EVE General Discussion

Sometimes you just have to learn how to read the tea leaves. Ignore the happy talk and PR - just look at what the DEVs do with their code.

For example: In 2012, CCP decided that they wanted more AFK mining, scripting, mass multiboxing and otherwise disengaged gameplay in EVE.

So they created the ultimate Lazy Boy Exhumer, made it fairly gank resistant, while buffing Concord and restricting gankers. Result? Mission accomplished! Solo player - multibox operations are multiplying, and bots are common. Ice prices are at all time lows. And miners (as a class) are as dumb as ever, fail fits even MORE common than I remember during HG V.

SO.....
...what did CCP intend for Crimewatch? For some, it is just a set of pretty icons and a new suspect flag.
For me, it was a clear message - etched in stone.

CCP wants more -10 suicide alts.

Life in highsec was supposed to be made more difficult for suicide gankers, and it was.....
......but ONLY if you intend to suicide gank with your 'highsec' main, and rat the penalties away.

If 'Kill Rights' are not dealt with, it could be very hard for a would-be ganker to do typical highsec activities, such as flying freighters, mining or missions for their duration. In fact, the risk is so high - some would argue that you would be stupid to even attempt it. CCP intends for all casual 'criminals' to be incapable of participating in normal highsec activity for up to 30 days.

On the other hand, NONE of these penalties affect the ubiquitous -10 suicide alt.....

1. Killrights?
Completely pointless, as they are already 'free' to engage, with or without Killrights. I notice my butthurt carebear victims still try to sell the worthless KR's to the public for ISK - in my judgement making them little better than a scammer, and deserving of the asskicking they got.

2. Increased sec status penalties for failed ganks if Crimewatch?
Pfffft. -10 alt don't care!!! Doesn't matter if you fired and missed, fired and killed, or Smartbombed and podded a crowd. There is no endless ratting in your future. That particular hell is for someone less.....specilized. For you? Just a 15 minute GCC 'timeout' before you reboard and the carnage continues. Score!

3. Bounties = New Insurance for suicide gankers
As I've stated before - suicide gankers' alts collect bounties - on themselves! Thus, Bounties are actually ADVANTAGEOUS for a -10 Alt. Simple as whoring your own killmail. Sure Concord did most of the work, but you reap the rewards. Best of all, THIS insurance has no premium. The carebears you GANKED paid it for you! So nice of them. I've collected 150M ISK of Whitehound's bounty cash - in just a few days.

What is the lesson?? Simple.
CCP wants players to perform suicide ganking in highsec with dedicated -10 alts, NOT 'generalist' characters.
Penalites were heaped upon one type of ganker, while life was actually improved for the other.

So, what are you waiting for? Who are you to deny the word of the Creator?
Roll up that alt today and start training for Catalysts and Light Neutron Blaster IIs. Pronto.
Adventure awaits.

Congratulations, you've just worked out what the New Order started doing 3 months ago.

A case of double stupid

I will have you know that Heretic Army has never given two ***** about any of the penalties you described. However, ganking became much harder now that exhumers have actual hitpoints. :( :(

-Liang

Only if it repels bad trolling attempts. If thats the case, I certainly need it.

So...the crimewatch system encourages the development of a subclass of people devoted exclusively to criminality, while discouraging normal citizens from engaging in said crimes?

Apt way of putting it.
Actually sounds kind of familiar. (*cough* gun control!)

In null...no one gives a **** if youre -10.
In low... only SOME people give a **** if youre -10.
In WH... no one gives a **** if youre -10, only that you are there in their hole.
In high... only -10 people give a **** if theyre -10, and the people who hunt -10s and concord.


Im trying to say "who gives a ****?"

Where is the candy?!

I want men with candy telling me to get in.

Quite brilliant, but wouldn't it be wise to just STFU about it and exploit it in silence? Your victims might stop placing those bounties....