carried on my patrolling of Bast tonight after an all dayer yesterday, and met a couple of nice cmdrs, one of which took some time to show me how to wing (never done it before).
all routine interdicting npc pirates and a couple of wanted cmdrs, which was all in good spirits, but things started to turn nasty and out for the worst. a 3 wing of wanted cmdrs turned up (as well as the old faithful in the cobra that no one can catch), and things started to get ugly....
i was watching them for a whil, and then suddenly one of them in a clipper appeared to not be in a wing any more, so i tried my luck and jumped him. a quick scuffle and his mate in a python appeared, so i made a hasty exit.
played around with the cmdr in the cobra that no one can catch for a while, and i got jumped by the clipper. started to engage as he seemed on his own, but fell in the trap and his two mates appeared quickly.
im still trying to get to grips with the clipper and got flustered with my fire groupings and got shot down pretty quickly. coming from a couple of months in a 640mj Vulture, im still learning that the clipper is made of paper and i should have tried to get out of there much quicker than i did. still i cut my engines and submitted and they blew me to bits - but that's ok.
spawned back at hart station in another shiny clipper and went to look for them. played cat and mouse for a while, while they kept hounding me and interdicting me while i kept a safe distance running each time. i figured while they're spending time on me the haulers are getting through...
eventualy, 10-15 mins of repeated interdiction and harassment, i had to run from the system.
i now know how yoda felt at the end of the empire strikes back. banished to a remote far flung system in hiding, plotting my next move (or preferably a large wing to join...)
an absolutely great night on ed again!!
all routine interdicting npc pirates and a couple of wanted cmdrs, which was all in good spirits, but things started to turn nasty and out for the worst. a 3 wing of wanted cmdrs turned up (as well as the old faithful in the cobra that no one can catch), and things started to get ugly....
i was watching them for a whil, and then suddenly one of them in a clipper appeared to not be in a wing any more, so i tried my luck and jumped him. a quick scuffle and his mate in a python appeared, so i made a hasty exit.
played around with the cmdr in the cobra that no one can catch for a while, and i got jumped by the clipper. started to engage as he seemed on his own, but fell in the trap and his two mates appeared quickly.
im still trying to get to grips with the clipper and got flustered with my fire groupings and got shot down pretty quickly. coming from a couple of months in a 640mj Vulture, im still learning that the clipper is made of paper and i should have tried to get out of there much quicker than i did. still i cut my engines and submitted and they blew me to bits - but that's ok.
spawned back at hart station in another shiny clipper and went to look for them. played cat and mouse for a while, while they kept hounding me and interdicting me while i kept a safe distance running each time. i figured while they're spending time on me the haulers are getting through...
eventualy, 10-15 mins of repeated interdiction and harassment, i had to run from the system.
i now know how yoda felt at the end of the empire strikes back. banished to a remote far flung system in hiding, plotting my next move (or preferably a large wing to join...)
an absolutely great night on ed again!!