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Remove Blacklists?

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BiiGz [2733267]

Well, here we are, another Torn Discussion. Today's topic is the blacklist feature commonly used against muggers to stop them from buymugging players

 

Current lists available to players are Friends, Enemies, Blacklist, and the newly created Target List

 

All of the lists named above, of course, have their desired features, but in my personal opinion, I feel the Blacklist feature of disabling Exchanges is dreadfully overpowered in Torn. Of course, this is my opinion, and others will disagree for a reason

 

Now, the reason I bring this topic forward to the people of Torn is mainly due to the amount of protection traders receive. Torn is remarkably known as a Crime game; therefore, mugging is a categorically superb mechanic in this game, and day by day it is slowly dying (unless you've Discord bots). The number of suitable mugs worth attempting is diminishing, and it's all due to the current list of protections that traders receive

 

  • 15 Sec Travel immunity
  • 60 sec Ranked war immunity (only for Outside muggers)
  • 75% mug protection (Clothing Store)
  • Anonymouse Listing (10% fee) 
  • Disabling Exchanges for Blacklisted People
  • Auction Blacklist bidding 
  • Standard mug protection (12 Hours) ?
  • Ghosts Trading
  • Ability to Trade in Hospital

 

Now I get it, there has to be some sort of fair balance, but is this not a little over the top for traders? IN A CRIME GAME??? 

Again, feel free to shoot down this post, but again, in my opinion, it's very 1 sided and could do with some reworks in the future, maybe every year, along with your Merits reset, enemy lists get wiped?? or the exchange feature gets removed which would in theory increase players activity as if they want to become a known trader they will be conisistently active hourly?? I'm just brain-squeezing here, but speak your thoughts down below

 

 

BiiGz [2733267]

Game is Game. I've been mugged many times by the big HOF mugger, and I'll just say GG and carry on. I'll take the L easily

CC-Godfather [908915]

its like a banned from store kinda thing IMO, if you buy from my store then rob me the next min i think its right that BL is the best option. This is what i do with all my muggers even if they havn't directly bought. So when i sell something cheap on market they cannot buy the item. 

Einhander [2675624]

Enemy/black list being all inclusive is very odd to me. People refusing to sell is dumb as well. Buy mugging is great for the economy.

 

Its easy enough to protect yourself an never lose a dollar to a mugger while selling.

 

Most of the time I cant buy something from someone its a bulk load of shitty over priced items that wouldn't sell, and now they wont cause the only asshole who buys 50m of trash items in one shot, cant...

BiiGz [2733267]

Valid response of course "your Barred" kinda thing doesn't return, but when listed with all the other current protections involved for traders, it's just absurd. Again, mugging is a great mechanic in torn, but if you're not allowed to simply buy and then bod the guy like a facebook marketplace meetup, where's the fun :D its just a straight boring deal and then not to mention the also Auction house feature too that i forgot which doesnt let you bid

Sammy [1204156]

Add in Ghost Trades and the ability to trade in the hospital in the first place as an added protection for trading... 

Im neither for or against, thats just stating a fact ^

Matty_h [48911]

500 enemies and I’m not crying, I just ping someone else to buy for me. What they going to do blacklist every single mugger then every single friend of a mugger

Taxxon [882264]

Boohoo.

 

The ability to block buyers is a balancing feature. It makes no sense for me to be forced to sell to someone who is a known mugger. Grow up 

Sammy [1204156]

Hang on, balancing? Did you not read the expanding list of features in favour of one side of the argument in OPs post? 

For BaLaNcE, whats 3 features for a mugger that gives then an edge over traders/ item sellers?

At least look at the discussion point objectively.

CC-Godfather [908915]

I mean i get the blacklist one but do think the 75% mug protection is OP.

 

I dont mug often as its not my playstyle but it was an easy way to make cash before ranked wars. maybe instead of mugging just focus on wars? xD granted you can earn more mugging but atleast you wont get hated for it. 

BiiGz [2733267]

"Grow Up," we're all adults here, sit down and have a formal discussion, what exactly is the balance we buymug you once and then can never again for the entirety of our torn lives?? Why can't I rob the same store over and over again? Traders get a massive amount of protection in this game, and it's completely clear that the "Balance" is in favour of one side