What is a bully in Ogame?

People can be quite touchy when it comes to attacks, but I believe that the bullying happens when a player keeps revisiting a player giving them no time to 'regroup' and rebuild and get back to normal. There are other scenarios of course.

I would also add that I do not see this as a war game, but an empire growing game which, for some, means mining and for others, it means attacking other people.

most crucial thing ppl forgot today are that Ogame is a war game and not a farmville... and that makes em think everyone is bully.. but the word itself descriibes someone constantly attacking ur planets 6x atleast and stopping ur progress.. but those are rare nowdays >:D Ppl got soft, just look at what world looks nowdays lol.. all whimps , no true man :D^^

if you get hit in this game it's because YOU made a mistake and profit is profit the game is designed for war to attack and take another players resources or turn their fleet into resources so if you get yourself into a position where you become prey then that's your own carelessness and you should rethink your strategy to remain safe

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People can be quite touchy when it comes to attacks, but I believe that the bullying happens when a player keeps revisiting a player giving them no time to 'regroup' and rebuild and get back to normal. There are other scenarios of course.

I would also add that I do not see this as a war game, but an empire growing game which, for some, means mining and for others, it means attacking other people.

This is a PvP game in the end. That's just fact, if it was just a peaceful empire building game with PvE, it wouldn't have PvP, and it certainly wouldn't have PvP as its focus (outside of mines and expos, everything is built for PvP, combat ships, recs, phalanx, moons, most techs, forum sections, ...

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if you get hit in this game it's because YOU made a mistake and profit is profit the game is designed for war to attack and take another players resources or turn their fleet into resources so if you get yourself into a position where you become prey then that's your own carelessness and you should rethink your strategy to remain safe

On the whole that is true, but I do remember the fact that a particular group of players ( and probably many others over the years), would target you if you did not agree to trade your deut to them. Not naming names but there certainly were people who behaved in a way that I can only describe as being bullies. In these instances, you are unable to rethink your strategy as you are doing nothing wrong.

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if you get hit in this game it's because YOU made a mistake and profit is profit the game is designed for war to attack and take another players resources or turn their fleet into resources so if you get yourself into a position where you become prey then that's your own carelessness and you should rethink your strategy to remain safe

On the whole that is true, but I do remember the fact that a particular group of players ( and probably many others over the years), would target you if you did not agree to trade your deut to them. Not naming names but there certainly were people who behaved in a way that I can only describe as being bullies. In these instances, you are unable to rethink your strategy as you are doing nothing wrong.

Oh yes, certainly.

But hitting people for good profit is completely fine, it's one of the main parts of this game, and it's nothing personal.

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if you get hit in this game it's because YOU made a mistake and profit is profit the game is designed for war to attack and take another players resources or turn their fleet into resources so if you get yourself into a position where you become prey then that's your own carelessness and you should rethink your strategy to remain safe

On the whole that is true, but I do remember the fact that a particular group of players ( and probably many others over the years), would target you if you did not agree to trade your deut to them. Not naming names but there certainly were people who behaved in a way that I can only describe as being bullies. In these instances, you are unable to rethink your strategy as you are doing nothing wrong.

I mean sure but paying a tribute to a stronger empire fits in with history and the strategy of staying safe within an empire development game you don't need to sell them everything but a small portion could alleviate the hostilities and keep you safe but also if you build your empire in such a way where you're not a profitable hit it would deter most people collect your planetary resources regularly have enough defence to make it not worth the attack (providing you're not in a def to DF uni) don't use SSs for energy the vast majority of players learn and lose interest in you as a target. for example I was probed non stop last month but my fleet was rarely spotted I'm safe with FSs my times aren't predictable I'm always on before my fleet lands incase of moon pop now I rarely get probed

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Quote from Echo Hakaari

if you get hit in this game it's because YOU made a mistake and profit is profit the game is designed for war to attack and take another players resources or turn their fleet into resources so if you get yourself into a position where you become prey then that's your own carelessness and you should rethink your strategy to remain safe

On the whole that is true, but I do remember the fact that a particular group of players ( and probably many others over the years), would target you if you did not agree to trade your deut to them. Not naming names but there certainly were people who behaved in a way that I can only describe as being bullies. In these instances, you are unable to rethink your strategy as you are doing nothing wrong.

I mean sure but paying a tribute to a stronger empire fits in with history and the strategy of staying safe within an empire development game you don't need to sell them everything but a small portion could alleviate the hostilities and keep you safe but also if you build your empire in such a way where you're not a profitable hit it would deter most people collect your planetary resources regularly have enough defence to make it not worth the attack (providing you're not in a def to DF uni) don't use SSs for energy the vast majority of players learn and lose interest in you as a target. for example I was probed non stop last month but my fleet was rarely spotted I'm safe with FSs my times aren't predictable I'm always on before my fleet lands incase of moon pop now I rarely get probed

Trading with another player/players as a way to keep safe is fine, but I am talking about the 'trade with me and no one else or I'll destroy your account' kind of scenario, and that does not involve attacks for profit, but rather the relentless moon kills, ipms, and general raids. That certainly falls into the category of bullying behaviour that BlackBride was talking about. It rarely happens, and usually, being careful not to ever leave too much (what is too much for you may be different for someone else though), on your planets is the best way to play.