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Are Engineers Addicts? (Help the Engineers charity appeal.)
Mod Josie:
--- Quote from: Shadak Shademore on December 19, 2014, 12:23:28 pm ---I am a sad one... I cannot stand having the icons on my screen saying things are broken... thus obsessive fixing and chem-spraying. :D
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Spannering things is a different disorder I think, though we can certainly talk about it here. Being fixated on constantly building-from-scratch ship hulls, engines, guns and balloon pumps using only a spanner (or wrench) is a disorder that many people suffer from. They may argue that they'll only build parts that have been destroyed - but the ship almost always seems to have more than one gun and engine. They are lying to themselves and to you about their problem.
For just £3 a month you can.... Oh shit the hull is down. *scurries away*
MightyKeb:
--- Quote from: -Muse- Jacob on December 21, 2014, 01:40:36 am ---
--- Quote from: Shadak Shademore on December 19, 2014, 12:23:28 pm ---I am a sad one... I cannot stand having the icons on my screen saying things are broken... thus obsessive fixing and chem-spraying. :D
--- End quote ---
Spannering things is a different disorder I think, though we can certainly talk about it here. Being fixated on constantly building-from-scratch ship hulls, engines, guns and balloon pumps using only a spanner (or wrench) is a disorder that many people suffer from. They may argue that they'll only build parts that have been destroyed - but the ship almost always seems to have more than one gun and engine. They are lying to themselves and to you about their problem.
For just £3 a month you can.... Oh shit the hull is down. *scurries away*
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As a pilot, I cannot stand seeing my engines down... Hell, I can bear hull better, but just sitting ducks... And when you notice you've left the moonshine a little too long, your engineer didn't repair, or you simply pressed 1 but the game didn't quite register it cause you were manouvering with two more buttons in quick succession...No, please. Engineers take more time repairing than I can wait. Sometimes I just want to go there, and fix it for myself.. Especially on a Mobula. I'm sorry Helm, I've always been with you, but things change.
Mod Josie:
--- Quote from: MightyKeb on January 01, 2015, 05:54:02 pm ---As a pilot, I cannot stand seeing my engines down... Hell, I can bear hull better, but just sitting ducks... And when you notice you've left the moonshine a little too long, your engineer didn't repair, or you simply pressed 1 but the game didn't quite register it cause you were manouvering with two more buttons in quick succession...No, please. Engineers take more time repairing than I can wait. Sometimes I just want to go there, and fix it for myself.. Especially on a Mobula. I'm sorry Helm, I've always been with you, but things change.
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You must be careful not to encourage them. Their problem is a serious one and we wouldn't want to worsen their situation by pressuring them into performing the addictive acts that got them into this mess in the first place.
I mean sure the survival of your ship may depend on them, but let them do it in a pressure-free environment where they are merely assisting you and not also doing it for a hit.
Engineering addiction is a serious problem that we must address. My first suggestion would be to ban weapons so that the only damage engineers have to deal with is from clouds and crashes. That would greatly reduce their workload and make their environment much safer for them to work in.
Kamoba:
--- Quote from: -Muse- Jacob on January 02, 2015, 05:39:18 am ---
--- Quote from: MightyKeb on January 01, 2015, 05:54:02 pm ---As a pilot, I cannot stand seeing my engines down... Hell, I can bear hull better, but just sitting ducks... And when you notice you've left the moonshine a little too long, your engineer didn't repair, or you simply pressed 1 but the game didn't quite register it cause you were manouvering with two more buttons in quick succession...No, please. Engineers take more time repairing than I can wait. Sometimes I just want to go there, and fix it for myself.. Especially on a Mobula. I'm sorry Helm, I've always been with you, but things change.
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You must be careful not to encourage them. Their problem is a serious one and we wouldn't want to worsen their situation by pressuring them into performing the addictive acts that got them into this mess in the first place.
I mean sure the survival of your ship may depend on them, but let them do it in a pressure-free environment where they are merely assisting you and not also doing it for a hit.
Engineering addiction is a serious problem that we must address. My first suggestion would be to ban weapons so that the only damage engineers have to deal with is from clouds and crashes. That would greatly reduce their workload and make their environment much safer for them to work in.
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Custom practice matches! Captains must step upto the task of equipping ships with naught but beacon flares and casually fly around the map, maybe hitting a dust cloud or two if the addicted on their ships are in desperate need and cold turkey is too much for them...
Engi-Rehab!
Though I can not guarantee the F-buttons will not be pressed by accident...
Carn:
i must say, most captains do pressure new engies to take chem spray, the howl at them to keep it up, i have to restrain myself everytime they spray my gun, when it doesn't need it, otherwise all the loch powder i snort might tip me over the edge (snorts some loch powder to settle nerves)
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