PvP

[f2k]

So, IMHO it should be this way: attacking original game freighters, from Rhino to Humpback, is not allowed. Attacking everything beyond, from Repair Ship to Large Train, is allowed everywhere and regardless of level. If you are flying a gunboat or cruiser or battleship, anyone may attack you regardless of level too.

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Hmm, Im new to this Discovery server, so I might not know all the details but


Tonight I played my first long stint of Freelancer in a long while, and I got to see first hand the amount of firepower that a capital ship can put into space if need be.
And this is my problem with this large freighter are always fair game" idea. Right now Im flying a Humpback, so Im safe. However, I seriously doubt that anything below a Large Transport can survive for very long against a dedicated attack group of 2+ capital ships. And even the largest transporters, I think, can be destroyed fairly easily if the pirates wanted it.
In this regard I agree with xit. If someone attacks me while Im hauling cargo, Im logging out unless Im very confident that I can survive to the closest station. Problem is, that in a ship like a Miner or an Armoured Transport, Im fair game and Im also dead as soon as a capital ship decides that it should be so. I probably wont even have time to hit F1 before Im blown to atoms.

Thing is, when Im hauling cargo, then I do not want to duel against other players. I just want to trade goods and earn money. Give players a card-de-blanc to attack me at any time and place really kills the fun for me. Im constantly at the edge of my seat, dreading the tradelane disrupted message, knowing full well that I can lose millions worth of cargo in the blink of an eye.

Id suggest that all freighters are non-attack ships when within the 4 houses. If they move into the outer areas, then they must accept that there is a certain danger associated with it.
That would mean that traders can trade without too much danger within the civilised space of the 4 houses. But if I want to trade on the high paying routes on the outskirts of house-space, then Ill just have to accept the dangers that I face in the outback

As regards to fighters, I think that they should be open for equal PvP in all areas of the game (perhaps not in Liberty). If youre flying in a fighter, then you must be ready to fight. After all, if you dont want to fight, then why are you flying in a fighter?

To summarize:

When flying in a freighter Im not looking for a fight.
When flying in a fighter or capital ship then I might be looking for a duel. But please, be a gentleman and ask before shooting.

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