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Blockade Runners – now safe transporters or suicide ships?
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Terrorfrodo
Interbus Universal
#1 - 2012-12-04 14:23:15 UTC
So blockade runners are now unscannable by cargo scanners. But what will this mean? Will suicide gankers ignore those ships? Or will they rather blow up every Viator they see because they think there must be incredibly valuable stuff inside?

Please go forth and do some field tests, then report back here. In the name of science :)

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Adriel Malakai
Shoulda Checked Local
Break-A-Wish Foundation
#2 - 2012-12-04 14:24:24 UTC
Terrorfrodo wrote:
So blockade runners are now unscannable by cargo scanners. But what will this mean? Will suicide gankers ignore those ships? Or will they rather blow up every Viator they see because they think there must be incredibly valuable stuff inside?

Please go forth and do some field tests, then report back here. In the name of science :)


I like to kill them because they make pretty explosions and only require one tornado.
Spectre Wraith
Darwin Inc.
#3 - 2012-12-04 14:29:52 UTC
They should have a 90% of exploding when passing through Niarja or Uedema, as I have a vested interest in them burning in flames.

Dear lord, please help me deal with the insufferable....
Ginger Barbarella
#4 - 2012-12-04 14:29:58 UTC
Adriel Malakai wrote:
Terrorfrodo wrote:
So blockade runners are now unscannable by cargo scanners. But what will this mean? Will suicide gankers ignore those ships? Or will they rather blow up every Viator they see because they think there must be incredibly valuable stuff inside?

Please go forth and do some field tests, then report back here. In the name of science :)


I like to kill them because they make pretty explosions and only require one tornado.


It's cute how you guys try and try and never seem to get a lock on mine... P

"Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac
Charles Case
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2012-12-04 14:31:02 UTC
They're safer now.
Raban Inkura
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-12-04 14:33:18 UTC
The orca could get away with it since it has 100k+ EHP, the blocade runners have <10k for the most part.
It will cost you less than 10m to blow a AP BR worth 140mil +fitting up, to see what it has inside.

Even if the hold is empty, the cloak will pay for most of the gank cost if it drops.

go CCP!
Wivabel
Federal Defense Union
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-12-04 14:39:15 UTC
can warp cloaked ............................................................................ if you get ganked you are very unlucky or autopiloting in which case you deserve it.


I like ships with a stupid tax hehe

I am not sure if I am going to log in anymore.......
Spectre Wraith
Darwin Inc.
#8 - 2012-12-04 14:42:07 UTC
Charles Case wrote:
They're safer now.


Agree 100%!

Dear lord, please help me deal with the insufferable....
Terrorfrodo
Interbus Universal
#9 - 2012-12-04 14:44:01 UTC
The trend seems not to be good for the Blockade Runners. Now let's see if the game warriors live up to the threats of the forum warriors :)

Myself, I actually never transport really valuable stuff with my Viator, I use CovOps or Recons instead. Viator is for bulkier items with no great value if I have to go through low, null or w-space. But of course the gankers can't know that.

If Blockade Runners are now routinely killed on undocking, they'll become obsolete and CCP's plans will once again have backfired.

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Sturmwolke
#10 - 2012-12-04 14:49:24 UTC
Sure it's safe. It's a Greyscale! ®
Jack Mayhem
Kaer Industries
#11 - 2012-12-04 14:57:14 UTC
Actually Crane looks pretty good for transporting valuable BPOs.


EHP: 43.3k (51.8k overheated)
Align time: 4.1s

[Crane, max tank]
Damage Control II
Local Hull Conversion Inertial Stabilizers I

EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II

Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Korinne
The Partisan Brigade
#12 - 2012-12-04 19:45:21 UTC
It's just gonna make blockade runners KOS for gankers, after all, it is a literal loot pinata now, oh the mystery of it!
Rengerel en Distel
#13 - 2012-12-04 19:54:41 UTC
Jack Mayhem wrote:
Actually Crane looks pretty good for transporting valuable BPOs.


EHP: 43.3k (51.8k overheated)
Align time: 4.1s

[Crane, max tank]
Damage Control II
Local Hull Conversion Inertial Stabilizers I

EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II

Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I


Most of those instalock alpha strikes won't come with you having those mods online.

With the increase in shiptoasting, the Report timer needs to be shortened.
Some Rando
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2012-12-04 19:56:57 UTC
Rengerel en Distel wrote:
Most of those instalock alpha strikes won't come with you having those mods online.

Not to mention all the **** he added to make insta-locking even easier. Probably doesn't make a huge difference, but why help the guys who are trying to kill you?

CCP has no sense of humour.
Mai Khumm
172.0.0.1
#15 - 2012-12-04 19:58:45 UTC
Jack Mayhem wrote:
Actually Crane looks pretty good for transporting valuable BPOs.


EHP: 43.3k (51.8k overheated)
Align time: 4.1s

[Crane, max tank]
Damage Control II
Local Hull Conversion Inertial Stabilizers I

EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II

Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

[Crane, insta warp]
30k EHP, 15.5 AU/s warp speed.
0.8 secs align time. (depending on gate I'm in warp still cloaked.)

Lows:
???
???

Mids:
???
???
???
???

High:
Covert Ops Cloak

Rigs:
???
???

Implants: (Very important)
???
???
???

2 years with the same Crane puttering around high/low/null. Gank it to see this fit!
(someone came close one day.)
Ocih
Space Mermaids
#16 - 2012-12-04 20:07:51 UTC
The biggest threat I have in a Prorat is concord decloaking me.
Urgg Boolean
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2012-12-04 20:14:57 UTC
If by safer, you mean flying in Hi Sec, yes, I guess so. Since they can't be scanned, the ganker won't know if your cargo is worth the Concord response. They are no safer in lowsec where they will blow you up just becasue you were stupid enough to decloak.

They are very very safe anywhere if you simply fly using the same tactics I use in low sec: cloak between every stargate. That is the entire purpose of blackade runners.
sabre906
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2012-12-04 20:27:22 UTC
They should have made DST unscannable instead, and buff their grid while at it...
KIller Wabbit
MEME Thoughts
#19 - 2012-12-04 20:41:31 UTC
With anchored cans spammed on gate warp paths - suicide for sure
Sergeant Acht Scultz
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#20 - 2012-12-04 20:44:03 UTC
Terrorfrodo wrote:
So blockade runners are now unscannable by cargo scanners. But what will this mean? Will suicide gankers ignore those ships? Or will they rather blow up every Viator they see because they think there must be incredibly valuable stuff inside?

Please go forth and do some field tests, then report back here. In the name of science :)



If the salvage is worth enough of a couple blaster catalysts then whatever you might get on drops it's only bonus.

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