Please, this thread isn't about the oorp of the LPI. If you joined us you would know we RP a lot, and we do fly around on patrols, but we always have at least one person manning the Mooring Ring. There's little use patroling the tradelanes when Smugglers often come from the Colorado JH, and there aren't enough resources to keep up a constant patrol to catch those criminals.
But again, this isn't targeted towards the LPI, so lets leave it there, shall we?
Sure I agree it would be nice if a smuggler RPed disappearing into Manhattens underbelly. But this simple fact is they don't. Their 'rp' consists of complete silence, or a "why should I?" until they dock. Then it's "haha, now you can't touch me" or "what cardamine?" >logout<
How is that not oorp, aside the fact they just docked with a hostile base. Whenever you preform an illegal act outside a base, even if they are neutral to you (ie, shooting someone, refusing to drop cargo to local lawful npcs) the base turns red and you aren't allowed to dock.
Smugglers who actually do RP shouldn't mind this extra feature to make it more difficult. Personally I smuggle because it's exhilirating to fly in with a Firefly full of Cardamine and try to get passed the police. And I believe it would be just as fun to RP getting sprung, trying to flee to an unlawful base, but getting cornered and having to pay the price. If the police ever manage to catch me, thats what I plan to do, mooring ring or no mooring ring.
That's a good point about anyone being able to dock with a mooring ring. It would have to be tested, but I think if the base the mooring ring is connected to is hostile you won't be able to dock, whether the mooring ring is hostile or not. But if it does make it possible to dock with hostile bases, then disregard this idea, because that would cause more problems than it solves.
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