nope. you'd get griefers going kamikaze in sideys, and how would you determine who hit who?
a quick idea to prevent ramming as a combat technique
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Well, the reason this happened probably was the other Cobra had greater MASS? Better Armour? In which case he could have dealt greater damage to you than you to him...... yes?
I think this thread can be closed now
You have had your whine ;-)Ramming is a roll of the dice, so as a tactic its a desperate one but I agree that it should absolutely remain in the game and the fact that its random makes using it a lot less common.
It does have its uses. Terrorism for example. I blockaded a particular port a while back and was ramming traders making it impossible for them to dock, forcing them to leave. So as a tactic, it was very effective.
I've also used it against the police, sometimes when I fight in a group and my death is certain I can save my mates by taking one of the enemy with me or at least damage them to give my friends a fighting chance. Again.. tactical.
Another way I've used it is as a way to throw someone trying to do a jump. By throwing them of course they remain in the system giving me and my mates a chance to take em down before they escape. Again .. tactic.
So there is value in ramming, its a dangerous en-devour and the results can be quite unpredictable but there are plenty of situations where it can be quite useful.
I don't think people realize though that if the results of ramming where predictable, no matter what they are, ramming becomes even more of a tactic than it is now. If I know what's going to happen when I ram, I will find ways to use ramming to my advantage. Random is actually the greatest deterrent to ramming.
It does have its uses. Terrorism for example. I blockaded a particular port a while back and was ramming traders making it impossible for them to dock, forcing them to leave. So as a tactic, it was very effective.
I've also used it against the police, sometimes when I fight in a group and my death is certain I can save my mates by taking one of the enemy with me or at least damage them to give my friends a fighting chance. Again.. tactical.
Another way I've used it is as a way to throw someone trying to do a jump. By throwing them of course they remain in the system giving me and my mates a chance to take em down before they escape. Again .. tactic.
So there is value in ramming, its a dangerous en-devour and the results can be quite unpredictable but there are plenty of situations where it can be quite useful.
I don't think people realize though that if the results of ramming where predictable, no matter what they are, ramming becomes even more of a tactic than it is now. If I know what's going to happen when I ram, I will find ways to use ramming to my advantage. Random is actually the greatest deterrent to ramming.
I think it's a valid tactic
I have no weapons on my freighter and some guy in an cobra interdicted me last night
He demanded cargo so I tried to ram him in my type 6 (which mine has the top level shields it can fit)
I nudged him and he FSD straight away
Neither of us died but we both lost our shields
He probably fled with his tail between his legs at the crazy trader trying to smash into him
Perfectly acceptable behaviour in my opinion
I have no weapons on my freighter and some guy in an cobra interdicted me last night
He demanded cargo so I tried to ram him in my type 6 (which mine has the top level shields it can fit)
I nudged him and he FSD straight away
Neither of us died but we both lost our shields
He probably fled with his tail between his legs at the crazy trader trying to smash into him
Perfectly acceptable behaviour in my opinion
A few days i got interdicted by an hauler in my python. Normaly i just fly away, but this time this crazy npc was directly in front of me and tried to attack me. I loaded up my guns, shot the shield away and rammed that little ship to stardust. It was fun level 1000. I would do it again. Please dont change anything on this xD