So we've had some... Shall we say - most persistent wolves waiting for the sheep to make a mistake and fly in open mode while on the Expedition. Most of you know who I speak of. (I'll mention one of them further down) But it's not just one guy. There are several very notorious names who have followed us into the black.
I was watching the usual "come out to open, it's safe" nonsense devolving into the even more inevitable trash talk out at Omega station. Not chiming in, just watching occasionally as I went about the business of re-configuring my ship for some more mining work.
When all of a sudden the following thought burst forth and I almost laughed myself off my chair!
"So wait-a-minute... these PVP "gankers" are out here - WAY out here. Chasing US. We are arguably more elusive prey. Because most of us do NOT play in open and know better. Oh for certain, there's a trickle of newer players to feed their starved egos with easy kills etc.
But... they are here -- and they are NOT back in the bubble! They are not killing new players just joining the game who don't know better. On the next Community Goal, if the next one is back in the bubble, it will take them a LONG time to get back! So it might be a little bit safer and quieter than usual.
Will they continue to follow us? I HOPE they follow us! Because in a strange, almost completely accidental manner, Distant Worlds 2 has all of a sudden made "The Bubble" a somewhat nicer place to be!
Because CMDR Harry Potter and many of his fellow miscreants are HERE, chasing US. Instead of "ganking the noobs" back home!"
Just thought I'd share that with you all. I find this immensely amusing. And of course I can't take any credit for any genius in this. I don't think the planners of the Expedition had this in mind. This is just one of those social phenomenon type things that when you notice it, it's just damned FUNNY!
I was watching the usual "come out to open, it's safe" nonsense devolving into the even more inevitable trash talk out at Omega station. Not chiming in, just watching occasionally as I went about the business of re-configuring my ship for some more mining work.
When all of a sudden the following thought burst forth and I almost laughed myself off my chair!
"So wait-a-minute... these PVP "gankers" are out here - WAY out here. Chasing US. We are arguably more elusive prey. Because most of us do NOT play in open and know better. Oh for certain, there's a trickle of newer players to feed their starved egos with easy kills etc.
But... they are here -- and they are NOT back in the bubble! They are not killing new players just joining the game who don't know better. On the next Community Goal, if the next one is back in the bubble, it will take them a LONG time to get back! So it might be a little bit safer and quieter than usual.
Will they continue to follow us? I HOPE they follow us! Because in a strange, almost completely accidental manner, Distant Worlds 2 has all of a sudden made "The Bubble" a somewhat nicer place to be!
Because CMDR Harry Potter and many of his fellow miscreants are HERE, chasing US. Instead of "ganking the noobs" back home!"
Just thought I'd share that with you all. I find this immensely amusing. And of course I can't take any credit for any genius in this. I don't think the planners of the Expedition had this in mind. This is just one of those social phenomenon type things that when you notice it, it's just damned FUNNY!