11-14-2015, 01:15 AM
(11-14-2015, 01:11 AM)SilverOtter Wrote:By now I think I might just scrap this idea entirely.(11-14-2015, 12:44 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: For the ideals I just named, others don't necessarily have to share these ideals but they still have to follow the rules of the pirate faction. However, those that the faction mostly stands for (such as freedom of speech and equal rights) are pretty common.See? Rethinking your faction. It also means I can put realistic pirates in Tyron's Bridge.
Right now I'm thinking about leaving out the piracy aspect entirely, since it caused so many problems. Perhaps it would make things more realistic but I have to keep it in the grey area somehow...
You won't just get anything you want. The pirate faction will give to you what will help you to support them better.
Also, if they give you a big, powerful battleship, you will be expected to take on other big, powerful battleships for the faction, with equal or even greater chances of being blown to bits. On top of that, with the large upkeep and crew requirements of such a ship, you won't be taking it for a joyride.
Of course, you won't get anything instantly either. First you will have to make a request. That request then has to be approved. Then, someone near you who actually has what you need must be found. If nobody who has it can be found, it will have to be acquired, either by a contact or by running a mission. And then, it will be delivered to somewhere where you can retrieve it.
Besides, you don't just run into someone who conveniently has what you need, and even if you do, in that case you would probably have to buy it from them anyway.
There is one last problem: that somehow, they're everywhere. Buuuullllshiiiiiit. No Spacer can afford to shuttle anything anywhere. Plus, the fact that you could get stuff from your buddies anywhere, that's what makes it overpowered. Alliance soldier needs to swap arsenals? No Alliance supplies out here, go back to the Homefleet. Your merry band? Paperwork and time, all it takes, somehow. Need to kill a corrupt executive somewhere else? Sniper Rifle, ship to this location for pickup. Suspicious you may need a scout drone in the future? Done. And the fact that you can just file for a battleship "as long as you use it on a equally sized ship" is icing on a cake. That is what makes it overpowered. Cut down on your faction's presence.
At this rate, it's just going to turn into organized anonymous, which is actually really boring.
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