Complaint from me

[Yngen]

Since there are no server rules concerning this situation, other than the requirement to dock before switching characters, it is up to the players involved to role play a given situation. The rules are unclear if docking constitutes a death in the 3 death rule, or a battle forfeit-perhaps something should be addressed?

There are many ways you can manage your characters and ships. Some people make a persona and have that persona move from ship to ship. Other people make a different persona for each ship. A persona is always limited to one faction of course, but you could have 3 or 4 ships that are all flown by the same persona if you want.

Someone who truely takes role play seriously would consider the logistics involved with moving from one ship to another using the same persona. In this particular case, Rogue63 did a good job of flying to where his other ship was docked before switching ships. This reflects a physical reality that your persona cannot simply teleport across the system to where his other ship is parked. Not only that, he docked at an appropriate station (I'm assuming he plays a Liberty Rogue.)

I have witnessed other players on this server not observe the above nuance during combat. I've seen players park identically named ships (personas,) at opposite sides of a system, use one to reconoiter potential targets coming in system, then dock and switch to the other one to set up a trap. Of course no rules were broken in this case either, but I fail to see how that person moves across the system so much faster than their target. This is FL, not Star Trek....my ironic 'right back at ya' comment for the evening.

Summation: Wingcommander needs to use cruise disruptors more and an adjustment to server rules to clarify docking penalties in battle might need to be made.

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