I would like to know how we can stop Independents from owning faction equipment, When I mean stop I mean prevent to such a degree that I'm not running into it every single day!
Having a faction ID, Faction Technology and IFF, and claiming they are not part of that faction is completely unacceptable. This is got to stop. I play by the rules, take the 25% nerf and deal with it. I have an established relationship as a freelancer with a faction that is documented and roleplayed reasonably and with limits. It's the price I willingly pay for being a Freelancer working with a faction and its technologies. I play my part in that faction and don't going pirate just for the heck of it.
It is no fair in any regard that an independent, claiming no allegiances to a faction can have a fully loaded ship with the tech from that faction, can fly around like a tricked out pirate WITH their ID. There are no responsibilities of that faction to reprimand the actions of that player and no Roleplay recourse to address anyone to stop that player from playing fair. There are no sanctions to address this problem and -FOR EXAMPLE- Hessian faction wont take actions against a Hessian/freelancing/pirate who is disrupting Rheinland/IMG/whoever, shipping and mining when these Pirates ARE NOT Hessians! This is NOT a slam on the Hessians, its on the people who have their ID, their Tech, their Ships, and are NOT Hessians. If a player wants to address that player, then all the player has to do is change a name, get a few friends in that faction to make some crap up, and all the sudden, its ok for an independent to own and use a full faction tech and not suffer any consequences of using that faction tech.
I'm tired of it.
It is no fair that players who are Generic Pirates can have full access to a faction tech and ID and NOT be that faction. Its simply a way to avoid the tech Nerf. It has no basis in Roleplay.
Im also sure factions are getting tired of responding to endless threads about their crap being used in their name and they have no clue or its honestly not their fault. The Independent gets away with it, name changes, ship changes, and does it all over again.
If you are not a Hessian, you cannot have Hessian Tech, the ID, the guns, and the everything else, then say I'M not a Hessian, I'm a pirate. That's flat out crap. Get the Pirate ID take the Nerf and play the game like it should ok?
This should go the same for people who use IMG tech/ships/ID. Kruger ID/Tags, RM tech/ships/id BH ID/Tech/ships, Corsair tech/ships/id Gallic tech/ships/id and on and on.
Pick a faction and be loyal to it. If you want to be an independent pirate, get an indy ships and tech. If you're hard up and need faction tech then JOIN the faction or get their tech, get a pirate /freelacer ID and Take the Nerf.
If I address the faction and they have no flipping clue who you are or deny your existence then you should NOT have their crap. If you insist on having their tech then take a non faction ID and take a nerf.
If you are part of some super secret uber ultra elite sect of that faction, make a believable Roleplay that makes sense. Get the established faction's permission to exist and tag all your ships. This is so issues can be addressed to YOUR sect and not the whole faction.
If you're a pirate that is sleeping with a foreign factions family, you are Still NOT that faction. You're a flipping independent using their crap, with their blessings but you are NOT that faction. Get a pirate/freelancer ID and take the nerf!
Answers like: 'Who are you to tell me how to Roleplay blablabla'
'What you ask cannot be done! It makes us responsible! How dare you!'
'There are SO many that do this, what you ask cannot be done'
'I like snowcones, therefore I deserve this tech.'
Should refrain from wasting my time and answering here.
This has got to be controlled better.
Sometimes, when all you want is to gain your freedom, you must be willing to risk it all.
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