Who wants that?
To Solo Play Players: If You Could Disable PVP, Would You Play in Open Play Mode Instead?
- Thread starter AMX-008 GaZowmn
- Start date
Edited my post, there is my hierarchy.
I had mentioned months before in a similar thread that this is exactly what I am missing. At the first Torval vs. Wrecken CG I flew for Torval and was ganked over and over again in my then unengineered mining Krait. If the gankers had just announced in system chat "We blockade the Pride of Bitterwood because they are evil slavers and don't want them here. Be warned every ship approaching will be attacked!" I could fully buy that. Man, that would be cool RP indeed. Sadly gankers don't care for that and just want to blow up players (for what ever reasons. The explosions can not be the reason cause I tested if player booom is different from NPC booom... They are not)
What has bravery or the lack of it got to do with playing a game?
I bought the game to play for my own relaxation, entertainment and enjoyment. I will play it how I want, not how someone else wants me to play it.
Say there were two version of the game and players could only buy one.
Open only or solo/pg/open at the player's choice.
The open vesion would likely be a ghost town whilst the others would be full of CMDRs enjoying themselves.
I watched a video the other day by a MMO content creator. Essentially the open only games are full of bullies who get their jollies whilst making the game unplayable for those that are not as strong as them, including new players who do not have a hope of progressing, as all that happens is they get stomped on. Again and again. Then they leave the game. Initially many new games attract a large number of players, but within months if not weeks many players become stronger than the rest and stomp all others into oblivion along with any newcomers. They end up having to move from server to server to find new victims.
Steve 07.
You can have my solo/pg options only when you can prise them from my cold, dead hands (apologies to Charlton Heston).
I bought the game to play for my own relaxation, entertainment and enjoyment. I will play it how I want, not how someone else wants me to play it.
Say there were two version of the game and players could only buy one.
Open only or solo/pg/open at the player's choice.
The open vesion would likely be a ghost town whilst the others would be full of CMDRs enjoying themselves.
I watched a video the other day by a MMO content creator. Essentially the open only games are full of bullies who get their jollies whilst making the game unplayable for those that are not as strong as them, including new players who do not have a hope of progressing, as all that happens is they get stomped on. Again and again. Then they leave the game. Initially many new games attract a large number of players, but within months if not weeks many players become stronger than the rest and stomp all others into oblivion along with any newcomers. They end up having to move from server to server to find new victims.
Steve 07.
You can have my solo/pg options only when you can prise them from my cold, dead hands (apologies to Charlton Heston).
Tri-mode is here to stay @SteveWW57 , there'll be no prising on FDEVs watch!
Genuinely, a line of chat would make the difference @TobiasFuzz ?
Would RPing that they have said it already, e.g. assuming that's the reason yourself with no input help?
Genuinely, a line of chat would make the difference @TobiasFuzz ?
Would RPing that they have said it already, e.g. assuming that's the reason yourself with no input help?
I believe from my heart that ED is a RP Space Simulator. Look at Galnet and the effort FDev put in storytelling. Look how many cmdr's on INARA have given themselves a background story. Yes, that one line would make a big difference for me. If course for example at CGs I can imagine that something in-game is driving the gankers. I do this because they don't do it, but it is a crude solution only for myself and my "Immersion". That said I am not in solo, have no one on my block list and I don't condem reasonable PvP. I don't think I demand to much. Just some gameplay according behavior.
Players who want to avoid the threat posed by other players have Solo and Private. Players who want a mode which allows them to operate in Open and while being invulnerable to other players, which is what the OP is suggesting might be good for the game, are selfish.
What does it remove from you, original open would still be available? Oh perhaps some all ready unwilling targets, ie. people being in open for co-op instead of PVP....
I am with you and if there were easier comms or a statement of intent that's flagged when you're pursued it would certainly help.
Big problem is that intra-CMDR Comms is such a faff (to be quick you almost have to use macros set up out of game).
What's really bad (from my POV) is when you jump in you can't easily tell hostile CMDRs from non-hostile easily. There are some third party tools that can help, but nothing on the UI that flags "terrorists" at a glance.
Immersion does kind of break down when no one is reacting to a mass murder flying about Willy-nilly. A heads up would be nice!
Big problem is that intra-CMDR Comms is such a faff (to be quick you almost have to use macros set up out of game).
What's really bad (from my POV) is when you jump in you can't easily tell hostile CMDRs from non-hostile easily. There are some third party tools that can help, but nothing on the UI that flags "terrorists" at a glance.
Immersion does kind of break down when no one is reacting to a mass murder flying about Willy-nilly. A heads up would be nice!
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
Immersion is broken due to the fact that they can continue their activities indefinitely, as they are immortal in game, regardless of how many times they are destroyed....
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
No more selfish than those who choose to impose their gameplay on others with scant regard for whether, or not, the target has any "fun".
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
It didn't make the cut - as it was likely one of the Open "groups" (modes as we know them) where the rules can be different to suit different play-styles.
It is in essence a form of cyberbullying. Or just call it tocic behaviour.
If you dont like it start holding decs of such designs responsible. Or the company operating and selling access to it. They are the ones who ignore setting proper environments.
This could actually be facilitated if they put some work into private groups to allow more controls for the players that participate.
I totally agree it should be an option for private groups. Just like PVP flagging.
Not in a game where a competent gankee can escape in 15 Seconds, at least not beforehand.
I'd send you a friend invite and explain later, problem is then I'm propably already blocked or get "nice" messages that are more abusive than blowing up your space pixel ship.
Basically yeah one can escape with a gank proof ship from most situations. Thats why my standard is not getting blowed for blocking somebody, but gank attempt itself. Though usually I do ask for explanation. If that is something I deem good enough, I let it fly.
Abusive comms are not my style.
"You", not you personally
Abusive comms are a banable offense.