actually - i find that thread and the discussion rather amusing. - in the cause of 4.87 - several factions have had desires for additional ships - and for some reason - they managed to walk the steps that were required to get what they wanted ... with a few hick-ups.
for me - that whole thing is a nice reflection of a culture of people who want want want, but are unable to do whats required - and that does not even include "do it yourself" work - cause that is actually not required.
there is a certain group of people on disco - that is very demanding, and also very negative towards others. - its always "the others fault". - they have a hard time recognizing their own mistakes.
like it was said before - it is so very easy to complain ....
but here is how its done:
- get backup from your faction, actually best to be a faction leader who knows what the majority ( and thats not the ppl who yell the loudest - but an actual numerical majority ) wants and neeeds
- be CIVIL, be KIND, be CONSTRUCTIVE
- contact and STAY in contact with the ppl in charge of decisions .. in terms of ships that would be AD and Blodo ( model lead / balance )
- if you happen to get a "good to go" from them - do not cease the contact - keep the contact
- now - pick a modeller if you are not one yourself. if your faction has one that loves to model for you - whoohoo... you are in luck - if not - remember step 2
- be ALWAYS polite, be open minded for critizism and input, have patience - and also be ready for failure - cause that is part of the whole process
- once you have a model - get into more contact with balance. - again - remember step 2 - and be open minded... usually the devs in charge do know a bit more about the matter than a player who represents his faction.
- make sure that everything has been fully submitted
if you have done all that - your chances to get what you want are greatly improved. if you have NOT done all that - - how can you justify to blame others. [incidently - have the corsair factions done the above?]
the above is the "work" that can be done by anyone - and that is EXPECTED if you want something.
trolls, morons and otherwise socially delayed people have a harder time of course.
edit: and silver - thats a pathetic attempt there ... as if you care how i make the dev team look like.