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Do you leave your victims alive?
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Hetalia Villen
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#41 - 2014-02-11 22:38:01 UTC
So for those of you that ransom pods, what would your usual/generic ransom figures be?

(I'm only new to my life of piracy and don't want to waste time basically)


But to answer the initial question, yes podding is a lovable offence, i love the smell of pod goo in the morning! Lol

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Farsiris Arbosa
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#42 - 2014-02-14 03:52:52 UTC
Farsiris Arbosa wrote:
I personally leave them alive. I'm in it for the profit, and capsules don't drop any loot. I have no practical reason to kill their clone too.


Perhaps I should elaborate.

I have a setting on my Overview sets so that it marks people with a bounty on their head with a white skull against a black background. If they don't have that skull, they're in the clear. If there's a bounty...I'll be all over that

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Your Dad Naked
Doomheim
#43 - 2014-02-16 13:17:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Your Dad Naked
Farsiris Arbosa wrote:
Farsiris Arbosa wrote:
I personally leave them alive. I'm in it for the profit, and capsules don't drop any loot. I have no practical reason to kill their clone too.


Perhaps I should elaborate.

I have a setting on my Overview sets so that it marks people with a bounty on their head with a white skull against a black background. If they don't have that skull, they're in the clear. If there's a bounty...I'll be all over that

Still, if you can at least ransom their pod why not? As you said you're looking to kill the pod if you can get ISK out of it (bounty). Ransoming isn't even killing it.

EDIT: For all I know you do ransom, I see now I've misread your post a bit. Derp.
Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#44 - 2014-02-17 19:44:48 UTC
I fear I have spent too much time in null, for even in hisec I find myself beset with the urge to explode these pods I see flying around without a care in the world...
nzane
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#45 - 2014-02-19 13:51:58 UTC
If I have enough time to lock and point them because they didn't spam warp then they deserve what they get Pirate
Kristopher Rocancourt
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#46 - 2014-02-19 14:42:06 UTC
yes. pods are too much sec loss.

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djentropy Ovaert
The Conference Elite
Safety.
#47 - 2014-02-20 02:52:03 UTC
NBSI

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Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#48 - 2014-02-20 20:33:00 UTC
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Gully Alex Foyle
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#49 - 2014-02-22 02:21:09 UTC
One time I even willingly sacrificed a T1 frig to lowsec gate guns just to shoot at a random neutral pod.

Yes, it was empty. Still, no regrets. Pod 'em all!

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Savnire Jacitu
Undead Retirement Crypt
#50 - 2014-02-22 18:32:42 UTC
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Jared Lennox
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#51 - 2014-02-22 23:04:49 UTC
Farsiris Arbosa wrote:
Once you've finish off someone's ship, do you let them escape in their capsule, or do you add insult to injury and pod them?

I personally leave them alive. I'm in it for the profit, and capsules don't drop any loot. I have no practical reason to kill their clone too.


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Sean Parisi
Blackrise Vanguard
#52 - 2014-02-23 00:35:52 UTC  |  Edited by: Sean Parisi
I hope my victims wake up in a new clone. Just as if it was a passing nightmare
Toraa Claw
Void Ninja Scavengers
DammFam
#53 - 2014-02-23 01:11:17 UTC
Farsiris Arbosa wrote:
Once you've finish off someone's ship, do you let them escape in their capsule, or do you add insult to injury and pod them?

I personally leave them alive. I'm in it for the profit, and capsules don't drop any loot. I have no practical reason to kill their clone too.


money is made by ransoming. hold pod.. ransom.

if they don't pay.. end them. Simple.

Disastro
Wrecking Shots
#54 - 2014-02-23 01:34:18 UTC
Farsiris Arbosa wrote:
Once you've finish off someone's ship, do you let them escape in their capsule, or do you add insult to injury and pod them?

I personally leave them alive. I'm in it for the profit, and capsules don't drop any loot. I have no practical reason to kill their clone too.


Capsules pay ransoms. If they have implants folks will (sometimes) pay you not to pod them. Just scramble em and open convo. The worst they can do is say FU. Then you pod them.
paritybit
Solarmark
#55 - 2014-02-24 18:49:46 UTC
I'm in agreement with the other pilot who said ransom > kill; this counts for both ships and capsules. Unfortunately, some ships are just too difficult to ransom and I have to settle for catching the pod.

Hetalia Villen wrote:
So for those of you that ransom pods, what would your usual/generic ransom figures be?


The answer to this is that it's highly dependent on the situation.

If you're ransoming a ship, pay attention to what the ship is, the cost of the hull, the likeliest fit (check the last loss if you can) and insurance payout. A good starting point is usually the cost of the hull because they'll have to pay that for a new one anyway, plus the cost of the fittings. It will probably go down from there.

If you're ransoming a capsule, pay attention to the age of the pilot and what they just lost. Ransom an older pilot who just lost a pirate cruiser starts out a lot higher than a month-old player who just lost a Venture. I tend to start off with 100,000,000, 30,000,000, 10,000,000 or 3,000,000 and work my way from there to a mutually agreeable sum.
Evergreen Max
Doomheim
#56 - 2014-02-25 18:58:45 UTC
As for me, I pod those who were impolite or didn't pay the ransom. I guess that's fair.
Katherine Raven
ALTA Industries
Intergalactic Conservation Movement
#57 - 2014-02-25 20:21:13 UTC
Zappity wrote:

Having said that, no-one should ever pod me because that would be unfair. My last pod loss was due to spamming the wrong button!


I can see it now. "ORBIT ORBIT ORBIT ORBIT crap I'm in station."
El Geo
Warcrows
THE OLD SCHOOL
#58 - 2014-02-25 22:27:27 UTC
I've let tonnes of folks go on account of them being new or sometimes just not offering enough of a challenge, and i try to avoid podding people unless it is a tactical decision.

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Rumini
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#59 - 2014-02-25 22:39:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Rumini
Kill all pods. The working poor at the the clone service have families to feed. Do your part.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#60 - 2014-02-26 00:36:17 UTC
I always honor ransoms. 100%.

But if they are refused, I take the pod too, just to make my point.

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