(09-19-2013, 09:05 AM)McNeo Wrote: It's definitely a point of view as to whether a noob VHF vs a pro VHF is more or less balanced than a noob VHF + gunboat/cruiser vs a pro VHF.
Indeed this is the real deal and the problem of this topic in one sentence- people have different views on the situation. The good thing is that the rules allow both so everyone could be happy. Also the whole bunch of you forgets that in this situation even if the official player in question was the faction leader himself he have no right to request FR5 for Rambo since he was acting in RP and in canon. Even if they try to request one the admins would deny it.
I agree, in this case, if a reputation change request were made, it would be denied. I wouldn't expect the current HC to make such a request anyway, it's quite clear that it would not be enforceable. If anything, inRP the [LN] is wrong and a complaint made by Rambo inRP to LN HC should result in a slap at least. Not a demotion I don't think, but definitely a warning. That might have a delay effect on future promotions.
It would require screenshots and stuff, and considering this thread is already here, I think it would be perceived as an attempt to get back at him by leveraging RP consequences. Nevertheless, not enough people complain inRP about RP events, and then wonder why their complaints were never acted upon. Of course, this opens up a whole new area of ambiguity - how much can the HC of a faction be trusted inRP? Are there other RP factors that affect their decision? There's plenty of reasons why people don't get the desired outcome when they do make a complaint, and most of those are assumed to be OORP factors rather than inRP ones.
(09-19-2013, 09:16 AM)Govedo13 Wrote:
(09-19-2013, 09:05 AM)McNeo Wrote: If you want to make that call, work your way up to official faction lead. If you get there, I'm sure your opinion will change significantly if you spend the significant amount of time and effort it would take to reach that position.
It depends really, I can assure you that the half of the faction leaders does not care about fair fights. When I was faction leader I didn't liked better players slaughtering new players that are around since 1 month or so- small or new factions cannot afford to be selective or restrictive with their players, not everyone have such huge playerbase like Liberty Navy.
I side with Rambo here- for me the fair fight is one where the sides are even not numerically but in skills.
Shortly summarized it is matter of Point of View, the two sides have no chance to agree with each other at anything since both PoVs are totally different.
The way PvP is structured in discovery means that a fighter, however skilled, has virtually no chance against anything bigger than a bomber. It would be better if perhaps 3 or 4 poorly skilled fighters turned up to shoot a uberleet pirate, since if he's skilled, chances are he has a reputation (whether as a player or a character) and [LN] should take those factors into account when deciding what orders to issue. It is rare that you have the right resources to balance a fight in terms of skill, however.
Although what you say at the end is correct - it's a point of view, and currently irreconcilable. The only way to make your opinions a reality is to get into that position of power and responsibility, and enact them yourself. You did once, and if Rambo sticks with it, maybe he will too.