I'll stick to my tried and tested Elite tactic of fleeing every new radar contact in abject terror until some significant upgrades are in place. Which will then allow me to flee more quickly and efficiently than ever.
You should be nervous. There's heaps of people only waiting to blow you up as soon as they see you. I'm just gonna scoop the cargo.
There are, as some old chap once said in a film, alternatives to fighting.
It's my first networked multiplayer game (don't think it really fits being called a MMO) other than over LAN, and in addition to frothing anticipation of the premium beta I'm not really sure how to behave, or how I expect other people to behave. It makes it all doubly exciting as well as making be a bit nervous, as though I'm suddenly going to have an audience.
I shall be going in with some trepidation. Who knows, though, I may find myself wildly attacking anyone who comes near me and then sulking about PvP on the forums afterwards.
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