How FD can fend off a hypothetical goon takeover (or even a real one)

Ideas Man · Jan 9, 2015

JeffRyan said:
Goons in their heart of hearts are bullies who take pleasure in hurting other people. I admit a lot of my bias against GS are because I really really can't stand Gianturco.

That seems prejudice against a minority group

GlyphGryph · Jan 9, 2015

Drathmar said:
Where would that part of the universe be?

Wherever opportunities exist for the Empire, of course. For all goons are loyal and dedicated Imperial citizens. Except the ones who are not.

Phier · Jan 9, 2015

KakerMix said:
What is a 'goon' even anyway??

They are keeping one alcoholic website owner in booze money by paying for a forum

I remember when SA was good, god that was a LONG time ago. (Yes I know, SA was never good..)

BoldyBald · Jan 9, 2015

EVE is patience/dedication based.

E: D is far more skill based.

You are comparing apples to oranges. Also save > exit > go solo > dump stuff at lave > save > exit > go open.

Hayta · Jan 9, 2015

Stop trolling on this forums and join the fleet dammit.

TehGM · Jan 9, 2015

Heh, anti-goonies still hating us?

I honestly think this thread doesn't have any more sense. Unless it's being kept up for laughs.

TannakaObi · Jan 9, 2015

William Prospero said:
This could happen in this game too. We could have swarms of players blocking off certain systems (e.g. those with rare goods, like Lave) from other players; either killing them outright if they enter or extorting them for cargo. A more ambitious goal might be to take control of all of Alliance or even more, shutting those worlds off from non-members. And when I say take control, I don't mean that in the way the game is supposed to work: gaining influence with systems and so forth, but on top of that, by locking out other players. This is all hypothetical, as I said. I don't know what they're up to.

You mean playing the game by design? Everything you said is intended. Don't like it? Solo, group!

JeffRyan · Jan 9, 2015

Ideas Man said:
That seems prejudice against a minority group

I'm sure they're heartbroken.

Titus Balls · Jan 9, 2015

Shockeh said:
Those arrogant whims are how any group of people, animals or pretty much everything else has laid claim to pretty much anything in entire course of history, surprise!

Indeed that's how countries are formed and borders are drawn

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TehGM said:
Heh, anti-goonies still hating us?

I honestly think this thread doesn't have any more sense. Unless it's being kept up for laughs.

Grr Goons

Drathmar · Jan 9, 2015

Kermit Laphroaig said:
Hell yes, Emp-bros UP TOP o/

Empire all the way!

OVMorat · Jan 9, 2015

Having flown both against and with Goonfleet in EVE I would welcome their presence in ED.
they'd "liven you stiffs up a bit!"

Tuzmaal · Jan 9, 2015

OVMorat said:
Having flown both against and with Goonfleet in EVE I would welcome their presence in ED.
they'd "liven you stiffs up a bit!"

Let me translate that for those who dont know Goons. He was first in an 0.0 Alliance that got outlagged by Goons sheer numbers in fleetfights and so lost space and members, short before his Alliance collapsed Goons made them an offer to keep their remaining space minus the most valuable moons, get friendly standings but have to take part in Goon operations to make the Goon blob even bigger and suddenly they became BFF but were infact just pets.

Is that about right OVMorat ?

JosiahD · Jan 9, 2015

philux said:
Considering the ongoing PvP paranoia since day one here, I'm not surprised in the slightest ;-)

Considering Frontier's intent was always more towards multiplayer cooperation in PvE, with PvP possible but intended to be rare, I suspect the so-called 'paranoia' is mostly the result of PvP types insisting that more PvP functionality is required (to the point of being the dominant feature) when it was never the intent for Elite: Dangerous to focus on PvP. Perhaps the paranoia is more on the side of the PvP'ers finding this is an online game where PvP is not king for once?

Tar Stone · Jan 9, 2015

There should definitely be some Goon presence in Elite Dangerous, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan NPCs should suffice.

Kermit Laphroaig · Jan 9, 2015

Tuzmaal said:
Let me translate that for those who dont know Goons. He was first in an 0.0 Alliance that got outlagged by Goons sheer numbers in fleetfights and so lost space and members, short before his Alliance collapsed Goons made them an offer to keep their remaining space minus the most valuable moons, get friendly standings but have to take part in Goon operations to make the Goon blob even bigger and suddenly they became BFF but were infact just pets.

Is that about right OVMorat ?

Hey hey now, we let him keep his pants

TannakaObi · Jan 9, 2015

JosiahD said:
Considering Frontier's intent was always more towards multiplayer cooperation in PvE, with PvP possible but intended to be rare.

What planet do people live on, thats about as honest as me saying, nah! Open play was intended for PVP and Only PVP, PVE was only added to draw in the cannon fodder for ganking! Like fishing!

ianw · Jan 9, 2015

TannakaObi said:
What planet do people live on, thats about as honest as me saying, nah! Open play was intended for PVP and Only PVP, PVE was only added to draw in the cannon fodder for ganking! Like fishing!

Well it is what DB has said - but then, what does he know!?

Ideas Man · Jan 9, 2015

Tuzmaal said:
Let me translate that for those who dont know Goons. He was first in an 0.0 Alliance that got outlagged by Goons sheer numbers in fleetfights and so lost space and members, short before his Alliance collapsed Goons made them an offer to keep their remaining space minus the most valuable moons, get friendly standings but have to take part in Goon operations to make the Goon blob even bigger and suddenly they became BFF but were infact just pets.

Is that about right OVMorat ?

Why did you offer to translate and then speak gibberish? Not everyone here has played Eve you know

Asp Explorer · Jan 9, 2015

Ideas Man said:
Why did you offer to translate and then speak gibberish? Not everyone here has played Eve you know

One forum gang all logged on in one place, slowed down the game network to a crawl so their opponent forum gang couldn't react in time to a pre-coordinated attack. The losing gang wailed and cried and gnashed dentures, then the winning gang offered to let them have what remained of their turf, minus the best bits on the condition that they became their pet gang and become cannonfodder.

Ideas Man · Jan 9, 2015

Asp Explorer said:
One forum gang all logged on in one place, slowed down the game network to a crawl so their opponent forum gang couldn't react in time to a pre-coordinated attack. The losing gang wailed and cried and gnashed dentures, then the winning gang offered to let them have what remained of their turf, minus the best bits on the condition that they became their pet gang and become cannonfodder.

Thank you very much