I feel that the situation that has happened here is rather indicative of the negative aspects of FR5ing. Instead of becoming a tool for factions to get rid of genuinely annoying players who are harassing them by abusing game mechanics (for instance, a Junker that pirates Republican transports, only to flee and dock on a lawful planet) FR5 has turned into something used to make people's lives easier.
"Oh, well, we caught this smuggler smuggling. Let's FR5 him instead of keeping his name on a list and logging in and spacing him when we see him."
Ultimately, I see this as a poor use of FR5. In the end, it does nothing, as the person targeted hasn't really done anything wrong, and can simply fix his reputation via bribes and/or missions.
What it does do is that it brings the admins unnecessarily between roleplay, stops the roleplay altogether, so that the filer of the FR5 can simply wash his hands clean and go watch a film or sit still in space for 5 hours.
Quote:[7:42:05 PM][6:51:36 PM] Igor (Smokey): btw terry
[6:51:48 PM] Terrance Cooper: Ye?
[6:52:00 PM] Igor (Smokey): nothin
[6:52:03 PM] Igor (Smokey): just sayin btw
[6:52:05 PM] Terrance Cooper: <_<
Quote:Johnny_Haas: you shot anti criuse speed rockets!!!
Johnny_Haas: but why????
Johnny_Haas: ??
Johnny_Haas: why you shoot criuse speed rockets?
