Faction limits?

[Snapp]

My personal view is that no one should start a second faction that performs an identical role to a pre-existing player faction

Agreed

The problem is when you try to define your player faction as the entire rep faction.

Obviously, there can't be a second RM

For "pirate" factions this shouldnt be an issue, different groups, families, fighter wings, ect ect. The problem here is when a single playerfaction "owns" the home or guard system, it kinda says that they ARE the faction, rather than a group within that npcfaction.

But with major "house" factions, there should be only one and they should own and operate all the systems in that houses' zoi.

basically as it is now. heh

however i do think there should be a limit, of sorts... i doubt anyone would be saying "dont limit them" if there were 6 different _____ player factions arguing over who controlled the home system...

sa, lpi, lsf
tbh, benitez, opg
101st, ros, bls

it seems that 3 playerfactions per npcfaction is the unofficial limit.... and thats ok by me...


jus my 2 cents...

[Praetyre]

Indeed.. my opinion varies based on the faction. Corporations generally should have a central structure, but allow room for independents. Pirates are naturally gangs, and thus they should have the looseset policies save on capital ships if you are RPing a major gang. Zoners, ditto. The Order should probably have a similar stance as the corporate factions do.

Only unilaterally named, unsplit militaries (and obviously, factions like the Coalition, SK or Phantoms) which are admin approved should enact a total policy on these matters. Just my two cents.

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[n00bl3t]

So we have alot of new factions popping up, some official, some non-official. Well anyways, I was wondering; what if we made a list with all the factions in Freelancer, next to them a number of allowed player controlled factions for that one specific faction and then say if more can be made?
For example:

Outcasts - 3 limit - (list the 3 here, forgot their names)
Corsairs - 3 limit - TBH, Benitez, ______
The Order -1 limit - Bs|

etc, etc.

So I think if we have this up then people will see what they can and what they can, and what they can't do. It would save so much time and trouble...

Notice how Outcasts are allowed three, Corsairs are allowed three, and the Order, is only allowed one? A way to silence the OTF_RU?

What about the BLS, 101st, and RoS? They all have distinct, well clarified roles, and a very clear command structure, yet are all Outcasts. All of them contribute good roleplay and fun times, I see no problems (rules they make non-withstanding, but if you have problems with that take it up with the RM first: they have a rule that says "INDIES NOT ALLOWED", how oppressive can "please tell us if you fly our ships" be?)

EDIT: That was at Tenacity, btw.

What do you mean by "that was Tenacity"?

No faction should ever be established in a way that makes other factions derive from and submit to it--thats what the in-game faction is for.

Every faction has an obligation to contribute to the rp of the in-game faction--not replace it.

I was heartened to see some of the older more vocal players thumbs down this.

If you have ever been on a server "ruled" by "official" factions it is the most funless experience you will ever have.

It is like terrorist-suicide groups. Ever notice it is NEVER the leaders who blow themselves up?

Uber-factions always require other players be sacrificed for "their" faction.
FREELANCER

/signed. Can't be a limit and good RP is a must for any faction.

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[Linkus]

Survival of the fittest. If you make a faction that claims to do everything something else does, people will tear it to shreds etc etc.
And honestly, you can't force people to be lawfuls just to even the balance a bit in Liberty. People just like being unlawful.

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