I've notcied lately that there are a lot of players who put dozens of turret defenses in space (and near sol) to the point that if u left ur ship on auto pilot and didn't know about the cannons u'd get blown to pieces. A few players in the top 25 did this and the only way they are coming down is if they themselves removed them.
There should be a rule against this. I asked them why they did this and they said they simply had more cannons then they had colonies to put them on (they have at least 100+ colonies or more) so they littered the systems with them out of boredom.
Perrhaps u can give weapon defenses in space a lifespan of a few days maybe, or make it impossible to put them there in the first place.
Top ranked players have enough money, supplies, and resources to do whatever they want and make life even harder for newer players in the game.
something needs to be done.
Need for some kind of penalty for laying weapons in space
Moderators: Moleman, Kwijibo, Luna
and yea get used to it, it's part of the game.
I don't think there should be a penalty, but you should at least be able to know who placed the space weapons. The anonymity emboldens some to engage in such lame tactics. By letting everyone know who placed the mines and turrets those players risk their reputation being damaged (real rep, not in-game rep) and risk being hunted for their actions.
As for a technical solution on how to accomplish this: You don't want to spam the chat log with the owner each time you get hit, nor do you want to wait until ship death to find out the info. The best option is to list the hardware's owner for the 1st hit. Don't list the owner again until you are hit by another player's hardware or until you have warped. This is similar to the invasion warning you get when trying to land on a planet - it won't repeat if you were just there.
As for a technical solution on how to accomplish this: You don't want to spam the chat log with the owner each time you get hit, nor do you want to wait until ship death to find out the info. The best option is to list the hardware's owner for the 1st hit. Don't list the owner again until you are hit by another player's hardware or until you have warped. This is similar to the invasion warning you get when trying to land on a planet - it won't repeat if you were just there.
Whereas I don't see a problem with defenses in space. There is a growing problem.
A few have discovered that they can lay out these defenses in patterns that are racist, or otherwise offensive.
If found Email the Admins at support@playtechtonics.com They can then log in and remove the defenses from those systems and deal with the players that set them up.
Include server name, and system name in email.
A few have discovered that they can lay out these defenses in patterns that are racist, or otherwise offensive.
If found Email the Admins at support@playtechtonics.com They can then log in and remove the defenses from those systems and deal with the players that set them up.
Include server name, and system name in email.
Autopilot suggestions..101
1. Don't fly holding coffee or hot beverages
2. Open your eyes
3. Don't leave the room to do ANYTHING, if you do the one time you do you'll automatically fly into system maxed with defenses and you'll get a surprise trip to SOL.
4. BH are annoying, so refer to #2.
NPC do a great job of removing defenses left in space. If you laser it...they will come...trust me. I've filled 10 systems in the past full of defenses to slow down invasion, and logged in 8 hours later to find half of them missing. When you have a starter low level ship you just have to pay attention and avoid systems with them. I understand your frustration but they do serve a purpose.
1. Don't fly holding coffee or hot beverages
2. Open your eyes
3. Don't leave the room to do ANYTHING, if you do the one time you do you'll automatically fly into system maxed with defenses and you'll get a surprise trip to SOL.
4. BH are annoying, so refer to #2.
NPC do a great job of removing defenses left in space. If you laser it...they will come...trust me. I've filled 10 systems in the past full of defenses to slow down invasion, and logged in 8 hours later to find half of them missing. When you have a starter low level ship you just have to pay attention and avoid systems with them. I understand your frustration but they do serve a purpose.
hahaha good one Luna xDLuna wrote:Autopilot suggestions..101
1. Don't fly holding coffee or hot beverages
2. Open your eyes
3. Don't leave the room to do ANYTHING, if you do the one time you do you'll automatically fly into system maxed with defenses and you'll get a surprise trip to SOL.
4. BH are annoying, so refer to #2.
NPC do a great job of removing defenses left in space. If you laser it...they will come...trust me. I've filled 10 systems in the past full of defenses to slow down invasion, and logged in 8 hours later to find half of them missing. When you have a starter low level ship you just have to pay attention and avoid systems with them. I understand your frustration but they do serve a purpose.
this thread is funny.. if anything space defenses should be more powerful :Þ
Exactly how i lostthe 1st igs i ever bought. Just popped up for 30 sec's to walk my gf to the door and give her a smooch. That was before you got reimbursed tokens.Luna wrote: 3. Don't leave the room to do ANYTHING, if you do the one time you do you'll automatically fly into system maxed with defenses and you'll get a surprise trip to SOL.
And dude, space lasers are a major part of the game. For defense, offence, and massivce wars. If you should come across lasered systems go 20 hops in anydirection away from them.
Not to mention if you get bored you can always arrange them in an offensive pattern, like a D*ck, S*astiK*, B*oobs, and many other fun and annoying designs.
Theres been many a days i was bored in nh and put a sword through the sun around about every system south of sol. the news was awsome those days.
Kinda relevant:
I remember this practical joke I did on P4 with turrets in space when I had a couple of spare flaks. Its kinda similar to your idea of making a p**** out of turrets in space. I put up a beacon next to a jumpgate saying "Warning, Laser wall." or something along those lines, and on the other side of a jumpgate I put my 2 spare flaks and a beacon saying "Gotcha, Courtesy of Micool" or something along those lines.
Shame it was pwned by the first person who came across it.
I remember this practical joke I did on P4 with turrets in space when I had a couple of spare flaks. Its kinda similar to your idea of making a p**** out of turrets in space. I put up a beacon next to a jumpgate saying "Warning, Laser wall." or something along those lines, and on the other side of a jumpgate I put my 2 spare flaks and a beacon saying "Gotcha, Courtesy of Micool" or something along those lines.
Shame it was pwned by the first person who came across it.