06-27-2009, 01:00 AM
A few of the factions in this mod are invite only. A few are:
Nomads, Phantoms, Wild, and Coalition.
It seems the only way to join these factions is to:
A. Post in a thread that isn't checked very often.
B. Wait three weeks for an admin to okay your ID and then wait another week for them to get around to your reputation/teleport.
C. RP with a trial ID for God-only-knows how long until the right person notices you.
These are affective systems, but they have one flaw:
Over the course of these weeks of waiting, I could move on to something more fun and feasible and lose interest entirely.
The SCRA is a good group, but they don't have to be the only Coalition. The Coalition have beautiful ships that are rarely used/seen. It angers me to have all these nice models and never see/use them. I learned about the Coalition gunboat via SP. When I saw the model, my jaw dropped open because it was a beautiful model. After my awe passed I grew angry because I realized that I will never be able to use it. Then I got jealous because I have no idea how the SCRA application works and I'll probably never get in.
My interest for these 'invite-only' factions died when my trial Nomad got corrupted and the Shrine is a pain to get to. Even when you do get there, you might die before you dock because of radiation.
I can see why they're invite-only:
People lolwut a lot.
Even though, you should at least give people a better chance to make independent characters of those factions without having to join the clan and follow its restricting rules.
Can I request a Coalition ID without joining the clan? Can I be a confused Nomad gunship that desires to be human? Can I be a sinister Phantom that speaks gibberish and kills anything it sees? Does RP mean anything anymore or do I have to join a clan that will give me a schedule of when I can and can not get on my character?
I know clans focus on RP, but it seems less so today. Not to be mean, but the Liberty factions lolwut a lot. It makes me sad to see these factions that have such potential be brought down by its majority of PVP-whoring members who give nothing for RP. Some members RP, yes, but not enough to make it an aesthetically pleasing faction.
Just my piece on yet more people using the rules to let me know I can't have as much RP fun as I want.
Nomads, Phantoms, Wild, and Coalition.
It seems the only way to join these factions is to:
A. Post in a thread that isn't checked very often.
B. Wait three weeks for an admin to okay your ID and then wait another week for them to get around to your reputation/teleport.
C. RP with a trial ID for God-only-knows how long until the right person notices you.
These are affective systems, but they have one flaw:
Over the course of these weeks of waiting, I could move on to something more fun and feasible and lose interest entirely.
The SCRA is a good group, but they don't have to be the only Coalition. The Coalition have beautiful ships that are rarely used/seen. It angers me to have all these nice models and never see/use them. I learned about the Coalition gunboat via SP. When I saw the model, my jaw dropped open because it was a beautiful model. After my awe passed I grew angry because I realized that I will never be able to use it. Then I got jealous because I have no idea how the SCRA application works and I'll probably never get in.
My interest for these 'invite-only' factions died when my trial Nomad got corrupted and the Shrine is a pain to get to. Even when you do get there, you might die before you dock because of radiation.
I can see why they're invite-only:
People lolwut a lot.
Even though, you should at least give people a better chance to make independent characters of those factions without having to join the clan and follow its restricting rules.
Can I request a Coalition ID without joining the clan? Can I be a confused Nomad gunship that desires to be human? Can I be a sinister Phantom that speaks gibberish and kills anything it sees? Does RP mean anything anymore or do I have to join a clan that will give me a schedule of when I can and can not get on my character?
I know clans focus on RP, but it seems less so today. Not to be mean, but the Liberty factions lolwut a lot. It makes me sad to see these factions that have such potential be brought down by its majority of PVP-whoring members who give nothing for RP. Some members RP, yes, but not enough to make it an aesthetically pleasing faction.
Just my piece on yet more people using the rules to let me know I can't have as much RP fun as I want.