A word about "rep-stealing"...

[Dan_OB]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

I see your point, but I think your example is weak, in my opinion....
You see a picnic table and families exist in real life, POTC is a game!!

How does that make a difference? It maybe a game but the people playing the game are real life people just as deserving of courtesy and respect as people in "real life". The only difference I see is that people see the anonymity of the internet as an excuse to behave in ways they wouldn't dare when dealing with people face to face.

Having rep 'stolen' as some put it, can be annoying, but would you not, just find another enemy?

I have two problems with that. One is that I have tried to do that and more often then not they will follow me to the new enemy. The 2nd reason is why is it up to me to find another enemy when the intruder should have gone to another enemy in the first place.

It could be that Pirate that stole your rep has been going through servers searching for that particular enemy as a quest?

A very unlikely scenario. When do you see this as a possibility and how does it justify rep stealing?

If for some reason this is the case you can take one low power hit on the enemy thus getting credit for the quest but not taking away much rep from the other player. Better yet, attune and heal the other pirate and get credit for the quest that way. Another option is to explain your situation to the other player and odds are a solution can be worked out that is agreeable to both.

Or follow the pirate that 'stole' your rep and do the same thing back?

A bad idea in so many ways. Lets just say I don't want to use other peoples bad behavior to justify my own bad behavior.

We are meant to be Pirates in this game, so let us act like Pirates, or ask for a PVP and kick their backsides!!

Sorry, but I am so sick of this lame excuse.. Just because we are pretending to be pirates is not a license to be rude and obnoxious. And if I play PvP its for fun not for payback.