ADMIN NOTICE : OFFICIAL FACTION RIGHTS

[Dieter Schprokets]

IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS : RIGHT 1 : HOME SYSTEMS

This is existing Rule 4.3. No new requirments.

IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS : RIGHT 2 : OFFICIAL FACTION AUTHORITY OVER INDEPENDENTS

Official faction leaders would have to ensure that only official faction members with the rank of the official faction leader and one rank below him/her will exercise this ingame, and make sure that ALL members know this. This is not a licence for junior members to start ordering independents around.

IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS : RIGHT 3 : SPECIFIC BENEFITS TO OFFICIAL FACTIONS

Official Factions will get their 500 mill back from the Admins once approved, and will have to demonstrate RP/Forum/Ingame presence if they want that Cap 8 after three months, and request it then.

IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS : RIGHT 4 : EVENT RESTRICTIONS

This is more or less in place now. Just not officially recognised. Note that ideally, Official Factions should have as much event participation as possible from independents. But they need the right to say "No" if things are imbalanced.


IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS : RIGHT 5 : BATTLESHIP LICENCING

NOTE : EXISTING BATTLESHIP OWNERS WOULD BE GRANDFATHERED. THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO RE-APPLY FOR A LICENCE THEY ALREADY HAVE.

To actually make this happen, the following would be required. It would not happen by itself, and there would be maintenance requirements:

1) MOD CHANGE : Licences would not automatically be bought with a battleship. They would only be available on the Admin base.

2) FORUM CHANGE : A new "Battleship Licence Requests" forum would be required.

3) OFFICIAL FACTION MAINTENANCE DUTIES : Processing Applications promptly.

4) ADMIN MAINTENANCE DUTIES : Keeping Official factions supplied with licences. May also be neccessary to intervene in Battleship Licence Requests forum if a faction is being unreasonable and/or tardy.

5) RULES CHANGES. The proposed change to 4.3 related to all rights:

4.3 Factions are free to restrict or not restrict access to their home systems and tax players who enter home system. Access to systems that surround home system must not be restricted unless there's a war with another faction.

becomes

4.3 The rights of Official factions are summarized on the Discovery Server Factions forum.

Also

Text will be added to Rule 5.12 (in bold)

5.12 Sanctions for violating PvP rules include a credit/equipment fine (no less than 50 million credits), placing character inside the prison system, banning up to 7 days. Battleship licences may be removed, and would then need to be re-applied for, or the ship downgraded.


REFERENCE LIST OF OFFICIAL FACTIONS/BATTLESHIPS

For reference, the following is a summary of the in-game battleships, their NPC affiliation, corresponding official factions and leaders.

These are the people who will approve the use of the corresponding battleship.


Ship, NPC Affiliation, responsible faction, leader (s)

Liberty Dreadnought - LN, LN, JihadJoe
Liberty Carrier - LN, LN, JihadJoe

Bretonia Battleship - BAF, BAF, Dieter

Kusari Battleship - KNF, KNF, Lotek

Rheinland Battleship - RM, RM, Malexa

Osiris - Order, Order, Swisscorch

IMG Carrier - IMG, IMG, Niezck

Bounty Hunter Battleship - BHG, BHG, Athenian

Spyglass - LH, LH, Xoria/LH, HF, SevereTrinity

Outcast Dreadnought - OC, 101st, ROS, Council of Dons
Outcast Battleship - OC, 101st, ROS, SOB, Council of Dons

Zoner Juggernaut - Zoner, TAZ, Malacalypse/Council of Zoners
Aquilon Carrier - Zoner, TAZ, Malacalypse/Council of Zoners

Legate - Corsairs, TBH, Benitez, OPG, Council of Elders

Togo - Blood Dragons, NovaPG, Lohingren

Gallic Battleship - GRN, GRN, No Official Faction
Council Battleship - Council, Council, No Official Faction

Nomad Battleship - Nomads, Wilde : Keepers, Wilde : Exile, Wilde.Wesen

Kusari Imperial Yacht - N/A Special

The obvious gap in the above is the Gallic Battleship, Council Battleship, and
Kusari Imperial Yacht. Admins would have to review those licence requests.

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