The time of peaceful coexistence amongst PS4 gamers has come to an end. The galaxy is now indeed "dangerous" if you play in open. I was just destroyed with impunity from a ship that has might as well been General Chang's cloaked Bird Of Prey, as I never was able to target and scan the ship before my very quick death. So here's my story, and may you learn and be prepared.
I went back to Eravate, in open, in my Diamondback Explorer. I wanted to see how open play was faring these days (it still suffers from incredibly long transitions). It didn't take long before I was interdicted by a hollow triangle. Even though I was chasing the escape vector better than average, I could tell I was going to lose early on. This implies my stalker had a powerful FSDI. I submitted and yet still suffered hull damage. General Chang (not his real name) immediately opened fire. No role play, no witty "You killed my father, prepare to die!" just fire. I succumbed quickly.
Now here's the thing - my DBX was fitted for running missions. I had 5C Biweave shields, A-rated power plant and distributor, and a few hull reinforcements. All that and I melted like butter under whatever ship attacked me. I had zero cargo at the time, not that Chang bothered to scan. There was nothing to be gained from killing me - this was cold-blooded murder, plain and simple, by a cold, calculating, prepared killer.
I can't imagine all the poor "Harmless" Sidewinders I encountered earlier falling prey to this devil. Eravate is a popular hangout of new players. It's pure coincidence that I came to this system at this hour on this day. There are sharks in waters of unsuspecting innocents, they have the taste of blood in the water, and they want more!
You'll notice I'm not using the term "griefer" or "ganker" in my description (though they may be applicable). This guy didn't cheat, hekilled murdered me fair and square, and the system authorities came to my rescue, just too late. I'm not even mad. I'm sitting on a heap of credits, and I had one tiny bounty which I lost during my death, so I can absorb the rebuy and not cry. I am, however, switching to MobiusPVE for now on, at least until FDev releases their "karma" system. You will either understand or not, I'm not going to make this TL;DR by defending my decision.
So be warned, there are incredibly powerful ships out there. They cannot be bargained with. They cannot be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead!
I went back to Eravate, in open, in my Diamondback Explorer. I wanted to see how open play was faring these days (it still suffers from incredibly long transitions). It didn't take long before I was interdicted by a hollow triangle. Even though I was chasing the escape vector better than average, I could tell I was going to lose early on. This implies my stalker had a powerful FSDI. I submitted and yet still suffered hull damage. General Chang (not his real name) immediately opened fire. No role play, no witty "You killed my father, prepare to die!" just fire. I succumbed quickly.
Now here's the thing - my DBX was fitted for running missions. I had 5C Biweave shields, A-rated power plant and distributor, and a few hull reinforcements. All that and I melted like butter under whatever ship attacked me. I had zero cargo at the time, not that Chang bothered to scan. There was nothing to be gained from killing me - this was cold-blooded murder, plain and simple, by a cold, calculating, prepared killer.
I can't imagine all the poor "Harmless" Sidewinders I encountered earlier falling prey to this devil. Eravate is a popular hangout of new players. It's pure coincidence that I came to this system at this hour on this day. There are sharks in waters of unsuspecting innocents, they have the taste of blood in the water, and they want more!
You'll notice I'm not using the term "griefer" or "ganker" in my description (though they may be applicable). This guy didn't cheat, he
So be warned, there are incredibly powerful ships out there. They cannot be bargained with. They cannot be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead!
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But this griefer himself can't go far now because everywhere he goes the police will be after him. Having seen the troops that guard the RES in their Conda's and Vipers, he will not live long encountering 5 of these blowing away his shields and hull.
