Firebird,Jan 30 2006, 07:37 PM Wrote:Doesn't that switch the problem from F1ing to ALT-F4ing. Lets face it, you provide any means of character switching while in space some individuals will take advantage of it. The fact is we need the character switch in flight to get out of sticky situations. I think were stuck with the problem and it is just a matter of honor for players not to use F1 when confronted by another player.
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Not for combat, I don't believe. I need to test it, but I don't think Alt-F4 is a safe way of escaping combat, as the character doesn't immediately disappear from the server - there is a time delay during which the character can still be killed. Igiss did this a while ago when I was having problems with the Marsflyer. Igiss or Wolfpack might know more about this, I'm not sure about it without testing.
Why do you need to switch characters in flight to get out of sticky situations? Surely that isn't in the spirit of the game. The only time I switch characters in flight is to transfer items, but I'd be very happy to lose that - other players can help with item transfers.
Role-played characters:
daedalus - Liberty Navy
bandersnatch - Ruthless criminal possessed by a (huge) alien
Shredder - Small-time Kusari pirate, looking to join the Blood Dragons
"Bounty Hunters. We don't need that scum." - Admiral Piett
