How do you stop players from simply blowing up other players for the hell of it?
- Thread starter Kurashima
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nats
Banned
If you go around defenceless then its your own fault IMO. This is real life these are real players. Some players get a thrill out of attacking and killing other real players and I can relate to that because its much more thrilling than killing an AI player. No its not 'GRIEFING', its real life. Its a ruthless galaxy out there so either make sure you are very fast, very well protected, or only fly in safe locations.
Although I do hope that wingmen are enabled at some point in the game so you can hire guards for valuable trips that would add a whole new dimension to the game. And I would love to see you also being able to team up with other traders for protection and perhaps travelling together as a fleet. That would be great to see.
But until that happens you have to protect yourself.
And the only way dropping your cargo is going to help is if you immediately fly really fast away from it to give the enemy player a difficult choice. Once he gets too far away from the cargo he wont ever find it again so you need to clear the area as quickly as possible. If he follows you he gets nothing but a fine. Make him work for it. But also keeping a few shield units available to recharge your shields whilst your engines spool up might be the best way to go.
Although I do hope that wingmen are enabled at some point in the game so you can hire guards for valuable trips that would add a whole new dimension to the game. And I would love to see you also being able to team up with other traders for protection and perhaps travelling together as a fleet. That would be great to see.
But until that happens you have to protect yourself.
And the only way dropping your cargo is going to help is if you immediately fly really fast away from it to give the enemy player a difficult choice. Once he gets too far away from the cargo he wont ever find it again so you need to clear the area as quickly as possible. If he follows you he gets nothing but a fine. Make him work for it. But also keeping a few shield units available to recharge your shields whilst your engines spool up might be the best way to go.
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Remiel
Banned
Aye, it's been keeping me from my work for hours now.
Wish I had some popcorn
I have Doritos. When people say "x is the best thing since sliced bread", what the mean is, "...the best thing since Doritos."
It might .. but then again, you might get killed anyway after doing so. It was like that in Eve anyway
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good one
Except Doritos with hummus, possibly.
Remiel
Banned
Guacamole. 'Nuff said.
Yep, I think we were missing each other. I wasnt associating it with the negativity that is against PvP or insinuating that PvPers are out to ruin anyone's day. I was thinking more in-game as a Commander and trying to get the OP to realize that space is dangerous and that random acts of violence happen. I think PvPers are an important part of Open mode, which is why I dont want any more mechanics introduced that prevent it. Right now its the wild west and thats great. Fortunes are made and lost. If Commanders dont want risk they're fully entitled to play Solo Mode. I dont play Solo because I enjoy the risk
Like I've said I do want to play with others, within the spirit of the game. I welcome pirate attempts. I occasionally get a bounty, don't mind if I get attacked for that. I'm sure there are loads of other reasons I've not thought of. That's playing the game.
If you're not what I'm callng you then you're doing a good job at portraying the opposite to what you really are.
That's the problem, some PvPers clearly are out to ruin someone's day, some aren't explicity out for that but couldn't care less if they do, and some are out to engage with others entirely willing to engage (which IMO includes things like running expensive goods through anarchies). The latter are fine, the other two seem to think that no-one should object to them.Yep, I think we were missing each other. I wasnt associating it with the negativity that is against PvP or insinuating that PvPers are out to ruin anyone's day. I was thinking more in-game as a Commander and trying to get the OP to realize that space is dangerous and that random acts of violence happen. I think PvPers are an important part of Open mode, which is why I dont want any more mechanics introduced that prevent it. Right now its the wild west and thats great. Fortunes are made and lost. If Commanders dont want risk they're fully entitled to play Solo Mode. I dont play Solo because I enjoy the risk
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I don't think you can easily end up in the same instance as anyone who's not a friend. Hopefully that'll change.Just because there are no in-game player generated bounties / assassination missions yet doesn't mean you can't ask elsewhere on the internet for them
How do you stop players from simply blowing up other players for the hell of it?
Firstly, you don't post threads like these because more often than not the reason they're targeting Haulers is because they want an easy mark with no chance of fighting back so they can feel good about themselves for having "bested" another player or simply having inconvenienced and probably upset one.
They're insecure closet sociopaths whose sole purpose in playing multiplayer games is to grief innocent people who have done nothing to them in order to make them feel like they have some significance and power in their lives because otherwise they don't. Making threads like these only serve to confirm to them that what they are doing is making you mad, and that alone makes them happy. No amount of in-game fines have or will ever prevent that behavior.
Learn to avoid interdictions and evade detection, fit a torpedo and blast them in the face defiantly if you're attacked or simply play in Solo until you have a ship that doesn't scream "I have nearly no potential to be anything but a victim".
Firstly, you don't post threads like these because more often than not the reason they're targeting Haulers is because they want an easy mark with no chance of fighting back so they can feel good about themselves for having "bested" another player or simply having inconvenienced and probably upset one.
They're insecure closet sociopaths whose sole purpose in playing multiplayer games is to grief innocent people who have done nothing to them in order to make them feel like they have some significance and power in their lives because otherwise they don't. Making threads like these only serve to confirm to them that what they are doing is making you mad, and that alone makes them happy. No amount of in-game fines have or will ever prevent that behavior.
Learn to avoid interdictions and evade detection, fit a torpedo and blast them in the face defiantly if you're attacked or simply play in Solo until you have a ship that doesn't scream "I have nearly no potential to be anything but a victim".
Remiel
Banned
What I'm actually doing is being someone you know nothing about, and who the actual hell are you to tell us what is and isn't within the 'spirit of the game'? You play it your way, we'll play it ours. This isn't about what you're calling anyone, the names are meaningless. It's the idiotic hasty generalisations you're making about players you know nothing about.
/nods approvingly.
Ian Phillips
Volunteer Moderator
Can everyone stop with the personal remarks and/or name calling please.
Then explain rather than shout.
Remiel
Banned
What does that even mean? Are you hallucinating loud voices or something? I wasn't aware you could discern tone of voice over the interwebs. Lay off the mushrooms, bruh.
Increase the bounty from player killing to 100.000 credits per kill.
Keep the assault bounty at the current 200-400 credits per assault.
Getting 6000 credit bounty for a player kill is a joke. Especially when you easily claim 5000-40.000 credits on a single NPC bounty kill.
Killing innocent players within controlled space (read: not anarchy space) should incur severe consequences. 6000 is nothing. Not even a dent or a scratch to someone's credit balance.
Keep the assault bounty at the current 200-400 credits per assault.
Getting 6000 credit bounty for a player kill is a joke. Especially when you easily claim 5000-40.000 credits on a single NPC bounty kill.
Killing innocent players within controlled space (read: not anarchy space) should incur severe consequences. 6000 is nothing. Not even a dent or a scratch to someone's credit balance.
