Elite: Game talk
10 May 2022, 1:15pm
10 May 2022, 1:24pm
(transitive, Internet, online gaming, slang) To kill much weaker players in an online video game in such a way that they cannot defend themselves. Common methods include attacking in much greater numbers or taking a well-equipped high-level character to assault players in a starting area.
Our group totally ganked this guy.
They are not hatefull....they are just role playing
10 May 2022, 1:29pm
Miaoumiam38be extremely cary, gankers are very hatefull and they have no rules. gankers is not the good way to play
Feel the same
SakashiroAll is fair in love and war.
I thought there were rules in war situations, like do not shoot on medical doctors or shoot chemical based weapons.....
10 May 2022, 1:43pm
Miaoumiam38be extremely cary, gankers are very hatefull and they have no rules. gankers is not the good way to play
I wouldn't call them hateful, but they certainly derive pleasure and satisfaction from the angry reactions of their victims.
However, they are also very insecure and susceptible to peer pressure. If you know how to exploit that, you can turn the tables and drive them bonkers.
10 May 2022, 1:52pm
FossiliiI thought there were rules in war situations, like do not shoot on medical doctors or shoot chemical based weapons.....
Well, there's no rule that says you can't fight for the Thargoid side.
Besides, if you get attacked in a conflict zone, it's technically not a gank. You were a combatant, and someone decided to fight against you. Ganking is all about attacking non-combatants that don't carry bounties or cargo.
10 May 2022, 2:18pm
SakashiroFossiliiI thought there were rules in war situations, like do not shoot on medical doctors or shoot chemical based weapons.....
Well, there's no rule that says you can't fight for the Thargoid side.
Besides, if you get attacked in a conflict zone, it's technically not a gank. You were a combatant, and someone decided to fight against you. Ganking is all about attacking non-combatants that don't carry bounties or cargo.
I see, thanx
10 May 2022, 2:31pm
10 May 2022, 2:43pm
Tiffany YürBesides, you can fly freely in at least high res -sites, if you do not deploy hard points. Do you want to see how police forces take out other NPCs? Go to Res without weapons drawn. Thought that easy bounties would be possible this way, shoot a couple of laser shots at an npc the police has almost taken out, but this is not possible, you need to be an active bounty hunter and likely show some initiative to get the bounty.
Even if you do deploy hardpoints, as long as you don't attack and don't carry any cargo (except limpets), you'll be left alone.
However, it is possible to earn bounty vouchers by shooting at wanted ships that are being attacked by police. In fact that's one of the easiest ways to earn credits early in the game while you're still flying an inferior ship.
10 May 2022, 4:59pm
SakashiroMiaoumiam38be extremely cary, gankers are very hatefull and they have no rules. gankers is not the good way to play
I wouldn't call them hateful, but they certainly derive pleasure and satisfaction from the angry reactions of their victims.
However, they are also very insecure and susceptible to peer pressure. If you know how to exploit that, you can turn the tables and drive them bonkers.
Very wise Saka.
10 May 2022, 5:33pm
SakashiroTomciopalecclogging ? what is that ?
You must be new here.
yes
Aleksander MajjamTomciopalecclogging ? what is that ?
Clogging
Thank you, for being nice to a newbe, not like some other ?saka? people in here
10 May 2022, 6:03pm
TomciopalecThank you, for being nice to a newbe, not like some other ?saka? people in here
I'm a sinister sinistral, can't help it.
10 May 2022, 9:10pm
10 May 2022, 9:26pm
Alex Hoffmannhow can it be fun to kill much weaker players in a way they could no defend themselve ? this is bullshit, my meaning.
It’s a psychological high for the ganker, they think they have the ultimate control and get a kick out of it. They don’t care if they spoilt the game for others. And yes it’s bullshit and a form of bullying.
10 May 2022, 9:51pm
Tiffany YürBesides, you can fly freely in at least high res -sites, if you do not deploy hard points. Do you want to see how police forces take out other NPCs? Go to Res without weapons drawn. Thought that easy bounties would be possible this way, shoot a couple of laser shots at an npc the police has almost taken out, but this is not possible, you need to be an active bounty hunter and likely show some initiative to get the bounty.
Is it still a thing where if you wait for pirates to engage their FSD and then start shooting them so that they turn to attack you but never draw their hardpoints? Certainly used to be the case. A little cheezy but worth it when you're green and you can take down a conda in your cobra3.
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