That just cost me my coffee, all over my desk as I read that and laughed my rear off... too funny. Tray tables upright lol!
Why This Guy Won't Carry Guns on an Asp Anymore
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That just cost me my coffee, all over my desk as I read that and laughed my rear off... too funny. Tray tables upright lol!
Thanks for the offer, but I'm still about a week out. Just mulling over the options...
Because of that I'm thinking I'll find a convenient High Tech, turtle up my Asp (better shields, boosters, cells) as the plan won't be to fight anything vaguely dangerous. I'll probably drop into Solo for the final run too. I'll be carrying a month's worth of exploration data, so no point taking the PvP risk (again).
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I have an A-rated Asp and even with 6A shields I only just managed to survive an encounter with a Vulture and DB Scout wing (both "Dangerous"). I did start to fight but the AI use of chaff and splitting attacker was impressive so whenever I blew away their shields, they'd scoot and I'd find the other on my tail, chipping away at my shields. When the shields finally dropped I decided just to run and jump, good job as when I had a calm minute to examine the module damage I saw that it was my power plant and thrusters that had been taking the damage. Similarly, earlier in the trip I had duked it out with an "Expert" Cobra (who I used to just sneeze at and they'd blow up). On his opening attack run he sprayed chaff like it was going out of fashion and by the time he was bobbing around in a smoking heap of tangled debris I was shieldless and down to 80% - again on checking I saw that my thrusters and power plant had been the target. So I can honestly say that the AI has now become something to be reckoned with (I'm only "Novice" ranked).
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I'm glad I was wearing my brown pants when I read your post! Daymn!
If explorers are getting interdicted nearly every jump, then this is just another reason to hang it up after turning in my weeks of exploration data (if I even can).
NPC's now track and keep interdicting you again and again.I got interdicted multiple times where I boost off and dun because my trading ship has no weapons.
The npc just follows me in SC and interdicts me again and again.
Like little rabid dogs.
The npc just follows me in SC and interdicts me again and again.
Like little rabid dogs.
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InMemoriamSirocco
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That's why I explore in a Clipper with A-rated thrusters and Power Distributor and otherwise lightweight build 
Just to reiterate what Porina said on the last page:
When you plot your route back into the bubble, try and make it so you don't pass through any occupied system. I got back yesterday (Elite now wooooo!) and zero interdictions - when I got back I plotted a course through non-occupied systems (except the final one - Bodhinga - first station is only 9.28Ls from entrance) - the non-occupied have zero other traffic (other than SS's).
When you plot your route back into the bubble, try and make it so you don't pass through any occupied system. I got back yesterday (Elite now wooooo!) and zero interdictions - when I got back I plotted a course through non-occupied systems (except the final one - Bodhinga - first station is only 9.28Ls from entrance) - the non-occupied have zero other traffic (other than SS's).
I'm exploring in a lowly Hauler and haven't found it to be particularly difficult to evade interdictions, haven't failed to evade in a couple of weeks. Is it harder to evade in a larger ship?
Evading isn't really the issue unless it's a player. The OP was that I used to fight back all the time. Now, in the paper-thin explorer Asp, I always run
I got attacked by 3 (yes three of them) npc Imperial Clippers the other day on approach to a station.
My Python's drive systems are upgraded to the max and I expected to be able to boost away from them as always in case of npc.
But since 1.3 the npc use boost too and after getting away from them initially they suddenly started to close in very quickly and their laser fire was eroding my shields and I was 'locked' by their mass. I decided to jump out system to get away from them.
I love these kind of encounters.
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Never travelled with weapons and always run. As others have said, AIs are sometimes smarter and more persistent now and shieldless is no longer an option i feel... One tried to grab me out of hyperspace and was still there at the other end, causing me to emergency stop at the star and use up all my heatsinks before i escaped. I dont think there are more of them though, just meaner...