(10-30-2024, 11:17 AM)IahimD Wrote: This is like asking "Who would smuggle in a Bustard?". Some people do, apparently. If it isn't supposed to mimic real life at all in the first place, then why are the govs in place in the first place? What even is roleplay?
You are still not going to send only 1 ship after a Bustard that is smuggling through House space. Besides, competed to a Bulwark and Longhor, a Bustard is a military ship (probably even in general, not just commparison)
(10-30-2024, 10:27 AM)Seapanda Wrote: Why are all these arguments being made on the assumption that there will be a smuggling operation through House space in something as horrible to smuggle in as a Bulwark (it's slower, it's insanely more sluggish, it has the mass of a moon) and that only one single player from an entire Houses military will ever respond to that? If you're having difficulties getting your players to log in and play the game (outside raid logging), that's a you (read: faction) issue, not a Bulwark issue. Send 3 fighters on the Bulwark and you'll turn it into minced meat.
I can take the same argument against something like the Border Worlds Transport. It can put up a fight against one single snub. We had people kill gunboats with that ship as well. Does Rheinland want to outlaw this too now? The Longhorn is significantly more dangerous in combat than the Bulwark. I would actually want to know why the Longhorn isn't outlawed, because if I was smuggling, THAT would be my go-to ship, not something that takes 3-5 business days to turn.
When are we going to start being more reasonable about these "House Laws"? This isn't real life, it isn't supposed to mimic real life either. If you want to make everyone miserable with it, you can always try to get a job in a real life government instead.
We can make that argument to basically all ships if you get 5 skilled snub fighters. But this is supposed to be an RP related topic. How having licenses or authorizations to companies outside of House space is such a hard and miserable thing. I think people kinda overdo this rather simple thing. You don't gotta wait months to get authorization lol. It should be an extra flavor.
Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. - Sovereign
