In the many battles in and around Lugh there have been oodles of situations where accidental friendly fire occured with the following results...
- System Authority vessels from your own faction dive in and slot you.
- CMDR's from your own faction slot you.
One could look at the contacts panel and judge a faction before getting the red mist, but alas noone has the time to do so especailly in a conflict zone.
SO how can an accidental incident of friendly fire not result in an attack like hornets. (eg System authority vessel flies in front of you....)
Proposal.
When a case of friendly fire occurs then several checks are made....
1) Has the target been targetted for more than 1 second by the offender.
2) Has the offender continued to fire on the target.
If the answer to the above are yes then the following could be done...
1) offender should change colour on the sensor ( Same as Faction but maybe with a Red circle/triangle over the sensor icon)
2) Timer starts and if the offender continues to fire for more than 5 seconds then they turn permanently red and goto Wanted state.
IN essence, im suggesting a half-way house that will give people a chance...
Thoughts?
- System Authority vessels from your own faction dive in and slot you.
- CMDR's from your own faction slot you.
One could look at the contacts panel and judge a faction before getting the red mist, but alas noone has the time to do so especailly in a conflict zone.
SO how can an accidental incident of friendly fire not result in an attack like hornets. (eg System authority vessel flies in front of you....)
Proposal.
When a case of friendly fire occurs then several checks are made....
1) Has the target been targetted for more than 1 second by the offender.
2) Has the offender continued to fire on the target.
If the answer to the above are yes then the following could be done...
1) offender should change colour on the sensor ( Same as Faction but maybe with a Red circle/triangle over the sensor icon)
2) Timer starts and if the offender continues to fire for more than 5 seconds then they turn permanently red and goto Wanted state.
IN essence, im suggesting a half-way house that will give people a chance...
Thoughts?