Capturing ships

netburnr

10 minutes is obviously too short, it takes longer than that to get to the station and back....of coarse assuming the harpoon is a one time use missile like device

Anvil

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Originally Posted by netburnrol

10 minutes is obviously too short, it takes longer than that to get to the station and back....of coarse assuming the harpoon is a one time use missile like device

Yeah my 10 minute suggestion was based on reuse.

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Hornet

Capturing ships has been a want of mine since I started...but I never did figure out a good way to get both ships back to station. Once this ship is captured, you'd have to request a tow or freighter to come over and suck it up into its cargo bay.

netburnr

hornet, do you not like the missle based harpoon idea?

Ambrosius

Since it would seem that this would only typically apply to fighter versus non-fighter, I think the idea of cargo ejection as "loot" works better.

Hornet

Im not sure if I do or not, I guess I'd have to see it in practice. I guess it makes more sense doing it that way that making a tow grab it.

GrimGriz

So long as you can only capture AI ships I wouldn't have a problem with this.

Hornet

Why only AI ships? What AI ships is there that you could capture?? Isnt it possible RP wise that you could disable a ship to a point that the pilot would eject and leave an intact ship that you could then take?

GrimGriz

Because as a player, I don't want to leave loot behind when I die, because it encourages people that want to be jerks to blow up people that want to be left alone solely for the loot.

Hornet

WoW proves that jerks will be jerks whether theres loot involved or not. Damn horde!

GrimGriz

Imagine how they'd be if they got loot for ganking you. Of course, that's just another reason why level = better is a bad thing in a pvp game.

Hornet

I think a lot of horde(or whatever your opposing faction is) in wow claim their ganking on the RP of horde vs alliance war...but in the end most are just asses. My lower lvl chars get consistently ganked by 70's because they are bored, or passing thru, or killing everything they find in a low lvl town.

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	netburnr I love everyone Pilot Name: netburnrol Faction: Pirate Joystick: X52 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Austin Posts: 2,284 Nominated 3 Times in 3 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 2	Re: Capturing ships 10 minutes is obviously too short, it takes longer than that to get to the station and back....of coarse assuming the harpoon is a one time use missile like device


	Hornet Member Pilot Name: Hornet Faction: Solrain Joystick: Saitek x52 & Saitek rudder pedals Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 339 Nominated 2 Times in 1 Post TOTW/F/M Award(s): 1	Re: Capturing ships Capturing ships has been a want of mine since I started...but I never did figure out a good way to get both ships back to station. Once this ship is captured, you'd have to request a tow or freighter to come over and suck it up into its cargo bay.


	netburnr I love everyone Pilot Name: netburnrol Faction: Pirate Joystick: X52 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Austin Posts: 2,284 Nominated 3 Times in 3 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 2	Re: Capturing ships hornet, do you not like the missle based harpoon idea?


	Ambrosius Member Pilot Name: Ambrosius Faction: Quantar Joystick: MS FF2 Join Date: May 2004 Location: The Stone Temple Posts: 1,872 Nominated 4 Times in 3 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 3	Re: Capturing ships Since it would seem that this would only typically apply to fighter versus non-fighter, I think the idea of cargo ejection as "loot" works better.
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	Hornet Member Pilot Name: Hornet Faction: Solrain Joystick: Saitek x52 & Saitek rudder pedals Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 339 Nominated 2 Times in 1 Post TOTW/F/M Award(s): 1	Re: Capturing ships Im not sure if I do or not, I guess I'd have to see it in practice. I guess it makes more sense doing it that way that making a tow grab it.


	GrimGriz Highest Order Hypocrite Faction: non-aligned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Portland Posts: 2,714 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Capturing ships So long as you can only capture AI ships I wouldn't have a problem with this.


	Hornet Member Pilot Name: Hornet Faction: Solrain Joystick: Saitek x52 & Saitek rudder pedals Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 339 Nominated 2 Times in 1 Post TOTW/F/M Award(s): 1	Re: Capturing ships Why only AI ships? What AI ships is there that you could capture?? Isnt it possible RP wise that you could disable a ship to a point that the pilot would eject and leave an intact ship that you could then take?


	GrimGriz Highest Order Hypocrite Faction: non-aligned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Portland Posts: 2,714 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Capturing ships Because as a player, I don't want to leave loot behind when I die, because it encourages people that want to be jerks to blow up people that want to be left alone solely for the loot.


	Hornet Member Pilot Name: Hornet Faction: Solrain Joystick: Saitek x52 & Saitek rudder pedals Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 339 Nominated 2 Times in 1 Post TOTW/F/M Award(s): 1	Re: Capturing ships WoW proves that jerks will be jerks whether theres loot involved or not. Damn horde!


	GrimGriz Highest Order Hypocrite Faction: non-aligned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Portland Posts: 2,714 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Re: Capturing ships Imagine how they'd be if they got loot for ganking you. Of course, that's just another reason why level = better is a bad thing in a pvp game.


	Hornet Member Pilot Name: Hornet Faction: Solrain Joystick: Saitek x52 & Saitek rudder pedals Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 339 Nominated 2 Times in 1 Post TOTW/F/M Award(s): 1	Re: Capturing ships I think a lot of horde(or whatever your opposing faction is) in wow claim their ganking on the RP of horde vs alliance war...but in the end most are just asses. My lower lvl chars get consistently ganked by 70's because they are bored, or passing thru, or killing everything they find in a low lvl town.