Batman Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just get out of your corner and attack somebody - btw there are nearly a dozen nations to choose from, not only Great Britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) Just now, Batman said: Just get out of your corner and attack somebody - btw there are nearly a dozen nations to choose from, not only Great Britain Those are examples, I wasn't speaking from a real game perspective. Also you're defending lack of gameplay mechanics, in favor of ignoring the problem. That's pretty indefensible Edited January 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Wraith said: Maybe they're making the fair point that the U.S. has an absurd coast line uninterrupted by free ports, relative to every other nation in the game? :ducks: That said, I'm in huge support for the return of Outlaw battles for every nation. It was the primary thing that made us take the black on Global. Outlaw battles are a petri dish of exploits and mingery and we're rightly removed. Rediis solution of allowing temporary in nation hostilities in PBs is more than enough to solve the issue of rogue/alt clans minging around uncontested with ports and RVR, which negatively that nations experience, and the server experience as a whole. Edited January 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z4ys Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 10 minutes ago, Slim Jimmerson said: I'm gonna stop you there. Yes nations should work together, but nations are also made up of clans, all of whom have their own goals which may interfere with each other. Forcing people to 100% always work together, doesn't magically breed teamwork, it actually makes us despise each other even more because we can't settle things without being fake kind and diplomatic with each other. If my clan wants to piss off the British while everyone else wants to ally, I'm still going to attack British ports and ruin the ally for the rest of my nation while I sit and laugh because I can so easily troll whoever I want with no repercussions. Not having civil wars is not fun, not realistic, nor faithful to the sandbox element this game thrives on. It's actually anti-gameplay. You are looking for the dark grey area. But with 2 mules you wont find it. Listen to them find the reason work on it "together". I mean in the end its bad for them as well. But its a good feature to wake up a nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just now, z4ys said: You are looking for the dark grey area. But with 2 mules you wont find it. Listen to them find the reason work on it "together". I mean in the end its bad for them as well. But its a good feature to wake up a nation. So can I presume you agree with the suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z4ys Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Slim Jimmerson said: So can I presume you agree with the suggestion? I dont see a suggestion. Its just some thought without thinking about consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just now, z4ys said: I dont see a suggestion. pity you see it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Monkey Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Your safezone will protect you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sella Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Prussia has internal conflict before. You saw how it ended. I'm not sure if promoting that is good for any nation. If your goals don't match the goals of the others, leave the nation and join another one that does. What would be best is the revolution charters that the devs have talked about long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 What are the game design suggestions ? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Civil Wars is the suggestion, I honestly feel bad I have to say that. I would hate for someone to have to point out the blatantly obvious to me. No offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Sella22 said: If your goals don't match the goals of the others, leave the nation and join another one that does. What would be best is the revolution charters that the devs have talked about long ago. Care to explain these revolution charters and how they'd work? Edited January 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Merrill Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Slim Jimmerson said: Civil Wars is the suggestion, I honestly feel bad I have to say that. I would hate for someone to have to point out the blatantly obvious to me. No offense. "Care to explain these revolution charters and how they'd work?" I would say use the forum "Search" function. But I would hate for someone to have to point out the blatantly obvious to you. No offense. Edited January 8, 2018 by Vernon Merrill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just now, Wraith said: How has removal of outlaw battles changed this in any way? I don't recall you ever having played pirate, and can personally attest to the fact that internal conflict within the pirate nation was handled swiftly and efficiently via duels or out and out blockade. Open this up to clan vs. clan port hostility and you have your Civil War. The only "expoiting" being done using Outlaw battles was safe zone tagging by King of Clowns, et al. and hiding and running in battles. Both of these and their effects on RvR, etc. can be minimized with simple post-battle timers which allow for screeners to tag before a hiding fleet can join a port battle, and to disallow Outlaw battles within a safe zone. I wouldn't mind outlaw battles for all nations, I advocated for it not too long ago. But what I draw from their removal is that they were problematic. If they were re implemented to not allow ally tagging to delay, avoid, or disrupt gameplay then I'm all for it, more to the sandbox. If there's one I think we can agree on, its that fighting out your differences is much, much funner than talking them out. Much more effective too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, Slim Jimmerson said: not allow ally tagging to delay, avoid, or disrupt gameplay How can "code" interpret human intentions ? It doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Vernon Merrill said: "Care to explain these revolution charters and how they'd work?" I would say use the forum "Search" function. But I would hate for someone to have to point out the blatantly obvious to you. No offense. Being petty gets us nowhere. I'll do us the honors and post what I found here, so the information is on hand. policy and clan functional in some form will appear in the game. also there will be revolution charters - we are more and more like this idea. A clan owning the XX ports will be able to declare itself a separate, destroyed country (from a historical list). -Admin, Feb 1st 2016 I think its safe to say that this idea is LONG long forgotten, or has already been implemented with the hardcore nations. Either way the problem still stands, and solutions need to be found; and there ARE solutions beyond just playing the game differently Edited January 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odol Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hmm I can think of some historical context that may help. The British LET the Spanish take a known pirate port for them, then the Spanish withdrew for some unknown reason letting the British government reassert control over the colony. The British in turn gave the Spanish a colony back they had captured a year earlier. So the point is... pay or ask another nation to take it, form alliances, work with others outside of YOUR nation to solve the problem. The tools are there, you just refuse to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z4ys Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) How do you define rogue? Maybe the one clan that opened the port is not rogue but the rest of the nation is? What makes a clan rouge? Because they think different than you? Who is right who is wrong? Edited January 8, 2018 by z4ys 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) Just now, z4ys said: How do you define rogue? Maybe the one clan that opened the port is not rogue but the rest of the nation is? What makes a clan rouge? Because they think different than you? Now take this exact mentality to diplomacy, "What makes your clan right and my clan wrong?" "No I do not agree with that sir!" You know what settles this? A fight. Because who are we to decide what is the right and wrong decision in a nation, and who are we to verbally convict another because of theirs? The two sides fight, the side with the most and best players is right. Thats how it should be settled. Voting with your hands, so to speak. Edited January 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I'd first embargo their contracts before anything else. Also contract a foreign power to intervene. That part of social aspect is also content. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 @Slim Jimmerson I see the point you're making, and some ability to solve disputes inside a nation would be a welcome addition in my book. This was the reason why I left GB, no way to solve inter nation problems. Just a note though, you do realize a FFA port doesn't do a lot to help hunters. It only allows someone to hide/restock on repairs/repair in port. You can't teleport to or from a FFA port, so it doesn't do a lot to increase the activity in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z4ys Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, Slim Jimmerson said: Now take this exact mentality to diplomacy, "What makes your clan right and my clan wrong?" "No I do not agree with that sir!" You know what settles this? A fight. Because who are we to decide what is the right and wrong decision in a nation, and who are we to verbally convict another because of theirs? The two sides fight, the side with the most and best players is right. Thats how it should be settled. Voting with your hands, so to speak. You should try out democracy. Discuss till a solution is found. find overlapping interest etc. Or does going out and kill politician while disagreeing is suddenly the right way?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Hethwill said: That part of social aspect is also content. And we have that, whether it be through teamspeak, discord or chat. What we don't have is the escalation to actual conflict. Just perpetual in nation cold war where both sides have their finger on the nuclear button, but the buttons actually don't do anything and both sides know that. 14 minutes ago, Hethwill said: I'd first embargo their contracts before anything else. Also contract a foreign power to intervene. I like the first part, I don't know if that's possible currently but it sounds cool. As for foreign intervention, I don't disagree, but I don't think you should have to 100% rely on another nation to deal with conflicts in your own nation. Maybe help your side, but not completely fight the battle for you like we have now Edited January 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 It is possible. Simply do not sell anything that fills their contracts / put up contracts that overlap theirs, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim McSauce Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, z4ys said: You should try out democracy. Discuss till a solution is found. find overlapping interest etc. Or does going out and kill politician while disagreeing is suddenly the right way?? It doesn't matter whats right or wrong, there's no moral objectivity in a game. If my nation sees a clan who holds a port, and the majority of the nation wants that clan to not hold that port for whatever reason, they should be able to reclaim it for the majority. Talking doesn't always resolve conflict. Even if I have 80% of my nation on teamspeak talking to the 20% about what they SHOULD do, it doesn't mean they'll do it, even if it hurts the nation. There's nothing I can do verbally to MAKE you do something the same way voting in an established, real life government does. If the people of a nation vote for a president, and the loser decided "well hello kitty these guys and their opinions, i'm still gonna be president" They're going to get arrested or killed because they're the minority. Civil war in NA is equivalent of the majority asserting power over the minority because they actually have that power. That's democracy at work, and that power of assertion is what's needed in NA. Edited January 8, 2018 by Slim Jimmerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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