These forums have been archived and are now read-only.

The new forums are live and can be found at https://forums.eveonline.com/

EVE General Discussion

 
  • Topic is locked indefinitely.
 

Why do you pod kill?
Author
Previous Topic Next Topic
Psychotic Monk
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#41 - 2012-08-30 20:15:11 UTC
Because for some reason people often get extremely mad when you kill their pod, even if there wasn't much in it as far as implants.

Belligerent Undesirables Selling Griefer Immunity
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#42 - 2012-08-30 20:29:03 UTC
Lilianna Star wrote:
Seems impractical to me. Wouldn't you rather force them to wait until they get back to their station so it takes longer to get back into a ship? Increasing your chances of surviving?



One may do more damage with a podkill than the ship kill.


Plus its kind of fun

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Lawrence of Aridia
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#43 - 2012-08-30 20:39:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Lawrence of Aridia
People do it as a public service.

To a Freighter pilot, pods ae just another navigational hazard that needs to be cleared from our path.

Thank you, good people of New Eden, thank you.
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#44 - 2012-08-30 20:56:51 UTC
because he deserves it for being stupid.
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#45 - 2012-08-30 20:57:51 UTC
Malcanis wrote:
One may do more damage with a podkill than the ship kill.


Plus its kind of fun
so true. :D
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#46 - 2012-08-30 20:59:21 UTC
Psychotic Monk wrote:
Because for some reason people often get extremely mad when you kill their pod, even if there wasn't much in it as far as implants.

That's not true at all in my experience.

around 570 pods killed, but less than a handfull complaints.

No i won't post single responses, that's the last one. ^_^
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#47 - 2012-08-30 21:03:03 UTC
Yes we can.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.

I'm in it for the money

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12
Verone
Veto Corp
#48 - 2012-08-30 22:53:42 UTC
Because I love the noise it makes.

Pirate

Verone CEO & Executor Veto Corp WWW.VETO-CORP.COM
lanyaie
Nocturnal Romance
Cynosural Field Theory.
#49 - 2012-08-30 23:08:07 UTC
I don't, my skiff takes too long to lock. A pod

Spaceprincess

People who put passwords on char bazaar Eveboards are the worst.
Piugattuk
Litla Sundlaugin
#50 - 2012-08-30 23:17:24 UTC
if I'm in null I'm probably a long way from home and I DEMAND the pod express home, that BS I have kill myself in order to FEDEX myself.
tgl3
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#51 - 2012-08-30 23:27:06 UTC
When I roam to null, I also request to be podded out when my ship inevitably explodes. 30j in a pod is TEDIOUS, don't you know? I feel I'm doing my target a service.
Also, corpses.
OK, mostly corpses. You should see my hanger tab in my POS...
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#52 - 2012-08-30 23:48:18 UTC
Because sick demented people pay large sums of ISK for a frozen corpse.
Methesda
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#53 - 2012-08-31 00:41:08 UTC
Lilianna Star wrote:
Anslo wrote:
Confirming Eve Community consists of psychopathic murderers.


Nah, just trolls.



Trolls and naive bears.

Eve is about the journey.  If you are so focused on making money, that you insist on having the tools to make it be made as autonomous and easy as possible, then you are never going to have as much fun as I will.
Hiyora Akachi
Blood Alcohol Content
T O P S H E L F
#54 - 2012-08-31 01:05:56 UTC
Because pod killing someone can sometimes cost them more than losing their ship did.
Sabrina Solette
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#55 - 2012-08-31 01:09:54 UTC
Lilianna Star wrote:
Seems impractical to me. Wouldn't you rather force them to wait until they get back to their station so it takes longer to get back into a ship? Increasing your chances of surviving?



Yeah, I understand what you're saying but, when someone's pod killed the station they end up in might be no where near you.

As for surviving they usually hit soft targets anyway (if high-sec) so there's not much risk to them.
MadMuppet
Critical Mass Inc
#56 - 2012-08-31 02:01:28 UTC
I kill pods because Kevin McCarthy showed me they were dangerous!

This message brought to you by Experience(tm). When common sense fails you, experience will come to the rescue. Experience(tm) from the makers of CONCORD.

"If you are part of the problem, you will be nerfed." -MadMuppet
Thor Kerrigan
Guardians of Asceticism
#57 - 2012-08-31 02:11:31 UTC
I have a shady contact who pays good ISK for fresh corpses. Bonus pay if female.

How else would I collect corpses?
Mocam
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#58 - 2012-08-31 02:19:03 UTC
Baphommet wrote:
In a game where nearly all wealth is player controlled, it is easy to defend the idea that reducing my enemies' wealth increases mine in a relative way.

If I could burn all of everyone's assets, my Stabber would make me the king of space.


Just roll up another alt. In this game, that will net you far more gains than blowing something up with any "relative wealth" adjustments.

As to the OP:

3 primary reasons:

1) Tactical. It removes "eyes" from an area and such.

2) Killmail score keepers (the KB huggers as they are known).

3) Grief - the griefer mindset. The more they can cause misery/grief to others, the happier they are.

Other rare reasons -
-- bounties on players are paid on pod-kills, not ship kills.
-- AFK pilot - warn; then pop the ship, warn again; then pop the pod to remove a "freebie kill" from opponents during war or PvP roams (falls under #1 above but not thought of as such by many).
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#59 - 2012-08-31 02:35:53 UTC
Practical Reason: Force off field, material denial (kill the pod, kill the imps on the pod), disproves any doubts that you have an agressive mentallity (i.e., you'ld be willing to kill a pod rather than showing mercy and letting him go)

Non-Practical Reason: Add insult to injury

To sum it up, like George Carlin once said, "Because they're pests...and it's fun!"Twisted

"Tomahawks?"

"----in' A, right?"

"Trouble is, those things cost like a million and a half each."

"----, you pay me half that and I'll hump in some c4 and blow the ---- out of it my own damn self."
Ensign X
#60 - 2012-08-31 03:23:14 UTC
... because the owner of the pod just tried to kill me.