Close calls have you had any?

[CMDR Ash]

Ok so this nearly happened...

[video=youtube;IkHfQqQQgPU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkHfQqQQgPU[/video]

accidentally leaving your throttle up when heading towards a sun... make that two suns! not advised hehe all I wanted was a nice screenshot, thanks to shadowplay for being able to catch a video though!

This made me think what close calls have you had in your ship? be it combat trade or explore accident or malicious intent?

 

[sndle9]

Took off in my clipper around an hour ago to find my up thrust was stuck on so I was smashing into the other side of the dock having a    ! moment. I got it under control at 90% hull and a fine or two so it could have been worse.
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Night before last, I was approaching the cage in the same clipper when my nephew passed me a mug of tea. Lets just say I should have asked him to put it down instead of taking it from him. Can't remember the damage but I think I was down to <50% before I un-tangled myself. I was probably very close to the station taking exception to my navigation skills too.
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Really, even that popular acronym gets the swear filter! Oh well, insert an expletive of your choice at the gap.

 

[CMDR Ash]

Oh god haha,

I do hate those cages they can be a killer to get out of, in fact your nephew bringing you a tea reminded me of the time I knocked over a cup of tea all over the table whilst in the middle of a combat zone, screaming to my girlfriend to help while I jumped out haha god damn real life getting in the way of my (oh my god he is going to say it!) IMMERSION!!!!

P.S I have now been demoted to sippy cup!

 

[evoelise]

Way back when, when I was a very new I'd just bought my brand Asp, I realised I'd done my sums wrong and didn't have enough to fully cover my insurance.

One trading trip would cover that though so I though I'd risk it rather than sell back and lose the 10%. The first (and last) time I flew without insurance.

All was uneventful until I came to dock at the destination station. I just clipped the side of the docking slot, going fairly slowly and just a slight scape.

It instantly took out my shields and left me with 11% hull.

I saw my hours of progression up to that point flash before my eyes! I very, very, very carefully manoeuvred to my docking slot.

I still don't really know how such a small knock did so much damage.

Worst thing was that after paying for the repairs, the profit for the trading trip was reduced so far I still didn't have enough for insurance

 

[Bran Tse Mallory]

I have only died 3 times in Elite...
The first was to a ganking little twerp on day one.
The second was a wing of 4 Eagle NPC ships that tore me a new one.
And the third... Lets just say it involved a cat, it's claws, my lap and the toast rack of a Coriolis station.

 

[Axel Deathrage]

I have so many close calls I've lost count.

But the most recent close call happened to me in strong signal source. There was lots of gold lying around and I started to contemplate if I should scoop as many as possible.

Well it didn't take long for three Elite Anacondas to warp in and start firing my Viper MKIV. I had to fly in circles to get away from them.

 

[sic]

Sticky keys n keyboard malfunction inside the station on a T9.. completely lost sense of direction for a brief moment.. hadto bumps here n there to finally find my way out of the station..
The only thing worked was the joystick,.. oh and T9 great canopy definitely helped.. (yeah and also gear down.. )

Apparently game never get the "key-up" for the thruster up (continuous)..

Felt exactly like when I was underwater during open diving license test in high-current muddy-waters..

 

[CMDR Ash]

Sticky keys n keyboard malfunction inside the station on a T9.. completely lost sense of direction for a brief moment.. hadto bumps here n there to finally find my way out of the station..
The only thing worked was the joystick,.. oh and T9 great canopy definitely helped.. (yeah and also gear down.. )

Apparently game never get the "key-up" for the thruster up (continuous)..

Felt exactly like when I was underwater during open diving license test in high-current muddy-waters..

I know that feeling! that disorientation of where the flip is up right?

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I have so many close calls I've lost count.

But the most recent close call happened to me in strong signal source. There was lots of gold lying around and I started to contemplate if I should scoop as many as possible.

Well it didn't take long for three Elite Anacondas to warp in and start firing my Viper MKIV. I had to fly in circles to get away from them.

haha you should have han solo'd them, land underneath one of the condas and shut down your systems

 

[Kazacy]

Personally i consider close calls every time i dock with under 5% armor. Not many to be honest, but exhilarating every single time.

 

[Bran Tse Mallory]

Personally i consider close calls every time i dock with under 5% armor. Not many to be honest, but exhilarating every single time.

Dam right!

I will never forget bringing my Asp back after 2 months in the black with just <20% hull. I'd spent most of the day reading the horror stories of NPC ramming so when I got home it was with absolute terror that I docked.

Fantastic stuff!

 

[CMDR Ash]

Dam right!

I will never forget bringing my Asp back after 2 months in the black with just <20% hull. I'd spent most of the day reading the horror stories of NPC ramming so when I got home it was with absolute terror that I docked.

Fantastic stuff!

This feeling! but also completely forgetting how to dock as you have been out so long

 

[Sergio Smegolia]

Used to have a voice attack macro for 75% thrusters set. Arrived at a star while out exploring and stopped to go for a cig. Some random sound in the room must have sounded like me saying "seventy-five". I turn round to find myself pelting into the star! Just managed to stop before taking damage. After that quickly deleted the macro.

 

[Kazacy]

Dam right!

I will never forget bringing my Asp back after 2 months in the black with just <20% hull. I'd spent most of the day reading the horror stories of NPC ramming so when I got home it was with absolute terror that I docked.

Fantastic stuff!

I have to admit: docking with a sliver of hull after some exploration months it's a bigger adrenaline rush than docking in the same condition after a short pvp fight.