Please raise your hand if you've ever been victimized by a
Griefer. Everyone should have their hands up.
Griefing is the act of chronically causing consternation to
other members of an online community, or more specifically, intentionally
disrupting the immersion of another player in their gameplay. It's playing in a
multiplayer game, in a contrary way, with the intent of harming other human
players, ruining their experience, blocking progress, frustrating, confusing
and aggravating innocent players for a kind of crazy yet odd thrill. It is indicative of a serious real-world
issue, usually a deep insecurity and sense of revenge.
Like that one time you were working on a building for hours
and out of nowhere you get lava blocks all over the place? Yeah, that’s someone
griefing you. You’re surprised and angry all at the same time. You try to
continue building, but that person won’t stop until you’ve moved on. That is
the precise reason why I love sharing my experience and techniques on how to
beat these players. These techniques help you avoid the frustration of being
violated in this way online. The
following three techniques should help your gaming experience be an enjoyable
one in the world of Sandbox games, especially on Planet of Cubes.
Confuse the “Silent Destroyers”
These are the players that don’t chat at all, they just
teleport to you to see what you’re doing and commence griefing. SOLUTION: if
you ever come across these types of Griefers leave your creation
IMMEDIATELY. There’s a good chance they
may think you’ve moved on. However, Be sure to save your coordinates! Come back in a few minutes once they’ve
left.
Anyone who teleports to you without an invite is up to no good.
They’re being nosy, and eventually plan to destroy your creations.
Build a “Dummy creation”
Create something they will assume is your main structure and
watch them destroy away! Wait for them to leave and then continue with your
real structure. Make sure your real creation is camouflaged in a way that doesn’t
tip that person or persons off. Again, most of the time they will not speak,
just destroy. While they’re doing their “damage”, you can continue building
your real creation.
Find obsolete places to create
You want to build around other people in the zone, but if
that doesn’t work out, find a small island or area that would suit you best. Planet of Cubes has unlimited amounts of
space on surface and underground for you to explore, so why not use it? It’s
also a great way to create clubs, guilds or have an online party!
Right now there is no protocol on Planet of Cubes on how to
deal with Griefers. Unlike those on Minecraft who are able to report the abuse
and reserve locations so that people can’t build on them, Planet of Cubes has
yet to release those types of updates. In the meantime, don’t let it discourage
you from playing. Most Sandbox games
like these have at least one or two out to cause chaos, so relax and build!
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