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'Squirrel Fishing' needs to be banned!
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FDIC Agent
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-02-21 21:55:07 UTC
For those of you who don't know, squirrel fishing is using a cyno and a sling bubble to trap pilots who go to investigate the situation. What is becoming alarmingly out of control is using this next to a deathstar pos with hundreds of abandoned drones at the edge of the sling bubble. So if being dragged through the pos shield wasnt enough, the drones will decloak you. Effectively creating a trap that can not be countered. What makes things even worse is they use this very pos as a midpoint for their jump freighters.

So, in order to stop their effort free logistics we warp cyno dictors to the cynos to catch the jump freighters only to find out it is nothing but that stupid bait cyno. Another issue is they runs the bait cyno for hours and hours, day after day. So much that eventually no one bothers to check it out anymore. So their jump freighters are even more safe because everyone assumes the cyno for the jump freighter is bait.

Something needs to be done.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#2 - 2013-02-21 22:00:23 UTC
Im trying to make a serious troll response...but im laughing too hard at you for falling for one of the oldest traps in the book.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
De'Veldrin
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-02-21 22:03:16 UTC
FDIC Agent wrote:
For those of you who don't know, squirrel fishing is using a cyno and a sling bubble to trap pilots who go to investigate the situation. What is becoming alarmingly out of control is using this next to a deathstar pos with hundreds of abandoned drones at the edge of the sling bubble. So if being dragged through the pos shield wasnt enough, the drones will decloak you. Effectively creating a trap that can not be countered. What makes things even worse is they use this very pos as a midpoint for their jump freighters.

So, in order to stop their effort free logistics we warp cyno dictors to the cynos to catch the jump freighters only to find out it is nothing but that stupid bait cyno. Another issue is they runs the bait cyno for hours and hours, day after day. So much that eventually no one bothers to check it out anymore. So their jump freighters are even more safe because everyone assumes the cyno for the jump freighter is bait.

Something needs to be done.


So they have come up with an effective way to protect their logistics ships, by convincing you to avoid their cynos. I agree something needs to be done. They need a freakin' medal.

De'Veldrin's Corollary (to Malcanis' Law): Any idea that seeks to limit the ability of a large nullsec bloc to do something in the name of allowing more small groups into sov null will inevitably make it that much harder for small groups to enter sov null.
Whitehound
#4 - 2013-02-21 22:05:15 UTC
FDIC Agent wrote:
Something needs to be done.

Yeah, you need to shut up and learn to play the game.

Loss is meaningful. Therefore is the loss of meaning likewise meaningful. It is the source of all trolling.
Marlona Sky
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-02-21 22:07:28 UTC
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#6 - 2013-02-21 22:12:33 UTC
FDIC Agent wrote:
For those of you who don't know, squirrel fishing is using a cyno and a sling bubble to trap pilots who go to investigate the situation. What is becoming alarmingly out of control is using this next to a deathstar pos with hundreds of abandoned drones at the edge of the sling bubble. So if being dragged through the pos shield wasnt enough, the drones will decloak you. Effectively creating a trap that can not be countered. What makes things even worse is they use this very pos as a midpoint for their jump freighters.

So, in order to stop their effort free logistics we warp cyno dictors to the cynos to catch the jump freighters only to find out it is nothing but that stupid bait cyno. Another issue is they runs the bait cyno for hours and hours, day after day. So much that eventually no one bothers to check it out anymore. So their jump freighters are even more safe because everyone assumes the cyno for the jump freighter is bait.

Something needs to be done.



Alas, there's no code fix for dumb

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

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Ila Dace
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2013-02-21 22:13:28 UTC
Stegas Tyrano
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-02-21 22:15:01 UTC
Is this not a good example of emergent gameplay?

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Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#9 - 2013-02-21 22:15:44 UTC
Toku Jiang
Jiang Laboratories and Discovery
#10 - 2013-02-21 22:22:36 UTC
Hmmm this sounds like a fun idea really. I can see hundreds of POS's going up right now just for lulz.
Marlona Sky
State War Academy
Caldari State
#11 - 2013-02-21 22:22:48 UTC
Word of advice for OP. Your biggest problem is using flimsy destroyers to investigate. I suggest using a carrier to scout the cyno out.
Azami Nevinyrall
172.0.0.1
#12 - 2013-02-21 22:24:52 UTC
Must be good....Can't troll....Must be good....Can't troll....

...
Felicity Love
Doomheim
#13 - 2013-02-21 22:30:00 UTC
Priceless. Lol

"EVE is dying." -- The Four Forum Trolls of the Apocalypse.   ( Pick four, any four. They all smell.  )
RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
#14 - 2013-02-21 22:37:26 UTC
ITT: Fish complains that Hooks hurt and Bait is false advertising.

"It's easy to speak for the silent majority. They rarely object to what you put into their mouths." -Abrazzar "the risk of having your day ruined by other people is the cornerstone with which EVE was built" -CCP Solomon
Dyvim Slorm
Coven of the Morrigan
#15 - 2013-02-21 22:41:36 UTC
I nearly spilt my beer laughing. OP should be more careful where he sticks his nose (or ship) Big smile
Varesk
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2013-02-21 22:43:58 UTC
they really should put a directional scanner in the game so you can warp to a planet by the cyno and scan.
Aker Krane
OMEGADYNE LABS
Rising Darkness
#17 - 2013-02-21 22:44:35 UTC
I have not heard of this tactic before now.

There is soooo much awesome to it -- there are no words!

Spectacular!
AFK Hauler
State War Academy
#18 - 2013-02-21 22:46:53 UTC
This is going places....



fast
Mortimer Civeri
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2013-02-21 22:51:38 UTC
Oooh! That is going in my goodie bag. Thanks for the tip OP! Will do this later.

"I don't know which is worse, ...that everyone has his price, or that the price is always so low." Calvin
Reicine Ceer
State War Academy
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-02-21 22:55:06 UTC
I tend not to go to null much (too much stuff i cba with) but surely its just like hisec and lowsec, in that you can select "Warp to within X km"?

Wouldn't warping to 100km mean you're outside the bubble's pull range?
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