So why would FL ID person be punished for shooting a computer generated pixel that has no feelings?
Even if you would want to sanction someone there would have to be a reason for it since , and i quote, from the sanction page:
Quote: Ask yourself the following questions - If your answers to these might be a little sketchy, odds are your report will be too.
Am I filing a relatively petty report because I’m currently angry?
If you’re a little hot under the collar, the Sandwich Rule* always helps to keep yourself from looking silly. Just step back for half an hour, then come back and decide whether or not it’s worth pursuing.
Do I really have enough evidence to make this stick?
Sanctions won’t go through unless sufficient evidence is provided of the report. You were there for the entire incident, yep, but the administration was not. All we have to go by is what you give us. Is that enough?
Is what this person did really worth removing all his credits and guns?
That’s the standard punishment for server offenses. Is what the suspect did serious enough to warrant this sort of punishment?
Is this person clearly just a new player who doesn’t know better yet?
You should know by now that while most of the rules are common-sense, we’ve got a lot of ‘em. Go ahead, swap tabs to that list you’ve got open. There’s a lot of them, and to new players that can be daunting, or perhaps they haven’t even seen the forums yet. If you suspect someone of being a new player, unless the violation is serious, you’re better off pointing them in the right direction than slapping them with a violation. Remember, we were all in their shoes at one point.
Pretty much TL;DR the admins are not here to regulate what happens really between NPCs and Players. A FL Farming NPCs would have them all attacking him anyway. So exactly how is it bad?
further more there is no plauge and if you are concerned about someone making money fast then go look at P-scrap and all that mining bongo.
there is just no reason to sanction a FL IDed player for an agressive move against an NPC. they have no feelings. they dont care. You are not the final nail of disco for shooting at NPCs
Allied only. Not neutral well unless FL IDed... but a FL ID cannot just claim that for an NPC
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(12-17-2014, 06:51 PM)Anomander Wrote: Since such killing is an metagaming / ooRP action.
You are here since 2010 and you still dont know what metagaming is?
that is like flinging random words and hoping you are right.
Also here is the FL ID:
Quote: Pilot carrying this quasi-lawful ID is a Freelancer, who:
Can attack any ship in self-defense or to protect an allied or neutral ship.
Can fulfill any bounty and escort contracts, and may treat transports as combat targets when executing a bounty or escort contract against them.
Cannot use any transports with more than 3,600 cargo, except for the Pirate Train.
Cannot participate in unlawful actions except as described above.
So you see: they can shoot NPCs
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ONE MORE THING
so you are in a convoy and you see 5 NPCs blocking a jump gate. they are neutral to you. I have YET to see someone get sanctioned for shooting at the NPCs and killing them.
NPCs are not important. the rules IMO should not count towards them at ALL