So first off: I still enjoy the game, especially in VR its amazing and discovering new cockpits alone keeps me.
The following text may be long so bear with me please or ignore right away.
Why am I writing this, its because I have a very recurring problem recently and now am sitting again on a prison ship waiting for my jump ship to arrive to take me back home (50 mins plus).
So what has happened is the following (and yes I see stupid choices by myself very clearly).
I ran a hybrid of Boom Commodity Delivery and Data Delivery missions in my type 9 (strike 1 it seems).
I like the Type 9, but it isnt really a smart "getaway/smuggle" ship or something to deal with risky content.
Anyway I had done about 50% of my stops and picked up the next round of cargo taking me back to my home base.
I got the "enemies incoming message" and soon after got interdicted by a master python.
Not a problem I usually win the mini game and evade the interdiction, and so did this time.
Right after, like I literally just got the "evaded" notice, a deadly conda interdicts me.
This time I was unlucky, timing not good, yada something => clearly my fault
So I get pulled out by it, and alass the python was there too.
I launch my fighter and for sure I forgot the stupid crew, meaning I got in the fighter (strike 2...)
I immediately scramble and hit the python with the fighter, and already hear the "bounty incurred" notice.
.oO(, didnt wait for the scan again.. I thought that was fixed though for "wanted" enemies) (strike 3)
Anyway my Type 9 sitting like a duck and me in the fighter vs a deadly conda and a master python had nothing agains that firepower and was downed quickly.
So I died, had an even bigger bounty on me(lost the cargo) and ontop of being interdicted by 2 enemies labeled wanted and mission target I am sent to a slam and rebuy 1.
(also since I lost the cargo, means all factions are bumping me down to cockroach I had delivery missions for)
At this point I was slightly but honestly am used to weird bounties placed on me, usually 200Cr or some such, this time it was a wooping 40k at least.
Galaxy map says I need 17 jumps back, so I get myself a fuel scoop from the next system, and am on my way.
6 jumps in, my friend the conda is back, interdicts me, I fail again no system authorities and rebuy 2 happens (strike 4, why didn't I abandon the mission?!)
My pulse was up, so I start again, and sure as hell 2 jumps in, my conda friend is back, 3rd rebuy this night.
So now sad Keanu does the math:
Possible Mission Reward: 39k CR (the one that caused it)
Lost mission reward on the cargo missions: 10m something
Bounty: 40k CR
Rebuy cost: something around 28m
Faction reutation lost: 3 factions (doesn't honestly matter much though)
Time lost: about 2 hours
So my point being:
Based on that mission I was doing, how can I get jumped by 2 fully engineered & decked out NPCs that don't even have to abide by any law I have to.
For the possible "reward" of 40k CR.
What is the expected gameplay to be had here, run it in a sidewinder so you dont fail the interdicts or if you lose it its meh?
I guess I learned an expensive lesson today (ya 50m is still "expensive" for me, even though I will earn it back fast):
tl;dr
Don't mix Item and Data Delivery
Don't run it in a Type 9
NPCs don't have to earn their gear or need to abide by the laws of jump ranges
Also why does the "complicated" happen to me all the time, for crying out loud I can only game from 01:00 - 03:00 because I have two kids and keep wasting my time with stuff like this.
If you made it here (Thanks), and let the roast begin, I guess. =)
The following text may be long so bear with me please or ignore right away.
Why am I writing this, its because I have a very recurring problem recently and now am sitting again on a prison ship waiting for my jump ship to arrive to take me back home (50 mins plus).
So what has happened is the following (and yes I see stupid choices by myself very clearly).
I ran a hybrid of Boom Commodity Delivery and Data Delivery missions in my type 9 (strike 1 it seems).
I like the Type 9, but it isnt really a smart "getaway/smuggle" ship or something to deal with risky content.
Anyway I had done about 50% of my stops and picked up the next round of cargo taking me back to my home base.
I got the "enemies incoming message" and soon after got interdicted by a master python.
Not a problem I usually win the mini game and evade the interdiction, and so did this time.
Right after, like I literally just got the "evaded" notice, a deadly conda interdicts me.
This time I was unlucky, timing not good, yada something => clearly my fault
So I get pulled out by it, and alass the python was there too.
I launch my fighter and for sure I forgot the stupid crew, meaning I got in the fighter (strike 2...)
I immediately scramble and hit the python with the fighter, and already hear the "bounty incurred" notice.
.oO(, didnt wait for the scan again.. I thought that was fixed though for "wanted" enemies) (strike 3)
Anyway my Type 9 sitting like a duck and me in the fighter vs a deadly conda and a master python had nothing agains that firepower and was downed quickly.
So I died, had an even bigger bounty on me(lost the cargo) and ontop of being interdicted by 2 enemies labeled wanted and mission target I am sent to a slam and rebuy 1.
(also since I lost the cargo, means all factions are bumping me down to cockroach I had delivery missions for)
At this point I was slightly but honestly am used to weird bounties placed on me, usually 200Cr or some such, this time it was a wooping 40k at least.
Galaxy map says I need 17 jumps back, so I get myself a fuel scoop from the next system, and am on my way.
6 jumps in, my friend the conda is back, interdicts me, I fail again no system authorities and rebuy 2 happens (strike 4, why didn't I abandon the mission?!)
My pulse was up, so I start again, and sure as hell 2 jumps in, my conda friend is back, 3rd rebuy this night.
So now sad Keanu does the math:
Possible Mission Reward: 39k CR (the one that caused it)
Lost mission reward on the cargo missions: 10m something
Bounty: 40k CR
Rebuy cost: something around 28m
Faction reutation lost: 3 factions (doesn't honestly matter much though)
Time lost: about 2 hours
So my point being:
Based on that mission I was doing, how can I get jumped by 2 fully engineered & decked out NPCs that don't even have to abide by any law I have to.
For the possible "reward" of 40k CR.
What is the expected gameplay to be had here, run it in a sidewinder so you dont fail the interdicts or if you lose it its meh?
I guess I learned an expensive lesson today (ya 50m is still "expensive" for me, even though I will earn it back fast):
tl;dr
Don't mix Item and Data Delivery
Don't run it in a Type 9
NPCs don't have to earn their gear or need to abide by the laws of jump ranges
Also why does the "complicated" happen to me all the time, for crying out loud I can only game from 01:00 - 03:00 because I have two kids and keep wasting my time with stuff like this.
If you made it here (Thanks), and let the roast begin, I guess. =)