Homeworld RP Poll

[Giggilyomeromicon]

Ok, its almost done, but I still have a problem. Should the players chose their ships, and ranks? Or should they all be a starting crew of the mothership and work their way up through the ranks, and get better ships? If you think either of them are good, but you have something to expand upon it, please elaborate in your post. Also, if you have your own idea, please tell me.

Ranks for the mothership idea:

Ranks:

Ensign: Can pilot: Strikecraft

Lieutenant: Can pilot: Corvettes

Commander: Can pilot: Frigates

Captain: Can pilot: Destroyers

Admiral: Can pilot: Battlecruisers, Carriers

Fleet Admiral: Can pilot: Motherships

[Tanis]

Obviously a Mothership has an ENORMOUs crew, and many defense fighters to boot. I think that starting people should be restricted to fighter class vessels only, that is Scouts, Interceptors, and Bombers. This is kind of like a military carreer idea. People can choose to pilot on of these vessels and work their way up the chain until perhaps they have their own carrier or destroyer to command. People not wanting a military character can work as an engineer or tech, or something like that.

[gordomay]

I like Tanis's idea. With it that way every one starts out the same and then can move up how fast they want to. Now how are the peeps going to make rank? Fly a number of missions or have to do certain things to go up in rank?

[100thlurker]

I want to be able to blast anything in my path with the conciet class vessels NOW! .... Ahem.....

I mean, Hiigara is one of the largest fleet weilders around. You'd think that they would have a wide fleet unlike last time by now!

The reason no fleet was avalible in number one was becuase nobody that it was really neccessary.

Number 2 needed secrecy, and was expected to be able to stay a bit longer.

There is no reason that I can see that would stop them now.

[Tanis]

Now I strongly disagree with Lurker here. For a couple reasons, which i will ist.

-If you can choose your ship and rank everyone will want to be a Captain or Admiral and they will want Battle Cruisers and Destroyers and Carriers and yadda yadda yakkitty yak.

-By using a promotion system we can be sure only constant posters and good RPers will get the upper ranks.

-By having only good RPers and constant posters as Captains we can be sure the more powerful and important ships will constantly be in the RP. We can afford to lose a few fighter pilots to inactivity but every Frigate is important.

-And Lurker you are in no position to make demands on Giggly. Ultimately it is up to him what we do and whether or not we get promoted.

[100thlurker]

You win.

I lose.

Oh well, it was a bad try to begin with.

[hammocksleeper]

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