This is a story of one of my favorite personal events in game that I hope you'll enjoy. Disclaimer: yes, I'm unobservant and reckless. You're welcome.
I've just recently traded in my A-grade, warzone-shredding vulture for the stock python....It's the moment I've been anticipating for a while, and the thought of buying it at stock and upgrading over time excited me far more than waiting another moment to buy the damn thing. After some flailing about I kitted it with some multi cannons and some basic combat/pirate tools.
I pick up a mission to hunt some pirates...some good easy fun credits for me. I'm in SC for a brief moment when seven ships come barreling out of hyperspace and towards the station. I'm game for a wing of 7, probably sideys, I don't even look. I interdict after clearing the scan.
What I get myself into happens to be a badass sidey-to-annie wing...I know I have to work fast or die, so I get to work. I eviscerate the poor guy in no time at all, but I've already found I'm taking the beating I expected. I disengage from the group, cycling through weapon groups and blowing defensive cooldowns - scb, chaff, hatch breaker limpet.....wait, what? Apparently I mapped it to the same button as scb....this action puts a bounty on me, but I don't notice until much later.
There's distance between me and the pack, but a cobra pursues me closely. This is my chance, I think! I turn on him and make relatively short work of him. Now down one big threat, I re-engage the group, leaving a hot mess of eagles and sidey guts in my wake, ya know, like ya do. Having expended all my scb, my shield finally falls as it is now down to me and the conda........and the cops?! I notice the bounty on my head and the fully shielded conda, and decide I should make my exit. So I get out of range, still targeting the conda....
....who's being accosted by the police. Huh, they usually ignore the pirate lord in favour of the space litterbug, but I guess I caught some luck today. I bide my time. The police tear through his shields and get his hull down to 60%. This is my chance, I think! I barrel in, full speed and guns blazing, and I take a good 30% off his hull before I pass him and increase the distance between us, blowing my remaining chaff. I'm not followed! I circle around and execute the same drive-by maneuver, finishing him once and for all. At this point I get the hell out of Dodge. My work here is done.
That's my story. I was especially proud of myself for letting others fight my battles for me, but also that for the first time I fought a conda and his buddies, and not only lived, but also profited from it! And not every engagement turned out to be turning battle simulator! Hope you enjoyed reading this!
I've just recently traded in my A-grade, warzone-shredding vulture for the stock python....It's the moment I've been anticipating for a while, and the thought of buying it at stock and upgrading over time excited me far more than waiting another moment to buy the damn thing. After some flailing about I kitted it with some multi cannons and some basic combat/pirate tools.
I pick up a mission to hunt some pirates...some good easy fun credits for me. I'm in SC for a brief moment when seven ships come barreling out of hyperspace and towards the station. I'm game for a wing of 7, probably sideys, I don't even look. I interdict after clearing the scan.
What I get myself into happens to be a badass sidey-to-annie wing...I know I have to work fast or die, so I get to work. I eviscerate the poor guy in no time at all, but I've already found I'm taking the beating I expected. I disengage from the group, cycling through weapon groups and blowing defensive cooldowns - scb, chaff, hatch breaker limpet.....wait, what? Apparently I mapped it to the same button as scb....this action puts a bounty on me, but I don't notice until much later.
There's distance between me and the pack, but a cobra pursues me closely. This is my chance, I think! I turn on him and make relatively short work of him. Now down one big threat, I re-engage the group, leaving a hot mess of eagles and sidey guts in my wake, ya know, like ya do. Having expended all my scb, my shield finally falls as it is now down to me and the conda........and the cops?! I notice the bounty on my head and the fully shielded conda, and decide I should make my exit. So I get out of range, still targeting the conda....
....who's being accosted by the police. Huh, they usually ignore the pirate lord in favour of the space litterbug, but I guess I caught some luck today. I bide my time. The police tear through his shields and get his hull down to 60%. This is my chance, I think! I barrel in, full speed and guns blazing, and I take a good 30% off his hull before I pass him and increase the distance between us, blowing my remaining chaff. I'm not followed! I circle around and execute the same drive-by maneuver, finishing him once and for all. At this point I get the hell out of Dodge. My work here is done.
That's my story. I was especially proud of myself for letting others fight my battles for me, but also that for the first time I fought a conda and his buddies, and not only lived, but also profited from it! And not every engagement turned out to be turning battle simulator! Hope you enjoyed reading this!
. Glad you made it okay. Good luck for the future!
