Etiquette… who’d have thought that manners would matter in a game, especially a game who’s primary purpose is to maim, kill, and destroy? Well, I’m not talking about things like saying “please” and “thank you” (although those are helpful!)… I’m talking about game play manners. These are those unspoken “rules” that if you violate them, your gameplay enjoyment will be reduced. You might even get shot at… or killed!
First and foremost, DO NOT sit in the middle of the portals. When you jump through, MOVE out of the dang gate already, will ya?! Sitting in the middle of the port is a good way to get yourself shot or even killed. You see all those big bad Goli’s sitting around the gate, appearing to do nothing? Well, they are guarding the port. So when an enemy ship jumps through, they can immediately target and begin to attack the bad guys. If you are sitting in the port, you not only make it difficult for the portal guards to target incoming enemies, you very likely will be targeted by mistake! Yes, it’s a neutral zone, but you can still be targeted there! Read the rest of this entry »
