Crime & Punishment

When i think of piracy i tihnk of ganging up on targets that can't defend themselfs and either ransoming they're ships or selling the wreck loot.
If u think about it highsec wardecing should be more profitable and safer then lowsec camping and less dull as ur not just siting on a gate all the time.

First question is why its not more popular then lowsec gangbanging?

Second question is how do/would u go about highsec wardecing? (f.eks want kind of corps would u go after? What ships would u use? Ransoming vs wreck loot? What part of empire space would u look for indy/mining corps? etc)

Right. Because conflict in EVE should only happen in nullsec between two consensual parties.

If you wardec a null-sec alliance or try to ransom them, they'll just laugh at you like this:

However, if you wardec a hi-sec corp chances are they will be cowards who don't know what they're doing and will be scared, like this:

And if you have some basic understanding of PvP and tactics, then mostly likely you can terrify the living **** out of them with 1 or 2 smashing victories and then ransom some nice ISKies.

My first billion was made when the corp I was running at the time ransomed some miners that hung around our system leaving their filthy jetcans everywhere. I think it was their entire income for a month or two, but it was their first time getting dec'd and were terrified.

After the war was rescinded, we proceeded to canflip them for ***** and giggles. Well they actually shot at us, so we warped in some battlecruisers with warp scramblers and ransomed them to eject or face another war. We scored 4 Hulks, a Procurer, and an Orca out of it, and sold about 200 mil in stolen ore.

Yeah. The life of the hisec pirate, if you're smart and pick you victims prudently, can be very lucrative.

I've been playing Eve since 2003 and have never paid a ransom, I feel that anybody that tries such tactics is not trustworthy from the start so them honoring the ransom seems close to nil.

The last 3 years I've been carebearing it up in highsec and I can't remember how many times my corps have been decced and not once have I paid a ransom as there are easier ways to make it go away.

That was then but now the proposed changes to the wardec mechanics will actually have the ability to hurt me and my corps, hiring mercs would make me feel like the griefer won as I will have to stoop down to his or her level and play there game and not mine. I would rather run around low and null to do some exploration till the war went away on it's own then re-anchor everything, rinse and repeat till a better way comes along..

I've made empire war my primary activity since the day I got this character, with some wormholing on the side. To this day, my corporation has made tens, maybe even hundreds of billions of ISK from ransoms and war loot. On the flip side of the coin, we've also made a smaller, but still decent amount of money from mercenary work fees. The people we once "griefed" (and by effect, impressed) often hired us to take care of their problems.

To answer your questions:

It is more popular than low-sec gangbanging.

As far as specifics go, your targets should usually be industry-focused, and outnumber you significantly. This is important, because it will raise enemy morale, making them more likely to engage. After they do, and you beat them, the experience will be so soul-crushing that they will either cave in to your demands, or fold immediately. It is rare for targets to make more than one or two major attempts at fighting back.

Make sure that the ships you use appear weak, and that you appear underskilled and underfunded. If the enemy uses cruisers, use frigates. If they use battleships, use battlecruisers. If they bring too many, match their ships so that you can beat them, as their numbers will make them arrogant, even if they see you using good stuff.

Ransoming is very profitable, but trust goes a long way. We've never, ever dishonored a ransom. The one time a gang I led accidentally popped a CNR after he paid up, we returned the money. Trust through ransoms will go a long way when your past targets are looking for present mercenary work.

Industrial corporations and alliances are everywhere, but the closer you are to hubs, the more likely you are to find fatter targets. However, being closer to hubs means you are also more likely to encounter competition from rival wardec corporations.

Anyways, to answer your question....not really. There used to be a fair amount of profit, but things have dried up considerably. Once Incursions hit, the number of people running missions dropped to almost nil and while you get the occasional juicy freighter, for the most part people have wisened up to highsec war decs.

While Moar Tears has gotten a lot of juicy big kills, oftentimes the freighters we kill are empty or we get completely screwed on loot drops.

Nowadays, I would say there are more people derping around in lowsec in expensive ships than there are people flying around in highsec during a war. The days of kills falling into your lap are for the most part gone. While they still happen occasionally, most big kills we get nowadays are the result of tons of scouting where preperation meets with opportunity.

Why are players from wh/nul/ls/hs always trying to see who has the bigger ****. Just enjoy what you want to do and ignore what others think about it. Remember ITS A GAME ........ so have fun!

Two men were digging a ditch on a very hot day. One said to the other, "Why are we down in this hole digging a ditch when our boss is standing up there in the shade of a tree?" "I don't know," responded the other. "I'll ask him."

So he climbed out of the hole and went to his boss. "Why are we digging in the hot sun and you're standing in the shade?" "Intelligence," the boss said. "What do you mean, ‘intelligence'?"

The boss said, "Well, I'll show you. I'll put my hand on this tree and I want you to hit it with your fist as hard as you can." The ditch digger took a mighty swing and tried to hit the boss' hand. The boss removed his hand and the ditch digger hit the tree. The boss said, "That's intelligence!"

The ditch digger went back to his hole. His friend asked, "What did he say?" "He said we are down here because of intelligence." "What's intelligence?" said the friend. The ditch digger put his hand on his face and said, "Take your shovel and hit my hand."

Point of this story is.....umm......well i'm sure if u ever find ur IQ u'll figure it out.

I seriously wonder how many people still pay ransoms. Way too many pirates who don't honor them have spoiled that party, so I imagine anyone paying a ransom today is dumb and you should blow them up anyways.

well having been in a few corps were ppl and ceo's tok the 'don;t fu ck up r kill ratios' to a re tard ed lvl i would think some ppl compare it do di ck measuring.

But then again u wouldn't higher a merc corp with a 1-5 loses ratios would u? or want a member that wants to join ur hardcore pvp corp with 1 kill and 1000 loses?

And yes, some ppl just want to kill easy mining hulks or missioners instend of fighting ppl that can fight back. But why not? why should it be fair? ppl that can will always pick on the dude that can;t fight back, so either u can learn how to fight back or be a bit ch about it and tell on them to ccp make them ruin everybodys fun.