Peops who log off during a dual!!
- Thread starter bassist9
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Combat logging is not a game mechanic, it is just sad.
I have heard that FD are looking into this and maybe leaving your ship logged in on auto pilot for a few mins after the connection has been dropped but I do not know how accurate this information is so please don't quote me.
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
Alternatively: "Heres an idea, whilst playing in any game mode, accept the idea that ships more powerful than you might attack you and live with the consequences of a intrinsic element of the game." - big ships are not only likely to attack in open.
Thats not what he is saying, he is saying the other person is fighting back but when they relise they are going to loose they alt+F4, it's not like he is picking on a weapon less hauler and getting sad when they disconnect.
Then they should not be flying in open and should stick to solo, there's your idea in a nutshell. ED is extremely forgiving, offering folks the ability to share progress between solo and open, if players are that bothered about being attacked they should stick to solo, anyone who combat logs is a loser and in breach of the games TOS as they are exploit non game mechanics to exit a fight denying another player a kill.
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great idea, only one thing though, your flying along quite happy then your BT home hub 5 decides it is going to drop connection for a few minutes, you know flash orange a bit cause we all know how much the BT home hub loves to do this, after a few minutes the hub turns blue again so you jump back into the game happy as larry to carry on trading then all of a sudden POW you blown right out of the letterbox because your disconnection got you a fat bounty for no reason what so ever.
This problem of combat loggers is really not an easy one to fix.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but that is exactly what it does; open combat, open pvp. Players who do not want to pvp are catered for with the ability to join private groups.
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same problem, should the trader whos internet dropped get a fine for disconnecting just because a few people are to childish to loose a ship? as stated before this is a p2p issue and you can thank CoD and the "look at my K/D" culture.
Rafe Zetter
Banned
They join open for the good bits ONLY, when they are the ones gaining from piracy, and giggling at their screen at how 1337 and U83r (*leet and Uber) they are. However as with most things in humanity, when they meet the bigger fish, and "there's always a bigger fish" they don't like it.
12 seconds (or whatever it is) timer to prevent logoffski is too short. I'll bet some people hit quit and pull the connection if they see they are outgunned after just a few salvo's fired - you can usually tell in these sort of games if the other guy is more skilled than you, even with a smaller ship. How long does it take to down an anaconda or python even with no shields?
I have to agree with the "open play = agreeing to PvP" though. We clearly have a solo option - linked to global events in all other aspects except commanders (at least that's what we've been told was the reason for no offline), however limited it may feel. Hopefully once they sort out the "friends" system so that people who fly together actually appear in the same instances 100% of the time, it should mean you can play in open with a wingman for that extra thrill.
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So they didn't feel like PVP. I have no problems with people who log off, this is not a competitive PVP game and they evidently have different interests than you. The idea that people should "have to" play solo in order to avoid hurting the feelings of thieves and vandals is just weird.
Just go try someone else.
Just go try someone else.
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Then they should not have joined in open mode, doing so gives consent for open pvp, to then log off in the middle of it just marks them as a loser; it is also considered griefing and against the rules as they are using non game mechanics to avoid a legitimate game mechanic.
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Its not the people who are not looking for PVP that are the problem, it is people that are actively looking for PVP then when they realise that the person they attacked is going to destroy them they exit out the game to prevent their own demise
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
Repeating it still does not make the emphasised portion a truth.
Because denying the truth and burying ones head in the sand always helps. Further, some folks are a little slow or believe they are playing an entirely different game and the truth needs repeating until it sinks in
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Sounds like a simple enough solution, why isn't it being used?
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
Both sides of the "consent to PvP in open" debate could be accused of that.
You are the one who emphasized how you can be attacked by a NPC in non open.
You realise this is a hugely strong argument in favour of not logging off in open when attacked by a player. Anyone who joins open is inherently accepting that other players can do what NPCs do.
If you only want to be attacked by NPCs then dont join open.