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Podkilling gets you what?
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The Sun's Anvil
Jednota Inc
#1 - 2015-02-10 19:50:20 UTC
This is I'm sure a very noob question, but as someone who isn't looking at doing any PvP in the near future I have to ask, whats the point or appeal of podkilling someone after their ship has 'sploded? Do you get extra cash? Some sort of standing cred? Personal gratification? I just want to understand whats going on.

(please remember this is the new player Q&A).
Tsukino Stareine
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2015-02-10 19:57:21 UTC
all of the above apart from standing (you might get some pseudo standing from players though)

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Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2015-02-10 19:57:50 UTC
The Sun's Anvil wrote:
This is I'm sure a very noob question, but as someone who isn't looking at doing any PvP in the near future I have to ask, whats the point or appeal of podkilling someone after their ship has 'sploded? Do you get extra cash? Some sort of standing cred? Personal gratification? I just want to understand whats going on.

(please remember this is the new player Q&A).


For the most part, personal gratification. You also get a corpse to add to your collection. Then there's also the the chance that the pod was loaded with remarkably expensive implants and will likely be a more valuable killmail than the ship was. Finally, there is some strategic value to it as someone who is podded likely won't be reshipping and coming back to the fight.
Cara Forelli
State War Academy
Caldari State
#4 - 2015-02-10 20:00:15 UTC
If the person has expensive implants there can be a fairly high bounty payment for podding them.

In fleet battles it can be strategic to pod enemies to delay them reshipping and getting back to the fight (it can also be counter productive if it speeds up this process - depends where they are based).

Sometimes it's just personal.

Some people just kill pods whenever they can to help maintain the risk/reward cost of using implants. Otherwise we'd all be running around with pirate sets without a care in the world.

Mostly people will just kill anything that moves. If you can catch it, it's fair game.

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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#5 - 2015-02-10 20:05:34 UTC  |  Edited by: ShahFluffers
Warm fuzzies and a "toy" to play with later. Twisted


In all seriousness... there are some legitimate reasons for podding someone.

- you want to remove the possibility of the victim's fleet warping on top of you (you can warp to a fleetmate's pod)
- you want to remove someone from the field so they cannot relay any information to allies.
- you want to cause great economic distress/cost for the victim (if they have implants plugged in)
- the bounty payout might be worthwhile (provided the pod has some expensive implants in it)
- you know the person in question and REALLY do not like him/her
- you can get money for the corpse (if the person is well known and/or hated by many)
- you want to add to your "meat locker" / "corpse collecttion"TwistedLol

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Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#6 - 2015-02-10 20:11:34 UTC
sometimes they just deserve it.

Like the last guy (see link in sig).

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The Sun's Anvil
Jednota Inc
#7 - 2015-02-10 20:20:52 UTC
Followup question on bounties:

So you get 20% of the SHIP value when you 'splode the ship, and then also 20% of the pod when you pop it (only possible value being implants)? Do I have that right? (assuming the bounty is greater than the 20% in both cases).
Black Pedro
Mine.
#8 - 2015-02-10 20:25:22 UTC
The Sun's Anvil wrote:
Followup question on bounties:

So you get 20% of the SHIP value when you 'splode the ship, and then also 20% of the pod when you pop it (only possible value being implants)? Do I have that right? (assuming the bounty is greater than the 20% in both cases).

Yes. You are correct.

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Mara Pahrdi
The Order of Anoyia
#9 - 2015-02-10 20:31:46 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
(see link in sig).

Doesn't work for me. BC reports "Unknown entity".

Remove standings and insurance.
ergherhdfgh
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2015-02-10 20:46:03 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
sometimes they just deserve it.

William Money from unforgiven would argue that deserves got nothin' to do with dyin'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDkYZWeeVg

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Baggo Hammers
#11 - 2015-02-10 20:51:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Baggo Hammers
I don't always pod. Not always a good thing. But if I see a newb who I know has all purple mods,or one that talks smack in local well I know this will be fun!

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
J'Poll
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#12 - 2015-02-10 20:58:23 UTC
The Sun's Anvil wrote:
This is I'm sure a very noob question, but as someone who isn't looking at doing any PvP in the near future I have to ask, whats the point or appeal of podkilling someone after their ship has 'sploded? Do you get extra cash? Some sort of standing cred? Personal gratification? I just want to understand whats going on.

(please remember this is the new player Q&A).


A Killmail..

Fun

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Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#13 - 2015-02-10 21:12:15 UTC
Mara Pahrdi wrote:
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
(see link in sig).

Doesn't work for me. BC reports "Unknown entity".

battleclinic updated their site soUgh

anyway it was a prospect mining veldspar in lowsec Straight

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Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2015-02-10 21:22:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Ned Thomas
Important safety tip: in case you're asking these questions in a "why should I kill someone's pod" kind of way, keep in mind that doing so in high sec and low sec will come with a large drop in your security status unless the person you kill is a legal target. This penalty does not exist in null sec and wormholes. A low sec status can be a pain in the ass if you hang around in high sec.
Maniri Ronuken
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2015-02-10 21:45:19 UTC
Baggo Hammers wrote:
But if I see a newb who I know has all purple mods,or one that talks smack in local well I know this will be fun!


Is there a way to tell what implants a pod has beforehand? Do they show up somewhere in ship or player info?

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Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2015-02-10 21:48:54 UTC
Maniri Ronuken wrote:
Baggo Hammers wrote:
But if I see a newb who I know has all purple mods,or one that talks smack in local well I know this will be fun!


Is there a way to tell what implants a pod has beforehand? Do they show up somewhere in ship or player info?


Nope. There's a surprise inside every egg.
Baggo Hammers
#17 - 2015-02-10 21:49:40 UTC
Maniri Ronuken wrote:
Baggo Hammers wrote:
But if I see a newb who I know has all purple mods,or one that talks smack in local well I know this will be fun!


Is there a way to tell what implants a pod has beforehand? Do they show up somewhere in ship or player info?



No but if the ship is pimped I extrapolate.

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
Brink Albosa
Black Rebel Rifter Club
The Devil's Tattoo
#18 - 2015-02-10 22:31:59 UTC
The Sun's Anvil wrote:
This is I'm sure a very noob question, but as someone who isn't looking at doing any PvP in the near future I have to ask, whats the point or appeal of podkilling someone after their ship has 'sploded? Do you get extra cash? Some sort of standing cred? Personal gratification? I just want to understand whats going on.

(please remember this is the new player Q&A).


This is a great question. I do it for the feels.
Lucas Padecain
Black Rebel Rifter Club
The Devil's Tattoo
#19 - 2015-02-10 22:34:19 UTC
Brink Albosa wrote:


This is a great question. I do it for the feels.


+1. Dem feels.
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#20 - 2015-02-10 23:07:28 UTC
Some people just want to watch the world burn.

Another reason that hasn't been raised yet is to increase demand (and hence prices) for implants, and indirectly to increase prices for loyalty points from missions.

Higher prices on these things may or may not be good for you as a player, but there are definitely people that know how to profit from them. One reasonably well known implant trader has been known to sponsor a few people to play 'pod roulette' by giving them hundreds of cheapfit Thrashers that can one-volley a pod (or two-volley a shuttle and pod).

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