Greetings, Commanders!
I remember my first PvP death like it was yesterday. I was searching for a planet with Thargoid structures, as a group of friends was there, and since I needed some credits, I decided to look for it on my own. Everyone else was too busy to share the planet's exact location in the chat, and no signal sources were showing up on my scanner yet. The system was packed with players since it was about to lose its "Thargoid Control" status.
Finally, when I managed to locate the Thargoid Pinnacle on my scanner, a red Mamba ship came in to interdict me. I usually manage to escape interdictions, but somehow, this CMDR managed to pull me out of supercruise. He didn’t speak English or any language I could understand, but he said something mysterious. I replied, "Sorry, I didn’t understand. What do you want?" Suddenly, he started firing at me. While I activated my Frame Shift Drive, he began stripping my shields completely with what looked like a pulse weapon or something similar.
As usual, my FSD decided to load painfully slowly due to mass lock (because, of course, that happens whenever I need a quick emergency jump). While the FSD was throwing a fit, the Mamba was tearing through my hull. When I finally decided to fight back, some of my Guardian weapons were damaged, leaving only two functioning. I barely managed to scratch half of his shields. Long story short, I was destroyed, and I soon remembered that my last docking was 20 jumps away from the Thargoid planet.
I couldn't help but wonder what he actually wanted because it seemed like he was trying to ask me something, but I couldn’t understand it. Has anyone else experienced something similar? Was he just trying to confuse me? Or does he just enjoy taking down other CMDRs?
I have so many questions, and I really hope this doesn’t happen again. This was my first PvP death, mainly because I tried to escape initially. By the time I realized my FSD wouldn't jump in time, it was too late to fight back—my modules, hull, and weapons were already trashed.
This story is 100% true, and I feel a bit embarrassed sharing it because I feel like an idiot for not being able to take on a Mamba. Note: I was flying a Federal Corvette with Grade 5 engineered military hull.
Anyone else have a similar story? Best to all!