Does Disco still have enough player base to keep running all factions ?

[Isidorak]

You don't see much indie Gaian, Unioner, Xeno...you see players that trade, mine(prey) and where is the prey there is the hunter. So RP is based in 20% of 100% systems, 20% of 100% factions indie or not. 5 days in a row fight is in Hamburg RM vs LN and RR in Gamma(fight last 5 min) and that's the all of Sirius.

Well... that's just my view.

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[Mouse™]

I've actually been here a while, just always forget my passwords. -.-

I digress, back to the topic:
I've noticed the player base is not dropping necessarily.
The RP is noticeably dropping, the pvp is quite obviously increasing tenfold.

A role is filled appropriately by conversing with your enemy before a fight, telling them why you are going to attempt to kill them, et cetera.
OR
[in a non-pvp situation]
Actually responding to communications from other ships, even if it's a simple "Hello," responding is essential to the RP, without that simple response of "Hey" while trading or such, it brings us to a standstill in RP.

Forgive my autism, I can try to explain it a different way if asked to.

Just my opinion on this matter.

EDIT:
Also, I don't believe being indie or not has a significant effect on the overall pvp vs rp situation.

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[Madvillain]

If I fly BMM IFFed ship, I fill the role of BMM affiliate, no matter the tag.

Is there one solid reason not to join the official BMM faction in that case?
What I encounter a lot is that people choose to have a indie character above having a official faction one,
because in that case they have a free ticked to to stuff that said official faction would have objections to.

If I fly untagged Rogue, am I any worse at playing the role of one if I were in official faction?

No but it does give you a free ticked to do stuff LR would disagree with, while you won't suffer any repercussions.
This causes weird situations that contradict to lore and common sense.
All I see is people that are too stubborn to adapt to the written lore, and/or take orders.

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[SnakThree]

I think people are too stuborn in thinking that players are supposed to join official factions. Unofficial factions can be just as good as official ones or even better.

Being independant gives you freedom, less responsibilities. Which is very nice if we take the fact, that Freelancer is a video game, which we play to have fun.

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[Madvillain]

Being independant gives you freedom, less responsibilities. Which is very nice if we take the fact, that Freelancer is a video game, which we play to have fun.

You know whats even nicer in that p.o.v?
single player!
there you don't have to take care about anyone but yourself,
I very much advice it to you.

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[Mímir]

You know whats even nicer in that p.o.v?
single player!

How so? How does not aligning oneself with an official faction equate to not taking part in and enjoying the multiplayer aspects of this game?

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[Madvillain]

Because this
It's perfectly fine not to join official factions , don't get me wrong.
It's very uncool though to troll official factions and their decisions ,
not to forget totally disregarding set lore of the game.

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[Mímir]

Have you ever considered the perspective that what you might consider "trolling" would be considered "just and fair critique" by another party?

I feel sometimes factions are impervious to any sort of criticism, it getting brushed off as "trolling" and the critical person branded "heretic" to the community.


EDIT: In my view, this could be one of the reasons why some are hesitant to join an official faction - the factions often present themselves in a not so flattering light.

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[SnakThree]

Because this
It's perfectly fine not to join official factions , don't get me wrong.
It's very uncool though to troll official factions and their decisions ,
not to forget totally disregarding set lore of the game.

Lore? One would ignore lore if he were in official faction as well, if we assume there is no difference in one's understanding of the game.

The great thing about this game is, that roleplay is not static and guidelined by ID in a matter that you have no individuality.

Would you really like to see every single ID user the same? Including official faction, as they must follow lore as well.

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[Madvillain]

Lore? One would ignore lore if he were in official faction as well, if we assume there is no difference in one's understanding of the game.

The great thing about this game is, that roleplay is not static and guidelined by ID in a matter that you have no individuality.

Would you really like to see every single ID user the same? Including official faction, as they must follow lore as well.

If someone ignores lore in my faction , he gets corrected.
Also , contrary to popular <strike>hatespreading</strike> belief , faction members are very free in what they choose to do.
a faction(leader) should serve his members, not the other way around.

''Would you really like to see every single ID user the same? Including official faction, as they must follow lore as well.''

I don't understand that question , elaborate please.

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