Originally by: Tank CEO

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Look, my previous post about sentry guns was a 'whine' post. It was to prove a point between a whine and constructive criticism. It was funny though to get you people all round up. On a more serious note I want to discuss something important, something again, I do want changed. I know sentry guns will never be removed, because well carebears have a louder voice than pirates.

One thing that gets me though is this. 15 minute criminal flagging after each shot is made. Thats not the end of it though, you have to go sit in a location, for 15 minutes and do nothing to get rid of the CF (Criminal Flagging). Thats not the end of it either. Its bugged, I usually dock when I shoot someone because its to dangerous for a lonewolf pilot like myself to travel with Cf, so I dock for 15 minutes. I undock, I still get shot at by station sentries, and it resets the timer again, so REALLY, I have to sit in a station, do nothing for 25 minutes, just to make sure criminal flagging gets off me.

Thats not how you play a game. We are forced to hunt people down, in belts, safe spots, whatever, or choose to camp a gate, which risk vs reward is highly against us. But I just want to share one of the main reasons I don't play this game or I get discouraged to play, is the 25 minute Criminal flagging time, which is and has been bugged since it was released.

Im not just speaking for myself, see, I can tank the sentries, I can travel with CF on.But the point is, what about the year old characters, that fly tech 1 ships or what not? They totally get pwned by sentries. Criminal flagging is just another nerf to piracy and piracy has always been the crap profession in the game, the bottom of the list. Here are the list of nerfs that have been put in over the past.

- Security Status (Cannot enter .5 and higher, big travel nerf for outlaws)
- Sentry guns at key locations, not every gate.
- Sentry guns at every gate.
- Key locations made to high sec space such as, what was it, Sarum Prime.
- Criminal Flagging
- Sentry gun Damage buff

All im asking is, there are enough nerfs in the game already towards pirates. The biggest thing that gets to me is that I have to sit in a spot for 20 minutes, NOT MOVE, or it resets, to get ride of it or Ill have this huge disadvantage on me and my gang. Thats no way to play a game. "O you shoot some one you have to siit still for 20 minutes and not play". Thats crap mechanics.

My suggestions

- Remove criminal flagging, we are here to play the game, not sit in a spot because we shot some one
- Keep CF, just reduce the time in half or at most 5 minutes (come on thats reasonable).
- Keep CF, but limit it to that system and that system alone.

Those that post whine comments and do not post constructive responses are going to get reported and im well known for sending in the most petitions in the game for harrasment, so don't try it .

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