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Just a fyi... it is possible for an engi to drop cover shield in such a way as to make another player stuck in the graphic, requiring you to use the /stuck command to free yourself. This happened to me repeatedly during the Academy Particle event by an individual because he did not like the idea that I was in a area that he wanted (childish I know). Cryptic needs to have more GM presence in the game, perhaps start a GM program like most other MMO's that involve players who pass their criteria.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    I did this by accident in a Breaking the Planet group. It sucks more 'cause if you can't get unstuck you'd have to wait until the cover shield went away -- something like a few minutes? -- before you could move. I apologized to my teammate and we all had a few laughs, but I certainly can see that being a source of frustration if it's done on purpose.

    Be nice to your engineers? haha ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Whats a GM?

    I've seen that on the UI, but every time I have tried the button, I have never recived a response...

    Rumor has it, that theese "GM" can not change anything in-game anyways.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    anazonda wrote: »
    Whats a GM?

    I've seen that on the UI, but every time I have tried the button, I have never recived a response...

    Rumor has it, that theese "GM" can not change anything in-game anyways.

    They are rare and spooked easily :p These GM's.
    But the one thing that they can do (at least could do when they where not so rare) was ban accounts for intentional act's of griefing.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    perhaps start a GM program like most other MMO's that involve players who pass their criteria.

    most MMO's shut down their player 'volunteer' GM programs after Origin got sued because of theirs a few years back. even Microsoft was smart enough to shut theirs down.

    point is, with those programs, sooner or later somebody always goes corrupt and cryptic is in a bad enough place as it is with certain decisions. they don't need the trouble it will end up bringing
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Honestly, if a collision is detected between a player, bridge officer or enemy NPC as the cover shield is being created, it should pop them out the back end of it. I imagine it's a simple change that'd take less than half an hour of man power (speaking as an amateur programmer who's done similar, albeit in a 2D environment).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    I can't tell you how many times my Boff's put cover shield on me or another Boff and got stuck
    I hate it
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Point is,
    People (they know who they are) are using cover shield to grief other people in the particle events.

    Example: you and so in so are after the same particle and neither of you see the other person. You happen to get it first, childish little so in so drops a cover shield on you and glitch you to being stuck in it. This is griefing.

    I had this happen to me and saw it happen to other people during the event. I taught a few the /stuck command to get them out.
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