Do u know how hard it is to impact a Cobra with a Cutter or my personal Type-10?
3.0 offers absolutely no protection against big player ships griefing small player ships
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Absolutely agree with this, Elite is a game in which combat happens, but its not a game in which combat is supposed to happen for no reason....
But really, it SHOULD be about preventing ship loss. So long as its possible to seriously negatively impact another player's enjoyment of the game, greifers are going to greif. Put in a stiff punishment system for the greifer, and the greifer will find a way to make it apply to the victim instead (example: Suicide ramming)
The fact that newbies have no idea about "Never Fly Without A Rebuy" is a problem. When someone loses their ship can cannot afford a rebuy, odds are good that player isn't coming back.
To be clear, its not a problem that newbies (or anyone else) die to incredibly one sided PVP. The problem is that the game makes everyone's rebuy the same. Regardless if you got overly ambitious and killed by an NPC or if you got mail-slot sniped by a PVPer.
It never happens for no reason. The reason for combat is because one ship has attacked another. That's the only actual reason - everything else is just an excuse.
It's a dangerous galaxy with criminals in it. Criminals often attack law abiding folks for no reason out here in the real world so acting like it's some bizarre incident that someone attacked you in a video game for no reason is a bit silly.
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Let take a real-life situation and some smuck starts smacking you around. Are you going to stay in that same spot and play dumb while someone hit you? Or are you going to say ouch and try to defend your self or retreat?
Oh boo hoo. Was your friend even at the computer when this happened? If someone hitting while you are scanning something. You seen your sheild go down the sounds of the ship coming close. Then take action so you would not be hit.
LMFAO. I knew the carebears would still find a way to complain about human interaction. Took less than 24 hours. Too bad the game can't have a "must have a spine and brain" requirement to play.
This I can agree with. T10's rule!
Has anyone confirmd that this was actually a player? The player the OP is referencing appears to be fairly new. It's also very rare that there would be a commander waiting at a beacon. To me it just sounds like it was likely an NPC clipper.
Do you know that the attacker didn't get a murder bounty and all the associated new C&P stuff? i.e. hot ship, notoriety increase etc.
No what you want is for actions you don't agree with to be punished, nothing more, nothing less.
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We know nothing aside from the basic description given by OP. As of now it's little more than anecdotal evidence.
Right.
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Yes it is. Pvp has no content, it will always happen for no reason, and most likely it will happen to mine some salt from threads like these.
"Eventually"? How long did he have to hang around for said death? Usually, if things aren't working out I will leave... So, its not just flying skill ("git gud"), but decision making in general, which comes into question...
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But you've been given lots of reasons. You just don't like them.
Well likewise, the reason I don't play in Open is 1. I can deny you your 'because I want to' and 2. Everything else is available in other modes. See how that works?
Well likewise, the reason I don't play in Open is 1. I can deny you your 'because I want to' and 2. Everything else is available in other modes. See how that works?
Yes. Your reasoning is sound. Did you think I'd object to it?
great thread, had me in stitches
salt and some more op.
salt and some more op.
Your buddy does know you don't HAVE to remain stationary to scan a beacon, right? You can still fly, just keep the nose of your ship pointed in the general direction of the beacon and bingo. Heck you don't even have to be close, you can scan it from the moment you enter the instance.
Now having to do so while under assault of a ramming clipper I've never had to do, but it would be an interesting test of situational awareness.
You sound like a poor big ship pilot. 4-0-2 reverse and shoot is a surefire indicator. Get an FDL and learn to fly it, combat will be a lot more fun.
Rust, DayZ, GTA Online, any number of other open world games. In any of those, you spot another player, and it's time to be wary. Elite is the same, people initiate combat for pure entertainment. But Elite has this population of people usually termed "carebears" who think all combat that isn't a duel isn't ok for some reason.
Combat happens because I am bored and wish to have a fight to entertain myself.