naval progression in federation to petty officer
- Thread starter xtophadler
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My post is criticizing the "you get a bounty for returning fire" mechanic, not the mission content.
But you don't know they're wanted until you run their ship ID through the Galaxy database.
Unless you're psychic. Are you?
You know, the whole wanted system is pretty easy, but By God, I'd hate to take the whine and thunder out of you (and everyone else who complains about it) by proving it. Yeah, I'll do it anyway.
1) First/local scan, using the antennae affixed to the front of your ship (which is why you have to face them) is short-range and lets you know if they're wanted in your current system or not. If they're not wanted, then you will receive a wanted tag unless they fire first.
1a) You scan first and they're Wanted in the local system. Fire away!
1b) You scan first and find out they're not wanted in the local system. Run the Kill Warrant Scanner now, or if already being shot at, boost shields and fire back.
1c) They scan first and fire away at you, which definitely gives them a wanted tag. You still have to finish the first/local scan.
2) Dance the tango with them. Get some shots in, and when they pass you, or turn away, activate the KWS and run the Galactic scan. Sure, you could be blowing them away right now, but withou the KWS completed before the time you blow them up, you won't know if they have any additional bounties. So use this "down time" where you can practice staying on their 6 to KWS them.
3) KWS is done. Blow them away.
It really isn't hard. And it makes perfect sense. In fact, the mere idea of a person getting galactic data back after 10 seconds in deep space is fairly ridiculous. But for gameplay's sake, we, the players, accept it.
PS- If you submit to interdiction and they're behind you, put full pips in engines and boost twice, at least. Then turn around and target them. By this time they're ticked off at you and are shooting at you anyway. Put full pips in shields and run the KWS at the same time the local scanner is going. If you two pass, turn quickly and keep on him to finish the KWS.
Yes, I do know. They just opened fire on me. It's illogical to penalize the player for returning fire, until after the scan has finished. If you want the player to do the scan, fine, make them do the scan, but don't penalize me for defending my ship.
In other words..
If the aggressor is wanted, don't fine me for returning fire. It's really that simple to fix.
THEN
During the fight, make me scan them, before I kill them, sure, that's fine, they'll be in my sights long enough for me to do all that scanning.
It's just a pain in the ass to have to keep going back to clear wanted status for returning fire on a wanted criminal.
That's it, mission is complete.
You will still keep seeing the mission appear albeit unobtainable since you have it already.
But it doesn't stop you progressing, you will eventually see the next mission pop up.
At the moment there is no real point flying to the systems that you receive permits for, nothing happens there, you won't get a further communication from any officer connected to that mission. Just accept the permit mission and then you will have the permit in your permits list.
Don't know, perhaps work still to be done here by Frontier? I agree, it's slighty annoying (and I didn't traipse 200ly like you did).
I've got 5 or 6 of those permits now and haven't left my local area.
I've got 5 or 6 of those permits now and haven't left my local area.
Whazzat? I'm still around, dude!
I received a mission from Beta Hydri. After I completed it, then I received a pass for the next system, so I went there and was stuck til last night when the next rank progression mission came up. I was tried tho and didn't feel like completing it, so I went to bed instead. But it would have taken me from CPO to the next rank...
But you get those permit missions for the next systems wherever you are, I think. Like I said, I've moved up to Lieutenant, picking up 5 of those permits without ever leaving my local 10 or so systems.
Exactly the same , only in another part of the galaxy. Stuck at Chief Petty Officer with PCL 695 offer appearing constantly in the unobtainable slot! No further advancement offers though!
Same for me, even tried USS farming, nothin there either