Elite: Game talk

Michael Wolfe
15 Aug 2017, 1:58am
Jack Dekerdt


I thought they at least put a log timer on... Back in the day when I played WoW that was a common issue circa Lich King, Blizzard instituted a timer for those that violated the spirit of the game and PvP combat, in particular, for combat/battleground loggers. it helped some. I thought Frontier did that too, seems intuitive. I don't know 'cause I don't combat log, lol.


Unfortunately, the peer-to-peer network architecture of Elite makes "preserving" a suddenly-disconnected CMDR impossible. All they can go off of is to track the timing of disconnect events to see if a pattern can be established. If a clear trend of sudden disconnects during combat/losing combat can be established, they can go forward with action against an account.
Ryan Murdoc
15 Aug 2017, 2:47am
And just that we're clear on the subject:

Hitting ESC and waiting 15 seconds and then going back to the Main Menu or out of the game entirely is not Combat Logging (as much as some people like to declare it to be). It's a viable option by the game, and 15 seconds is a hell of a lot time to be shot to smitherines still.

Pulling the plug out of the wall or CTRL-ALT-DEL and shutting down the game that way is considered CL.

Further discussion is meaningless unless FD itself makes changes. Perhaps with 3.0, needs to be seen.
LordPsymon
15 Aug 2017, 3:17am
Meaningless is a matter of perspective.
User23543
15 Aug 2017, 3:21am
Simon DaturaMeaningless is a matter of perspective.


Yeah, if folks were talking about getting into PvP and learning about this stuff I'd strongly discourage them from menu logging in combat.  Sure, it's ok with FDEV no argument there, but it's hardly accepted among PvPers.

Beyond that, logging is very much a symptom and worth talking about still.
Anna Reid
15 Aug 2017, 3:24am
Logging out in the middle of combat isn't combat logging?

That literally the definition of combat logging. Its in the name lol
LordPsymon
15 Aug 2017, 3:38am
Either take the pounding like a man, learn to fight back or learn a good high-wake technique I reckon. Fleeing to the main menu, while not an exploit, is still dumb.
Anna Reid
15 Aug 2017, 3:40am
Heh. Take the pounding like a man, huh?

You take poundings often?
LordPsymon
15 Aug 2017, 3:42am
Are you fantasizing about me? Because that's a little creepy. Do I need to send a voucher for Exotica?
Anna Reid
15 Aug 2017, 3:44am
Heyyy watch it. This isn't banter
User23543
15 Aug 2017, 4:37am
So... don't fantasize about Simon?
Jack Dekerdt
15 Aug 2017, 6:33am
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Unfortunately, the peer-to-peer network architecture of Elite makes "preserving" a suddenly-disconnected CMDR impossible. All they can go off of is to track the timing of disconnect events to see if a pattern can be established. If a clear trend of sudden disconnects during combat/losing combat can be established, they can go forward with action against an account.[/quote]

Got it...lol, maybe, if they put an algorythm on it and rededicated the 125 emps to write code we'd get content faster...:P
Michael Wolfe
15 Aug 2017, 6:57am
Alas, if only it were that simple!

I for one think that Elite has all the makings of an amazing first-person shooter/horror game on top of being a space sim- but since to do such well would be an entire game's worth of new content, it's not something that I foresee happening. It seems that it's wise to continue to make slow, steady refinements and let Star Citizen deal with the mess of trying to do too much all at once!

Last edit: 15 Aug 2017, 7:04am
User1355
15 Aug 2017, 7:04am
L2quote noobs!
LordPsymon
15 Aug 2017, 7:06am
[quote=Marra Morgan]L2quote noobs!

You're not my supervisor!
User4296
15 Aug 2017, 7:34am
Simon Datura[quote=Marra Morgan]L2quote noobs!

You're not my supervisor!


You can't fire me. I fire myself!

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