Straahl
House of Dying Laggers.
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Posted - 2012.08.10 10:52:00 -
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Vera Algaert wrote:You discover an issue with game design that allows for unintended consequences. Now you can
(A) Fix game design so the unintended consequences can no longer happen. (B) Leave the "trick" in the game but ban everyone who uses it.
Takes a special kind of developer to choose (B).
This issue has been well known for months and yet there is no proper fix (rework static plexes), instead we get a honeytrap because Sreegs just enjoys blowing up AT ships and banning unsuspecting players.
The very least you could do is give us an official database of behaviors that are consciously made possible by CCP but will get you banned - this news article and discussion thread will be buried in a few weeks (and compete for attention with many prior GD threads which generally declared this behavior legal) and smart players will keep rediscovering this "exploit" over and over.
edit: on a related note: the drama around the recent give-aways (many people missing the deadlines as they never read the news items) has clearly shown that login screen items and news are not a suitable way to reach out to the EVE playerbase. Using this medium to spread information that is vital to players is asinine.
QFT.
Although I agree with CCP that this is an exploit that needs to be addressed, it is being handled incorrectly. Have CCP already forgotten how their fanbase reacts to these types of dev posts? It's only been a year since the great WiS/Greed is Good SNAFU by CCP. I thought the dev team realized that writing vague and unclear posts about game mechanics turns into a massive shitstorm. People don't like being told how to play in the sandbox, especially when you give them the tools to do it through in-game mechanics.
The people asking about AFK gameplay in general aren't in the wrong by any means. This does pose a good question of the statute of limitations and how you (or CCP) define acceptable gameplay vs. unacceptable gameplay.
Honestly CCP, it would have just been better to fix this exploit and spare yourself the grief. Admit to yourselves a mistake was made with unintended gameplay consequences, correct the issue, and cut your losses. This is not how you win a vote of confidence with your customers.
Oh, and Vera is absolutely correct. Do not think for a moment that login screen links or news posts are sufficient to reach your playerbase, especially when it comes to bannable offenses. They are not. |