These forums have been archived and are now read-only.

The new forums are live and can be found at https://forums.eveonline.com/

Missions & Complexes

 
  • Topic is locked indefinitely.
 

was just ganked in a mission in low
Author
Previous Topic Next Topic
Shelom Severasse
The Disney World Federation
Fraternity.
#1 - 2014-04-17 21:39:26 UTC
not here to rage or rant or anything, and i realize the dude had combat probes, but, whenever i saved a wreck as a location and warped to it from outside the mission, i was always pulled to the beacon (trying to kite the rats etc).

i was roughly 150kms from the beacon and the dude landed right on top of me. is this normal game mechanics?
James Baboli
Warp to Pharmacy
#2 - 2014-04-17 21:49:16 UTC
It could be. If the mission had been completed and he then probed you down, it is easily possible that this is normal. If it was actually him decloaking after running to you in a covops, its easily possible even if the mission was not yet turned in. Without more info, its hard to say.

Talking more,

Flying crazier,

And drinking more

Making battleships worth the warp
Shelom Severasse
The Disney World Federation
Fraternity.
#3 - 2014-04-17 21:53:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Shelom Severasse
i was still running the mission; i think i was on the last wave of red crosses. im not sure. but ya, still running it, wasnt planning on salvaging after cuz i knew it was low sec and had a chance to get probed down

EDIT: he was in a cloaky proteus
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#4 - 2014-04-17 21:57:05 UTC
Depends on the mission. Some are in deadspace and some aren't. Were you behind an acceleration gate? If so, that would be highly unusual. If you weren't then he would indeed land right on top after probing you out.
Shelom Severasse
The Disney World Federation
Fraternity.
#5 - 2014-04-17 22:15:25 UTC
Zhilia Mann wrote:
Depends on the mission. Some are in deadspace and some aren't. Were you behind an acceleration gate? If so, that would be highly unusual. If you weren't then he would indeed land right on top after probing you out.

ah ok, ya, there was no acc gate
Loraine Gess
Confedeferate Union of Tax Legalists
#6 - 2014-04-18 02:14:07 UTC
Zhilia Mann wrote:
Depends on the mission. Some are in deadspace and some aren't. Were you behind an acceleration gate? If so, that would be highly unusual. If you weren't then he would indeed land right on top after probing you out.




No, I've definitely probed down missions that land me on a beacon (repeatedly) instead of a probe target w/o accel gates
Stein Backstabber
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2014-04-18 12:23:54 UTC
If it was a cloaky prot, how could you tell he didnt just slowboat over to you?
Estella Osoka
Cranky Bitches Who PMS
#8 - 2014-04-18 13:00:25 UTC
If no acc gate, he will land on the beacon unless he chose to warp at distance. If he warped at 100, then it could have been possible he landed more than 150km away from you. If you were near a wreck, he could have warped to the wreck and land close enough to point you.
Gabriel Z
Krabulous
#9 - 2014-04-18 14:54:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Gabriel Z
One of the things that affects whether or not you warp into the beacon or not is whether you're in fleet or not. If you are fleeted, you can choose to Warp Squad at 100. If the mission is one where a solo pilot would end up at the beacon, even when they chose to try to warp at range (those types exist, as you experienced yourself), he will still end up at 100. Bet this guy was boosted or had backup.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#10 - 2014-04-20 04:43:05 UTC
If you don't get the option to warp-in at X km, then you will always land on the beacon.

At least this was the case last time I noted. Mechanic may have changed since.
l0rd carlos
the king asked me to guard the mountain
#11 - 2014-04-20 09:48:56 UTC
Like Stein said, he probably just slowboated to you.

Youtube Channel about Micro and Small scale PvP with commentary: Fleet Commentary by l0rd carlos
Loraine Gess
Confedeferate Union of Tax Legalists
#12 - 2014-04-20 18:17:23 UTC
Estella Osoka wrote:
If no acc gate, he will land on the beacon unless he chose to warp at distance. If he warped at 100, then it could have been possible he landed more than 150km away from you. If you were near a wreck, he could have warped to the wreck and land close enough to point you.



Can't warp around inside deadspace...