EVE New Citizens Q&A

Some more info would be handy, like what system we're talking about here.

With the coming of Skill Injectors, character age no longer counts for squat as an indicator of a pilot's SP. So let's assume we're talking about a pilot with perfect skills for the Merlin, its supports, gunnery, engineering, navigation, shields, biology, cybernetics, etc. Let's further assume that this pilot is pretty cluey about frigate combat.

Who was he fighting? Genuine newbros? If so, they're toast.

We're probably talking about a Merlin using a high end set of the new shield-slave pirate implants (whatever they're called), throw in a Links alt in the system and possibly even some Improved Combat Boosters (which are now legal in hisec).

So no, I don't think you're looking at a 'hacker'. You're probably simply seeing someone flying multiple billions of ISK worth of Merlin+Implant+Links++++++ etc.

edit: if they're doing this in a newbro system, they're being a little lame IMHO. However, you still need to accept the duel.

Personally, I think you have a great target here for a potentially very profitable Suicide Gank. Get a couple of friends in dessies, have someone accept a duel with him in a brick-tanked Frigate, once he's scram/webbed, warp in the Catalysts and BLAMMO!

Have someone stay behind to smartbomb the pod.

There's always the possibility of bugs and exploits; we're not allowed to discuss them on the forums, and CCP has asked that if you believe there's a bug or exploit, create a ticket to report it, and they'll look at the extensive server logs and figure it out, then take action.

However, there are several recent features to the game that can provide an explanation:

1. Rich players can create an alt, spend several trillion ISK to use skill injectors, and get that alt to 100 million skillpoints (can fly most ships, use the best guns and the best gear, etc) within hours. From your point of view as a player, you won't be able to tell whether a new character is truly a newbie, or someone's alt, and what skills they have.

2. T2 weapons, T2 ammo, T2 shields/armor, overheating modules, high grade implants, boosters (drugs), and being in a fleet with someone who can provide fleet bonuses from an off-grid or cloaked command ship, all these taken together can multiply the performance of even a measly T1 frigate by 3x - 4x. The ships have been balanced this way so that the 10 year old veteran players find them useful and stay interested in the game.

3. "Station games" are possible - fighting near a station allows someone to abuse the game mechanics to dock up and repair at the slightest danger to their ship, while in combat. They would appear invulnerable.

4. Logistics ships allow remote repairs, and while the mechanics of a duel should also cause aggression on the repair ship, it's possible people miss it.

actually, Coercers or Thrashers throwing EMP ammo would be better than Catalysts for this particular target.

Well, duel requests allow him to pick his targets; he can simply refuse to duel a ship that would kill him. Destroyers flown by high-skill characters, or cruisers fitted with anti-frigate weapons, would probably make a dent in that Merlin, even with all the hidden boosting and support.

Create a ticket if you want, though. It's not a bad idea for CCP to look into it. Any game can have exploits or bugs.

Link the system and what day it happened...it would help.

Any tech 1 ship can be deadly in the right hands...2 day old or not...skill injectors (damned infernal evil tool they are) likely are to blame for the surge in prowess.

why not?

because one of us might go down and murder the guy? seems that would be a solution imho

[Merlin, Abrafo's Merlin]
Civilian Damage Control
Overdrive Injector System I
Reactor Control Unit I

5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Fleeting Compact Stasis Webifier
Medium Shield Extender I
Warp Scrambler I

Light Electron Blaster I,Antimatter Charge S
Light Electron Blaster I,Antimatter Charge S
Light Electron Blaster I,Antimatter Charge S

Small Ancillary Current Router I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I

definitely not immortal
probably links, drugs and implants.

Uitra VI - Moon 4 - State War Academy, 0600 - 1800 ish , no gurantee he will stick to that for the weekend though,
for any one interested , im busy today but i might see if i can carch him later tonight if no one else has

This can actually be reportable and he can be banned as Uitra is a system where using a new player's lack of knowledge to your advantage is a bannable offence.

Duelling I'm not 100% sure falls under this category but I would expect it would since the "duelling" concept from other games means you do not actually die.

I think the duel pop-up may allude to this fact, but I still think it's a scumbag thing to do.

i hunt people , its pretty much all i do in eve bar shiptoast on the forums
all i need is a name to go on and im good.

yeah that's just rookies knowing no better.
looks like hes sig/speed tanking most/all of the damage the newbros are throwing at him.
the gm's will tell him to move his show out of the rookie systems
where he will find it much harder to do this.

Still want to know how Ralph got all that info!