[RHA] Reputation Adjusted

[Champ]

There is no need for back and forth between members here.

@Kalhmera, sorry does not and will not protect you from ramifications.

@"Captain_Nemo", we are not treating this as a cheating incident.

@Hokan, indeed this is an extraordinary step. Where nothing else is done, for the sake of the server environment, to maintain structure and sense, this step was taken, as previously explained. GMs are an active role, not a passive one; it is not only by player request that action may or will be taken. I would once again caution against making slippery slope arguments; this isn't and isn't likely to be a frequent occurrence, and indeed the measure is temporised with that in mind. As for what territory GMs are meant to be in, I would contend that this is not out of bounds. Popping in on a GM ship and enforcing the NFZ would be (very obviously and severely) out of bounds. That would also be an example of mixing roleplay and administration. This is a step that was taken with preserving the integrity and logic of the server roleplay environment, as has been explained several times. I appreciate that it is your perspective that this was a step too far, and I respectfully disagree with where that line is.

@"Minx", if we had been directly involved in the roleplay, it would have been inappropriate for the involved to take any such action. [RHA] can already pirate and attack Zoners; being red on the scanners (temporarily) has little to do with that. As has been explained, faction diplomatic relationships are not necessarily affected by this. It is absolutely possible to abuse power without it being beneficial. Again though, I would disagree that has happened; this is a temporary measure to maintain some in-universe contiguity, not pouring money into any particular factions or some such. Devs do have control over storylines, at large. If it were all player driven I'd be concerned about how much of Sirius would be Liberty. I'm going to reject your suggestion of the intent and design of the rules; it's not often I pull the seniority card, but I will pull it here. We are definitely not just protecting players' roleplay and facilitating it all. Many times over the years have players' roleplay been restricted, redirected or rejected to preserve the larger in-game world. This is hardly the final step in the roleplay chain; as I have written many times the input of the Zoner factions roleplay around this situation would be very helpful and very welcome. It is, again, temporary. Indeed, had the [RHA] shot a Zoner NPC, everything going red would be the first step. This is not undermining an FR5; no Zoner FR5 has been submitted. Roleplay consequences are primarily up to the faction to decide, but the buck does stop with us. Official factions and their behaviour have always been and continue to be under scrutiny; with great power, great responsibility, and so on.


Edit: I'm trying very hard to keep this thread from being locked because I want to make sure players can voice their opinions about this action in the right place, and in the right way, and that they at the least feel heard.

Do not post here with generic complaints about POB balance or the [RHA] having attacked a base, or in response to any such posts. My patience is exhausted.

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