For clarity’s sake, “combat logging” is when a Commander ungracefully exits the game (e.g. using ALT + F4 then shutting down the game process) to avoid defeat, destruction and damage.
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To clarify: the official stance on exiting the game via the menu, at any point, is that it is legitimate. I suspect at some point we may increase the "in danger" countdown, but for now you just have to wait fifteen seconds.
However, we can't speak for how other Commanders view such actions.
For the record, when we talk about "combat logging" at Frontier, we mean the act of ungracefully exiting the game (either by ALT-F4 type procedures or by cutting the network traffic).
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"For clarity’s sake, “combat logging” is when a Commander ungracefully exits the game (e.g. using ALT + F4 then shutting down the game process) to avoid defeat, destruction and damage."
Banning someone in a completely non-competitive game is beyond stupid. And honestly with the way the current heat nonsense is going I completely justify someone combat logging because they unknowingly or accidentally selected open instead of private.Combat logging is escaping combat by quitting the game.
Officially you can go to the menu, use the quit option, wait for the 15 second timer to run down and then quit. This makes you a sitting duck for 15 seconds and is still frowned upon in CMDR to CMDR engagements.
A lot of combat loggers will force quit the game or kill their network connection. This results in an insta-quit that cannot be prevented, as because the game is P2P there is no way to counter it. This is very, very frowned upon (read: actively will not be tolerated, and rightfully so) by the majority of combat pilots and is not acceptable by FD's rules, with the threat of ban as punishment.
Scenario number two is visible because the ship will start to fly in an unchanging path and will not take any damage, proceeded by the ship vanishing.
Any interaction with CMDRs would be obvious because they should have CMDR in front of their name at all times.
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It's worth noting that I've never been able to close ED using Alt/F4, as with many other games. It might just be me, but if I had the bizarre inclination to quit very quickly, I would need to alt/tab out and shut the process down - or just pull the plug on my networking. Perhaps that's what he meant, because alt/F4 would typically close the relevant process(es) down anyway - last I checked ED doesn't operate any active data transfer processes to the BGS when the game is closed.
Banning someone in a completely non-competitive game is beyond stupid. And honestly with the way the current heat nonsense is going I completely justify someone combat logging because they unknowingly or accidentally selected open instead of private.
Banning someone in a completely non-competitive game is beyond stupid. And honestly with the way the current heat nonsense is going I completely justify someone combat logging because they unknowingly or accidentally selected open instead of private.
Banning someone in a completely non-competitive game is beyond stupid. And honestly with the way the current heat nonsense is going I completely justify someone combat logging because they unknowingly or accidentally selected open instead of private.
............ What is combat logging?
Combat logging?
When players attack for no reason other than to spoil someone else's fun... I say keep on combat logging.
Combat Logging has two undeniable benefits. First, I protects you from the consequences of someone else's derangement. Second, you won't feed the trolls as you deny their "fun". If trolls don't get fed they go away or quit.
It is a win-win because the community will gradually improve if trolls are not fed.
Someone playing with a "pirate" strategy is another story. Piracy is legitimate.
Combat logging?
When players attack for no reason other than to spoil someone else's fun... I say keep on combat logging.
Combat Logging has two undeniable benefits. First, I protects you from the consequences of someone else's derangement. Second, you won't feed the trolls as you deny their "fun". If trolls don't get fed they go away or quit.
It is a win-win because the community will gradually improve if trolls are not fed.
Someone playing with a "pirate" strategy is another story. Piracy is legitimate.
Lol... Someone thinking Power Play means something. If it was as important as you say then why is it mostly ignored.Exactly how is ED not competitive.
You have 4 'super' powers (independent pilots, alliance, fed, empire) - all with different ethos and in direct competition through various means. Each of those 4 can be further sub-divided into 10 competing PowerPlay powers - of which you don't have to directly participate in PP to take advantage of the benefits. Then add in the various competitive community goals and whatnot.... and you have plenty of competitive arenas.
So I take it whenever a crazed NPC stops you - you believe combat logging is ok? I think you'd be more apt to play Euro Truck simulator than ED if that is the case. ED is competitive at it's very nature....
Banning someone in a completely non-competitive game is beyond stupid. And honestly with the way the current heat nonsense is going I completely justify someone combat logging because they unknowingly or accidentally selected open instead of private.
Nice to have that confirmed by the lead designer....To clarify: the official stance on exiting the game via the menu, at any point, is that it is legitimate...