HardWrath
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- Max HardWrath Mayhem
We all know how this current batch of pirates likes to harass people and worse... This is from today.
This is the support case that I sent:
Here is a screenshot that caught part of it...
So finally he stopped and then I got the passenger to Arkadia. I came back and then went down to Calypso. Not long later, I got a PM from the guy, apparently he didnt get one find after two level 13 amps, so he wanted me to then fly back, pick him up, and then take him to FOMA so he could use the rest of his amps... ok.
Normally I dont fly people around but I owed this guy a favor so its fine.
As I'm leaving safe space, Chances follows... I have stackables on me but dont care because he will be needing a lot of help in order to shoot down a privateer with 43K SI... and he knows it.
Once again I attempted a warp jump and of course Chances is there to interrupt that again, and again, over and over while this guy is at Ark Underground waiting on me to pick him up so he can SPEND PEDS with level 13 mining amps at FOMA.
This time I didnt even speak in chat knowing that eventually Chances was going to get bored or run out of ammo.... We were going to stay there until either he stopped, or my ship blew up... and even if that happened (which would have taken a long time) I doubt Chances can shoot through my avatar's armor with his Quad (L).
Here is a screenshot that I took afterwards of the damage messages.
Anyway, as Chances was screwing with me, Ulf from MindArk responded to my support case and I got the notification in game just as Chances was shooting. (I'm sure Chances was wondering what I was doing since I stopped trying to warp for a minute or so )
Here it is:
Here is the text version:
With the reply, Ulf closed the support case but since Chances was at it again, I felt that opening a new support case on the same subject was needed.
I didn't hear or see anything but a minute or two later Chances stopped shooting and I was able to jump to warp.
For those of you that don't know, when a Privateer or Mothership is trying to jump to warp, getting shot or doing repairs will interrupt that warp jump. Warp jumps work just like a giant Teleportation chip does on the planet, when a mob attacks you, it interrupts the TP jump and you have to try again. Its the same thing with warping. Its simply a giant TP chip with fancy graphics... thats the best way to explain it.
I would be 100% ok with Chances attacking me and shooting for the purpose of blowing up my ship and looting me. Thats the game in space and I like that game and I like the concept... But what he was doing simply was designed to interfere with my game play and more importantly, the game play of my passenger which is by definition harassment.
Its not an exploit, the system is designed for that exact result to happen.. the warp process being interrupted by an attack, just like a TP chip... What the feature is intended for is to interrupt the warp jump so the attackers can blow up the ship or get blown up trying... But the way Chances is abusing that feature simply is harassment.
This is the support case that I sent:
Today I was taking [name removed (he can post if he wants)] to Arkadia Underground... he wants a mining tower and I suggested Ark Underground and volunteered to Warp him there.
Thankfully the privateer I have right now has 43K SI
At about 10:00 In-game time... i left safe space. Bender Chances Mark II folowed me into lootable PvP and simply waited until I attempted a warp jump, at which point he shot one time. Chances already is familiar with the SI of the XXIV and he knows he cant shoot it down himself. He would need a lot of his friends to help.
I tried to jump again, and he shot once. Again I tried the same and again he shot once. Over and over. This happened a few times... Not trying to shoot me down but only shooting once to stop the warp. Naturally some words were exchanged in the chat between him and I and I pointed out that what he was doing was harassment. He didnt care and continued.
I flew the XXIV into CP safe space to dock and we got ammo because Chances was taunting my passenger to shoot back.
This of course is not possible because of how Privateer guns are designed... all that Chances has to do is hover around the opposite side of the ship which is exactly what he did.
Over and over he prevented the warp jump from happening.. 10 times I think.. It was nothing more than harassment.
How many other pilots would have just given up?
Here is a screenshot that caught part of it...
So finally he stopped and then I got the passenger to Arkadia. I came back and then went down to Calypso. Not long later, I got a PM from the guy, apparently he didnt get one find after two level 13 amps, so he wanted me to then fly back, pick him up, and then take him to FOMA so he could use the rest of his amps... ok.
Normally I dont fly people around but I owed this guy a favor so its fine.
As I'm leaving safe space, Chances follows... I have stackables on me but dont care because he will be needing a lot of help in order to shoot down a privateer with 43K SI... and he knows it.
Once again I attempted a warp jump and of course Chances is there to interrupt that again, and again, over and over while this guy is at Ark Underground waiting on me to pick him up so he can SPEND PEDS with level 13 mining amps at FOMA.
This time I didnt even speak in chat knowing that eventually Chances was going to get bored or run out of ammo.... We were going to stay there until either he stopped, or my ship blew up... and even if that happened (which would have taken a long time) I doubt Chances can shoot through my avatar's armor with his Quad (L).
Here is a screenshot that I took afterwards of the damage messages.
Anyway, as Chances was screwing with me, Ulf from MindArk responded to my support case and I got the notification in game just as Chances was shooting. (I'm sure Chances was wondering what I was doing since I stopped trying to warp for a minute or so )
Here it is:
Here is the text version:
2014-12-05 11:00 Entropia Universe Support:
Hi HardWrath,
Thank you for your report.
We will investigate the matter, we agree that doing this is simply harassment which is not something we approve off.
As you know we do not discuss cause of action towards other avatars but we will see what will come out of this case.
Kind regards,
Ulf | Entropia Universe Support
With the reply, Ulf closed the support case but since Chances was at it again, I felt that opening a new support case on the same subject was needed.
On 2014-12-05 11:02:10 you wrote:
RE: My last support case.. im in space now.. chances is doing the same thing over and over..
Right now its happening. See for your self
[System] [Max HardWrath Mayhem]: [58782, 69685, -203]
I didn't hear or see anything but a minute or two later Chances stopped shooting and I was able to jump to warp.
For those of you that don't know, when a Privateer or Mothership is trying to jump to warp, getting shot or doing repairs will interrupt that warp jump. Warp jumps work just like a giant Teleportation chip does on the planet, when a mob attacks you, it interrupts the TP jump and you have to try again. Its the same thing with warping. Its simply a giant TP chip with fancy graphics... thats the best way to explain it.
I would be 100% ok with Chances attacking me and shooting for the purpose of blowing up my ship and looting me. Thats the game in space and I like that game and I like the concept... But what he was doing simply was designed to interfere with my game play and more importantly, the game play of my passenger which is by definition harassment.
Its not an exploit, the system is designed for that exact result to happen.. the warp process being interrupted by an attack, just like a TP chip... What the feature is intended for is to interrupt the warp jump so the attackers can blow up the ship or get blown up trying... But the way Chances is abusing that feature simply is harassment.
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