Security - The Thread

[Superlagg]

I'm interested in the idea of a brig-less security that got mentioned in another thread. It really isn't fun to sit in a cell nor to babysit someone there.

I think it's worth brainstorming ideas related to keeping people out and about but under Sec scrutiny

The brig is a form of punishment for committing crimes.  I know this is just a game, but being sent to jail shouldn't be a fun experience.

Personally, anytime I babysit the brig, I go on Security record duty and set suspicious people to arrest.

I disagree, it should be fun for the most amount of players. Locking someone in the brig takes them away from the action. A punishment where they are still out and about, and privy to getting dunked on by people that want to shame them for their crimes, that's a lot more intresting then sending someone to a penalty box for a few minutes

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Which isn't to say I don't think there should be any brig at all, I just think the idea of public humiliation as punishment is more suited for this game

I disagree if someone commits a crime and then they get caught they should not be rewarded with a fun activity.

Make a habit of this and they'll reward your dutiful policework with a braindead human and one less player on the server. If I wanted to sit in a room and not play the game, I'd save myself a few bucks and turn off the computer.

Cops and robbers is a big part of this game, but so is making a fun story. Sure, punishment is a vital part of the antag-protag dynamic, but it really ought to lend itself to furthering the shift's improvised narrative in a non-boring way.

Remember that behind every shitty crimer is a considerably less shitty human being who came to this shitty game to do something shitty interesting. We aren't trying to raise a family; conflict is interesting, and it shouldn't be viewed as something that shouldn't be rewarded -- punishment +is+ the reward we give the player for giving us something to do.

One time, I cargoported a cop into space and got caught. Instead of being sent to my room to think about what I did, the rest of sec stripped me, locked me in a crate, and exiled my ass (and everything attached) to the Hemera. A fitting punishment that drew my antag round to an end and rewarded me, the player, for giving sec a badguy to catch.

What we need is to have more options for punishment that are punishing to the character, but not so much to the player. Exile is great, as is borging or getting slapped into a coma by the crew. It's a fine line sec ought to be aware of, since you can make the game suck just as much, if not moreso, than a badguy.