Pink name or ''Team Killer''

[Vaska358]

Soo I recently killed a team mate by accident and pure stupidity. 

Is there any way to remove the so called ''pink name''? Or is it going to be stuck there foreever?

 

All the best

Vaska358

[JiksTBS]

It will go away after you have done enough damage to enemy ships, I've heard this might take 5 or 6 battles.

 

Almost all team kills are accidents and almost all of those are bad torps, usually from the second rank. It might seem a bit harsh to turn pink after doing this once but if it teaches people to never, ever do that, it's a valuable lesson.

[Vaska358]

It will go away after you have done enough damage to enemy ships, I've heard this might take 5 or 6 battles.

 

Almost all team kills are accidents and almost all of those are bad torps, usually from the second rank. It might seem a bit harsh to turn pink after doing this once but if it teaches people to never, ever do that, it's a valuable lesson.

 

Yeah that's what happend with me and my mahan. Thanks for the reply! 

All the best!

[LadyJess]

Run 4 - 5 random battles and be sure you don't damage any friendly ships. The pink should go away . Best of luck .

[FIGHTS_ON]

despite my previous High & mighty posts lecturing ALL on the evils of lazy torpedo firings from behind FLOT (Forwrd Line Own Troops), I managed, to my complete horror, sink a team mate (in a COOP Battle).......got a PINK label as a result (the shame!). But as stated, managed to clear it within 6 Random Battles. Lesson learnt (and no hard feelings from the DD i hit).

 

Although I'm a Tier 5/6 regular IJN player - I have just started at Tier 2/3 on my USN line and have noticed many, many PINK labels at this level (where a few weeks ago there were none). So i wonder if the criteria for being awarded the PINK badge of shame has been lowered? 

 

i don't know if it helps, but in battles where I see a PINK player, if he plays well i always provide a "compliment" at the option after the battle which "might"(?) help done the line.

[Egoleter]

Although I'm a Tier 5/6 regular IJN player - I have just started at Tier 2/3 on my USN line and have noticed many, many PINK labels at this level (where a few weeks ago there were none). So i wonder if the criteria for being awarded the PINK badge of shame has been lowered?

 

It was lowered significantly with the 5.5 patch. In previous game versions you could shoot and sink several teammates before you became pink and before further team damage would be reflected upon yourself. With 5.5 a single teamkill is in most cases enough to turn someone pink.

 

As most of those are accidents, most pink players you'll see will play absolutly normaly. Please note that shooting at a pinkie might turn yourself pink. They are not free for all.

[StringWitch]

 

 

It was lowered significantly with the 5.5 patch. In previous game versions you could shoot and sink several teammates before you became pink and before further team damage would be reflected upon yourself. With 5.5 a single teamkill is in most cases enough to turn someone pink.

 

As most of those are accidents, most pink players you'll see will play absolutly normaly. Please note that shooting at a pinkie might turn yourself pink. They are not free for all.

 

Were they free to kill before 5.5?

[Egoleter]

 

 

Were they free to kill before 5.5?

 

No, but from what I heard they are in other WarGaming games. So anyone who switched, from World of Tanks for example, might believe they are a free kill.

[StringWitch]

 

No, but from what I heard they are in other WarGaming games. So anyone who switched, from World of Tanks for example, might believe they are a free kill.

 

Yeah, I did that. I once torped someone who made a point of harassing the team and especially me after they ran aground, but it was a while ago, well before 5.5. Wondered if I might still get away with that, but I suppose technically I never did.

[Ferry_25]

It'll wear off quite quick. There's been heated debates about TK. There are a few lowlives who seems to have fun in ruining somebody else's games. They are extremely rare though. In my 2500-ish "carreer" I only met those people twice or 3 times at most. IMO the concensus is the color of shame is a good punishment. But I think now it overshot it's purpose. 1 extremely stupid but still honos mistake makes you the laughing stock for about 8 battles. On another thread I opted the suggestion to make a stiff warning ("don't do that again or else..."), revoking all profit/ progress and pay the victim in full after the match but don't turn him (her) pink just yet.  didn't you learn your lesson by then pink is a good next step.

 

IMO now the vast majority of honost idiots (including myself: I got it once as well in a stupid accident) is the victim of those 10 naste people around here.

[TheBlade_GR]

Hi there, I have been recently attacked by a division of team killers in game. Those guys were all 3 of them pink, and they started instantly attacking teammates , including me, obviously on purpose..... So I defended myself and sank 2 of them.... Surprise !!!!!! : I got pink too !!!!!! Do you think this is fair ?????? Should we not be able to defend our selves against teamkillers ??????

[Spellfire40]

Hi there, I have been recently attacked by a division of team killers in game. Those guys were all 3 of them pink, and they started instantly attacking teammates , including me, obviously on purpose..... So I defended myself and sank 2 of them.... Surprise !!!!!! : I got pink too !!!!!! Do you think this is fair ?????? Should we not be able to defend our selves against teamkillers ??????

 

​Nah they do only a fraction of teh real damage to teammakes but if the do enogh it gets fully unnerfed reflected on them. If you could kill them without geting pink prople would kill pinkys taht "only" had an acicently hit at the start of the game and doom their Team to fail the battle wich would otherwise won. I killed a friendly DD once acidently in my fubuki but killed 4-5 enemy ships also and win teh game for my Team. Dosnt excuse my error but would anybody killed me the second if did it they all would have lost.

[The_Fear_Of_All_Sums]

 So I defended myself and sank 2 of them.... 

 

You are so brave.

I wan't to be just like you in my next life, when I'm 13 

[Egoleter]

Hi there, I have been recently attacked by a division of team killers in game. Those guys were all 3 of them pink, and they started instantly attacking teammates , including me, obviously on purpose..... So I defended myself and sank 2 of them.... Surprise !!!!!! : I got pink too !!!!!! Do you think this is fair ?????? Should we not be able to defend our selves against teamkillers ??????

 

You killed two of your teammates. It doesn't matter what color they have or what actions they did. The result of killing teammates is turning pink as a warning for yourself and your other teammates. It is not a justification to open fire.

 

The game will manage that for you. You will have to deal with it for a while, but once the teamkilling player did enough damage it starts to reflect back on himself, while at the same time the damage he can do to teammates reduces significantly.

[stormchaser]

After a long break from the game feeling some what rusty I decided rather than jumping straight into a random battle I thought better to play coop match in my langley just to familiarise myself with CV gameplay again anyway long story short I blundered unfortunately torped & sunk a next to dead t4 BB this was our last ship apart from me alive on our team so yes I turned pink. Pink name & no chat this only lasted for 3 more matches after the incident so i'm sure you wouldn't have been pink for long Vaska.

We all make mistakes I don't think it hurts to give anyone a wrap on the wrist for accidental team killing further more I hope repeat offenders are punished much more severely.

[dude1416]

Hi there, I have been recently attacked by a division of team killers in game. Those guys were all 3 of them pink, and they started instantly attacking teammates , including me, obviously on purpose..... So I defended myself and sank 2 of them.... Surprise !!!!!! : I got pink too !!!!!! Do you think this is fair ?????? Should we not be able to defend our selves against teamkillers ??????

 

No you should never TK or even open fire, although most understand why some may fire back and because of the compensation a player may get.

What WG need to do and I have said this before ,that any credits XP the TK player gets should go to the player that was killed and that may make them think about doing it.

I do understand accidents will happen but I think it will make a lot to be more carefull and make them think if the class of ship suits them.

When I first started WOWS I played with a DD but hit a friendly with one of my torpedoes and thank fully i didn't sink my team mate.

I said sorry straight away and the other player was kind enough to say "it happens".

After that I decided to leave DDs alone for now .

 

 

So should you TK ,the answer is No and shouldn't even open fire on a team mate.

If was allowed to open fire on a TK player you may think about it but you shouldnt and the reason why is simple, because that player may come in use at some point during the battle.

Good luck in battle

[Slijper1982]

Egoleter, on 16 May 2016 - 04:58 PM, said:

 

It was lowered significantly with the 5.5 patch. In previous game versions you could shoot and sink several teammates before you became pink and before further team damage would be reflected upon yourself. With 5.5 a single teamkill is in most cases enough to turn someone pink.

 

Yes its true, I accidently torped a teammate yesterday and I immediatly got pinked...
Played 5 matches since this happened, hoping the pink will go away soon

[TE5LA]

There should be a better system for determining who is at fault and the penalty is too severe. I launched a torp far behind a DD. The torp was in the water for over 5km when that DD suddenly pulled a U-turn and drove right into my torp. This was totally their fault but I get pink for 16 matches.

[procrastinatingStudent]

There should be a better system for determining who is at fault and the penalty is too severe. I launched a torp far behind a DD. The torp was in the water for over 5km when that DD suddenly pulled a U-turn and drove right into my torp. This was totally their fault but I get pink for 16 matches.

That sound a lot like (at least) second line torping.

 

Also having had people do is to me i aim to be hit by them when they are completely dumb torps (like RU 4km torp at 10km target). Simply put if i can hit a 40knot+ torp in a 30knot ship.....

[Gleb_Reawer]

There should be a better system for determining who is at fault and the penalty is too severe. I launched a torp far behind a DD. The torp was in the water for over 5km when that DD suddenly pulled a U-turn and drove right into my torp. This was totally their fault but I get pink for 16 matches.

 

The current one is simple and effective, your torps/shells = your fault.

 

Why the F**k would you launch torps in a direction where there is allies? 5km? I'll take a wild guess, your torps had 10km range, maybe 12km? You know why that DD made that turn, ofc you don't none of us will know for sure. Two probable possibiltes come to mind #1 he was doing a proper torp run, not a spray and pray like you. #2 He was about to get spotted / was spotted by an enemy or enemy plane. Sure it's his fault to try to remain undetected in a ship that is priority #1 if spotted.

 

The fact that you became pink was entirely your fault and it sounds like the penalties aren't severe enough, maybe make that credit and xp penalty 10 times what it is now.

[Deadreckoner]

I have been playing for a couple of weeks now and I was wondering why i sometimes had pink team mates. It seemed to be one in almost every random battle team. thanks for solving the mystery.

 

[LadyJess]

 

No you should never TK or even open fire, although most understand why some may fire back and because of the compensation a player may get.

What WG need to do and I have said this before ,that any credits XP the TK player gets should go to the player that was killed and that may make them think about doing it.

I do understand accidents will happen but I think it will make a lot to be more carefull and make them think if the class of ship suits them.

When I first started WOWS I played with a DD but hit a friendly with one of my torpedoes and thank fully i didn't sink my team mate.

I said sorry straight away and the other player was kind enough to say "it happens".

After that I decided to leave DDs alone for now .

 

 

So should you TK ,the answer is No and shouldn't even open fire on a team mate.

If was allowed to open fire on a TK player you may think about it but you shouldnt and the reason why is simple, because that player may come in use at some point during the battle.

Good luck in battle

 

I disagree with you . If the pink ship or ships shoot i will shoot back to defend myself and any other.

They will be of no help to the team anyways.

I shoot to sink or get them to think otherwise.

 

[Fat_Maniac]

There should be a better system for determining who is at fault and the penalty is too severe. I launched a torp far behind a DD. The torp was in the water for over 5km when that DD suddenly pulled a U-turn and drove right into my torp. This was totally their fault but I get pink for 16 matches.

 

The programming code to work that out would be huge. It's possible but the resources required simply do not justify the development and running cost.

 

Simple truth is poop happpens and friendly fire incidents did and do still occur in warfare. I understand your frustration but its just one of those things that can happen, You just have to accept that firing torps in a direction into which any of your teammates could potentially sail, no matter how stupid or insane them going to that location might seem to you, can and will happen.

 

I've been pink three times twice in a DD and once in a cruiser. I will now never ever fire torps with anybody on my team around who could sail into them it's just not worth it. (All times were in PvE by the way).

  

[Gnirf]

 

I disagree with you . If the pink ship or ships shoot i will shoot back to defend myself and any other.

They will be of no help to the team anyways.

I shoot to sink or get them to think otherwise.

 

 

 

No then you get pink, if they fire at you and are pink before, damage is automatically reflected.