It wasn't about stopping it from happening, it was about being notified that it did, so that you know you need to clear and review the pipe.FishSandwich wrote:Because nobody uses the tactic to steal oil, it's almost always used to fuck over the other team by putting water into all of their pipes.immibis wrote:I agree with this. Why shouldn't you be able to steal oil from the enemy team?
And no it's not as easy to defend against as you might think, destroying a few measly turrets and sticking an offshore pump onto someone's pipes takes no time at all.
If you're going to make the argument that they won't know where because they won't look in time before the turrets are destroyed, then that's entirely the fault of the player, not a game mechanic.
If I wanted to stop it from happening, then I'd put up laser turrets (or worms for your mod and it's ridiculous armor) and walls, that way there could be no quick place and retreat. But that's a lot more effort than the basic notification, and no defense should be relied upon to work unattended against a human opponent.