Frame Wake Scanner - Player Success Rate

[kapitankev]

Has anyone had much luck with it when following another player?

I've followed a few tasty looking targets through hyperspace only to find nothing there when I get to the other side.

I suspect the following :

I'm arriving in a different instance.....although I would have thought that using the scanner would try to match hunter and target as if you were friends. Can anyone confirm this?

I'm simply too slow and my target is very fast......By the time I've scanned and jumped the target is out of radar range on the other side. Certainly could be the case with the tempting ships running with no shields. I imagine they're pretty quick. Also, I sometimes spend quite a long time in hyperspace itself, loading the next system. Very frustrating as I'm sure it's down to my line or maybe my PC.

At the risk of irritating people I'd like to propose a change to the way the scanner works......It'd be nice if you jumped in within range of the target even if they've moved away from the nav beacon.

...just had a thought.....better sensors...larger range?

Kapitan Kev, worst pirate in the verse.

 

[The.Doover]

From experience, it tries to put you in the same instance, doesn't always seem to work, I think as a minimum having a friend in the same location (maybe they jumped first) can throw it off. Had it work 50 percent generally.

It maybe also possible that if they had enough of a head start, they could be out of sensor range before you get in.

In theory you should see a wake if they jump again or drop out of cruise, but not sure how well these things stick around if no-one else is there?

 

[Dominico]

I only have experience of standard wakes n they defo work pretty much all the time.

The only time they dont is when you have a mission it possibly blocks the other person going in. Like a pirate lord. But no one answered my question on this so not 100% sure.

 

[kapitankev]

ok, I've had a different experience with low energy wakes. They're usually quite reliable. I've been regularly doing anaconda missions with a friend, not had any problems getting both of us in the same instance.

High energy wakes are a different matter....another thing about them...you can't scan them when you're in SC....are you supposed to drop out on them and then scan? That'd take ages.....