Well said
Killed an un-wanted player. Would you have done the same?
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Well said
Maybe, yeah.
But then I've got a little list (of those who won't be missed) and I don't care in the least whether they're wanted or not so my moral authority may be compromised here.
I think this is probably the most important gambit to emerge from this scenario. Rookie got an awesome intro to the game with an exciting near-death experience, and is more likely to pass along the justice-based lovins to the deserving if they end up in the same types of scenarios in future where they're the Batman guy.
Nice job! Killing someone for a 200 credit bounty like the Cobra cmdr was doing is absurd.
inorite. I was thinking the same thing.Kill steal the Sidewinder I say
After the Cobra its a little bonus, what the frack batsauce?
Mercy much?
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Probably no time. A kitted Cobra can melt a Sidewinder in like 15 seconds. So, you can try to warn the Cobra or you can stop him.
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Good luck finding them while they hide in Solo building the bounties so they can sell or trade them.
I probably wouldn't have been sufficiently aware of the situation to be able to interceded in time - but I'd like to think that if I was presented the same situation I would have done just enough to take the pressure off the Sidewinder, then let the offending CMDR go with a warning. I can appreciate that when an Expert Cobra is attacking a Harmless Sidewinder, there really isn't enough time to send off a politely worded "Hey, dude - you might want to reconsider attacking that new player", but I'll bet there was plenty of time while he was weaving in and out of the asteroids.
Don't mistake me, though - I applaud your civic mindedness!
I must be honest, though - I have cleared a Nav Point of minor 200 CR NPC bounties, just 'cause I was irritated with the way they clog up the Contacts panel, and all their laser fire against the local yokels makes me think something interesting is going on. But that's only because the NPCs ignore my messages to clear out and pay off their bounty
It was just in-game experience. Countless times I have seen one commander go after another, after he inadvertently hit a police ship during a scuttle. So as soon as I saw the sidewinder go wanted (I'm not even sure HE knew).. I started following on the cobra's tail... literally right on his ass. I was ready. I was already close, because all 3 of us were attacking the same larger target NPC (I'm pretty sure).
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There should be different levels of Wanted. A lower level for minor misdemeanors, such as accidentally hitting a police ship. And then pirating should be a more serious level, and the highest level for random griefing - these shouldn't be bounties, they should result in a "jail sentence" where if they are killed by another player, their rescue capsule is impounded by the police for a set period. Maybe a few days for a first offence, and then more for repeat offenders.
I've been griefed twice and frankly I don't have the time for it, so am going solo, which is a bit of a shame.
I've been griefed twice and frankly I don't have the time for it, so am going solo, which is a bit of a shame.
Might should always serve right. In this case, it absolutely did. Ain't it lovely when reality imitates the ideal?
Well said.
One of my best times to date was an experience at a Nav beacon where I was deep in combat, saw another red icon and shot. Quickly I realized it was another player and we chatted a bit. A wing seemed to make sense (I had never played in one) and what the heck, we formed up and had a blast.
It was very memorable and profitable.
In your situation, meh, hard to say. If I had noticed I probably would have done the same. There isn't much time to l
ask a higher geared pilot to lay off a sidey.
You did good Commander!
It was very memorable and profitable.
In your situation, meh, hard to say. If I had noticed I probably would have done the same. There isn't much time to l
ask a higher geared pilot to lay off a sidey.
You did good Commander!
In the situation, as presented, I'm pretty sure I'd have done exactly the same.
Now, if the second pilot had also been Harmless or Mostly Harmless in a Sidey, I'd probably have let the Sideys duel. That's a fair enough fight for both players to learn from it.
But an expert Cobra attacking a newbie... I'm not going to sit there and let an experienced player ruin a newbie's day over a 200CR bounty.
Now, if the second pilot had also been Harmless or Mostly Harmless in a Sidey, I'd probably have let the Sideys duel. That's a fair enough fight for both players to learn from it.
But an expert Cobra attacking a newbie... I'm not going to sit there and let an experienced player ruin a newbie's day over a 200CR bounty.