Trapping - Word from MA

sbi · March 15, 2005, 8:36pm

Since there has been a debate about trapping going on lately, I asked MA about an official statement whether trapping is allowed or not. The supportcase and answer is pasted below. So, until we hear more, this is what we have to base our actions on.

P.s. This post is mostly meant as a clearification of the current rules, so please keep the discussion clean. If you disagree with MA or anyone else use well thought arguments to support your views, don’t just whine :).

Hi

Lately there has been incidents of people who were locked. Some say that this locking was because of “trapping” monsters.
I do not wish to risk anything breaking unknown rules, and would therefor like to ask, if the following is allowed:

a) Trapping monsters behind obstacles that are part of the terrain (With the purpose of killing or skilling).

b) Trapping monsters behind objects, that I dropped (Chairs and tables etc.).

c) Is trapping allowed for some monsters but not others?

d) Is trapping allowed in some areas but not others?

e) Is trapping allowed to some extend?

It would be great, if you could post a clear message regarding these matters in the client loader. Uncertanity is definately something to avoid when possible, since it makes me and other players very nervouse of getting banned due to unknown reasons.

Thanks a lot (from an otherwise happy customer)
Sbi

2005-03-15 MindArk Support:
Hi
Thanks for reporting.
Trapping monsters is not allowed and players have to communicate bugs about it to MindArk.

We will soon re-consider it and make it possible for the players to be able to trap some monsters in an uppcoming version of PE.

regards
support
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system · March 15, 2005, 8:46pm

And there you have it. Clear, plain and simple. Thanks MA

DD
:evilking:

Svetlana · March 15, 2005, 9:14pm

Thx Sbi for posting this

Zee · March 15, 2005, 9:43pm

Nice Response.

Knoop · March 15, 2005, 9:46pm

I thought that trapping in such things that did not count as a bug was legal. Like say the rig. But I guess I was wrong.

Faustian · March 15, 2005, 10:41pm

Nice dude…
some Rep for you

system · March 15, 2005, 10:55pm

Thats why they pay support the big bucks :rolleyes:

mjukis · March 15, 2005, 11:25pm

about as clear as it gets (=
would be nice if they put that info in the client loader and removed the trapping section from the manual.
And maybe put up some sort of signs at the popular trapping places saying that it may lead to your account getting locked.
Or maybe even fix the mob AI so trapping is no longer possible
Support told me in Januray that they would “soon” implement some changes that makes all trapping impossible but I guess they have a lot of things to do atm.

Svetlana · March 15, 2005, 11:28pm

I completely agree with you Mjukis… trapping atm is so flagrant and rampant that it’s almost ridiculous if this is MA’s point of view… ffs! MA can see the extent of trapping yet they reserve the right to ban ppl ON OCASSION for it?
me thinks they need to grow some you-know-what and put an end to it altogether to stand behind their word

Faustian · March 15, 2005, 11:46pm

[QUOTE=Svetlana]
I completely agree with you Mjukis… trapping atm is so flagrant and rampant that it’s almost ridiculous if this is MA’s point of view… ffs! MA can see the extent of trapping yet they reserve the right to ban ppl ON OCASSION for it?
me thinks they need to grow some you-know-what and put an end to it altogether to stand behind their word
[/QUOTE]

Maybe one day

Silo · March 16, 2005, 12:27am

wow. i had no idea trapping was illegal.

i guess we should report some of it to them.

hey MA! every robot battlefield area is a huge trap!!!

that’s my good deed for the day.

:duh:

Aio · March 16, 2005, 9:03am

great job MA now you actually need to do what you say. And announce not just in support cases that its illegal. So many hunting areas have been ruined by trappers (N PA is now just a collecting ground for the newbies who want to sweat, E Phoenix is just one big trapping spot with hundreds of them).

Please get rid of them

Marco_SDS · March 16, 2005, 9:23am

The trapping issues is one of the major priorities in the upcoming VU.

Aio · March 16, 2005, 9:24am