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To Pod or Not To Pod
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Othran
Route One
#21 - 2011-09-26 13:32:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Othran
Zoe Alarhun wrote:
I will pod someone under the following conditions:

Has delicious delicious bounty on him.
Refuses to pay ransom
Has support inbound or we fought in crazy busy system.

I won't pod if:

I can extract a ransom
They offer to pay me
Someone interfere's

Also - I want MOAR security status hit :P


What if the FC says

"Get the pod for me please"

which is normal Blink
Zoe Alarhun
The Proactive Reappropriation Corporation
#22 - 2011-09-26 15:05:25 UTC
heh - It's been so long since I've flown with a fleet + FC that I forgot about that!

Suer if the FC says get the pod then I will om nom nom :P
Malken
Sleiipniir
#23 - 2011-09-26 15:11:56 UTC
if you dont pod them they will warp around between safespots and smacktalk for hours.

just pod and get them the **** out of local.
TwistedPirate

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Mara Abraham
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#24 - 2011-09-26 16:24:25 UTC
Good day, Myfanwy Heimdal:

Point pod, convo pilot, give pilot 30 seconds to pay a reasonable ransom. If they pay, let them go; if not, blow them up.

Thank you.

--- Mara Abraham

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  • http://evepiratelife.com/
Cable Udan
Balls Deep Inc.
#25 - 2011-09-26 17:47:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Cable Udan
I pod people as and when I can but generally go for the ransom first.

Negative sec status hits don't bother me at all. I'm -9.8 at the moment and I <3 being flashy red as I'm a pirate through and through.

If I manage to snag someones pod I'll ask for a ransom. If the victim in question pays up then I let him go but more oft than not I either get a flurry of abuse (which makes me lol irl), ignored or the pilot isn't bothered about getting podded, in which case my guns spin up again.

Most of the time I feel that not podding someone (except where no ransom can be extracted) is leaving the job unfinished and boy, do I hate leaving jobs half done.
Othran
Route One
#26 - 2011-09-26 18:44:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Othran
Mara Abraham wrote:
Good day, Myfanwy Heimdal:

Point pod, convo pilot, give pilot 30 seconds to pay a reasonable ransom. If they pay, let them go; if not, blow them up.

Thank you.


Bloody hell - "Drifting for Jesus" is now in the Tuskers?

/me boggles

Best of luck to you Mara, you just don't strike me as a Tusker :)
Othran
Route One
#27 - 2011-09-26 18:50:30 UTC
Zoe Alarhun wrote:
heh - It's been so long since I've flown with a fleet + FC that I forgot about that!

Suer if the FC says get the pod then I will om nom nom :P


I'm much the same in terms of fleets. Unless I'm going to be stuck on a gate I will just kill the pod though. The amusing part about this thread is that "PvP" players accept all of this as normal and the pod is (in null anyway) a mionr part of the kill.

For most people not up to speed with PvP then the loss of the ship will be a harder loss than the pod.

Just do it Blink
Zoe Alarhun
The Proactive Reappropriation Corporation
#28 - 2011-09-26 20:31:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Zoe Alarhun
I'd prefer to extract some delicious isk from them first before releasing them back into the wilds :P
I spend all my time in low-sec so it's been a while since I've been in null Big smile

If you catch all the fish today you won't have any tomorrow - and a pirate needs bling for new ships Blink
Jude Lloyd
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#29 - 2011-09-26 20:52:05 UTC
I tend to pod people because I can. Twisted

Unless they pay the ransom of course.

But thats like asking "Why do you run through enemy fire to assassinate the guy you just downed in Gears of War?" ... The answer is because its hilarious and entertaining.

I'm back!
Mara Abraham
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#30 - 2011-09-26 20:54:26 UTC
Othran wrote:
[Bloody hell - "Drifting for Jesus" is now in the Tuskers?

/me boggles

Best of luck to you Mara, you just don't strike me as a Tusker :)


See http://tuskers.killmail.org/?a=home for proof ;-)

Fly well.

--- Mara Abraham

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  • http://evepiratelife.com/
FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#31 - 2011-09-26 22:04:31 UTC
It only costs sec status when ganking in high and low. I see no reason to pop a pod in those situations, other than lulz.

At war, it's a useful tool to disperse a fleet and cost them assets.

In null it delays their response and allows your fleet to reposition or move out while they are out of contact with you.

Founding member of the Belligerent Undesirables movement.
Faith Sunstrider
#32 - 2011-09-27 00:54:15 UTC
quick question: podding someone that is red near a low sec gate triggers the sentry guns?
Johan Marberg
SoE Roughriders
Electus Matari
#33 - 2011-09-27 01:15:21 UTC
Mostly I avoid pod killing people as the sec hits can be pretty dire and I still want to be able to access highsec. The exceptions being if they're some one I really dislike, or outlaws or war targets (cos outlaw/WT pods have no calories). And sometimes I'll pod people if they'te too slow to get out as an object lesson in the importance of having a good bailout drill.

Fast lockers will get pods in losec if the person being tipped out of their ship is not quick off the mark.
Mousserande
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#34 - 2011-09-27 01:31:53 UTC
To fill up my corpse container Straight. You guys know there is somewhat of a market for corpses right? If you podded Chribba or some other eve-famous pilot you´d surely get a few millions for the corpse. It´s a sick game alright..Ugh
Muad 'dib
State War Academy
Caldari State
#35 - 2011-09-27 01:51:11 UTC
As long as the pod is at war or -5 - always pod.

Podding outside that i s risk vs. percieved reward

Cosmic signature detected. . . . http://i.imgur.com/Z7NfIS6.jpg I got 99 likes, and this post aint one.
Jack Olev
Roman Investment Group
#36 - 2011-09-27 02:16:17 UTC
Hey Op,

This is a game. People pod other people because they feel like it. Let them play how they want to.
Jack Olev
Roman Investment Group
#37 - 2011-09-27 02:21:44 UTC
Apollo-Moor
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#38 - 2011-09-27 06:26:26 UTC
Myfanwy Heimdal wrote:
That is the question.

I've been wondering about why players seem to be so keen on podding other players after the ship has been destroyed.

My thought process is this.

First of all podding seems to give a massive security hit. Apart from bragging rights this doesn't offer anythign positive and, besies, a pilot with a large negative rating from destroying hundreds of ships and not podding is t be more feared than one who has destroyd fewer ships but tries to destroys the opponent's capsule.

If it were for loott and the pilot is in a better ship then it would make more sense to allow the defeated pilot to return quicker than waitig for him to crawl out the clone vats which could be a lot further away than the replacement ship. Besides, if one pods another player then he's less likely to want to return for another swing and, as a pirate, one would wish to have one's targets to return time and time again.

the only time when I can see podding as a valid strategem is when one is trying to clear out an area of New Eden but for the most part this in't going to be the situation.

So, my question is; what is the underlying rationale for podding shipwrecked victims? Is there one or is it simply a case that the game is now full of players who confuse Eve with a first peson shooter console game?


There are no security hits in Null. If you're really that concerned about your security rating maybe you should actually go somewhere that the law isn't sitting 30k off you to do so.

As for prodding it comes with the game. If you're worry bout your pod. Give up a ransom in local to let them know. Some pirates and ransomers will keep their words. Some won't, but seriously don't ***** about hi-sec PvP mechanics such as this..

They are working as intended
Cearain
Plus 10 NV
#39 - 2011-09-27 17:45:34 UTC
Once you learn to spam warp Low sec podding mechanics are a good test of your computer hardware and internet connection.


If you have a good computer and connection you can roll with expensive implants and be elite. If not you can't.

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Myfanwy Heimdal
Heimdal Freight and Manufacture Inc
#40 - 2011-09-27 17:59:58 UTC
Jack Olev wrote:
Oh and is this why you posted in the forums?

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=13579354

Lost your first pod huh?

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=13579355


Of course I lost my first pod. I would expect that most people have lost their first pod. In fact, to have been podded even once would mean that one would have lost their first pod.

But that is of no consequence and your comment really doesn't make much difference if I have been podded once or a thousand times and, currently being a miner, it's not too likely I would have had much chance to pop someone's capsule.

So my question was a simple and straight forward one asking what advantages lay in podding as a part of the game (and, yes, thank you - I was aware that this is a game).

Anyway, thanks again everyone for your comments. It's interesting to see the range of replies from 'always do' to 'I do but only if...' and the well explained reasoning.

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