Of course, I may be from the Peoples Republic of Mancunia but i have lived in Derbyshire for some time
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The Open v Solo v Groups thread
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Of course, I may be from the Peoples Republic of Mancunia but i have lived in Derbyshire for some time
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I did wonder whether my profile was visible to others, that thread the other day got me wondering
So explain for the audience what my point is, and why you don't think it applies here.
Dmitri, I am more sorry than you are.
Gankers tend to collect together, and there aren't that many of them and in this situation there are so many player hotspots. A lot of them are staying in Shin, I suspect this is because they don't want to have to deal with the risk of getting interdicted and attacked by Thargoids, especially in shield tanks.Not to disturb your bickering
I am flying in a somewhat fast and well protected Python these days (because Thargoids), so I decided to do it in open. Shocking, I know. It was harmless, and kind of nice to run into so many CMDRs doing stuff for the war effort. I was not ganked, in fact I didn't meet any of them. So there you go. It is possible. But I think there was never any real doubt.
I still stand by my original statements about the ganking community and their less likeable specimens (I still don't like them), and maybe it is just a matter of time (or time zones) until they swarm the rescue ships - or maybe it is the distance from the other hotspots. Maybe the gankers also lose a bit of their sinister image if you are getting used to be ganked by Thargoids anyway. Who knows. It still would be awesome to be able to go to ShinDez or Sol and feel like going to a mall on saturday afternoon instead of running the idiot gauntlet (oh crap I said idiot again. Sue me
There are some around though but the effect is diluted compared to supercruise in a CG system. There are also Thargoid friends, but not many of them to cover all the spots.
Simply that i don't see Open as 'better' than Solo?I did wonder whether my profile was visible to others, that thread the other day got me wondering
So explain for the audience what my point is, and why you don't think it applies here.
Its exactly the same universe without the hassle.
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The 'greener grass' in your case would be fewer players then I guess, and presumably the game is just fine for you as it is (it is for me too as far as modes are concerned).
How would you react to the game going Open Only? Would you continue to play, modifying your behaviour to accommodate open play, or stop playing?
It is a choice to be made, the modes do offer options. I like to play in Open and deal with the threats overalll but........
what I cant stand is the grind, so I go solo for guardian sites or Dav's hope because I want to control the instance and keep re-logging
Also if pads are blocked I will go solo.If game would go open only, I'd most likely would continue to play it like now, just keep blocking the nuisances. But I think quite many would stop playing.
Plus game going to open only would need other steps from FDev. One justification for current "gankers paradise" model is existence of alternative modes. No need to really change anything as people can get around of problematic behauviour.
Nope i would stop playing if it as Open only or just block every muppet i come across and stay out in the Black, but chances are i would just leave.
Open PVE mode is what im really holding out for but at the moment Solo and PG with mates are just fine.
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You wrote 'nope' then went on to agree with everything I said in that post, and confirmed that to you, the grass looks greener.
What I have is one place everyone can enjoy (in principle) & I think that's what a lot of people want if they are not already happy with the way the modes currently work.
It seems to me the only people unhappy with the status quo is the selfish or intolerant. In your ideal open PvE mode, how would you handle pad blockers or other thoughtless or selfish Cmdrs? Switch back to solo? Where do you draw the line?
Block, log out, relog. That would deal with pad blockers, and what ever people trying to troll others.
So Open PvE doesn't actually offer any solutions Open doesn't offer already, there would still be 'trolls'. You'd really block someone just because they were docked on a pad & you were in a hurry? How long would you wait before you block them?
What about station rammers that blow themselves up against your hull if you are speeding?
Blocked, obviously
Well against pad takers it does not need to be permanent one. You know one CAN remove people from block list.
Station rammers obviously are ones to block. Likewise mail slot blockers...
Personally I like station trolls even less than gankers.
Gotta say if the purpose of an Open PvE mode is to get away from all the trouble makers those players that can no longer shoot at you are probably going to find other ways to be irritating (assuming that's their aim).
I mean, you can just do that already in Open right now. You said that's what you do earlier in the thread. What would you do if someone shoots at you right now? Block them?
Well PVE mode removes most easiest and commonest way to disrupt others gameplay. Unwanted PVP. Other ways need some set up, and can be easily identified as trolling. Perhaps even to the point where Fdev bans trolls for good.
So where is that line drawn?
Where ever individual player draws it. Or when it comes to banning someone, something like "you have a lot of accidents with your 1% hull Sidey..."