What just Happened!!!!!

Took my first foray into 2.2 in SOLO with my Python, all A Rated, grade 1 Power Distributor mod, Combat Ranked Dangerous, and instead of the missions I had been doing before 2.2, I thought I would go back to Res Farming, fine, or so I thought.
I get to the Res (High Security), just easing myself into this, and see some ships on the scanner, weapons out, so I start to scan. Anaconda wing of 2 with a Clipper (both wanted and dangerous). I think I will try something less risky, looking to target another ship to scan, I'm been scanned, by who, an Adder also Dangerous, by now other ships are scanning me as well, comms panel "what you got, give me your cargo, other demands and there are about 15 to 20 blips on my radar........ Bang just been shot at by an Elite Eagle and as I take evasive action to try and get position on him nearly all the other ships open up on me......Red Triangles flashing Shields down, boosting, chaffing, Bang Bang Bang down to 36 % hull, engines disabled, NO INTERNAL SECURITY SHIPS to help out. So I did something, had to do something I have never done before, Combat Log. Escape to main menu (15 second wait) out of it. Phew. Log back in, go back to station, 200,000 repair bill.
Now this particular Res site has been a happy hunting ground for me before 2.2, a Friendly system with green internal security flying about and some nice steady Dangerous to Elite wanted ships.
Well I do not know what to think, is this how it is going to be now, always outnumbered and not able to fight back. I hope not.
I do not mind Dangerous, that's the name of the game after all, but impossible, please no.
 
You went into a RES with cargo in your hold?

Rookie mistake there. Never go into a RES with cargo unless you are looking to get jumped by every pirate in the RES. And as you say, it was a High RES. Usually a few pirates in those.
 
Cargo in a RES?

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Commodities rewards aren't notified prominent enough.
That happened me several times now.
There is so much room free at the rewards claim screen, how about using it FD?
 
I think you should've taken your beating like a man and paid a visit to the rebuy screen

I've had similar experiences when a stray bullet hits a friendly and every ship opens fire on you for a 300cr bounty lol
 
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Agreed, Rookie mistake :rolleyes:. its all the junk I got for the missions I was doing before, to be honest i forgot about it :S.
Will use a post it note to remind me and stick it over the "Elite.Dangerous 2.2" writing at the bottom left of my monitor ;)
 
My best rookie mistake, just bought my brand new clipper. Took it out for the first time, saw Strong Signal Source, hadn't noticed it before so dropped in to take a look, ohhh; gold galore.

'It's a trap!!!'

I was ganked by like 10 million ships! Ok exaggeration but I was at the rebuy screen in under 30 seconds.
 
Are you sure that it wasn't a "dangerous" RES? There is no police support, even in high security systems. Weitd i know....but that's the way.
 
At least having a chance of fighting off any attackers. [hotas]

We'll last time that happened to me in my Corvette and 50 ships jumped me , I just swatted them all away, always outnumbered - never outgunned!

So technicly they are the one's who stood no chance :p

Your mileage may vary obviously, but statement that it's impossible is not true, but you do need better equipment to fend off a swarm like that yes, or just not carry cargo into RES
 
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It's time to git gud in afraid.
The npcs are perfectly fine and it's about time we had a challenge rather than shooting dead ducks in a barrel.

Time to learn how to build your ship properly and to fly it accordingly.

Also this post is a perfect example of the log out menus being exploited.
 
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Commodities rewards aren't notified prominent enough.
That happened me several times now.
There is so much room free at the rewards claim screen, how about using it FD?

Get into a habit of checking the "cargo" column in the commodities market after each and every delivery for materials "rewards" you do not want to carry around and sell them on the spot to lessen chances of interdiction and piracy. Be careful though, post 2.2 you can now accidentally sell mission critical delivery cargo in the commodities market because, mission cargo in your holds are now listed as saleable commodities in the commodities market "cargo" column! [wacko]
 
Think that's why combat rank need rework, to gain it you have to do PvP (PvE affect it only say for rank Competent)... Hearing that you are dangerous, going in a python with cargo in res site... There cant be any excuses to die from NPC now, with all those engineers modifications and upgrades (which NPC doesnt use).
 
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Never, ever rely on security ships to assist you in a RES. They will spend most of their time scanning you. If in RES and things start going south, run. Boost, boost, boost, dump chaff, pick a straight line and get out of there. You can always go back when things stabilize.

I only carry cargo in my hold when going after a pirate lord assassination mission, then they interdict me. :D
 
So what you're saying is you stupidly went into a RES site with cargo in a ship then got attacked and instead of doing the reasonable thing and bit the bullet and paid the rebuy, you CHEATED and combat logged. Then you come on to the forums to complain about the NPC's?!

So I've picked up on some points:
1. Don't fly into a res site with cargo
2. Don't bite off more than you can chew
3. Is your Python properly A rated? Do you have armour? If not, why not?

It's not the NPC's that need nerfing, you need to GIT GUD SON.

Also, I recommend that you don't play Elite without having a responsible adult or carer about...
 
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