So I'm a "Care Bear"

[Macy]

Apparently.
According to some guy i met earlier in Upsilon Phoenicis. He asked if i wanted a fight. He said we could fight to 10% hull. I explained i was unarmed to reduce mass in my dedicated exploring asp. He informed me i was a "care bear" and i "shouldn't be in open unarmed".
Its not school holidays yet is it?
Anyway I'll give him a little respect for not attacking me.

 

[GunnerBill]

Get support to rename your CMDR - Arise CMDR CareBear!

Honestly I think travelling OPEN with no weapons is an act of extreme bravery, carry on CMDR.

o7

 

[Darth Ender]

he's wrong. You're a carebear if you believe you have a right to not be attacked (your state of armedness doesn't matter).

You're not anything in particular if you turn down a duel or decide to fly a particular ship in any given mode.

10% hull is pretty hardcore too btw. Damage happens so fast once you get down close to 10% it may be too close to stop before destroying the opposing ship. I usually only duel to 50% hull and no targeting the reactor.

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Playing in Open without guns?

Mad? Yes.

Care Bear? No.

 

[Kyle Nix]

Ignore them totally.

"Care Bear" is only ever used by "Seal Clubbers". So they have no room to talk.

 

[Deleted member 115407]

Get support to rename your CMDR - Arise CMDR CareBear!

Honestly I think travelling OPEN with no weapons is an act of extreme bravery, carry on CMDR.

o7

Well then I'm like the bravest guy in the world, because I do it all the time

 

[EUS]

I'm watching Firefly for the 4th time through.
Serenity is unarmed, no one ever called Mel a Carebear.
But he let you go, so there's that.

 

[Gully Foyle]

Get support to rename your CMDR - Arise CMDR CareBear!

Honestly I think travelling OPEN with no weapons is an act of extreme bravery, carry on CMDR.

o7

I feel the same. Ups the danger level that's for sure eh.

 

[ph1Lt0r]

The very fact you are playing in open makes you not a care bear. A bit crazy to be unarmed, but who's to say crazy is a bad thing!

 

[Gully Foyle]

Ignore them totally.

"Care Bear" is only ever used by "Seal Clubbers". So they have no room to talk.

Kudos to him that didn't attack an unarmed explorer I say.

 

[Leo Sagan]

There is no point playing in open unless you want to PVP. None. Zero. Nada.

 

[Gunnet]

It's a little sad when merely not killing somebody after insulting them for having a different playstyle is uncommon decency sufficient to be worthy of any respect at all.

 

[Macy]

Playing in Open without guns?

Mad? Yes.

Care Bear? No.

LOL
I was looking at the Lava vent things. I was in open to see if any other commanders were there.

 

[Enderby]

Someone said something silly to you in an online game. Right.

 

[drzdeano]

There is no point playing in open unless you want to PVP. None. Zero. Nada.

How about some social interaction?

I suppose it makes no difference outside the bubble.


Interaction doesn't not mean pvp.

 

[Macy]

Someone said something silly to you in an online game. Right.

Yeah but its the first time I've been called a care bear.

 

[Don Alvarez]

you misread it. He was obviously just giving you friendly advice [big grin]

 

[Enderby]

Yeah but its the first time I've been called a care bear.

Oh I see.

 

[kpmop]

Heh, the very few times I've met an aggressive commander in open they've always been in a bigger dedicated combat ship so even though I had guns it didn't make much difference -- anyway there's always the Brave Sir Robin Manoeuvre for such situations.

Generally if I meet other commanders in open (actually exchange comms) they're normally pretty friendly... even the guy in the OP seems fairly reasonable (care bear comments aside!)

 

[Macy]

you misread it. He was obviously just giving you friendly advice [big grin]

Yeah i think I'll get the Vulture out and go find him. I could do with the practice. I'm not brilliant at pvp fights.