cyrus106 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Don't get me wrong I respect players that taxi new players to alerts in say....pluto. But when I saw someone asking for a taxi to the orokin reactor in MERCURY I kind've facepalmed. "Is he a new player?" you ask? No, the guy was MR 10, there's really no excuse at that point. It's bad enough I see people asking for taxis to EARTH alerts, considering it's the new starting area. What is everybody else's thoughts on taxis getting a bit out of hand? I just feel like players should actually unlock nodes. I don't think anybody realizes nodes give you mastery, they aren't ENTIRELY a waste of time. In their defense, however, unlocking nodes is extremely boring, so perhaps we could find a middleground for this issue. Thoughts? Edit: I am not bashing taxi services themselves, I just feel this is getting a bit out of hand and perhaps there should be more incentive to play the starmap Edited February 12, 2015 by cyrus106 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCatLad Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) That is quite sad I'll admit....wait, there's a reactor alert right now? EDIT: Darn, there is. At work. Luckily I have like 6 reactors muhahahaha! EDIT 2: I actually found unlocking Nodes fun during Closed Beta...and there was far less variety then (tilesets). Edited February 12, 2015 by Lanieu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tveeggad Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 But when I saw someone asking for a taxi to the orokin reactor in MERCURY I kind've facepalmed. You have convinced me. You're right.. It's getting out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasron Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 who in the world haven't done al the node to ate least saturn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilerskull Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Im mr8 and though I have most of the planets unlocked, I only have 2 planets (Earth and Saturn for extractor) fully cleared. Its so bloody hard to force myself to play the same game mode on god awful lvl designs. Maybe DE should learn from this and do something to improve it. Its not fun at all. Which is why majority of the planet missions are locked for me. It is a pain for getting alerts, but its not enough to force myself to drag thru the planets. Previously Ive seen people charge plat for taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat_Jam Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Ur a funny guy op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhisperByte Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Tbf I don't have the new Mercury nodes unlocked because there's an interception blocking the way and I don't like Interception. Maybe others are the same. Or maybe they never knew there are new nodes on Mercury and they can't have them unlocked in time before the alert is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injustible Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Tbf I don't have the new Mercury nodes unlocked because there's an interception blocking the way and I don't like Interception. Maybe others are the same. Or maybe they never knew there are new nodes on Mercury and they can't have them unlocked in time before the alert is over. Can't unlock Nodes on Mercury in an hour? That's cute. Either way, it mostly means that the person asking for a Taxi is probably someone's friend. By someone I mean a person who has played the game for 92315812958 hours and has everything, so he just powerleveled the guy to Mastery Rank 10 in like a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhundis Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 You could always just play the game and unlock the nodes like everyone else. That's always an option. Not having all the nodes unlocked when your MR 5 or more is just really lazy on their part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Pengu_Imperialus Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hek I run some alerts just because I happen to be in Reg chat and lots of people are asking nicely. It's not like most people stop whatever they were doing to taxi others, it's just usually a quick run when you are between farming to break up whatever game type youve been running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.M.P.D Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Getting through the starchart would be fun if there were buddies to play it with. Trouble is, nobody plays Neptune. And that, kids, is why I haven't unlocked Pluto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogManDan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 taxi anyone? Seriously though If you can't even take the time to open the basic planets and you are a high mastery than there is something wrong in the game design at this point. In closed beta you worked hard to follow through the star chart and open those nodes to make sure you were able to hit up any alert that became available. As I recall you did not see the alerts if you did not have a planet/node open where it was at. Now you see the alerts and it just say you do not have it open, but here we go to chat and taxi away!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)Motive cK Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Can someon taxi me to earth? I'll pay plat! ^_^ people just play void Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injustible Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 In closed beta you worked hard to follow through the star chart and open those nodes to make sure you were able to hit up any alert that became available. As I recall you did not see the alerts if you did not have a planet/node open where it was at. Now you see the alerts and it just say you do not have it open, but here we go to chat and taxi away!! ^This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifted Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Well, one solution is to add a noticable reward for first-timing a node (and maybe another for a full-clear of a planet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPhoenix Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Why are people not clearing the map? Why would one not clear to map, so they can do any alert without being dependent on a taxi to take you there? Do people not want the Master Rank bonus that comes from clearing the map as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkerTheSpjot Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) In this particular case. If it were some high MR players then I would probably have the same reaction as you, I mean it's Mercury and the alert lasts for an hour for God's sake. Still, to be fair, should time be of the essence then I would give them a lift And normally, clearing out planets for leisure can be quite difficult on higher tier levels, a lot nodes are abandoned and in some cases you can't just solo Edited February 12, 2015 by The_Vile_Blade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickZero Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I did almost all my nodes back in Closed Beta - finished the remaining few in Open Beta. Back in CB we had 1 tileset and fewer players so it is easier today. Most nodes will take 7-10 minutes to finish. If you can't solo when you need to then ask for 'help clearing planet XYZ' in recruiting. I've helped tons of players get cleared in every planet we have. What I won't do is taxi to a non-alert mission (events are an exception). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrus106 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 I'm an MR 18 and I have 99% of the nodes unlocked, couldn't do a few europa spy missions because they have been bugged for the longest time. So I've never need a taxi before, it's alien to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Folkeye Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I still have pieces of planets locked up to me since I really don't enjoy the node type to move on. I dislike rescue, so I don't do them if I can help myself. I don't do Interception (especially solo), Hijack is a no-no for me solo (and even highly unfun with a friend), I don't do excavation on my own.... so yeah. Lack of interest in the node gets one to avoid it and try to find another way to get where they want. My Neptune has much to do, little desire by me to do it. Though low level stuff, let them work a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Northy Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I was continuing to cringe at the large majority of players who never actually fully complete notes, ever. Like they literally just skip most things just to bumrush the boss of the system and miss out on missions. I'm MR18 and jokingly asked for a taxi to the mercury alert earlier and nobody batted an eyelid, that was a normal thing apparently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingSentry Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) If people want to get a taxi and not unlock nodes, why do you care? For the record I've completed all nodes because that's what I wanted to do. All the LF taxi to alert messages in chat are burning my eyes right out of the sockets, oh noes. Edited February 12, 2015 by SleepingSentry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trieuazn0 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 just wondering, are you are it was a Taxi and not some guy saying " Anyone want a Taxi to the alert" just yesterday i think, i said just that and someone thought i wanted a Taxi. . . was Confused when the person was question why i needed a Taxi as a mr17 player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)sycamotree Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I'm MR9 and I need like half of Neptune, Europa, Phobos, and Eris, and Sedna. I don't do missions I can't solo when I do star chart, but I have Loki and Valkyr for soloing so when I'm not doing anything I do it. Recently I went with a clan mate unlocking the trail to each planets boss, so I can at least do that, although I could before. They just took different routes than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aercascade Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Honestly doesn't bother me. You stop taxi'ing. You stop me from playing with my mates and that's a big no-no. I've got all places unlocked. Doesn't bother me. I agree with the person talking about rewards for clearing a planet. That should be a thing, at least that would be incentive enough for people to clear a planet. Not even that big of a deal, maybe forma. Fusion Cores. This isn't entirely the fault of the player. The problem is what IS the real incentive to complete it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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