Posts by Osiris_72

Sorry OP, no matter what you do you cant please everyone Personally I am not against F1 but it works both ways and i do not get mad if someone f1's out to escape obliteration.

The idea to remove the player list has merit but it needs work. For instance, i often look at the player list to see if other CFPD members are on the server. Dont really care where they are but at least I can see IF they are online. I do not know if it is possible to remove the player list or even part of it. Sounds like a big job either way.

To all. Discussion is part of life, a way of venting steam, a release of pent up frustration and other things. I know we all want to go out and have a good time on the server but without these discussions like this one it is difficult to know where others stand on the matter. We keep saying to stop talking about it and just go play but it is not that simple. One of the major things that separates us and puts us in the dominant species catagory is out ability to communicate effectively with other members of our species. Telling us to stop communicating and just go play is not really an option.

Well i guess this f1 thing will never die out...

OP you say that people cannot guarentee where they will be when they F1 INTO combat, i say you are wrong to an extent. I can leave my vhf right next to the hyperion gate in dublin, when i see a train enter into dublin, i know exactly where he is going. I can then count to around 20 or so, f1 INTO combat and blow the hell out of the train. I can then f1 out because i am no longer in combat and continue on playing. This is the part that people are saying is unfair, and i sure as hell agree with them.

Until this action is officially ruled the same as f1ing OUT of combat i will continue to use f1 to escape someone that does this to me on a trade route. I would expect the same from anyone else also.

Now if OP is talking about the people that F1 into the same arena that other people are at to give chase from a docked station then I would agree with that scenario. It would be the same as going from 1 planet to another then launching a diff ship, which i guess is possible. (instantaneous transport from one world to another hmmmmmmm) Otherwise, i agree with those that f1 out to escape. Here is the kicker: Prove to me whether or not a guy f1's ouyt or if he looses his connection at the instant of battle. You cannot, ive had it happen to me. When i logged back on i was accused of using f1 to escape the battle.

NP cr0w

I have not been on in a few weeks so i have no idea if the idea is being abused or if it is even working as I originally intended. Guess it dont matter much since i cant stay connected for more than a few minutes. Keep in mind the original idea was to make it more interesting for all RPers out there. The smugglers, the mercs, the police, hell even the pirates could get involved if they wanted to. The freelancers would have to hire mercs as escorts through the system as well. The original idea was not to follow the cargo ship all the way to Sol though. If the hired mercs kept the cargo ship in one piece through Dublin i would say they made good on their escape.

PS: every now and then the boat NEEDS to be rocked to shake loose the dust gathering in the "superpowers" collective heads.

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It has come to the attention of the CFPD that Black Market goods have been seen in an abundance in the Sol system. As the means of smuggling these black market goods is through the dublin system into Hyperion there will soon be a blockade in place to deal with illegaly transported goods. I am sure this will open the market for hired blockade runners or escorts. CFPD welcomes the challenge.

If you are scanned with BMG you will be told to drop your cargo. If you refuse this you will be fired upon. Further non-compliance will result in the destruction of the transport vessel.

Hired escorts/blockade runners: Should the cargo vessel not comply with the order to drop the illegal cargo and you attempt to defend them, you will be fired upon.

If you see CFPD in the Dublin system, assume that the blockade is up and in place.

"unofficial CFPD update"

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This was originally posted by me on 5/28/06
some replies were:

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Blocking the main traderoute of the mod could lead to unexpected situations...

by LaserJet6L

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CFPD have no rights to blockade dublin as it is CSF space.

by DarkStalker

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This blockade will not happen.

We will not police this route at all.

It is obvious people do not want to rp and if so, they want to blow things out of proportion.

End of this discussion.

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by Gunny

I then tried to relieve any misgivings by posting:

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Before this goes to far...

The blockade is not there to piss ppl off so please do not take it that way. The posts immediately following the original post by me is what i hope to see happen. Mercs and blockade runners hired to increase the experience of the game. I say to all now that should a freighter come to hyperion with an escort blockade runner, i will be after the runner first, not the freighter. If the freighter gets into hyperion, he/she is free and clear until the next time they make the run carrying BMG.

To all: I personally will stop anyone carrying BMG to the hyperion gate, including fellow CFPD officers.

DarkStalker: I am not rying to step on CSF toes but as a CFPD officer i reserve the right to stop illegal cargo wherever i find it, per my job description.

LaserJet: Interesting is exactly what i am hoping for. The route back and forth to Sol is a great one but after the first 20 runs or so would you not like something to break up the monotony?

There are many extremely intelligent people here that will undoubtably find a way through the blockade. Call it part of the fun, i would.

All in all it is about keeping it interesting. That is all i am trying to do.

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It appears i posted as my commander was posting so i will correct my post.

I am pulling ALL my fighters back to Manhatan, except the one to protect Tarsus. The blockade is over before it began. I apologize to all for trying to make things interesting. Wont happen again.

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@ everyone.....there is more to this than what you are reading here.

I know someone will blow this out of proportion and start a shooting match that will get out of hand or start spreading lies about CFPD did this, CFPD did that. Which we have already experienced.

Afraid> Not on your life. But I will avoid a server wide issue.

here Gunny tries to keep all on the server pleased. Cant say i blame him.

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hmmm
guess what i dont like with roleplay...
there are more discussions about it here on the forum than rp on the server and this sux

even i dislike to agree to osiris but in this case he is right (as long it doesnt contain anything unfair or something that could whipe out ppls existence on this server)

if you want to do roleplay then do but dont discuss about things that didnt even happen yet

even Op pitches in for the blockade.

So this is where the idea started, i guess i am glad to see that someone is continuing on with this even though it was originally shot down by the community. It is a shame it could not have happened 3 months ago when originally suggested but the end result should be the same. People having fun on the server. Hopefully my network will be fixed someday and i will be able to rejoin all of you in space.

patrol

police

daaaaaamn Gunny, have you lost weight?

well i dont know what your lappy is like but the original lappy i was on was a dell 500 mHz with 64 M of RAM and guess what...i could run Fl. No i will say that the words were distorted and fuzzy and all i could do is sit in space and not move, but it did work. I now have a lappy that i can use to play along with my 2 desktops but originally it was very interesting. Good luck SB, hope to see you back on someday.

stain

rain

binization

quake

Cartman, you mess with one officer, you mess with all of us Will kill you soon.

hmph, thought so. Sounds like he was trying to pull wool over more than just BG eyes.

Then destruction awaits them.

You realize that is an oxymoron marshal.

You cannot use those two words in the same sentence, so sais me.

lol

Next time they kill you call the police. we would love to come running to aid a merchant being attacked by pirates. And with 3 police clans there should be no problem locating one.

Hmmmm, The way I see it, the military is there for the people not vice versa. What i mean by this is that the military needs to be held to the same standard or a higher standard than the average Joe. Does the government cover up many things for the military? Of course they do. Does this include some smuggling? Of course it does. When the military gets caught what happens? Those that know are either silenced or payed off.

So, if the military units smuggle it is all good RP, but if they are caught they should face the same deal as other military, pay or silence those that know abt it Sounds like it was silenced in this case LOL

Every once in a while though there comes something that the military neither has the time nor the opportunity to cover, silience, or pay. At these times here in CF they are attacked like any other player for smuggling.

@ Marshal; I agree that it makes sense for people to smuggle, and not just the military. This is where the money comes from after all.

I remember him, he tried out for CFPD, flew with us for a few days, I wasnt aware that he was accepted into the unit though.

If you see my bank online drop me a line. I will give a 50 mil startup donation as i have done for some other players. This will at least help you when it comes time to get your train.

hmmmmmmmmmmmm One would think that this "other" should have contacted police authorities to go in and help out with his attack, not just try to take you on by themselves then get mad when they lost.

@ Cartman: No he was talking abt. Raven. His posts are usually horrible with spelling but if you stare at it long enough you get his meaning. Although I have an advantage having a BA in English

@ Raven: I agree that the smugglers should be curtailed, just find a better method than 3 systems away. Personally I patrol near the hyperion gate then use the scan tool as they enter Dublin, that way i can meet them halfway to the gate, drop them out of cruise with CD's, then put in a real scan and tell them to drop cargo. Please do not be offended by the statement to Cartman, Raven as you posting in English keeps me from having to learn another langauge and i do appreciate that

@OP: AWESOME sig!! LMAO

@ all: It is true that to get rich quick one needs to begin by smuggling on the route to Sol. However, I have moved both of my trains to the New Berlin/Stutgart run for 7 mill a piece since i have achieved my goals of several fighters, and enough funds to finance them all. This still builds cash and is legal all the way.

@ Marshal: I disagree. Smuggling is smuggling, whether it is Military, police, pirate, or whatever.

For a long time i sat at the top of the stats with over 1 bill credits. I do keep an eye on the stats and see that many have passed me by now. Once my i-net gets fixed i plan to stop any and all smuggling that i can.

Relax everyone. From past experience I understand that he takes the server down sometimes. I think the longest it was ever down was a week and that was while testers were working on 1.6. He always has a reason for it.

It will come back up when it comes back up. So for now, be patient, play sometrhing else for a while.