0 Shields = Cheater?

RhymeRhyme

RhymeRhyme
Hi, I just saw a CMDR around the CQ with 0 Shields in a MK III. I asked him why he has 0 shields and he said it's the loadout.

Is that a cheater?

He was heavily armed with Railguns and stuff.
 

Mordu

Mordu
More then likely he was hull tanking. Otherwise a full rack of rails would be near impossible to fit. By running a military composite and hull re-enforcement modules, he can sustain a lot of damage, but his agility will suffer.
 
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Ian Skippy

Ian Skippy
RhymeRhyme said:
Hi, I just saw a CMDR around the CQ with 0 Shields in a MK III. I asked him why he has 0 shields and he said it's the loadout.

Is that a cheater?

He was heavily armed with Railguns and stuff.
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Hull improvements are absolute, shield improvements are relative. The worse your starting shields, the smarter it is to go for hull
 

Teyloune

Teyloune
Why is someone without Shields instantly a cheater? - How is not havin shields and Cheating connected? That makes no sense at all.

I mean, you ask him and he said thats his loadout.. whats wrong with that? Nothing.

So, my question here is "WHY"!?
 
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Hurricane Moon

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like the above poster....why?
why concern yourself with how someone else is playing?.....why come to the forums to ask if hes cheating.

you wouldnt last that long where i come from with that attitude mate lol.......
 

Firestarter

Firestarter
There is a shield hack that stops a cheater's shield from collapsing so someone WITH a shield is just a likely to be a cheater as someone without.

Fortunately there are not too many cheaters in this game.

Unless you see proof then it's best to assume people are honest.
 
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xondk

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RhymeRhyme said:
Hi, I just saw a CMDR around the CQ with 0 Shields in a MK III. I asked him why he has 0 shields and he said it's the loadout.

Is that a cheater?

He was heavily armed with Railguns and stuff.
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Not having shield just means they don't have a shield module equipped, this is not a cheat or anything, if you say, are shooting at someone and they have shield and it doesn't take damage, or their hull doesn't take damage, then that's cheating.
 

RhymeRhyme

RhymeRhyme
Teyloune said:
Why is someone without Shields instantly a cheater? - How is not havin shields and Cheating connected? That makes no sense at all.

I mean, you ask him and he said thats his loadout.. whats wrong with that? Nothing.

So, my question here is "WHY"!?
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Because I thought that it's not possible to not have shields in your loadout. But I see. I talked to him and he explained in detail. Very cool.

But also, I saw a cheater yesterday. The ship was abondoned / floating just a bit away from the 0 fire zone. It had a 1 Mio. Credit Bounty. I shot at it with full power for 1 or 2 minutes. The shields stayed 100% the whole time. That's why I thought 0 % shield is also a kind of cheating.
 
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Ian Skippy

Ian Skippy
RhymeRhyme said:
Because I thought that it's not possible to not have shields in your loadout. But I see. I talked to him and he explained in detail. Very cool.

But also, I saw a cheater yesterday. The ship was abondoned / floating just a bit away from the 0 fire zone. It had a 1 Mio. Credit Bounty. I shot at it with full power for 1 or 2 minutes. The shields stayed 100% the whole time. That's why I thought 0 % shield is also a kind of cheating.
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Probably just connectivity issues: according to the server you may have been shooting empty space for a minute. :D
 

d8veh

d8veh
You have many choices in the game. The idea is to equip ships in the way that you need them to suit your purposes. In open play, where you want to fight other players, the advantage seems to have swung from strong shields to strong hulls. Without shields, there's little disadvantage when silent running, and silent running gives the advantage that your opponent has much more difficulty targeting you.
 

StuF

StuF
Can't believe how quickly people assume others are cheating !
Currently there are NO HACKS/CHEATERS/SCRIPTERS in the game at all
Which is awesome and encourages me to play longer knowing everyone is playing fair.

Since the move to Horizons and 64 bit the babies who live in mommies basement and code have been totally unable to cheat in this game and I imagine it is totally out of their limited skills to rewrite a programme.

Good riddance to bad rubbishy is what I say - and well done ED for getting rid of the cheaters for good!
 

Hurricane Moon

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StuF said:
Can't believe how quickly people assume others are cheating !
Currently there are NO HACKS/CHEATERS/SCRIPTERS in the game at all
Which is awesome and encourages me to play longer knowing everyone is playing fair.

Since the move to Horizons and 64 bit the babies who live in mommies basement and code have been totally unable to cheat in this game and I imagine it is totally out of their limited skills to rewrite a programme.

Good riddance to bad rubbishy is what I say - and well done ED for getting rid of the cheaters for good!
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its called christmas break lol.........
 

RhymeRhyme

RhymeRhyme
I'll try the 0 shields max hull slient running in a Cobra MK III soon. It sounds good. Ramming is the way to kill the opponent then. Cool thing.
 

StuF

StuF
Hurricane Moon said:
its called christmas break lol.........
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Pah - I am certain it is completely beyond their limited skill set
They will be back at school/nursery soon and have other things to worry about

The game is a better place without those infantile idiots
 
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Hurricane Moon

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StuF said:
Pah - I am certain it is completely beyond their limited skill set
They will be back at school/nursery soon and have other things to worry about

The game is a better place without those infantile idiots
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i think your stance towards these coders is childish...its the peeps that abuse it in open that are making the wrong moves.
game is now 64 bit.....it wont stop it happening i assure you....just a different method of injection.

kids at nursery wouldnt even know where to start lol.....making and breaking code go hand in hand and is what computes are all about.

hell main reson i dumped consoles after 30 years and came to pc is because its all open source
 

tiger61378

tiger61378
There's a guy in my group (BRTD) that runs what he calls the Full Metal FAS. Military hull and nothing but HRPs for modules, plus the usual guns, etc...its built to be an epic ramship.
 
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