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Bumping out of align mechanic
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Vimsy Vortis
Shoulda Checked Local
Break-A-Wish Foundation
#41 - 2015-04-21 22:41:50 UTC
Professor Maddoc wrote:
The tactics an realizing what ppl actually do in this game after joining depress the **** out me, i thought i was getting into some epic space opera fueled by the players, instead all i ever see is one grief one system after the next.

Reading an watching eve, sigh sometimes i just wish to go back to that than having the games reality in my face

What were you expecting conflict between players to look like?

It ranges from gigantic space battles to petty backstreet crime. You just have to remember that dodixie is literally Mos Eisley.
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#42 - 2015-04-21 22:44:00 UTC
TigerXtrm wrote:


Until there's a valid counter to being bumped out of alignment indefinitely it's a bad mechanic, plain and simple


Webs.
Scipio Artelius
The Vendunari
End of Life
#43 - 2015-04-21 22:58:28 UTC
Zealous Miner wrote:
Tesal wrote:
If you are alone, just log off.


You can't log off safely in space if you're being targetted. Your ship will continue to sit in space until they un-target you and the 30 second countdown timer completes. Blink

I don't think she is saying to safe logoff, just to logoff.

She will emergency warp and remain in space for 1 minute without any other timer.

Plenty of time to scan the ship and agress it with a rookie ship if one is ready and it seems like a head in the sand approach (ship loses bonuses gained from the pilots skills, cannot activate any modules, cannot do anything at all), but it probably works in many situations.
Solecist Project
#44 - 2015-04-21 23:20:30 UTC
Vimsy Vortis wrote:
Professor Maddoc wrote:
The tactics an realizing what ppl actually do in this game after joining depress the **** out me, i thought i was getting into some epic space opera fueled by the players, instead all i ever see is one grief one system after the next.

Reading an watching eve, sigh sometimes i just wish to go back to that than having the games reality in my face

What were you expecting conflict between players to look like?

It ranges from gigantic space battles to petty backstreet crime. You just have to remember that dodixie is literally Mos Eisley.

He would better understand if ...

... he had the stories of hundreds of people, readable, like a book.
... he himself actually had any friends who do anything worth talking about.

The former exists in a huge amount of blogs ...
... and the latter doesn't.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#45 - 2015-04-21 23:28:30 UTC
Newt BlackCompany wrote:
Bumping should damage both ships.

Jita undock.

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Sniper Smith
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#46 - 2015-04-21 23:31:50 UTC
Proper Tank
MWD Trick
Webber Alt
Instawarps out of Stations
"Safe" warpins to Stations
Not being Stupid Expensive
Avoid moving between chock points during Prime Times. x10 on Weekends.

Most of those things will help you out, but it's all chance. If someone wants to hold you there they can, if they want to gank you they can, etc. All that can be done is mitigating the risk by flying safe :)
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#47 - 2015-04-21 23:36:37 UTC
Isn't there some rig that makes you literally web yourself?

(web, not wet)

Bring back DEEEEP Space!
Zealous Miner
Doomheim
#48 - 2015-04-21 23:40:57 UTC  |  Edited by: Zealous Miner
Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:
Isn't there some rig that makes you literally web yourself?

(web, not wet)

Higgs Anchor, yes.

-55% Inertia.
100% Mass.
-75% Velocity.

This + Low Friction Nozzle Joints will make even a Bowhead pretty speedy, and bump resistant against smaller ships. Might still have difficulties with Machariels though.

Fedo. Fedo? Fedo!
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#49 - 2015-04-21 23:42:07 UTC
Zealous Miner wrote:
Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:
Isn't there some rig that makes you literally web yourself?

(web, not wet)

Higgs Anchor, yes.

-55% Inertia.
100% Mass.
-75% Velocity.

This + Low Friction Nozzle Joints will make even a Bowhead pretty speedy, and bump resistant against smaller ships. Might still have difficulties with Machariels though.




Thank you.

Bring back DEEEEP Space!
Otso Bakarti
Doomheim
#50 - 2015-04-22 06:55:09 UTC
This mechanic is rather infantile, especially when being used on ships that can pass through planets.
Is there something in Iceland's water that causes chronic arrested development? Always with something a child can do.

There just isn't anything that can be said!
GetSirrus
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#51 - 2015-04-22 07:16:36 UTC
Just remove the necessity of alignment as a requirement of warp drive. Retain the spin up timer, regulated by skills, implants or fit. There is no aerodynamics in space.

Bumping - one bad mechanic, webbing into warp another bad mechanic - Eve proving two wrongs can make a right.
SilentAsTheGrave
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#52 - 2015-04-22 08:17:36 UTC
If the new $20 ship skins made you immune to being bumped by neutral ships - they might be worth the price.
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#53 - 2015-04-22 08:23:20 UTC
Zappity wrote:
Newt BlackCompany wrote:
Bumping should damage both ships.

Jita undock.

For some reason RL big chokepoints (markets? airports? ...) have no such problem even using RL mechanics when 'bumping hurts'....

But yeah, in CCPs Eve Online "when bumping makes damage it will blow all the Jita undock"

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Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#54 - 2015-04-22 08:53:11 UTC
SilentAsTheGrave wrote:
If the new $20 ship skins made you immune to being bumped by neutral ships - they might be worth the price.

Pay to win.

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Altrue
Exploration Frontier inc
Tactical-Retreat
#55 - 2015-04-22 08:59:45 UTC
Elenahina wrote:
Tenchi Sal wrote:
Nah theres no real way around it other than some luck. CCP hasn't a clue how to fix it so its part of the official game play now.


I love how when there's a mechanic at play people don't like, they blame CCP's inability to fix a non-existent problem.


Well.. Its kind of an agression from one character to another character with both parties being neutral, without any CONCORD intervention. I can understand how that's an issue.

Pretty sure IRL if I randomly and willingly run into(bump) people with a bike(MWD), I'm gonna get POLICEd(CONCORDed).

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Varyah
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#56 - 2015-04-22 10:20:19 UTC
Milan Nantucket wrote:
Brutus Utama wrote:
Such a bad mechanic really its like trying to stop a van from moving by smashing a car into it.... wouldnt work in real life so should work in the game its unfair and i think they should crack down on this.


Except there is no friction nor gravity in space. Smash the van with a car that has an mwd and in space, you now have Physics 1. Put a shield on them and voila it works just like ingame.

I think if people are deadset on comparing real life to game they should compare apple to apples instad of apples to oranges.


If there weren't gravity in space the universe would fall apart. And friction is also just some force that slows velocity; the difference to gravity is just the geometrical definition.
And when the two ships/cars crash into each other there is definitely friction in play, even if you have shields. Macroscopically frictionless collision is just a theoretical approximation of reality. Except for collisions between elementary particles you always loose some energy in collisions and thus velocity.
Solecist Project
#57 - 2015-04-22 11:14:39 UTC
Zappity wrote:
SilentAsTheGrave wrote:
If the new $20 ship skins made you immune to being bumped by neutral ships - they might be worth the price.

Pay to win.

And besides... as you said already ... Jita Undock.
Mission undocking: Impossible.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Solecist Project
#58 - 2015-04-22 11:15:39 UTC
Altrue wrote:
Elenahina wrote:
Tenchi Sal wrote:
Nah theres no real way around it other than some luck. CCP hasn't a clue how to fix it so its part of the official game play now.


I love how when there's a mechanic at play people don't like, they blame CCP's inability to fix a non-existent problem.


Well.. Its kind of an agression from one character to another character with both parties being neutral, without any CONCORD intervention. I can understand how that's an issue.

Pretty sure IRL if I randomly and willingly run into(bump) people with a bike(MWD), I'm gonna get POLICEd(CONCORDed).

I suggest you self destruct your ship every time someone bumps into you.

That'll increase realism and immersion. :)

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Saisin
Chao3's Rogue Operatives Corp
#59 - 2015-04-22 11:28:04 UTC
Bumping takes players away from the immersive science fiction experience that is what Eve wants to be. It is not so much the consequence that is an issue (not being able to warp by lack of alignment), but the silly display of bowling with spaceships...

imho, it is one of the remaining dinosaurs and should be revisited. I am not saying that there should not be any neutral way to prevent a ship from aligning, even in high sec, but it should be a way that makes more sense and looks better from a sci-fi experience point of view.

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#60 - 2015-04-22 11:42:12 UTC
Altrue wrote:
Elenahina wrote:
Tenchi Sal wrote:
Nah theres no real way around it other than some luck. CCP hasn't a clue how to fix it so its part of the official game play now.


I love how when there's a mechanic at play people don't like, they blame CCP's inability to fix a non-existent problem.


Well.. Its kind of an agression from one character to another character with both parties being neutral, without any CONCORD intervention. I can understand how that's an issue.

Pretty sure IRL if I randomly and willingly run into(bump) people with a bike(MWD), I'm gonna get POLICEd(CONCORDed).


Jita undock.