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(OOC) Retconning Phoenix Corp's absorption.
| WOO! That means that they still could have a job for AM!
-AM
| There are two large reasons for this:
#1. The only reason that the Phoenix Corps never showed up to either the Central District incident or the UPP meeting was because of my inactivity as a roleplayer, or because of irl preoccupations. I am currently working two jobs and going to college, and I have been pretty busy recently. However, procrastination is my bigger issue, because I have not been responsible with my time in this or with my college work. Frankly, it's bad. Really bad.
| The absorption was my way of "explaining" my absence in a way, I figured that their acting as a police force in light of their neglect to respond to two major incidents in GC would need to be explained somehow, so I figured I would "punish" them, say they lost their police contract and find something else to do with them. Which brings me to
#2: The demand for a larger police force in GC besides the GCPD.
| Alright, I don't think any damage was done anyway. Good to know
| In light of recent events, it has come to my attention that people actually do want a larger police force in GC. The GCPD is ineffectual at solving large-scale problems, such as Corps coming through and making power plays, or large acts of terrorism sweeping the city. That oppressive feel of cyberpunk seems to be lost on some people.
Maintaining the balance between oppression and underworld freedom is always going to be tough. I don't want Phoenix Corps to be "Big Brother".
| However, I do want to provide that feeling that actions will be met with consequences. I can promise you this much: The Phoenix Corps will not be a pushover like the GCPD. They are more technologically advanced and have much, much heavier firepower. They will react to situations accordingly, and they will respond when called upon. Criminals should actually get a feeling that they will be watched and pursued, because they are, and they will.
Phoenix Corps is here to stay.
-Pirat3
| TL;DR: Those other two threads I made, "On the Phoenix Corps being absorbed into Norn Incorporated entirely" and "Mark my words, DON'T TRUST NORN INCORPORATED!" will be deleted (hopefully) and things will continue on as normal. Thank you for being patient with me.
| >>153206 So no more free roaming Expendables fashion trigger happy paramilitary groups?
We should celebrate!
| >>153213 This doesn't mean the Phoenix Corps are unstoppable. It will be possible for people to bring groups in and attempt to do as they please. What this *does* mean is that the Phoenix Corps will be a direct opposition to terrorists or paramilitary groups, and not a pushover one but a powerful and heavy handed one that will take a lot of cunning or power to defeat. They are not unstoppable, but they are also not weak by any standards.
| >>153213 >>153218
It's sort of like the constant pressure between private law enforcement (which is basically what Phoenix Corps is) and private security, which is usually what everyone else is. In most cyberpunk, this represents the constant battle for control between what are essentially oligarchs, while everyone else (re: shadowrunners, SINless, "normal" people, at et cetera) gets to deal with the fallout.
So while there could be people running about in stolen military copters...
| ...they won't be able to escape so easily.
You can still walk outside with your rocket launchers and shoot up buildings, but expect to get shot back and to be lucky to escape with most of your limbs still attached.
Basically, bringing back tension and political intrigue.
| After all, doing a job for a corp or other private interest is supposed to be deniable and under the table. I'd repost that whole essay I copy-pasta'd from a shadowrun sourcebook about "working the streets" but its stuck in the Archives right now...
| I lied, here it is: https://dangeru.us/cyb/thread/58983
| >>153218 However bad the cat might be, the rats are a worse problem when it is not there.
And then again, GCPD could always start to be renewed as well.
Stealing helicopters from the armed forces? Is this the Wasteland in Fallout or what?
| >>153227
Totally possible with the tech level and environment we're working with right now. Getting out with it in one piece? Different matter entirely...
| Oh, and the "To Aethia" post is retconned as well. Forgot about that.
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| Hey guys, I'm the roleplayer behind the Phoenix Corps, and a few other people you probably know. From here on out, outside of character, you guys can know me as Pirat3.
I've been taking some time to reflect on my decision to absorb them into a corporation, and in light of both some self-reflection and a certain other large OOC thread, I've decided that I'm going to retcon my change in the Phoenix Corps. They will remain a police force, and things will be back to normal with them.