So hopefully I am not the only person in the elite universe to have had a complete and utter fail moment. This would probably be best left as a secret but I am the first to laugh at myself so in the spirit of good humour here is my story.
In my pursuit of trying everything the game has to offer my latest exploits have been pirating (npcs) and I have been enjoying it so far even if the rewards are minimal. So in my quest to retrieve that ever better booty I try a well populated high tech system. All is going well until I spot a type 6 transporter flying about a res zone. I notice a couple of wingmen following said prey but me being in a viper mk4 and them being sidewinders I laugh at the mere notion of being in any form of danger (can you see where this is going yet?)
After a battle that took faaaaar longer than it should have, I manage to rid myself of these pesky gnats but not before they have managed to strip me of my shields. I would like to point out at this point that I am normally more than capable of holding out against hordes of these ships. These two though just seemed to be everywhere at once!
Anyway, after taking a deep breath to calm myself, I turn on the lumbering type 6. I swing round, line up for a firing run and BOOM!! Cannon fire straight into my face. No shields to soak up the shot and bam there goes my canopy. Now I have 30 mins here. I could easily pop off a couple of shots, launch a hatch breaker and be off with some ill gotten goods before I suffocate. But all that is going through my mind was that I got beat by a couple of sidewinders and a space donkey
I had to get out of there and quick before anyone saw me!!
As I said I'm hoping that I'm not the only person to have had a "moment" such as this. Feel free to share your horrifying moments, if only to help me feel better for myself
TL/DR: npc sidewinders and a type 6 wiped the floor with me while I was in a viper mk4. Commence shameful tears
In my pursuit of trying everything the game has to offer my latest exploits have been pirating (npcs) and I have been enjoying it so far even if the rewards are minimal. So in my quest to retrieve that ever better booty I try a well populated high tech system. All is going well until I spot a type 6 transporter flying about a res zone. I notice a couple of wingmen following said prey but me being in a viper mk4 and them being sidewinders I laugh at the mere notion of being in any form of danger (can you see where this is going yet?)
After a battle that took faaaaar longer than it should have, I manage to rid myself of these pesky gnats but not before they have managed to strip me of my shields. I would like to point out at this point that I am normally more than capable of holding out against hordes of these ships. These two though just seemed to be everywhere at once!
Anyway, after taking a deep breath to calm myself, I turn on the lumbering type 6. I swing round, line up for a firing run and BOOM!! Cannon fire straight into my face. No shields to soak up the shot and bam there goes my canopy. Now I have 30 mins here. I could easily pop off a couple of shots, launch a hatch breaker and be off with some ill gotten goods before I suffocate. But all that is going through my mind was that I got beat by a couple of sidewinders and a space donkey
I had to get out of there and quick before anyone saw me!! As I said I'm hoping that I'm not the only person to have had a "moment" such as this. Feel free to share your horrifying moments, if only to help me feel better for myself
TL/DR: npc sidewinders and a type 6 wiped the floor with me while I was in a viper mk4. Commence shameful tears
