Phantoms

[Derkylos]

PvP "whores"? Can't give them that title, after all, killing transports is hardly a PvP encounter, more a case of target practice (especially with the way transport defences went...). No, they just hate traders (the players, that is).

Personally, I dislike all "imported" factions (including Wilde and CR), as they break away from the "vanilla feel" of Freelancer (something this mod claims to be all about...at least on the "Welcome to Discovery" item...(pah, isn't that a good lie?)).

The real problem with the Phantom mindset is not the "I'ma kill you all" (NB: if you're an "I'ma kill you all" faction, whining that people should stand off and talk to you is...silly...you're out to kill everyone. You really think the law enforcement is going to have a nice chat with you?), it's the "I'ma make it easier for myself" attitude. I once tried to make a "neutral" unlawful (not on either side of the Corsair/Outcast war, not too heavily restricted in ZoI), and found that it doesn't work...so they made a faction just to do that (by the way, might want to tone down the "we love your enemies" aspect to other pirate factions...).

Many unlawful factions even have under the table dealings with lawful factions, which could be compromised by having madmen on their bases, and many would chose to fight those madmen anyways. "Pirate" or "unlawful" does not mean they are depraved, vicious people with no sense of decency, they would be just as revolted by the activities of these beings as the rest of the house populations.

In closing, as terrorists, Phantoms are a good step below "terrifying". Flying up behind a fighter, going "Silent but deadly" then losing the ensuing battle doesn't make the other pilot fear you, but rather see that you are beatable. A wise man once said "a defeated soldier goes to war then tries to win, a victorious soldier wins first, then goes to war." Chose your battles better, know when to hide and when to engage in a descriptive RP with the system (good RP can be scarier than actually killing someone, as the killing fear lasts but seconds, "verbal" fear can last minutes or hours).

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