I have played many many hours on two versions of Overpoch. One PVE and one PVP. Both have all the extra scripts, bells and whistles folks like.

In the PVE server, I noticed players don't always help each other, but it is way more common than on any other type.

In PVP servers ... the only coop is from small bands of players that banditize everyone else.

However , I don't understand the logic behind everyone ona server being a bandit. Well, let me rephrase that statement:

I don't understand the logic and mentality behind everyone being kill on sight , and just killing others because they can.

Bandits I halfway understand. Bandits earn thier way by taking from others. I get that part.

But , most people playing "bandits" ,are not really bandits ... they are just sociopathic murderers. Killing just for the sake of killing other players.

No one can say it's " fun" to KOS everyone theycome across. I say that because our most sucessfull bandit players, are constantly saying they are bored in side chat.

and example of what I'm talking about:

On our server, we can craft a bike, car, or littlebird depending on what parts and toolbox in your inventory. I usually get parts to make littlebirds , because my base is on the coast , and I only use it to get to far away locations.

I had been working onmy little base, only to discover a glitch removed metal parts from my inventory , and I couldn't finish my outside locked door. So, I needed to head to a trader.
Iknew it was a risky venture ... to go, because there were alot of people on. Usually mostof them aviod the coast areas though, so Ifigured to fly outover the ocean/sea up and then bee-line over.
I make my bird,and hop in take off. I get far enough out I figure noone would bother me.

Remember, All I want is a few parts to finish my door. I don't care what everyone else is doing, and not puttingmy nose into thier dealings at all.
So I am going along,and see a jet zoom infront of me ...

I figure ... I'm 4k meters out over the water , I'm in an unarmed little bird, ... surely the jet will leave me alone. If I was shot down, there's no point in it. My stuff would sink to the ocean bottom, not be able to be retrieved.

Boy was I wrong ... the jet circled around me , and shot me down. I ejected 100Moff the surface and survived , but it was a long swim back to shore.

I kept asking myself ... " WHY?" > Because there was no reason, no logic behind it.

1- I wasn't a "threat" , just an easy target.
2- Nothing could be gained by killing me so far out.
3- I wasn't or could not be "disrupting" anything anyone was doing.

So , ... I still have no answers , and really hope flks chime in, and tell me what motivates this kind of in game behavior?

It can't be fun ... seems more boring to me to pick on the newer and more helpless players.
It can't be fun to kill, for absolutely no gains.

It can't be for "server domination" ... because what's the point of playing on a server, if you choose to run everyone off and have zero compitition?

I understand why players don't play heroes.

Being a Hero is more challenging, it's not easy at all.
There ae times, you want to kill someone, but you don't when you are a hero player.

Though, I must say ... by me trying to play a hero on a largely bandit ran playerbase , there's no point in being a hero or nice guy to anyone else either.
There's just no one to "help" in that istance.
But, I can at least understand the logic behind that.

The other though ... I don't get it ... can't understand players playing a game just so they can be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to everyone else.

So, enlighten me please ...

Why do you all, kill for no reason or logical means in PVP Overpoch/Epoch servers?