Warfare & Tactics

I wasn't going to start post until I got an evemail after I lost my temper over a an agreed 1v1 being broken.

Re: very honroable
From: dangsterd
Sent: 2012.11.27 00:47
To: Gunnyt31,

There is no fair fight in EVE, only fights you win and fights you lose.

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very honroable
From: Gunnyt31
Sent: 2012.11.26 18:17
To: dangsterd,

Mystical Might > dangsterd > i asked for a 1v1 in Nennamaila planet 1 anyone want to make sure is a 1v1 or want to join the fun you are welcome lol

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I can copy paste the chat logs of the agreed 1v1, but apparently dangsterd after agreeing to a 1v1 with me stated the above quote in a channel.

we had a 1v1 rupture v thorax he won no problem there, then we go back for bcs hurricane v myrmidon and as he lands a purifier uncloaks and a naga lands. Do not mistake this post as a QQ post, but feel free to troll. However an agreed 1v1 fight shouldn't be dishonored.

guy scared to 1v1? must suck.

end of story.

People who do not honour 1v1s, or any other set number fights, are scum.
That said, generally speaking people in kspace will not honour them.

For the record, if you run into my corp, we do honour set fights, should we accept them.
Be warned that if you do not honour your end, we will hunt you down.

1v1's should be honored.

That being said you're an idiot if you trust people to honor them.. Get the guy in fleet and safe up.

Your fuel tears me

most people do honor arranged 1v1's

some people dont, the risk is yours and yours alone if you choose to trust them.

The only people who care what Goons have to say... oh wait there are none.

Back to the OP:
There really is no reason not to honour a 1v1, except to pointlessly whore kill mails and reveal ones own duplicity and cowardice. On the other hand there are plenty of good reasons to honour these fights, because they are fun, good practice, and allow both people more focus on the fight at hand. The people who don't honour them are simply missing out on the fun they could have had they actually had the cojones to stick to their word.

Folks will often make justifications why they break their word on one v ones in high sec. TBH its not worth worrying about. Use ships you dont care about losing and move on. Or go to low sec or nullsec to pvp and forget one v ones altogether.

I saw lots of excuses when i was in high sec for people cheating.

"Well you were tanking me so well you had to be getting remote reps.... (response =- did you see anyone else on grid flashy to you? well... no"

or

I figured you were going to cheat so i did first.

or

Well no one really honors these anyway....

or

a myriad of other excuses.

Honestly i preferred can flipping than looking for one v ones when i lived in high sec. At least then you know the other dudes whole corp may be shooting at you (or now perhaps all of eve).

I can tell you from past experience never to try to one v one anyone in jita or amarr or any other major trade hub. Even if your opponent is honestly fighting you alone you cannot be certain that others wont interfere anyway and remote rep him or you just so that they can get a little agro themselves. This happens quite alot. It also greatly increases the likelihood that one of your opponents corp mates will see you flashy and just decide to interfere on their own. It is best not to one v one on a station undock at all but obviously this is often where it happens. Also keep in mind that many a person puts out a can as bait (labeling it as one v one or something similar) with no intentions of honoring a one v one. They may honor it if you talk to them before hand but they rarely will if you just flip the can and expect it. It is also likely that their corp mates will be around to interfere. Always set their corp red and check local for friends before you tip the can. This wont show you remote reppers (friends out of corp) but it will show you who else is in system that could shoot at you.

If some guy dishonors a 1v1 then put him on your "don't 1v1" list and move on. Tell all your friends and blackball him. Or gank him next time. Your choice.

I laughed...
A 1 v 1 in Eve?