Itoli Erebus
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Posted - 2010.09.11 09:37:00 -
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 Originally by: Xia Kairui
Originally by: Itoli Erebus
I don't know what is more discouraging: the GM blasting through the established rules of the game and voiding risk vs. reward, or the horde of morons cheering at this blatant game-compromising move.
What is compromising the game here?
This could be a win-win situation. The ninja got a CNR kill mail, the CNR drops and 150M. The mission runner got his ship back and was satisfied with that situation. Everyone should be happy. Instead a lot of people whine because this incident did not frak up someone's game experience and want someone to suffer for no reason at all except for their personal enjoyment.
Isn't THAT the definition of griefing?
Sheesh.
IMO that's the main problem with EVE: that some people cannot stand the idea of someone else enjoying themselves.
There aren't any griefers in this situation, only two players playing by the currently established rules of the game. You need to get that word griefer out of your empty head, because it seems to be all you think about. EvE online has pirates in it, and it has a rule set to govern the relations between pirates and capsuleers. When you talk about griefers, it shows me that you know nothing about this game. You should review what EvE online IS as a game, and not what you think it is.
Some claim that people say certain official people have said this is an exploit in the past. None of that matters, whether or not any of it is true or how much truth there is to it, because these are not the rules governing the game during these events. In the past the pirate player had an unfair advantage as the opposing player could not see the renewal of the aggression timer when wrecks were shot. This has since been fixed. The loser in this scenario blogged that he watched the timer raise and he was aware of it.
Neither player had an unfair advantage in this exchange, thus the rules are ideal.
Both players were aware the timers were being extended, no unfair advantage was gleaned by either player (until GM intervention). The CNR pilot could have undocked in a pod and warped into the vast universe if he so chose.
I don't understand how you can't see that rules being ignored and consequences being eliminated is not compromising a game.
As an aside, only one player out of two who put their ships and time on the line received reimbursement. None should receive any reimbursement, however this shows that we really do not know how much this happens. It is appreciated that this issue was brought to attention.
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