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How would you track down someone?
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Maxious
Dragon Knights of EvE
#1 - 2012-06-23 15:50:59 UTC
Just wondering how would you go about tracking down and finding someone. Say someone from
A rival corp or bounty or someone in your own corp. how would you know where to find them?  
Let's say someone is flying around the 28th moon of planet 7 in system such and such. Could you find them? 
Even if you are in the same system could you use d scan or combat probes to track them down?  I keep hearing about agents but how will that work?
Trollin
Perkone
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-06-23 15:54:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Trollin
Saturn Boomer
#3 - 2012-06-23 15:57:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Saturn Boomer
D scan works well in a small quiet system providing you know what your target is flying, but probing works much better. Here is an article i think you should read.

http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Probing

-Boomer

Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken.  
Suvari Khashour
24th Imperial Crusade
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-06-23 15:59:30 UTC
i think at most it takes about 10 minutes for an agent to locate someone and mail you with the location, its not exactly cheap, but i've used it a few times and its pretty good, but have to remember, the location given is their location at the time of the request, and someone on the move can travel a fair distance in 10 minutes..
Jimmy Gunsmythe
Sebiestor Tribe
#5 - 2012-06-23 16:01:42 UTC
Maxious wrote:
Just wondering how would you go about tracking down and finding someone. Say someone from
A rival corp or bounty or someone in your own corp. how would you know where to find them?  
Let's say someone is flying around the 28th moon of planet 7 in system such and such. Could you find them? 
Even if you are in the same system could you use d scan or combat probes to track them down?  I keep hearing about agents but how will that work?


What I do is plant bugs on EVERYONE first, and then when I need them, I just fire up my handy dandy Track-O-Matic 2020 (Cause that is what hindsight is) and then find them with ease while drinking a nice Tennessee sipping whiskey and smoking my corncob pipe.

John Hancock
Saturn Boomer
#6 - 2012-06-23 16:02:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Saturn Boomer
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Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken.  
ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-06-23 16:20:55 UTC
I sniff my enemies out and follow the trails of blood left by my last attack.

Dodixie > Hek
Simetraz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-06-23 17:39:49 UTC
Locator agents will tell you what system they are in and if they are docked what station (even if they are logged off)
It can only be used every 7 to 15 minutes if I remember correctly forgot what the controlling factor for the time was.

Once you know what system they are in you can use D-scan to narrow down there location, and/or just combat probes.

IF they are cloaked you can do nothing.

There are a lot of tutorials out there about it and I believe a previous poster might have linked some of them.



EVERYBODY KNOWS
Kiteo Hatto
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-06-23 17:41:14 UTC
Find their ip through various methods, find out where they live and ........oh you mean in eve ?
In that case...locator agents :P
Klovakison
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2012-06-23 17:41:57 UTC
follow your clue
Enkill Eridos
Draconian Enforcers Available To Hire
ORPHANS OF EVE 2
#11 - 2012-06-23 17:51:41 UTC
Locator agents do not always work. Sometimes it takes hard work and patience to find a target. Especially if said target is out of the locator agents reach.

The best way to track someone down is to hire someone to do it for you.

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TEABO BAGGINS
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2012-06-23 18:47:24 UTC
locator agents level 4 can find anyone except in WH space. It normally takes 8 minutes if the target is out of the locators region, if the target is in the region it only takes 4, and only takes 30 seconds for the same station. Level 4 agent has a 15 minute time out. The going rate on having another player use a locator agent for someone else is 5 million isk.
Dr Schultz
5 Sigma
#13 - 2012-07-08 08:22:18 UTC
TEABO BAGGINS wrote:
locator agents level 4 can find anyone except in WH space. It normally takes 8 minutes if the target is out of the locators region, if the target is in the region it only takes 4, and only takes 30 seconds for the same station. Level 4 agent has a 15 minute time out. The going rate on having another player use a locator agent for someone else is 5 million isk.


This is ridiculously expensive. We will change this for better.

Fly safe, Dr. Schultz
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#14 - 2012-07-08 08:24:24 UTC
Dr Schultz wrote:
TEABO BAGGINS wrote:
locator agents level 4 can find anyone except in WH space. It normally takes 8 minutes if the target is out of the locators region, if the target is in the region it only takes 4, and only takes 30 seconds for the same station. Level 4 agent has a 15 minute time out. The going rate on having another player use a locator agent for someone else is 5 million isk.


This is ridiculously expensive. We will change this for better.


5 million is chump change.

I've gone through a dozen of those in a day without blinking an eye.
Soundwave Plays Diablo
Doomheim
#15 - 2012-07-08 08:47:49 UTC
Maxious wrote:
Just wondering how would you go about tracking down and finding someone. Say someone from
A rival corp or bounty or someone in your own corp. how would you know where to find them?  
Let's say someone is flying around the 28th moon of planet 7 in system such and such. Could you find them? 
Even if you are in the same system could you use d scan or combat probes to track them down?  I keep hearing about agents but how will that work?


If you train astrometric rangefinding AND pinpointing to l5 you dont need the agent, you can locate them even in wspace, and its free.
Dr Schultz
5 Sigma
#16 - 2012-07-08 10:24:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Dr Schultz
Akirei Scytale wrote:
5 million is chump change.

I've gone through a dozen of those in a day without blinking an eye.


I respect that and tend to imagine you being one of our first satisfied customers. Will keep you informed.

Fly safe, Dr. Schultz
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#17 - 2012-07-08 11:11:52 UTC
Don't forget to place that person on your watch list. Then you can see when they are in-game.

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