So vehicle friendly fire is now allowed in the warpgate after the latest patch?

omega four · 2013-05-03, 11:06 AM

After the latest patch (GU08), I've seen players teamkill friendly vehicles IN the warp gate. I even had one friendly Heavy Assault blow up my ESF while I was repairing it in the warp gate.

Is this a new design decision or a bug?

Regardless, the fact that friendly fire allows so much griefing from other players who are supposedly on your team is just one of many reasons why my PS2 playing time diminishes day by day.

Ice · 2013-05-03, 11:28 AM

It's always been that way. Any unmanned vehicle can be blown up by team members.

omega four · 2013-05-03, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by Ice

It's always been that way. Any unmanned vehicle can be blown up by team members.

That can happen in the warp gate? If so, then it makes repairing vehicles in your own warpgate just has dangerous as it is out in the field when there are griefers in the warpgate.

And there are ALWAYS griefers in the warpgates....

EvilNinjadude · 2013-05-03, 11:37 AM

Oh balls.

CToxin · 2013-05-03, 12:09 PM

This is why I just sit in my mossie and wait for an engie to repair it or for the auto-repair to do its work.

leifnielsen · 2013-05-03, 11:25 PM

I don't remember this being an issue in PS1. Has something changed or are there just more assholes in the world these days?

omega four · 2013-05-04, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by leifnielsen

I don't remember this being an issue in PS1. Has something changed or are there just more assholes in the world these days?

I think it's that and that SOE does not deliver administrative punishment to players for TKing friendlies.

Fenrys · 2013-05-04, 01:05 AM

95% of humans are dangerously stupid and/or crazy. I'm not sure if this is a recent change, or if I just failed to notice it before.

bpostal · 2013-05-07, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by leifnielsen

I don't remember this being an issue in PS1. Has something changed or are there just more assholes in the world these days?

Actually, as I recall, people with weapons locked were actually put to use in Planetside as repairing friendly vehicles help get rid of their grief faster.
So you pull your Prowler into the CY next to the repair/resupply silo and there was a whole pit crew scrambling to rep your shit.

Personally, I blame f2p.

Will Pstwo · 2013-05-07, 08:48 PM

I thought it was actually the opposite, that they recently REMOVED vehicle FF in the warpgate.
Shows how much I know, lol