❓ Since the Boundless Code of Conduct will get a makeover soon

One thing is have the plots to cover a whole world, another is to actually go around and place them.
Good luck with that.

Anyways, there is a system in place to add worlds if the current ones get overcrowded or resources become inaccessible.

My opinion is that any restrictions regarding plotting should only address interactions of neighbours and not how much one plots or whether a resource hot spot is plotted.

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other thing that demand regulations and happened lots few years ago - most of you know it well i think? plotting hotspots of resources, this way public mines appear but there were also plotted places without access at gem hotspots at t6 planets

now we have lots of t6 sov planet opened and even loaded with public mines, still snyone mining at permas?

personally i think adding sov planets were the boost game needed most, now there are enough places and resources for everyone to be busy whole day every day :smiley:

im not sure if now anything left that need strict regulation

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Oooo Really Muhahahaha

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So i just Re-read it :expressionless: (not my favorite activity :wink:)

Examples of abuse need to be updated.
Especially plot reservations. Some examples:

  • turning on plot reservation within a settlement.
    To be clear as a “new” resident/shop owner should be obviously a no no. As many settlement owners/managers (city’s/mall’s) have had issues in the past not being able to re-plot or let a new neighbor move in because of this.
  • the use of plot reservation to reserve large chunks of land without spending the plots. A no no.

Plot reservation was and is an added feature to keep settlements from being absorbed into other settlements and give existing settlements some additional future space to grow.

Unless plot reservation will be updated at some point (first settlement beacon can turn it of for entire settlement not owned beacons included) something should be added about it.

I think this should be included as a form of abuse in a “community location” (just my two cents on that).

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@majorvex @Tiggs My suggestion is removing naming and shaming Because it can be used the other way around by multiple players and guilds. Like shops and Forging Also how to build and stuff also how to run your exo runs and hunts. Pretty much everything but you can not say anything even though the players, player, Guild is in the wrong. i seen every side about this from multiple player and guilds while i was playing for past few years. So please make it so players wont get harassed or abused from in game items and Not wanting to play because of sadness and stress also if someone talking to you and you don’t want to talk you can not say anything about that because its consider naming and shaming. Also this is really bad because New players don’t read mostly the terms of used or code of conduct So if they say something and get banned from naming and shaming and old long term player banned a new player who buy the game so now you lose 30$ from your bank because they asked for a refund. all of this will and am already happening also maybe this is the reason why we don’t have a lot of players here anyway. Overall We can not complain about other players for what they are doing wrong We don’t have a freedom of speech Because of this rule So its hard Also The global market Buying everything then selling it for higher. Like forging tools that take 12 hours to make also the ingredients to get for 5 days then when you put it in the show for lower price to help new players But Now New players cant get them because its too expensive. also its really hard to forge tools and it takes lots of practice to make it right and you lose supplies if you mess up :frowning: this issue has been going on for 1 year.

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???

i totally dont understand what are you talking about

"This is the first time Antasis1 has posted — let’s welcome them to our community!

since you are new at this forum, you aparently have no idea about game you just talking about

Well I restarted XD

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but i still dont understand all this “naming and shaming” thing

anyone can elaborate? first time i see this term

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If a person has a single beacon that is 50x50 plots big, are a sole settlement owner, and have plot reservation turned on, they technically are

But I’d argue that their use of the system is both in the spirit and intentions of the plot reservation system.

That seems tricky to me, say a player has 2 years of GC and leaves, he built a community and he doesn’t actually own much but does own the oldest and original beacon, and the community left wants to merge that city with a neighboring city. They couldn’t turn off reservation to enable it, unless they control the first beacon… Right now all those members can switch it off at the border and essentially join the neighbor’s settlement, or use the guild system to do so… I wouldn’t like making it so an original beacon had the full power of borders and identity of a settlement even if it were mine. I’d rather the local community work together than be forced into a dictatorship on such things

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I know it was a term thrown around during the official launch months on here. People would bicker about things and smear/publicly shame each other in order to try and get their way in disputes. Most were cleansed from the forums, but I remember some of it and it kinda made some broad behavior rules out of it.

But that’s what my fuzzy memory tells me about it

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Well I am having issue and had issues with the past also cant make any post in discussion about it Because people will say its naming and shaming It prevents me from saying what I think In my own words Also I hear other player having the same issue in game and In voice chat In different guild I am Not having issues with anyone but i feel its not nice But people could use that to say. hey they are saying I’m in the wrong even though i just wanted to Say i am not happy with it but i can not because of this rule so it prevents me from saying my Words or My thoughts. I sure it was Intended for good But It cant be twisted For bad as well for example: doing stuff but no one can say anything or comment even though they cause it or them Also if they didn’t think it was bad someone could have told them but they cant Because they are worried about being banned or harassed.

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I think the actual rule is against something like. “Hey papajoe189 stole my shopstands worth of gleam while I was setting up shop, don’t play with him he’s a jerk”

Not actually saying you can’t talk generally about experiences with people, but meant to prevent you from getting an internet mob against someone in the game.

If anyone Has a problem With my comments then that’s a issue because I only voice my concern with everyone that had issues i seen also i had too. This will be my last comment on this form post if @majorvex or @Tiggs want to ask question about what i say They can contact me privately. I Have too much stress In real life i don’t need any here Notification will be turn off for this post.

Please keep any rules against naming and shaming. That’s a pretty standard rule in most games and online communities.

For anyone unfamiliar with the term: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_and_shame

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No naming and shaming is a good proper rule.

1.You think someone is trolling you, contact support and wait for that being resolved (I know, I know - couldn’t be done over last few years but we should be back to normalcy soon enough).
2. In case someone you report made a genuine mistake or is ready to learn on mistakes and play properly, there is a way for that person to continue playing without stigma.
3. No one stops you from warning your friends or any interested parties using private communication, should it feel important for you to smear someone’s name.

Long story short - no need to create name-calling topics and or posts in public space.

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I understand what you are saying and I’m sure there are several players that feel the same way. However, if you are having issues with other players, you need to get screenshots/videos/timestamps/coordinates and report it. If no action was taken, the devs might have decided that no rules were broken (hopefully they will tell you what their decision was and not ignore you). Maybe attend a different hunt or don’t build near them. There’s a lot of room in Boundless. :blush:

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:wink: No it isn’t. You missed what i ment i think.
So the oldest beacon in a settlement (usually the one that started that settlement) would have the option to turn of plot protection within the settlement… preventing someone who moves in to turn on the plot protection. Basically goin pre plotreservation update within that settlement.

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Hmm, i still don’t like it, but at least what you mean is more clear. I personally don’t think our plot protection system in boundless needs itterated further, it’s complicated enough as is and extra rules will muddy it up, and I’d rather each individual still have control over their own beacons reservation area without someone else being able to prevent turning it on or off.

I have been playing this game a long time and probably seen every scenario happen with a few actually against me and I still feel as though the CoC is good. We just need a team or Dev to actually moderate the rules in game. Just my 2 cents.

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Discord is one place you can name and shame. Not the official boundless discord, but any of the player created groups.
Because honestly, there are some people that play this game that are full time drama queens. :man_shrugging:

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