Combat logging is out of hand, and I'm about to quit because of it
- Thread starter Hagglefoot
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Combat logging is an exploit. I don't want to see it in any game. I think that when a fair way to deal with the situation is developed, it will be implemented. Loosing a kill is not more important than having a fair process to sort it out. Mature people would a acknowledge the problem curse the coward and go on. Loosing a kill is not a justifiable reason to penalize for a DC. A little perspective is in order.
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I don't believe FD are ignoring the subject, but maybe they've heard enough. Even if I though FD had anything to do with the sticky status dropping. In a nut shell: At this time, this subject is a dead horse. Do what you want with it, but you know what people think about beating on itt.
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I don't believe FD are ignoring the subject, but maybe they've heard enough. Even if I though FD had anything to do with the sticky status dropping. In a nut shell: At this time, this subject is a dead horse. Do what you want with it, but you know what people think about beating on itt.
A lot of us explorers who play in Open whilst chatting to fellow explorers seeing them on the map and sometimes even meeting up will indeed be shaking our head at such posts at this.
I'm not denying that combat logging is a problem, it is! And it would be nice if they found a solution that works well, but we're still talking about just one small aspect of a game that covers many different ways of playing.
Good one, classic sandmann!
People leave the game because of cheaters and he thinks Saul Goodman
Better one cheat than another?
Join an explorers private group then. Concise answer because I went through explaining this in my previous post.
Here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=131572&p=2016528&viewfull=1#post2016528
And here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=131572&p=2016587&viewfull=1#post2016587
Report it as trolling and not contributing. I don't get how people like that dude got such a high rep. They should loose rep for that.
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Are there really that many wussy boys out there?
Here is a possible solutions for warzones:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=131681
FD need to address this urgently. It is game breaking as approx 30% of warzone Cmdrs in Lugh combat logged prior to destruction according to my experience.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=131681
FD need to address this urgently. It is game breaking as approx 30% of warzone Cmdrs in Lugh combat logged prior to destruction according to my experience.
Are they anywhere near as common as this one? Because I seriously doubt it.
Combat is as much a part of the game as exploration. The only difference is, you always plan for exploration but you always plan for combat. To say combat logging should ok, because you don't want to be ready for a fight, all the time, is asinine. Dont skimp on weapons and defenses. You never know what will happen out in the void.
Exploration is a cutthroat business. If two people find an untouched part of pristine space, the first person to turn it in gets a huge payday. Why wouldn't it be in your best interest to off your competition?
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Amateurs buy bigger lasers for PvP, pros bring better internet connection
Amateurs buy bigger lasers for PvP, pros bring better internet connection
Elite p2p = pro design
This is wonderful. PVPers leave because people combat log. Non PVPers go Solo to avoid PVP. The simple solution for both is to significantly reduce the cost/need for insurance, but FDev insists that dying should be expensive for the thrill of it all. How thrilling is it going to be when all the PVPers leave for no compat logging fix and everyone else is playing solo? Game balancing is very difficult, but what do you expect when you burn people from both sides. I for one play games to have fun and escape from reality for a wile. Why are insurance costs jamming too much reality into something that should be so much more fun? Simply put, if it did not cost me a weeks worth of playing every time my ship gets destroyed, I would play in open and never consider combat logging. As it stands, I'll stay in solo until FDev fixes the insurance or releases the server code because everyone else has moved on to a game where they can have all the PVP or RP fun they desire.The original Elite games let you pick up from your last game save. Just saying!
These are great ideas imo, very similar to what EVE does.
Yes of course combat is as much a part of Elite as exploration, or trading, or mining, or whatever. Did you actually read my post that you quoted before replying to it? I never said combat logging is ok, I wrote combat logging is a problem. Indeed part of the thrill of an explorer is that final journey home wondering if you'll make it to the station alive to transfer all your data
The issue I had with Lustans standpoint is that he seems to be suggesting that open play is ONLY about fighting one another and that if you like exploring you belong in a private group only, as if combat logging is a major game breaker or something. Yes its an issue, but its an issue affecting just one small aspect of this game, its not THE game breaker.
A simple timer logout of 5-10 seconds would be an easy compromise in a new patch.
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Yes of course combat is as much a part of Elite as exploration, or trading, or mining, or whatever. Did you actually read my post that you quoted before replying to it? I never said combat logging is ok, I wrote combat logging is a problem. Indeed part of the thrill of an explorer is that final journey home wondering if you'll make it to the station alive to transfer all your data
The issue I had with Lustans standpoint is that he seems to be suggesting that open play is ONLY about fighting one another and that if you like exploring you belong in a private group only, as if combat logging is a major game breaker or something. Yes its an issue, but its an issue affecting just one small aspect of this game, its not THE game breaker.
A simple timer logout of 5-10 seconds would be an easy compromise in a new patch.
I'm merely saying that if you are going to play in open you should expect and not be surprised by any sort of PVP gameplay. And I'm saying that if you are against experiencing this type of gameplay that you shouldn't play in Open.
And it's not the log out.... people are End Tasking Elite. I thought I read there is already a timeout in the game when you are in combat.
Again the root cause of this is people are combat logging to avoid having to pay high insurance payouts. Setting a high limit and reducing the buyout might resolve the root issue.
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Why would I agree to set this flag? May be only if I decide to DC you via my firewall for lulz?