I really really miss some of the Intaki getting uppity and trying to leave the Fed 
They need to go about and start conducting some terrorist activities until their seccessionist demands are met!
Funnily enough, should the Intaki secession movements out there wish to declare for the STPRO for a spell, I am sure we could be convinced to pass on skills ranging from partisan tactics to full on line warfare. Though ICly it is my opinion that as the Intaki way of life has merit, they would prosper under the aegis of the State with a much higher (though not complete) degree of self-determination should they be so inclined as to form a closer, corporate pact with Ishukone. After all, Ishukone is stated as a friend of the Intaki people by many sources.
Still, the war will grind on for some time, how about a taste of State life? After all, we're already assisting in defending the interests of the Intaki people and respecting the ground rules put forth by the secession representatives we acknowledge. (Again, capsuleers only, no idea or care for mortal/non-capsuleer reborn opinions on the matter while they continue to be irrelevant in the face of our actions)
As for Sol's opinion - Seri and I discussed that last night. The Intaki secessionists and Caldari have a 'shared history' of 'oppression' under the Federation, while the Federation is the big bad in our eyes. They have next to no real similarities outside of that, especially as Intaki are described as somewhat iconoclastic (a stereotype, but one that may be accurate). So current Caldari/Intaki 'co-operation' is likely just shared political/social capital that will devalue rapidly once a mutual foe no longer exists. (As far as capsuleers go)
Seriphyn does realize a good point in that we seem to see ourselves as victims of CCP with regards to the lack of depth in the story, but is this not a sandbox? In real life we have laws and social constructs preventing us from acting on our feelings in many cases, obviously less clear cut and draconian than the Empyrean War edicts, but who says that we have to default to extremes of opinion with a bland, vanilla *shrug* center as the only middle ground? Even soldiers have feelings and opinions (potentially more so than civvies) about the wars they are fighting, but these are likely to remain internal (they are in WHG) as 'doing ones duty' includes keeping one's moralisations from interfering with the execution of such duties (at least that is my view of State war mentality). Programmed, socially brainwashed drones make for poor high level strategists - but free thinking cannot run roughshod over the wider view (for some).
Maybe when all of this is over, or in the company of those we know will not take our IC, off camera musings for meta/ooc/propaganda purposes, we will get to see some 'war diaries' detailing the moral quandaries on both sides. Personally, Solarienne's thoughts on the war will never see the light of day until she profoundly disagrees with the powers that be, or a lasting peace is declared that would allow some form of introspective publishing. Then again, maybe Sol's just too wrapped up in the moment-to-moment hustle of warfare to really analyse beyond looking for how to do what she does better?
There is a lot of deep, unspoken rp - and though it may seem as if there is a dearth of depth and flexibility, I think that it is the unspoken words, and occasional 'charitable activities' of factional role players that can really give a hint as to the levels to which we as role players take things. In my humble opinion, the fact that this is a small-group, sometimes inferred property adds much more value that a multi-band broadcast declaration of moral feeling or ethical conflict.
As for the core Intaki/Caldari/Federation role play - the current situation in Intaki has raised a very small, but apt, representation of the interaction there. As mentioned though, this is an tiny contribution to the pool - but the fluid dynamics of the Caldari who care (or don't, or pretend they care), the odd Federation foray to attempt to destabilise what has become a Caldari power base, and the actions of Intaki secessionists and Serpentis alike have led to a melting pot of private convos, exchanged mails and intrigue. Depth is always there, but it is often best when it emerges in your aegis, rather than being sought out, in my opinion.
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Topic: Anyone miss Fed/Caldari/Intaki RP? (Read 2256 times)