I think that was the issue here, a players had complained about that behaviour, and
nothing happened... not to certain avatars at least.
Most of us didn't like that behaviour (shooter vs healer using ac), but at the same
time, didn't do much about it ingame either.
Some even "exploited" that, and let their avatar stand between shooter and healer,
recieving the damage, and gained dodge...
They did afterall spend peds doing this, but there were other ways to get defenseskills,
that were way worse. Some used a bug so when they died at serverborder they could
still get damage and recieve skills. That bug did MA act quite fast against thou', so
sometimes it payed out to do support cases...
Btw, the shooter vs healer wasn't only about skills, there were other reasons to
do this, or to scan auctioneer all night...
I started to post in this thread in question and refering on discusion about who have controll on loot tables, timne, quantity , chance for items to dropp aka full control/ half control/ no control by MA or PP.
I posted that PP can add extended loot table and items on it and that MA have blance controll.
I also posted that is questionable that some bad events be it by bug or intentionaly hapened four times on RT and that do a lot of damage as now as in fututre trust and confidence.
Then i got missunderstood by Starcollector asking me for offtopic opoinions and insinuating that we can forgive all those RT mistakes because now players have hard time there too.
Then got badly trolled by Aia who seem dont know what he want - on one side he is happy owner of scanner wich droped during RT scanergate and on another side he is happy that MA abandoned development of investigator professions too and in midle insinuating that those who decayed and paid gazilions of scaners are guilty somehow - wich deviated discusion even further.
And we are here now lol beating dead horse - to discus about AC instead of what happened on RT, what damage has been done and who controll what in light of last disaster in form of ME items drops.
Dont know maybe - "the shooter vs healer wasn't only about skills, there were other reasons to
do this, or to scan auctioneer", maybe was just to enjoj playing and discower things..,
About skills - let not forget that skilling to sell skills was not option because that was not possible and nobody had idea that PE cud change so much in future.
Having skills had no TT value and not any possibility to monetise it except maybe to enjoj gameplay and discover things arround.
And on time when entropia changed and introduced skill implants was wery frustrating for many that any noob cud gain in single day skill levels that another player worked hard for 5 years to have them.
Some ppl were happy sellling cheap just because they sudenly cud and some took wery long break thinking they will newer return.
I think that those who "exploited" by standing bethween shooter and healer shud be baned for harashment first, before thinking about what to do with other two who decay and pay.
Yes in some cases MA acted fast maybe in few days or weeks.
Like when ppl skilled by using melee with blades or whips on auctioner all night without decay and without paying anything.
MA implemented autotogle function and did it for many reasons and is full optional, so who dont like can continue doing things manualy.
Ofc MA didnt implemented it just for shut up all anti ac figters but for many real reasons.
One of first reasons is money as having players to pay decay for example crafters to craft all night is better money wise then having them doing 10 clicks and log off.
And same for any other proifession - MA gain more from customer who decay 10 faps or 10 scaners or 10 guns than from customer who decay only one and then log off.
MA didnt stop at auto function itself but developed thing further allowing long crafting run by implementing options to TT non stackable items too. ( inventory restrictions and problems in case you craft big run is removed with that option)
And MA didnt stop there too, now you can controll your ava doing things on auto also by phone from office or whateever you do RL - its money and big too and customers like, let anti ac heroes aside.
Its big money and always was - more that MA customers produce and pay decay better is.
Only difference is that in past ppl had to do it manualy and now they have much easyer way to spend their money.
Is evident that for MA is important to allow customers to decay and pay as much they like.
As in previous case you mentioned "exploiter" who killed faper - in that case MA didnt got fap decay so EU lost some of profit.
Maybe in future with politic system cld owners will be able to deal with that kind of "exploiter".
MA implemented AC - ie autotogle function also for customers helath care.
Those who use their hands and fingers on work by typing for 8 hours and then in entropia next ten hours of clicking will know what is .
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