So sick of griefers

[Superhoffman]

If i had tried to kill someone just because he was rummaging into my chests, there would have been a sea of bones into every server i played. 

Next time share the base, he will be grateful and you will meet a new friend. Tell him to gather the same resources he gets, if you REALLY want to do so. Just remind that's a public server, so you have to play with others. Otherwise make your own server with your friends a be the God there.

In my humble opinion.

The case of "Mr. Sandman" with a mandrake it's different. Need some kind of ban/punishment.

[Faintly Macabre]

1 hour ago, MrCoala said:

I wonder how he made you fall sleep with a mandrake without falling asleep himself? Usually the one who eats and the surrounding mobs fall asleep.

That was the purpose of lighting the grass on fire. It kept him awake/woke him up so he could do his thing.

[CautiousGamer]

7 hours ago, WildWesternWilson said:

The reason I play on a non-dedicated server I made most of the time (totally not because I failed to set it up properly) is in part due to griefers. 

 

Much rather play a server on my lonesome than lose all my work due to one a&$. 

 

I used to do that, but i prefer dedicated servers because your game doesn't get interrupted when the host needs to go for lunch or some such thing.  My internet connection tends to cause other players to lag, so I rarely host. 

I really enjoy meeting and chatting with new people on line, that is why I play DST instead of the single player game.  Thankfully MOST of the time, the majority of players are decent folks and you have a lot of fun working together and building a fantastic base.  Every now and then though you get a jerk who ruins the fun.

Some strategies that I find helpful are:

• Be friendly to all.  Sometimes (as we saw earlier in this post) even decent people can turn troll if things escalate.  I find if you are welcoming and chatty, people are calm and don't grief your base.
• I also find playing on dedicated servers that limit the players to 8 people, are better because you get less griefers.  Some of these larger servers that hold 15 - 20, you get way too much drama.  Probably because the resources are stretched too thin and when you don't have enough to share, tempers tend to flare.
• Don't play DST when you are in a bad mood.  If you are already edgy, switch to the single player game.  Things escalate when you are already ticked.

Hope this helps.

[WildWesternWilson]

When I say non-dedicated, I mean I'm basically just playing Singleplayer DST

And yes, when I go on other servers, I try to be a gentleman. In fact, I even play Wilson most of the time. 

 

Mostly because people tend to trust you more to help when you aren't constantly losing your temper over the most minute things. 

[BirdyMurakami]

10 hours ago, KleiForumer said:

Birdy is in the wrong here. Go to a private server if all you're doing is hoarding resources with only friends on a CO-OPERATIVE PVE SERVER. He had all right to do that, and I'm glad he did. The server is not yours.

You are just digging your own grave, boy.

First off, put yourself in my shoes for a moment. Imagine you have WORKED HARD on a base you and your trusted friends have done on a public server. Would YOU want to risk having your base be burned down or destroyed? Would YOU want to risk have your rare possessions be stolen that you have worked for? Do YOU want to risk having people mooching off of you and dwindle your progress only because they don’t know how to play or just looking for ways to troll you? No. I do not.  Why do you think I would hide bases I’ve actually put HOURS OF EFFORT in and not allow random strangers to make commotion? It’s for those very reasons.

And don’t say I’ve been “hoarding resources”. There are PLENTY of resources to grab in the world. They’re either all too common or completely renewable. If you are worried about someone hogging all the resources to themselves, then how about making your own base at the start of the game? I’m tired of players that only come on servers just to ask “Where is base?” and intrude in camps I actually put in effort into making.

And btw, the only reason I would play in public servers is to find good people, not a-holes such as yourself who thinks they are above everyone else. You don’t like hogging people? Go play an autumn server and establish your own kingdom instead of just being a whiny crybaby who has to be babysat and be fed a milk bottle just to shut you up in the middle of winter!

[BirdyMurakami]

1 minute ago, KleiForumer said:

Judging by your base in those screenshots you took most of the berries V( '-' )V but that's none of my business. Play Private, nobody wants scum like you on Public except PvP.

Fyi, that wasn't even me who was doing the berry farming. That was another player I was working with.

And have fun being a moocher.  

[BirdyMurakami]

15 minutes ago, KleiForumer said:

When your only defence is to call someone bad at the game, it's not a defence.

 

You're playing with only your friends, and ******* over everyone else on the server. Go the **** to PvP or to a Private server with your friends. Surprised you have any when you're so immediately detestable.

I'm not gonna continue arguing with you after this post.

We were there for HOURS and worked on everything. It's finders keepers. If they don't like to be screwed over, just move somewhere else. 

[ImDaMisterL]

Alright everyone, let's tone it down a notch.

Debating is nice, but let's not make it personal. The  moment you start attacking someone is when your post stops being constructive. And things just go downhill from there.

[SuperPsiPower]

In my personal opinon, Klei should not take responsibility for the player's ability to grief.

 I mean, even though people will burn your base down, it was still fun to make the base anyhow! Even so I usually play in passworded servers or PVP. That is the ultimate solution to griefing.

[Auth]

46 minutes ago, BirdyMurakami said:

You are just digging your own grave, boy.    Seems uncalled for.

First off, put yourself in my shoes for a moment. Imagine you have WORKED HARD on a base you and your trusted friends have done on a public server. Would YOU want to risk having your base be burned down or destroyed? Would YOU want to risk have your rare possessions be stolen that you have worked for? Do YOU want to risk having people mooching off of you and dwindle your progress only because they don’t know how to play or just looking for ways to troll you? No. I do not.  Why do you think I would hide bases I’ve actually put HOURS OF EFFORT in and not allow random strangers to make commotion? It’s for those very reasons.

And don’t say I’ve been “hoarding resources”. There are PLENTY of resources to grab in the world. They’re either all too common or completely renewable. If you are worried about someone hogging all the resources to themselves, then how about making your own base at the start of the game?    Not everyone joins at the start of the game, and if someone's already hogged it all, well, then, their base isn't going too far.

 

I’m tired of players that only come on servers just to ask “Where is base?” and intrude in camps I actually put in effort into making.    Is it their fault for wanting to cooperate on a cooperative server?

 

And btw, the only reason I would play in public servers is to find good people, not a-holes such as yourself who thinks they are above everyone else. You don’t like hogging people? Go play an autumn server and establish your own kingdom instead of just being a whiny crybaby who has to be babysat and be fed a milk bottle just to shut you up in the middle of winter!     This seems uncalled for.

Hey, uh.

Mind toning it all down a notch, buddy? We'd like to look like a nice place for both new and old players alike.

Besides, I can understand if you play on a "Competitive" gamemode server, but as for Cooperative and Social, sharing ain't such a bad experience. If you want to play a game where you don't have to worry about anyone, just make your own server with restrictions on it, like saying "Experienced Players Only" - or heck. Play singleplayer or alone. Playing on public servers isn't awful either, but as I said, don't play cooperative if you're going to kick some people out of the experience, play competitive and get a little clan together of you quote unquote "Good Players" if this is your intent anyway.

[BirdyMurakami]

2 hours ago, Weirdobob said:

Hey, uh.

Mind toning it all down a notch, buddy? We'd like to look like a nice place for both new and old players alike.

Besides, I can understand if you play on a "Competitive" gamemode server, but as for Cooperative and Social, sharing ain't such a bad experience. If you want to play a game where you don't have to worry about anyone, just make your own server with restrictions on it, like saying "Experienced Players Only" - or heck. Play singleplayer or alone. Playing on public servers isn't awful either, but as I said, don't play cooperative if you're going to kick some people out of the experience, play competitive and get a little clan together of you quote unquote "Good Players" if this is your intent anyway.

I'm not going to continue arguing after this. I'm done.

But I will say that if they were polite, I would gladly accept them and work with them. It's not like I want to be secluded from everyone, just anyone who would do me wrong and want to destroy everything, causing futher problems.