Player Features and Ideas Discussion

the voting right is connected to a game mechanic, therefore new players can not be imprisoned

Okay, I think I picked the wrong word there: when I say "understand" I don't mean "share". However I accept that some people get upset when they lose in games and have an urge to seek revenge.

Personally I'm the "ah, interesting, lesson learnt, won't do that again" type but then I don't live in high-sec, people there have a reputation for being a bit thin-skinned

You need a life if you think that is your duty. I agree that this idea is rather questionable, but so are your manners.

Until TQ becomes fully AI, there will be no way to reliably identify scamming and AWOXing through a game mechanic. That requires reliable analysis of the players' emotions, intent, and communications, including out-of-game sources like Twitter, the forums, IRC, and voice comms. If such a mechanic was implemented, ways to avoid it or get others unintentionally flagged by it would appear within a week. It's a technical impossibility without leaving it open to abuse, and I will maintain that stance unless I am corrected by an EVE dev.

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I like the idea... nevermind those butthurt due to the fear of being stuck in prison. Even add on to it where they have to mine a certain amount of ore to get out early or something (like make big rocks into little rocks). A little torture

Horrible idea. The point is that this game is a sandbox. Players do what they enjoy doing, if that includes scamming and awoxing then that is up to them. That is what players love about EVE. How many thousand players joined the game after huge scams and thefts from in game were published on the internet? Ever wonder why that is?

You also have the issue of who would continue to pay for a game when they get stuck in a prison and can only mine. Most people don't want that and you would get a lot of unsubs.

I find it amusing that you post such a clearly ridiculous idea in GD claiming that you want feedback from a wider audience and then anyone who tries to point out its flaws and explain how it wouldn't work just gets shouted at for being unhelpful and then blocked. Ever heard of constructive criticism? In this case we are constructively telling you that this idea would never ever work and would hurt EVE.

I'd prefer freezing them in carbonite like Han Solo. Getting banned is more like death at least.

This is most frequently seen from the "self esteem" generation. They are incapable of telling the difference between criticism and a personal attack. If we say their idea sucks, they equate it to us saying that they suck.

They literally have "opinion" tied directly to their self worth. It's part of the eventual results of "equality of thought" being so thorough inculcated into the school system.

Basically, they are morons, whose feelings get hurt at the slightest pretext, and then proceeds the crying over spilled milk. "Oh, no! My precious feelings!".



I am sure they have heard of the concept, but remember that we are talking to special snowflakes here. To them, constructive criticism directed at them basically has to consist of agreement and amplification of their idea, no matter how asinine.

More traffic than that Yahoo EvE "article", huh?

If players want a prison system then it's up to the players to build one, and all the necessary infrastructure to support it. If Harry want to punish scammers then he has to do it using the existing mechanics, instead of asking CCP to do it for him.

I can already think of 2 obvious ways to bypass any prison in Eve, jumpclones and self destruction. We're supposedly immortal so committing suicide to bypass a prison sentence is trivial.