I put the inadequately installed FSD right up there with flying without having the funds for insurance. Both are done with a conscious decision by the Commander, the risks were known, the dice thrown. In this instance, the numbers came up wrong for the OP, he and he alone decided to put in an inadequate FSD, no one else.
I put the inadequately installed FSD right up there with flying without having the funds for insurance. Both are done with a conscious decision by the Commander, the risks were known, the dice thrown. In this instance, the numbers came up wrong for the OP, he and he alone decided to put in an inadequate FSD, no one else.
I don't. Fly safe. o7
Welcome to the hotel California. It's a lovely place. Such a lovely place...
Maybe the fuel rats can run a relay race to refuel them as they spend the next ~10 in-game years flying in SC to the closest star, so they get close enough to jump? No? Just self-destruct and select the free sidewinder, then? Oh right, Frontier are looking at removing that as an option.
I suppose they can just, not play if it's not okay? It's always an option. I don't mean to be a bit sarcastic, but it's a bit barbaric to lock people in place with essentially no real options (beyond total loss).
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People are confusing 'lock' with 'consequence'. Pretty sure Frontier can figure out a solution for the latter, without requiring the former.
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Purposely boxing yourself into a corner is not something I have a whole lot of sympathy for.
Doesn't work like that unfortunately. Regardless of how far one flies in supercruise, the jump initiates with the distance from the center of the system.
You want "warning" signs everywhere, where can get trouble? Really?!? I thought that's Elite Dangerous.
Many people get stuck through their own fault, so here the OP.
The OP has one solution: attacking a police cop at the station where he is wanted, than he will be resurrected at a detention centre.
There happened 2 mistakes at the same time:
- fitting undersized FSD
- bad trigger discipline
That was foreseeable in my opinion.
He self destructed. He didn't let himself be killed by an npc. And if there's a prison ship in the same system, then no problem. He spawns there and pays of his bounty and is all set to go.
I guess it's the very British option then. Stiff upper lip, it's been a grand adventure, but all good things must end; tell my wife I said hello. [SELF DESTRUCT INTENSIFIES]
Hello sidewinder, my old friend. I've come to visit once again..
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You know I welcome the same feedback from all the experts when this inadvertently happens to them. It's okay. I can wait. It is only a matter of time.
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If there's accessible outfitting, a player can always store the FSD using store multiple and have it replaced with a stock E rated drive. That should allow them to get out of the system.
As for being locked out of outfitting by the C&P, well I think that's a lesson for the player to learn the hard way. Games are far too forgiving of stupidity nowadays. They are not stuck, they just don't like the choices they have to get out of the situation.
Am I being harsh? Yes.
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Very much this. I always have a capable FSD drive in my ships no matter what. And with a little engineering there shouldn't be any power issues. Also the weight of the FSD does nothing to the manouverability and speed of the ship.
I have literally no idea with people keep doing this. There is no logic involved.
And if they really have serious power issues just have the faster boot time mod and switch it off when in combat.
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I went trading in a ship that has nothing but cargo racks. I'm not making any money because I can't jump and keep getting destroyed. This is a terrible bug that needs to be fixed!
I'm inclined to agree. I was once foolish enough to try that and it ended badly for me. Some lessons need to be learned the hard way. Don't get me wrong I feel for OP but sometimes you do something in ED, and have to sit there and think 'well that was silly'.
Out of curiosity, has he tried being bounty hunted by someone? I don't recall him saying that.
Care to answer my reply? All OP has to do is get killed by an npc.
Are you trying to help OP or are you just cherrypicking posts to respond to? I get it, you don't like the new c&p system. No need to hijack a thread with falsehoods.
Well, no sympathy here, there are many ways to manage the power on a Vulture this is not one of then. Entirely the OPs own fault, he did not think the consequences through.
2 choces
Self Destruct - choose sidewinder.
or
Crime Spree until the police get him.
One allows you to improve your combat skills, the other is the quick way out.
Cheers
Simon
2 choces
Self Destruct - choose sidewinder.
or
Crime Spree until the police get him.
One allows you to improve your combat skills, the other is the quick way out.
Cheers
Simon
True; however this has to be done before anything happens. Every time.
The issue is less being locked out of outfitting, it's that players are required to leave the system to clear a bounty (because IF will be locked out IIRC as well), which predicates they can. Again; this is confusing consequence, which is a reasonable expectation, with 'locked' which is not a reasonable expectation.
No-one is arguing against consequences; but quite a few think 'permanently lock a player' is an acceptable cost, regardless of the context. I tend to disagree.
Definitely the fault of the devs, I would recommend immediately submitting a ticket, there are enough apologists here to back your claim up
I am not required to reply to anything. This isn't the game, I am afraid, I can self-determine my own choices; including not responding because someone else believes they have the right to one.
For the record, if that resolves the players concern, and they are actually relocated, and can either pay their bounty, or leave that system? Then fine. I am not certain this is a guaranteed outcome though.
