Starwalker wandered through various lowsec systems looking for an inviting target. Old Man Star had the usual array of assault frigates and battlecruisers and so his Rifter jumped through to Ladister in search of prey rather than being the prey.
In Aeschee there was only one other in local, an Iteron Mark IV, which seemed interesting and Starwalker set about finding it with the directional scanner. It was soon obvious that the Iteron Mark IV was not at a celestial. A quick change to a probe allowed the Iteron to be probed down and bookmarked. Now, time to switch back to the Rifter to warp in for the kill. This was looking good and should be an easy kill.
The round trip journey seemed very slow and the only concern that dampened the excitement was that the Iteron would simply have moved on. Finally, back in Aeschee, warp to bookmark, now only a few more seconds to go...
Starwalker hoped to find the Iteron Mark IV sitting in a safe spot with the pilot asleep at the controls or similar. Unfortunately the Rifter dropped out of warp to a giant bubble and the POS (Player Owned Structure) was active with online defences. Within seconds the POS guns opened fire and the Rifter had to leave straightaway with the shields already down to 25%.
What an anti-climax and disappointment. Starwalker thought the POS encounter was very unfriendly and not what he wanted to find but then again he had hoped to find the Iteron unattended when he could be unfriendly. So, no real complaint! J
In Aeschee there was only one other in local, an Iteron Mark IV, which seemed interesting and Starwalker set about finding it with the directional scanner. It was soon obvious that the Iteron Mark IV was not at a celestial. A quick change to a probe allowed the Iteron to be probed down and bookmarked. Now, time to switch back to the Rifter to warp in for the kill. This was looking good and should be an easy kill.
The round trip journey seemed very slow and the only concern that dampened the excitement was that the Iteron would simply have moved on. Finally, back in Aeschee, warp to bookmark, now only a few more seconds to go...
Starwalker hoped to find the Iteron Mark IV sitting in a safe spot with the pilot asleep at the controls or similar. Unfortunately the Rifter dropped out of warp to a giant bubble and the POS (Player Owned Structure) was active with online defences. Within seconds the POS guns opened fire and the Rifter had to leave straightaway with the shields already down to 25%.
What an anti-climax and disappointment. Starwalker thought the POS encounter was very unfriendly and not what he wanted to find but then again he had hoped to find the Iteron unattended when he could be unfriendly. So, no real complaint! J
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