No problem about the salt, I wouldn't have posted if I minded... 
Since I've spent some time thinking about the ganking problem, I might come across as supportive of them (which really isn't the case, at least as far as seal clubbers and other griefers are concerned)..
But in the end a player is allowed to shoot other players in open mode so I can't really fault them for it, and honestly in what mode should they play if not in open. IMO it's a crappy thing to do to kill another player for lols, but if it's allowed by the rules of the game, then... I realize that this is probably not a popular position but it's the conclusion I've come to. IMO, it was naive by Frontier to design it like this, and the crime and punishment changes did nothing to improve it, IMO it just made some aspects of the game more annoying for the players. For instance comments like I went to Arai's Mine to assault the settlement and now I have notoriety and can't pay off my bounties.
Personally I think the best anyone can do if annoyed about this aspect of the game is to play solo, or find a player group to play in PG with.
I guess the fact that ganking can lead some people so far down the rabbit hole that they commit crimes in real life (doxing, real life threats, etc) shows that for some it's an intensely emotional issue.
Edit: fixed spelling
Since I've spent some time thinking about the ganking problem, I might come across as supportive of them (which really isn't the case, at least as far as seal clubbers and other griefers are concerned)..
But in the end a player is allowed to shoot other players in open mode so I can't really fault them for it, and honestly in what mode should they play if not in open. IMO it's a crappy thing to do to kill another player for lols, but if it's allowed by the rules of the game, then... I realize that this is probably not a popular position but it's the conclusion I've come to. IMO, it was naive by Frontier to design it like this, and the crime and punishment changes did nothing to improve it, IMO it just made some aspects of the game more annoying for the players. For instance comments like I went to Arai's Mine to assault the settlement and now I have notoriety and can't pay off my bounties.
Personally I think the best anyone can do if annoyed about this aspect of the game is to play solo, or find a player group to play in PG with.
I guess the fact that ganking can lead some people so far down the rabbit hole that they commit crimes in real life (doxing, real life threats, etc) shows that for some it's an intensely emotional issue.
Edit: fixed spelling
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