... as I am very, very exhausted from reading the user-forums of my other game of choice, I´d kindly like to ask all of us to keep the level of communication they way it is still in this forum.
What am I talking about?
There´s a thread about the new docking computer I am very interested in. And in this thread there´s users complaining about the dc (docking computer) now making it "too easy". There´s users talking about "people without the neccessary dexterity to perform a manual docking". There´s even people complaining kind of "every feature that performs automated tasks leads to dumbing down skills and fits best into todays society".
In fact and examplary on topic of the dc:
- the dc is an optional device you can or cannot buy
- if you have the dc, you have to activate it (by slowing down a lot)
- using the dc seems to autodock your ship (releaving you of manual tasks) with the tradeof of being slower than a manual docking
Quote:
"Got to say I was disappointed too... Kind of given in to the whingers there a bit... Docking is easy if you practise... How the hell will people practise now if they're given the point and click route? A shame..."
("whingers", I am not a native speaker, could be a typo and "whiners" is what was meant - that´s what I want to talk about here. The ugly, disrespectfull word "whiners" and the ENTIRE thinking behind that).
Where is the shame in that? You are not forced to use the thing. You are not an uber-pro because you practised manual docking. You are not a better player and absolutely not a better person because you are the type of guy who wants everything the "hard" way. Plus: there might be lot´s of reasons to use automation devices. Hey: Han solo put his Falcon into autopilot mode on his flight to Alderaan.
I myself would prefer manual docking over the dc the most time. BUT: maybe I am at the phone. Maybe I check my systems. Maybe I am on the coms. Maybe, maybe, maybe.
I´d like to ask everybody to just let the people be. If YOU do not like a feature - don´t use it. If somebody else likes to use a feature: do not bash him. This is a hightech universe we are about to enjoy - docking computers are an obvious aiding device. Not the doors to hell.
Stepping away from the docking computer and speaking more general: stay polite, stay respectful. If you are the "always manual guy": you can do that, so be it. But please do not invert what you understand as a special ability of yours to being a disability of those who do not like your way. It´s disrespectful.
Thank you.
PS: if somebody opens a thread with the title "I do not like the purple colour", please DO NOT open a thread with the title "I do like the purple colour" - this is exactly the childish stuff happening in this other gamers forum I briefly mentioned. Use the first guys thread and post your point of view there.
What am I talking about?
There´s a thread about the new docking computer I am very interested in. And in this thread there´s users complaining about the dc (docking computer) now making it "too easy". There´s users talking about "people without the neccessary dexterity to perform a manual docking". There´s even people complaining kind of "every feature that performs automated tasks leads to dumbing down skills and fits best into todays society".
In fact and examplary on topic of the dc:
- the dc is an optional device you can or cannot buy
- if you have the dc, you have to activate it (by slowing down a lot)
- using the dc seems to autodock your ship (releaving you of manual tasks) with the tradeof of being slower than a manual docking
Quote:
"Got to say I was disappointed too... Kind of given in to the whingers there a bit... Docking is easy if you practise... How the hell will people practise now if they're given the point and click route? A shame..."
("whingers", I am not a native speaker, could be a typo and "whiners" is what was meant - that´s what I want to talk about here. The ugly, disrespectfull word "whiners" and the ENTIRE thinking behind that).
Where is the shame in that? You are not forced to use the thing. You are not an uber-pro because you practised manual docking. You are not a better player and absolutely not a better person because you are the type of guy who wants everything the "hard" way. Plus: there might be lot´s of reasons to use automation devices. Hey: Han solo put his Falcon into autopilot mode on his flight to Alderaan.
I myself would prefer manual docking over the dc the most time. BUT: maybe I am at the phone. Maybe I check my systems. Maybe I am on the coms. Maybe, maybe, maybe.
I´d like to ask everybody to just let the people be. If YOU do not like a feature - don´t use it. If somebody else likes to use a feature: do not bash him. This is a hightech universe we are about to enjoy - docking computers are an obvious aiding device. Not the doors to hell.
Stepping away from the docking computer and speaking more general: stay polite, stay respectful. If you are the "always manual guy": you can do that, so be it. But please do not invert what you understand as a special ability of yours to being a disability of those who do not like your way. It´s disrespectful.
Thank you.
PS: if somebody opens a thread with the title "I do not like the purple colour", please DO NOT open a thread with the title "I do like the purple colour" - this is exactly the childish stuff happening in this other gamers forum I briefly mentioned. Use the first guys thread and post your point of view there.
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