[Solution]Server Hopping/PvP Abuse

[skudd3r 44]

Description:

So, the big debate here is that maintaining location across servers, "persistent locations", is a win/lose.

Problem:

A majority of people abuse this ability:

1. Server hop at high value locations to farm gear.
   
2. Disconnect during PvP firefights to avoid the possibility of dying.
   
3. Disconnect immediately after death to avoid losing gear
   
4. Log out during a fight, join another server, move position to get advantage, rejoin previous server, /profit.
   
5. No loyalty to a single server
   
6. No reason to stay on a server if you encounter players, aka no threat, no loss of hard work from traveling long distances.
   

Solution:

My solution is simple. Give server owners the ability to enable/disable persistent locations. What does this mean? It means that if I own a server and i disable persistent locations, only your location on my server will be saved. This means if you join my server from another that has it enabled, you will be put on the coastline, if you decide you don't want to play, then you can leave join another server that has it enabled and you will spawn back at your previous location as long as you have not died.

What does this do for players like me?

1. Makes high value areas more "high value". Server hoppers cant just join, farm it, and leave. If you want the loot, you have to do the hard work of getting there, and waiting for loot to refresh.
   
2. Discourages PvP disconnecting. If you are on my server, and you disconnect and join another server, you will not be at that location anymore. You will spawn on the coastline.
   
3. Encourages teamwork
   
4. Encourages server regulars(Location only on your server would be saved, so players who play there will still spawn where they log out)
   
5. Discourages PvP hopping to get the advantage (Don't have to worry about someone logging in behind you from another server)
   
6. Makes the game more realistic.
   

Comments~

Edited July 15, 2012 by SKuDD3r

[relentless@clear.net.nz 12]

If it had a time limit say 5 minutes for the people that get disconnected in a legit fashion. It would also need to advise you of this prior to actually joining another server so you don't get walls of complaints in the forum.

Edited July 15, 2012 by relentless

[Quagmire (DayZ) 119]

You haven't put much thought into this have you.

There is already plenty of non-hive servers out there.

[skudd3r 44]

It has nothing to do with not being connected to the hive, its an option, like scroll wheel and third person.

You didn't put much thought into your response.

Edited July 15, 2012 by SKuDD3r