Okay, everybody lie down on the floor and keep calm.
This is what the Ancients of Mumu is about. Furthermore known as the JAMs.
Or, more to the point, not what we are about, because we are a secretive bunch, and like the Illuminati, we work in the shadows. However, there has been some interest here and there about us and the Phekda system (which we call Trancentral) where we are based.
EDIT: We are now fully open for joining to the main group. New members will be labelled Children of Mumu but will otherwise be considered full members.
Feel free to ask your own questions, we will try and forestall some of them with this Q&A.
Questions and (non)-answers
1) Why should I join?
I don't know. Why should you join? Do you like the KLF? Did you enjoy the Illuminatus Trilogy by by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson? Do you follow the principles of Principia Discordia as outlined by Malaclypse the Younger? Would you like to belong to a group where the group leaders will make no demands of you? Are you feeling lonely? Are you mad? Then join up!
2) Ok, but what are your goals?
To enjoy the game. Do what we want. We don't make any demands on our members. However, one thing we are adamant about. Phekda (Trancentral) is ours. We will fight tooth and nail to retain full control of the system. Other factions can get in and are welcome, as long as they don't get any ideas about taking stations. We have a splendid contingency plan in place should a superior force enter our system, but we will hold that in reserve for if its needed. Its a humdinger of a plan, and it will totally mess with the heads of any invader. Other than that, we are not against expansion, but we will try and avoid coming into conflict with other player groups or invading their systems. If expansion pushes us into a system where there is another player group, we will usually try and pull back, or just leave our influence minimal there.
3) You're not really selling me on this group.
Fair enough. There are other groups might cater for what you want. The Children of Mumu is/will be mainly a social group.
4) Are there any restrictions on players or play style?
Nope. Play in what mode you like, do what you want, although we do hope you will support the Ancients of Mumu faction. The only rule we put on players is not to be a jerk. Being a jerk is uncool. You might want to play some KLF when flying around though, or read the Illuminatus Trilogy while flying to Hutton. You might greet other CMDRs by saying Hail Eris. You might tell people to forget stuff by saying Fnord. You might hold a chicken in the air, stick a deckchair up your nose, buy a jumbo jet, and then bury all your clothes... oh, wait, wrong group.
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5) Who are the ancients then?
Sorry, its a secret. We get around a bit, but we don't announce who we are.
6) Can i become an ancient? Is there a "promotion" path open?
For the moment we have to say no. We might consider it in the future, but for the moment the core group is solid.
7) Can we communicate with the Ancients?
Yes, via this thread and the Discord channel.
8) How autonomous can the Children really be then?
As much as they want. Effectively a separate group, operating under the Mumu "brand" with the blessing of of the founders of Mumu. It would be awesome if one or two people would step up to do the running of things like the Discord channel and other things, running of events, etc. The hosting of crazy events would be super, especially those that bring in players from all factions and styles of play.
9) Why did you choose Phekda? It's a complete and utter dump!
Exactly! We wanted a system that no other faction would be interested in controlling. No RES, star ports a long way from the primary, terrible shipyards and outfitting, terrible commodity markets. Its perfect. Long term though, its going to be quite awesome. Check out all the earthlikes
Its also fairly central in the bubble, good access to all engineers, not far from Shinrarta, and close to the Alioth as well. 10) YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN GIVEN PHEKDA! I'M ANGRY ABOUT THIS! ARGLE FARGLE!!!
Yeah, we were a bit cheeky asking FD for a system that was locked behind a permit. We sent off our request like other groups and lucky for us, FD didn't notice what they were doing and we got it.
Was great for a while, until people started reporting they couldn't get access to Phekda because we were in charge. Silly thing is, it was still possible to get permits (tested by one of our members on a fresh account, and confirmed by other players as well). But players complained, so FD removed the permit. C'est la vie. 11) Are you allied with any other player groups or factions/powers?
Not yet and the ancients will always remain neutral. What the Children do is up to them. Individual ancients might be aligned with various powers or factions, but that's our personal business and not related to our work for Mumu. If we have any statements on the topic of factions/powers, we will pass on that info to the Children and they will be free to listen or not. As stated before, our main interest is maintaining a home in Phekda and having some small influence in surrounding systems. If the Children want to push us into other systems, or push us into conflict with other groups, that will be the Children's business. Children can be difficult things to keep control of...
UPDATE: We are now allied with The Allies [AID] who control the Perez Ring Brewery minor faction. This was the result of a long drawn out war where at the end we found cooperation to be preferable to conflict.
12) Why are the Ancients of Mumu a Corporate faction, not an Anarchy?
Well, partially because we didn't really think too much about it, partially because working the BGS as an Anarchy is a pain, you often end up hurting your own faction when you are in control by sending yourself into lockdown.
Final Words and Links
If you are interested in joining the Children, feel free to post here or ask questions. Or join the Discord channel (no, you will not likely see any ancients there either, except for this account). If you are interested in becoming a coordinator/leader/promoter for the Children, then please assure us you are not some sort of trumped up dictator and not a jerk, let us know.
Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/yD7zbCs
INARA Wing: http://inara.cz/wing/1634
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