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Won the Interdiction minigame today.
Historically though, I've always lost in PvP interdictions.
I speak on the end where I was targeted by ganker/pirate/IRL psychopath, not me being the one to start it.
You see, today I was flying my brand new Krait Mk II, and as I only have the credits for one loadout right now, she's outfitted for mining so I can make more credits to get more modules for her so she can do more things than just mining. She can hold her own against PvE pirates. PvP? Not a chance!
Anyway, here is the story. I was going to a station to buy a few A-rated modules, with the intention of making my ship an even better mining platform. A-rated pulse wave scanner, bigger shield booster and generator, bigger refinery, higher quality limpet controllers. Oh and a 7A power plant. That's nice.
But before I could buy that gear... Hit a snag. CMDR in a Mamba. I thought to myself, "well bother". Unsurprisingly, the Mamba was soon on my tail and before I knew it, the interdiction started. Really my own fault they got a chance. I had a moment to decide if I should leave the system. Decided I'd take the risk and continue trying to break through to the station.
Anyway, the tunnel game begun, and to my utter shock... I was winning. I don't know how, I but I was beating this thoroughbred fighter in my mining ship. Had I lost it would be game over. No engineering whatsoever, and as the pretence of this thread suggests, not even A-rated. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't stupid. I had more than a few dozen re-buys so if it went wrong, no big.
But I am very proud of myself today. I actually found the tunnel game in the Krait easier than my old Cobra. When I think about it, maybe the Cobra was too twitchy. Krait? She does feel like a relatively large vessel. But not sluggish either. Just something with a bit of girth. I'm of no doubt though: I prefer the Krait in supercruise.
After I broke free, opened throttle and smashed my way into the station. Barely got within drop-out speed and nearly overshot. Good thing I didn't because if I did, that Mamba was now back and turning.
Quite the exhilarating encounter, if I do say so myself.
Needless to say, the Krait is the gift that keeps on giving.
Historically though, I've always lost in PvP interdictions.
I speak on the end where I was targeted by ganker/pirate/
You see, today I was flying my brand new Krait Mk II, and as I only have the credits for one loadout right now, she's outfitted for mining so I can make more credits to get more modules for her so she can do more things than just mining. She can hold her own against PvE pirates. PvP? Not a chance!
Anyway, here is the story. I was going to a station to buy a few A-rated modules, with the intention of making my ship an even better mining platform. A-rated pulse wave scanner, bigger shield booster and generator, bigger refinery, higher quality limpet controllers. Oh and a 7A power plant. That's nice.
But before I could buy that gear... Hit a snag. CMDR in a Mamba. I thought to myself, "well bother". Unsurprisingly, the Mamba was soon on my tail and before I knew it, the interdiction started. Really my own fault they got a chance. I had a moment to decide if I should leave the system. Decided I'd take the risk and continue trying to break through to the station.
Anyway, the tunnel game begun, and to my utter shock... I was winning. I don't know how, I but I was beating this thoroughbred fighter in my mining ship. Had I lost it would be game over. No engineering whatsoever, and as the pretence of this thread suggests, not even A-rated. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't stupid. I had more than a few dozen re-buys so if it went wrong, no big.
But I am very proud of myself today. I actually found the tunnel game in the Krait easier than my old Cobra. When I think about it, maybe the Cobra was too twitchy. Krait? She does feel like a relatively large vessel. But not sluggish either. Just something with a bit of girth. I'm of no doubt though: I prefer the Krait in supercruise.
After I broke free, opened throttle and smashed my way into the station. Barely got within drop-out speed and nearly overshot. Good thing I didn't because if I did, that Mamba was now back and turning.
Quite the exhilarating encounter, if I do say so myself.
Needless to say, the Krait is the gift that keeps on giving.
