Discovery PTC has been operating for quite awhile, but I thought it was time I posted a quick blurb about it here.
Discovery PTC is a little different from the base Discovery servers, and we use the Discovery mod slightly differently than other servers. For Discovery PTC, "Relaxed RP" means relaxed environment and relaxed RP rules to allow everyone to play and have a good time.
While we abide by the general guidelines of the base Discovery mod, we do not immediately sanction members for accidental missteps. We are tolerant of mistakes, and only repeat or intentional offenders incur the wrath of our staff.
We also allow free travel (a feature most other servers do not), allowing you to explore the entire game within RP confines. We further do not limit weapon technology. It is perfectly rational and within RP that characters should be allowed to utilize commondeered or traded weapons (legal or otherwise), as would be the case in a real world scenario (again, most other servers do not allow this practice).
Relaxed RP DOES NOT mean, however, that we are throwing out the essence of RP, nor are we a PvP only server. There are actually several good PvP oriented servers available to the Freelancer community, and if you want minimal to no RP and a PvP only focus, we suggest you look into some of those.
Having said that, we certainly enjoy a good PvP bout in the proper context -- between willing participants in small or large encounters, in either RP engagements out in the general Sirius population, or in just plain and simple non-RP engagements in Connecticut or on larger scales on our Test Server.
Discovery PTC is a family oriented server. There are children as well as adults who just want to relax and play here. Profanity and inappropriate chat is not allowed in any channels.
Our goal is to be as drama-free as possible, and to that end Discovery PTC Server Rules will reflect these values.
Finally we also wanted a home for USA people to have a pure English only RP experience with fast paced, smooth combat with other low ping rate native English speaking players. Our server strictly enforces the English only mandate.
Come give us a try if you're looking for a friendly, more open experience:
We're going to be hosting a Role Play War on our Test server next weekend. You don't have to be a current Discovery PTC player to participate. It's just going to be a massive brawl between Liberty and Rheinland fleets. You are welcome to pop on for the event, come play with us bashing each other to death, and then return to your own server for your regular play.
If you would like more information, it can be found here:
Thanks to those who came out for our Liberty vs Rheinland War on our Test server. We had a great turn out and hours of fun fighting over New Berlin, Hamburg, and Bering.
[color=white]In the days when Man dwelled in the Sol system and made his home on Earth, the nations of our original planet held contests for prestige -- grand endurance races that would test the unity of body, mind, and spirit of each contender, driving them to rise beyond their limits and achieve what no other can.
Now for the first time, the essence of those races has come to our new home, with the Tour of Sirius: An endurance race through 12 systems that will pit the best against the best. Contenders will need skill, determination, and tactical prowess to take the ultimate victory. Unlike the passive Tours of old, however, the Tour of Sirius will allow limited weapons, shields, countermeasures, and cruise disruptor technology, challenging pilots to balance speed with strategy, rewarding only those who excel at both.
Now is YOUR chance to show your skill to the rest of Sirius! Outfit your ship, outpace your competition, outwit your rivals, and take the glory you deserve!
The race begins in Bretonia at Planet Leeds, proceeding through Edinburgh, Tau-31, Tau-29, Tau-23, Tau-37, Omicron Alpha, Omicron Eta, Omicron Theta, Omega-41, Omega-5, and Cambridge, before finally heading back to Leeds. The Battleship Derby will oversee the start of the race, with the finish line being the Planet Leeds docking ring.
This event will be held on Saturday, 27 February at 8 PM ET (5 PM PT). The race is open to all competitors from all servers who would like to come join us for this event, and then return to your own server for your regular play.
when this server relies more on roleplay and less on pvp it might be a good alternative to disco 24/7 - however ... relaxed - as good as it sounds might also favour these who focus on pvp over RP
haven t seen the server yet - but in recent light of events peaking at alternatives might be the way to go - so i ll have an eye on alt servers.
Jinx, we are not a non-RP PvP server and never have been. I'm surprised that you haven't seen our server yet, but yet your labelling us as not being credible. You should come give us a try before you make a public statement like that. We enforce combat in RP context (with the exception of mutually agreed upon non-RP PvP combat in Connecticut).
We are "relaxed RP" because we allow free travel (we don't enforce ZoIs - Freelancer is a game of discovery and exploration), we allow free weapons since it's perfectly within RP for players to scavage weapons and mount them, and we are not as restrictive on system chat only being 100% RP.
If would like to know more about our server you can look at the following references. The About document is the best if you just want a quick understanding of what we are about:
I appreciate the congratulations on the first birthday, but I hope you take a second to either read more about us, or come visit us, before you cast an opinion on us next time. We are currently one of the top ranked Discovery servers, often second only to GC. Many players have found a good home on our server and truly enjoy the low stress environment we offer.
I have played on the 'relaxed' server and found that is about as relaxed as a man feeding a crocodile on a muddy bank.... I found a truly relaxed server based in Australia (as I am) very low ping (20's) and NO r/p requirement at all. any ship any weapon any id..100% cargo 100% armour.... a few important rules by the server, Break them at your peril.. So if you want to really relax try out
Archys Portal Of Discovery
IP: 220.244.125.70:2302