is this no a wee bit off topic [where is it]
Can we turn off seeing Commander Ship Names..?
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is this no a wee bit off topic [where is it]
HUD clutter. Can't name your ships what they are for fleet management (tradeconda, combatconda, etc). What's wrong with the option being there? If I did happen to find a ship name offensive (I won't) I would just shoot them.
If it only would work this way... Rooky
It does work that way. A recent thread some weeks ago proved that blocking, blocks a player from instancing with you...period.
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Perhaps, but I think it generally is consistent with letting players have options to control what they see/broadcast when new "features" are introduced, rather then being forced into doing so by FD.
This is especially relevant if FD really wants to keep more players in Open.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...m-Instancing-With-You?highlight=myth+blocking
here you go Rookie.
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All you want is a stealth mode in Open.
Keep reading.
the Klingon avatar seems to be very representative of your position.. i mean, why use diplomacy to resolve a minor issue, when instead, a lack of understanding, a chunk of metal, and the most draconian route to a resolution is an option, eh?!
to start with, this has nothing to do with commander names.. nothing!! hence the title of my OP 'Can we turn of Commander Ship Names'
also, my request isn't about taking anything away from 'anyone' it is about minimising a problem before it can happen, using the simplest means available. prevention is always better than cure. and why add to frontiers workload over having to report childish banality, when you can just check a box, and not actually need to concern yourself with it?
being a responsible grown up, means using common sense, to decide what is appropriate, and/or acceptable in any given environment, or situation, and making our choices based on that.
the same applies in a game, but we already have a set guidelines for that decision making. we already know exactly what is acceptable, and exactly what content exists within the game.. that is what accreditation, and rating systems, are for. i don't need to ask frontier to make a judgement on what i think, because they have already done so. i'm simply suggesting a way to minimise a foreseeable issue, and reduce any potential impact it may cause.
Oversimplification.
If it's not immediately obvious which targets are NPC or player it makes things more interesting to some players.
Perhaps not you, but others may find it a viable option.
Why not let each player decide for themselves?
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Plenty of debauchery in the holy bible as well.
Yes, sex in America causes hysteria....murder, bloodshed....meh, no big deal.
We have the opinion (as far as he can remember) of one Ian Philips.
A few posts down we have the observation of another poster that points out that once in an instance with a player you can choose to block them (which removes the need to friend someone before hand, So knee jerk blocking can be performed if someone has a pun name that makes baby Jebus cry). which 'in part' contradicts Ian Philips post... so.
According to Ian Philips recollections in this singular post there are suggestions of possible caveats as to how instancing works which could under rare circumstances put you once again in an instance with the individual who hath offended your sensibilities.
i think we can argue until we are both blue in the face as to the statistical probabilities of this happening if this is even the case.
We have the OP of the thread in question presenting a video that demostrates that instance blocking does work and it sparked a number of conversations on this forum, Reddit and Facebook where people added their two cents as to the function and viability of this feature. Plenty of reading out there for you.
One quote mined post from someones recollections (as far as he can tell), does not a check mate make.
Also... a warm welcome to you the newest member of the Pointless people club...
You are weclome to my seat.
P.S
You can insult me.... but never... never!! insult Gowron.
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Commander names where drawn into this 'discussion' as an example of a game dynamic that already exists, that allows player creativity which is already viewable within the public sphere.
It is a great example of why your position about ship naming is mute.
You presented the argument that people have a different mind set when naming a ship than they do a commander... I beg you to prove that.
'the Klingon avatar seems to be very representative of your position.. i mean, why use diplomacy to resolve a minor issue, when instead, a lack of understanding, a chunk of metal, and the most draconian route to a resolution is an option, eh?!'
We are on a public message board. Ive taken opposition to your suggestion, we talk it out, we duke it out. Because i dont agree with you is not me being 'draconian' or 'lacking of understanding'. this is what happens here.
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Boil away the faff and its a stealth mode, so you can fly around in open with your hoodie up.
Its boring.
...In which you (and your kids) can be a slave trader, gun runner, drug dealer, smuggler, pirate, assassin, psychotic serial killer, mass murderer...
And people are worried that I might name my Python "Siphon" and paint it purple, and that someone else might call their ship "Mr. Poopy-face".
No-one can offend you unless you let them.
I deleted the name of the person I quoted because this is a general comment, not directed at anyone.
For you, obviously.
As long as you get to play your way, it makes sense that others should be limited to your play preferences.
Kaplah
Mate why dont you join Mobius?
It plays just like Open, you meet just as many people (in my experiance) and no one is there to sink you or harass you.
You can then have your Open experiance and not worry about who see's you.
Mate why are you so concerned with how I play? If I want more options than you do, how does that prevent you from doing what you want to do?
Your ideas are silly.
Im finished with this subject now.
But seriously. Check out Mobius.
Thanks for your kind words. I will give your suggestion(?) all the consideration it deserves.
^^bottom line, yes.
Yes, let's discuss the feasibility of ship naming in ED; a feature that has existed in Eve Online for years. LoL. Heaven forbid Frontier should decide to let us write a character bio that other players could look up (like in Eve Online).