The Sixers

Neonin

Neonin
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Have you pushed your machine to the edge, and felt the thrill of riding supercruise on the very cusp of failure? Where one misstep shows everyone your true failure as a pilot when you overshoot your intended destination, and you must suffer the ignominy of turning around?

Do you... Surf the Six?

Then congratulations, you're a Sixer!

Sixers are those elite pilots (see what I did there?) who know that true supercruise greatness is only achieved when you Surf the Six, accelerating towards your destination at full and then keeping your ETA at six seconds until you reach the goal. No 007 (or carebear Sissy Seven) nonsense here, no margin for error, just the thrill of success as you keep your machine on the very edge of overshooting your target.

Remember: Surf the Six, Fear the Five!

Our natural enemies, the 007's, fear to push their ability to the very best level. They sit safe in their comfort zone, afraid to test their skill at the limits of supercruise. If you are a 007 I say to you: Overcome your fear and join us!

(This is a joke group. I do not believe people who keep their supercruise ETA on six seconds are any better than anyone else. It was created after some light-hearted replies in a thread on tips for supercruise travel and is not intended to be serious in any way!)

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CaptainKremmen

CaptainKremmen
neonin said:
our natural enemies, the 007's, fear to push their ability to the very best level. They sit safe in their comfort zone, afraid to test their skill at the limits of supercruise. If you are a 007 i say to you: Overcome your fear and join us!

(this is a joke group. I do not believe people who keep their supercruise eta on six seconds are any better than anyone else. It was created after some light-hearted replies in a thread on tips for supercruise travel and is not intended to be serious in any way!)
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kill the sevens! Burn them! Witches! Burn the sevens!
 

Ozric

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Ozric
Sixers can't even make up their mind which way up they're supposed to go. The 007s know the smoothest way to fly :cool:
 

Neonin

Neonin
Mobius said:
sissy sixers, join my group and be an bloody impact against the side of the station/planet.:D
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The only Sixers that end up as an impact crater are failed Sixers ;)

Ozric said:
Sixers can't even make up their mind which way up they're supposed to go. The 007s know the smoothest way to fly :cool:
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We know which way to go, forwards! Renounce your fear and join us on the edge my poor misguided brother!
 

EAGLE 5

EAGLE 5
Be a six and check your six that's the only way to fly!

"did you just blow past your destination?"
"Nah man I like my acrobatics just past the lagrange point"
 

Wolf

Wolf
Fear the six! Master Yoda once told me his version of a well known numbers joke:

Yoda: "Why the five afraid of the six is? Because six seven ate!"
 

Winterwalker

Winterwalker
SURF SIX !!

Out of nowhere .. a triple wing Viper interdiction .. surfed six outta there!

Please no boost speed-bleed on FA off! (You can also pursue this way ...)

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Neonin

Neonin
Fearing the Six leads to... I can barely even say it... adequacy. Who wants to be adequate?! Push the envelope and live on the edge with the rest of the Sixers!
 

Neonin

Neonin
I Surfed the Six and I was rewarded with riches* beyond my wildest dreams!

Now with added title awesomeness in the OP :D

* Metaphysical riches only.
 

EAGLE 5

EAGLE 5
Man I really wish the ships had a decal slot you an upload whatever.

That would go on the back of my Cobra so everyone can see it as I blow right past them with 1 LS to spare.
 

Neonin

Neonin
Now that will be awesome! I'm choosing to believe we'll get an option like that at some point :p

Updated the OP with a few Sixers images anyone can use in various places as they desire!
 

Blatant

Blatant
Surely it's got to be 5 once you get into single figure light seconds away?!?!

Does anyone else like to play chicken with the IMPACT warning light as well? Particularly those orbital outposts! That'll ruin you're nice new asp themed space pants :S
 

Neonin

Neonin
Well, a true Sixer knows that you eventually have to move off six to get to your destination, but for those that don't realise... an explanation!

Once your distance hits single digital Mm and your speed has dropped below 1.0Mm p/s you can stick your throttle back up and be ready to exit supercruise the moment you get in range. I usually wait till around 5.0Mm to destination before doing that because I use voice commands to exit supercruise and it takes slightly longer to do than pressing a button.

Ever been getting close to your destination and seen a brown diamond shoot past you and suddenly become a white one? That's an NPC exiting supercruise and doing it faster than you. Pretty sure all NPCs are Sixers :D
 

Joe Spivey

Joe Spivey
Nah sorry lol. Whenever i hear 'sixer' I think of the 'rank' in the cub scouts. (A rank i never made btw because Akela had it in for me :mad: Honestly, you substitute a word or two in the promise and you never hear the end of it.)
 

Blatant

Blatant
Neonin said:
Once your distance hits single digital Mm and your speed has dropped below 1.0Mm p/s you can stick your throttle back up and be ready to exit supercruise the moment you get in range. I usually wait till around 5.0Mm to destination before doing that because I use voice commands to exit supercruise and it takes slightly longer to do than pressing a button.
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I use a joystick so I like to go do 6 until about 1/2 Ls (depending on the planet mass) then push to 5, gravity sometimes causes this to fluctuate between 5 and 6 for me but usually you can get to 5, then as soon as we get into the 30Mm range I, like you, jack the throttle up and push the envelope, you gotta be REAL QUICK on the exit button though, as you'r safe exit window is rather small and your overshoot chance is rather high!!

Neonin said:
Ever been getting close to your destination and seen a brown diamond shoot past you and suddenly become a white one? That's an NPC exiting supercruise and doing it faster than you. Pretty sure all NPCs are Sixers :D
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Never seen em, LOL I kid, those NPC guys are just crazy, I gotta get the approach vector computer they use! I reckon they 'ride the 5'...
 
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