' Wrote:The difference with disconnects and F1's is that you can tell when somone is about to F1. If your fighting, and you D/C, then thats fine, as long as you come back and explain. Even if you don't, you were fighting and not running, so I can assume that you had a DC.
However, if you are pirating, and you see a trader who stops, and doesn't respond, then its a F1, especially if you see another char come up straight away.
I hate people who do that, and I think they need to have that char zero'd and starflier'd for them to learn not to do it.
What annoys me (in addition to those who F1) is when a trader docks on a planet and then you see a message saying he departed followed by another message saying a new player has joined in his place. Wow, that new player is a capship or bomber who's decided to join all those other capships and bombers that he sent an SOS to. Happens to us pirates pretty regular. Can't stand traders that swap characters to pummel the pirate. Once the pirate's been dispatched (ie: killed) they return to their trader and go about their business.
' Wrote:Well, to defend myself, you have no right to get upset at my F1ing due to your atrocious behavior. I politely asked you to hold on, and said I would be afk for a minute because I was having a problem with freelancer (all my weapongroups got cleared out). I stopped and was attempting to fix it, assuming the people chasing me would stop momentarily. They immediately engaged (and I did not fire any kind of shots at them, nor turn to face them. I did not move at all.), and I attempted to flee (at the same time saying what are you doing, I said hold on.). Of course, I got cruise disrupted.
I believe that behavior to be disgusting, and not allowable, so I tend to think I did the right thing by deciding to leave the fight promptly. Purposely attacking someone who states they are not able to fight at that moment, and is willing to fight if the people would give them one second, seems completely wrong to me. Perhaps that is not against the rules directly; however, I believe maturity comes into play.
At least, if you do not want to wait, just tell me to leave and I will. But attacking someone who is afk just to get a free kill is wrong. Dead wrong.
Really, appauling behavior in my opinion.
If I am still in the wrong, despite all this, I sincerely apologize.
No excuse. Weapons and engine malfunctions happen all the time. No excuse to stop RP to fix your problems. I've had engine malfunctions while being chased by multiple enemies. I never cried to cease RP because of that. I have pleaded for mercy on occasion (in character) while being chased by multiple RM (happened the other night). I was chased by about 5 or 6 of em for what must have been over an hour. I ran out of bats and running low on bots. My guns were in the red. I was so busy trying to run that I didn't have a chance to fire a shot. All I could do was cry for mercy. And - oh yeah - I jumped to a guard system (from New Berlin). Three of them followed me through while the other 2 or 3 waited in New Berlin. I yo-yo'd back and forth through the jumphole while they waited on each side. My CMs dropper was already destroyed so I was CD'd constantly. Eventually, I was able to get to cruise and avoid CDs by hard banking. Got the "5 minute" countdown to system maintenance message about the same time my internet decided to give me trouble (I live in Louisiana and am prone to severe weather). Got disconnected. Soon as I could get back on, I contacted [Admin]Caylith who happened to be online. Told her my situation to head off anyone from thinking I'd F1'd. I was ready to continue the chase. FYI to you RM folks. The damage inflicted on my ship and equipment was about the same amount I sold my Gold cargo for. So my trek to sell my cargo was a bust. :) I was in my Rogue Gunboat.
' Wrote:I would agree with you, if this was in RP; however, this is out of RP. And out of RP these people aren't pirates, they are just regular people. It wasn't a request to a pirate, it was an OOC request to the person flying the ship behind the computer screen.
If I was to say something like "There is a plague on our ship, spreading throughout our crew. Please let us go to a hospital ship." in RP, then yes, they are certainly within RP rights to act like a pirate and ignore the request. However, when it's "// OOC: Hold on please, I have to fix my weapon config." it has nothing to do with what faction we are in, or who we are playing.
Do I have to say it? Just because you wanna go OOC, doesn't mean we have to. I doubt you'd accept me going OOC if the roles were reversed. Stay in character unless you have a serious RL emergency - such as a family member needing medical attention. My dog ate my homework doesn't count. And nether does my gun is jammed, let me clear it.
