Other players cannot "wipe out your monetary progression". Only you can do that, by being foolish and flying without insurance.
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That's why I stick to my Viper or Clipper ... fast enough to outrun anything ...
Nice post. How true!
looking back in some of your earlier posts, youve played this game since 2014?? which makes me wonder.. have you not learnt how the world of ELITE works and the dangers it involves?? it just seems odd you would post such a common scenario.. and say I quote "..that this type of play will drive most players from open play"
Au contraire, mon petite choux!
Fly with 5x insurance, get ganked rebuy
Fly with 4 x insurance, get ganked rebuy
Fly with 3 insurance, get ganked rebuy
Fly with 2 x insurance, get ganked rebuy
Fly with insurance, get ganked rebuy
Decide whether to sell your ship, sell off modules and leave it mothballed as you downgrade... so you strip modules and buy a smaller ship.
You now have almost nothing left apart from a large hull you can't fly as it has no insurance, and a small hull which seriously impairs your ability to re-earn the insurance float for your big hull.
For a large cargo pilot that financial crash is accelerated due to the loss of cargo on destruction.
The amusement is yours too. Never ever i played in cheat mode(solo), not even for 1 minute. Never been ganked even in systems as leesti and such
judging from OP he made mistake of no situation awareness. that starts soon as you enter system or undock. Whats your asp loadout? its my hauler too , with class 6 shield and shield boosters + cells i dont have really problems with player fdls even in a wing. also when you escape , you escape to a other system , not in supercruise in the same system , thats suicide.
i hope you learn from it op , open is way much more fun , you dont get that danger feeling in solo.
Good luck commander
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PM me, and in it, let me have your Cmdr name - I'll pop over and meet you to drop some valuable cargo your way if you want some quick help in getting back on your feet.
the saddet part is.... all this guy had to do was
jump away to a close system
wait for the 10 minute countdown to lapse
jump back to sytem that he no longer shows wanted in
go to station of faction issuing fine
pay off 400 cr fine
job done....no sidewinder required
Yep, it does come down to insurance. I'd never fly without the full amount - preferably double. It's not a mean system - it's actually there to help you. But it has to be used.
Edit: Example - I let my kid use my account and fly my Python today. I'm so far above the insurance limit, that if he mashes it, it's a disappointment, but not the end of my game (and fun for him.)
Edit: Example - I let my kid use my account and fly my Python today. I'm so far above the insurance limit, that if he mashes it, it's a disappointment, but not the end of my game (and fun for him.)
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OP has taken the correct decision.
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He can't watch his own fire, he is unable to scape interdictions, he can't manage to take evasive maneuvers, he flies without insurance, and he doesn't know how to use SC and Witchspace jumps to scape.
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He is literally the last person who should click on the "Open" button. So yes, for his own sake, he MUST play in Solo mode. That way he'll enjoy the game much more.
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He can't watch his own fire, he is unable to scape interdictions, he can't manage to take evasive maneuvers, he flies without insurance, and he doesn't know how to use SC and Witchspace jumps to scape.
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He is literally the last person who should click on the "Open" button. So yes, for his own sake, he MUST play in Solo mode. That way he'll enjoy the game much more.
No .. the OP had the misfortune to find a wing of murderers. Pirates take your goods, not your life.
Murderers are welcomed to the game, it's just that sadly every player I have met who interdicted me was one ..
Mindless PK'ing Murderers who kill you for absolutely no reason simply show you how bad they are at playing the game, and as an added bonus give you something absolutely precious. You have the power to make then RAEG until their mother kicks them out of the basement.
I similarly suffered just now at the hands of murderers... I was in my FDL, full power to engines and chain boosting to try escape the 4 player wing... I seemed to be mass locked by another FDL who continued to catch up with me and strip my shields and eventually they killed me... Seemed like a no-win situation as even boosting and straight to supercruise there wasn't a way to escape... What to do in those situations? Anyone? (fully equpped A rated FDL) - this was in CUBEO as well
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Easy: Jump to another system, no masslock. 15 seconds.
Any A classs fitted FDL would surve that.
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And that's why I call Open Play "Toxic/Lawless Mode".
It seriously should be called like that, just so it is honest and transparent about it - and all new Players instantly know what they're potentially venturing into.
It sure is an interesting mode - but it comes with all consequences of being the toxic shark tank it is.
But being what it is, it's simply not for everyone - or not for all conditions (i.e. very tight on cash or even short of insurance)...
PS.
If you need your Asp back in full kit and with Insurance, just PM me. That can be easily arranged.
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Thank you.... I have just learnt something very new and very valuable...
Its referred to as high waking!
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