is that? How do you explain mounting something unmountable on your ships?
Nomad Cannons and Nomad Blasters are mountable on human ships, and therefore you should use them.

To clarify:
Codenames are the "special" (bread and butter) weapons of humans.
Nomad lasers are the "special" (bread and butter) weapons of Nomads/<strike>Wild.</strike>

Fixed that part for you. Nomad Lasers are the special weapons of nomads. They are organic, they are invisible, they are unmountable on a piece of metal.

To address Mjolnir's question of why we don't use Nomad blasters and cannons. To answer, some of us do. I prefer 700m/s over the blaster/cannon's lower energy consumption. The damage disparity between the weapons is not very large.

And I prefer Krakens over my Salamancas, because I prefer 700m/s over lower energy consumption.


Now, to summarize. You have certain RP reasons to use absolutely the best equipment available in whole of Sirius.
Keepers should have an edge over you, yet you get the best from both the Humans (ships) and the Nomads (weapons).

Where are the SRPs for Aoi Iseijin ships of non-typical configuration?
For much of the Aoi Iseijin's existence, the SRP forum and function was locked.

Can you clarify this for me please? Does this mean that I can RP a Nomad infected Osiris until they re-open the SRP?
Or you get the special treatment just because you are better then the rest of the factions?

And last, but not the least. My tone might be a bit wrong, but I assure you I am not trying to insult you or your faction.
I am just stating the facts how your faction looks in my eyes. And it looks much like an overpowered PVP faction.

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It is every Corsair's responsibility to die a beautiful death in defense of Crete, regardless of how OORP or how capwhoring the opposition is. Launch your fighter, joust the battlecruisers and die a beautiful death. Then, drink it down in the bar.

Can't let you bash folks in your sig Chopper-Del