Fire Hawk
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Posted - 2005.08.08 17:13:00 -
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 Originally by: GM Arkanon
Hello everyone.
I'd like to address some of the points raised in this thread.
1. Using drones to confuse POS targeting is an exploit of game mechanics, pure and simple. The drones can not damage the station, since they don't have the range and the POS guns can hardly hit the drones either. All that happens is that the POS guns are effectively incapacitated as they cycle targets from one drone to the next, leaving the attacking ships free to attack the station.
2. The GM on duty had to make a decision and was within his rights to do so. The GM team's duty is to report and react to situations potentially harmful to the game and it's the GM team that enforces ingame policies, not CCP. The GM in question has also been criticized for not taking action sooner, but you may want to consider that during that time, he was investigating the issue, contacting CCP and the bug hunting team and in general, doing his job correctly and responsibly.
3. This issue has now, thankfully, been drawn to our attention and I hope we will see changes to the POS guns' AI very soon. Until then, this will be considered an exploit and we will issue warnings/bans to those using it from now on. Note that this has no bearing on drone use in other situations, this is a very specific and easily classifiable exploit.
There is 2 ways to handle it :
1 - Say you are sorry, it's a game design mistake and u need to heal the POS to correct it, reimburse the ships and again appologize for 3 hours of gametime wasted.
2 - Say it's players fault who exploited a bug. You guys decided to launch drones while in combat on something (dont care if it's useless, i spent isk to buy them, i find it cool on my fraps so i launch them).
You choosed the second way, you decided to judge and point Five pilots as cheaters cause of YOUR mistake on the game dev. Sorry CCP, i love this game, i love the work done, even with it cons, but in that case, u failed to my opinion, u failed.
I'm CEO IRL and i can tell u guys, u need some communication skills. U can ban me or watherver for this post, but u cant decide how ur customers think.
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