[PSA] "For Science!" Suicide Fleet Forming at Merope
A real PSA!
Update: It's 2.4 Day!
Well, the day after. My games all update (overnight!) and I'm ready to roll, surprisingly early!
A few things have changed, I overlooked the fact the CG will still be running in Maia, so I'm moving the meeting place to Merope, to avoid overcrowding. And it also happens to be where I'm parked.
I'm also moving the time to to 1100 hours (1000 GMT), but we will return to Merope at 1200 hours (1100GMT) to wait for more CMDRs.
Anyone wishing to join me, throw me a friend request in game, or a PM on here.
Greetings CMDRs!
If all goes to plan on Tuesday, and the update rolls out without any major issues, and my slow internet can download it before Christmas, I will personally be forming a Rag-Tag Thargoid hunting fleet, on Wednesday 27th, at around noon game time (11:00GMT).
Now, because 20~ or so hours would have passed since the update went live, I highly doubt we'll be discovering anything new and exciting. Probably just dying alot. Lol
Anyhoo, to anyone interested in joining my utter shambles of a fleet (which is so far, just me) feel free to find me in game or shoot me a PM.
If, like I said, all goes to plan, I'll be waiting at Merope. In Open. At 1000 hours, Galactic Standard Time. On Wednesday 27th.
Depending on the trollicity of the area, I may migrate to my own private group once we're all together.
There is a shipyard nearby, on a 4G planet somewhere. The System is HR 1185, Planet A 4, the port is Ceres Tarn. So you can transfer in any ships you like. Just don't blame me if you face plant the surface to to high G.
I'll likely start the day in my FDL, but I'll be bringing along my DBS, and Cobra MkIII.
What Are We Doing?
Science!
Basically, we're hunting down Thargoid ships, and shooting them, For Science!.
See how they react to different weapons, what works, what doesn't.
Do we really need any counter measures?
Does the EMP have a distance limit?
Does flinging random cargo (UAs, UPs, Meta Alloys, Guardians Tech, Biowaste, etc) at them annoy them?
Does ramming work?
Do they have a blind spot?
Most of all, have an incredible amount of fun dying alot. Or finding nothing! Whichever happens.
Feel free to bring any ship you like, any cargo and you think might annoy them. Be sure to expect many many deaths, and don't forget money and to leave your ranked crew safe at home!
I'll hopefully (haven't tested it yet) be recording everything. Feel free to do so yourselves.
I'll probably need to set up a discord channel or something. More to come in that later!
If any other groups are doing something similar, I/we might just end up joining you.
Fly safe!
What We've Discovered So Far
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
A real PSA!
Update: It's 2.4 Day!
Well, the day after. My games all update (overnight!) and I'm ready to roll, surprisingly early!
A few things have changed, I overlooked the fact the CG will still be running in Maia, so I'm moving the meeting place to Merope, to avoid overcrowding. And it also happens to be where I'm parked.
I'm also moving the time to to 1100 hours (1000 GMT), but we will return to Merope at 1200 hours (1100GMT) to wait for more CMDRs.
Anyone wishing to join me, throw me a friend request in game, or a PM on here.
Greetings CMDRs!
If all goes to plan on Tuesday, and the update rolls out without any major issues, and my slow internet can download it before Christmas, I will personally be forming a Rag-Tag Thargoid hunting fleet, on Wednesday 27th, at around noon game time (11:00GMT).
Now, because 20~ or so hours would have passed since the update went live, I highly doubt we'll be discovering anything new and exciting. Probably just dying alot. Lol
Anyhoo, to anyone interested in joining my utter shambles of a fleet (which is so far, just me) feel free to find me in game or shoot me a PM.
If, like I said, all goes to plan, I'll be waiting at Merope. In Open. At 1000 hours, Galactic Standard Time. On Wednesday 27th.
Depending on the trollicity of the area, I may migrate to my own private group once we're all together.
There is a shipyard nearby, on a 4G planet somewhere. The System is HR 1185, Planet A 4, the port is Ceres Tarn. So you can transfer in any ships you like. Just don't blame me if you face plant the surface to to high G.
I'll likely start the day in my FDL, but I'll be bringing along my DBS, and Cobra MkIII.
What Are We Doing?
Science!
Basically, we're hunting down Thargoid ships, and shooting them, For Science!.
See how they react to different weapons, what works, what doesn't.
Do we really need any counter measures?
Does the EMP have a distance limit?
Does flinging random cargo (UAs, UPs, Meta Alloys, Guardians Tech, Biowaste, etc) at them annoy them?
Does ramming work?
Do they have a blind spot?
Most of all, have an incredible amount of fun dying alot. Or finding nothing! Whichever happens.
Feel free to bring any ship you like, any cargo and you think might annoy them. Be sure to expect many many deaths, and don't forget money and to leave your ranked crew safe at home!
I'll hopefully (haven't tested it yet) be recording everything. Feel free to do so yourselves.
I'll probably need to set up a discord channel or something. More to come in that later!
If any other groups are doing something similar, I/we might just end up joining you.
Fly safe!
What We've Discovered So Far
- Their weapons bleed through shields
- They have ECM
- Our ECM doesn't work (unless I'm doing it wrong)
- Our weapons are useless
- They can launch multiple swarms
- Their missiles hurt. Lots.
- 2x FDLs + 1x Cutter are no match for them
- Reboot repair now fixes the canopy... Lol
- I'm incredibly stubborn... (Attacked then 5 times now, each time running away!)
- Imperial Couriers get shredded in seconds.
- Strong hull strongly recommend!
- They have a mass lock factor of 30.
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
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