This will probably be an unpopular post....
There is an alarming amount of CMDRs in this game flying ships that are too big for their britches or even flying shieldless/without adequate defenses.
(I'm looking at you, passenger CMDR that slaps shields in the smallest module class)
In response to such gross negligence I have started a one man awareness campaign!
What I do is pull CMDRs over after checking their internals. If they don't have countermeasures, aren't shield tanking, or god forbid, flying shieldless I will interdict them.
From there I let them live if they do one of two things:
High wake out (I give them time)
-
Stop and talk
-(which then I tell them to fly safer, and the utilization of high wake)
If they try to low wake out / speed away from my RNGineered cutter I proceed to kill them for their negligent risk aversion and not participating in pvp dialog when in open.
If they fly without shields I open fire on them immediately; too inexcusable.
If you fly recklessly and refuse to participate in player to player communication in open mode I will send you back to the solo/group modes from whence you board hopped from.
I respond to salt with tips as to help them avoid getting destroyed and wish them a good day. I'm sorry that the npcs don't put enough pressure on players to fly with shields. It's to the point where speedy SHIELDLESS FREIGHTERS/LINERS are the most efficient money making strategy.
It's time to teach people risk management. If you want to grind credits at a popular system please stick to solo. No harm done, everyone solo grinds every once in a while. But I will punish you when you fly like a fool in open. Otherwise players will never learn how to avoid griefing.
Butttttttt......
If you want to play the game of sharks and minnows in open please do! It's a rewarding experience and really breathes life into the game, and staves off the grind. I'm not always the shark, I also enjoy getting in a freighter/liner and successfully getting away from "greifers" and completing my missions. It's not really difficult, it's just not the most efficient way of making credits.
My experience with the awareness campaign day 0:
9 interdictions/station intercepts
4 kills, 3 combat logs, 1 free to go, 1 successful escape
(List not in chronological order)
1- dolphin -low wake attempt action:Eliminate- status:KIA
No comms
2- "harmless" anaconda - low wake attempt
Action:Eliminate status:combat logged
No comms
3- master anaconda- low wake attemp
Action: eliminate status-combat logged
--After I received a salty message he learned the difference between high/low wake. Very educational
4- deadly shieldless Python -
Action: Eliminate -status:KIA
Party invite: we had a good laugh and his buds laughed at him for flying shieldless. He knew the risks and accepted them
5- shieldless harmless sidewinder
Action: interrogate Status:free to go.
Responded to comms, he forgot he was in open. He was Taxi'ing between stations.
6- competent beluga - low wake atmpt
Action:Eliminate status: KIA
No comms-back to solo with you
7-Type 6 low wake attempt
Action:Eliminate status:KIA
No comms- wrong board hop amigo!
8-expert diamond back explorer
Action:NA status:combat log durring interdiction
9-elite shieldless black DBX-
Action:Elimimate status: escaped
No comms-**used silent running to creep away from me. Very sneaky.
Day 1 of awareness campaign:
I'll just post the most interesting/reoccurring targets. Too many combat loggers.
2 pvp FASs- both combat logged
11 belugas/orcas/dolphins killed
1 shieldless master corvette killed
4 harmless anacondas-2 of which logged, 2 died
1 expert imperial cutter- high wake! Yayyy
Summary- none of the passenger liners high waked, anyone that actually tried to fight me combat logged, finished the day with about 23 kills(some of them blew up but didn't give me a bounty due to clogging) and I be in the top 5 bounties now.
TLDR;
My goal is to educate CMDRs, promote faster/stronger minnows, have some bants, and banish lazy board hoppers back to solo/Mobius.
I'm on Xbox btw
There is an alarming amount of CMDRs in this game flying ships that are too big for their britches or even flying shieldless/without adequate defenses.
(I'm looking at you, passenger CMDR that slaps shields in the smallest module class)
In response to such gross negligence I have started a one man awareness campaign!
What I do is pull CMDRs over after checking their internals. If they don't have countermeasures, aren't shield tanking, or god forbid, flying shieldless I will interdict them.
From there I let them live if they do one of two things:
High wake out (I give them time)
-
Stop and talk
-(which then I tell them to fly safer, and the utilization of high wake)
If they try to low wake out / speed away from my RNGineered cutter I proceed to kill them for their negligent risk aversion and not participating in pvp dialog when in open.
If they fly without shields I open fire on them immediately; too inexcusable.
If you fly recklessly and refuse to participate in player to player communication in open mode I will send you back to the solo/group modes from whence you board hopped from.
I respond to salt with tips as to help them avoid getting destroyed and wish them a good day. I'm sorry that the npcs don't put enough pressure on players to fly with shields. It's to the point where speedy SHIELDLESS FREIGHTERS/LINERS are the most efficient money making strategy.
It's time to teach people risk management. If you want to grind credits at a popular system please stick to solo. No harm done, everyone solo grinds every once in a while. But I will punish you when you fly like a fool in open. Otherwise players will never learn how to avoid griefing.
Butttttttt......
If you want to play the game of sharks and minnows in open please do! It's a rewarding experience and really breathes life into the game, and staves off the grind. I'm not always the shark, I also enjoy getting in a freighter/liner and successfully getting away from "greifers" and completing my missions. It's not really difficult, it's just not the most efficient way of making credits.
My experience with the awareness campaign day 0:
9 interdictions/station intercepts
4 kills, 3 combat logs, 1 free to go, 1 successful escape
(List not in chronological order)
1- dolphin -low wake attempt action:Eliminate- status:KIA
No comms
2- "harmless" anaconda - low wake attempt
Action:Eliminate status:combat logged
No comms
3- master anaconda- low wake attemp
Action: eliminate status-combat logged
--After I received a salty message he learned the difference between high/low wake. Very educational
4- deadly shieldless Python -
Action: Eliminate -status:KIA
Party invite: we had a good laugh and his buds laughed at him for flying shieldless. He knew the risks and accepted them
5- shieldless harmless sidewinder
Action: interrogate Status:free to go.
Responded to comms, he forgot he was in open. He was Taxi'ing between stations.
6- competent beluga - low wake atmpt
Action:Eliminate status: KIA
No comms-back to solo with you
7-Type 6 low wake attempt
Action:Eliminate status:KIA
No comms- wrong board hop amigo!
8-expert diamond back explorer
Action:NA status:combat log durring interdiction
9-elite shieldless black DBX-
Action:Elimimate status: escaped
No comms-**used silent running to creep away from me. Very sneaky.
Day 1 of awareness campaign:
I'll just post the most interesting/reoccurring targets. Too many combat loggers.
2 pvp FASs- both combat logged
11 belugas/orcas/dolphins killed
1 shieldless master corvette killed
4 harmless anacondas-2 of which logged, 2 died
1 expert imperial cutter- high wake! Yayyy
Summary- none of the passenger liners high waked, anyone that actually tried to fight me combat logged, finished the day with about 23 kills(some of them blew up but didn't give me a bounty due to clogging) and I be in the top 5 bounties now.
TLDR;
My goal is to educate CMDRs, promote faster/stronger minnows, have some bants, and banish lazy board hoppers back to solo/Mobius.
I'm on Xbox btw
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