(08-18-2014, 12:54 AM)|nfrared Wrote: It actually doesn't state anything of the sort! If you had actually read this, you would see that it is a request from a member for further pursuing this Order pilot as a possibility of capture (and one I have since talked him out of via other channels).
So no, we don't mind control Order pilots, thank you very much!
As you might of noticed before you freaked out, I requested some info on that actually, so no need to go off the deep end buddy. And fair enough, thank you for explaining
This is getting very near the point of trial-by-forum, so dropping a warning. Keep it civil, keep the flaming to a minimum on both sides, and eat a sandwich.
Okay this is getting a bit over the top, let's all take a break, amazing RP is being done by this faction, and every encounter involves RP by both sides. Infa if you are making a sandwich can you make me one too please?
So the SRP that was worked on with the CR| has been declined due to "lack of roleplay material".
The Void Runners RP, the RP around ditching the O-Lost outpost and the core Etherium RP were not enough to appease the overlords. We worked with an Official faction but that wasn't enough. Recent SRP requests have passed with less.
As we cannot get the base back in any way (the CR left it to melt down after acquiring it), and the player that we roleplayed the exchange with (Jonathan Nox Carter) has since left GC, we have ended up with absolutely nothing. This is somewhat disapointing, but I'll admit it wasn't completely unexpected.
I am at a dead end, and will be closing the faction. I can't justify putting anymore of my own or anyone elses time into it to maybe possibly having a chance of salvaging something and feel I have already wasted enough of those people's time. To those people I deeply apologise. I apologise for the amount of time and credits invested in supplying the base and for leading you along on this wild goose chase. My sincere apologies.
EDIT: My intent is not to rant, but to outline the reasons I am leaving what represents many hundreds of hours of my own and others work behind.
I pretty much stand by what I said. The base itself turned into the unspoken threat of "well we will just blow it up then and you'll have nothing", which is why the trade for the BC was initiated with the CR| in the first place. In my view the RP around the base itself should have contributed to that, seeing as we were able to initiate the trade of the base for the ship.
I'm not sure what went wrong. I wrote a thread from an alien's perspective on the forced negotiations which was challenging in its own right. I managed to initiate the trade for the base with an official faction "higher-up" over forum comms, which, again, in my view legitimised the exchange.
Was it a little rushed? Yes. But there are reasons for that, the increasing pressure put in place by other factions who were just biding their time until they could destroy the base, and also the amount of OORP forum knowledge being used against us. We had a sense of diplomatic immunity once the exchange began in the comms thread and wanted to get it finalised. That would have contributed to it appearing rushed. I used some other SRP request recently approved as a measuring stick for how much content would be required, but apparently I got that wrong too.
But the real problem is that JNC has now left the community. I have no way to expand on the trade that happened because he is now gone, even if I wanted to. Unfortunately I cannot wind back the clock as the base is long gone, and feel the hundreds of hours supplying that base should have been weighed against the actual request.
Anyways, this is a bit beside the point as it is at a dead end. Without a vessel to operate from, any further attempts at POB building as a base of operations are pointless as we would just complete this circle again and be right back here with nothing in a few months time. I'm sure those who have participated wouldn't appreciate a further waste of time.
I don't hold any ill-will to those that declined this, I'm just disappointed is all.
(09-19-2014, 02:13 AM)|nfrared Wrote: ... I used some other SRP request recently approved as a measuring stick for how much content would be required, but apparently I got that wrong too.
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No two SRPs are alike, and each is judged on their individual merits. SRPs for capital ships are held to higher standards and are expected to have more extensively documented roleplay than other ship types or tech compatability exemptions.
(09-19-2014, 02:13 AM)|nfrared Wrote: ... I used some other SRP request recently approved as a measuring stick for how much content would be required, but apparently I got that wrong too.
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No two SRPs are alike, and each is judged on their individual merits. SRPs for capital ships are held to higher standards and are expected to have more extensively documented roleplay than other ship types or tech compatability exemptions.
Hi guys, as you may be aware. Etherium has been in active for a few months, since the SRP was denied, and [?] had no home to operate from, and everyone has slowly moved on from the RP it self. From what Infrared has said about us being a high target, and the CR| approving us and exchanging us a IMG Battlecruiser for the Base. We should have concentrated on the RP for the Ship and the Exchange it self. Yes we was basiclly given a ship for a base, but in RP that ship takes more than /movechar [Shipname] [Password] Fly to Omicron-Delta rename it and put FL IFF and ID then try for a SRP. It needs more work than that. I have been thinking while the activity has been low, and I am trying to push [?] Etherium RP more and get us back. I want this, and so do the people in this faction.
With what I am working on, I would like to make a propsal to all of the Etherium members, and ask them to all message me in the skype channel, so we can chat about Etherium future and see what everyones says and what people think. I know what I think, I know what im going to do. As you have seen, there are posts and communications including diplomacy from three different factions. That will be Core| Order O'Rhu [TAZ] and from the plans I have for Etherium there will be other factions involved.
With the respect and support of this community, I would like this oppotunity to try and make Etherium official, and bring there RP and activity back ingame and on forums.
Please give me some feedback on what I have suggested, there is not alot, and yes I have spoken to Infrared, and Unlucky Soul.