EVE General Discussion

Actually it is a sound philosophy. Action through non-action, whole Chinese philosohies built around it. Good stuff.

The real 'problem' with the act of suicide ganking is that its an action inside of a game system. One thats not responding to the increased threat activity of late in a more active fashion. The solutions, as they were, should be examined thru an in character point of view, IMO.

Simple fact is that any real local authorities/governments would not put up with these brazen acts of piracy. They would step up policing action in hot spots and be more proactive in defending law abiding citizenry. Things we should be seeing would be active patrolling of locations where there is mining and an increased amount of criminal activity as well as a more robust police response.

The other in character action I could easily see happening - and am surprised I haven't seen it posted yet - is some sort of class action lawsuit by pilots against the manufacturers of the Hulk, or at least a demand for a new and improved model.

As advertised, the hulk is supposedly "...far more resilient, better able to handle the dangers of deep space..." . This, in light of recent events, would seem to be a gross over estimation of its capabilities. If a vessel thats totted as being 'resilient' is being dismantled by a few million ISK worth of low tech frigates and the sort, then maybe the Hulk needs to be sent back to the drawing board ?

there's the small matter of your stuff.....

Engage brain, don't get suicided.

I have yet to die to one after playing nearly 6 years.

I'm so pleased to see you're still preoccupied with small matters. How fitting.

The simple real life fact is that if 10000 people decided to invade a community of 500 it would be stomped out of existence before any authorities could intervene.

I agree, it's absolutely the miners that won't work together or put effort into their endeavors that are to blame for suicide gankers getting to blow up massive amounts of ships "risk" free.

In light of this "revelation" it seems rather pointless for someone to start a thread to complain about a situation they have themselves helped create, doesn't it?

Hmm I suppose you are right. I guess this thread bled in with all the other suicide gank threads I've skimmed which did contain complaints. I humbly apologize and retract my last post.

Furthermore, the OPs observation that not playing the game IS a foolproof way of not being suicide ganked, is sound. However as an observation of my own, his observation is so obvious on it's face value I question why he thought it at all valuable to make it in the first place.

Ganking is such a hot topic it's certain to get the trolls out in force.

Personally I see nothing wrong practice short of it being unsporting and in bad form, however preying on the week and defensless (ignorant, stupid, careless) is just Darwin's way of sorting out the bulls from the cows. In this way CCP has the right of the mechanic. I would suggest Concord should POD in High Sec and it would likely cut down on some of ganking. I won't suggest it becuase frankly I refuse to coddle those which Darwin would so readily dispose of.

Being ganked is lesson that must be learned by some and I imagine those who have been ganked are likely to remember being taught. As Tippia has stated in this thread there are many ways to avoid the unpleasantness of being ganked too many to bother listing frankly. The fault is not in the mechanic but in the user, this is where most problems lie IMO. Its not usually the app but the 8 inches between ones ears that tend cause the most problems for folks.

But for someone those are promotions .. so go figure.