I have played this for a long time like many others. I have had my run-ins with a lot of different kinds of players, PVPers, pirates, traders, you name it I have met one.
And as many PvPers as I have met and talked to, none of them are really not toxic. Generally nice people who just love a good fight.
Well, then there are the others. The ones who band together and think they are cool for killing sidewinders piloted by new players.
I linked up with the [REDACTED]. Good cause, extremely poor execution. The whole thing was a decent idea, get a bunch of players together and move with the VIPs to interdict and cause interference for people trying to take out the VIPs. But then it started to shift over the course of a day or so.
The tone completely changed from "Yeaaa for the truth!! wooo!" to "Get in line or we will kill you", the level of toxicity grew at an extremely high speed, Moderators were more likely to insult you than answer a question that is not on their go to, end to end all FAQ channel in discord. Rules were issued that any armed ship or big ship (Anaconda, Cutter, Corvettes... maybe Type-9 event) not registered as a PVP wing member would be shot on sight no questions asked regardless of what your cause or sidings were because it would be "A waste of instance space for someone more useful". They set up channels to allow players to challenge an assigned proctor to test your PVP ability but most failed or had their ship laughed at without a chance to prove themselves.
It turned into a mess of extremely toxic players that rather see nobody having fun and ruin it for everyone who was willing to help and fight for Solome's cause and be part of a really cool event where players can influence the outcome and even get mentioned in the final chapter of the book. But were met with people mocking and insulting them. It ruined the entire desire to attend for me. I put my Anaconda build in for a request to be evaluated for PVP so I wouldn't be shot on sight. And instead was met with a moderator making fun of it, referencing needing blood pressure control meds after looking at it and having other members tell me to burn it and "Have fun rebuying it".
This behavior is disgusting and needs to be addressed. I understand that players are not something that can be controlled but when it forces players to leave and damages the community and gives it a bad reputation. It needs to be handled.
I look forward to seeing how Drew Wagar's sequel to his ED books and reading it but I will proudly say I did not participate in the final chapter and not associate myself with such vile attitudes and treatment of other players.
And as many PvPers as I have met and talked to, none of them are really not toxic. Generally nice people who just love a good fight.
Well, then there are the others. The ones who band together and think they are cool for killing sidewinders piloted by new players.
I linked up with the [REDACTED]. Good cause, extremely poor execution. The whole thing was a decent idea, get a bunch of players together and move with the VIPs to interdict and cause interference for people trying to take out the VIPs. But then it started to shift over the course of a day or so.
The tone completely changed from "Yeaaa for the truth!! wooo!" to "Get in line or we will kill you", the level of toxicity grew at an extremely high speed, Moderators were more likely to insult you than answer a question that is not on their go to, end to end all FAQ channel in discord. Rules were issued that any armed ship or big ship (Anaconda, Cutter, Corvettes... maybe Type-9 event) not registered as a PVP wing member would be shot on sight no questions asked regardless of what your cause or sidings were because it would be "A waste of instance space for someone more useful". They set up channels to allow players to challenge an assigned proctor to test your PVP ability but most failed or had their ship laughed at without a chance to prove themselves.
It turned into a mess of extremely toxic players that rather see nobody having fun and ruin it for everyone who was willing to help and fight for Solome's cause and be part of a really cool event where players can influence the outcome and even get mentioned in the final chapter of the book. But were met with people mocking and insulting them. It ruined the entire desire to attend for me. I put my Anaconda build in for a request to be evaluated for PVP so I wouldn't be shot on sight. And instead was met with a moderator making fun of it, referencing needing blood pressure control meds after looking at it and having other members tell me to burn it and "Have fun rebuying it".
This behavior is disgusting and needs to be addressed. I understand that players are not something that can be controlled but when it forces players to leave and damages the community and gives it a bad reputation. It needs to be handled.
I look forward to seeing how Drew Wagar's sequel to his ED books and reading it but I will proudly say I did not participate in the final chapter and not associate myself with such vile attitudes and treatment of other players.
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