Search the FAQ Archives  faqs.org - Internet FAQ Archives
rec.games.netrek Frequently Offered Clever Suggestions list,
Part 2/2  ( Part1 - Part2 ) Archive-Name:
games/netrek/suggestions/part2 <a name="21"><h4> 21. Add ship
collisions.  It would be neat to have ships collide.  Have ships
either damage each other on collision or bounce off in some
elastic manner.  <strong>Why Not:</strong><br> Bouncing ships
would be, well, weird.  Crunching ships in a BB by rolling over
them would be amusing, but probably wouldn't add much to the
game.  However, there are more serious considerations.  First,
consider what happens if you are cloaked ogging somebody, and
collisions do damage.  Now you don't even need to uncloak to
kill the other guy; just run into him.  Makes avoiding oggs
nearly impossible, especially since you can't pressor the
attacker away.  Second, suppose you are cloaked taking a planet.
As it is the defenders have to locate you and hit you with
enough torps/phaser hits to blow you up. Escorts can det to