FDL vs Sidewinder

[Arom]

So I was minding my own business, trying to get some scans for my employers. When all of a sudden, a FDL locks on, and opens fire on me! Well, I guess he expected to find a regular old, squishy sidewinder. But oh was he wrong!

After taking quite the beating, I start making a good distance, as he fires another missile, I try to lead it into a federation Type-9 (sorry mr 9, nothing personal), but my thrusters get hit, and I start tumbling like an empty can, kick by a school boy on his way home.

I keep hoping that they will come back online by themselves, but no luck. I had to reboot the whole system, and by the time everything came back online, the flight stabilizers were still not working. I can see the hull taking damage. At this point, I can't even see where the offending commander went. 10% hull.... tumble tumble ... 7% hull ... tumble tumble ... thrusters are online, but I can't get this thing to stop spinning! tumble tumble 4% hull .... one more tumble, hull is now 2%, stabilizers online!

The world has stopped spinning. I set her down, and finish my missions. I don't know if he thought I was done for, or if he just got distracted. Whatever the reason, I'm still alive!


And THAT is why I love playing in Open!



Proof:

[video=youtube_share;Dv0W6Sv2KKM]https://youtu.be/Dv0W6Sv2KKM[/video]

 

[Schmack]

Cool experience and great attitude about it.

I was walking home the other day from the local grocery mart near my home, it was getting close to dark. Some guy with a baseball bat and a shotgun comes running out of a dark alley and takes a couple swings at me, hits my leg and then trips. As I am dragging my crippled leg away from the fray, he gets a shot off in my direction. I take a hit to the back and I hit the ground. A few seconds later I am back awake and he's gone, guess he thought he killed me. I make it home and cook the tortillas and beans I bought. This is why I love living in a bad neighborhood. You can't get that in a "gated community", I said.


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[Zebaoth]

Neat experience and grand attitude about it.

I was jogging home the other day from the local gym near my home, the sun was just coming up, there was gonna be daylight soon. Some guy with a fedora and a full beard comes running out of a hipster bar and starts screaming "M'lady" and something about ponies in my general direction, starts tipping on his fedora, trips and starts sobbing. As I am trying to gain as much distance as possible I can hear another faint "M'lady" in the distance, this confuses me and forces me to take cover. A few seconds later I am looking out from my cover and he's gone, guess he thought he intimidated me. I make it home and ate the chicken breast with rice and beans I cooked earlier. You can't get that in a village out in the country, I said.