Log 4 - Like a Good Neighbour - Galactic Farm Insurance
02 Feb 2021Rectorek
A couple weeks ago, January 15th according to my combat log, I was pimp-slapped hard by Murphy's Law, much to my chagrin. I had just bought my fleet carrier, the TFCS Alba Elephantus, and I was hella broke. I had enough credits after the purchase to afford refuel and repair, but not restock. At that time I was on a mission from Command to win a war in HLIN, and I was pretty stoked to have a FC to support me at 20+kLS from the system sun. I called in some squad mates to wing up, and the combat bonds and mission rewards started rolling in.
Eventually I afforded the restock, but this would leave me with less than 7 million credits. We were kicking so much ass in this CZ, that we made the enemy Spec Ops look like noobs flying Side WInders made by Little Tikes. So I figured f*** it, I'll make my re-buy back in one round. There is no risk.
Heh...
During combat I got right up in the face of an Anaconda. Like my Ferdy's nose was tickling-it's-belly close, when my squad mate, completely unknown to him at the time, came up behind me in his T-9/T-10 (I forget which) and rams me between the two ships. I blow up right there.
So after I pick my jaw up off the desk, I am looking at the familiar rebuy menu, but it's a little different this time. This was also the first (and last) time I had been in a situation where I couldn't afford the rebuy. I see my FDL, and I see I've been given a loan, and I'm thinking sweet, I got away with it. At this point I'm elated, and I come back to the CZ and rejoin the fray. I pop my hardpoints, set pips to full weapons, select a target, pull the trigger... and nothing. WTF... I tried again, and nothing. At this point I'm getting a little worried, so I check my fire groups... WHERE'S MY HARDPOINTS?!
Now, I'm flying around a hostile CZ with no hardpoints, riding a mental WTF-coaster of panic and confusion, and before things got really hairy, decided to jump out and land on my carrier.
After closer inspection, it turns out I was able to rebuy my Ferdy and all the core internal, complete with engineering. However, I had no hardpoints, optional internal, or utilities. Damn.
Fortunately, that same wing helped me with some bounty hunting that night while I flew around in my Cobra, and I was able to make a few hundred million. More than enough to rebuy my A-rated modules. I'm happy to say that last week I finally finished the engineering, and I also took the opportunity to try a new loadout in my Ferdy, that I might not have tried otherwise.
There's a lesson in this story: Always keep enough for a rebuy, no matter what. Cuz if something can go wrong, it will. So sayeth Murphy.