and people say there is no risk in exploring.....
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4 months of exploring...gone
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and people say there is no risk in exploring.....
Really sorry CMDR....but nothing can take away your experience and screenshots.
Also kudos on not trying to make this out to be the game's fault and weasel your way out of it. [up]
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Does it really lessen the risk? You have less jumps - true, but you have to feed the FSD after every jump, and plot your route jump-by-jump. Can't help to think that extra exposure while doing these things could be actually worse than doing a few extra (but quick) jumps.
Also kudos on not trying to make this out to be the game's fault and weasel your way out of it. [up]
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Does it really lessen the risk? You have less jumps - true, but you have to feed the FSD after every jump, and plot your route jump-by-jump. Can't help to think that extra exposure while doing these things could be actually worse than doing a few extra (but quick) jumps.
If you were using a docking computer I would put a ticket in. The docking computer should protect you. You should be immune from station crimes because the docking computer is responsible.
Having just returned from a long exploration trip from since horizon released, most likely not as many systems though due to distractions and rl and such, I feel your pain, could have been me, best way to dock is most definitely not rushing it, regardless of what you fly, I explored in my conda, and despite able to dock it flawlessly normally, even going at slow pace lining up and compensating for surroundings, npc's and players, was an uncertainty not having done it for that long.
Sorry to hear that man! I feel your pain as I got ganked last Sunday by a Cmdr on my return to "civilization". Prohibiting me from handing in 2500LY of data at the last 3000LSecs of the Azaleach CG starport.
No matter how much pain this game can cause... I still love it dearly for it's beauty and sheer vastness. If only we could make real living far outside the Bubble... that would be great.
No matter how much pain this game can cause... I still love it dearly for it's beauty and sheer vastness. If only we could make real living far outside the Bubble... that would be great.
Depends really. The fewer jumps you need to make the less chance of jumping into a system with lots of traffic, thus lessening the chance of interdiction.
One thing I do often when hopping around the bubble with lots of exploration data is this: if I jump into a system with lots of traffic I'll drop out of supercruise ASAP and plot my next jump from there. I've never once had a random AI follow me into sublight space, and all radar contacts disappear when you drop out of supercruise in the middle of a system. It keeps the pirates and evil interdicters off my tail pretty well, I only have to worry about the occasional "jump into system and get immediately interdicted".
There is no risk in exploring. However there is much risk in flying without shields or weapons. It's all choice.
Thats sad, glad your taking it as a lesson though- we need more with that sort of attitude round here 
Ouch [knocked out].
At the moment I cannot fully understand your pain, as I have not lost any data this way yet. I do however build up a fear for an event like this slowly, as I'm out there without shields. It is exactly your situation that I'm contemplating more and more each day;ifwhen I go out again I will be better equiped
Repped for having the courage to post it and take the consequences, not for loosing your data
According to ED Shipyard, the difference in not having a shield generator is about 2 ly. It may vary a bit in some ships, but this is a very marginal gain considering the risk of the entire mission. This is like removing the bumpers, seatbelts, airbags and all the other safety equipment from your car for a 1 mpg difference in mileage. Not worth it.
Lol, normally, I just don't care. Half the time, I smack the rack or the ramp because I come in way too hot from a weird angle or something. When I return from an exploration, I come in like Grandma on a Sunday drive.
That totally depends on the ship you are flying... 2 ly on a ship with 30-35 jump range may not be a real issue, but it becomes a subject for serious consideration when the jump range of your ship comes near the 15 ly, and you still want to reach, lets say, Beagle Point
if it's any consolation, I fell asleep 4kylies out on my way back from Beagle point and lost everything from the DWE expedition, crashed into a rock I was going to land on. My fault totally. So, had a little cry, punched a random stranger, dumped the useless cargo rack and heat sinks and headed straight back out but clockwise this time. I have no idea how to do this or even if it is possible.
Chin up CMDR!
Certainly feel for you OP!
When it happens it's a bitter pill to swallow. By no means a loss as bad as yours, however during the DW Expedition, early on at Way Point 5 I face planted into NGC 6357 resulting in an approximate 8 Million Cr loss and having to high tail it back to catch up with the fleet. I almost decided to knock the whole thing on the head then, but glad now I didn't.
Spend sometime in the Bubble then dust yourself off and get back out there!!
When it happens it's a bitter pill to swallow. By no means a loss as bad as yours, however during the DW Expedition, early on at Way Point 5 I face planted into NGC 6357 resulting in an approximate 8 Million Cr loss and having to high tail it back to catch up with the fleet. I almost decided to knock the whole thing on the head then, but glad now I didn't.
Spend sometime in the Bubble then dust yourself off and get back out there!!
You appear to have boldly gone while wearing a red shirt - what did you think was going to happen?
That totally depends on the ship you are flying... 2 ly on a ship with 30-35 jump range may not be a real issue, but it becomes a subject for serious consideration when the jump range of your ship comes near the 15 ly, and you still want to reach, lets say, Beagle Point
Yeah, but if you're exploring with a Sidewinder or Python or something, you're making things difficult on yourself on purpose.[yesnod]