Re: Spam Alert: [Openme-developers] re: auto return fire

[Oliver D. B. <oli...@ma...>]

That dosent make sense wiz
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  From: Danny Froberg=20
  To: Ope...@li...=20
  Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:58 AM
  Subject: Re: Spam Alert: [Openme-developers] re: auto return fire


  So now when you listed all the positive sides of removing AutoFire =
anything negative that comes to mind? :)

  At 23:51 2003-01-16 +0000, Dar...@kn... wrote:

    Woah I'm surprised and encouraged that I agree with BRUTICUS.
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    Auto return fire CONS
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    - The game is ruled simply by who has the faster connection.=20
    - In this game you design your ship to fight for you, you don't =
fight for your ship. Your ship ceases to fight for you.=20
    - Will -flood- the server with page refreshes from the paranoid or =
the cautious
    - We're supposed to be helping newbies fight back not totally =
removing their ability to return fire
    - ME ridiculously becomes a button bashing game
    - You lose a heap of players
    - You get a tonne of complaints
    - Combat becomes an elitist thing only for those in elite countries =
with expensive connections rather than in-keeping with one of the games =
premises of being free for -all- to enjoy equally.=20
    - Tips the scales towards people who do not need the scales tipping =
towards them
    - Makes us all look extremley stupid for putting in such a =
ridiculous feature. Remember combat is not just one on one or fleet vs =
fleet. There are other situations. Cream off a base for example, they =
aren't online to press attack. Pursuit, trying to run away. Need ship to =
fight for you while you're doing that or buying shields.=20
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    PROs=20
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    - cant think of any.=20
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    Among the players only a few ppl who see themselves profiting from =
it will ever think disabling auto return fire a good thing.=20