Thank you for your feedback. However, it won’t be possible to go with your suggestion for the following reasons:
What you suggest can be abused in many ways. Just an example among many others: imagine that non-armed ships are used to transport stolen assets (either from wrecks destroyed in PvP or anything stolen due to a betrayal from an infiltrated spy in an organization). We would remove the ability for justified retaliation, and that’s absolutely not our intention. Players should face the consequences of their actions, for the best and for the worst. It’s part of the Sandbox concept (even if we had to limit it in a reasonable way to give some room for both types of players, PvP and non-PvP).
PvP must keep some unique incentives. Harvesting the rarest materials is one of those incentives. The concept of “risk versus rewards” has been part of Dual Universe, from the very beginning. Please keep in mind that even the current in-game situation is way softer than the initial vision, where safe zones were only small areas on some planets. Today, there are whole planets as safe zones, giving all the necessary space for those who do not want to be involved in PvP. You don’t need the rarest materials for creativity, and even in the rare cases you need some, you can always rely on the markets for resources that would be normally available in PvP areas. Some more adventurous players ready to risk their ships in PvP will find an interesting trade in the situation.
You can’t speak of non-consensual PvP in Dual Universe. Non-consensual PvP is when there is no way for a player to avoid being caught in PvP in a game. In Dual Universe, you CAN avoid being caught in PvP by staying in the safe zones and have access to pretty much any gameplay available in-game (except PvP of course). If a player ventures outside of a safe zone, it’s his choice and it means he/she has implicitly accepted the risks tied to this choice.
As mentioned before, unsafe space has always been part of Dual Universe vision. So you can’t talk about lobbying when it is about something that was there from the very beginning. If there is some lobbying, it’s when some players put the pressure to change something that was already well established at the beginning.
While some ideas may be seen as good on paper, it will generate more problems than it will solve, not to mention that it would radically change Dual Universe’s original vision. The game is already more than reasonably friendly toward those who don’t want to participate in PvP and there is no plan to give access to the whole space in-game without any PvP risk. That was never the deal and will never be.
We (as a team) do, however, acknowledge that the current situation in PvP is unbalanced and that some players may resort to some loopholes or gray areas to win a battle. The Novaquark team goal is to fix those loopholes and find the right balance in the long term. Balancing PvP is a delicate endeavor and can take some time. This is why we are still in Beta and that Beta may still last quite a while.
On another topic, please refrain to compare non-consensual PvP to awful real life things like rape and such. Try to picture yourself explaining to someone who has been raped that what he/she has experienced is the same thing as being frustrated by a situation in a video game. You will (hopefully) see how unreasonable the comparison is. If you’re not convinced, do try to discuss with some rape victims. It won’t be a surprise if none will agree with you.
Last but not the least: some elementary rules are in effect on the forum.
- Wishing harm to other players in real life for ANY reason is NOT ok.
For that reason, @Hirnsausen you get a warning point.
- Direct insults and personal attacks toward a player is not okay either.
For that reason, @Lethys you get a warning point as well.
We hope you will continue to participate on the forum in a more civilized manner in the future.
In the meantime, this topic will be closed to avoid further aggressive/provocative replies.
I tell you what, I have the perfect solution.
NQ should add an option that allows people to wipe their own character. That way all the wipers can do it as many times as they want and the rest of us can move on an enjoy the game
Morals in a video game where we have fun and shoot space lazers at internet pixels, and have the ability to say "good fight!" after its over whether you win or lose. Ok buddy. You do you.
I've been having issues logging into the game, and filed a ticket with the team after following the guidelines outlined in the FAQ. The team replied back that they saw anti cheat was being triggered. However I garintie I have not attempted to cheat in any way and even closed all applications to ensure no conflicts.
So, first what are you all doing to ensure the anti cheat program doesn't produce false positives? 2nd, what is your review process for players that are "accused" by the ati-cheat?
Daguse got a reaction from RugesV in A complete guide to the upcoming future discussion of DU. An eminent wipe is up in the air.