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Ganking miners - What do you get from it?

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Christine Peeveepeeski
Low Sec Concepts
#1 - 2014-06-21 12:58:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Christine Peeveepeeski
Ok first things first, Not a whine thread! I think it's fine that people can be assploded in high sec as they are. What confuses me is why so many do it.

I get freighter ganks, mostly that's for iskies but miners puzzles me.

Bare with me here because I know this could be seen as troll bait so first I will lay out my experiences ganking miners.

I tried it for maybe a few days, racked up about 4 orca and 20 or so hulk/mack kills quite a while back. Got bored because it's so easy, tears were not that common and not so tasty compared to pvper tears. All in all I found it lacklustre. Used up my suicide cat/thrasher collection then went back to pewing wt's.

How about you guys that do it permanently? Surely you must be doing this on alts as i can't imagine it enough to sustain playing a main for?

I am genuinely interested, why do you do it?
Haedonism Bot
People for the Ethical Treatment of Rogue Drones
#2 - 2014-06-21 13:02:43 UTC
Because it's fun, obviously. The same reason you do anything in a video game.

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Christine Peeveepeeski
Low Sec Concepts
#3 - 2014-06-21 13:07:08 UTC
Haedonism Bot wrote:
Because it's fun, obviously. The same reason you do anything in a video game.


So obvious perhaps I should have asked why it's fun instead?

If you partake would you care to elaborate on why it's fun?
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#4 - 2014-06-21 13:09:51 UTC
To lessen their sense of insignificance. By inciting a response from someone else they can tell themselves they matter and have an effect on the world.

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BuckStrider
Nano-Tech Experiments
#5 - 2014-06-21 13:15:00 UTC
Christine Peeveepeeski wrote:
Haedonism Bot wrote:
Because it's fun, obviously. The same reason you do anything in a video game.


So obvious perhaps I should have asked why it's fun instead?

If you partake would you care to elaborate on why it's fun?


Treat it like sex....

Clumsy, awkward and maybe even a little bit scary at first. Once you get that out of the way, you realize it's fun, exiting, and you want to do it all the time. Big smile


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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#6 - 2014-06-21 13:15:38 UTC
Christine Peeveepeeski wrote:
I tried it for maybe a few days, racked up about 4 orca and 20 or so hulk/mack kills quite a while back. Got bored because it's so easy, tears were not that common and not so tasty compared to pvper tears.
You need a gimmick to get the really tasty tears.

CODE.s quasi-religious RP and Goons Jihad Swarm are good examples of gimmicks that have proved effective at harvesting sweet sweet tears on an industrial scale.

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Doc Severide
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#7 - 2014-06-21 13:25:14 UTC
This is EVE. People get exploded. Very simple...

Each to their own way of having fun....
Ahost Gceo
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2014-06-21 13:33:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Ahost Gceo
Miners tend to think that deadspace mods and faction ORE Strip Miners are good things to have on their barges. When they drop expect mad profit.

CCP ignore me please, I make too much sense.
Felicity Love
Doomheim
#9 - 2014-06-21 13:35:45 UTC
... it's like a quickie...

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Anomaly One
Doomheim
#10 - 2014-06-21 13:38:52 UTC
It's fun when you do it for a purpose
for me it lessens the competition
I do not like afk miners..

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BuckStrider
Nano-Tech Experiments
#11 - 2014-06-21 13:39:24 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Christine Peeveepeeski wrote:
I tried it for maybe a few days, racked up about 4 orca and 20 or so hulk/mack kills quite a while back. Got bored because it's so easy, tears were not that common and not so tasty compared to pvper tears.
You need a gimmick to get the really tasty tears.

CODE.s quasi-religious RP and Goons Jihad Swarm are good examples of gimmicks that have proved effective at harvesting sweet sweet tears on an industrial scale.


^^ this and you might want to look up The Devil's Warrior Alliance

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Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#12 - 2014-06-21 13:40:18 UTC
I live for the applause, applause, applause.

I live for the way that they scream and howl at me, and the applause, applause, applause.

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Silky Cyno
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#13 - 2014-06-21 13:45:30 UTC
Some people like real fights Vs people that shoot back, some people shoot miners.
Christine Peeveepeeski
Low Sec Concepts
#14 - 2014-06-21 13:53:09 UTC
Cheers guys, so far it primarily is less about the shooting and more about the effects afterwards and I'm just terrible at getting that bit then.
Arkady Romanov
Whole Squid
#15 - 2014-06-21 13:56:01 UTC
because reminding people that High Security doesn't mean 100% safety and that you can and will be punished for not paying attention is extremely satisfying.

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Atalia Madeveda
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2014-06-21 13:58:00 UTC
Some barges can be ganked for less than their fittings cost. Profit right there. It can also be funny.
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#17 - 2014-06-21 14:03:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Silky Cyno wrote:
Some people like real fights Vs people that shoot back, some people shoot miners.

Miners have the tools to shoot back, their drone bays aren't restricted to mining drones. Most choose not to, just as most of them choose to not fit their ships with a tank.

Choices have consequences.

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Intar Medris
KarmaFleet University
#18 - 2014-06-21 14:14:52 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Silky Cyno wrote:
Some people like real fights Vs people that shoot back, some people shoot miners.

Miners have the tools to shoot back, their drone bays aren't restricted to mining drones. Most choose not to, just as most of them choose to not fit their ships with a tank.

Choices have consequences.


5 Hobgoblin II drones aren't going to keep a Hulk from being blown to bits by even just one Gank fit Cat.

I try to be nice and mind my business just shooting lasers at rocks. There is just way too many asshats in New Eden for that to happen.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#19 - 2014-06-21 14:16:13 UTC
I support it because it teaches people to use safe Standards and Practices when operating a space vehicle in High Sec

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Hasikan Miallok
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2014-06-21 14:19:32 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
I support it because it teaches people to use safe Standards and Practices when operating a space vehicle in High Sec



I do not mine and never have.


BUT if I did there is no way I would be stupid enough to tank a mining barge. You would probably have to lose a barge every 2 days to make up for the lost income the tank causes.

Sensibly miners are better off just counting barge replacement as one of the "costs" and ignoring tank.
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