In case you wonder why you get ganked in open

[Sir Ganksalot]

So what's the point of griefing 'cuz toys'? The one and only time I get griefed, was rocking a python with zero weapons (mining lasers don't count), all I had was limpets (going to mine) and was interdicted as soon as I got to Borann. Message asked for 32 T of cargo (clearly had no manifest scanner, no human interdicts for limpets, no even NPCs do) and proceeded to shoot. I jumped back into SC only to get interdicted again where I immediately "clogged" if that's what you want to call it.

In short, not sure how a defenseless ship made for a good challenge or as the OP put it, make their 'own toys".

Oof. This here kids is a story of what not to do in open.

Lemme know if you ever want to learn how to properly survive a gank instead of, you know, cheating...

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

assault people in the street because they look weak/attractive .

Same mindset. No wonder why our whole society is a fail.

 

[Rubbernuke]

assault people in the street because they look weak/attractive .

Same mindset. No wonder why our whole society is a fail.

This gif makes as much sense as your post.

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

Same could be said of bullies IRL.

Among other things.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5sJhSNUkwQ

 

[Nikephorus Phocas]

Oof. This here kids is a story of what not to do in open.

Lemme know if you ever want to learn how to properly survive a gank instead of, you know, cheating...

What not to do in open? you mean go mining unarmed? Then call it cheating after I get away only to be ganked again by the same clown who's only purpose was to jerk himself off to a 'good kill'?

I'll take the so called cheating and remain in pg. If labelling me a cheater makes you feel better, so be it.

 

[Sir Ganksalot]

Many "gankers" aren't looking for a challenge so much as cheap thrills through neutralizing weaker human opponents.

Same could be said of bullies IRL.

My cap's off to role-playing pirates and PvP players seeking actual in-game challenges, rare as those might be.

They're not as rare as you'd think. The PvP and pirate community is far larger than the community of players that ONLY gank weak players. Of my player to player interactions, about 75% of it is legit PvP with players that are usually better than me, 15% teaching or pve, and 10% ganking anyone. I'm not specifically targeting weak players, I'm targeting every player I see.

Of the 300+ gankers I know on pc, all but about 10 are like me.

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

This thread is pure gold.

 

[Sensei Jacksama]

Since FD in it's infinite wisdom made the decision to allow power play and the BGS to be influenced by solo/pg players, people who bought this game and have a competitive mind set have to create their own toys in this sandbox, because the toys provided are not worth playing.
So, ED-PvP discord bot has been created. It checks the journal files and keeps a record of how many kills and deaths a commander has, and other bits and pieces of info about the combat carrier.
It looks like this:
View attachment 180105

What this means is that you can forget about the illusion that your death was unnecessary and that your killer got nothing out of it.
So next time your shieldless mining vessel gets killed with hundreds of tons of LTDs in it, or your months long exploration trip ends in disaster because you failed to plan your trip right and somebody was kind enough to point it out for you, you don't have to get mad anymore and wish cancer on the entire family of that space jockey. Just take a big breath and be happy for that guy who has now another point on his/her kill sheet, and you can be proud of yourself that you helped advance a pilot achieve things you can't even dream of yourself.

What can you do about it, you might ask.
The obvious answer would be to learn the game, use shields, build a proper ship and learn to fly it, plan your routes...but of course that is out question for someone that purchased this game to be an instant Han Solo, sporting some nice paint-job on a ship that you earned by exploiting a bug, in a few hours.
The other answer would be to pressure FD to give parts of the game that are currently neglected like Power Play and in general PvP the attention they deserve, and make stock toys in the sandbox fun and playable.

Ps: Ofc anyone access to this forum answer whatever they want, but I will ignore the usual like "i just play solo like everyone should", "you should pay for my premium xbox sub", "I will sue frontier if they do anything different from what they said in their kickstarter pitch"
It is only information for those that cannot understand why they get killed in open.

How do I add this to a discord channel? I know a few people who would like this app.

 

[Rubbernuke]

This thread is pure gold.

I think the thread had achieved a spiciness level for an Ainsley Harriott gif

 

[Numida]

Here is the invite link, first type in dm to the bot "-roa help" Have many commands, and features, almost all the top pvpers use this since 2016.

Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.

discordapp.com

Every cg, and all history and command under this link

PvP-Bot

Web page of the one an only PvP-Bot Made by the SC Orga RoAR

roaweb20161109100616.azurewebsites.net

You need to send manually your session logs to the bot via dm on discord. Or in zip file if have many

 

[WeComeInPeace]

This gif makes as much sense as your post.

That gif saved the day

 

[Sir Ganksalot]

What not to do in open? you mean go mining unarmed? Then call it cheating after I get away only to be ganked again by the same clown who's only purpose was to jerk himself off to a 'good kill'?

I'll take the so called cheating and remain in pg. If labelling me a cheater makes you feel better, so be it.

No, I mean going into back into supercruise, which was mistake number one, then combat logging, which is actually cheating and is considered a bannable offense by Frontier

 

[Rubbernuke]

That gif saved the day

Having the Anacondas hull mass helps levitation too

 

[Mogen Teras]

Holy victim blaming, batman.

And you wonder why the majority of players are in Solo. Jesus.

"i killed a noob in an unarmed sidewinder in my fully engineered PVP Anaconda, let me tell you why it's not only the noob's fault, but why they should feel bad."

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

Having the Anacondas hull mass helps levitation too

Hmm... now that you say it, easy money Anacondas are a bit like cattle.

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

Holy victim blaming, batman.

And you wonder why the majority of players are in Solo. Jesus.

"i killed a noob in an unarmed sidewinder in my fully engineered PVP Anaconda, let me tell you why it's not only the noob's fault, but why they should feel bad."

You've got it all wrong. These days it's usually a Cutter, Anaconda, Python, or Krait getting murdered by a FDL, Phantom, or Mamba.

Thanks to the starting zones we can't even get at those juicy Sidewinders anymore!

 

[GroG79]

We all should just exclusively use Vultures

Then non of this would be an issue.. (Well getting credits would be an issue....)

 

[CMDR Tony]

Lol, live how you like. Those discords are a great source for block lists. Those commznders add nothing to my game experience.

Right. Let's abuse the block listing. Thanks FDev.

 

[GroG79]

1-3 month small only 3-6 months small + mediums 6+ months all ships

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

1-3 month small only 3-6 months small + mediums 6+ months all ships

Thanks to engineers Zorgon Peterson will still be the meta.