[Old] IMG Feedback Thread

[Tomtomrawr]

Two gunboats were less then 4K away from a mining party (1 miner, 2 transports) working the field. You as a -known- pirate were warned, to turn away. With 2 gunboats present, it'd be a ganking whichever way it turned out, I wanted to give you a chance to withdraw. You did not.

That's because my character is known to be utterly idiotic and try to pirate miners no-matter what threats are present. He even taxes miners during fights with fighters or gunboats. He wouldn't run.

And with a comment like that, you still complain about getting blown out of the sky by allied patrol craft, protecting said civilians?

It's not the fact I was blown up. I don't really mind that. It's the fact that you Pulsed and Razored my ship while I was turning away at 80m/s (an easy target) with a comment beforehand that didn't hint my destruction would be so imminent.

As I recall you were there with another Gallic Brigands bomber, doubleteaming me. A flight of CR interceptors came along and I held off on targeting you (the other bomber had already been destroyed) since I didn't want to gank. But that was another situation.

Ah yes, that Brigand. I probably would've gone and killed him for stealing the credits from the miners if no IIMG or CR ships had showed up. Thanks again for stopping when those two Colonials started shooting at me.

I saw you coming towards me, figured you were intending to SNAC. But read this back to yourself. "I wouldn't have stood a chance in a fight". And yet you complain about the outcome, simply because, after you threatened to destroy the civilians, I did not give you -any- chance to do so.

I complain about the insta-killing before I have a chance to react and realise you've started the fight. And I could've typed and role-played whilst we were fighting as well.

Granted, it was a little harsh, but I was not going to wait for:
A: Your backup to arrive (not sure if you had any, but last time you had friends). Usually in the Taus, dawdling sees reinforcements coming from both sides and it turning into a slugfest, which frankly I've grown tired of.

That part I understand completely. I always have IMG/CR/WRF/RM/BAF/HMS/Various indies arrive if a miner stalls for time while I'm taxing in Omega-7, Dublin or Tau-23. So I normally do try to rush things and not wait around for long. And I rarely have somebody to call for backup. An MNS Tridente did come and help me once after he saw the death message of a CR I'd shot down. And a few other indie pirates as friends on my first day in Tau-23. But with two gunboats you probably could've taken anything that came to help me down with me.

B: For you to fire first. I get the feeling it's expected here by pirates that the unlawfuls get to fire the first shot. I don't see why that should be.

I generally like to wait for the lawfuls to fire first, so it shows that I tried to sort the situation out without violence (i.e. with miners paying my tax) and I was forced to act. Or when my character grows tired of the stalling game. But most pirates do shoot first, so it's understandable.

In all truth, you should have seen the two gunboats, realised you were outclassed, and gone away, perhaps to find another mark. I explicitly gave you the chance to withdraw. As it stands, I still don't see myself having done anything wrong by destroying a bomber that was threatening a civilian. I did not act in response to our previous encounter. I responded to you threatening the civvies. The moment you threatened to attack them, you went from potential threat to actual threat.

Suppose that you missed with the Pulses and Razors? I would've killed those civis and it would've been your fault because you decided to shoot and automatically forfeit their lives to me.

Apologies if you feel grieved, but I do not feel to have done anything either against the rules, or disrespectful to you.

Giving me the chance to respond to the attack would've been nice.

But anyway, I was a little peed off at the time but I don't care now. It's a game, I can die. This is why I need to have other things to do, so I don't get so angry at incidents like this.

But next time, giving me a chance to respond, as I said before, would be appreciated.

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[17:45:39] Wolfs Ghost (Murphy): Tom, you have problems. Go kill yourself.
[19:25:12] Johnny (Jam): Tomtom, I will beat you with a spoon.
[14:22:56] Prarabdh Thakur: KILL HIM WITH A SHEEP.
[17:40:48] Eagle (Junes): Tom should be slapped with a spoon.
[11:32:18] Warspite: Thank you for being so awesome Tom. <3
[18:17:36] Metano: I love you tomtom
[20:06:24] Warspite: I will seriously give you epic head.

Edit: also, Tomtomrawr, fappin' like a boss.