Maybe not the game for you. No harm no foul, but FYI I've been playing since day one and periodically start over to keep it fresh. The game is much more interesting when poor anyway!
Im done.
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I disagree. I belong to a group where we have lots of fun activities in a sidewinder, which time to time includes combat. There's also at least one person who has explored the entire galaxy, flying around the edges in a sidewinder.
Every ship in Elite is what you make of it.
I'm not suggesting you spend the entire game in a sidewinder but don't overlook the small to medium ships as they can certainly be useful and fun to fly. They are in the game for a reason.
Take a break and once over your frustration, come back now knowing the first rule of Elite - don't fly without rebuy.
Fly safe, CMDR. o7
Very true. By the way, I love the mottoes in your signature, both great ED aphorisms; if only more players took heed of them
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Elite can be both ends of the gaming spectrum. It can be evil, harsh, cruel and the next day be beautiful, relaxing and absorbing. Every button you press has a reaction, I guess you pressed the dumb button when you launched without a rebuy.
Sorry but you can’t blame the game for players being stupid
Sorry but you can’t blame the game for players being stupid
Yep i know its my fault, I didn't think they would actually make it so if I died without enough insurance money I would have to start over again, THAT. It already took me 200 hours to get there lol. Have fun though everyone else
Yes I know you dont care.
LOL heres an opening to a thread in 2016 which is almost identical.
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"Thats it!
Finally i had enough... been grinding my way up to the Pyton... gues what a ramming Police npc slammed me in the gate of Ray gateway. then all the cannons startet fireing like crazy and about 1 sec later BOOM. now back at 0 cr...
Thats just it for me.... wasted 200 hours of grinding and had the fun for not even 30 sec. these npc's need to stop the ramming in the intrances to docks..... im out.... have fun"
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Thats just it for me.... wasted 200 hours of grinding and had the fun for not even 30 sec. these npc's need to stop the ramming in the intrances to docks..... im out.... have fun"
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Since then there have been over 300 easily identifiable threads warning people not to fly what you can't afford to rebuy. It is your fault, man up.
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You just described my partner
Good buy and farewell to you...
Ermmm....
Let us compare how insurance works (in very simple terms):
ED insurance -
When you buy a ship, part of the purchase price includes insurance from the Pilot's Federation.
Part of your insurance policy includes an excess; the part you pay in the event of a claim.
When you crash and destroy your ship the PF pays to replace your ship, you pay the excess.
Real world (at least, in the UK) insurance -
When you buy a new car you get insurance (sometimes as part of the of the purchase price, sometime you have to buy it separately).
Part of your insurance policy includes an excess; the part you pay in the event of a claim.
When you crash and destroy your new car the insurance company pays to replace your car, you pay the excess.
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Cool story Bro...
Much anger thread I sense in this one do..
Anger is the path to the Dark side ... don't ya know..
Much anger thread I sense in this one do..
Anger is the path to the Dark side ... don't ya know..
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The risk of loss is the only real exiting thing in Elite. If you fly without insurance your playing hard core mode.
But yeah, the game is far too grindy and repetitive overall so I don't blame people that quit after losing 200 hours worth of stuff.
Just too painful to think of having to do it all over again!
But yeah, the game is far too grindy and repetitive overall so I don't blame people that quit after losing 200 hours worth of stuff.
Just too painful to think of having to do it all over again!
Actually, we do care. But what you'll find is a lot of people asking why you were flying a ship you couldn't afford to lose.
I've been there done that, trust me. In an Anaconda no less.
You're not alone in your stupidity
So the OP certainly shouldn't have flown without insurance...but...
...Does the game ever actually tell you the consequences of flying without insurance? I'm pretty sure that is another trial and error aspect of the game that the player needs to find out for themselves. Not necessarily saying that is a bad thing, but it is a design decision that is spread right throughout the game, and it is starting to show and cause more and more issues.
Honestly, a rant like this thread doesn't deserve much more.
I'm surprised you didn't know about the rebuy insurance thing because it's explained in the game every time you buy a ship, right?
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Oh boy, are you ever wrong.
People have been to Beagle Point (65,000 ly from Sol) and back again in a Sidewinder.
People have been 1v1 PvPing in a Sidewinder against a Corvette - and won.
People have PvPed in a Sidewinder against every other ship - and won.
Sure, the Sidey isn't king of jump range. Mine does only 25 ly in full combat trim. Still good enough to reach anything within 25,000 ly from the core.
If you know what you're doing (and what you want), you can get the money for that ship in less than two hours, starting from scratch. Visisting all the Engineers to properly upgrade it takes a bit longer, though.
So you played 200 hours and hadn't been blown up and generated enough creds to get a big ship? ****! You must be a bloody brilliant player. I've been bouncing around systems for 300 hours. I have lots of little and medium ships and a bit of rep in various places. BUT, and it's a big but 
I have 'died' lots of times. I'm getting zapped all over the shop. Always had enough for a rebuy though. When I say lots I mean it, lost 6 ships at the weekend. Those NPC wings are brutal.
I have 'died' lots of times. I'm getting zapped all over the shop. Always had enough for a rebuy though. When I say lots I mean it, lost 6 ships at the weekend. Those NPC wings are brutal.The entire game is a "safe space"
I see you were the one (?) other person to note this in this thread.