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What does your corp do? If I wanted to join a PvP corp, I'd spend a couple of months before hand killing everything I could target before applying. Did you get a partial API key? Might want to... I have several alts on one account with decent SP that are just for logistics and market stuff. They all support my main. I would bet I'm not the only one that does that. If it's a combat char it will show up on some killboards... just Google his/her name, "killboard" and "eve" and if something doesn't come up, I'd say they never killed another player. Whatever that means...

It is quite possible that he has never done any PvP. You might check eve-kill for any kills/losses too since it is more commonly used than BC.

Remember somebody will only show up on a killboard if either a) the person who got the killmail posts it to a killboard, b) the person who lost a ship posts their lossmail, or c) either party has an api set up either individually or at the corp/alliance level to automatically pull kills.

I wonder if I'm a spy...

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Ask for full API access, it's better to be safe then sorry, and this character could be a alt only trained for corp infiltration.

from zkillboard

•Why can't I share my API on multiple killboards?
One Character. One Key. One Killboard.

Unfortunately CCP doesn't have a proper caching scheme when it comes to pulling kills with their API. If multiple killboards attempt to pull the information only the first killboard to pull will get a result, the others will get a 119 error code. It doesn't matter if you create multiple API keys for the same character, the same problem will persist. There is nothing we can do about this.

For corporations this problem is easy to get around: Use multiple directors and have them each create a key for a killboard. For example: Bossman [CEO] could create an API key that he posts on zKB, then Bossman's Minion [Director] could create an API key to use on a personal killboard.

It's not unthinkable that a toon would not have a battleclinic record for a year. But, as a CEO I would find it highly suspicious.

What you can do is compare his SP to expected SP. See if there is any discrepancy. If there is it may indicate a period of inactivity. Use google to find out if there are any posts with his name. Examine public contract history for anything "weird". Make sure you have fill api and examine it thoroughly.

If the guy is a spai or has other motives you can get a sense of it. The worst thing that can happen is you make a mistake and boot the guy. So what?

When I'm examining a toon for recruitment I always go with my gut feeling. Spies and thieve generally have a disinterest in the corp their in, use excuses why they can't do something, like committing assets, participation. Their API will generally demonstrate a disinterest in playing the game.....not because they're disinterested but only with that toon.

Also, go a general search for killboards on google using his name. Not everyone uses BC. If the toon isn't looking for PVP then it's up to anyone that's killed him to post to BC. Personally, I use eve-kill.

OF course, you'll never know one way or the other if the spy/thief is a true professional at his craft. Then again, that you're asking in GD, you're corp probably isn't rich/high profile enough for a real pro. No offense.

The vast majority of the game could care less about killboards, easiest way to get to the core of your issue is simply asking the person. They've ever never actually died, don't care about posting mails, or are an internet super hacker.

I got an alt who is 5 years old and has no kill or death despite doing quite a bit of flying. Even in Jita. Two others are over a year old, same record. Its not hard, just be a bit paranoid and do the PvP of pilots who trained for it.

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