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Demonlord79

Demonlord79
It took a while but I finally figured out why there are so many FC's and no players. Buy them show them off and forget them all but once a week to pay the upkeep. "Pathetic" given they don't do anything anyway. Seriously, nearly all of them sit next to a station as 78% are private and just clutter the system and 22% pretty much do nothing but refit and repairs expecting people to use them? Oh, ya, sorry as they do take donations for fuel...lol

Any way I would like to thank the 4 players I've seen in 3 months in the main bubble for being OP griefers that just gangbanged the last 3 players I know in Open.... /golf clap and /facepalm.
Point? The game is dead as an MMO so if there are any new players...lol. If there are, come on that was funny, here is your tip from a vet from day one of release, STAY THE OUT OF OPEN. It will just frustrate you into hating the game. It really is a great game but FD really dropped the ball on anti-griefing, "understatement" so keep it in Private or Solo and you'll be ok...

Ok, so this post is gonna get kicked or players are gonna spam it like flies on so read it quick...lol
 

Esteban

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OK, so the FCs sit around in a system... So? It's like another rock orbiting the main star or planet isn't it? I haven't had any issues with FCs in a system and I have visited many systems with (I didn't count) many FCs. In fact, I have on many occasions been entertained by some of the creative FC names; it's a great way to get a few laughs while traversing great in-system distances.
I can also report that, other than just so much orbiting stuff, many CMDRs operate their FCs in very creative and very beneficial ways. This is in contrast to the wailing we heard during beta about how useless FDev made them. Clearly that has been proven utterly wrong. Just like any ship we choose to pilot, we each are entitled to decide how much to use it and what to do with it. Sure FCs are persistent but that hasn't caused me any grief.

I play in OPEN well above 99% of the time. My experience is quite different from yours. With no intention to argue about yours, that's all I can report.
 

Simon Templar

Simon Templar
Demonlord79 said:
It took a while but I finally figured out why there are so many FC's and no players. Buy them show them off and forget them all but once a week to pay the upkeep. "Pathetic" given they don't do anything anyway. Seriously, nearly all of them sit next to a station as 78% are private and just clutter the system and 22% pretty much do nothing but refit and repairs expecting people to use them? Oh, ya, sorry as they do take donations for fuel...lol

Any way I would like to thank the 4 players I've seen in 3 months in the main bubble for being OP griefers that just gangbanged the last 3 players I know in Open.... /golf clap and /facepalm.
Point? The game is dead as an MMO so if there are any new players...lol. If there are, come on that was funny, here is your tip from a vet from day one of release, STAY THE gently caress OUT OF OPEN. It will just frustrate you into hating the game. It really is a great game but FD really dropped the ball on anti-griefing, "understatement" so keep it in Private or Solo and you'll be ok...

Ok, so this post is gonna get kicked or players are gonna spam it like flies on poopoo so read it quick...lol
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The FC part has been done to death, but to take up the 'avoid Open' part - I fly in Open and have been griefed a total of three times in as many years, two of which were being rammed heading into Shinrarta in a T6. I have been interdicted once. Ever. Open simply isn't as dangerous as you're making out. I see other Commanders a fair bit and have positive exchanges or no exchanges. Real space if populated as ED is would be unpredictable and occasionally you'd meet a nasty type - I don't think that the rate in ED is any higher than that.
 

NorthernDevo

NorthernDevo
Simon Templar said:
The FC part has been done to death, but to take up the 'avoid Open' part - I fly in Open and have been griefed a total of three times in as many years, two of which were being rammed heading into Shinrarta in a T6. I have been interdicted once. Ever. Open simply isn't as dangerous as you're making out. I see other Commanders a fair bit and have positive exchanges or no exchanges. Real space if populated as ED is would be unpredictable and occasionally you'd meet a nasty type - I don't think that the rate in ED is any higher than that.
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Agreed - I've been ganked a couple of times; one wasted me quick and the other got whacked - that was fun. 😁 Killed a few times in combat when players teamed up - that's how the game is played.
I remember when I first started, I was so concerned about Open I asked here if it's worth it or if I'll just die. I was reassured, and haven't really had a bad experience since.
Naturally I go to Engineers and ShinDez in Solo, as I do when returning from an exploration cruise; that's simple sense. But one doesn't need to fear Open.
 
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