Combat logging

[Toumal]

Ultimate combat logging fix

If you ungracefully exit the game while in danger, (task kill, CTD, power cut, etc), you can only returning your previous mode for 1 hour.
Menu logging in not effected.

Done!
No silly gimmicks, no exploits, no punishing accidental disconnects.
You just return to where you left off, which legitimate CMDRs do anyway .
Anyone trying to sneak in to another mode to escape is only allowed to rejoin their previous mode, or not play until the timer runs out.
And no, you can't log back in to your previous mode, then menu quit, and join solo. The 1 hour timer runs from the moment you disconnected, for one hour.

Nope, your "ultimate fix" doesn't fix the problem. Or rather, it only catches the inept.

With your system in place, I can still selective block your traffic and then simply reconnect to open but you still won't see me again, ever. You will not be able to join any instance where I'm in, regardless of your friends or wing status.

Or, you know, I could just wait for an hour. But going into the logs and just blocking your IP from ever receiving or sending data to/from me takes 10 seconds and I'm back in the game, having successfully combat-logged on you.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Nope, your "ultimate fix" doesn't fix the problem. Or rather, it only catches the inept.

With your system in place, I can still selective block your traffic and then simply reconnect to open but you still won't see me again, ever. You will not be able to join any instance where I'm in, regardless of your friends or wing status.

Or, you know, I could just wait for an hour. But going into the logs and just blocking your IP from ever receiving or sending data to/from me takes 10 seconds and I'm back in the game, having successfully combat-logged on you.

Yeah, true, but seriously, how many people combat log intentionally, and would do this?
Those people aren't worth the dev time to do anything better.

P2P has its limits, and as far as I can tell, my suggestion does a pretty good job of discouraging Clogging, without overly punishing actually disconnections or CTDs.
(Most people just carry on as they were, only people who were planning on swapping modes for whatever reason would be effected)

No system is perfect.

Also, I think traffic manipulation is against the EULA, so you could technically face some direct harsh punishment from FD.