Like mentioned if you getting interdicted that often , it has a reason . Maybe they were sent after you as byproduct of a mission or they are NPC pirates targetting you , based on the fact that you carry some cargo Stupid mechanic is stupid , because this attacking rule even applies when carring just 1 T of Biowaste . Either way . You can learn to fight them The Cobra is good ship to do so and fighting NPCs is fairly easy and fun , even for a person generally leaning towards a pacifist playstyle . Or Because fighting is not mandatory but leaves you with only one other option you can learn how to run Submit to the interdiction Throttle down , this will considerably reduce youre FSD recharge time and will not spin your ship Set 4 pips to SYS Nearly doubles the durability of your shields and 2 pips to ENG to boost away Select a neighboring System on the nav panel Because Highwaking to another system is faster than Lowwaking back into supercruise Boost towards the target system , charge youre FSD and jump out of there Bonus at that stage flip him off , the second before whitchspace absorbs youEdit nearly forgot to answer your initial question Thats the point in playing . Elite has a steep learning curve , but its fun , comming to terms with the ways of the force and noticing your personal skills improve with every encounter . And yes , it hast a bigger deathpenalty than other MMOs but this keeps it interesting