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dueling and webbing freighter in hisec
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Sabotaged
Veritas Vincit
#1 - 2013-04-23 10:50:05 UTC
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?
Velicitia
XS Tech
#2 - 2013-04-23 10:51:11 UTC
yes

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
Meritsa
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-04-23 10:53:29 UTC
Sabotaged wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?


Nice idea! It's gonna be fixed next week, but yeah you can totally do that :)

:P
culo duro
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-04-23 11:03:28 UTC
SHHHH Don't tell people my evil plan!

I've starting blogging http://www.epvpc.blogspot.com 
pussnheels
Viziam
#5 - 2013-04-23 11:43:20 UTC
ask yourself , would you really invite a complete stranger to come and web your freighter

i m going to forward the first freighter pilot who does this for the Darwin awards

I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#6 - 2013-04-23 11:44:46 UTC
pussnheels wrote:
ask yourself , would you really invite a complete stranger to come and web your freighter

i m going to forward the first freighter pilot who does this for the Darwin awards


You these things called friends.
pussnheels
Viziam
#7 - 2013-04-23 11:48:09 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
pussnheels wrote:
ask yourself , would you really invite a complete stranger to come and web your freighter

i m going to forward the first freighter pilot who does this for the Darwin awards


You these things called friends.

even then , do you remember one of the first things they teach you on EvE Do not trust anyone

I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#8 - 2013-04-23 11:50:08 UTC
pussnheels wrote:

even then , do you remember one of the first things they teach you on EvE Do not trust anyone


That only applies to scrubs, I trust everyone in my corp.
Rengerel en Distel
#9 - 2013-04-23 11:52:22 UTC
pussnheels wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
pussnheels wrote:
ask yourself , would you really invite a complete stranger to come and web your freighter

i m going to forward the first freighter pilot who does this for the Darwin awards


You these things called friends.

even then , do you remember one of the first things they teach you on EvE Do not trust anyone


It's almost like the OP said "alt" in his post for a reason.

With the increase in shiptoasting, the Report timer needs to be shortened.
Ritsum
Perkone
Caldari State
#10 - 2013-04-23 11:52:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Ritsum
Sabotaged wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?



Or you know, if you have friends in your corp you could ask them nicely to help you... That is if you don't just afk autopilot your freighter like most do and end up losing it.

Edit: Or get your alt in the same corp?

Play EvE how you want to play it and do not let others dictate how you play. Evolve your playstyle to protect yourself from others! Even in "PVE", "PVP" is there, lurking in the shadows.
Sobach
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2013-04-23 12:02:19 UTC
Rengerel en Distel wrote:
pussnheels wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
pussnheels wrote:
ask yourself , would you really invite a complete stranger to come and web your freighter

i m going to forward the first freighter pilot who does this for the Darwin awards


You these things called friends.

even then , do you remember one of the first things they teach you on EvE Do not trust anyone


It's almost like the OP said "alt" in his post for a reason.



Eve is so cutthroat, you can't trust your own alt.

You never know what your hand is going to do when it's on a separate account!
Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#12 - 2013-04-23 12:14:52 UTC
Sabotaged wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?


Wouldn't it be easier to just have both alts in the same fleet/corporation?

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

Fighting back is more fun than not.

Sticky: AFK Cloaking Thread It's not pretty, but it's there.
Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#13 - 2013-04-23 12:19:56 UTC
Sobach wrote:

Eve is so cutthroat, you can't trust your own alt.

You never know what your hand is going to do when it's on a separate account!


I'd probably shoot my hauler alt just to get on my own lossmail... Just in case I really get attacked. That way I can always claim it was part of some kind of elaborate plot to scam the hell out of some random dudes corporation.

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

Fighting back is more fun than not.

Sticky: AFK Cloaking Thread It's not pretty, but it's there.
James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#14 - 2013-04-23 12:25:26 UTC
Sabotaged wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?

Why exactly did you need to ask this question? If you know what a duel is, then the answer should have been obvious to you.

Enjoying the rain today? ;)
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#15 - 2013-04-23 12:33:17 UTC
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
Sabotaged wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?

Why exactly did you need to ask this question? If you know what a duel is, then the answer should have been obvious to you.


My only guess is he might have deatl with other games where "abuse of game mecanics" are enforced in a very different way. Some game would consider putting your freighter in combat to have it warp faster to be an abuse because the duel system was not put into palce to do this. This is all null and void in EVE of course where if you can do it, it's legit to do so.
Khoul Ay'd
The Affiliation
#16 - 2013-04-23 12:36:41 UTC
Sobach wrote:


Eve is so cutthroat, you can't trust your own alt.

You never know what your hand is going to do when it's on a separate account!


100% this! True story, my logi alt has died by the guns of my mission main more than once.What?

The things we do today we must live with forever.... Think about it
James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#17 - 2013-04-23 12:39:12 UTC  |  Edited by: James Amril-Kesh
Frostys Virpio wrote:
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
Sabotaged wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?

Why exactly did you need to ask this question? If you know what a duel is, then the answer should have been obvious to you.


My only guess is he might have deatl with other games where "abuse of game mecanics" are enforced in a very different way. Some game would consider putting your freighter in combat to have it warp faster to be an abuse because the duel system was not put into palce to do this. This is all null and void in EVE of course where if you can do it, it's legit to do so.

That's not entirely true, but for the vast majority of cases it is.
CCP will never declare webbing freighters an exploit, whether you use the dueling mechanic to do it or otherwise. It's not abuse.

Enjoying the rain today? ;)
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#18 - 2013-04-23 12:45:12 UTC
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
Frostys Virpio wrote:
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
Sabotaged wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?

Why exactly did you need to ask this question? If you know what a duel is, then the answer should have been obvious to you.


My only guess is he might have deatl with other games where "abuse of game mecanics" are enforced in a very different way. Some game would consider putting your freighter in combat to have it warp faster to be an abuse because the duel system was not put into palce to do this. This is all null and void in EVE of course where if you can do it, it's legit to do so.

That's not entirely true, but for the vast majority of cases it is.
CCP will never declare webbing freighters an exploit, whether you use the dueling mechanic to do it or otherwise. It's not abuse.


I know it's not an abuse in EVE. I was only showing why the question might of been asked. Some games have a track record of patching/hotfixing those creative use of game mecanics. CCP like seeing thier player look outside the box more than other developper.
Sola Mercury
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2013-04-23 12:48:43 UTC
Debora Tsung wrote:
Sabotaged wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere, but now that you can invite players to duel in hisec, is it possible to have an alt duel your freighter for the purposes of webbing it to jump faster between gates?


Wouldn't it be easier to just have both alts in the same fleet/corporation?

Except a NPC corp wouldn't help, and being in the same fleet wouldn't change a bit.
Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-04-23 13:02:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Debora Tsung
Sola Mercury wrote:
Debora Tsung wrote:
Wouldn't it be easier to just have both alts in the same fleet/corporation?

Except a NPC corp wouldn't help, and being in the same fleet wouldn't change a bit.


Noone's stopping him from creating his own corp... Except his fear of not yet existent wardecs...

It looks easier than going through the hassle of inviting his alt to a duel and accepting it every time he enters a system. Might even be faster...

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

Fighting back is more fun than not.

Sticky: AFK Cloaking Thread It's not pretty, but it's there.
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