Elite roleplay: Q&A and OOC

User23543
21 Mar 2017, 8:03pm
Yield to tonnage, friends! Yield to tonnage!
Leif
21 Mar 2017, 8:04pm
HappyComrieBigger boats win...

You mean like Belugas that barely fit through the slot and destroy Sidewinders without noticing?

...

Happened to me, only noticed when the security opened fire.
Jacyn Rynhardt
21 Mar 2017, 8:10pm
Leif
HappyComrieBigger boats win...


You mean like Belugas that barely fit through the slot and destroy Sidewinders without noticing?

...

Happened to me, only noticed when the security opened fire.


Oh, so you were the one flying that Liner.

*Adds Lief to "The List."*

Last edit: 21 Mar 2017, 8:34pm
Leif
21 Mar 2017, 8:40pm
Jacyn RynhardtOh, so you were the one flying that Liner.

*Adds Leif to "The List."*

No, 'twas an NPC, no worries

Although there was one player sidey that lost his shields to me. Really wanted to get inside the dock while I was in the slot.
(Maybe that was you?)
Simon Comrie
22 Mar 2017, 9:51am
In all seriousness though, NPC pilots have absolutely no sense of collision avoidance or traffic regulations what soever.

you're just trying to align with the mailslot and some NPC guy in a cobra goes full kamikaze on you. Wich is really annoying since I always forget to pay the 500 CR fine wich crops up my transaction list overtime...
LordPsymon
22 Mar 2017, 10:36am
There's a solution to that fine... Don't fly over the speed limit.
Simon Comrie
22 Mar 2017, 10:48am
But that's boring. Making your approach at no lower than 400 m/s usually results in the most gracious landings you'll ever see.
LordPsymon
22 Mar 2017, 10:51am
Well then don't complain when you receive a fine for reckless flying.
Simon Comrie
22 Mar 2017, 11:05am
Simon DaturaWell then don't complain when you receive a fine for reckless flying.


I understand, But that still doesnt fix their collision avoidance. Even when obeying the speed limit they still have a tendency to crash into you while your following completely legitimate docking manouvres.
User1355
22 Mar 2017, 12:15pm
HappyComrie
I understand, But that still doesnt fix their collision avoidance. Even when obeying the speed limit they still have a tendency to crash into you while your following completely legitimate docking manouvres.


In my experience (I do tend to hang around starports quite often) I have never experienced bad collision avoidance. In fact, there's been a few times where I've been pleasantly surprised by how reactive it is.
Jemine Caesar
22 Mar 2017, 12:24pm
Follow the rules and you can't go wrong, really. Stay below 100, and use the green light side of the slot. The NPCs do.
Cartlidge1000
22 Mar 2017, 1:55pm
There's a form of griefing that is entirely based around the idea that commanders never fly below the speed limit.
Ozmundo Vasqualez
22 Mar 2017, 2:33pm
In my experience, NPC ships are often pretty reckless flyers around stations. If you're in a small ship it's usually not an issue, but if you're flying something that fills the slot, it can be a problem. I've often had the station broadcast "give way to big ships" and then had a Sidey try and leapfrog me as I'm moving into the slot at 95. I then get warned for reckless flying, but not fined because I'm below the limit. The danger is getting stuck. The fun part is jamming them there and pulling out just at the right moment so they get shot to pieces.
Leif
22 Mar 2017, 4:57pm
"Give way to larger vessels" - Bitch I am the biggest vessel at your effing starport! I do the traffic rules now!
Rebecca Hail
22 Mar 2017, 5:03pm
A Beluga the biggest vessel? *laughs in Federal Corvette and Imperial Cutter*

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