Intergalactic Summit

How convenient.

Firstly the footage was not live, it was distributed post-production and merely tagged as a "live" feed, leading the viewer to believe it was, at some stage, a live broadcast. I'm not surprised the SCOPE picked up on the footage, real or otherwise. Such a sensational event is what media outlets are all about, that in itself means nothing. As for the DED? Well who's to say what their motivation in taking part is, goodness knows their actions and motivations have been called into question on more than one occasion in the past.

Essentially; "actual pics" or it never happened.


As I said, I can happily put you in touch with the pilot concerned who can I'm sure provide much more than my second-hand evidence. This doesn't seem to interest you though ... how curious.

While you bask in the limelight of an event I claim never took place, meanwhile pilots who've made very real strides and accomplishments in the field of studying drifter tactics and how to overcome them ... go unnoticed.

How sad.

I've heard rumors from a source or two that Drifters are capable of using the existing jump gates (in addition to whatever wormhole generation they're using).

Can that be verified at all?

I monitored the Drifters and Seekers in Amarr last night for the better part of an hour. They seemed mostly interested in the jump gates and the asteroid belts. I did not see any new behavioral patters, though they did destroy a Griffin-class frigate in one of the belts.

Has anyone tried to scan an asteroid before and after a Seeker or Drifter "scan" to see if the composition or volume has changed?

So these drifters aren't so bad after-all!

The Seekers, no problem. Properly fit you can passive tank. The Drifter BS on the other hand.....well, just let us know how that works out for you. I can kite them in my cerb no problem but can't get enough damage. They always arrive in pairs. Of course yesterday Masunah had 6 DBS's at the Jove Observatory, another 2 in Leva and in the opposite direction, another 2 in Sahsasez. That's 10 Drifter Battleships within 2 jumps of each other. Let the fun begin!

Respectfully, Ms. Dusette, if the universe's lack of a clear sense of justice saddens you, you're apt to spend a lot of time being sad.

... Um. Also, considering that data from capsuleer interfaces can also be falsified, I'm puzzled that you're willing to accept such data while alleging falsified video footage. Surely stills are easier to manufacture?

Bluntly, if it's good enough for The Scope, and for the Drifters to try to interfere with, it seems ... well. Hard to argue with. Unless you're saying that the Drifters wouldn't recognize a falsified autopsy of one of their own, or would object to The Scope broadcasting that kind of misinformation?


To come back to the main topic, though: why the Amarr?

It might be, maybe, that they're approaching the Empire as the civilization most directly led by a single public figure, which could simplify diplomacy a lot.

But ... that seems like an awful stretch....

Yeah, and then theres that.

Last night, one system over in Badivefi, I saw an interesting battle. A lone pilot in a Brutix engaged three Seekers off the Royal Khanid Navy Logistic Support Station off Planet VI, Moon 2. His shields held remarkably well, though he didn't have quite enough damage output, even with his drones. It took him several minutes to kill the first two Seekers. As he started in on the third, three more appeared. Slowly, he was able to fight them off. As he engaged the last one, two Drifter battleships appeared. At that point, the pilot decided to seek the safety of the station. The battleships remained at the station for quite some time, but did not engage the station or any other ships.

I have not heard reports of Seekers or Drifters appearing in that system prior to this battle. For those of you not familiar with Khanid space, the Badivefi system is strategically important as it's the last HiSec system with stations before the border of 3-FKCZ in Querious. The stations there are among the few in Khanid space to have Clone Bays.

And of course, they seem to have moved in to the Amarr home system.

This sort of stuff is why we do not engage Drifters or Seekers. As a group we're quite happy to pay the price of a stupidly assymetric engagement - but engaging these ships is setting yourself up for a series of assymetric engagements with an implacable enemy.

Don't do it, is my advice.

Aaaaah, we talk and talk, yet they grow ever stronger.

It is time for CONCORD to release the shackles on us capsuleers and allow our capital ships re-entry to the empires higher security systems.

If only for the protection of our species

Place safeguards if they must, but it is the capsuleers who will defend against this new line of assault, not the empires

What's a provocation?
If you decide to poke them you'll get poked back. This involves starting hostilities or not keeping your distance to these structures, making you a perceived threat to their operations. It is quite common in these parts that outsiders that come close to military operations get shot before being asked questions.