While is is true that White Dwarfs emit much radiation, they are at a temp of:
100,000 K.
AND in fact, in reality, they have no “jet cones”. While this does render them dangerous on a temperature sense, (Sirius A is a powerful star that only emits 9,000 K) you’ll see that it’s no match for a neutron star.
On the other hand, neutron stars can be about:
8,000,000 K!
And there are jet cones in real life. And it’s GRBs are like a giant pulse laser.
I just feel like sometimes it’s immersion breaking when White Dwarfs scare the living daylights out of me, when neutron stars look harmless. It makes no logical sense.
I understand that the developers can mold a universe based off their own perception and craft it with love. And that’s great. But this galaxy is meant to be an accurate representation of our galaxy, and a lot of the data we know in real life about white dwarfs and neutron stars makes no logical sense in this game. And don’t get me started on black holes!
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/le69ty/white_dwarfs_have_no_place_to_be_the_most/