Yes, it's likely working as intended, I'd say. With all its drawbacks, but I guess they were considered a lesser evil.
Blocking feature being abused or was it intended to be this way? FDEV?
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Yes, it's likely working as intended, I'd say. With all its drawbacks, but I guess they were considered a lesser evil.
Frontier will never address combat logging, it will be the death of the game...
Well I will never had to deal with "karma" since I will never die, sidewinders can't melt clipper, Blocked Bounty hunters can't instance with me.
Sure does, the likes of us, yes even me cannot do anything to stop them due to poor instancing, combat logging or being blocked.
You are seeing it as a punishment for poor behaviour, I see it as a reward & motivation for positive behaviour. The sealclubber will not be able to instance themselves with any newbs that are instanced with the protector. By using the blacklist the sealclubber is removing more than just the one they block, they remove all that have less restrictive filters (and so are easier to matchmake with) too.
Just seems insane to play a pvp game in pvp mode, then get salty when you get pvp'ed. It's a contradiction in terms, especially when you don't even have to play in pvp mode to play cooperatively with friends, or even with another player visible in the whole galaxy. Like I say though, if you can only block people you have encountered in game, I have less of an issue with it, but it's still mad to be able to play in PVP and block players who want to PVP with you.
I am doing what I can to promote a workable solution. Help me to help you. Do not be a defeatist, I have seen you overcome greater challenges.
Blocking players is no different than deciding to use a PG, or Solo. It's just a little bit more selective. In general it will be used by players in the spirit it is/was intended.
Much along the lines of how open mode is generally used in the way it was intended. But, as we know, players will find ways to use the game features to benefit themselves. I'm sure Commander Besieger can understand this... I mean if he can understand and abuse the system by cheating, a little bit of rule bending like this should be right up his alley.
Much along the lines of how open mode is generally used in the way it was intended. But, as we know, players will find ways to use the game features to benefit themselves. I'm sure Commander Besieger can understand this... I mean if he can understand and abuse the system by cheating, a little bit of rule bending like this should be right up his alley.
It really wont.
I don't see any contradictions if people just play their way.
Honestly dude, you are doing gods work by trying to get it fixed, some of us though as just done trusting frontier to keep their word.
Blocking players is not the problem, the problem is it breaks instancing to the point where everyone blocked by that player is moved into their own instance, if player 1 has 20 players blocked most of them will get their own instance. instead of the single player getting their own and the 20 getting together.
Open isn't PvP mode.
When this game shuts down, I will if I remember, be there guy to say. "I told you so".
Do you have a prediction deadline to go with that?
You don't see the contradiction of playing in PVP mode on purpose, then complaining when you get killed by another player? When the game offers you 'friendly players only' or 'your own galaxy all to yourself', it just seems...mad to choose to play in pvp when you're not good enough or your equipment not up to par, then complain when you are killed. If you still don't see it, I don't have any other way of expressing it.
Sure, I'd prefer that we could all play in PVP, and that there were a C&P system that really hurt gankers, and that is no doubt coming. In the meantime, this blocking of players from joining your instance in pvp mode is self defeating to a game that claims to be pvp-oriented. Bring on C&P, and make the combat log timer 2 minutes, like in other games. That's all I have to say on this.
Sure, I'd prefer that we could all play in PVP, and that there were a C&P system that really hurt gankers, and that is no doubt coming. In the meantime, this blocking of players from joining your instance in pvp mode is self defeating to a game that claims to be pvp-oriented. Bring on C&P, and make the combat log timer 2 minutes, like in other games. That's all I have to say on this.
No, I don't... honestly I could be 2 years or even 5. Depends how Star Citizen does I guess.
What's the difference between OP complaining about people using the block feature, and people joining a private group or playing solo?
Both of the latter result in the same result as the thing he complains about.
As much as I try, I cannot see the legitimacy of OP's complaint. If someone uses the block feature on any player, for any reason, that's their choice. There's no difference between a player who blocks so-called "PvP" players, and someone who clicks on something other than "open". Both affect the BGS, both are out of your reach.
It's really only a problem for people who look for victims instead of opponents, and find that said victims can avoid a confrontation they can't possibly win.
Both of the latter result in the same result as the thing he complains about.
As much as I try, I cannot see the legitimacy of OP's complaint. If someone uses the block feature on any player, for any reason, that's their choice. There's no difference between a player who blocks so-called "PvP" players, and someone who clicks on something other than "open". Both affect the BGS, both are out of your reach.
It's really only a problem for people who look for victims instead of opponents, and find that said victims can avoid a confrontation they can't possibly win.
It's quite well know that the PvP crowd is a small (and valid) part of the community, and seeing that combat logging only really affects PvP, how will it "Kill the game"?
When he starts using his cheats. I.e.: never.
When open is populated only by the Cheating PvP Bro's, I will if I remember, be there to say. I told you so.
P.S. It has been confirmed, open is the PvP mode. Rather than the shared, by all, mode it has been relabeled the PvP mode, in this very thread.
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It's in your interests to get a solution implemented, imo this has far greater impact on the future of the game than any heat weapon meta or other stuff. You don't strike me as a quitter, get behind it & put solving this front & centre. It is a far more worthy cause to get behind than any other spicybois stuff.
Are you part of the problem? Be part of the solution instead. It's what you want.
So some time in the future, the game will be dead. Yeah, I'll go with that.
Hardest part I think is determining whether cause of the death is combat logging.