Waiting to see those high god pvp elites coming to say you are no brainer and didn't try hard enough so you should be killed at will in open. and must remove from solo.
To Solo Play Players: If You Could Disable PVP, Would You Play in Open Play Mode Instead?
- Thread starter AMX-008 GaZowmn
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Short answer is yes.
While I also enjoy pvp, I prefer it under pvp oriented conditions for all, means all participants want pvp and are equipped for pvp, e.g. cod, battlefield, war thunder, world of tanks etc.
In ED there are many activities which require / recommend non pvp setup, playing these activities leaves the player almost defenseless against pure pvp ships. That's no pvp for me but just ganking.
It would be enough for me if pvp would be active in designated areas like anarchy systems, while higher security systems would be pve only.
While I also enjoy pvp, I prefer it under pvp oriented conditions for all, means all participants want pvp and are equipped for pvp, e.g. cod, battlefield, war thunder, world of tanks etc.
In ED there are many activities which require / recommend non pvp setup, playing these activities leaves the player almost defenseless against pure pvp ships. That's no pvp for me but just ganking.
It would be enough for me if pvp would be active in designated areas like anarchy systems, while higher security systems would be pve only.
But ED lets you choose who you play with. The names of the gankers are still in your Contacts tab; go there, click on them and block them. You don't need to block many before the nature of Open starts to change for the better.
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That's factually false though.
But I guess it's always easier to ask for an invulnerability mode than learning to build and fly a ship.
Do you explore in a pvp ship?
Or trade with most modules blocked by armor, weapon or other pvp modules?
Or mine in a ship outfitted for pvp?
Yes, I would. I do not play in open because when I have the option to avoid being annoyed by griefers, I will do so. Not being annoyed is much more important to me than to see other people online, but seeing other people would still be nice. However, there are situtations I would still play solo, such as trading CGs because of people blocking landing pads and wasting my time.
1. There is zero reason to fly a jump range minmaxed paperplane explorer ship in the bubble, and while you are exploring in the middle of nowhere, there is nearly zero chance that you'll get ganked.
2. It's pretty easy to build a trader or miner ship that has decent shields, you don't really need much else to be nigh ungankable.
Yes to all.
Trade Cutter
https://s.orbis.zone/h26r
Gank Proof Explorer
https://s.orbis.zone/gw6-
Haz res Miner
https://s.orbis.zone/917K
Trade T9
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Gankers don't design my ships, I do.
PvP flags work well. Especially in a predominantly PvE audience. Then there is areas where you enter you get flagged automatically. Honestly the wheels already have been invented. They work and it's no magic.
These are some nice builds. Though I would never use them since being inefficient just for the sake of seeing other players would horribly annoy me.Yes to all.
Trade Cutter
https://s.orbis.zone/h26r
Gank Proof Explorer
https://s.orbis.zone/gw6-
Haz res Miner
https://s.orbis.zone/917K
Trade T9
Coriolis EDCD Edition
A ship builder, outfitting and comparison tool for Elite Dangerous
Yeah, I don't mind invulnerability mode. The alternative is worse. It's a game after all. PvP zones and flags also allow the real PvP players to efficiently meet up and have decent combat. It's just a way to funnel interested players and enable them to do what they like more reliably while taking much of the griefing away. It's a win-win. it's actually a no-brainer.
By the time you figure out who the gankers are, it's already too late.
You've clearly never explored, have you? I suppose you just sell your data to a random asteroid out in the black.
Lmfao
"Cannibals don't design my equipment, I do! They cannot force me to carry a shotgun while I prefer to use a slingshot." - insisted the famous explorer while he was sitting in a cauldron of boiling water.
Why would thousands of users have to waste their time managing block lists when the software should take care of that. Blocklists are optional customisation - not baseline functionality for standard gameplay.By the time you figure out who the gankers are, it's already too late.
You've clearly never explored, have you? I suppose you just sell your data to a random asteroid out in the black.
blocked
For me it's not specifically the pvp part that keeps me from Open, but the fact that the game was not really designed for multiplayer generally speaking and even more when we talk about choke points like a Community Goal for example
I mean, seriously? Megaships with a single large pad? Outposts with a single medium pad?
Then the generic limitation for pads - not even a big station has enough pads to serve a community goal.
Then the various stuff in game (including missions, guardians etc), with some exceptions, everything is smoother and less complicated if done in solo.
So every time i log in the game and i have an agenda - that's a solo session.
If i just want some shenanigans or simply to fool around, i might play in open - but usually that would be wasted time for me, and i rarely have time to waste.
PVP does play a part only for example if i want top efficiency from a trading cg for example - where i can play my 784t shieldless cutter instead of my 704t prismatic Cutter.
But that's only a 10% loss of efficiency so not extremely important.
You're not making a comparison with a RL situation, are you? That's not allowed in ganker threads.
You've clearly never explored, have you? I suppose you just sell your data to a random asteroid out in the black.
You've clearly never got ganked, have you? Do you know how many gankers tend to swarm in backwater systems at the edge of the Bubble?
How would that work if there are players who haven't disabled PvP?
Does your ship icon become a hollow teddy bear indicating that you've become invulnerable or will you just exist in a separate player group, like Mobius?
Does your ship icon become a hollow teddy bear indicating that you've become invulnerable or will you just exist in a separate player group, like Mobius?