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Countering AFK Clockers
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Ginger Barbarella
#61 - 2013-09-06 20:23:59 UTC
Clementina wrote:
It is not the AFK cloaker that you need to be worried about, But rather the cloaker that is not AFK.


Don't confuse the OP... Blink

"Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac
Belt Bitch
Doomheim
#62 - 2013-09-07 00:52:55 UTC
AFK Cloaker griefer should results in permanent ban from EVE.

Grief causing can make serious medical issue in stress for other player and against international cyber bully law
Baggo Hammers
#63 - 2013-09-07 00:54:47 UTC
That last post did it. 5/10

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
Klaus Hiesler
The Circus Corp
#64 - 2013-09-08 06:50:38 UTC
OMG THE TEARS OF THE BEARS not only am i getting paid to camp three systems now i have effectively lowered their index in said systems to one. Pluss I got one of them to pay me to leave which I did for about an hour lol. Please keep the tears flowing u can't stop me lol.
Morgan Torry
Arma Purgatorium
#65 - 2013-09-08 08:35:34 UTC
Belt ***** wrote:
AFK Cloaker griefer should results in permanent ban from EVE.

Grief causing can make serious medical issue in stress for other player and against international cyber bully law


This x100. So true. Would read again. CCP, please police us in this kindergarten entity we call the Internet!

Arma Purgatorium - What is Podded May Never Die
Abyss Azizora
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#66 - 2013-09-08 08:36:35 UTC
CassHudson wrote:
Countering AFK Clockers


Well since they are away from a clock I assume, I'd suggest a watch or phone to keep time with. Should solve it nicely.
The Great Leader
#67 - 2013-09-08 15:08:55 UTC
Minimize local, if you can't see them they won't bother you.

The voice of truth.
Dracvlad
Taishi Combine
Astral Alliance
#68 - 2013-09-08 19:31:05 UTC
The Great Leader wrote:
Minimize local, if you can't see them they won't bother you.




Stop playing Eve then they won't bother you either...

Stop operating in 0.0 and they will not bother you either...

Stay docked up and they will not bother you...

Stay in the POS and they will not bother you...

Rat in a Rifter and use a clone without implants and they will not bother you...

Move to another system and they will not bother you...

There you go a few more for you!

When the going gets tough the Gankers get their CSM rep to change mechanics in their favour.

Blocked: Teckos Pech, Sonya Corvinus, baltec1, Shae Tadaruwa, Wander Prian, Daichi Yamato, Jonah Gravenstein, Merin Ryskin, Linus Gorp
AFK Cloaker
Matari Exodus
#69 - 2013-09-09 01:32:00 UTC
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Zero Sum Gain
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOM
#70 - 2013-09-09 04:04:34 UTC
AFK Cloaker wrote:
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I almost didn't see you there.
Dracvlad
Taishi Combine
Astral Alliance
#71 - 2013-09-09 11:28:14 UTC
Zero Sum Gain wrote:
AFK Cloaker wrote:
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I almost didn't see you there.


Just minimize local...

When the going gets tough the Gankers get their CSM rep to change mechanics in their favour.

Blocked: Teckos Pech, Sonya Corvinus, baltec1, Shae Tadaruwa, Wander Prian, Daichi Yamato, Jonah Gravenstein, Merin Ryskin, Linus Gorp
Speedkermit Damo
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#72 - 2013-09-09 11:29:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Speedkermit Damo
Klaus Hiesleru wrote:
u can't stop me lol.


Which sums up perfectly, why it's broken

Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen.
Belt Bitch
Doomheim
#73 - 2013-09-09 14:09:15 UTC
This has gone on far too long where people using hacks and other mechanics to cause grief to other players for no good reason and no way to stop this. This must be against EULA and could be taken to court for enforcement or other reparations.

I am speaking here of that which is cloaking in blue space with no intent of play just to sit there all time and then kill our ship when we have no pvp settings to counter with. This AFK grief tactic is against rules and against intentions and must be made to stopped.


What now is to be done about this? perhaps international law needs looking to this issue? This is hard maked money spent on game only to be grieved by other player for no reason to violate rules.

Who is to help on this?
TheGunslinger42
All Web Investigations
#74 - 2013-09-09 14:45:58 UTC
Alexander Eisenhower wrote:
Please educate me bro cause I don't know of anyway to detect a cloaked ship other than to accidently bump into them.


See that window called local? That one. That lets you detect their presence in system 100% of the time with 100% accuracy for absolutely free.

Wait, you want MORE than that? You want to remove absolutely every little bit of uncertainty and risk there is in nullsec?

Sorry, nope!
Klaus Hiesler
The Circus Corp
#75 - 2013-09-09 15:10:43 UTC
Omg the tears lol he gonna sue someone I agree it's broken I just take advantage if it an make isk with no risk best mechanic in the game. An from time to time I get to whore on carebear kills. Funny thing about carebears their loot drop is almost always better than any npc in the game.
Janna Sway
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#76 - 2013-09-10 16:57:31 UTC
Another cloaking thread...
Alexander Eisenhower
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#77 - 2013-09-11 16:23:55 UTC
TheGunslinger42 wrote:
Alexander Eisenhower wrote:
Please educate me bro cause I don't know of anyway to detect a cloaked ship other than to accidently bump into them.


See that window called local? That one. That lets you detect their presence in system 100% of the time with 100% accuracy for absolutely free.

Wait, you want MORE than that? You want to remove absolutely every little bit of uncertainty and risk there is in nullsec?

Sorry, nope!


Did I say I wanted all risk removed? DID I?? DIIIIIDDDDD IIIIIII?????? NOOOOOO!!!!!!!! you pompous troll, i did not!
Bugsy VanHalen
Society of lost Souls
#78 - 2013-09-12 15:26:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Bugsy VanHalen
Humang wrote:
Its been done to death, please have a quick look with the search function next time
AFK Cloaking Thread Collection

Ah, but the thread title says AFK Clocking, not Cloaking, it seems we have derailed here.

By the way, WTF is AFK Clocking?? Something to do with timing AFK activities? Or is it using an alarm clock to get up right after down time to restart your AFK characters? Either way seems like a real waste of an account to me.

Seriously though, I could not care less. I just ignore them. If they are inactive, and actually AFK they are not a threat. Sure I may occasionally lose a ship when they return from AFK to scan me down in a site, but that is what Dscan is for. besides it is only a game, a PVP game. Why play a PVP game if you are afraid of PVP? If you want safe PVE go to high sec.

What do you do if there is a non afk Cloaker hunting you? You watch Dscan for probes, and you avoid them. Same principals apply. If you are not willing to risk your ship to random PVP then go back to high sec and leave LOW/NULL for those that actually want to PVP.
sparklybooboo
Tradors'R'us
IChooseYou Alliance
#79 - 2013-09-12 15:32:14 UTC  |  Edited by: sparklybooboo
I agree with the OP completely. This is an outrage that must be fixed immediately, or the game of EVE shall suffer the consequences! We will not stand for this injustice against man, and eve, kind. AFK clocking must be stopped now, or this game will be no more! I will formally construct a letter of complaint to CCP for their shortsightedness on this issue, and will work to my absolute fullest extent to stop AFK clocking in its tracks! We will not falter, and we will not fail.
TheGunslinger42
All Web Investigations
#80 - 2013-09-12 15:40:20 UTC
Alexander Eisenhower wrote:
TheGunslinger42 wrote:
Alexander Eisenhower wrote:
Please educate me bro cause I don't know of anyway to detect a cloaked ship other than to accidently bump into them.


See that window called local? That one. That lets you detect their presence in system 100% of the time with 100% accuracy for absolutely free.

Wait, you want MORE than that? You want to remove absolutely every little bit of uncertainty and risk there is in nullsec?

Sorry, nope!


Did I say I wanted all risk removed? DID I?? DIIIIIDDDDD IIIIIII?????? NOOOOOO!!!!!!!! you pompous troll, i did not!


Not directly, but calls to be able to find cloaked ships, or to determine whether they're afk, are by definition the removal of uncertainty and risk in nullsec.

Since local is currently extremely overpowered and a resident of a system can warp off and "get safe" before an adversary has even finished loading into system, the only options left are prolonged cloaking. If you nerf that ability, you remove ALL uncertainty and risk.

Of course, no one directly says "remove all uncertainty and risk", they are dishonest about it and make elaborate smokescreens. I'm here to expose the truth.