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I got ganked...

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Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#21 - 2014-08-11 05:47:25 UTC
Herzog, think of your car with friends but then armed with grenade launchers instead of pistols. That poor little space truck... Pirate
Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
#22 - 2014-08-11 12:07:13 UTC
Inxentas Ultramar wrote:
Herzog, think of your car with friends but then armed with grenade launchers instead of pistols. That poor little space truck... Pirate

Mainly it dates to the start of space games where everyone wants pirates to exist but then uses modern trade vessels that are purely optimised for cargo efficiency as their template for design. Also at all the TV shows where they want helpless traders so the hero can rescue them, or be pursued while in a trader with no/very few guns.
Rather than looking at the true pirates of the Caribbean era where the 'cargo' ships were heavily armed and armoured galleons capable of giving as good as they got. Often with more cannon & armour than the ships attacking them.

As a result you end up with the classic sci fi meta game where the trader is simply prey for the 'true PvP'er' rather than a realistic environment where the trade ships actually have the armour, shields & guns to realistically survive in the dangerous world where pirates are common.
Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#23 - 2014-08-11 12:45:08 UTC
You can instawarp your capsule out the second your ship explodes. There is no chance to catch it if you need a lock to kill it in this case.

Evil RatKid
ISD Decoy
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#24 - 2014-08-11 13:00:34 UTC
Removed a kill mail link, and a trolling disrespectful post. Please keep it respectful and on topic.

Thanks!

ISD Decoy

Captain

Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs)

Interstellar Services Department
thatonepersone
Black Jack 0-1
#25 - 2014-08-11 13:02:06 UTC
You can catch the pod if you have some sensor boosters or some remote sensor boosters. I know becuase i have did it before.
Xuixien
Solar Winds Security Solutions
#26 - 2014-08-11 14:31:25 UTC
Claira Sombra wrote:
buff the Procurer more


Wow. James 315 is right about miners... they are never satisfied with all the shinies CCP just hands to them. Buff the Procurer you say... after it just got buffed to where it has the same combat viability as some Tech1 Cruisers? Are you kidding me?

Talk about entitled.

Epic Space Cat, Horsegirl, Philanthropist
Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#27 - 2014-08-11 17:07:42 UTC
Xuixien wrote:
Claira Sombra wrote:
buff the Procurer more


Wow. James 315 is right about miners... they are never satisfied with all the shinies CCP just hands to them. Buff the Procurer you say... after it just got buffed to where it has the same combat viability as some Tech1 Cruisers? Are you kidding me?

Talk about entitled.


Are you sad that the gankers failed?
Xuixien
Solar Winds Security Solutions
#28 - 2014-08-11 23:55:57 UTC
Ruskarn Andedare wrote:
Xuixien wrote:
Claira Sombra wrote:
buff the Procurer more


Wow. James 315 is right about miners... they are never satisfied with all the shinies CCP just hands to them. Buff the Procurer you say... after it just got buffed to where it has the same combat viability as some Tech1 Cruisers? Are you kidding me?

Talk about entitled.


Are you sad that the gankers failed?


No, why would I be?

Epic Space Cat, Horsegirl, Philanthropist
Jessica Danikov
Network Danikov
#29 - 2014-08-12 08:03:11 UTC
Generally speaking, pods and shuttles are nigh impossible to catch in highsec and lowsec short of a pilot being inattentive and sitting in a vulnerable state, warping to a station and landing outside of a docking ring, or latency making them temporarily vulnerable to fast-locking ships.

What you want to do is move to nullsec where we have interdictor bubbles. Get a buddy with an interdictor and a cloaking device, he can sit nearby and stop your ganker getting away. The downside is you now have to kill him yourself as you no longer have Concord as a crutch...
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