EVE General Discussion

Hi. I'd like to start this post by saying I'm a big fan of James 315's writing, the work he does, and the concepts he presents.
I don't know much about Erotica or if he writes well, so I'll reserve my judgement about him.

However, I have a question for Erotica, James 315 and hisec scammers/gankers in general:

Do you often PvP where there is a risk of you losing? And if not, can what you do really be called PvP if there is only one side to the engagement?

Allow me to elaborate. Two fleets meet in a situation where they can engage freely.
Battle commences, FCs make their plays, skill, strategy and other factors decide the winner— the fight is wrapped up.
Every time you engage, you're putting your own assets and time on the line, as are your opponents.
Who the enemy are is totally transparent. Finding their staging system is usually no problem—you can often attack said group at your leisure, or even follow them around if you hold a grudge.

Now enter the world of hisec ganking and scamming. There is no way to hold a grudge or retaliate against an alt that does not undock in ships that are significantly valuable, and the way most scammers behave, no way to scam them back.

Now, before you call me a supporter of risk free PvE or hisec, I'm not.
In fact, EVE might be a better game if they just removed hisec altogether v0v.
Risk free PvE income that can be used in PvP is imbalanced.

You'd probobly agree that when players do these kind of activities there is minimal risk of loss to them. There's no point in attacking their gank catalyst, and no way to find out their main.

Why should CCP work to preserve this kind of playstyle?
If you are not in a conflict where your enemy can retaliate, why do you find it fun?
Should you be allowed to perform any activity in EVE without repercussions/consequences?
Why should you be allowed to use any method for scamming if you are completely detached from your PvP main?

I will respond and edit this better for you later. Right now I am doing a press conference, which is also posted to the general discussion crowd in another thread.

The more chance your enemy has of winning the worse you are at pvp.

Show us on the wallet doll where Erotica1 touched you....

The poor defenceless carriers, drone BSs, ishtars, gilas, vexors, arbitrators, ishkurs, tristans and more! Won't somebody please think of the carriers, drone BSs, ishtars, gilas, vexors, arbitrators, ishkurs, tristans and more?!

They did occasionally attack military ships, just not very often. Most pirate ships could give any naval vessel on it's own a run for it's money and then some. They went after traders not because they were easy targets, but because that's where the money was, or (quite often) they were ordered to. Many pirates/privateers weren't independent outlaws, but were private contractors that work for their respective governments to harass the enemies supply lines during times of "peace."

The main goal of of pirates rarely was, or even still is, the kill, or even the plunder. It was then the prize money given to them for every ship they brought back. in modern piracy, it's the ransom money.

You're playing to the fantasy of high seas piracy, not to the reality.

I just pee.

Marvel at my PvP-ness!

I actually addressed some of your questions in my press conference. The TL/DR version is:

1. I am a terrible pilot and lose ships all the time. Look at my killboard. Note my terrible fits and some of the locations, far from Jita.

2. I did propose some ideas for adjustments to Concord and ganking, as well as freighter fitting. I think you would like some of my ideas and some gankers will be pissed for what I had to say- but they are some honest ideas of mine I'd like seeing debated.

3. I did address my disdain for scammers or other spammers for rolling characters to evade blocks. I have done well by building a brand despite the thousands of blocks. I also proposed some ideas for debate (that I have previously brought up on the forums) for a sort of spam tax and ad cost which would totally change Jita, quite possibly costing me billions. But even though it may cost me, I still think would improve the game for more people than it would negatively affect me.

4. I support the sandbox and all playstyles- or rather all activities, even if I have strong opinions personally on some.


*edit* Thanks for the good questions. I look forward to discussing these and others live with you sometime.

Warm Regards,

-Ero

In practically 100% of the PvP fights I participate in, my enemy has big weapons and powerful friends on his side, so powerful that I always lose my ship. My ~elite PvP~ skills however are so good that I always come out ahead in the ISK war!