Accidental Wanted due to imbecile NPC pilots crossing my fire....

Salami

Salami
Now, I can engage a SINGLE bounty, or some numbnut manages to fly through my lasers being fired, resulting in a Wanted title.

Before anything, if an NPC is too bloody dumb to watch where he's flying, I should not be the one being titled Wanted!!!
That is BLOODY unfair.
Instead, the NPC should be fined towards me, for obstruction of justice, and aiding a pirate.

Now, I know one can get off the Wanted through Death, is there another option, like bailing, or something?
I do not want to loose my ship, see...

Thank you beforehand.
 

smartroad

smartroad
you are only wanted in systems with the same faction that issued the bounty. Also they are time related - at most a week for me so far. Best thing would be to go to another system for a few days until your bounty expires :D
 

bamber

B
Which One to use?

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Vasious

Vasious
If you just clipped them the bounty expires after 7 minutes just leave the system and return

If you killed them, trigger control
 

Kazacy

Kazacy
I really love these kind of threads: i peacefully shot down npc's when another npc cross my fire an now i am wanted and cannot farm credits anymore. I hop you know you can move to another system (it's a big galaxy outside your "favorite" system) or even better you can fully embrace the dark side and start to shot down anything is in your interdiction range (mostly another players). Not to mention you can start to trade, mine, smuggle, run missions etc.
Instead of this, you choose to came here on forums and complain.
Good job.
 

Kazacy

Kazacy
Salami said:
Hold on a second there: why am I being punished for an imbeciles' bad flying?
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Because the bounty hunting belongs in a gray area of law. It's not relevant you shot down an imbecile (ai or human doesn't matter), the law is watching you long before the "accidental" shooting, and cops are very happy to nail you for anything. After all, and i am not the first to say that, it's called Elite Dangerous, not Elite Safe Farming.
 

EdzUp

EdzUp
I have also had a npc fly through my fire which did annoy me but if you fly your ship you will notice it's a damn sight harder to turn instantly in ED than it is to let go of the fire button. Check the radar was the information given to me so it's what I pass to you, make sure there is nobody close to you when you fire and make sure there is no one heading towards you whilst firing if they get to close stop and maneuver to avoid blasting them.
 

Yokoshima

Y
Salami said:
...be fined towards me, for obstruction of justice, and aiding a pirate...
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Made me laugh. Have some rep.

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CATPAIN KIRK said:
Because it's not the flying that's at fault, it's the shooting.
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Today I fired a PA round in a CZ at <700m. A friendly viper came flying by out of nowhere, ate my shot, lost his shields because of this, and blew up crashing into the Conda I was targeting. He didn't even take the last ring down.
 
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grammatonfeather

grammatonfeather
Salami said:
Now, I can engage a SINGLE bounty, or some numbnut manages to fly through my lasers being fired, resulting in a Wanted title.

Before anything, if an NPC is too bloody dumb to watch where he's flying, I should not be the one being titled Wanted!!!
That is BLOODY unfair.
Instead, the NPC should be fined towards me, for obstruction of justice, and aiding a pirate.

Now, I know one can get off the Wanted through Death, is there another option, like bailing, or something?
I do not want to loose my ship, see...

Thank you beforehand.
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I was totally confused a few nights ago after being interdicted and I took on the bandit and destroyed him. Then had a WANTED bounty on my head in that system.
 

sewerratuk

sewerratuk
I would hazard a guess that it has happened to us all. Just man up and move on.

I was attacking at anaconda with the Feds the other day and the dumbfire (apt name) I launched exploded within range of a fed as well, then all hell broke loose.
 
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CATPAIN KIRK

CATPAIN KIRK
Yokoshima said:
Today I fired a PA round in a CZ at <700m. A friendly viper came flying by out of nowhere, ate my shot, lost his shields because of this, and blew up crashing into the Conda I was targeting. He didn't even take the last ring down.
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In that case it really is an accident - the NPC wouldn't be able to see the plasma ball on his scanner or from his cockpit and you can't do anything about it once it's released.
However the OP stated he was using lasers, so he just needs to release the trigger for a few milliseconds. In that case it's neither an accident nor imbecilic flying, it's incompetent use of a fire button.
 
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Dakron Nova

Dakron Nova
It takes two vectors not running in parallel for a chance of intersection, i.e. you were also to blame.

Its also a 7 min cool down, and a tiny tiny fine. So no great shakes.

I spend most of my time bounty hunting (or catching as there isnt much of a hunt involved.:mad:) Its been about six months since I last accidentally did this as I have developed decent situational awareness. Watch your scanner, be cautious.
 
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