And folks thats the real reason our Ganky Ganks types profoundly HATE block function. Do service for community, block your local ganker for good
This is another problem of the block. It makes "legit" PvP like piracy and bounty hunting much more difficult.I'd say the people that hate the block function most are the Spear people... simply because the gankers are using it against them
Yeap, could be the very same gankers that loudly complain about the block function.
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Indeed it does - however its existence rather suggests that the need for it outweighs the downsides, from Frontier's perspective.
Except the game has never been only an open world MMO - players can switch mode on a whim, deciding whether or not to play among other players - and the block feature is the most precise method of removing other players from ones gameplay.
True. If Elite were an open world mmo, the block would be stupid.
And so the wheel of time turns....It is what it is. Gankers gonna gank, blockers gonna block, and all of us debate on the forums
I tried some "legit" PvP piracy and gave up, because 9 out of 10 people I pulled from supercruise logged off the second my interdiction tether established, some even earlier,
Perhaps it's because parasitic gameplay, where they are the "host" expected to do the bidding of the attacker, isn't much "fun".
Maybe, but on the other hand we see all those posts here of people saying "they'd love to see some legit piracy in game". NIMBY propably.
When the intentions of the attacker are unknown, even if they appear to be a "real" pirate from comms (they could be lying), it's not at all surprising that many players assume the worst and don't stick around.
What else to call gameplay aimed at stealing from other players?
That is for sure a little sad. But you are right. Half of my friends Ingame are RP Pirates that wanted to pirate me once. I changed a little bit of cargo against a new friend with some advices for me. That's a nice trade off for me. I even managed my Playstyle around that. My RP Logistic company is mostly involved in Contraband exchange with pirates. Without them I would have no buisness partners.
Aside from a Challenger being unable to kill a Cutter at all if built somewhat competently, not sticking around in this game means lowwaking or highwaking.
Roleplay? People love roleplay, as long as they are the heroes in their story.
While the reaction of the target may disappoint the attacker, they are not in a position to dictate how the target should play (even if they'd like to be able to in the encounter).
While the player roleplaying the pirate may really enjoy that kind of gameplay, the same cannot be said of their targets - it may well be an annoyance, or worse, that represents a waste of game time (to them).Roleplay? People love roleplay, as long as they are the heroes in their story.
But god forbid one doesn't get the girl and the vorpal blade +5 at the end of the adventure
WHY DO THEY PLAY IN OPEN THEN IN THE FIRST PLACE????
I doubt they ever have - simply because not all members will necessarily still be playing the game and those that do don't play 24/7.
All the more reason to coalesce into a single game mode suited to their play-style that would be advertised on the launcher.
Imagine for a moment that Open was structured in the same way, e.g. regional groups (to optimise connectivity) that had a membership limit. With over 12M copies of the game out there, each player in a group would only be able to possibly encounter those online at the time in their particular group - that's how it is for Private Groups and why they are a poor substitute for an Open mode with its unlimited population.
