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Id hitthat
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2013-02-27 13:53:18 UTC
Had an anoying thing happen to me yesterday, finally got a officer after a long long grinding session. After taking down his escort and getting a few shots in he warped off.

Looked in every belt 4 times, every planet, moon, custom office, gate, signature, anomaly. Nothing.

Most info on these types of things are horribly outdated which is enhanced by the fact that only a few idiots like myself belt rat any more.

In honor of this loss spread some light on what went wrong.
Orlacc
#2 - 2013-02-27 15:56:27 UTC
Ongoing bug.

Please report it.

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amurder Hakomairos
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-02-27 18:25:07 UTC
I've noticed this happening recently with all types of belt rats. If you take down the escorts sometimes the BS warp off
Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#4 - 2013-02-27 20:02:35 UTC
belt spawns occasionally despawn. They occasionally despawn or warp somewhere else while you're shooting them. This sounds like normal behavior (just bad luck), and has been happening for years and years before they changed officer behavior.

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DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
#5 - 2013-02-27 20:51:37 UTC  |  Edited by: DarthNefarius
Its a new NPC algorythm based on elite Goon PvP fleet disipline: if the rat can't blob you it warps away with tail tucked between its legs Lol
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sabre906
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2013-02-27 22:30:50 UTC
Orlacc wrote:
Ongoing bug.

Please report it.


Ongoing featureBig smile

Officers warping off far predates the warping plex rats that happened recently, and have been confirmed by CCP as a feature.
Juris Philos Ernaga
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#7 - 2013-02-27 23:09:18 UTC
This is a bug. I have noticed that after one of the recent patches, many types of spawns will randomly warp off.

CCP Affinity stated this. It's getting fixed in the next update.
Ifly Uwalk
Perkone
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-02-28 04:59:10 UTC
This is about belt rats warping off. I'd like to see where CCP Affinity "stated" that belt rats warping off was a bug.
Id hitthat
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2013-02-28 05:20:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Id hitthat
DarthNefarius wrote:
Its a new NPC algorythm based on elite Goon PvP fleet disipline: if the rat can't blob you it warps away with tail tucked between its legs Lol


That sounds like every single 0.0 fight I've ever seen regardless of alliance with few exceptions. now let's get back on topic. Oh, and algorythm sounds groovy, I think I will start using that as a word.

So a bit different opinions in this thread, not surprised since as I stated most information is so outdated. Petitioned it, mostly for the sake of getting an answer.

edit: slightly off topic but in a game with so many dedicated nerds with too much time on their hands it's really weird to not turn evelopedia into a communal wiki and instead feature articles that was outdated 2006 and even then just copied from some random thread on the forums.
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2013-02-28 06:20:20 UTC
DarthNefarius wrote:
Its a new NPC algorythm based on elite Goon PvP fleet disipline: if the rat can't blob you it warps away with tail tucked between its legs Lol

ShockedRollLol

Most excellent reply.

Id hitthat wrote:

edit: slightly off topic but in a game with so many dedicated nerds with too much time on their hands it's really weird to not turn evelopedia into a communal wiki and instead feature articles that was outdated 2006 and even then just copied from some random thread on the forums.

Um, the Evelopedia is a community wiki. CCP has made a lot of changes to the game recently so the Evelopedia is a little out of date. However, since it is a community wiki, if you have updated info to add, please do it.


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Id hitthat
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2013-02-28 08:31:30 UTC
Oh wow my bad for not checking facts before posting that :) Still wouldn't call 7 year old completly out of date articles "slightly" old but I guess that's our own fault then.
Reah Loth
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#12 - 2013-03-01 03:53:45 UTC
I was under the impression that BS rats have always warped off if you kill their escorts first. They might not always actually do it, but there is always a chance that they do.
Milan Nantucket
Doomheim
#13 - 2013-03-01 19:39:00 UTC
Id hitthat wrote:
Oh wow my bad for not checking facts before posting that :) Still wouldn't call 7 year old completly out of date articles "slightly" old but I guess that's our own fault then.


What parts are outdated? It will be dealt with
Karl Mattar
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2013-03-01 20:48:46 UTC
If you are belt ratting, carry a point. They don't leave if you keep them pointed.
Mnemosyne Gloob
#15 - 2013-03-02 03:59:25 UTC
Karl Mattar wrote:
If you are belt ratting, carry a point. They don't leave if you keep them pointed.


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Jena Jamson
Archangels 13
#16 - 2013-03-02 11:06:00 UTC
hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husband cause they rapin' everybody out here lol
Morgan Torry
Arma Purgatorium
#17 - 2013-03-03 06:02:10 UTC
Karl Mattar wrote:
If you are belt ratting, carry a point. They don't leave if you keep them pointed.


After having my second or third group of BS's warp off after clearing the scramming frigs I started to do this and can confirm a disruptor will be plenty to stop them from leaving.

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Wattkins
Sol Industries
#18 - 2013-03-08 23:54:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Wattkins
Id hitthat wrote:
Had an anoying thing happen to me yesterday, finally got a officer after a long long grinding session. After taking down his escort and getting a few shots in he warped off.

Looked in every belt 4 times, every planet, moon, custom office, gate, signature, anomaly. Nothing.

Most info on these types of things are horribly outdated which is enhanced by the fact that only a few idiots like myself belt rat any more.

In honor of this loss spread some light on what went wrong.


Working as intended. You are not supposed to "take down the escort" and then have easy work with the toughest NPC (officer). The whole point of the challenge is that you need to be able to take him 1st, or if you are gimped, then you need to point him while popping his adds. Officer/named NPC will NEVER warp on you if you attack them 1st.

TLDR: always kill officer/named rats 1st or they are likely to warp off.
Auduin Samson
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2013-03-11 00:50:02 UTC
I either solo rat in a BC with a disrupter or in a small gang with a dedicated tackler. Points immediately go to whatever has the highest bounty while the escorts are whittled down. Started implementing this system after a faction BS got away and it hasn't failed us yet.
Brewlar Kuvakei
Adeptio Gloriae
#20 - 2013-03-11 10:02:46 UTC
Because what are warp scrams for, right guys?
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