PvP Distant Worlds? More like Distant Jerks

stimrob · Mar 1, 2019

Missed the start of DW2 due to life events.

Arrived in Sag A* after a 20,000+ly trip (plus days of outfitting and grinding robigo for a conda + engineering for jump). Five seconds after I land in the system, as I'm taking my first screenshot - interdicted and immediately destroyed. No warnings, no demands, no jokes, just immediate death.

I spawn back at my last dock home base in the bubble, 26,000 miles away.

I understand this is a 'legal' gameplay move, but people like you are the reason to not play 'open play'.

Jaxterix · Mar 1, 2019

stimrob said:
Missed the start of DW2 due to life events.

Arrived in Sag A* after a 20,000+ly trip (plus days of outfitting and grinding robigo for a conda + engineering for jump). Five seconds after I land in the system, as I'm taking my first screenshot - interdicted and immediately destroyed. No warnings, no demands, no jokes, just immediate death.

I spawn back at my last dock home base in the bubble, 26,000 miles away.

I understand this is a 'legal' gameplay move, but people like you are the reason to not play 'open play'.

Playing in open is where the "Dangerous" part of the Elite name comes from. Some of us like to live dangerously, and learn how to avoid being "ganked". For the other's there's always solo or private groups.

ryan_m · Mar 1, 2019

stimrob said:
Missed the start of DW2 due to life events.

Arrived in Sag A* after a 20,000+ly trip (plus days of outfitting and grinding robigo for a conda + engineering for jump). Five seconds after I land in the system, as I'm taking my first screenshot - interdicted and immediately destroyed. No warnings, no demands, no jokes, just immediate death.

I spawn back at my last dock home base in the bubble, 26,000 miles away.

I understand this is a 'legal' gameplay move, but people like you are the reason to not play 'open play'.

Welcome to Open.

Rampant · Mar 1, 2019

Jaxterix said:
Playing in open is where the "Dangerous" part of the Elite name comes from. Some of us like to live dangerously, and learn how to avoid being "ganked". For the other's there's always solo or private groups.

Nope.

That is *NOT* where the title gets its name from. Read up on it and educate yourself before preaching your own mistakes and idiocy across the internet.

To the OP you have my sympathy. You are right. It is a jerk move.

Sadly people who preach the word "dangerous" (incorrectly) while also adopting an *easy mode* of their own are basically hypocrites.

I wish you well on your second catch-up expedition. This time join a DW2 PG.
May I also recommend that you visit a couple of stations enroute to hand in your cartographic data. Check out the DW2 threads for station locations.

May I also recommend that you get straight back out to join us. Otherwise, the ganker has won. Getting straight out there again means that you've won instead.

All the best

Mark H

Bigmaec · Mar 1, 2019

Ahem... Seems like you met Distant Ganks. Distant Worlds is mostly harmless, Distant Ganks is like the black-sheep-of-the-family cousin who always makes trouble and recently came out of jail

Oh, and never fly open without a ship built for open and an escape plan.

Feros-da-Grundig · Mar 1, 2019

Bigmaec said:
Ahem... Seems like you met Distant Ganks. Distant Worlds is mostly harmless, Distant Ganks is like the black-sheep-of-the-family cousin who always makes trouble and recently came out of jail

Oh, and never fly open without a ship built for open and an escape plan.

Also consider docking at the many intermediate stations advertised on the DW2 itinerary - they really don't make the journey much longer while simultaneously reducing vulnerability quite a bit.

And Bigmaec I ~~resemble~~ resent that remark about black sheep! ;-)

Jaxterix · Mar 1, 2019

Rampant said:
Nope.

That is *NOT* where the title gets its name from. Read up on it and educate yourself before preaching your own mistakes and idiocy across the internet.

To the OP you have my sympathy. You are right. It is a jerk move.

Sadly people who preach the word "dangerous" (incorrectly) while also adopting an *easy mode* of their own that are basically hypocrites.

I wish you well on your second catch-up expedition. This time join a DW2 PG.
May I also recommend that you visit a couple of stations enroute to hand in your cargo data. Check out the DW2 threads for station locations.

May I also recommend that you get straight back out to join us. Otherwise, the ganker has won. Getting straight out there again means that you've won instead.

All the best

Mark H

I guess I should had said it was a metaphor. Talk about distant jerks......

Feros-da-Grundig · Mar 1, 2019

Jaxterix said:
I guess I should had said it was a metaphor. Talk about distant jerks......

What's funny is you literally gave the exact same advice in your closing words about joining a private group. You were just more direct.

Screemonster · Mar 1, 2019

Honestly the thing about distant ganks that gets me is that just plain blowing people up is boring as far as griefing goes.

Do something creative. Like find people without AFMUs and modulesnipe their fuel scoops.

Wasp0 · Mar 1, 2019

Jaxterix said:
I guess I should had said it was a metaphor. Talk about distant jerks......

Hey Cmdr, don't worry about it. This is a perfect example of the toxicity of this forum. 95% (Approx guesstimate as i have no proof to verify this figure. Figure used for effect) of the forum readers got what you meant, unfortunately one of the 5% (Again figure is a guesstimate as i have no proof. Figure used for effect) jumped down your throat.

The forum is like open, a small percentage are exactly what you called it, the rest are OK. when you make a statement on here you have to back it up with a disclaimer or facts! Its the way of the forum

Fly Safe

Crimson Kaim · Mar 1, 2019

stimrob said:
Missed the start of DW2 due to life events.

Arrived in Sag A* after a 20,000+ly trip (plus days of outfitting and grinding robigo for a conda + engineering for jump). Five seconds after I land in the system, as I'm taking my first screenshot - interdicted and immediately destroyed. No warnings, no demands, no jokes, just immediate death.

I spawn back at my last dock home base in the bubble, 26,000 miles away.

I understand this is a 'legal' gameplay move, but people like you are the reason to not play 'open play'.

We don't want people like you in open play either. This is an effective filter to seperate certain people.
As harsh as it sounds, most of the PvP community is getting sick of the tourists that only take screenahots and complain about getting destroyed ahen they have no shields or any other kind of defense. No, your expectation of social interaction certainly is not a defense mechanism.

Whitehair · Mar 1, 2019

Jaxterix said:
Playing in open is where the "Dangerous" part of the Elite name comes from.

This is utter nonsense.

The 'Dangerous' part of the games title is a reference to the decision of the Pilots Federation to open up its membership to pilots who have reached the rank of 'Dangerous' instead of keeping it to those who were 'Elite'.

If you want to justify your actions do at least try to make it sound as if you know what you are talking about instead of spouting anything that flashes into your mind. It might make your attempts at justification more believable.

Jaxterix · Mar 1, 2019

Whitehair said:
This is utter nonsense.

The 'Dangerous' part of the games title is a reference to the decision of the Pilots Federation to open up its membership to pilots who have reached the rank of 'Dangerous' instead of keeping it to those who were 'Elite'.

If you want to justify your actions do at least try to make it sound as if you know what you are talking about instead of spouting anything that flashes into your mind. It might make your attempts at justification more believable.

Another that missed the metaphor! **sight**

Rob At Work · Mar 1, 2019

Cool story Bro..

Whitehair · Mar 1, 2019

Jaxterix said:
Another that missed the metaphor! **sight**

There was a metaphor in there?

I do most humbly apologise for mistaking your erudition for base posturing.

Jaxterix · Mar 1, 2019

Nicholas Nack said:
Honestly the thing about distant ganks that gets me is that just plain blowing people up is boring as far as griefing goes.

Do something creative. Like find people without AFMUs and modulesnipe their fuel scoops.

This had me giggling a bit. Not sure if it'd be possible to achieve, though it sounds wickedly evil to leave someone with no AFMU with a disabled fuel scoop. I'm afraid that with the paper thin exploration builds, you'd destroy the ship before actually disabling the module.

ethelred · Mar 1, 2019

Everyone knows you get the best hi-res screenshots in solo.

Unlucky CMDR, live and learn eh?

Wasp0 · Mar 1, 2019

Jaxterix said:
Another that missed the metaphor! **sight**

Yes indeed, another of the 5% club

Kzak · Mar 1, 2019

Jaxterix said:
This had me giggling a bit. Not sure if it'd be possible to achieve, though it sounds wickedly evil to leave someone with no AFMU with a disabled fuel scoop. I'm afraid that with the paper thin exploration builds, you'd destroy the ship before actually disabling the module.

And nothing is stopping the explorer in question from doing a repair/reboot to restore the fuel scoop to 1% and carry right on as normal afterwards - but probably in Solo or a private group.

Zoltah-Talion · Mar 1, 2019

stimrob said:
Missed the start of DW2 due to life events.

Arrived in Sag A* after a 20,000+ly trip (plus days of outfitting and grinding robigo for a conda + engineering for jump). Five seconds after I land in the system, as I'm taking my first screenshot - interdicted and immediately destroyed. No warnings, no demands, no jokes, just immediate death.

I spawn back at my last dock home base in the bubble, 26,000 miles away.

I understand this is a 'legal' gameplay move, but people like you are the reason to not play 'open play'.

My sympathies CMDR. On this occasion I would suggest to you that you ask FDev support to restore your losses and put your ship back at the location you were destroyed. I'm pretty sure they would be willing to do that. Don't let people like that get to you, they're really not worth it. Oh and do check out CMDR Ziljan's excellent guide to avoiding destruction in Open, it's awfully worth reading.

Finally, do not go exploring in Open unless you are ready for such attacks. The gankers have declared their objective to 'own' Open play, it kinda tickles their egos. Look into joining Mobius, or use Solo.