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(03-14-2014, 02:53 PM)Magellan Wrote: @Ignacius: I agree that the ffxiv community is pretty unique in that there seem to be more lawmen than criminals. Maybe that's why they've resorted to arresting each other??
My point is a lawmen only has law type authority within their own canon, and within others who have recognized that authority. You cannot expect to be recognized by the entire community because the entire community does not exist within the same canon. Its that simple. That's where the dubiousness of authority comes into play. You have to know your limits. What you are to some people has no direct bearing on who you are to other people. It is not your choice whether or not you get to impose yourself as lawmen in my canon/story. That choice is up to me.
Its the same with criminals; I once had a criminal attack my group in the middle of LL in broad daylight, and 'surround us with archers'. In his canon, LL was a loosey-goosey lawless place where such attacks could happen. In my canon it was not.I handled it ICly, but the end result was that he was left under a sleep spell, with the Maelstrom on the way (we left it up to him whether he escaped or not). He was understandably upset his criminal didn't succeed, just as Iwould been upset if he had. It would have broken my canon of LL as a reasonably safe place. That's why OOC communication is key.
You cannot assume your take on things is shared by everyone, and you must communicate if you want to impose your will onto someone else's
Well it's fairly obvious Limsa isn't a lawless place, it just harbors a lot of lawless people. Â They're packed to the gills with guards. Â Ul'dah is the only place I've had a scrap in town so far. Â It's pretty obvious, from both the story and lore, that Limsa isn't a place where that can happen, and it has absolutely zero basis in reality.
Sounds like trolling.