04-17-2019, 11:23 PM
(04-17-2019, 10:25 AM)Durandal Wrote: [ -> ]I don't really think the Core is a bad faction in any way but I'm at a loss as to how to reconcile the Core's very existence with the idea of the edgeworlds as a wild west beyond "add more content so we can eat it" which, like, isn't really a tenable design goal at all.
I think that's a very two-dimensional way of looking at things. Yes, Core, in essence, is an anti-thesis to unexplored frontier space, but at the same time you have a totalitarian startup who's IC-funded kickstarter goals are to utterly reap the Edge Worlds of resources, plunder the locals, and hyper-charge themselves with alien weaponry with no ethical or moral regard for whatever gets in their way. What on earth isn't wild, or at least not absolutely abnormal, about that in comparison to 'civilised' space? All in all, more content is a good thing, and I think Core can pledge that until Delta is finished up there will be no plans to start intentionally expanding to new places.
(04-17-2019, 03:16 PM)Spectre Wrote: [ -> ]The way the Core| has been going lately is a good improvement to me. There's more genuine (at least to me) desire to make the RP work, and more legitimacy in the concept beyond being 'evil hur dur bad guys who nuke freeports for cigarettes'. I've always liked the idea of the Core, but the execution was always a bit lack luster. Nowadays, it's working, so keep it up.
Honestly, Nodtviet was the epitome of that statement and why I ditched the character. And yet, after the post I made the other day (triggered by discord chat unironically saying he was one of the greatest characters disco has ever had), I've had a surprisingly large amount of people express glee that he's making a 'return'. I don't fault them for liking the character themselves, but I still just don't understand why.
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I'm still really confused why the Dev team pushed Core in the direction of the Sigmas. We never actually asked for it. I think it was purely for activity reasons as in my prime Core, and the Omicrons as a result, were insanely active and they wanted to channel that energy into the Sigmas. But I got banned shortly after the ZoI additions and that version of Lythrilux basically died along with my motivation for the mod (and I got older). But the thing is, there's just not really any real purpose or interest in them being there. I tried to make something out of it, but it felt very artificial in the end. At the same time, it was needlessly difficult in convincing the Staff to facilitate our gameplay in the Omegas (Admins denying Core restart and also trying to remove Omegas from Core ZoI, Core being barred from the Omega dev chat for year(s)).
Eventually, when it seemed like the story team seemed to care again and after I had to fight quite hard, we finally had access to that chat. I also got Dagger to be added in with the introduction of Omega-55 to make up for a lack of Omega bases that had been deleted and forgotten in redesigns (prior to this, Core had over a decade of strong Omega presence and roleplay with local factions). So you can imagine how painful it must have been when I found out half a year later that Dagger was set to get blown up in the story, without roleplay or event, and without us being able to do anything about it. Once again, I had to argue - primarily to have an event at least for the sake of activity - those plans were eventually scrapped though, and Dagger getting damaged by some cheese edgy Wild attack and one of our historic Battleships being crewed by noobs for some reason who almost got themselves killed became the narrative instead.
There's also the difficulty we had in getting the Nauru docking ring sorted. Hessians, for example, achieved a docking ring for Tangier in 6 months including the roleplay to justify it. Meanwhile, Core's 10-year roleplay for Nauru and attempts to get a docking ring was a struggle: the Staff back then were useless at getting themselves together and processing a very simple request for a docking ring part event organised with Ageira~ (people saying and approving one thing, and then acting like they had no idea). Defeated and exhausted from the high levels of incompetence or lack of care (then again, I have quite an extensive collection of logs detailing some of the reasons why this took so long), we just settled to have the ring added in like a forced story development - yet even then, for no reason I can fathom, the ring was left in a 'disabled' state (literally why) for months until Xalrok took control of things. I had also heard rumours that Core would be forced to lose a base so that we could get the ring.
Oh, small blast to the past, there was also a plot by vocal minority in the Dev team and Admin team about 5 years ago to bleed Core assets to Corsairs, Zoners and Order and nerf Makos to 75% on the Core ID as a 'punishment' for the FP11 attack.
More recently the 'story' has stated Core has expanded into Omicron Xi. This is also not something we were made fully aware or clear of. Although more so than the Sigmas it makes sense, in regards to my opening stated on Dabadoru it's not something we would have done before tackling that first. It hasn't helped mitigate complaints of over expansion/extension, but hey at least we're not entirely responsible for it I suppose.
The Omega-3 stuff was finally a real chance for us to do something fresh, where it appeared like the roleplay was organic and that it would matter. Rip rop to that I guess. But I'd like to do more Omega things from a gameplay POV.
This isn't really an out of character post by myself to gain pity or sympathy for Core's poor hardships, but I do find it bizarre that there are people who think Core is some sort of constantly expanding juggernaught supported by a force that could rival 'Devtonia'. The truth is the opposite really. At the least, I'd be thrilled to get some of that Devtonia magic if we're somehow supposed to be benefitting from it as well. No faction is perfect, and we do listen to constructive input as to how the faction can be improved, and I'd be lying if I said some of the posts in this thread haven't given my ideas
. But I think the sad thing is that Core| has worked far harder than a lot of factions in justifying/explaining itself, yet it gets attacked for it whilst other factions get a free pass.All in all though, I'm quite pleased with Core. We took one of the most dead factions in Discovery, in the deadest region in the mod, and turned both (not singlehandedly, mind, jump off my dick) into the most or one of the most active in the mod. Core has a project has also helped me grow personally, and realise talents that I didn't think I had before. I've had very pleasant experiences with a diverse range of people who have come and gone in and out of the faction over the past 6 years, good teams of people who have supported myself and others in its leadership, and a fierce determination against tha haterz. It's never going to appease everyone, and I stopped bothering trying to reach 100% approval years ago. Some people, especially the critiques, ask "how come you guys never/rarely get positive feedback???" - and it's because people don't feel obligated to post it on the forums or make a crusade out of it. My focus has been activity, roleplay, and fun for myself and others. People who appreciate that, have made sure to make me aware of it (and there's been a lot of people, trust) and I am very grateful for those small boosts of confidence, and reminders that the community has pockets which aren't toxic.