Goonhub
04-13-2024, 06:58 AM
This is an old suggestion that has been requested before and we all said the same thing:
"No remote altering acces for HoP tools."
While in design it makes the HoP mobile. You gotta ask: "Why does the HoP have to move around?"
While this is an easy answer... you gotta ask yourself this:
"How badly can this be abused?"
And it turns out pretty badly. Since now the HoP can change permissions with ease from somewhere else.
So now his PDA is high value for traitors and gangs. They are gonna kill the HoP, steal their PDA and that request console gets copied over and over to give anyone they want AA.
Also since it's a PDA App, guess who else can now change access? The AI, send the program to the AI and let them do all the work. Subsume AI and now you got a stealth ID changer. Infact... since it's a PDA program.. anyone can technically do it with a modified PDA if they can get their hands on the program.
Now you take the request console with someone with Engineering tools... and you can see how crazy it gets.
Heck they will steal his SPARE PDA as well... and what about the captain? Don't they get this tool as well since they gotta do HoP work if they aren't there?
Essentially this problem of "wanting access" is not a problem on high pop servers. You can just get someone else to let you in.
The only reason you want access changes is cause: "No one is there" or "you are moving departments." or "some sort of gimmick."
I understand the problem you have with HoP's being stuck in their post most of the time. But... most HoPs only need to do like 5-10 mins of ID changing and the rest of the time they can loiter around. Mostly 30 mins into the shift, no one needs an ID change unless the HoP is doing a roleplay gimmick or someone needs to be demoted for being a crimer.
"No remote altering acces for HoP tools."
While in design it makes the HoP mobile. You gotta ask: "Why does the HoP have to move around?"
While this is an easy answer... you gotta ask yourself this:
"How badly can this be abused?"
And it turns out pretty badly. Since now the HoP can change permissions with ease from somewhere else.
So now his PDA is high value for traitors and gangs. They are gonna kill the HoP, steal their PDA and that request console gets copied over and over to give anyone they want AA.
Also since it's a PDA App, guess who else can now change access? The AI, send the program to the AI and let them do all the work. Subsume AI and now you got a stealth ID changer. Infact... since it's a PDA program.. anyone can technically do it with a modified PDA if they can get their hands on the program.
Now you take the request console with someone with Engineering tools... and you can see how crazy it gets.
Heck they will steal his SPARE PDA as well... and what about the captain? Don't they get this tool as well since they gotta do HoP work if they aren't there?
Essentially this problem of "wanting access" is not a problem on high pop servers. You can just get someone else to let you in.
The only reason you want access changes is cause: "No one is there" or "you are moving departments." or "some sort of gimmick."
I understand the problem you have with HoP's being stuck in their post most of the time. But... most HoPs only need to do like 5-10 mins of ID changing and the rest of the time they can loiter around. Mostly 30 mins into the shift, no one needs an ID change unless the HoP is doing a roleplay gimmick or someone needs to be demoted for being a crimer.