To say the community would react that way is stretching things more than just a bit.
Combat Logging
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To say the community would react that way is stretching things more than just a bit.
Powderpanic
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I just block everyone that combat logs, I dont need that negativity in my game.
When I block someone, i feel like a winner!
Good for you.
You did make it to the 2nd to last line of my post, right?
Where I basically say the same thing.
Well, the more rabid ganker types will start screaming that anything other than dying is CLogging. Just asking the question is going to get you accused of being a CLogger and likely added to their little reddit KoS list.
Be sure your forum shields are fully A rated and engineered, you're going to need them.
They can add me to any list they want, won't change how much sleep I get at night. I don't care about CL and personally think it is a waste of time to worry about it. I lose power a lot in the winter living out in the boonies....am I a CL when my internet drops during bad weather? Or when I need to attend to something immediately.
I have said this before in another thread....I reserve the right to log out of the game at anytime for any reason....it is just a game, they need to get over themselves.
You did make it to the 2nd to last line of my post, right?
Where I basically say the same thing.
In my defence I have a cold
It's kind of a loop-hole really, FDev have deliberately left it in there so they can try and keep all sides of the argument in a kind of disgruntled balance. But really it's no better than cheating in the eyes of most PvP-focused players, given as the end result is the same.
I'd personally be less hostile to the concept of menu logging if:
A) The timer was longer, say 30 seconds
B) A system notification alerted all players in the instance that the player in question was logging out, much like how we get alerted to friends coming online/going-offline (this would only apply to normal space scenarios excluding stations so we don't get spammed while docked)
Cheers. It's just a cold, albeit one of those where you just want to stay at home in bed and watch old films all day.
Come to think of it, that's most days. Didn't think that one through...
But what if you 'Menu' log before any actual combat takes place (and I don't consider interdiction as combat)
And to be clear I have never Logged out during any altercation, just asking the question.
Powderpanic
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Interdiction is a hostile act.
Unless I have missed the friendly interdiction module?
Lets be honest most players are already spamming the quit button the moment they fail to evade an interdiction.
But if you do not class it as combat, that is your call.
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I always submit to an interdiction (in fact I don't think I have ever tried to evade one) and sometimes the outcome (NPC wise) is just a scan. To me that's only hostile if you've been a naughty CMDR.
Another question is do some people consider logging out (menu) when they think a player is lining them up for an interdiction "Combat Logging"?
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Using the menu is a legitimate way to leave.
Task killing/cable pulling is not.
CTDs and server errors can't be helped.
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Task killing/cable pulling is not.
CTDs and server errors can't be helped.
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Is it? A certain subreddit springs to mind...
I think the underlined statement is an exploit and should be fixed!
That's certainly one approach that not only viable it's completely within the rules and solves two problems in one, your issue with clogging and the cloggers issue with playing with you.
Personally when gankers clog on me I regard it as a win.
Damn. Been keeping that one quiet...
Which makes it impossible to judge as only the person doing the logging can confirm the intent "to avoid combat".
As to the OP: as you should have noticed by now, it depends on who you ask - documentation for the various viewpoints is ample here on the forums (in a moderate form), on Reddit (a bit more vicious) and certain Discord channels (invitation-only circle j**k - no, I'm not privy to first hand knowledge from those channels, so I may be wrong).
For myself - with the people I usually associate with, combat logging means "wilfully terminating the game's server connection while in a combat situation", which includes the menu timer, but does not include running and/or waking out.
The one that's run by 5-1 exploiters ?, thankfully they are just a minority.
I would never task kill, and wouldn't menu log unless I felt I had been treated extremely unfairly.
The fact of the matter is though, I have 2 small kids, so if one of them throws up in the middle of our fight, I'll menu log for sure. Sorry, that's life and what the function is in the game for. I would try to communicate what happened to my aggressor, but wouldnt lose any sleep if I couldn't. Can I also say again that if someone logs on me, I win and save damage and ammo. Where is the issue?
The fact of the matter is though, I have 2 small kids, so if one of them throws up in the middle of our fight, I'll menu log for sure. Sorry, that's life and what the function is in the game for. I would try to communicate what happened to my aggressor, but wouldnt lose any sleep if I couldn't. Can I also say again that if someone logs on me, I win and save damage and ammo. Where is the issue?
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