Personally I disagree. However, there ought to be a whitelist system in place so that friendly and trustworthy CMDRs (at the squadron leader's discretion) can go in and out of squadrons without the red tape of waiting for applications.
Petition To Allow CMDRs To Join Multiple Squadrons
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Agreed. And alliances (just like real treaties) should have a fixed duration. Open to renewal of course
If a squadron is associated with a PMF then "trustworthy" would mean that the friendly commander should have an allied status with the PMF. Otherwise, why bother?
A big nope from me.
I agree with OP. I play with one serious group, and one very casual group, and would like to be in both squadrons. One possible solution when someone is a member of multiple squadrons is to select which one to log in as when we start the game much like we select the open/solo/private mode. If I can't be in more than one squadron, I will probably not bother with any of them.
Blaze your own trail!
Yes, please!
I can see that it's not a simple thing to do with the current UI, maybe allow alliances between squadrons?
BTW: It's very often mentioned that other games/MMOs* only allow one "guild" per player, too. That's not true. Infact most modern games allow 5 or unlimited "guilds" per player.
* Elite is not an MMO!
I can see that it's not a simple thing to do with the current UI, maybe allow alliances between squadrons?
BTW: It's very often mentioned that other games/MMOs* only allow one "guild" per player, too. That's not true. Infact most modern games allow 5 or unlimited "guilds" per player.
* Elite is not an MMO!
I have some questions:
Some PMF's are regarded by their creators as regional branches of the same organisation (a branch in the Bubble and one in Colonia, for instance: Canonn has 3 branches, the third being the "Gnosis division"). And many consider themselves to be allies of factions based elsewhere.
If I can't create or join multiple squadrons aligned to these factions, could I at least create my own squadron affiliated to more than one faction?
And if I, as squadron leader, decide that "this week I will support the Imperial Cartographic Society" or whatever: I don't need to seek that faction's permission, and the possible existence of other squadrons also supporting them won't be a problem?
Some PMF's are regarded by their creators as regional branches of the same organisation (a branch in the Bubble and one in Colonia, for instance: Canonn has 3 branches, the third being the "Gnosis division"). And many consider themselves to be allies of factions based elsewhere.
If I can't create or join multiple squadrons aligned to these factions, could I at least create my own squadron affiliated to more than one faction?
And if I, as squadron leader, decide that "this week I will support the Imperial Cartographic Society" or whatever: I don't need to seek that faction's permission, and the possible existence of other squadrons also supporting them won't be a problem?
It's hard enough for some people to have enough activity with one squad, so a big no from me here.
All the guys who want to have multiple squads, you never tried leading a group, have you?
It's a pita to watch your roster and see that your pilots are too busy with RL and a few other groups to be active in your squad when it counts...
You want to do many different things? That's the reason you want multiple squads? Then join a squad that does multiple activities. Easy solution.
All the guys who want to have multiple squads, you never tried leading a group, have you?
It's a pita to watch your roster and see that your pilots are too busy with RL and a few other groups to be active in your squad when it counts...
You want to do many different things? That's the reason you want multiple squads? Then join a squad that does multiple activities. Easy solution.
No, I just want to be able to talk to all my friends and not be forced to choose one social circle over the other.
Ofc supporting this. Yes to multiple squadrons join, but only one main. Lets say up to 5. If one joins an imperial alligned squadron, then he cant join one that is federation and so on.
But i want to belong in my faction, and in a racing group, and an exploration group, and colonia group etc. I want to use the upcomming in-game tools for multiple groups, announcements, comms, coordination, meetings.
But i want to belong in my faction, and in a racing group, and an exploration group, and colonia group etc. I want to use the upcomming in-game tools for multiple groups, announcements, comms, coordination, meetings.
Petition ? This isn't Change.org, yanno ?
Name one MMO where you can be in more than one guild (cos guilds is what we're basically talking about). I'm not just being flippant here, I genuinely don't know if there is one. I suspect not, because it's a bad idea. Those inclined would just abuse such a system. If you think the complaining about griefers is bad now, just image how it would be if they sabotaged someone's squadron.
Seems sensible to me...
Allow membership of upto FIVE squadrons, but membership to ONLY ONE Powerplay/Faction based Squadron.
Raised here a few months ago, in the form of "Squadron Roles" - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ron-quot-Role-quot-and-more-involved-gameplay
Surely it's better if the people online and currently active in a Squadron are actually doing related gameplay for it?
With only one Squadron, you'll probably find a huge number of the CMDRs in it, currently logged on, and doing other things, that would be better suited to another Squadron's mandate.
eg: You have a Blue Princess Powerplay Squadron. If people can join multiple Squadrons, at least you know, and CMDsR active for that Squadron are most likely actually taking part in Powerplay. Instead of Xeno hunting, or Exploring etc. Because if they were, they'd probably be currently assigned over to Squadrons specific to that.
As I said in the other thread, petition away, but its not likely to change at this point.
A compromise could be have a primary squadron and allow yourself to be affiliated with other squadrons and/or your group to be affiliated with other groups, but it would require both front and back end work, so its something to make as a suggestion, not as a petition.
A compromise could be have a primary squadron and allow yourself to be affiliated with other squadrons and/or your group to be affiliated with other groups, but it would require both front and back end work, so its something to make as a suggestion, not as a petition.
That sounds potentially more work that just letting you join multiple Squadrons? eg: upto five, only one of which can be a Powerplay/Faction Squadron etc. You then select your currently active Squadron in some fashion.
Could do. Or any Powerplay/Faction etc type Squadron is in effect "exclusive"? So you cannot join more of one of these types?
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