Deadlock989
Banned
After six months of casual mindless grind in a Type 6 (month on, month off) I suddenly found I could afford a Vulture and kit it out decently.
Suddenly I am literally invincible for PvE purposes. I can take out Elite Anacondas with no risk or damage despite being merely Competent myself. Having taken six months to accumulate about 7 million credits, I then earn about 3x that in the space of two weeks from RES sites and combat bonds.
So obviously that's very, very boring after about five hours of identikit farming.
So I use my cash to kit out an Asp for exploration and go looking for the same stuff the tin foil hat brigade are obsessing over. I head to a system that needs a special permit. Pop next door and start greasing up the faction who will give me the permit.
After reliving my first months of dragging single tons of vegetables around, I rashly take on an assassination mission from them (the only one to pop up that had more than Low reputation influence).
I find the mark and it's an Anaconda. Dammit. It's only Novice, though. So I have a pop. Follow him in SC until he drops then follow his wake.
It's a draw. He doesn't fire a single weapon for the first three-quarters of the battle so I get him down to about 40% hull but then have to flee as I'm down to 30% myself. Head to nearest output and repair, launch back out.
Spot him again. Magically, he's now lost his rank. He's Mostly Harmless. But he's also fully repaired. Follow him back and forth between the star and a planet seven times (I don't have an interdictor).
Despite the loss of rank, he now decides to use his weapons for the whole battle. I get his shields down and land a few good hits on his powerplant but have to run again. Barely make it away alive with 10% hull.
On my way to the station, I see him again, magically in a different part of the solar system. He's still Mostly Harmless but has somehow repaired all of his hull.
That's my last battle with the space fairies. I'm no match for their transformation spells. I also realised that the only way to get any combat challenge once you own a Vulture is to either deliberately fly a stupid choice of ship for combat, or possibly go for PVP.
Back in a few months I guess.
Suddenly I am literally invincible for PvE purposes. I can take out Elite Anacondas with no risk or damage despite being merely Competent myself. Having taken six months to accumulate about 7 million credits, I then earn about 3x that in the space of two weeks from RES sites and combat bonds.
So obviously that's very, very boring after about five hours of identikit farming.
So I use my cash to kit out an Asp for exploration and go looking for the same stuff the tin foil hat brigade are obsessing over. I head to a system that needs a special permit. Pop next door and start greasing up the faction who will give me the permit.
After reliving my first months of dragging single tons of vegetables around, I rashly take on an assassination mission from them (the only one to pop up that had more than Low reputation influence).
I find the mark and it's an Anaconda. Dammit. It's only Novice, though. So I have a pop. Follow him in SC until he drops then follow his wake.
It's a draw. He doesn't fire a single weapon for the first three-quarters of the battle so I get him down to about 40% hull but then have to flee as I'm down to 30% myself. Head to nearest output and repair, launch back out.
Spot him again. Magically, he's now lost his rank. He's Mostly Harmless. But he's also fully repaired. Follow him back and forth between the star and a planet seven times (I don't have an interdictor).
Despite the loss of rank, he now decides to use his weapons for the whole battle. I get his shields down and land a few good hits on his powerplant but have to run again. Barely make it away alive with 10% hull.
On my way to the station, I see him again, magically in a different part of the solar system. He's still Mostly Harmless but has somehow repaired all of his hull.
That's my last battle with the space fairies. I'm no match for their transformation spells. I also realised that the only way to get any combat challenge once you own a Vulture is to either deliberately fly a stupid choice of ship for combat, or possibly go for PVP.
Back in a few months I guess.
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