Get the vulture and kill him. Watch his clipper burn. Then pay the fine off.
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Get the vulture and kill him. Watch his clipper burn. Then pay the fine off.
LMAO! Nice pic!
+Rep for having the patience to run the clock down and stop to take a pic. (great pic btw so totally worth it!) And this is why ED is a such a great game, despite the flaws and griefers.
So in other words they voluntarily nerfed the entire game. All the Carebears all in one group.... (well, almost all, these threads still exist).
Not strictly true. I think you will find this is dependent on ship type and the power management system you have on board.
With just a bog standard T7 - no added extras or upgrades - I do need the full stack.
A few gentle words would suffice. Had he not warned you about the bounty he wanted then you should have said something like the following:
"Didn't know you wanted that kill, but I don't appreciate you ramming my ship. The next Anaconda that appers you can have it, but I get the next two because of the damage you caused my ship."
Failing that, you win some and lose some, thats life, move on.
"Didn't know you wanted that kill, but I don't appreciate you ramming my ship. The next Anaconda that appers you can have it, but I get the next two because of the damage you caused my ship."
Failing that, you win some and lose some, thats life, move on.
Your not going to like me OP but my group and I patrol 2 RES sites in a system near Sol.
We consider this our home system, we use various tactics to get people to either join our group (first option) or be forced to leave. We like the mechanic that we can control a system, we've had a few fight back but most submit and share bounties. We'd rather share bounties or you get nothing at all. We keep our word though if you submit to us and pay tribute we DO NOT hurt you. Space and RES sites are a dangerous place so safety in numbers etc. I agree ramming should be a crime and we understand we take the WANTED status and fine if we do open fire. I'd say 1 time out of 10 we normally use force most people join us or leave the RES unhurt.
We consider this our home system, we use various tactics to get people to either join our group (first option) or be forced to leave. We like the mechanic that we can control a system, we've had a few fight back but most submit and share bounties. We'd rather share bounties or you get nothing at all. We keep our word though if you submit to us and pay tribute we DO NOT hurt you. Space and RES sites are a dangerous place so safety in numbers etc. I agree ramming should be a crime and we understand we take the WANTED status and fine if we do open fire. I'd say 1 time out of 10 we normally use force most people join us or leave the RES unhurt.
I play in both Open and Solo depending on my goals for that play session. However, one thing, that is always true in an open world that allows PvP...
RED = DEAD
Bounty amount is irrelevant.
RED = DEAD
Bounty amount is irrelevant.
Playing in Open you should expect anything from other players, since Open is like public multiplayer Server in any other game like Battlefield, Counter-Strike etc. and there you can meet campers, team-killers and ever cheaters (at this moment I do not know how actual is this in Elite...).
If you want more "controlled environment" you can join in Group mode.
If you want more "controlled environment" you can join in Group mode.
Bounty awards should be based on % of damage done?
Maybe I totally don't get how the bounty system works, but from what I've seen killing pirates at nav beacons, it seems that whoever gets the kill shot gets the credit.
Last night when I showed up at a nav beacon, I saw 2 players taking down an Anaconda. I went in and opened up with my autocannon, and after 5 seconds the thing exploded and I was awarded 125k.
Later on I attacked a Cobra by myself, took it down to 5% and then another player swooped in and popped it, and I didn't get any credits for it.
How exactly is this supposed to work? Doesn't seem very fair that I put 5 seconds of work into an Anaconda and get the full reward for it or that I put all the work into a Cobra but get nothing from it.
Maybe I totally don't get how the bounty system works, but from what I've seen killing pirates at nav beacons, it seems that whoever gets the kill shot gets the credit.
Last night when I showed up at a nav beacon, I saw 2 players taking down an Anaconda. I went in and opened up with my autocannon, and after 5 seconds the thing exploded and I was awarded 125k.
Later on I attacked a Cobra by myself, took it down to 5% and then another player swooped in and popped it, and I didn't get any credits for it.
How exactly is this supposed to work? Doesn't seem very fair that I put 5 seconds of work into an Anaconda and get the full reward for it or that I put all the work into a Cobra but get nothing from it.
Post it in suggestion forum.
Though I think it's already been suggested, quite sure we've had this discussion before.
Anyway, if you are bothered by players just go somewhere else or punish them for kill stealing.
When I fire a broadside from my Python on players when they attack my targets, they usually get the idea and get away from me.
Though I think it's already been suggested, quite sure we've had this discussion before.
Anyway, if you are bothered by players just go somewhere else or punish them for kill stealing.
When I fire a broadside from my Python on players when they attack my targets, they usually get the idea and get away from me.
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I know how you feel. However, if you are winged up with another player (or players) you share the bounty evenly between all wingmen who hit the 'wanted' ship.
I have the rule, whoever gets to the NPC first gets the kill. If someone is shooting already I steer clear and let them have the bounty (I might hang round to watch how good the player is). When I find a ship I quickly boost (easy in a Cobra) and get that kill before other players arrive.
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary expectations in those games are to kill or be killed - also the loss in dying isn't an insurance claim, it's a respawn and resume killing or be killed
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Could be overly complex to implement like that and not 'realistic'. Current system works pretty much like any other game, empty a clip into a baddy in Battlefield and the other guy gets the kill from the single round he fires.
Air combat? it's the guy who finishes the enemy that gets the kill. It's the way it is, use it to your advantage.as well.
Air combat? it's the guy who finishes the enemy that gets the kill. It's the way it is, use it to your advantage.as well.
Currently, this is by design.
Although nothing is set in stone we like the idea of bounties being a last shot gets the prize as we want it to be adversarial and we want people to magpie each others kills
Good luck with that.
He would have to be an idiot to loose his Clipper to a vulture.
It's kinda hard to implement a % of damage when you have power plant kills as well. Imagine you've been pummelling a condas hull, got it down to 20%, but didn't touch the power plant. Then someone else snipes the plant with a couple of PA shots. If it was % based then you'd get the kill, and the other guy would be on the forums instead.