Pingtarget Changes

[Reeves]

Don't really mind this change all that much tbh. If it opens the door for abuse then I'll criticize it, but until then I must deploy a tactical shrug.

I feel like the bigger threat to player anonymity is simply the fact that a staff member can quite easily look into who a person is and then share it with their faction of interest or one which they deem valuable to them. This has occurred somewhat infrequently but still frequently enough to cause concern. Ping, being the inconsistent factor that it is can be easily dismissed as connectivity fluctuates in terms of efficiency.

@SnakThree is actually correct when he labels this as an issue tied to the community and the extreme paranoia it inculcates. You don't need to /ping a target to destroy someone's anonymity, you just need the right connections. And you can't do anything these days without someone trying to judge you instead of the action in the environment.

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