death on the RP server

[Jinx]

headline says it all. - what concerns me is that deaths are taken very differently allthough being dead should be treated all the same no matter how you died.

so there is the classic: death to a npc = ppl respawn instantly and just keep playing
then death to a player pvp = there are actually rules about non reengagement and even a small volunary lockout.
death to a player on a voluntary basis = happens when you re "practicing" yet ppl just treat it as a npc death, and respawn and resume to playing normally
suicide = ppl use that to receive a playerroleback - that means, regain shot down weapons from combats and repair cost on shields which were damaged

while i consider suicide an exploit and a cheat, i think that even a death to a friendly player - no matter of friendly fire or practice should be considered just like a pvp death.

ppl talk about loopholes with equipment, mismatching tags etc. but dieing to a sparring partner and or flying deliberately into a planet to respawn with undamaged equipment is not considered a loophole?

anyway - i m sure thats been discussed - just wanne warm it up, cause it sort of pisses me off a bit.
i m all for death = lockout of that char for 30 min - voluntarily, no matter if you died to an enemy, planet or friend, or npc ( for lvl30+ chars)

another issue i have is New York.

i know its ooc - but its horrible. pirates sticking at manhatten, blowing up the army. can t we make it: ooc chat - but at least behave like you should do - that is - pirates stay away. ooc only for up to lvl 30. ( wasn t it made ooc to get new players get used to it? ) its one of the main systems and the police can t do anything about hostiles and gotto watch them blow up their fellows. just a thought ...

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