I know. i was a merc who was gonna pirate on behalf of the Fedaration. till i saw clippers patrolling and when eep and ran away.
Help needed urgently in eotienses!!!!
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I know. i was a merc who was gonna pirate on behalf of the Fedaration. till i saw clippers patrolling and when eep and ran away.
This is fair play, as long as they play by the rules.
If it truly is a RP then those running the blockade, should, allow you to jettison your cargo and leave. If you do not comply, or try to sneak back in another way, you are fair game.
To me though it would be fair if the blockaders tried to maintain some form of equivalent. Either two weaker ships against a stronger, within reason, or one on one with matched ships.
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Had my Lakon T6 destroyed twice by a couple of guys in a wing. Meh. That's what the game is about - that's why I play in OPEN.
None-the-less, I dusted off my Vulture in pursuit of some of these same pirates. Almost impossible to find anyone with a bounty on them - is it credible that they are jumping out of open play to pay off their bounties in a private or solo game?
Perhaps each play mode should be totally separate. That is, if you leave open and switch to solo, then you pick up your game from your last solo save. Just thinking out loud.
None-the-less, I dusted off my Vulture in pursuit of some of these same pirates. Almost impossible to find anyone with a bounty on them - is it credible that they are jumping out of open play to pay off their bounties in a private or solo game?
Perhaps each play mode should be totally separate. That is, if you leave open and switch to solo, then you pick up your game from your last solo save. Just thinking out loud.
The emperor on life-support, withering away daily. He's really puting the "noble" back in "Noble Rot".
Thats too bad since Roe Dock which is only about 1078 ls away is selling superconductors for 1,573 CR profits.
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Tier 1 success was already a success. From here on in, it's just a matter of how quick it's gonna get done. Since it's hit tier 4 success, means the station will become High Tech in 2 weeks time (at Tier 3, it was 3 weeks), so tier 5 (highest tier it seems) is likely to just make it come another week earlier.
This is exactly how I've been playing it (as a blockader).
I interdict, and give a three-way ultimatum:
1. Change destinations. Leave the system, or at least deliver the cargo to a different station in the system. I don't care what, anywhere but Parkinson dock.
2. Jettison everything.
3. Get your hull perforated.
I've had some success convincing CMDRs to take their business elsewhere by extolling the evils of Patreus. Mostly, though, they charge up FSD (sometimes claiming they're going to do #1) and then immediately resume course for Parkinson dock. When I re-interdict them 5 seconds later, I shoot out their drives and then re-offer options #2 and #3. The smart ones know when they're beaten. The rest explode, combat log, or (twice now) self destruct.
Also... Greetings, OP! I believe we've met once or twice. Nothing personal, but you have your objective and I have mine.
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This is cool..I love this type of game play...this makes it more MMO if you ask me.
it would be fair play if the traders actually stood any kind of a chance and actually got some support from the Imperial forces but since there is no risk for the blockaders and every risk for the blockade runners, sorry but you can dress it up however you like, your still pirating and interdicting traders. Putting some airy fairy backstory on top is just hiding the fact.
I would try to run or fight since I'm damned if some scumbag thinks its "fair play" to attack my truck with a tank and then expect you to just bend over and take it every time. Take your pirating excuse elsewhere until you actually have some risk sent your way. I wish just once an Imperial Battle Group would jump in and interdict every federation ship trying to interdict a trader. THEN we would have a proper CG and blockade.
I had my Cobra destroyed 5 times by Imperial commanders patrolling Eotienses and it cost me 3.2 million in rebuy. (5 x 644k = 3.22 million). I hardly call that no risk to me. :/
Interdicting, yes. Pirating, no. Not if they don't keep the cargo.
In fact sushicw (repped) even points out that he gives them the option of keeping their cargo and delivering it to another station/system at full profit.
They're only trying to prevent CMDRs from contributing to the CG, which even some Imperial factions have sympathised with. I imagine this is exactly the kind of interaction FDev anticipated when they created the Community Goals.
I'm glad you're enjoying yourself! Fun is of course the whole point. I'm also heartened to hear that our members have been sticking to our rule of engagement to engage traders with words first. However, please keep in mind if you just boost and run we will consider you hostile...
100% agreed
We are mostly traders ourselves but Patreus must be stopped. If you don't believe us there's nothing we can do.
It's also possible you are being instanced with people who are not attacking traders when in your vulture. Such is luck I suppose. Please find me after the op is over in-game and I'll be happy to make up your losses through cargo transfer
Which is why I believe we got the press we did
Pirates incur the same if not more risk. I was trading today and SushiCW interdicted me. That's fine. It's part of the game. I parked my space truck and came back with a vulture and knocked him down to 50% hull. If I was a better pilot I might have had him. If the rest of my clan had the day off they might have had him. That's the way it goes.
I think theses different styles of play add to the game. If you don't want to accept the risk don't play in open. And just because someone shoots holes all through you doesn't mean they're automatically a greifer.
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I think theses different styles of play add to the game. If you don't want to accept the risk don't play in open. And just because someone shoots holes all through you doesn't mean they're automatically a greifer.
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Ive enjoyed the presence of the MM in Eotienesesesesses for this CG, some of their wing tactics are questionable but overall its been done in quite a decent fashion (from my pov at least). Its given the system a bit of edge for the duration and its meant meeting new people and forming new wings etc etc.
apercut fun. It looks like Patreus wont hit top tier in time, so I hope that FDev will give us a new counter CG to scuttle the upgrades.You are participating in a community event, thats fine. If someone else wants to spoil the party then you need to be prepared to counter threats. Its no use saying "I'm just a humble trader". A community event is just that, lots of people with different skills come together to achieve a common goal. That means you need traders as well as mercenaries to help keep things in balance. Good luck!!
Traditionally RL pirates primarily attacked trading/merchant vessels. So I see nothing wrong with that in-game.
Just a curious question from a staunch Fed pilot to the interdictors - why do you guys want to stop Patreus?