Warfare & Tactics

Like all other posts you have failed to help me with my problem.

Thank you.

You haven't even started this one...

Hmmm.

research shows you were accused as a thief. True or false it explains the wardecs...

Well, to be fair, from the EVE website:

what is eve online

Player-created empires, player-driven markets, and endless ways to embark on your personal sci-fi adventure. Conspire with thousands of others to bring the galaxy to its knees, or go it alone and carve your own niche in the massive EVE universe. Harvest, mine, manufacture or play the market. Travel whatever path you choose in the ultimate universe of boundless opportunity. The choice is yours in EVE Online.

End quote.

To me, that says nothing about being harrassed for being a carebear, that is partaking in harvesting, mining, manufacturing or playing the market. Nothing at all. It certainly doesn't include "Kill other players who are just trying to do their own thing". Yes it does say "Bringing the galaxy to its knees". Does that cover ganking or wardeccing peaceful corporations?

I am not against the violent aspects of EVE, even though I am more of a carebear myself, but I can see how someone might get the wrong idea. Creating your own corp is encouraged and sounds interesting, but I don't realy see any mention in the marketing material about being prepared to have your toys taken away by bullies.

(As a side note, The HitchHiker's Guide To The Galaxy was originally a radioplay)

Well, to be honest, CCP isn't going to leap to your defense here.
They like it the way it is.

That said, in the face of war you can either duck and cover or adapt to survive it.
This site has a great deal of info for how to do that.
http://evedarklord.blogspot.ca/2015/01/surviving-wardecs.html?view=sidebar

Some good stuff there, recommend giving it a read.

Fixing your problem would require changing something about what you are doing (and you would still not being able to completely avoid PVP).

Eve Univeristy's War DEC FAQ:
https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/War_declarations

"Costs of wardecs
Wardec costs at least 50 million isk for a corporation to declare war on another corporation or alliance. The war declaration fee must be in the Master Wallet of the corp wallet.
The formula for calculating wardec cost is (log2.05831 N)^2 * 300000 * N^0.27, where N is the number of members in the target corp/alliance. The cost is now the same when declaring on a corporation or an alliance. (1) The cost increase is in effect with numbers between 51 and 2000, where, for the latter, it reaches an upper limit of 500 million ISK. (2)"

Here is what is causing you to be targeted:

1) Ships Used: Mining Ships (easy prey unable to defend themselves)
2) Corp Name: Mariposa Mining Association (Identifys your corp as miners)
3) Income Stream: Mining (Lowest possible in Highsec)
4) Fleet/Corp location: High-sec (high traffic and visibility)
5) Corporation Size: Small Player owned (see eve uni quote above)

Reducing the problem (you will never eliminate it) requires changing at least one of the above.
1) *Bring some corp members in combat ships into your mining fleets (see below), always keep your ships cheap.
2) Remove mining from your corp name
3) Move out of High Sec to find more profitable ores (bring your alpha clone piloted ventures into wormholes or null sec)
4) Choose "dead" areas of high sec, the War Deccer's cannot find you (GTFO from anywhere near Jita)
5) If you want to keep a player corp, get a massive recruitment spreee going (or maybee just get everyone into EVE university?)


*High sec mining is poor income. If you are doing because you like the social activity and the ease of entry, have some fcorp members hang out with you in destroyers and frigates. When the enemy shows up, your miners will flee while your combat escorts try to cover them. With low number and cheap ships, your defenders will not win the fight but they will be a distraction and get the excitement of a "last stand" moment to talk about. Take this entire group to somewhere other than high sec and the escorts can make decent income from killing NPC'S.

These responses provided plenty of good info, you just don't like the answer. This game is 99% PvP, even ratters, mission runners, and miners are all actually competing with each other because most of market goods are produced and consumed by players. This is why no matter where you go in the game there is potential for other people to disrupt your activities. This is what the code is truly about, and exactly what the devs intended. If that isn't to your liking then you probably ought to find another game. EVE was here before you, and will be here after you.

Hello Daisy,

As I told you before, high sec for a big indy corp isn't easy.
You need a strong backbone and need to have enough capable pvp pilots that would defend you when you get into a war.

I am a bit sad you didnt contact us when your citadel was getting hit as I would accept you back in the alliance and we would defend it easily. Friends are friends no matter what.

You have 3 options that will help your corp to survive:
1. Join a null sec/wormhole alliance.
2. Move to another region each time you get hit by a war.
3. Train a pvp wing and get all other indy guys in pvp capable ships.

Each of these options are time and isk consuming and more importantly, a big gameplay change to your members.

Longterm I would say joining an alliance is the best option.
Once you get setuped you are basically able to do your thing and you will always have help close.

In any case, fly safe mate and hit me up if you need a hand.
o7

Research shows you are a troll.

Thanks Ray.