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Why pod kill?

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Doireen Kaundur
Doomheim
#1 - 2014-04-03 10:18:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Doireen Kaundur
Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.

It is the insult following the injury.

So why do you do it?

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Solecist Project
#2 - 2014-04-03 10:20:24 UTC
Oh you actually DID start a thread about it! That's hilarious! xD

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Yang Aurilen
State War Academy
Caldari State
#3 - 2014-04-03 10:20:55 UTC
What if he had a full slave set? That's +2 billion on your killboard. What if you podded The Mittani or Erotica 1? Corpses like those will fetch billions. What if he just told you in local that he'll come to your house and pop your kneecap while his ship is about to explode?

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Solecist Project
#4 - 2014-04-03 10:22:24 UTC
Anyhow, to properly respond...

Because they deserve it. If you manage to pod somebody, it was his fault he got caught.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
mr ed thehouseofed
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2014-04-03 10:23:37 UTC
tears

i want a eve pinball machine...  confirming  CCP Cognac is best cognac
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#6 - 2014-04-03 10:23:39 UTC
If I see what implants they have (had), it helps me put together a better picture of the battle for my own personal after action reports.

Besides that, it sends them back to their medical station, which can help prevent them from reshipping nearby and ruining my day.

It's actually the reverse of what you would claim. There is never a reason to not pod someone.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Doireen Kaundur
Doomheim
#7 - 2014-04-03 10:25:44 UTC
So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.

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Aralyn Cormallen
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#8 - 2014-04-03 10:28:07 UTC  |  Edited by: Aralyn Cormallen
Many reasons:

It removes a scout of the grid (a target caller can still call targets from a pod, and he can still be used for warp-ins), it sends someone (hopefully) a long way home to their clone bay to slow down their reship, perhaps to shut their whining up in local, to increase the cost of the loss by taking out implants and maybe an expensive pod in the case of a high-sp character, maybe they like collecting corpses, and of course, some people just like to hear the squish.
Doireen Kaundur
Doomheim
#9 - 2014-04-03 10:30:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Doireen Kaundur
Aralyn Cormallen wrote:
Many reasons:

It removes a scout of the grid (a target caller can still call targets from a pod, and he can still be used for warp-ins), it sends someone (hopefully) a long way home to their clone bay to slow down their reship, perhaps to shut their whining up in local, to increase the cost of the loss by taking out implants and maybe an expensive pod in the case of a high-sp character, maybe they like collecting corpses, and of course, some people just like to hear the squish.



best answer yet.

If you really want to make podding interesting, have it remove game time. When podded, you lose 12 hours of game time in your sub.

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Yang Aurilen
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2014-04-03 10:30:20 UTC
Doireen Kaundur wrote:
So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.

You uh what? If someone paid 3 billion in implants and I podded him he's 3 billion ISK poorer.

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Prie Mary
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#11 - 2014-04-03 10:31:00 UTC
always pvp in a clean clone with that new alpine fresh clone smell

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Doireen Kaundur
Doomheim
#12 - 2014-04-03 10:33:14 UTC
Yang Aurilen wrote:
Doireen Kaundur wrote:
So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.

You uh what? If someone paid 3 billion in implants and I podded him he's 3 billion ISK poorer.


Not really. Those assets have already been spent. All you did was make him a little dumber by slowng down his training speed.

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Seven Koskanaiken
Shadow Legions.
SONS of BANE
#13 - 2014-04-03 10:35:51 UTC  |  Edited by: Seven Koskanaiken
Because it's there.

Also I trade implants on my alt, so it's good for business.
Aralyn Cormallen
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2014-04-03 10:37:09 UTC
Doireen Kaundur wrote:
Yang Aurilen wrote:
Doireen Kaundur wrote:
So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.

You uh what? If someone paid 3 billion in implants and I podded him he's 3 billion ISK poorer.


Not really. Those assets have already been spent. All you did was make him a little dumber by slowng down his training speed.


It's not just learning implants you need to consider. A Snake set is expensive, and a major booster to a solo or small-gang fighter. And lets not forget Mindlinks; you pod the mindlinked fleet-booster for the enemy fleet, and they have just taken a serious kick to the nuts of their fighting ability right there on grid at that moment.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#15 - 2014-04-03 10:40:04 UTC
Doireen Kaundur wrote:
So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.


Didn't even read my post, or what?

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Bagrat Skalski
Koinuun Kotei
#16 - 2014-04-03 10:40:17 UTC
Podding means loss of implants and new clone maybe far away, that is something when you are going to war. Also podding someone who could be at war with you.

Custom ship skins, character creator style "repaint". Bring it!
Solecist Project
#17 - 2014-04-03 10:42:34 UTC
Personally, I kept podding people for their attitude.

If you autopilot in a pod anywhere and have implants, then you deserve to lose them. You wouldn't walk through the bronx in an armani suit, with a golden rolex and a shiny looking suitcase either. Or park your expensive looking car somewhere you know it should get stolen.

It's a reflection of how messed up peoples POVs of the game are. Sure, some people know and simply risk it... but many others simply believe it's safe enough to do so... and that's bullcrap.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Doireen Kaundur
Doomheim
#18 - 2014-04-03 10:42:45 UTC
Kaarous Aldurald wrote:
Doireen Kaundur wrote:
So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.


Didn't even read my post, or what?



sorry, I missed it.

I guess it all depends on circumstances. You are in battle, you are improving your odds of winning Vs a ganker podding a newb for lulz.

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Doireen Kaundur
Doomheim
#19 - 2014-04-03 10:44:45 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Personally, I kept podding people for their attitude.

If you autopilot in a pod anywhere and have implants, then you deserve to lose them. You wouldn't walk through the bronx in an armani suit, with a golden rolex and a shiny looking suitcase either. Or park your expensive looking car somewhere you know it should get stolen.



Unless you are making your rounds collecting "protection" money from your neighborhood. Blink

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Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#20 - 2014-04-03 10:44:55 UTC
Doireen Kaundur wrote:
Kaarous Aldurald wrote:
Doireen Kaundur wrote:
So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.


Didn't even read my post, or what?



sorry, I missed it.

I guess it all depends on circumstances. You are in battle, you are improving your odds of winning Vs a ganker podding a newb for lulz.


Both are useful, actually.

Better they get podded as a newb by a ganker so that they learn about updating their clone, than a few million skillpoints later.

It can be of nothing but benefit to you, and it can be a near guaranteed detriment to your opponent. And if you aren't meaning to inflict loss on the other guy, why would you bother killing him in the first place?

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
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