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Getting close to an unknown POS

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Bud Austrene
Secure Haven
#1 - 2012-11-01 21:00:27 UTC
I have been playing in wormholes for awhile now. But I am fearful of POS's with force fields and armament . I have no trouble finding the moon they are attached to and would like to get close enough to find out if anyone is home or who the owner is.
I hesitate to warp to the moon for fear of having done it once and got podded as a result.

So the question is what would be the safest way find more info on a POS that shows on d-scan?

Yes I am an alt. I see no reason to make it easy for bullies and greifers

Pancake King
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-11-01 21:07:12 UTC
Covert Ops.
Fra Alberigo
The Ninth Circle.
#3 - 2012-11-01 21:10:34 UTC
Be in a Cov Ops cloaky ship (ie covert ops cloaking device II), probe down the tower, and warp to the tower at 100km. Assuming no warp disruption bubbles (which would show up on your probing) you will be able to watch the owners to your hearts content.
Sith1s Spectre
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-11-01 21:26:47 UTC
Fra Alberigo wrote:
Be in a Cov Ops cloaky ship (ie covert ops cloaking device II), probe down the tower, and warp to the tower at 100km. Assuming no warp disruption bubbles (which would show up on your probing) you will be able to watch the owners to your hearts content.


Confirming all the Pros use probes to scan down POS'

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Moirae Nemesis
Kill All Ships In Style
#5 - 2012-11-01 21:30:50 UTC
Sith1s Spectre wrote:
Fra Alberigo wrote:
Be in a Cov Ops cloaky ship (ie covert ops cloaking device II), probe down the tower, and warp to the tower at 100km. Assuming no warp disruption bubbles (which would show up on your probing) you will be able to watch the owners to your hearts content.


Confirming all the Pros use probes to scan down POS'

Confirming talocan is the definition of pro.
Fra Alberigo
The Ninth Circle.
#6 - 2012-11-01 21:43:42 UTC
Moirae Nemesis wrote:
Sith1s Spectre wrote:
Fra Alberigo wrote:
Be in a Cov Ops cloaky ship (ie covert ops cloaking device II), probe down the tower, and warp to the tower at 100km. Assuming no warp disruption bubbles (which would show up on your probing) you will be able to watch the owners to your hearts content.


Confirming all the Pros use probes to scan down POS'

Confirming talocan is the definition of pro.

Confirming The Ninth Circle. Is NOT the definition of Pro; but Talocan endorsement is.
Derath Ellecon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-11-01 22:15:06 UTC
There are some other things to watch out for, even in a covert ops, buuuut, nah i'll let you figure it out.
Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-11-01 22:50:17 UTC
warping to the moon at 100km works almost all the time.
or just combat probe the pos out and warp at 100 if you dont mind the locals knowing youre around.

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Rroff
Antagonistic Tendencies
#9 - 2012-11-01 23:31:10 UTC
If your really paranoid combat probe the POS and warp to it at 100km from a random safe/cosmic sig thats in the least likely line from any major group of celestials using a nullified T3.
RingRaith
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2012-11-02 11:50:10 UTC
Rroff wrote:
If your really paranoid combat probe the POS and warp to it at 100km from a random safe/cosmic sig thats in the least likely line from any major group of celestials using a nullified T3.


This.

Some people will try to de-cloak you and anchor a can at the spot where you will land if you warp to the pos at 100k from the planet its moon is orbiting or from the sun.
Godfrey Silvarna
Arctic Light Inc.
Arctic Light
#11 - 2012-11-02 12:02:44 UTC
Most people are really really bad at making decloak traps. Only POS I have gotten decloaked at was my own.
Malception
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2012-11-02 14:44:18 UTC
Godfrey Silvarna wrote:
Most people are really really bad at making decloak traps. Only POS I have gotten decloaked at was my own.


Not sure if good trap or crap trapper.
Bud Austrene
Secure Haven
#13 - 2012-11-02 16:43:11 UTC
Thank you for all the information. It is very helpful.

Is it possible to mount armaments that can blow you away at 100 km from the POS?
Part of my enjoyment in the game is to see how much i can do and get away with before someone catches me.
Kind of like a game of Tag You Are It.

I appreciate any info that can help keep me from being caught.
And, yes i know i will be caught, (already have been once).
I just don't want to make it too easy.
And especially I don't want to get caught doing something stupid.

Yes I am an alt. I see no reason to make it easy for bullies and greifers

jonnykefka
Adhocracy Incorporated
Adhocracy
#14 - 2012-11-02 16:47:28 UTC
Yes, there are some POS modules that can hit out to ~250km. However, as long as you're cloaked the POS can't touch you.

Also, POSes also do not insta-lock. If you're in a frigate hull, even if you get decloaked, you have probably 15-20 seconds to recloak or warp away. Even with cruiser-sized stuff you have probably 10-15 seconds.
AdZc
Legio Prima Victrix
#15 - 2012-11-02 16:53:49 UTC
Sith1s Spectre wrote:
Fra Alberigo wrote:
Be in a Cov Ops cloaky ship (ie covert ops cloaking device II), probe down the tower, and warp to the tower at 100km. Assuming no warp disruption bubbles (which would show up on your probing) you will be able to watch the owners to your hearts content.


Confirming all the Pros use probes to scan down POS'


Confirming REAL Pros would NOT use probes to scan down POS. As it can alert the owners you are around.
Bud Austrene
Secure Haven
#16 - 2012-11-02 18:20:35 UTC
AdZc wrote:
Sith1s Spectre wrote:
Fra Alberigo wrote:
Be in a Cov Ops cloaky ship (ie covert ops cloaking device II), probe down the tower, and warp to the tower at 100km. Assuming no warp disruption bubbles (which would show up on your probing) you will be able to watch the owners to your hearts content.


Confirming all the Pros use probes to scan down POS'


Confirming REAL Pros would NOT use probes to scan down POS. As it can alert the owners you are around.



Thank you, I was sure that using probes was a dumb idea and i appreciate your confirming it.
I realize that the credibility of some posters are not to be trusted.

Yes I am an alt. I see no reason to make it easy for bullies and greifers

Kalel Nimrott
Caldari Provisions
#17 - 2012-11-02 19:42:04 UTC
I can give you this tip. Put in ff password (if you dont know what it is and how to do it, ask around, I'm on my phone and its a pain to type) 12345. Incredible how many dumb ppl are around with that password in their ffs. Try to go thru the force field. If you are not succesful change the password to 1234 and son on and try again. If things gets complicated. Warp away.
Let me know how it goes.

Bob Artis, you will be missed.

O7
Bud Austrene
Secure Haven
#18 - 2012-11-02 20:36:52 UTC
Kalel Nimrott wrote:
I can give you this tip. Put in ff password (if you dont know what it is and how to do it, ask around, I'm on my phone and its a pain to type) 12345. Incredible how many dumb ppl are around with that password in their ffs. Try to go thru the force field. If you are not succesful change the password to 1234 and son on and try again. If things gets complicated. Warp away.
Let me know how it goes.


Cool
thanks, might be worth a try. A lot better than nothing.

Yes I am an alt. I see no reason to make it easy for bullies and greifers

Svodola Darkfury
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2012-11-02 21:08:22 UTC
Make sure you have mobile warp disruptors on your overview so you can d-scan for them. If there are none at the tower, you can safely warp to 0 or at 10 on almost all moons (Somebody MIGHT anchor a can without a bubble there, but its unlikely).

No moons "anchor spot" for towers will be at 0. The closest I've seen is 40 kilometers, which puts you about 10km away from a large force field and the POTENTIAL that guns could be anchored near the 0 spot. Generally speaking, even if you get decloaked by a bubble trap in a frigate covert ops, you'll have enough time to warp out or MWD/AB away and recloak before any tower mods lock you, because you land on the edge of the bubble.

Svo.

Director of Frozen Corpse Industries.
Oxandrolone
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2012-11-03 18:07:23 UTC
find out what planet the pos it at from d-scan

warp to planet

find out what moon pos it at from d-scan

if the pos is bubbled dont warp their directly from planet, bounce off a celestial that is not inline with the planet so you dont land in the bubbles which are 99% inline with the planet
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