Prototypemind Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Press H, load into the GSF tutoral, then exit back out. You will be unflagged and safe once more. Every Gree/Rak there are cries of getting merc'd by people, "woe is me"s, players lamenting their horrid fortunes. Use the GSF tutorial and end the heartache once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 And turn off auto targeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickious Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Huh, never thought about that. Its instaneous, and you don't screw with people who actually want a match. Good to know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papazmurf Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Press H, load into the GSF tutoral, then exit back out. You will be unflagged and safe once more. Every Gree/Rak there are cries of getting merc'd by people, "woe is me"s, players lamenting their horrid fortunes. Use the GSF tutorial and end the heartache once and for all. That is a great idea. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joesixxpack Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Or reroll a PVP server and instigate the horrors. Highly recommended: - If you see organization at the FFA pylons blow up orb carriers to revert things to natural state (paranoia and chaos) - Do your Gandalf vs. Balrog impression at the bridges leading to the Op start doors. - Stop by the daily PVE points, wipe all the reds, then leave. Repeat as needed until détente fails, faction fights break out, and you have reds logging over to whine in chat. Edited February 26, 2015 by Joesixxpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prototypemind Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Shenanigans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleurdelis Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Press H, load into the GSF tutoral, then exit back out. You will be unflagged and safe once more. Every Gree/Rak there are cries of getting merc'd by people, "woe is me"s, players lamenting their horrid fortunes. Use the GSF tutorial and end the heartache once and for all. I never knew that. Thanks for letting us know about this little hack, I mean exploit...dammit, I mean bug....wait, feature...yea this feature. Seriously thanks, learned something new today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vhaegrant Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 But when I press 'H' I target nearest enemy All the Gree events I've taken part in and I've never been flagged for PvP unintentionally. Just take care if you're a healer, watch where you're throwing AOE attacks around, and dismiss any healer companion when you join a group. Simples. Nice to see there's a workaround to the 5-min wait. It is a workaround and not an exploit? Now I feel old, I remember the days where you'd get flagged for just buffing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danw Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I still think that the only way you should be flagged for pvp is to: 1. Manually click PvP Flag On 2. Enter a PvP area, with the usual 10 second warning Heal flags should not exist either, in order to heal a flagged player you should have to manually flag yourself for PvP. There should be no auto target flags, aoe flags, click on flagged player and attack, etc, you should have to turn PvP flag on manually every time so you know you are doing it and there are no mistakes. Exceptions: PvP Warzones and PvP servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EranofArcadia Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The problem is, if healing a PvP flagged player doesn't flag you, it can be exploited. Challenge someone to a duel . . . while a dozen of your untouchable buddies keep you alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branmakmuffin Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The problem is, if healing a PvP flagged player doesn't flag you, it can be exploited. Challenge someone to a duel . . . while a dozen of your untouchable buddies keep you alive. What he meant, I believe, is that you would have to manually flag yourself before you could heal a flagged player. This would seemingly eliminate your scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bachannal Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The problem is, if healing a PvP flagged player doesn't flag you, it can be exploited. Challenge someone to a duel . . . while a dozen of your untouchable buddies keep you alive. ^ that, plain and simple Lord knows as a healer I have gotten myself flagged MANY times, especially during Gree - but - whatever - rather than throw a hissy fit at the juvenile griefers, just go to the GSF tutorial, or go to basecamp and use that time ot take a bio break, grab a drink/something to eat, stretch your legs. It's only five minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branmakmuffin Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 ^ that, plain and simple Clearly you did not read the part about "You have to flag yourself before you can heal a flagged player." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EranofArcadia Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Fair enough . . . but that would be a hassle, too. My healer has just been taking the risk while doing the Gree Heroic, but it would be more trouble than it's worth to avoid getting flagged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnedRemains Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 ITT: carebears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pscyon Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 ITT: carebears. Hmm. No Cheer Bear, no Funshine Bear, no Grumpy Bear, no Daydream Bear or Harmony Bear. I do believe you are mistaken. Perhaps you accidently posted in the wrong browser tab, on the wrong forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZETA_SCORPII Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 ITT: carebears. Cause you're so gangster in RL, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissakias Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I still think that the only way you should be flagged for pvp is to: 1. Manually click PvP Flag On 2. Enter a PvP area, with the usual 10 second warning Heal flags should not exist either, in order to heal a flagged player you should have to manually flag yourself for PvP. There should be no auto target flags, aoe flags, click on flagged player and attack, etc, you should have to turn PvP flag on manually every time so you know you are doing it and there are no mistakes. Exceptions: PvP Warzones and PvP servers. EXACTLY same thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoforcer Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) me thinks this will be patched by the next Gree event wink wink node node. thanks OP for showing BW how it was done so they can now fix the exploit so you all will be flagged any ways. Edited March 2, 2015 by Neoforcer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 circumventing the flagging system should be a bannable offence, especially on a pvp server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaronV Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 this is a good tip! Ill keep it in mind thanks Remember the good ol days when everyone used to que properly for the pylons? Good times huh? Im so glad im legend on gree. Gree brings out the absolute worst scum of SWTOR players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prototypemind Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 circumventing the flagging system should be a bannable offence, especially on a pvp server. Don't believe this even works on PvP servers since your flag will always be on no matter where you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Don't believe this even works on PvP servers since your flag will always be on no matter where you are.not true. there are ways to glitch the flag off which is abused in oricon and now ilum bw doesnt care or try to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittneyNB Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) I'm pretty sure BW is aware of this. The GSF tutorial used to also reset the timer for switching instances, but that was fixed and instant flag removal stayed. I don't think this falls into the category of exploit or bug, but working as intended. Lol, are people actually calling for bans for this. Wow! I'm going to assume it is sarcasm.... Edited March 2, 2015 by BrittneyNB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JattaGin Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Thanks for this tip. It helped my guild when we had a 8 men group doing the dailies and while at the heroics there seriously came one flagged imp and stood right in front of the droids, obviously hoping to spoil us. Of course it took only seconds until one of us got flagged and I quickly followed by healing him (I thought this doesn't happen anymore? Or is this only for AoE heals?). Soon, 5 of 8 were flagged and my PvE-only guildies, especially the two ladies in our team, got very upset. Luckily, the GSF tutorial was very helpful here and things went back to normal quickly. On a (funny) sidenote: Even though I played a healer, I felt it was my duty to punish that annoying - and obviously very stupid - imp by bringing his HP down to 0. Interestingly, that guy then started yelling at me in chat, because I killed him. Seriously, did he think he could annoy a big PvE group like that and get away with it? He made me red, and now he's dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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