1) DO NOT RISK OPEN - UNLESS YOU'RE ARMED TO THE TEETH, WITH WING MATES AND VERY GOOD AT PvP. You won't get a chance to ask questions or talk your way out of it; the SDC are not the Code.
2) If you're getting bored and can't find a reason to carry on - except fishing for a dev to come in and give you a reason. I suggest heading back to the bubble!
I've been to Merope 5C just now.
I saw Aps, Vulture above the planet and FAS, Fer de Lance, Cutter and Federal Corvette right above the Barnacle.
So I flew circles around them just to see how they will react.
No, words, just lasers from them. But I always managed to keep my distance. Then I saw a Cobra MK3 being attacked by the FAS, alone.
So I decided to help the Cobra pilote to escape knowing that I will not have a lot of time before the FAS pilote's wing will be all over us.
FAS shield went down quickly then he rammed my ship (FAS as well).
Not sure I did something useful but the Cobra pilote jumped away and I went back to orbital cruise.
Well... I believe it is possible to fight them but in order to do that, we need Cmdrs willing to fight in a Wing or Wings.
Explorers usually spend their time exploring, not fighting.
And they know this, they know that the real dedicated PvP pilotes are doing their PvP stuff in the Bubble mostly.
It could be a great opportunity to experience combat above a planetary surface.
But why do it in a place where this has no meaning to a huge majority of your target ?
Why do this in a place where the only Cmdrs you will ever meet are not interested at all in that kind of stuff to have fun ?
Right, they were in Open. Ok, Now they are in Solo or Group mode.
Anyway, if there are peoples who still want to have some fun doing PvP against dedicated combat ships above a planetary surface, I believe you know where to find painted targets now.
The Explorers who want to stay in Open need protections.
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