Quote:Get rid of all the "May treat as combat target" lines in ALL IDs. Not give even more people that line!
Get rid of it, and transports end up hiding behind the "must make a demand" rule ("You can't shoot me yet, you've not made a demand. I'mma go on full thruster to the nearest base while you type, k?"), which they often abuse to get away (don't deny it Jack, I've been in convoys with you ). Keep it and you end up with a "Ohai, nau dai." style of roleplay. It's just the side that abuses the mechanic that changes. Which makes me lean towards the "less rules" way. But, I'm open to other player opinions about this.
Not true on many counts.
1) You have not flown convoys with me for a LONG time.
2) Attackers CAN shoot you BEFORE they make a demand. There is nothing like that exploit you mentioned. They cannot destroy you. So they do not even lose a second if they choose to.
3) If you do not stop in your transport but thrust away (as you descibed), the attacker can kill you anyway without a demand. See the rule change.
Multiple mistakes in that argument of yours, sorry.
Rule 6.6 is important.
It guarantees a small chance of a non-pvp solution for the traget that has no chance in pvp anyway.
It also guaratees something like a "minimum roleplay", in which you can actually say at least one sentence.
Try not to think about well armored convoys, teamspeak backed, with scouts, etc... they can deal with it.
Think about the solo indie trying to mine in T23 on IMG, or OC BWT beginner that smuggles Cardi, or DHC miner in O11, or GMG miner ... they will all get this famous line of rp a lot:
"You are my enemy"
"Die!"
And you see that these are mainly the players that...
> ...still need the money to participate on equal terms with the others
> ...are still hurt when they lose money.
> ...should learn roleplay and not frustration tolerance and where the respawn button is
This is not a good call.
Let's not reduce the quality of interaction even further.
I seriously request this line to be dropped from all IDs.
Beloved pirates if you want to pew, you already know how to do it.
). Keep it and you end up with a "Ohai, nau dai." style of roleplay. It's just the side that abuses the mechanic that changes. Which makes me lean towards the "less rules" way. But, I'm open to other player opinions about this.