Arry! Noooooooooo!
Ethics in a Literal Video Game
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I will only trade in things that are legal (somewhere in the galaxy).
I won't do massacre civilians missions, would need a compelling reason to massacre military (partly because massacre has a lot of bad connotations but also it might be dangerous).
I am not an assassin.
I don't carry slaves, or those in indentured servitude.
I don't carry passengers because they are so annoying I might end up breaking one of the three above.
Those are mostly guide lines than rules except for don't get caught.
I won't do massacre civilians missions, would need a compelling reason to massacre military (partly because massacre has a lot of bad connotations but also it might be dangerous).
I am not an assassin.
I don't carry slaves, or those in indentured servitude.
I don't carry passengers because they are so annoying I might end up breaking one of the three above.
Those are mostly guide lines than rules except for don't get caught.
What? What have I done wrong now?Arry! Noooooooooo!
...but more accurate than I am, which is why I have four on my FDL.
I actually created background for my character when started playing the game.
He is an Imperial, although born to Imperial slaves - poor family that sold themselves into servitude.
Therefore he hates slavery and will be actively opposing it, trying to liberate any slaves he can, if possible.
(I do it by dropping slave cargo pods at some planetary outpost and paying fine for littering)
Other than that I'm reasonable. I will trade in anything other than slaves unless I'll feel that's seriously immoral.
Been smuggling marijuana into Sol at some point for quite a while.
I don't attack other pilots, unless attacked, or bounty hunting. Will not take mission to kill civilians, or something like that.
I can't convince myself to shoot Thargoids, because I'm not sure they're not just defending themselves.
He is an Imperial, although born to Imperial slaves - poor family that sold themselves into servitude.
Therefore he hates slavery and will be actively opposing it, trying to liberate any slaves he can, if possible.
(I do it by dropping slave cargo pods at some planetary outpost and paying fine for littering)
Other than that I'm reasonable. I will trade in anything other than slaves unless I'll feel that's seriously immoral.
Been smuggling marijuana into Sol at some point for quite a while.
I don't attack other pilots, unless attacked, or bounty hunting. Will not take mission to kill civilians, or something like that.
I can't convince myself to shoot Thargoids, because I'm not sure they're not just defending themselves.
They're so hot right now.
Yay, I'm not the only one!
I really can't figure out if we are the aggressors or they are....I refuse to shoot at them until I can resolve this.
Have you ever played Frontier: First Encounters? You could talk to the Thargoids and get a Thargoid ship in that!
That's literally the only solid grounds I have for not shooting them.
I do have AX on some of my Rescue ships, but that's just in case. Those scouts are a bit aggressive around Megaships.
I did not, I totally missed it's existance even until I played this game. I played the original Elite, but there was a period in the 90's where I wasn't gaming at all, too busy with college and work (to pay for college).
I wasn't even alive in the 90s, but my unending flair for being a massive hipster nerd led me to play it.
It's really quite fun! It's also the game which introduced INRA, and Elite Dangerous canonically follows on from the path where you help INRA bio-bomb the Thargoids (obviously with several tweaks).
I'm sorry, but if there's a joke I'm too dumb to pick up on it and Google isn't helping me ;-;
We're just kind of avenging.
