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mark v92, on 16 December 2015 - 07:02 AM, said:
I saw a lot of discussions in the past about hiding being 'illigal' or not. Guess thats solved now.
Directly from the code of conduct:
Shutting Down your ‘Mech or avoiding engagements with the enemy, and when doing so might be considered non-participation
All pilots have access to a Shutdown command for their ‘Mechs, mapped by default to the ‘P’ key and listed as ‘Toggle Power’ in the keyboard menu.
The primary benefit to shutting down your ‘Mech is that it will no longer appear on enemy radar. In the deciding moments of a close match with few ‘Mechs left standing on the battlefield, effective use of the shutdown mechanic and/or evasion tactics has the potential to provide you with the following benefits:
There are situations that do not fall within the scope of what the shutdown mechanic or evasion tactics are intended for. The use of the shutdown mechanic or avoiding contact with the enemy under the following situations may be classed as an act of non-participation, subject to evaluation and moderation actions by Support services:
Directly from the code of conduct:
Shutting Down your ‘Mech or avoiding engagements with the enemy, and when doing so might be considered non-participation
All pilots have access to a Shutdown command for their ‘Mechs, mapped by default to the ‘P’ key and listed as ‘Toggle Power’ in the keyboard menu.
The primary benefit to shutting down your ‘Mech is that it will no longer appear on enemy radar. In the deciding moments of a close match with few ‘Mechs left standing on the battlefield, effective use of the shutdown mechanic and/or evasion tactics has the potential to provide you with the following benefits:
- Breaking a target lock
- Appearing ‘heat neutral’ on maps where Thermal Vision might commonly be used
- Presenting on opportunity for staging an ambush
- Evading detection long enough to secure a win through Conquest points
- Evading detection long enough to secure a timer expiration win when you have superior numbers, in circumstances where you may be too critically damaged to otherwise risk a direct engagement with the enemy
There are situations that do not fall within the scope of what the shutdown mechanic or evasion tactics are intended for. The use of the shutdown mechanic or avoiding contact with the enemy under the following situations may be classed as an act of non-participation, subject to evaluation and moderation actions by Support services:
- Ceasing to meaningfully contribute for the remainder of the match if you still have support equipment, useful modules, or weapons (with any necessary ammo) available. Losing your primary weapon is not an acceptable excuse for hiding and/or shutting down if you still have a secondary weapon, a support-based item such as a TAG, or a consumable module available for use.
- Running out the clock, or needlessly extending the duration of the match, in cases where doing so will not assist you towards victory.
- Running out the clock or needlessly extending the duration of a Faction Play match in an attempt to keep a particular group or Unit in the current engagement for as long as possible, in cases where doing so will not assist you towards victory, is not considered an acceptable tactic.
Cool.
I'd ask that y'all DO pay attention before reporting someone, though.
Had a teammate, last of us against 3-6 of THEM, on HPG, in an Atlas with NO weapons left at all, red CT. Put his nose in the corner and shut down. Oh, the butthurt rage that ensued. SO many "reporting" comments in the in-game chat (can I turn THAT off, too?). Lots of inappropriate, abusive language followed as well, which, ironically (isn't it?), led to some reporting with the existing in-game tool...
On a slightly-related aside: Spectated some guys tearing-apart a disco, that was the opponents' last mech. METHODICALLY. They shared the damage take, cutting off ONE leg, then one arm, then the other, and then CAREFULLY slicing armor off the other leg and torsos, squeezing it like a ShamWow for every precious drop of damage... Beautiful...
