EVE New Citizens Q&A

No it has to do with triggers (fire upon them, get within 'x' km of them, etc.)

Not everything can be explained from the wiki / lore, some things happen as they do because of how its programmed.


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Yeah, and the reason it works that way, because CCP programmed the AI like that.

just simple ai.

the content in eve is the other players

Of course it follows EVE logic, as it's part of EVE.

Unless you like to warp into a mission / signature / incursion and be instant primary of entire pocket and dead before you can do anything, if that floats your boat....

Star Gates seem to be of a different design depending on which faction sovereignty the system is but am I correct that only CONCORD are able to lock access to any of them ? and this only occurs when you are criminally flagged for initiating PVP aggression ?

You can't warp or you get warp scrammed when C arrives ?

But you still get a criminal flag in low sec, so I assume it doesn't do it in that situation ?

The former.

In the past CONCORD used to "infini-point" people when their ships showed up (i.e. their warp disruptors had an "infinite" amount of strength to it, meaning Warp Core Stabilizers did not work)... however some enterprising people learned that if they warped out just before CONCORD arrived they could go to another place and gank again (in high-sec).
So the system was changed to basically disallow warp as soon as someone is criminally flagged.


Note two things about this though;

- Evading CONCORD punishment in any way, shape, or form is considered an exploit as per the EULA and is punishable with a ban. If you see someone doing this (or find a way yourself) file a petition immediately.

- There are two stages of criminal conduct;
----- suspect timer: If you attack someone in low-sec, attack a mobile depot, attack a mobile tractor unit, or flip a jetcan you will gain this status. No NPCs will attack (except maybe station/gate guns), but all capsuleers can engage someone with this status at will anywhere in the game. It will continue for about 10-15 minutes after your last "offensive act."
----- criminal timer: if you attack a player in high-sec, pod someone in low-sec, or attack player structures except for the ones listed under the "suspect timer" you will gain this status.
This means that in high-sec any ship you fly will be immediately blown up by CONCORD (exception: your pod)... in low-sec it will be no different from a suspect timer in terms of effects unless you enter high-sec. It will continue for about 10-15 minutes after your last "offensive act."


These two timers are NOT to be confused with...

- Weapon Timer: This only comes when you attack another player regardless of the legality of it. You will not be able to dock or use stargates for 60 second after your (or the person you are supporting) last offensive act.
- Aggression Timer: There are two versions of this one but both do the same thing; they keep your ship from "disappearing" in space if you log off for any reason. The NPC form of this one will keep you in space for 5 minutes. Player Aggro will keep you in space for 10 minutes.
- Limited Engagement Timer: I'm a little fuzzy on this one... but I believe it means that you can engage the people listed in it freely. This timer lasts for 10 minutes.

Limited engagement timers are 5 minutes

So the star gates belong to CONCORD ?

Or not because if you can't warp then you can't use them.. hmm not sure about these star gates, they are almost like a natural phenomenon or something left behind by an ancient civilization.