EVE New Citizens Q&A

Question is regarding an event tonight.

I was running a sec mission in high sec. Ninja salvager came in and turned yellow suspect... (or thats what I 'think' happen)
I targeted and took a few shots he left, then came back with a friend.

One guy was in a thrasher the other in a proteus (LOL didn't know I shot at a proteus)
I was about 80 or 90km from wrecks and them. I had both target locked and could shoot at the proteus (again didn't say it was smart, just that I could)
but every time I tried to shoot at thrasher my safety settings wouldn't let me.
Thrasher got close enough and then warp scrambled me....

I assumed that warp disrupting me would now allow me to shoot the thrasher?
but still got the message that said my current safety settings would not allow me to shoot?

Anyways that was my only question with that whole incident.

Was a given soon as I realized the suspect ship I shot at was a proteus I was blowing up shortly.
I'm ok with that... it's all part of the game and kinda fun
Just really curious bout the safety settings.... They let me shoot at the proteus when he looted my wreck but not the thrasher when he warp disrupted me...?

Other possible explanation is that I really get confused easily.... very possible.
Any of you veterans reading this able to make sense of what might have happened to cause me not to be able to shoot the thrasher that warp disrupted me? or user error on my part?

According to the killmail the Thrasher didn't actually engage you, it only shows yourself, a State Shukuro Ashigaru (which for some bizarre reason is listed as belonging to the Amarr Empire, even though it's a Caldari State mission NPC), and the Proteus. If the Thrasher pilot had used a warp scram on you then he would have shown up on it too.

He'd have also been wtfbbq'd by Concord for doing so unless you had a suspect/criminal flag, are at war with his corp or he'd activated a killright.

Jonah. NO killmails allowed. You should know that.

Thanks all for the replies, yeah good chance that it wasn't the thrasher that disrupted me... I don't know a whole lot about those T3 ships and what they are capable of doing so coulda just been him that did it.... Just didn't realize they could do it from so far away.

LOL if I see em again in same situation (ninja salvage my mission area) will do it again and pay more attention to who is doing what..... another naga down .... to learn a bit about the game... worth it :)

Anyways thanks for the input and info 07

Fair enough, killmail removed. Good, thank you. ISD Ezwal.

@Masao Itomori, taking potshots at ninja looters is generally not a good idea, it plays into their hands as it's exactly what they want you to do. A PvE ship is generally no match for a PvP ship, and they know it. Even if you do pop one I can guarantee he'll be back in another ship to pop you, if you're still in the same system, before the limited engagement timer expires.

This is how the crimewatch system works: http://www.thewholefrigate.com/2013/11/question-from-newbie-what-is-this.html

If you just want the flowchart: http://i.imgur.com/aQzqI6N.jpg

Safety settings work like this:

• Green - You can't do anything that would give you an orange or red flag
• Orange - You can't do anything that would give you a red flag
• Red - You can do anything

By "can't", I mean your ship will literally not do it. Keep in mind that these flags are not a substitute for knowing how to stay safe. Shooting someone legally means they can shoot you back, and may kill you. Green flag does not prevent you from getting into that situation.

Ooh indeed you can. But then the whole PvP ship vs PvE ship doesn't count anymore.

In the past we actually did do that and was effective.

For what it is worth: Introducing the new and improved Crimewatch

The important parts of that being Flags and Consequences.