See, people do this because either they dont want to give you the honor of saying you killed them, OR, they really, really like annoying people. This is the same in games with hours-long duels where people either log, self-destruct, ram into something and die (like this), or any number of things, to avoid 'being killed'.
And for the latter reason, its because they hope to achieve something very much like this. They want to aggervate you, to they point where they want you to scream, so in a way this topic is saying "Hey, we got what we wanted." Very much the immature "I got the last word in" sort of thing.
Personally, I wouldnt care too much; if I chased them around so they die and lose everything in their cargo, and have to rebuy their batterys and bots, all to them for that, and if they have anything to say its easier to ignore taunts, or reply with a simple "Have fun replacing everything you lost" which, unfortunately in this game, might not be much, but it still comes out of their wallets. ^^
Also about fining...if you will or feel you must, it would be better to have them pay the amount equivilant to what it would cost to repair the entire hull of their ship. Scary for Battleships, and discouraging enough for em.
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Well looking into the mind of a sundiver.... never done it myself... but I guess they figure, they'd rather all their stuff be consigned to the flames than the victor being able to tractor the spoils. "Nyah nyah neither of us can have it!!!"
@DO: This is not a flame or criticism... but I guess you have to have a bit of a think about what "victory" means. Ok, so the other player is so beaten that they resort to chaseys around the galaxy, culminating in a sundive. So why indulge them? Is it just for the satisfaction of seeing them go *BOOM*? Why not just let it go, coz both you and they know it's a victory for you in essence. You also have the satisfaction of knowing they face a *huge* repair bill.
Well, suiciding by sundive to escape from a battle is not illegal, but its a coward's act. Unless the sundiver survives the sundive and uses it as a tactic to damage the opponent or make him abandon pursue.
I once had to escape with my cruiser from 2 other hueggenots (-=?=-), so i headed for the sun knowing that i had better armor. The result was that i survived (barely), one of the cruisers was destroyed by the sun and the other aborted pursuit.
A person who kills himself to avoid being killed is a coward. The only (s)he will get is the loss of respect by other players. ANd maybe enter in the KoS of a faction too...
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yeah dude its stupid how people run, as of the time of Bs| being statined in RH we have had server chases. That have gone on for hours and the people dont want to fight. and they hide, or go kill themselves.