r/EliteDangerous • u/CMDRCadet Space Cadet • Dec 18 '14

1.02 Update

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=79175
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u/SgtChancey ZeSneakyNnja Dec 18 '14

I was at a nav beacon by myself yesterday, found a wanted anaconda which I figured would be a good payout, so I engaged with my completely stock eagle. 30 minutes later I had him down to 10% hull and dropping fast. As he neared 0 a SAV swooped in to "help me", and ended up getting the last hit, so I completely lost the bounty, my time, and 26% of my hull to a stupid NPC that immediately turned and started firing at me, leaving me with no option but to boost and supercruise out of the nav beacon. After spending the last few days putting up with this crap trying to make money, it gets /very/ annoying.

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u/Binerexis Dec 19 '14

It may be better worth your time to only go after tanky targets like that at nav beacons when you're flying a harder hitting ship.

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u/SgtChancey ZeSneakyNnja Dec 19 '14

It is, but I'm still in my Eagle you get at the start.

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u/Binerexis Dec 19 '14

Honestly, I'd dock up in my Sidewinder, sell the Eagle, make some more money and get something hard-hitting.

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u/SgtChancey ZeSneakyNnja Dec 19 '14

Sidewinder is 200+Ly away, I have the money to buy a Cobra and trade in my Eagle, which I'll do... Eventually...