PSA: Clarification regarding Pennsylvania Storyline

[Karst]

Following the outbreak of violence between the Republic of Liberty and the Zoners of Pennsylvania, there are a number of adjustments to reputation, ID rules, and roleplay laws that will now be implemented. This announcement is to supersede the FR5 notice here and provide clarification.

We would like to apologize for the confusing and misleading way in which this was handled. It is true that the reputation adjustments were done as a response to an FR5 request by the Zoner Official Factions, but they were not handled as an FR5 and should not be considered one. The following changes are in accordance with the storyline development of this conflict between the house of Liberty and the Zoners.

• Liberty Law Change Request passed - Zoners are now listed among hostiles by the Republic of Liberty.
  
• Zoner IDs changed - Zoner ID, Starlight Research Consortium ID, and Omicron Supply Industries IDs have gained the following line:
  
  - Can attack Liberty Police, Military, and Intelligence ships in Liberty House Space and outside of House Space.
• The aforementioned Liberty lawful IDs have been made hostile to Zoner IFF, and non-dockable to Outworlder IFF. The aforementioned Zoner IDs have been made hostile to the aforementioned Liberty lawful IFFs.

These changes mean that Liberty law enforcement IDs can treat Zoners as enemies as their ID allows, as can Liberty corporate IDs which have the line "- Can attack ships considered hostile by Liberty." within their Zone of Influence. Zoners can fight back by attacking Liberty law enforcement ships in Liberty or outside of other houses.
Meanwhile, Outworlders and Phoenix are not intended to play a role in this conflict, and cannot attack Liberty ships or be attacked by them under normal circumstances.

Hopefully this clears up the confusion around this conflict.

[TheKusari]

Thanks for the clarification! Appreciated, @Reeves.

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[SnakThree]

Have you asked if Omicron Supply Industries want to participate in this conflict? They are shipping corporation first, zoners second.

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[pulha]

Have you asked if Omicron Supply Industries want to participate in this conflict? They are shipping corporation first, zoners second.

Couldn't have put it better...

[Aazalot]

Noone asked OSI.

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[Kauket]

Have you asked if Omicron Supply Industries want to participate in this conflict? They are shipping corporation first, zoners second.

Couldn't have put it better...

Presumably they were added because the 1IC made the FR5 request. That would probably be why. Pennyfield is 1IC, so you should probably ask them.

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[Karst]

Well OSI joined in with the other Zoner OFs in submitting the FR, so evidently they do want to be involved.

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[Reeves]

Noone asked OSI.

The 1IC consented, and proof of this was submitted along with the request. I'm not sure why people are feeling compelled to cover this up now and back pedal.

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[RedEclipse]

It all sounds fine as RP consequences per planet annexation. I hope this change would let Phoenix and Outworlders generally move out of limbo and staff would have time and willingness to fix IDs and their laws.

As no-dock for Liberty sounds way too least measure, we would like to change that to reflect RP we have done(and partially not done yet). But we have FR5 that been in staff's blackbox for 1-2 years. Would be great to handle it first.

[Czechmate]

Well, it seems odd that all OFs including OSI decided to drag all Indie traders and even medical RP factions, TAZ, ZoG all Zoner PoBs in Liberty Zoi into this - very much disjointed/harmful to 99% of Zoner playstyle. Liberty lawful players didn't even play along with the story besides a singular event and leadup to it.... What's done is done I guess...These changes had canon backing and they pulled the trigger, I hope they know what they are doing.