There's only very few incidents where I got chain interdicted (I remember 3 or 4, over the course of several years - most players give up after giving them the slip a couple of times) - what I'll do then depends on whether I want anything else done (like finish a mission, hand in bonds, etc.) or whether I don't and can entertain them for a while (and myself of course otherwise I wouldn't do it).
Really? Most of the time I get interdicted its near the station and its chained, possibly because Im the only idiot in Open. Worst was 5 times in a row starting 0.2LS from the station, obv couldnt accelerate too fast due to gravity well, ended up 15LS from the station so I was going backwards. 5 chains later I still had 2 rings of shields. Give up if you cant kill me youre obviously not winning is my mindset. I thought they got a 30s penalty for interdicting but have had instantaneous chain? And get rid of the me moving backwards, at least pull them into my instance moving forwards.
Chain interdictions usually happen near the station, so you cant avoid it if you want to get to the station, you cant fly in opposite direction and due to gravity you cant get any speed up anyway.
Another time in the Asp they used FSD reset weapons so I just FA off and watch the pretty lasers fly by - bar that initial hit they never hit again - give up and let me get on my way, you aint winning, stop letting your ego demand you must kill me when you obviously cant is my mindset
If I'm busy, and someone keeps interdicting me, I low/high wake, switch modes, go to my destination, switch back (sometimes if I want the potential challenge of a port blockage I switch back within 0.1Ls of my destination, so I arrive there in Open)
Im always busy, as in better things to do do in game, so I used to low wake all the time and only change if chained. Then Id low wake, immediately drop out of SC and take the damage and switch to Solo just to get to the station, then often plain forget Im in solo or cba with the reload screens or in the middle of my game again so I just stay in solo for that session.
Since I got torpedoed in the T9 and lost 3 rings of Prismatics and 35% hull in one strike I now often hi-wake in that ship specifically. (was a torp and frag mamba and still couldnt kill me, lame)
ObiW:
If I for some reason get caught in my large ship and am unable to escape then I'll face the rebuy like a grown-up, and say GG to them (in my mind only ofc) for their ability to stop me despite the odds in my favour. Credit where credit's due
Only happened to me once in my Python, again near the station but needed a wing to do it. I was only docking to order my DBX over to go exploring so had 20 minutes to kill. Bought a stock Sidey and took it out for some fun and to waste 20 minutes. 10 minutes later Im still chasing the gankers round the station with them keeping the station between us and boosting any time I got close or changed direction. Cowards got blocked, the only 2 people I have so far blocked in ED, screw them, dont need them in my game, utter idiots.
Other time the opposite, guy in a silent running DBX pulled me in my FDL on way to Lori's. We stared at each other for 30s or so then they hit me with Plasma. So I hit them with Rails immediately, I think they werent expecting it. Then we battled for a few mins but I kept losing them, the police jumped in and seemed to be battling something couple clicks away so I left them to it. Few mins later I see them approaching in SC again, I said in chat 'Not right now' and they replied 'OK' and veered off. To me thats where credit and kudos were due. Added to friends list. And I didnt class them as a ganker, a DBX pulling an FDL is in my book not a ganker, they gave me a chance and were 'rewarded' and got their fun out of it
Only other time Ive lost my FDL (twice) was when a friend was getting into PVP and asked for practice, first time rammed me when I had no shields and second time forgot we were supposed to stop at 10% hull but i didnt remind them, the onus was on them to remember to keep an eye on my hull if agreed to, a lesson they needed to learn for PVP I thought.
What always happens though is what I could've done differently to not get into that situation; and if the lessons learned pay off next time that's quite a satisfying feeling, as my pilot abilities have grown that little bit more again.
Nothing different to getting interdicted by NPC is what Ive learned. Except coz of engineering players have it easier to interdict than NPCs, everything else is exactly the same, same process submit, drop heatsink fly away, nothing different at all. Practice on NPCs and players wont be a problem at all.
I only use block (and report) if I come across cheaters, pad blockers, and those who leave their verbal garbage in syschat (racism, and the like). For anything else I just don't feel the need for it.
Each to their own, I blocked 2 players in example above and have 2 more blocked that were already blocked (presumably from GTA) so didnt unblock them. If they were racist etc in GTA they probably same in this game too, no second chances. I prefer to report racism etc to XB who will take action not that Ive seen it in ED. Seen plenty of idiot chat at CGs though, just embarrassing especially when new players around.
Just make it remember the option you selected last time you logged in
I often finish a session in CQC and want to get back into game when I know there wont be any CQC at this time or want to do something in game instead right now so that would mean me relogging just to change modes. Relogging in XB is a PITA and not a quick affair.
