I'm still new at this whole "Faction Warfare" thing, so I'm going to ask a Noob question, if no one objects. And, even if they do object, I suppose.

Anyway.

I was working for the Caldari this morning when I got killed by one of my comrades-in-arms Lina Lute. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt as to why he killed me from a distance of 8 meters...maybe since I had my profile dampener on, he thought I was the enemy. It happens, I suppose.

So, I re-clone up on the MCC, drop out the belly and land next to about 5 or 6 compadres. One of whom happened to be Lina Lute who promptly killed me a second time.

I immediately sent him a message congratulating him on his marksmanship, and suggested he might try using it against the enemy in the future. His response left me a bit puzzled, however. You see, he told me he deliberately killed me twice because I was a sniper.

Now, my question is: is it now considered acceptable behavior to murder your allies because you don't like their combat load-out? That doesn't sound like a good way to win battles to me (and we did indeed lose that mission by a significant number of clones, strangely enough) but again, I'm new at this.

If anyone could clarify this matter, I'd really appreciate it.

I'm still new at this whole "Faction Warfare" thing, so I'm going to ask a Noob question, if no one objects. And, even if they do object, I suppose.

Anyway.

I was working for the Caldari this morning when I got killed by one of my comrades-in-arms Lina Lute. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt as to why he killed me from a distance of 8 meters...maybe since I had my profile dampener on, he thought I was the enemy. It happens, I suppose.

So, I re-clone up on the MCC, drop out the belly and land next to about 5 or 6 compadres. One of whom happened to be Lina Lute who promptly killed me a second time.

I immediately sent him a message congratulating him on his marksmanship, and suggested he might try using it against the enemy in the future. His response left me a bit puzzled, however. You see, he told me he deliberately killed me twice because I was a sniper.

Now, my question is: is it now considered acceptable behavior to murder your allies because you don't like their combat load-out? That doesn't sound like a good way to win battles to me (and we did indeed lose that mission by a significant number of clones, strangely enough) but again, I'm new at this.

If anyone could clarify this matter, I'd really appreciate it.

Some advice. Take it for what it's worth.

Always punish TK'ers by pressing Square on the death screen. They get kicked from FW till next down time and lose tons of standings if
1) they get punished 3 times in a match
or
2) the damage done to friendlies totals 5,000.

If someone is targeting you specifically, but has only killed you twice, kill them twice to coax out that third kill (and third punish). Run into their line of fire, run into their grenades, set off their REs, run in front of their vehicles, anything to help them deal 5,000 total damage to friendlies. Be careful not to get punished three times in a match yourself or deal over 5,000 damage total to friendlies.

Don't send mail. Attention is a TK'ers wet dream.

People will pass judgment as they will. The poster above is certain that most snipers and tankers are k/d whores, for example. The only thing you can do is play the game in a way you enjoy and punish TK'ers. The only time I would consider not punishing a TK'er is if they were on voice coms with me and apologized. Like if a squad mate I normally run with made an accident.

It seems likely that Lina Lute falls into the school of thought that believes most snipers are useless and only contribute to team losses by not capping objectives and the like. Most of us believe all play styles are equally valid, but too many of us have been on teams with 6 snipers. Some people get jaded by this and take it out on any sniper they see, this is why if I decide to snipe in FW, I only run around with my SMG out and only switch to my rifle when I'm in a possible position. In short, as stated above, CCP made the mechanics of this possible, therefore griefing is also a valid play style...sorry.

The only time I would consider not punishing a TK'er is if they were on voice coms with me and apologized. Like if a squad mate I normally run with made an accident.

you can troll vehical users of the opposing side if you manage to kill them and steal their vehical, as it still coems up as them when you kill their team with their own(hacked) vehicals meaning alot of rage and 24 hour bans from FW cause of multiple punish vs the newb who got vehical jacked. :P

Some advice. Take it for what it's worth.

Always punish TK'ers by pressing Square on the death screen. They get kicked from FW till next down time and lose tons of standings if
1) they get punished 3 times in a match
or
2) the damage done to friendlies totals 5,000.

If someone is targeting you specifically, but has only killed you twice, kill them twice to coax out that third kill (and third punish). Run into their line of fire, run into their grenades, set off their REs, run in front of their vehicles, anything to help them deal 5,000 total damage to friendlies. Be careful not to get punished three times in a match yourself or deal over 5,000 damage total to friendlies.

Don't send mail. Attention is a TK'ers wet dream.

People will pass judgment as they will. The poster above is certain that most snipers and tankers are k/d whores, for example. The only thing you can do is play the game in a way you enjoy and punish TK'ers. The only time I would consider not punishing a TK'er is if they were on voice coms with me and apologized. Like if a squad mate I normally run with made an accident.

Sneakiness is the best solution. Keep your sniper rifle hidden until it's time to use it. Switch to your sidearm or your equipment (especially if it's an Active Scanner or Drop Uplinks)

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