Code Interdicting at Diso..

[{SAS}Stalker]

I had the funniest moment in diso earlier, I was on my way back to home territory (150 ly away )after some sight seeing in my FDL when a python caught my attention. I knew he wanted to interdict me and tbh I cba to deal with it so we started to SC rotating dance, after a while I got bored and started to charge the fsd. At some point he established a teather so I submitted and dropped in, cba to play so boosted, the python though deployed HD and his entire system shut down. Someone got all the way to a python but didnt learn how to organise their modules!

If I was a mean person I would have shot him to bits but I just lolled in chat, asked him what the hell he was doing and bugged out.

 

[Jenner]

That what I started doing with my Conda. I was giving wing assistance to anyone who wanted it. The local rats didn't bother with the Conda so they were quite safe and happily trading away.

For my 'evil twin', Jenner, that's mighty nice of you.

 

[Rall]

I had the funniest moment in diso earlier, I was on my way back to home territory (150 ly away )after some sight seeing in my FDL when a python caught my attention. I knew he wanted to interdict me and tbh I cba to deal with it so we started to SC rotating dance, after a while I got bored and started to charge the fsd. At some point he established a teather so I submitted and dropped in, cba to play so boosted, the python though deployed HD and his entire system shut down. Someone got all the way to a python but didnt learn how to organise their modules!

If I was a mean person I would have shot him to bits but I just lolled in chat, asked him what the hell he was doing and bugged out.

That's really embarrassing, I did the very same thing the first time I flew the FDL back in the beta.

A very well know 4 cannon Viper pilot pulled me out - this should be fun and deployed hard points.

Whhrrrrrr - "life support off-line" - darn it. Spent the next 30 seconds wildly trying to reconfigure the power. That encounter didn't end so well, I still makes me feel like complete numpty.

Now, even after a minor refit I deploy hard points out side the station to double check my power config.

 

[{SAS}Stalker]

Now, even after a minor refit I deploy hard points out side the station to double check my power config.

This ^ every single time

 

[Outlaw Jenner]

For my 'evil twin', Jenner, that's mighty nice of you.

Wait... Evil? Me? Not a chance! "Outlaw" is merely a callsign, because I have a tendency to not follow protocol and orders as intended. Nothing evil about me Though, people I've gone after for doing bad things may find my methods of dealing with them evil most of the time.

 

[Mortifa]

It might be slightly off topic, but if the way an interdiction worked was changed then it could be beneficial to both sides.
At the moment someone interdicts someone else. The interdictor cant wait to either shoot the other player or stop him from running so often does not send any message. The interdictee more often than not makes a run for it then wonders why he is shot at.
No wonder he runs, he does not know why he has been interdicted, is it a pirate wanting cargo or a griefer just wanting to kill him.
Now, and this is my personal opinion and not necessarily the one of other code members.
What if there were a 10 second cool down period after an interdiction.A Comms window into local automatically pops up and neither party can run / shoot or do anything other than type each other a message. No wing mates can enter on either side until the countdown reaches zero.
The interdictor then has 10 seconds to tell the victim why he is being interdicted. The Interdictee has a chance to negoitiate.

eg.

(Boson) We are the Code, we oppose you selling this cargo in Diso. Agree to sell it elswhere.
(comgoaler) I am just doing a community goal
(Boson) Eiither drop all your cargo , leave the system or die
(Comgoaler) OK I will leave the system
(Boson) OK , but if you continue to the port, no further warning will be given.

eg 2
(Boson) I am from the code, please release 15 units of cargo
(trader) No chance, you will have to kill me first
(Boson) My wing mates are on their way
(trader) OK how about 10.
(Bosun) OK deal done.

eg 3
(B hunter) You are wanted prepare to die
(Bosun) My wing mates are on their way
(B Hunter) So are mine Code scum
(Boson) Prepare to die.


This would make the whole experience work so much better. Both parties know what to expect.

At least folks are putting forth ideas on how to improve things. Which is good.

 

[Pendra]

Well, the blockade was no show. I flew 2700 tons of stuff with a Cobra. No interdiction. I could see bunch of warships, thou. Even if interdicted, my top speed with 60 tons of cargo was 443 m/s.

So I built a combat Cobra and started to blockade the system myself. I popped about 25-30 CMDR transport ships T6-T7-T9 in 2 hours. Also routed a CMDR Anaconda in transport setup. Evaded every and all so called warships patroling around. By the time someone showed up, the transport was always dead. No transport flew with dedicated escort or in convoy formation.
One Vulture shot down 2 rings from my shield once, oh boo. Nothing could catch or evade the cobra flying at 451 m/s.

This shows to me that 1 single wing of Cobras could effectively blockade a system. 4 of them would have the firepower to take on and bring down big game one at a time. Thus achieve all the goals and survive everything. Also, Cobras can break all blockade from every angle they want.

 

[Quineloe]

Well, the blockade was no show. I flew 2700 tons of stuff with a Cobra. No interdiction. I could see bunch of warships, thou. Even if interdicted, my top speed with 60 tons of cargo was 443 m/s.

So I built a combat Cobra and started to blockade the system myself. I popped about 25-30 CMDR transport ships T6-T7-T9 in 2 hours. Also routed a CMDR Anaconda in transport setup. Evaded every and all so called warships patroling around. By the time someone showed up, the transport was always dead. No transport flew with dedicated escort or in convoy formation.
One Vulture shot down 2 rings from my shield once, oh boo. Nothing could catch or evade the cobra flying at 451 m/s.

This shows to me that 1 single wing of Cobras could effectively blockade a system. 4 of them would have the firepower to take on and bring down big game one at a time. Thus achieve all the goals and survive everything. Also, Cobras can break all blockade from every angle they want.

Did you pay off your bounty after every murder?

 

[Fire70]

Well, the blockade was no show. I flew 2700 tons of stuff with a Cobra. No interdiction. I could see bunch of warships, thou. Even if interdicted, my top speed with 60 tons of cargo was 443 m/s.

So I built a combat Cobra and started to blockade the system myself. I popped about 25-30 CMDR transport ships T6-T7-T9 in 2 hours. Also routed a CMDR Anaconda in transport setup. Evaded every and all so called warships patroling around. By the time someone showed up, the transport was always dead. No transport flew with dedicated escort or in convoy formation.
One Vulture shot down 2 rings from my shield once, oh boo. Nothing could catch or evade the cobra flying at 451 m/s.

This shows to me that 1 single wing of Cobras could effectively blockade a system. 4 of them would have the firepower to take on and bring down big game one at a time. Thus achieve all the goals and survive everything. Also, Cobras can break all blockade from every angle they want.

Only problem with the Cobra is you can't mass lock anything to if they submit they can pretty much get out of dodge straight away so you have to kill their shield before they go.. Not so easy if it is a bigger ship..

 

[Pendra]

Did you pay off your bounty after every murder?

Pay off? Never. I gave the bounty to the most persistent warship flying around.

 

[Rankaze]

Little disappointed at the dump of hundreds of canisters of leather at the station preventing docking due to lack and messing with the matchmaker server

Is this kind of crap still going on?

I was planning on doing some blockade running tonight, but if this sort of crap is still happening I guess I will have to do it in solo. I don't mind having to escape the PVP'ers, but blatant exploits preventing docking aren't acceptable.

 

[Pendra]

I scooped around 1 mil worth of stuff from a mass drop. Imperial slaves, prototype tech etc.

 

[Quineloe]

I scooped around 1 mil worth of stuff from a mass drop. Imperial slaves, prototype tech etc.

Ooooh you pirated NPCs.

 

[GibMeister]

Spent a whole hour in Diso earlier looking for pirates, was disspointed really I scanned every ship in the system. not one with a bounty......
I think those cowardly cowardly code guys are hiding behind the 'clean status' exploit.

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Either that or they found out that the Edge Syndicate are onto them and they shuffled off into solo mode.....

Nope, the first one I ran into had 160k on his head. Have a look in Gurney Blade.

 

[Rankaze]

Nope, the first one I ran into had 160k on his head. Have a look in Gurney Blade.

Well, I managed to get there in time to make two runs before the CG completed. Didn't see any maasive piles of canisters, didn't see any CODE, didn't get interdicted in Diso at all. I guess either it wasn't their timezone or they gave up when it became apparent the CG was going to cap out pretty easily.

Good to get to contribute to an Alliance cause, even if my work schedule lately prevented me from contributing more than a little.

Good work, everyone.

 

[Straker]

I got done once by CODE in Diso in my T6 during the CG and a few times by other pirates. The majority of times I just submitted and gave away cargo. The funny thing is that at the end of the CG I finished up in the top 40% and apart from just under 10 mill in trading profits, I also gained 8 mill from the reward. I ask myself, did the Pirates really get anything out of this? I think perhaps I scored more in profit from the CG than they did. Although if you count ego boosts then they may think they did, although I really found them quite funny in their roles, playing Mr Tough Guy - it was a great laugh and was more than happy to play along with them.

 

[chagnampra]

Well, the blockade was no show. I flew 2700 tons of stuff with a Cobra. No interdiction. I could see bunch of warships, thou. Even if interdicted, my top speed with 60 tons of cargo was 443 m/s.

So I built a combat Cobra and started to blockade the system myself. I popped about 25-30 CMDR transport ships T6-T7-T9 in 2 hours...

So, you traded with the station multiple times and then formed a blockade??! Bizarre. Anyway, despite your leaning towards meaningless trader killing, I agree that the Cobra MK III is a great ship to fly in Open. There are few things more satisfying than being interdicted by a team of Clippers (etc) and leaving them in your wake as you push the boost button a few times. This happened to me yesterday in Tsim Binba. No demands, no chat, just lasers from 2 CMDRs. Well, I left them inhaling my exhaust fumes...

 

[yyy]

Well, I managed to get there in time to make two runs before the CG completed. Didn't see any maasive piles of canisters, didn't see any CODE, didn't get interdicted in Diso at all. I guess either it wasn't their timezone or they gave up when it became apparent the CG was going to cap out pretty easily.

Good to get to contribute to an Alliance cause, even if my work schedule lately prevented me from contributing more than a little.

Good work, everyone.

Were you playing in open?

A group of us were baiting CODE at the weekend so traders may not have been harrassed as much. Cost me a few million in blown ships though. I was happy to help the traders in any little way I could.

Regardless, CODE driving traders into solo means their activities against the CG were counterproductive. There was no way they could prevent the CG from succeeding.

Enjoyed interaction with other players anyway be it CODE, traders or otherwise.

 

[Lupis]

Were you playing in open?

A group of us were baiting CODE at the weekend so traders may not have been harrassed as much. Cost me a few million in blown ships though. I was happy to help the traders in any little way I could.

Regardless, CODE driving traders into solo means their activities against the CG were counterproductive. There was no way they could prevent the CG from succeeding.

Enjoyed interaction with other players anyway be it CODE, traders or otherwise.

I'd love to participate in these kind of things but the rubber banding makes me stay in solo/private.

 

[Chequers]

I ran the blockade about 10 times in my Tradeish Asp in Open without getting caught. I enjoyed the buzz and the Code chatter from the other traders and their 'Protectors'. FSDing into Diso and seeing 20 other CMDRs trucking into Shif made me think about bison charging through the pass - the Indians might pick off 1 or 2 but the herd always survives... It made a nice change from trading in the middle of nowhere without seeing another CMDR for weeks. If I had been caught and canned it would have been no hard feelings - what would be the point of doing this in Solo?