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I thought you were allowed to attack mobile tractor units?
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Graham Aurilen
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2014-09-09 10:54:12 UTC
Concorded for attacking mobile tractor unit.............security status drop and kill rights to mobile tractor owner. Shocked

"Attack mechanic: Attacking the structure will give a suspect flag to the attacker only. That means anyone can attack them and does not risk being punished by Concord for doing so in high sec systems."

So, what happened?


2014.09.09 10:36:00

Victim: Graham Aurilen
Corp: WH Ore Regional Exporters
Alliance: Unknown
Faction: Unknown
Destroyed: Manticore
System: Akkilen
Security: 0.7
Damage Taken: 1114

Involved parties:

Name: CONCORD Police Captain / CONCORD (laid the final blow)
Damage Done: 1114

Destroyed items:

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Caldari Navy Scourge Torpedo, Qty: 469 (Cargo)
Prototype 'Arbalest' Torpedo Launcher
Small Warhead Calefaction Catalyst I
Scourge Torpedo, Qty: 17
Prototype 'Arbalest' Torpedo Launcher
Small Warhead Calefaction Catalyst I
Scourge Torpedo, Qty: 967 (Cargo)
Scourge Torpedo, Qty: 17

Dropped items:

1MN Microwarpdrive II
Ballistic Control System II
Scourge Torpedo, Qty: 17
Ballistic Control System II
Prototype 'Arbalest' Torpedo Launcher

So, now I'm out one Manticore and the fit..........

Bemused and not amused.
Graham Aurilen
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#2 - 2014-09-09 11:23:48 UTC
Well................

I think I have worked out what may have happened, ish.

I scanned down the Tractor with my Buzzard, and saved the location.

Went off to get Manticore to blow it up and loot it. ....Happy Days.... ;-)

....and during the few minutes I was away the Tractor 'perhaps expired' and became a container named 'Mobile Tractor Unit'. I reason this because I stupidly switched safety from amber to red without thinking when the torps did not initially fire.

Swiftly followed by Concord's retribution.......

Also now remembering that it was 'yellow' and not 'white' as it was when I saved the location.

So after switching off safety, AND noticing it was yellow, I still took the shot.........what a ****. :-(

I will not make the same mistake again............. ;-)
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#3 - 2014-09-09 11:34:25 UTC
Mike Adoulin
Happys Happy Hamster Hunting Club
#4 - 2014-09-09 11:58:14 UTC
This is why the Yellow Safety Button is your friend.

I have also seen people naming their secure cans 'Mobile Depot'.

Cool

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Milan Nantucket
Doomheim
#5 - 2014-09-09 12:02:08 UTC
Mike Adoulin wrote:
This is why the Yellow Safety Button is your friend.

I have also seen people naming their secure cans 'Mobile Depot'.

Cool

Yea but you can't scan down a container.
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#6 - 2014-09-09 12:04:06 UTC
I think you shot a wreck.

Yellow safety in highsec always, unless you are in warp to a gank target.

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Omar Alharazaad
New Eden Tech Support
#7 - 2014-09-09 12:13:46 UTC
A cardinal rule of hunting is to always always identify your target before pulling the trigger.
As a serial muncher of MTU's I can assure you that they're fair game, with no daily bag limit.

Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.
Velicitia
XS Tech
#8 - 2014-09-09 12:26:28 UTC
Sabriz Adoudel wrote:
I think you shot a wreck.

Yellow safety in highsec always, unless you are in warp to a gank target.


yellow doesn't have enough pshhhhhh

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Graham Aurilen
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#9 - 2014-09-09 13:28:14 UTC
Milan Nantucket wrote:
Mike Adoulin wrote:
This is why the Yellow Safety Button is your friend.

I have also seen people naming their secure cans 'Mobile Depot'.

Cool

Yea but you can't scan down a container.


Correct, I scanned down a tractor, and during the time I ran back to grab the Manticore it 'must' have expired and reverted to a container.

I'd assumed that when they expired they just 'expire'.
Tengu Grib
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#10 - 2014-09-09 16:04:03 UTC
OP your analysis must be correct, either the MTU reverted to a container, or the owner scooped and replaced it while you were away.

Either way, lesson learned, and I'll make sure to watch out for the same situation.

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