(08-21-2024, 12:22 AM)TheKusari Wrote: Circling back to the original post here, instead of discussing PoB attacks of old.
My bad for bringing up a specific instance - let's stay on topic.
(08-21-2024, 12:22 AM)TheKusari Wrote: The flow chart is very nice indeed. Very easy to follow and understand alongside the other details provided. There is also one other element that's not exactly mentioned that may be important. Simply "contacting the locals" if you're building in the Border Worlds or Edge Worlds doesn't necessarily mean you're going to be exempt from paying licenses or piracy.
You may do everything correctly, or "right" and your base may still end up being attacked. I guess there's a luck aspect to it aswell.
This is a big takeaway - when you're dealing with other characters handled by other players, there's always an inherent risk (and fun) from the chaos of who you might be interacting with. Everyone has their motivations and expectations, and there's no certainty that these will not be mutually exclusive to your own. Navigating this might be through diplomacy and some bribery, but there's always the chance that when things devolve to violence, you're not the one getting your way.
With everything else involving people, it's not a formula and humans aren't finite state machines to be "scripted" in such a way.
