A player base dead smack in the middle of a mining field is just -asking- to get pewed. You're unlikely to construct one in secrecy unless it's at least 16K away from the fields itself.
The /base shieldmod off command requires a base administrator to be on a character that is already docked to the base - it cannot be initiated from the outside. So yea, it can be done, but it requires some timing and coordination.
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' Wrote:Shoot base, sheilds go up, and miner cannot dock. Pretty simple.
' Wrote:The bases require significant amounts of time and money to build and maintain, so it is balanced that way on the miner's side. There's no benefit to the pirate so that side of it is unbalanced.
On the other hand you can pirate in caps now.
If a miner is within a few K of the station, he can see the red name 14k away and dock before the pirate is in weapons range. I do it all the time. If the pirate rushes the base instead of the miner, he could get the shields up, but then the defense platforms would tear up the pirate's ship.
' Wrote:In order to use base commands you: Firstly, need to be a base admin. Secondly, need to be docked on the base.
' Wrote:Cleverly positioned player bases are meant to make it safer. It's a feature that you pay for in ingame money and time investment.
' Wrote:For less then 0.5 seconds, actually, if base is under constant fire. As I mentioned in another thread some time ago, your coordination should be ideal, in such circumstances.
' Wrote:A player base dead smack in the middle of a mining field is just -asking- to get pewed. You're unlikely to construct one in secrecy unless it's at least 16K away from the fields itself.
The /base shieldmod off command requires a base administrator to be on a character that is already docked to the base - it cannot be initiated from the outside. So yea, it can be done, but it requires some timing and coordination.
' Wrote:The bases require significant amounts of time and money to build and maintain, so it is balanced that way on the miner's side. There's no benefit to the pirate so that side of it is unbalanced.
On the other hand you can pirate in caps now.
If a miner is within a few K of the station, he can see the red name 14k away and dock before the pirate is in weapons range. I do it all the time. If the pirate rushes the base instead of the miner, he could get the shields up, but then the defense platforms would tear up the pirate's ship.
Build a base. Upgrade it. Get a cloaked cruiser. Pirate.
There is NO problem that can`t be solved by the use of high explosives.