You can have a fresh start.
Spin up your own server.
If you do not want to rent one, use the Dedicated Server App. You’ll need to configure your firewall to make it available to the outside world, but the thread includes those instructions.
Nope I don’t want to spin up a server. I don’t want to be an admin and I certainly don’t want to be ruled over by one. And most of all I don’t like bending the knee to cheats.
Some people might find that easy to do, I however expect to play via the TOS and I expect the TOS to be enforced.
Okay, but you are fine with punishing everyone due to the actions of a few.
Your choice, but this is just one of the myriad reasons I don’t play on public servers.
The only servers that would be wiped in such an action are public servers. Private server wipes are up to the owners/admins.
If you don’t play on public/officials you don’t have a dog in the hunt.
Neither do you. Its FC’s servers to wipe or not wipe at their discretion. They can ban for any reason at all, or no reason. They can turn them on and off at will. Delete bases and characters on a whim.
Unless you believe its part of the game that we bought, in which case anyone who has purchased the game can make suggestions or feedback. Doubly so since you have no idea if such players won’t decide some day to switch back, even if they say they wouldn’t previously.
You can’t have it both ways.
This is a correct statement in either case, an opinion shown by not only some but most players who do actively play on those servers.
Wait I am suggesting a change to the game mode I play on the servers I play on but by your logic I don’t have a dog in the hunt as it is my character and my assets that will would be wiped along with everyone else… but the guy that doesn’t play official and therefore won’t be wiped… can because he bought the same game.
K… don’t follow but lets keep pulling the thread.
Funcom can do what they want when they want and how they want because it is their servers…
K
You know what… I am not even going to bother beyond that. Not even going to try. You have yourself a fantastic day.
Wrong. You are not the arbitrator of the rules of the debate. I might as well say if you don’t like chocolate chip ice cream, you don’t have a dog in the fight.
You want to make this about whose opinion is “right.”
No.
You stated a problem. I proposed a solution.
You don’t like the solution and now want an argument.
No. Patter away, we are done.
I can see how @ugh_thump may have snuffed you out. Your solution was to rent a server? Hardly a solution.
Funcom punishes their playerbase all the time. Letting dupes go on for weeks/months is more damaging than wiping servers Most of which are dead. I do wonder if body vaults play any part in server performance and this comes from someone who has many.
Wrong, and demonstrably so. My solution was to either rent a server or use the FREE dedicated server app. It’s free. You can tell by how free it is.
Plus, it does not cost anything.
Hence, free.
That’s nice. We are done. You have already proven an inability to comprehend reading.
Yeah but, how much does it cost? 
My apologies so your solution is to either rent a server or have a dedicated server. Just to clarify is a dedicated server just on pc?
So why my opinion is that your opinion is hardly a solution… for one you are just pushing past a problem the company should actually deal with. So if private/dedicated servers had a big issue where they needed to have a restart and I’m the example the admins can’t do anything about it. Would your solution just be go to officials? The take away is issues like hacking and duping should not be ignored. I believe deep down funcom knows this but struggles to do the “right” thing.
I still don’t see it happening tbh due to their history of overlooking things similar to your solution.
Imagine my concern.
You do see my sarcasm? Yes I understand we all have our opinions but that’s why I said hardly. I think you secretly want the last word so good day sir
Sigh.
I see you want an argument where there is none.
Intellectually, I understand this mindset exists. Emotionally, it is so alien to me that I wonder folks embrace it.
Someone telling you your suggested solution doesn’t actually address the problem presented is not asking for an argument.
In fact you’re the only one using the word argument or coming off as truly argumentative.
Right, I can see my misunderstanding by the response.
It’s not a, “Yeah, I know, but that doesn’t work for me.” It’s a "WE CAUGHT YOU!
That’s nice.
But, hey, you have a good time with that.
Still though, your proposed “solution” doesn’t address the core issue: The official servers should/shouldn’t be wiped.
Your suggestion is to jump ship from the officials and open up a new server, which isn’t a solution. It’s an alternative to playing on officials, but the core issue of this thread is whether or not officials should be wiped.
And I have yet to be convinced that a wipe of PVP officials would be a bad idea.
I think @Pugilist is saying that unless you get full unanimous agreement from all pvp players on officials, this idea smacks of selfishness as you are changing the entire nature of the server (and don’t get me worng, I agree with the idea) because of your own reasons and your reasons are trumping over the reason others wish to have their stuff stay. You have to have a very convincing argument that it’s for the betterment of all playing to establish this idea because it will inhibit others.
I mean there will be plenty of upset people but at a certain point the game needs a refresh. I remember when dayz had a bad duping problem and you could effectively bv stuff. I think they understood that there will always be issues that they can’t control so they starting doing wipes every update or every few. Obviously not the same game but a similar problem.
I still stand behind adding a few more official servers with 1 to 3 month wipes. I’m willing to bet it would be a big hit.
Just won’t ever happen as the majority aren’t even in the threads and most people value their virtual loot to much. Good example was the server merge which was hated by some but “necessary” for funcom. I doubt all pvers could even agree on one thing.
Pretty much what everyone else stated… you aren’t addressing the core issue by suggesting going private and it is EXTREMELY telling that all the other suggestions are ones that if I did take or others would suit their own self interest not help the community as a whole.
If I make a private server and it works well bully for me… but what about everyone else that plays Officials that are getting blown through by the treasure trove of bombs and materials that the people doing naughty things hoarded?
It amazes me constantly how it always comes back to selfish interest with them.
I still have managed a base with my friends despite the odds, I will lose out in a wipe. But there is such things as a better move for the community. We all know full well there are alts asleep filled with bombs just waiting for us to dislodge the unfair players.
A wipe sadly is the only way I can think of clearing this as well as the unfairly amassed materials.