' Wrote:imho, it doesn't. I mean, both cases are perfectly OK, "same" grade. Because, luxury liners must have big cargo hold -- for they need to be autonomous as long as owner wants it to be, and that requires lots of supplies, thus big cargo hold; and then, if owner has enough money to afford luxury liner, then surely he is wealthy enough to be interested and involved in politics and wars, if he wants. Thus, helping one side or another, in particular by transporting military vehicles, is totally OK in my book.
I just remembered something else about it for which I might have to correct my previous statement... Warning, RL-comparison incoming: RMS-Lusitania. For those who can't remember the history lessons much: the Lusitania was the British passenger liner that got sunk by a German submarine in WW1, which gave the USA a reason to enter the war due to the American passengers aboard. However, said ship, being a British vessel, was secretly shipping war supplies on each trip back to the island (didn't stay that secret after all though).
Seeing that Bretonia has the strongest of all liners around, I can image them using those to carry in war material too. The question is: What would OSC do? Stay out or support Bretonia as a Liberty-originated corporation? Or is it up to each captain on his own?
I myself would assume they'd stay out with the Hawaii in Sigma-19 right next to Kusari.
And by that, the same could be applied to most cargo since they wouldn't care much about the wars going on but mind their own business, maybe evacuating refugees though.
' Wrote:Go play the game, within the given limitations. That is how role play games are played. Not by trying to work around those limitations or whining about them.
' Wrote:imho, it doesn't. I mean, both cases are perfectly OK, "same" grade. Because, luxury liners must have big cargo hold -- for they need to be autonomous as long as owner wants it to be, and that requires lots of supplies, thus big cargo hold; and then, if owner has enough money to afford luxury liner, then surely he is wealthy enough to be interested and involved in politics and wars, if he wants. Thus, helping one side or another, in particular by transporting military vehicles, is totally OK in my book.
But, do we want ridiculous ferry examples? No problem. Crapload of VIPs in a Slave Liner. Military vehicles in a Rhino (i don't think IRL army would allow their cargo to be transported by very vulnerable and weak-powered trucks). But the best i happened to know about is large train full of Nomad Pilots. Total nonsense inRP terms. %)
luxury liners are not for transport. they are for recreation / human cargo temporary stay. consider them being hotels in space.
its about trust. - but also about specific situations.
if transactions are spontanous ( mostly ) - looks are like a brass plate.
do you entrust your cargo to a man with a neat suit, all the correct papers and a flawless ship?
or do you entrust your cargo to a man in rags, who smokes a smelly cigar - standing next to a rust bucket - which looks like it handled one battle too many.
both men speak of some qualities. - the neat suit could be an idealistic newbie who has never seen a piracy attempt and will rather drop your cargo than get his suit dirty.
the man in rags might be a tough guy who would rather get his ship destroyed than betray your trust in him.
or you think of them in a different way - it is up to you.