These new reputation hacks effectively screw every IMG ID'd ship by making them an enemy of both Kruger AND of Daumann.
This doesn't even make any sense.
IMG has to haul ore through Rheinland space to make it to sale points (Cobalt/Niobium/Silver) in Munich/New Berlin. Why has this happened? If any of those two factions NPC's (Kruger/Daumann) come near the battleship patrols/battleships will start firing.
From my Kruger perspective: In Omega-7 Kruger mines in the northern field, well surprise, there are tons of IMG NPC's around that field too. This effectively screwed over mining efforts for Kruger ships in the northern field as well... What gives??
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What also doesn't make sense to me is that when Daumann NPCs go past Freidstadt, all the lanes turn hostile and start shooting me. I don't remember messing up my rep that badly...
I know they're supposed to be hostile and all, but I mean, npcs screw up EVERYTHING. I can't dock on New Berlin because the Daumann base, The Ring, is about 2.5k away, and it turns the planet red.
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[01:37:44] : [01:34] : That will teach them not to dock on Breisen and Elbich
[01:38:01] Alex: We've been docking on Briesen and Elbich?
[01:38:32] : Someone did - sanction report filed and duly noted - rep hack initiated ....
[01:39:12] Alex: So because one person started being an idiot, everyone with an IMG ID gets punished?
[01:39:33] : It's not the first time
[01:39:47] : and your ID says you shouldn't be able to dock there - so now you can't
[01:40:57] Alex: So whenever an IMG happens to be passing a populated Rheinland area along with a Daumann NPC... boom? That's just great...
People don't realize this kills IMG as a mining faction. Niobium sells at New Berlin and the ring is right next to it.. which is Daumann. Cobalt is sold on Ingolstadt... well kruger/daumann NPC's come there frequently. You have to be quick or lucky be able to dock there before it goes red. Bad. Very Bad.
This isn't fair! Why should the masses be screwed because a small handful of people screwed up!? (Most if not all of them being indies I'll bet'cha!) I bet that half of the indies with miner-type ID's haven't even READ the part about them not being able to dock on other mining faction's bases!
Right now, on skype, I just found out that pretty much EVERY FACTION is being rep ninja'd! (At least the mining ones are)!
THIS IS BAD! If this isn't fixed then I can see IMG as well as a few other factions seeing a MASSIVE decline in player activity, perhaps enough for the faction to be made unofficial! If this is a joke, then it AIN'T FUNNY!