W00t! Months since my last visit and still nothing has changed. Oh god I've missed you all. When the world is burning and nothing will ever be the same again...this forum will be.
OP, I write to you this letter from the comfort of Open, situated around Wyrd and starting space on a new alt account, where I haven't been attacked once in two weeks. I guess Wyrd must be some quiet, unused system based on your statistical analysis of gank rates in open.
For a start, we already introduced new C&P rules a while back. You guys complained, and you already got them. Rules that were harsh. That's where the whole hot module, super annoying fine thing came from.
Do you remember what happened? I do.
For week after week, criminal after criminal cried as they were harshly reprimanded...for docking dangerously. And for "accidentally" shooting the wrong ship in combat.
Do you know who didn't cry? The gr1eff0rz.
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A few things:
Firstly, harsh punishment must apply to ALL crime - not just griefing. Whether you like it or not, PvP in Open was intended since the start, as much a part of the game as anything else. If you don't like that, tough cookies. You don't have to like it any more than PvP players have to like PG and Solo. So, no - FD are not about to introduce a magical, space transcending ban hammer that stops PvP players from playing the game. As much as you want it, and as much as you try to hide it by suggesting they cannot dock, sneeze or do their laundry without being attacked.
Secondly, if you struggle to survive attacks so much...actually become one with the game. Stop running around solo in your unarmoured, D-rated thruster wielding trader. The simple truth is that the game is in favour of defense: with basically no modding and basic escape tactics, you can consistently escape from even the toughest assailants. Instead of complaining, actually play the game as if you were trying to protect your life. That's when games become fun. And if you don't like having to make a few T concessions on your trader, explorer, whatever so it can be sneezed on without falling apart - might I suggest Open was never going to be right for you before you even tried it.
Finally, this one's actually in support of something you said. Yes, we DO need PvP bounty hunters. WE NEED THEM SO BADLY. We also need to facilitate other forms of PvP. All of this is the single, most fundamental aspect of the entire discussion, because doing so gives PvPers meaning; it gives them something to do other than smash new ships. It gives them an engaging reason to play PvP within Elite. It allows PvP players to moderate murderers themselves, without resorting to artificial game breaking bounties, and without resorting to braindead NPC fighters.
So why don't we have PvP bounty hunters?
Because the same crowd that complains about PvPers shooting new ships complain about us getting such updates. "Why should they get content we can't engage in", they said. "just kick them out the game, I don't like them!" said another. "They took our jerbs!" came a voice from the back.
So in summary - they were complaining about other players getting content that would improve their game quality, despite the fact it wouldn't change their own game.
Ruining the game of others at no benefit to themselves.
Now where have I heard that before...
