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@govedo:

i know it is rethorics - but it so happens that there are people who DO use their brains. - so your implication that the devs do not use their brains cause they cannot come up with a balanced idea is a bit off. ( also insulting btw. )

now - i have not said that the current ruleset of base BUILDING is good. hell no - i am quite stunned by the fact that the admins have not come up with more defined rules regarding the more responsible building of PoBs.

but if we assume that we keep the current free for all, build wherever you want idea of PoB building. it still does not justify to introduce a quick way to destroy them.

your idea works if players are responsible enough to see what base is a lolwut base and what base is well done inRP. - but sadly, there are as many opinions about exactly that issue as there are players. one mans ooc base is another mans inRP base. - and i am afraid to say - you are certainly not the man to judge which is which ( not like you suggested that, i know )

also... you may be convinced that the dev team is a useless bunch of idiots ( as you so often suggest ) - but we did have in depth talks about any kind of pob removal tools indeed. - ranging from highly restrictive ideas to free for all ideas - and these things have been discussed much more unbiased and objectivly than any discussion on that public forum where most ppl just argue for what they think benefits THEM and them alone.

the matter is much more complicated than you make it appear.

we are not playing with pixels only. - we are dealing with time, which is a very real resource and currency. "it is just a game and why so angry about some pixels" - NO - thats not how it works.

all you listed does not prevent an unresponsible person from blowing up a pob that is perfectly fine - just cause he can. - as you ( at least i think it was also you ) mentioned in other threads... money does not make balance alone.

we are talking about time it takes to build and maintain a base vs. time it takes to take it down.





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as a matter of fact - the BEST method to deal with a high level base is the one that will flag you a "bad" person on the forum. - wanne know what the best concept is?


- crawl up the arse of the base owner - make him your friend - get his trust - play along ...
- get his codes eventually - and then backstab him, cause that might be your character story
- destroy the base from within - thats how you deal with a high level, well supplied base

and THAT is where time invested to build a base matches time invested to take it down. blowing a base up with a fleet of battleships or mega cannons is actually the poor choice.

that is the RP of a REAL spy/terrorist. - and guess what kind of popularity it will get you - and how much the hate will stay "inRP" and not transcend to ooc personal matters.


i believe one player or group has done somethign similar yet - i think it was a base in bretonia - and damn, did it cause some drama on the forum about "foul play"

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