Dhara

I think of myself as Chaotic Good in real life - with the example given in D&D being Robin Hood.
One of the key elements of Chaotic is having an aversion to rules/order/law. One of the key elements of Good is high regard for life.
I typically avoid joining groups that list rules.
 
I joined COPS because I know Kiklix from Landmark, I've always admired his spaceship designs and I'm looking forward to funneling resources his way to help him create some cool ships in DU.
I'm thrilled to see so many people I know from Landmark here in the forums and glad several of them are joining or allying with COPS.
(The only person from the Landmark forums I don't consider a friend is Thrasy).
 
Labels aside, I'm pleasantly surprised to see our values aligned...
Freedom fighter, lone wolf, play by own rules...
I expect to subvert the economy by handing out a bunch of free stuff (my experience is that players are generally greedy when it comes to setting prices)
Traveling on a multi-crew ship with the members we have seems like it will be a lot of fun. 

This is about how I will be playing too.  I don't necessarily want to run amok in the universe griefing people.   I will probably be more of a merchant/peddler of sorts, doing honest business with those who do business honestly.   Might set up a couple of trading outposts on a few different planets as time goes by and try to eek out a living selling resources and the like.
 
But I won't rule out a bit of mischief from time to time either if I run across the right situation.  If you're stupid enough to be traveling in my sector carrying loads of valuables with NO protection or alliance with me or anything, then the opportunity might be too tasty to ignore.  But then again, I might be in a building frenzy that day and just watch you fly by.  Who knows?
 
It also depends on how I'm treated.  If someone tries to make me an enemy in game, I very well might oblige and choose to have some fun with it.   I"m pretty open to whatever right about now.  It's just difficult to be sure about anything this early on though.  Might end up being REALLY fun playing a troublemaker.   Just have to wait and see.

When I say good guy, I mean not bad for the sake of it. I can swing from angel to devil in a heartbeat if the circumstances are right . 
 
I just took one of those Alighnment tests, and I came out as 'true neutral', the second closest to that were neutral good, and chaotic neutral. So pretty neutral lol. I like that, means I'm flexible.
 
I'm in essence, a good guy in terms of respecting the boundaries of others, but I also make a fierce and ardent enemy with good reason. 
 
I think it's fine people have their own positions and alignments, it will definitely make for interesting adventures, and any good Organization will have it's various different characters.
 
That said we all share the free spirit, and 'rogue-like' status.

I really hope it's game play footage too.  I'm still so new and know so little about the specifics of the game.  Still not quite sure what to expect.

I have found that the players are going to use whatever term they wish over time    Heck, that is how the term "voxelmancy" came up with to begin with  I'm not sure that us deciding at this point is going to have any impact on what people decide to call it down the road.  They would probably just pick another term to be contrary given human nature  LOL.  As a Babylon 5 fan, I would be happy with something simple like -- TechnoMage    (I just don't want to have to shave my head).
 
Voxel Boards--anything you can do so we do not need to have voxel boards would be awesome.  In the other voxel based game I had a claim that was nothing but all my voxel board templates.  It was huge, it was ugly, it was necessary, I hated it.  I ended up building all my workshops underground or inside mountains so people would not see the various bits of flotsum.

I just wanted to chime in with my two cents.  I abhor the F2P model.  It becomes all about the cash shop and the game itself sits on the sidelines.  Adding a cash shop on top of a subscription is fine by me.  But I've been dying for a good game for quite some time - just DYING.  The only way this game can be great is if the developers have a solid budget and steady income.  It's just a fact of life.  So I support the subscription model and really,really hope these guys stick to their guns and go for it.  These servers alone are going to cost a small fortune.  
 
Not to mention the fact that its normally people who don't want to pay ANYTHING who argue for F2P.   In my experience the players who don't mind subscriptions are also the same players who spend money in the cash shops.  
 
I think the plan they have laid out so far is a very good one.

Will it be possible to manipulate voxels into other shapes like we do in Landmark or will DU be coming with its own voxel editor. In the picture of the Martian from The war of the worlds that my brother and I made in Landmark, we used basic shapes to make the majority of the Martian with heavy use of line tool and smoothing, however there were parts of it that needed fixing by manipulating voxels into certain shapes to fix areas that couldn't be fixed using the tools supplied, so use of voxel reactors and boards made within Landmark came in very handy, however not everyone can use this method of fixing problems as it can be time consuming to become proficient at this so if DU has an inbuilt voxel editor that would be amazing.

I agree with ya mate, I just wanted to say I looked up what the heck abhor means. Now I feel a bit smarter. xD

I see your arguement on PLEX. I do worry on inflating the market if currency is universal, which is why many people advocate on an exchange system or for factions to have access in creating their own currency to keep track of their inflation. If the faction currency is implemented your worries and mine will be unwaranted good sir.

@Tierless


OR , take for example Planetside 2. 74 skins in 3 months, all of them LOOK, EXACTLY, THE SAME. Cheaters run rampart because of F2P bullshit and of course, lack of content. I will take subscription over anything if it means the game will have content and will deter trolls from hopping in and ruining peoples' fun.

Rule #1 - No using huge pink fonts on the forums.
 
Rule #2 - See rule #1
 

Give me a link to what you are referring to good sir.

I couldn't have said it better Dhara! *raises a glass to the lady smuggler*

LOL, why would any self-respecting smuggler dole out their list of rules to the likes of you?!  Besides,  I am the captain of my ship and my rules change according to my mood.  My crew can deal with it or be dropped off on the next asteroid - without their cut!
 
As for joining COPS, well, as a smuggler, I don't normally socialize a lot.  But in this new universe we are entering, I'd rather partner with the devils I know than bow to some elite with shiny silver stars on his shoulder.   I will not "join the Federation" (or whatever they call themselves in this neck of the galaxy.)  Never been much for getting up at the crack or taking orders all day.  I am my own woman.
 
However.... I'm not ALL bad.  I may choose to do business with any one of you on the up-and-up at any time .... if it is more profitable to do so.  Or maybe a bribe would be more to your liking...hmm?  We'll just have to see how that all plays out.
 
 
Seriously though.  I'm a Landmark player too.  But like my comrades have already said, we didn't plan anything in Landmark.  I, personally never really actually "played" with any of the folks who have joined so far, except maybe a little good ole-fashioned forum PVP from time to time.    But we have seen each others work and if you want to set up a guild full of voxel artists, well, these are the people you want to join up with.  So Kiklix and Lady Astrum have been reaching out to players they know to be like-minded when it comes to game play style.  And I'm very glad they did.  I actually just started playing around with a new sci-fi build in LM so I can hone up my skills  Very excited!!

LOL, why would any self-respecting smuggler dole out their list of rules to the likes of you?!  Besides,  I am the captain of my ship and my rules change according to my mood.  My crew can deal with it or be dropped off on the next asteroid - without their cut!
 
As for joining COPS, well, as a smuggler, I don't normally socialize a lot.  But in this new universe we are entering, I'd rather partner with the devils I know than bow to some elite with shiny silver stars on his shoulder.   I will not "join the Federation" (or whatever they call themselves in this neck of the galaxy.)  Never been much for getting up at the crack or taking orders all day.  I am my own woman.
 
However.... I'm not ALL bad.  I may choose to do business with any one of you on the up-and-up at any time .... if it is more profitable to do so.  Or maybe a bribe would be more to your liking...hmm?  We'll just have to see how that all plays out.
 
 
Seriously though.  I'm a Landmark player too.  But like my comrades have already said, we didn't plan anything in Landmark.  I, personally never really actually "played" with any of the folks who have joined so far, except maybe a little good ole-fashioned forum PVP from time to time.    But we have seen each others work and if you want to set up a guild full of voxel artists, well, these are the people you want to join up with.  So Kiklix and Lady Astrum have been reaching out to players they know to be like-minded when it comes to game play style.  And I'm very glad they did.  I actually just started playing around with a new sci-fi build in LM so I can hone up my skills  Very excited!!

I like to think of myself as a Privateer in a coalition of like-minded individuals.  Our role (as I see it) is to keep balance in the Universe acting as independent operators smuggling goods, and providing services when needed, and "distributing" the wealth when it becomes too concentrated in for form of piracy (like futuristic Robin Hoods).
 
The beauty of this idea is that within this cooperative people can play the game any way they want, and even change roles without abandoning the core principals of the group.  Tell me if I'm wrong... 

We make our own laws and our decide our own rules. I won't be playing by your rules. I, for one, will be playing by my own.
 
That's the essence of a free spirit. We break away from the 'mould' and forge our own path. 

Thanks Lady Astrum!  I'm excited to get started  

It's awesome to see Dhara here, I know from the other voxel game she's an adventurous and prolific builder. Good times ahead!

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

I've been hanging around for a couple of days and thought it was time I popped in to say Hi!  I just joined up with the new C.O.P.S. organization and am very excited about the game.   
 
I've done quite a bit of voxel building in another game and have found I have a great passion (obsession) for it.  I can't wait to get started building in this world too!  I love everything I have read about this game so far and I hope that this game turns out to be all it can be.  The potential is simply amazing.
 
Looking forward to meeting you all!

Love the cyborg and genetic mutation ideas, but I probably won't be playing long if this game ends up full of fanciful creatures that have no basis in reality at all.

Hello, welcome, and thanks for joining the community.

I've been hanging around for a couple of days and thought it was time I popped in to say Hi!  I just joined up with the new C.O.P.S. organization and am very excited about the game.   
 
I've done quite a bit of voxel building in another game and have found I have a great passion (obsession) for it.  I can't wait to get started building in this world too!  I love everything I have read about this game so far and I hope that this game turns out to be all it can be.  The potential is simply amazing.
 
Looking forward to meeting you all!

I've been hanging around for a couple of days and thought it was time I popped in to say Hi!  I just joined up with the new C.O.P.S. organization and am very excited about the game.   
 
I've done quite a bit of voxel building in another game and have found I have a great passion (obsession) for it.  I can't wait to get started building in this world too!  I love everything I have read about this game so far and I hope that this game turns out to be all it can be.  The potential is simply amazing.
 
Looking forward to meeting you all!