I wanted to comment on this after Sierra showed me something that happened recently. We have rules for how a Friendly Survivor and a Hostile Survivor plays. I think this is pretty straight forward when concerning either the survivor being authorized or granted permission to help or hinder the marines.
- UPP Survivors expected to play with “Friendly Survivor Rules”
However, we have UPP survivors. I find it very interesting that we have a situation in which a Friendly Survivor can roll as a UPP Soldier. We have a circumstance in which a player must adhere to “Friendly Survivor” rules … but are also expected to RP as an in lore potentially hostile character? It kind of makes things a bit tricky doesn’t it? … If it were up to me, … IF a survivor rolled as a UPP, it could be argued that they could RP as either “Friendly” or “Hostile" depending how the round plays out.
- A UPP Survivor who is administratively expected to play by “Friendly Survivor Rules” who is now being treated as a “Hostile Survivor” by Marine Command / MPs.
This situation creates a bit of a contradictory situation for the UPP player. IF The survivor player decides to play as a “Friendly Survivor” and wants to help the Marines, cool. BUT if command or the MPs suddenly decide they want to arrest the UPP survivors – which means that the Marines now consider the UPP survivor to be a large enough threat to warrant arrest / detainment of a potentially hostile enemy combatant …
At that moment, it seems to me that it would be only fair that the UPP survivor player should be allowed to play as EITHER a friendly survivor OR a hostile survivor if they choose to do so. Again. Just my opinion on this particular issue. It would make things much less complicated.
If Marine Command wants to treat a UPP Survivor as if they are hostile, then they must be prepared to deal with “Hostile Survivor” rules – which means that survivor can now use lethal force, can steal, etc. It should no longer be an “admin” issue. It’s “game on”. BY THE SAME TOKEN, once the UPP Survivor goes “hostile” … they no longer are afforded the protections of any legal defense, court, etc. They can be killed on the spot by USCM personnel as if they were engaging any other justified threat. Should the MPs choose to “arrest” them, that is their choice - but they are not compelled to do so IF the survivor decides to turn “Hostile”.
- To Summarize My Beliefs
1.) IF Marine Command allows the friendly UPP survivor to help - granting them survivor access, IFF, etc – there is no problem. Friendly Survivor rules apply.
2.) IF Marine Command decides to arrest or detain the UPP survivor because they are explicitly UPP should also carry the burden that that UPP survivor no longer must comply with friendly survivor rules. The UPP survivor can choose to cooperate and be arrested OR they can choose to fight back by any means in an RP, non-meta gaming fashion. This includes lethal force.
3.) IF a UPP survivor goes clearly hostile – resorting to lethal force / resistance, etc, they have no legal protections and may be killed on the spot like any other overtly hostile mob; no due process, no need to arrest, etc.
This means that both the UPP survivor AND command must consider these potential consequences; Command must understand that dealing with a UPP survivor could turn ugly if not handled properly AND the UPP survivor must understand that they could be literally killed on the spot if they try to fight a clearly superior or overwhelming contingent of Marines.
“Perhaps surrendering is not such a bad idea.”
Thoughts?