' Wrote:Nooblet, you once said it was a violation of Freedom or some such. That's in the case of extremism, absolute freedom. Absolute freedom may seem like a good concept, you can shoot up on drugs without fear of the 'fuzz', you can have as many wives as you want, drive as fast as you want, yadda, yadda, yadda, but when somebody's 'popping a cap in yo' ass' and you suddenly realise he's going to get away with it because there's no laws to say he's doing something wrong, how are you going to feel then? Because until there's -some- kind of restriction put into place, that's exactly the same as the indies. They answer to nobody, and can effectively shoot whoever and whatever they want, provided they give a simple one line of text.
As to the Battlecruiser being 'strongest', Siege Cruisers tend to hurt them a lot more for their size. They have a forward gun and high strafing for something relatively large. If indies are choosing the Battlecruiser because of its size, then I guess that just enforces the point that some 'Indies are idiots'.
Edit - On re-reading my post, not all of it is entirely relevant, but I felt it necessary to say something against the 'anti-faction' people around here.
Edit 2 - Reworded a statement, covering my arse. You vultures will take everything word-for-word if it suits you.
I find it amusing that people point out that others relate faction leaders and faction control measures to Hitler and fascism. I find it even more amusing, when "the other side" brings up the anarchy of independent players, contained within a spaceship game and relates it to shooting up on drugs and speeding.
To cap off the laughter, the independents are restricted, by exactly the same things the factions are restricted by. It is universal and equal. We call them the server rules. Everyone answers to them. (At least, they should.)
As for the inevitable anti-climax, which can only be brought about by such gargantuan ignorance, to make such stupidity seem humourless, how am I anti-faction, considering, I am in more factions than you are JakeSG?
Yes, I twisted your words to make this post. It suited me. Just like it would suit anyone else, any other day of the week.
Edit: You can take the LNS Nebraska off your list by the way. (At least some humour is retained in the fact that the ship is older than you are.)