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[Edit-edit- So doing correct picture sizes is hard I guess. Hit "back" and open this thread in a new window to see them better.]



So I've been playing Elilte: Dangerous off and on for a while now.



The PvE gets repetitive, and most fall victim to the dreaded grind mentality- just get to that bigger better ship (all so you can grind better to get the NEXT ship).



So I've broken into piracy with my humble







I'm trying to shape up the haulers of Leesti and Lave into something approaching a Code compliant workforce. Of course I ask for cargo (the piracy part).



Some











And some, well, need some







Yes ED has







They lose just as often as the ones in Eve.



I've had a few







Landing with 5% hull was fun.



Even lost a few ships, but my Cobra is cheap to replace and I can be back in the fight in minutes.



The credits you get from cargo are equivalent to the Isk from a permit, a trivial amount. The true pay is in the warm feeling of making space a better place to be for all. And the opportunity to blow dudes up.



I have gotten surprisingly few tears in ED. I wondered if this was the result of the, er, difficult player-to-player comms in the game, or perhaps ED players were made of heartier stuff then those in Eve.



Today I found out. (spoiler alert, I think it's the former)



It started innocently enough, interdicting a CMDR by the name of Chris Hammer (no relation to M.C. I presume).







After my FSD interdictor yanked him out of supercruise I demanded he stop while I performed a cargo scan. He tried to flee but my scan completed anyway, telling me he had about 25 tons of rare goods.







He told me to "piss off" and jumped back into supercruise.



I don't know why haulers think they can avoid a pirate by simply jumping back into SC and going right back on their path back to station, but they most always do.



I interdicted him again and this time demanded all his cargo.







He charged his FSD again to flee, so I gave him







Pretty routine encounter for a non-compliant hauler. I simply went back to hunting and was surprised to see a friend request from CMDR Hammer in my inbox.



I was connected to Malcolm Shinhwa via comms at the time, and told him I thought Hammer merely wanted to know when I was online. He suggested that Hammer was interested in congratulating me in my glorious PvP victory (something I hadn't thought of).



So I graciously accepted CMDR Hammer's offer of friendship.



I at once noticed that he had fled from open play to the safety of solo mode.







I was quickly informed that I was the reason why people will never play online again. I didn't know I had been making such a big impact on the game.







Despite flying a Type-6 hauler and a familiarity with the game's communication system, CMDR Hammer was still learning, a fresh faced newbie.















I tried reasoning with the angry hauler to no avail as he started ticking off miner bingo squares.







Ooo, I'm counting that one for the "honor" square!











I grew concirned that he had broken the cardinal rule in this game or Eve, "don't fly what you can't afford to lose." And I'm pretty sure he identifies as an NPC at the end, whatever it is it looks bot-aspirant to me.







It's no good, even the glories of PvP won't persuade him- he will consign himself to solo mode forever.







Here CMDR Hammer provides us with his insight as to why open mode was included in the game- It's to populate the game with non-NPCs, who then ruin it by not acting like NPCs.







I try reason again, if the devs include pirate logos for you to stick on your ship (along with cargo hatch breakers, FSD interdictors and cargo scanners) then surely piracy is a legitimate play style.



I also pointed out that I didn't simply interdict him and blap him, I offered to let him drop some cargo to save his ship, twice.











Ding ding ding! That's right, bullying!







"You're welcome to PvP as long as you don't shoot at other people"







Awww, CMDR Hammer, I'm gonna miss you!



Have fun playing Elite: SoloMode I guess.







[Edit- Some of the pictures are kind of borked for me so here's the album too http://imgur.com/a/9f6n7 [Edit-edit- So doing correct picture sizes is hard I guess. Hit "back" and open this thread in a new window to see them better.]So I've been playing Elilte: Dangerous off and on for a while now.The PvE gets repetitive, and most fall victim to the dreaded grind mentality- just get to that bigger better ship (all so you can grind better to get the NEXT ship).So I've broken into piracy with my humble Cobra I'm trying to shape up the haulers of Leesti and Lave into something approaching a Code compliant workforce. Of course I ask for cargo (the piracy part).Some pay And some, well, need some time to learn Yes ED has whiteknights ...They lose just as often as the ones in Eve.I've had a few close calls Landing with 5% hull was fun.Even lost a few ships, but my Cobra is cheap to replace and I can be back in the fight in minutes.The credits you get from cargo are equivalent to the Isk from a permit, a trivial amount. The true pay is in the warm feeling of making space a better place to be for all. And the opportunity to blow dudes up.I have gotten surprisingly few tears in ED. I wondered if this was the result of the, er,player-to-player comms in the game, or perhaps ED players were made of heartier stuff then those in Eve.Today I found out.It started innocently enough, interdicting a CMDR by the name of Chris Hammer (no relation to M.C. I presume).After my FSD interdictor yanked him out of supercruise I demanded he stop while I performed a cargo scan. He tried to flee but my scan completed anyway, telling me he had about 25 tons of rare goods. I requested 10 , a fair number I thought.He told me to "piss off" and jumped back into supercruise.I don't know why haulers think they can avoid a pirate by simply jumping back into SC and going right back on their path back to station, but they most always do.I interdicted him again and this time demanded all his cargo.He charged his FSD again to flee, so I gave him a quick ride back to his station to think about his rebellious attitude.Pretty routine encounter for a non-compliant hauler. I simply went back to hunting and was surprised to see a friend request from CMDR Hammer in my inbox.I was connected to Malcolm Shinhwa via comms at the time, and told him I thought Hammer merely wanted to know when I was online. He suggested that Hammer was interested in congratulating me in my glorious PvP victory (something I hadn't thought of).So I graciously accepted CMDR Hammer's offer of friendship.I at once noticed that he had fled from open play to the safety of solo mode.I was quickly informed that I was the reason why people will never play online again. I didn't know I had been making such a big impact on the game.Despite flying a Type-6 hauler and a familiarity with the game's communication system, CMDR Hammer was still learning, a fresh faced newbie.I tried reasoning with the angry hauler to no avail as he started ticking off miner bingo squares.Ooo, I'm counting that one for the "honor" square!I grew concirned that he had broken the cardinal rule in this game or Eve, "don't fly what you can't afford to lose." And I'm pretty sure he identifies as an NPC at the end, whatever it is it looks bot-aspirant to me.It's no good, even the glories of PvP won't persuade him- he will consign himself to solo mode forever.Here CMDR Hammer provides us with his insight as to why open mode was included in the game- It's to populate the game with non-NPCs, who then ruin it by not acting like NPCs.I try reason again, if the devs include pirate logos for you to stick on your ship (along with cargo hatch breakers, FSD interdictors and cargo scanners) then surely piracy is a legitimate play style.I also pointed out that I didn't simply interdict him and blap him, I offered to let him drop some cargo to save his ship, twice.Ding ding ding! That's right, bullying!"You're welcome to PvP as long as you don't shoot at other people"Awww, CMDR Hammer, I'm gonna miss you!Have fun playing Elite: SoloMode I guess.