These forums have been archived and are now read-only.

The new forums are live and can be found at https://forums.eveonline.com/

Crime & Punishment

 
  • Topic is locked indefinitely.
 

Thieving monkeys!!!!
Author
Previous Topic Next Topic
Zeus Maximo
Mentally Assured Destruction
#41 - 2013-09-10 16:05:57 UTC
Dark 0verlord wrote:
Zeus Maximo wrote:
If looting = only income = fail

Good way to maintain being poor!



I looted 6 bill in one day.


Last year in my hometown a car dealership sold 6 cars in one day, the next day they filed for bankruptcy.

Loot 6 bil a day once a week and we'll talk

"It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus."

U-MAD Membership Recruitment

PoH Corporation Recruitment
Vrenth
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#42 - 2013-09-10 17:18:51 UTC
Easy, make looting a yellow wreck grant kill-rights.
HoleySheet1
Deep-Fried Prawns with Lemon
#43 - 2013-09-10 23:31:58 UTC  |  Edited by: HoleySheet1
Looting can be great income, but its all based on chance. Eve is becoming a more pay-to-play game than it used to be.
ArrowRadar and mag sites in normal space are much less lucrative now. (low/null sec)
ArrowDED sites are a goldmine, but onerus...and with the t3 gimp on 4/10's.....
ArrowScanning and probing can now be done with a trained monkey....or posssibly chinchilla
ArrowEscrow trade is not as lucrative as it used to be.
ArrowNinja moon reactions are not too safe...i made hexite for a while solo (platinum+chromium moons).
I made a small fortune from every facet of eve....yes even PI (max efficiency). I guess im being defensive.....loot thieves suck.

Killing your ships and pods since 2008. Killboards don't lie, Don't get mad, get better.
Dark 0verlord
The Terrifying League Of Dog Fort
Deepwater Hooligans
#44 - 2013-09-10 23:52:00 UTC
Zeus Maximo wrote:
Dark 0verlord wrote:
Zeus Maximo wrote:
If looting = only income = fail

Good way to maintain being poor!



I looted 6 bill in one day.


Last year in my hometown a car dealership sold 6 cars in one day, the next day they filed for bankruptcy.

Loot 6 bil a day once a week and we'll talk



6 b is enough isk for a while. I scammed 27 b from merc contracts and 1.2 from locates are us. That is enough isk for a while zeus.
Zeus Maximo
Mentally Assured Destruction
#45 - 2013-09-11 00:06:36 UTC
HoleySheet1 wrote:
Looting can be great income, but its all based on chance. Eve is becoming a more pay-to-play game than it used to be.
ArrowRadar and mag sites in normal space are much less lucrative now. (low/null sec)
ArrowDED sites are a goldmine, but onerus...and with the t3 gimp on 4/10's.....
ArrowScanning and probing can now be done with a trained monkey....or posssibly chinchilla
ArrowEscrow trade is not as lucrative as it used to be.
ArrowNinja moon reactions are not too safe...i made hexite for a while solo (platinum+chromium moons).
I made a small fortune from every facet of eve....yes even PI (max efficiency). I guess im being defensive.....loot thieves suck.


I do see what your saying but I guess everyone will have to change with the times. Obviously a great money maker at one point was the moon goo, then incursions, then faction warfare, and now carrier ratting with 2 carriers and a dread.

My point is that the real isk is mostly made by exploiting rare forms of income. Whether it be something so simple where no one thought to do it or extremely complex that it takes a day or so of startup time.

Looting does have it moments so I commend you for even trying. Like most loot though, it all ends up in some random hanger to be trashed at a later date Oops Best to let the scavengers fight over it.

"It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus."

U-MAD Membership Recruitment

PoH Corporation Recruitment
HoleySheet1
Deep-Fried Prawns with Lemon
#46 - 2013-09-11 00:13:43 UTC  |  Edited by: HoleySheet1
You mistake the point, i get most of my loot. I believe a killright would be a good idea for loot thieves.
http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=19577304 i destroyed the wreck to deny my 'friends'.
Theres the answer.

Killing your ships and pods since 2008. Killboards don't lie, Don't get mad, get better.
Antony E Stark
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#47 - 2013-09-11 10:24:29 UTC
HoleySheet1 wrote:
You mistake the point, i get most of my loot. I believe a killright would be a good idea for loot thieves.
http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=19577304 i destroyed the wreck to deny my 'friends'.
Theres the answer.


They do go suspect after looting a yellow wreck, right? Why not kill them - or do they redock too quickly?

Whilst I was being stupid earlier (and often for that matter) if you do have neutral scout alts, why not have them nearby ready to scoop?

I think a killright is a bit excessive. If that was the case I'd have a TON on me by now, since I mostly go and pick over the corpses of fights/gatecamps/camp breakers and take their stuff. Going suspect is fine imo, although to me it doesn't make a difference since it's low anyway and I'm shootable by all.
SmokinDank
Horizon Research Group
#48 - 2013-09-11 11:04:06 UTC
Loot thieving sounds like an excellent career. Thanks OP, for bringing this to my attention. I shall now embark to steal all the loot I can!

...
HoleySheet1
Deep-Fried Prawns with Lemon
#49 - 2013-09-11 11:51:21 UTC
Destroying wrecks is highly viable. But no....i would rather have the lunch money i shook you down for. Bear

Killing your ships and pods since 2008. Killboards don't lie, Don't get mad, get better.
Don Purple
Snuggle Society
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#50 - 2013-09-11 12:26:08 UTC
I like to watch them scurry for the loot then blow it up right as they get close.
If your worried about your loot then scurry yourself.

Given that, sometimes these people stealing your loot are putting more risk in eve than you do killing your targets.
But a timer for docking would be a fun addition that I would like to see for loot stealing.

I am just here to snuggle and do spy stuff.
Danalee
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#51 - 2013-09-11 12:36:07 UTC
How about a stealing minigame before you can actually loot the wreck and maybe let the looting part consist of everything being launched into space for everyone to grab?

D.

Bear

Proud member of the Somalian Coast Guard Authority

Member and Juror of the Court of Crime and Punishment
HoleySheet1
Deep-Fried Prawns with Lemon
#52 - 2013-09-11 23:04:56 UTC
Darn good idea there.

Killing your ships and pods since 2008. Killboards don't lie, Don't get mad, get better.
Bloodline Z
Snack Attack
#53 - 2013-09-16 01:51:19 UTC
I think this discussion requires more debate, and more happy little trees and clouds.
Droidster
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#54 - 2013-09-23 15:43:41 UTC
CCP has specifically said it is a valid game mechanic to steal sh!t from people that eat Marmite.
Springe
Bastelrunde EV
#55 - 2013-09-23 15:47:06 UTC
A dock/jump timer would be great, but then the gankers would have to deal with it too, so be careful what you wish for.
Mr Kidd
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#56 - 2013-09-23 17:01:33 UTC
As a retired loot/ninja salvager I *yawn* feel for you bro!

BTW, if you're looting from people, make sure you anchor some GSC's in space to act as your offload depot. You'll easily avoid people gunning for you with your suspect flag.

Don't ban me, bro!
412nv Yaken
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#57 - 2013-09-24 04:48:15 UTC
HoleySheet1 wrote:
How much have i lost to loot thieves? I could be on Eve easy street but for these little fellas. Its the most heinous criminal act i can think of is stealing loot.
ArrowI could be paying for the game with isk
ArrowI could have shiny stuff
ArrowWallet could be growing with my escrow trade dealings
I think CCP should put a limited docking timer on these self proclaimed robin hood's. It would make them think twice or have to be smart and align out every time.
I'm trying to be constructive here because these loot thieves are stealing hundreds of billions a month and using it for who knows......possibly to sell for rl money and buy prostitutes and drugs....just sayin'


So what ur saying is you don't like people stealing your loot.

However you have no problem in war deccing carebear corps and killing pretty much people that cant fight back and you lose their loot? If i may offer a tip? Maybe not camping the undock of Rens/Amarr/Jita your 5h!t wouldn't get stolen Cool

I tend to get angry at a lot of stuff in eve, however i ask myself this. Would i do that? The answer is usually yes so i can't complain.

A True Champion of High Security Space
Anya Klibor
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#58 - 2013-09-24 05:12:21 UTC
Came in expecting a thread about Thieving Monkey, left wondering how I get shares of Holey's corp.

Leadership is something you learn. Maybe one day, you'll learn that.
Mike Adoulin
Happys Happy Hamster Hunting Club
#59 - 2013-09-24 12:35:51 UTC
Question

Shocked

Roll

What?

Smile

Big smile

Lol

Idea

Pirate

Profit!!!!

Everything in EVE is a trap.

And if it isn't, it's your job to make it a trap...:)

You want to know what immorality in EVE Online looks like? Look no further than Ripard "Jester" Teg.

Chribba is the Chuck Norris of EVE.
HoleySheet1
Deep-Fried Prawns with Lemon
#60 - 2013-09-24 15:26:25 UTC
Anya Klibor wrote:
Came in expecting a thread about Thieving Monkey, left wondering how I get shares of Holey's corp.

Came in expecting more anya killboar rubbish, left satisfied

Killing your ships and pods since 2008. Killboards don't lie, Don't get mad, get better.