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Author Topic: Transponder off attack reputation penalty should depend on fleet size  (Read 619 times)

goduranus

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Transponder off attack reputation penalty should depend on fleet size
« on: September 17, 2019, 11:30:16 AM »
Crewman: "Captain! Several speed boats armed with machineguns are approaching fast, they are not responding to our hails. I wonder who it is sir?"

Crewman: "Captain! Two Yamato class battleships and six Tong class cruisers are approaching fast, they are not responding to our hails. I wonder who it is sir?
« Last Edit: September 17, 2019, 11:37:49 AM by goduranus »
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Agile

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Re: Transponder off attack reputation penalty should depend on fleet size
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2019, 06:16:39 PM »
I think the real problem is fast pickets e-burning right into my 3 capital 8 cruiser / carrier death stack and thinking its a completely legitimate and good idea to ask me to turn on my transponder.

Like, what did they expect?

"Yes, I will totally turn on my transponder, mister puny weak fleet."
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goduranus

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Re: Transponder off attack reputation penalty should depend on fleet size
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2019, 06:23:48 PM »
if you don’t fight them, then it will be a transponder off penalty of -3, rather than “oh *** the unidentified Yamato class battleship just fired on us, it’s a god dammned Jap invasion!”
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Re: Transponder off attack reputation penalty should depend on fleet size
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2019, 08:36:08 PM »
Quote from: Agile on September 17, 2019, 06:16:39 PM
I think the real problem is fast pickets e-burning right into my 3 capital 8 cruiser / carrier death stack and thinking its a completely legitimate and good idea to ask me to turn on my transponder.

Like, what did they expect?

"Yes, I will totally turn on my transponder, mister puny weak fleet."

Yeah, "annoy player into compliance" strategy in action. Definitely could live without that.
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