Pad Hogging
- Thread starter colprice2002
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It's the only way to propery blocade and is legitimate gameplay.
CODE should get in on this. They could hire full wings of code players to go around the galaxy, docking at all the outposts, and then getting up and going to work for the day. Project Blockaid-All-Landing-Pads.
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This would lead to ship destruction if the player is not in front of his screen when it happens, then a lot of complain tickets to FD. For this reason it could never been implemented.
However I could see a 3 minutes timeout due to inactivity, and logging out the player.
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Sure it could. FD just needs to be willing to anger the care-bears.
So there are reasons to switch to solo and back?
Just kidding
Never said there wasn't
I'd rather all the trading combat loggers would stay in solo or group for starters 
One minute is plenty, and then the station should just detach you from the pad and start the 30 second loitering timer.
I remember reading that, at some point, we would be able to shoot players off the pads, back when outposts were introduced. They were called "dangerous". That so needs to happen
Might as well remove the fitting screen, galnet, etc...
There doesn't need to be a safe area. If you are reading galnet, selling trade data, or just futzing around, you can do it at a starport.
If you are idling, you can literally just drop out of SC anywhere, or fly away from any outpost for 15km and no one will ever find you.
It would only apply if there were other people waiting for that pad. You shouldn't be outfitting at a crowded outpost.
If you are idling, you can literally just drop out of SC anywhere, or fly away from any outpost for 15km and no one will ever find you.
It would only apply if there were other people waiting for that pad. You shouldn't be outfitting at a crowded outpost.
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Then why would they have an outfitting option there? Your logic is flawed. People can wait, it's how the world (and universe) works.
Simple solution is a inactivity timer. If docked at an outpost, and the game does not detect any player input for 10mins, the game moves the player to solo or disconnects the session.
I am completely against forcing a player out of a pad just because someone else want's to land. First come first serve, as long as the cmdr is active in the game they have every right to occupy the pad.
I am completely against forcing a player out of a pad just because someone else want's to land. First come first serve, as long as the cmdr is active in the game they have every right to occupy the pad.
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This is an excellent idea!
Mix this with fines for loitering. There should be an inactivity timer and a normal use timer IF another player is trying to land. This should be linked in with a docking cue.
If someone is waiting and you have like 5 min timer and you go over it you get fined, simple really
Many games have AFK timers for good reason. This scenario would be one such good reason. However if the commander was using the stations services everyone else just gets to wait. Jumping to an alternate reality to find an open spot may break some immersion but I doubt anyone is rping that deeply anyway.
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I agree as a matter of general etiquette one shouldn't sit idly on a pad at a small station. That said, this is the internet, and someone's always going to.
I always log out and go into solo as soon as it says request denied; my play time is far too valuable to spend in a docking queue.
I always log out and go into solo as soon as it says request denied; my play time is far too valuable to spend in a docking queue.
Well, I like open play and it's a hassle to log out, go solo, dock, log out, go open everytime somebody holds this damn single M pad. I do not call this a solution.
