[UI] Idea how to get rid of macroers.

All maps where are boxes would work like "pet disruption zones" with that that only auto-looter would be turned off.

All maps would have their own beacons that would have their own picture on minimap- like bray/ stations/ quests.

Those beacons would be quite fast moving "NPC" with speed around 300, it would be invulnerable and non-aggresive, it would move around map randomly and would never reach rad-zone. Each map would have 1 beacon.

First day at start everyone would get 10 minutes of "auto-looter-power". But your pet would turn to passive mode after 10 mins if not recharged by clicking on the beacon.

Spoiler: edit

edit: You would have something like timer on auto-looter, so if u would turn it back to passive that timer would stop runnin out, but if turnin it back to loot it would start runnin out again.
example:
Auto-Looter on 10.00mins.
Auto-Looter switched to guard mode at 7.34 mins.
After havin guard mode on for 6 mins you turnin it back to auto-looter. It starts at 7.34 and runs out.

By clickin on beacon you would recharge its being time again to 10 mins. So if macroers would still exist, they would move around x-x map with pet on passive mode.

Cuz of moving beacon it would be impossible to macro, if they wouldnt come to fix it every 10 mins.

Any ideas/suggestions/comments appreciated.
I think its quite good idea so i hope it will grow and wont be ignored.

* This idea is "only" against macroers, because owner of bot programs could create program to avoid it. But it also would help against them for a while.

Spoiler: edit2

edit: well not so good against botters while theyre gettin boxes with their ships. but still good against macros.

Btw - only macroers will be against this .

 

I like this this seems really fare and good thinking

 

Yes yes, This is Kind of liek that idea they had awhile back with the bonus boxes that had codes every so often. They eventually

removed said thing because it generally annoyed the regular population. As this would annoy me while I boxed which is why I do not like this idea.

 

That would really bother u while boxing i guess.
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Someone didnt read my last sentence

 

I like it; it'll be annoying, but that's one way of getting rid of botters/macroers

 

Well i just thought about all of it again. And if removing macros means -95% of population i also dont want it. People are so lazy and this game is usually more boring than funny.

And if darkorbit is already in this stage... its just sad weve fell here.

 

Let's see. Bots and macros can lock an box or player within a second whether that player is going nowhere or 588 top speed. They can locate where things are according to pictures on minimap and screen. They can run endlessly. How exactly does this counter bots/macros and not players? A bot developer would overcome this in a day maybe two. Dark orbit dev team would take weeks or a month to implement this.... No. Needed, but ineffective and a waste of time.

 

It would get rid of macros but not botters, bot developer would probably break it in few weeks/ months. Dont underestimate programmin

 

No, some players just sit still on another tab in an active map and let pet box, like i used to on GA1. gets annoying if you gotta stop what you're doing cause of bots.

 

rip for them

 

I like the idea Lichy...
Only problem I see is if a hunter (or crew of hunters) just follows the beacon around for a while - everyone in map will come to him (them) & get popped... lol

 

so they could create more of them, for example 4 ?, one movin in each sector n it would avoid this problem.

 

Could still split a group up and if someone needs help they send the others.

 

So u would just go to gather looter power to another map, nothing hard.

 

Note: The thread will be re-opened only if the OP requests for it.

Enjoy the game.

Closing due to inactivity.