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Bring more friends next time...

What combat? He's in a jump freighter... what the hell else is he going to do?

EDIT: He is a ****** for using a JF during wartime.

lol what combat, lets not get into that topic of what is combat and what isnt. eve has all different kinds of pvp. attacking a war target in empire be it a jf or a bs is all pvp combat. again you are excusing a pilot of logging off to avoid combat. then excusing him of getting kicked from corp while in space to avoid death in empire. the latter has been petioned but the first is still lame but still allowed for some reason.

Let's look at the problem logically:

If a frigate did the same tactic, you would easily destroy it as soon as it uncloaked, assuming you could lock it before it warped off. it has low shield, armor, and hull - easy enough to shoot and pop.

So the answer "Bring more friends" is appropriate here. You could easily pop some ships that do this - it's only certain classes which have hit points in excess of the amount of damage you can perform in the amount of time you have to kill them. For those situations, having more people shooting it would enable you to accomplish your goal.

As for why it's allowed - because CCP chose to err on the side of their customers in terms of the vagaries of internet connections.

"The Jump Freighter is pilot is going to pause for 5 -10 seconds to assess his options and make a decision. That is your window to de-cloak the poor sap and get a point on him. Once point is achieved you have 15 minutes to finish him off.
My advice: learn how to de-cloak more efficiently."


incorrect, if he logs while still cloaked after jumping threw a gate he doesnt aquire aggression. nor will the point hold him.

"Let's look at the problem logically:

If a frigate did the same tactic, you would easily destroy it as soon as it uncloaked, assuming you could lock it before it warped off. it has low shield, armor, and hull - easy enough to shoot and pop.

So the answer "Bring more friends" is appropriate here. You could easily pop some ships that do this - it's only certain classes which have hit points in excess of the amount of damage you can perform in the amount of time you have to kill them. For those situations, having more people shooting it would enable you to accomplish your goal.

As for why it's allowed - because CCP chose to err on the side of their customers in terms of the vagaries of internet connections."



so in your view, logging off to avoid death is a valid tactic? yes i am sure the internet dropping at the exact time you jump threw a gate in a 5 billion isk ship into war targets is really happening.

Would I like to get easier JF kills? Sure. The mechanic isn't broken, though. Your planning for a JF kill should include being able to burn through that much hp quickly enough.

Petition Blizzard about it, I hear they make the game easier for people who don't play it well all the time. Maybe they'll buy Iceland for you.

Yes, maybe you should.
Of the things you describe, only the part about leaving corp while in space is even remotely an issue.

Its amazing the responses of people defending the actions of the pilot logging off. There is no reason to log off during combat to save your ship. It shouldnt be allowed in any way. I sure 1 out of 1000 people who disconnect before certain death maybe was caused by internet dropping. The rest are just lame asses that dont understand what eve used to be about.

"EDIT: I find it funny that most of the posters in this thread have killboards full of entries, mostly kills. Yup. We're all carebears"


yes with your extensive killboard record of 83 kills i am sure you are a expert on the situation.