Just made the biggest mistake of my playing career so far.
After a 170LY trip with a cargo hold full of rares I dropped into the last system where I intended to sell them. I was interdicted by a player in a Cobra, like me, and decided to submit and take him on. That was the big mistake, he had better weapons. It was a hot fight, but a short one. I tried running when my shields went down, but didn't make it.
So what am I going to do? Well, I'll tell you what I'm not going to do:
I'm down about 400k including cargo and insurance, but I'll get it back with a couple of hours playing time. That's the way this game goes and I wouldn't want it any other way!
After a 170LY trip with a cargo hold full of rares I dropped into the last system where I intended to sell them. I was interdicted by a player in a Cobra, like me, and decided to submit and take him on. That was the big mistake, he had better weapons. It was a hot fight, but a short one. I tried running when my shields went down, but didn't make it.
So what am I going to do? Well, I'll tell you what I'm not going to do:
- I am not going to complain that ED is too hard because I had no auto-win button. (And I won't be switching to solo!)
- I am not going to complain about griefing: he was playing as a pirate with a 10k bounty on his head, staking out a system on a known rare trade route and he was shooting at my cargo hatch to get the cargo.
- I am not going back to a sidewinder because I was flying with enough insurance to replace my ship.
- I am going to remember his name. I took his shields down and did some hull damage and he didn't get my cargo. Next time...
I'm down about 400k including cargo and insurance, but I'll get it back with a couple of hours playing time. That's the way this game goes and I wouldn't want it any other way!
