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Cargo scanning pods....
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rofflesausage
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-08-11 22:26:00 UTC
Should show what implants the pilot has. Useful for ransoms.
General Guardian
Perkone
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-08-11 22:30:46 UTC
Nope, this would make it far too easy for pirates to decide which pods to simply let go of so as not to get a big standings hit by killing the empty ones
General Guardian
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-08-11 22:32:07 UTC
Oh, and every nice pod in high sec would be ganked within a month lol
Domanique Altares
Rifterlings
#4 - 2013-08-11 22:40:48 UTC
Why scan them? Ransom them all, or don't. If they don't pay, detonate the ******* thing.
rofflesausage
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-08-11 23:03:15 UTC  |  Edited by: rofflesausage
General Guardian wrote:
Nope, this would make it far too easy for pirates to decide which pods to simply let go of so as not to get a big standings hit by killing the empty ones


That's kinda the point. Most people who are not -10 won't take the security hit for a empty shuttle. They know the shuttle is worthless and can scan the cargo for it's value. No such option with pods.

General Guardian wrote:
Oh, and every nice pod in high sec would be ganked within a month lol


Only if AFK with a head full of expensive implants. At which point: Good.

Domanique Altares wrote:
Why scan them? Ransom them all, or don't. If they don't pay, detonate the ******* thing.


Because there is no way of knowing how to value the ransom. You can ransom a ship based off its sale value. You have no way to ransom someone and their implants and know an appropriate value.
Maximus Aerelius
PROPHET OF ENIGMA
#6 - 2013-08-12 13:30:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Maximus Aerelius
No...

And simply because you want the "Easy To Calculate Ransom" button. It's a ship scanner not a body scanner...i.e. it shows you what is fitted to or in the ship the same as if your physically inspected the ship.

If you physically inspect my body (I thank you very much Blink) you wouldn't see what implants I have as they are in my head.

Set your ransom, send it to the ransomed person, get lolled at by the ransomed party, adjust ransom and resubmit before they give you a big fat ...|. or vOv.

HTH

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Alundil
Rolled Out
#7 - 2013-08-12 20:37:54 UTC
Maximus Aerelius wrote:
No...

And simply because you want the "Easy To Calculate Ransom" button. It's a ship scanner not a body scanner...i.e. it shows you what is fitted to or in the ship the same as if your physically inspected the ship.

HTH



Yup

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Hallvardr
#8 - 2013-08-13 01:05:38 UTC
My GF's implants are 36D ... does that mean she is a target ? I know I gank her all the time ...