The fact that something DID exist does not mean it has something to add in the game itself. I can point my finger to some newly arrised factions in here, but they all have their own goals and unique ideas. Respect them and them trying to accomplish something. Its how someone wants to play a game. Do not forget in disco you can do whatever you want. From missions to pvp whoring (sorry for the word) to endless RP. Just make some ballance for yourself and chase it.
As for the story instantly locked. I see what burak meant. I have to agree with him till a certain point. But that Phantom ships will not be given the writer must be aware of. So his story will only be something nice to read. Nothing more nothing less. Myself I like to read others stuff every now and then. So I hope it will not stop their motivation to write some other RP story.
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I have to say, I kinda agree with Soul Reaper here. This guy obviously put some effort into their story, and although it may not fit into disco lore in that format, it would seem nicer to PM them that Phantoms are gone for good and shouldn't be considered for current RP stories.
Yes, these guys are out to wreak havoc and chaos and antagonize everyone around, but they're doing so in an amusing way. And they're doing so inrp. Their threads made me smile, which isn't a common thing here - disco is pretty serious business.
Seeing an RP story thread shut down like that with no further information, instead of giving some suggestions how to fit the whole thing into current disco lore, seems exceedingly harsh.
Though I can see Soul Reaper's point in regretting the admin's harsh decision and intrusion in someone's RP, you clearly have not been playing a lot with the Vons. My group, the SCRA, has been encountering their lot repeatedly, and the quality of their roleplay was... Sub-average to say the least, contradicting their IDs, IFFs and ship choices.
I see no hope for these guys if they maintain their course of action. I'm guessing Admins are aware of how the Vons perform ingame, and that probably made the decison to shut down their RP easier.
(06-14-2019, 12:25 PM)Sombra Hookier Wrote: If everyone was a bit more like Lanakov, the entire world would be more positive. Including pregnancy tests.
So looking at all of this, the admins/devs are just going to delete Phantoms from Discovery's history? They never happened? Does that mean that Cambridge was never set aflame, and JiangXi was never made into a wasteland?
But yea, I'm with the kebab. If the guys wants to write a story about an existing faction (and don't say the Phantoms don't exist, because then you're an idiot), let him. As long as he isn't going around with an Umbrage, who cares?
(05-21-2013, 07:46 PM)Safe Haven Wrote: So looking at all of this, the admins/devs are just going to delete Phantoms from Discovery's history? They never happened? Does that mean that Cambridge was never set aflame, and JiangXi was never made into a wasteland?
who cares?
The difference is that phantoms are dead, or mostly dead. Their actions still happened, but all their fancy fighters and cruisers blew up or rammed a sun. They can't come back and wont.
I'll agree it could of been done in a better way, but like Omicron and Spazzy basically said;
(05-21-2013, 07:46 PM)Safe Haven Wrote: But yea, I'm with the kebab. If the guys wants to write a story about an existing faction (and don't say the Phantoms don't exist, because then you're an idiot), let him. As long as he isn't going around with an Umbrage, who cares?
Problem probably is that currently he/they is/are going around half of Sirius with Hessian gear (mainly capitals what I know) and ID, and RP crazy Phantoms with it. And that story was intented to justify why the hell is this happening. What is kind of powergaming at least (it´s something like "hey, yo, we took your cruisers even with crew and go RP some kind of people infected by Phantoms with it; and no, we don´t need your permission for this, we were in your ranks for decades - we said that right now, you see?!").
(05-21-2013, 08:00 PM)narchlojentak Wrote: Problem probably is that currently he/they is/are going around half of Sirius with Hessian gear (mainly capitals what I know) and ID, and RP crazy Phantoms with it. And that story was intented to justify why the hell is this happening. What is kind of powergaming at least (it´s something like "hey, yo, we took your cruisers even with crew and go RP some kind of people infected by Phantoms with it; and no, we don´t need your permission for this, we were in your ranks for decades - we said that right now, you see?!").
Is he breaking his ID rules? If not, let people deal with it IRP. Yea, it mat seem stupid to other people, but he's not breaking any rules, so let him RP how he wishes, and let people who you would say RP "correctly" deal with them.
(05-21-2013, 08:05 PM)Safe Haven Wrote: Is he breaking his ID rules? If not, let people deal with it IRP. Yea, it mat seem stupid to other people, but he's not breaking any rules, so let him RP how he wishes, and let people who you would say RP "correctly" deal with them.
It depends. They were shooting (=attacking) bases outside Hessian ZOI what is not allowed I think. They want to play terrorist without ZOI, attacking in whole Sirius. What is not allowed with Hessian ID. But this is starting to go off topic probably...
Maybe if they would choose some generic ID, but choose certain faction ID and then go with their caps to RP totally somebody else and especially phantoms...I don´t like that. It is like "so we can´t have phantoms gear and play them? blah, let´s take some cap faction ID and gear to play them!"
The fact that they can do this does not mean they should...