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Ettu Brute II
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2012-01-19 03:35:39 UTC
Some flashy red lunatic in a Thrasher (bizarrely, armed with lasers) just shot at my shuttle as I was about to jump through a gate in a 0.9 system. All I was carrying was 1 x Adaptive Nano Plating 1.

Presumably he got blown up by CONCORD ( I didn't jump back through to find out!).

What exactly is the point of doing something like that?
Kahega Amielden
Rifterlings
#2 - 2012-01-19 03:49:07 UTC
Ettu Brute II wrote:
Some flashy red lunatic in a Thrasher (bizarrely, armed with lasers) just shot at my shuttle as I was about to jump through a gate in a 0.9 system. All I was carrying was 1 x Adaptive Nano Plating 1.

Presumably he got blown up by CONCORD ( I didn't jump back through to find out!).

What exactly is the point of doing something like that?


Either

a) He thought you might've been carrying something tiny and valuable in the shuttle. People occasionally transport boosters or blueprints in shuttles, or

b) He was t1-fit and thus the ship was basically free, so he didn't care if he exploded as long as he got to weird people out with his lazerthrasher.
Ettu Brute II
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2012-01-19 04:25:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Ettu Brute II
Just a thought that could be relevant:

If you board an empty ship, that ship must have an original owner - so are you effectively stealing and therefore giving the original owner shooting rights?
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#4 - 2012-01-19 04:55:26 UTC
Ettu Brute II wrote:
Just a thought that could be relevant:

If you board an empty ship, that ship must have an original owner - so are you effectively stealing and therefore giving the original owner shooting rights?

No.
Katie Frost
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2012-01-19 05:02:54 UTC
Kahega Amielden wrote:
Ettu Brute II wrote:
Some flashy red lunatic in a Thrasher (bizarrely, armed with lasers) just shot at my shuttle as I was about to jump through a gate in a 0.9 system. All I was carrying was 1 x Adaptive Nano Plating 1.

Presumably he got blown up by CONCORD ( I didn't jump back through to find out!).

What exactly is the point of doing something like that?


Either

a) He thought you might've been carrying something tiny and valuable in the shuttle. People occasionally transport boosters or blueprints in shuttles, or

b) He was t1-fit and thus the ship was basically free, so he didn't care if he exploded as long as he got to weird people out with his lazerthrasher.


Alternatively he was just new and did not know what would happen if he randomly shot at someone in hi-sec.

Guess he does now Big smile
Xerces Ynx
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2012-01-19 13:32:07 UTC
Well, there are times (too much blood in a caffeine or vice versa, full moon, loud kids outside, ...) when for some reason you just push the wrong button... or few of them at once...

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Ettu Brute II
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-01-19 16:31:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Ettu Brute II
So, as I was one jump out from a trade hub, he was probably just 'rolling the dice' in the hope that I was carrying something valuable.

One more thing occurs to me: as I understand it, to be flashy red his sec status must have been -5.0 or below. So how come he was in a 0.9 system? I thought outlaws were shot at by local security forces.
Kilrayn
Caldari Provisions
#8 - 2012-01-19 17:09:10 UTC
Ettu Brute II wrote:
So, as I was one jump out from a trade hub, he was probably just 'rolling the dice' in the hope that I was carrying something valuable.

One more thing occurs to me: as I understand it, to be flashy red his sec status must have been -5.0 or below. So how come he was in a 0.9 system? I thought outlaws were shot at by local security forces.

Not necessarily. Anyone who shoots you will become red to you (unless they are in your player corp). Smart empire pirates are very careful with their sec rating. It's entirely possible he had 5.0 sec status and shot you, then becoming red.

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#9 - 2012-01-19 17:21:16 UTC
Ettu Brute II wrote:
So, as I was one jump out from a trade hub, he was probably just 'rolling the dice' in the hope that I was carrying something valuable.

One more thing occurs to me: as I understand it, to be flashy red his sec status must have been -5.0 or below. So how come he was in a 0.9 system? I thought outlaws were shot at by local security forces.


He could have also only been there for a few seconds. Just because you're shot on sight by the police doesn't mean you can't go kill stuff in that space. FW people do it all the time in the opposing side's space.

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Ettu Brute II
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2012-01-19 18:26:30 UTC
Kilrayn wrote:
Not necessarily. Anyone who shoots you will become red to you (unless they are in your player corp). Smart empire pirates are very careful with their sec rating. It's entirely possible he had 5.0 sec status and shot you, then becoming red.

He was red and flashing before he fired and only sub -5.0 outlaws are set to flash in my overview.
Ras Blumin
A Cross The Universe
#11 - 2012-01-20 00:24:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Ras Blumin
He might've warped fast enough from the station to avoid the navy (not sure if this is possible), or gotten the ship from an alt in an Orca.

People who are agressable by you (say, a logistic ship repairing the war target you are shooting at) will show up as if they have <-5 security status (that thing doesn't seem to be at fault here though).

e: fixed
Vigo Carpath
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-01-20 03:35:42 UTC
Ras Blumin wrote:
He might've warped fast enough from the station to avoid Concord (not sure if this is possible), or gotten the ship from an alt in an Orca.

People who are agressable by you (say, a logistic ship repairing the war target you are shooting at) will show up as if they have <-5 security status (that thing doesn't seem to be at fault here though).


Concord isn't who comes after when you have a low sec status.
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#13 - 2012-01-20 19:02:13 UTC
I just realized the answer to OP. This is the point.

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Ettu Brute II
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2012-01-22 06:18:56 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
I just realized the answer to OP. This is the point.

Lol
Jouron
Hadon Shipping
#15 - 2012-01-24 20:29:23 UTC
He saw you were a new player and wanted to troll you.

Theres a video of a goon in and around jita in a throw away thrasher killing frigates and pods just because he wanted to induce tears.

Dont ever doubt the sadistic drive of other players to ruin your game as a motive.

Consider yourself lucky.
gfldex
#16 - 2012-01-24 20:50:27 UTC
You may have noticed that you are in a cooperation. Not a guild, clan, troll band or what not. As with all cooperations they only cooperate with associates. You are a competitor. Be prepared to see competitors to step in you way as hard as they see fit.

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