EVE General Discussion

The game isn't about "blowing up spaceships." Some people may play for that...others may play to do trading or manufacturing...others may do collaborative PvE. CODE doesn't get to define the game as being solely about destruction. Nor do they get to denigrate people for being upset when months of their labor is destroyed due to a CRIMINAL suicide gank. If it was just about "pixels in a game" we wouldn't see so many folks rage here when nerfs to ganking are suggested. People are often emotionally invested in the fruits of their labor, and it's not unreasonable to experience emotional distress when such are destroyed, all the more so when such destruction takes place in contravention of the law.

Right, pilot.

Injustice has always deep emotional impacts.
When you establish the facts the weak was murdered
only for the pleasure of seeing him suffering, The Law
will accept to confront the terrible reality.

By the fire of damnation.

Be patient.
We are on the road.

First of him has been punished by our dogs of war.
He and his brothers will know this until they will find again the way
of positive security status.

TL;DR but as a nearly 11 year vet i'll post where I want... so STORY TIME!

Back in the year 2005/2006 my corp Net 7 was living in the Tew system We had made friends with another corp who moved to this area. Tew is a boarder system of providence, its about 5 jumps or so from the Kari pipe. And to the east is a section of low sec. We dabbled in low sec a bit and met a group of players that called themselves the DJTF or Derelik Joint Task Force. We had about six corps of various sizes that was an anti pirate group. Our goal at the time was to try and keep the low sec systems of Derelik clear of pirate activities.

We learned very fast that this was easier said then done. Ignoring that fact that a lot of us were inexperences in pvp at the time, and tended to get our asses handed to us, we also ran into game mechanic issues. There is no real way you can be anti pirate without becoming one yourself.

We had a list of people and groups we knew prayed on miners and haulers and would attack them freely. But it quickly made us pirates as well.

With the changes to bounty hunting and kill rights this task has now been made eaiser. But at the same time, being an anti-pirate is difficult. Personally I feel that concord should become a faction and you should eb able to join that faction and help police low sec areas. This would give new dynamics. I also feel that the bounting hunting mechanic needs to be looked at again. And as opposed to just grabing the kill right in space, there should be a market place where you can buy specific kill rights and hunt someone down after getting them.

But anyway. Can it be done without mechanics? yes. is it easy? no.

Woop Woop, sound of police.

On a serious note I had a blast while living in provi going round in my Polist pursuit Comet taking on reds. You should definatly try this some time OP.

Pretty hard to "police" or really hunt down pirates in high sec. CCP welfare protection gives pirates plenty of cover.

Aggress their red blinking ship on the gate.. they jump through leaving you with a 30 second timer unable to chase behind.

They blow something up... they warp away instantly in a pod.

Wait for them to camp them at the station... CCP gives them immunity at the undock, just enough time to warp away.

Why do you think so many of them roam around so freely in destroyers looking for easy kills? They have a ton of protection on their side to do what they want.

So a new rebellion it is.

Do you have any plans already or a time table on how you will progress on your crusade against the legitimate government which is our Supreme Protector James 315 and the New Order of Highsec?

*Snip* Please refrain from personal attacks. ISD Ezwal.

Anyway, I am looking forward to a lot of goodfights, explosions and fun. Player created content is the best content, no matter on which side you are (actually that's not true, it's much more fun on our side).

See you in space
Agent Ima Wreckyou

Be sure we will consider your valorous stance and your offer, Police Comet capsuleer Epeen.

CODE has no value in our judgment.
But all confirmed negative status assassins of CODE will be judged by The Law like others.
Relevants facts will induce relevant punishments.

We are everywhere and nowhere.
We are Gallente, Caldari, Minmatar or Amarr today but will not tomorrow.
We are silence this day to be storm the next day.

Devils will not see and understand where the light of fire will come from.
No warning. No visible entity. No pain.
But no mercy nor compassion when capital firing squad will execute the sentence.

Keep your honor, confirmed negative status capsuleer.
The best number isn't the number of the beast.

I have removed a post containing a reply to an edited out part of the post it quoted.

If anyone thinks EVE's economy would work without destruction, I invite you to look at Archeage, where building a top tier Delphinad item takes (on average) 64 crafting attempts, each of which consumes well over 1000 labor points from crafting characters and many more from gatherers. If we assume it's a total of 120000 LP needed, that's about 100 days you need to remain subscribed.

Titans take less than half of that, and you can build thirty-three of them on one account at once.

But titan production cost is based upon them being a consumable, not a permanent, indestructible power upgrade.