.......Holy Cow... I managed to actually stick to a format!! That's a first for me lol
Tim,
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What happened to the user protection we were supposed to get??
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Not being funny to the OP, but how do you know it was a Beta player?
If it was, then unfortunate as it is, the % of beta players that want to kill players, is the same as the % of the rest of the player base. If you want to truly avoid people like that then your choices are to head away from the general population, go solo or join PvE group Mobius.
Hope you find a solution to avoid them in future.
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If it was, then unfortunate as it is, the % of beta players that want to kill players, is the same as the % of the rest of the player base. If you want to truly avoid people like that then your choices are to head away from the general population, go solo or join PvE group Mobius.
Hope you find a solution to avoid them in future.
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tim74uk
Banned
Thank you for your advice. I think I will go Solo for a while then upgrade my ship to include some deterrents before going into the galaxy for real.
I'm not a pacifist so won't be joining that group, I believe in player honour and responsibility... something I thought a game as intelligent as ED would have attracted, and would not have attracted the GTA greifer style crowd... How wrong was I?
Tim,
Hi, I started playing on release day, in open play and have never switched to solo/group. Just got a Cobra. I've been interdicted countless times. Most of the time I can escape or out run, sometimes I die.
I play open because I WANT to be attacked by PLAYERS and NPCs, ED is meant to be fun, remember this isn't a fly on rails trading game, its Elite Dangerous.
I play open because I WANT to be attacked by PLAYERS and NPCs, ED is meant to be fun, remember this isn't a fly on rails trading game, its Elite Dangerous.
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tim74uk
Banned
Me as a retired teacher... you can't believe how tempting it is to get the red pen out sometimes
I knew someone at school who was colour blind, he couldn't see green at all, and we used to laugh our heads off when the french teacher always used to write corrections in red and good comments in green which he couldn't see
Of course he thought he was terrible at French lol
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~I agree 100%
But that doesn't mean bullies should be tolerated.
CMDR NeoN HaZe.
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Tim, in every MMO you will encounter players who like to kill other players , just for fun (though I can't see what's the fun in that but maybe I am too dumb to understand them
-Every- game which has PvP in it attracts those sad types, if you play in open mode you just have to learn to accept it as an inconvenience. But trust me, it doesn't happen that much in ED.
And to prevent any frowning, I am not pointing at players who play a pirate role trying to steal your cargo because that is gameplay as intended in open mode.
tim74uk
Banned
Tim, in every MMO you will encounter players who like to kill other players , just for fun (though I can't see what's the fun in that but maybe I am too dumb to understand them
-Every- game which has PvP in it attracts those sad types, if you play in open mode you just have to learn to accept it as an inconvenience. But trust me, it doesn't happen that much in ED.
And to prevent any frowning, I am not pointing at players who play a pirate role trying to steal your cargo because that is gameplay as intended in open mode.
I know you are right... was surprised to see it in ED... I was expecting a more mature gamer would be playing it....
I agree if it is a legit piracy battle then o.k.... but we are talking about griefers here. i don't want to come across as a whining sado who can't take a punch... just get very annoyed when players obviously are not in it to play the game, just to annoy others... why? because they can.
Sad state of affairs....
Anyway, I'm all good I'm going to beef up then next time someone wants to try and take me out for the sheer hell of it.. I'll have a few surprises for them.
CMDR NeoN HaZe.
And you know this how??
I didn't wipe at release, I've never traded rares in any way shape or form, and you bet!- I don't care about flying big ships- just my cobra with 40t cargo space and nifty weaponry to fend off all the MILLIONS of griefers people keep saying are out there.
I've been playing since the last gamma wipe, still can't afford an Asp. And in all that time, have never been interdicted by a human player once, let alone griefed, and that is with constant Open play (except for the last few days out beyond civilization as I wanted high res screen shots). There are folks who have come in since release who are in bigger, badder ships than me, so I don't see this as an issue related to whether there was a wipe or not. Also not sure it is that much of a problem, if I have never been interdicted once - how and where you play must factor in to how likely that is to happen, so can be controlled in more ways than just going solo.
Though solo is a good option for that, and that's what it's there for! I think it is a great addition, and those that want it should be happy to use it (and not be looked down on or criticized by others - we all are free to play our own way, which is how it should be.)
Though solo is a good option for that, and that's what it's there for! I think it is a great addition, and those that want it should be happy to use it (and not be looked down on or criticized by others - we all are free to play our own way, which is how it should be.)
tim74uk
Banned
So you condone players with big ships taking out newbies for fun then?
CMDR NeoN HaZe
If a player has managed to earn a big ship (via what ever method) then they have the right to play this "game" anyway they want.
They will incur bounties and expenses in doing it, but that's their choice.
Please lets not confuse RL with a game.
PS: I've seen more bullying and griefing in this forum than I have in the game.
They will incur bounties and expenses in doing it, but that's their choice.
Please lets not confuse RL with a game.
PS: I've seen more bullying and griefing in this forum than I have in the game.
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I knew someone at school who was colour blind, he couldn't see green at all, and we used to laugh our heads off when the french teacher always used to write corrections in red and good comments in green which he couldn't see
Of course he thought he was terrible at French lol
Rep for that
Personally, no...that is not how I play the game. Anything else?
I knew someone at school who was colour blind, he couldn't see green at all, and we used to laugh our heads off when the french teacher always used to write corrections in red and good comments in green which he couldn't see
Of course he thought he was terrible at French lol
Definitely a good lol... I taught German and French! But it was always a red pen so it stood out from the blue and black the kids used.
Snakebite
Banned
Well you are kind of fortunate.... i've been wandering around for a couple of weeks now wonder just why there is so little player interaction.
They were not very sporting attacking you for no cargo or Bounty though.... I've not heard of that happening in Elite before, perhaps you just got unlucky...
Most pirates are only attacking those who do not stop and drop some cargo, and bounty hunters are simply not interested in attacking those with no bounty
I feel your pain, man. People that prey on newbs suck. Unfortunately there's no way that I know of to keep playing in Open and block a particular player who does that kind of thing-- the "block" option only appears next to people already in your friends list, and in any case only stops comms from them from what I gather.
The best advice I can give is play solo/private group (like Mobius, a large PvE group) till you're no longer in a Sidey or Hauler, and have got your space legs. Either that or keep a very very close watch on the scanner for any hollow icon even remotely behind you, and warp away to another system ASAP if you keep playing in Open.
Same here. Not all beta backers made billions and some of us are actually nice people too. I have never attacked another player that A) didn't attack me first or B) wasn't wanted or C) wasn't attacking a defenceless player.
Solo mode is you friend until you learn the ropes. Rather than being limited to some newbie location, you have the Entire Universe to learn in. If you jump into the water there will always be sharks, you will need to know when to fight o run and the best way of doing both.
When the interdiction screen shakes like crazy I just submit and then make my decision to fight or flee.
Incorrect, there isn't much thought being applied.
There's a nice divisive statement. You made all beta players sound like nefarious griefers. I assure you - as have many others - that this is not the case. Why? Apply some logic.
Please be more descriptive, nebulous sounding solutions result in nebulous sounding conclusions.
Assumption based, no evidence. No screenshots. Hearsay.
No evidence. No screenshots. Hearsay.
Indeed.