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High-Sec Bumping Game Mechanic

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Elenahina
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#41 - 2015-03-18 18:09:16 UTC
Iain Cariaba wrote:

Because people...feel that CCP should protect them from their own failures.


So it's pretty much like real life and all the inane warning labels we have now?

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Iain Cariaba
#42 - 2015-03-18 18:14:49 UTC
Elenahina wrote:
Iain Cariaba wrote:

Because people...feel that CCP should protect them from their own failures.

So it's pretty much like real life and all the inane warning labels we have now?

Yep. The real world nanny state is creeping into New Eden.
Teckos Pech
Hogyoku
Goonswarm Federation
#43 - 2015-03-18 20:52:36 UTC
Colette Kassia wrote:
I think part of the problem is that the "intended" mechanic of using a web to warp-assist freighters is not spelled out, or even hinted at, in-game.

- Bringing an escort of big guns doesn't work. CONCORD protects the bumper too. And you're not going to do enough damage to a gank fleet to be of much help.
- Scouts don't help and aren't needed; we already know where the bad guys are: They’re at the choke points.
- Bumping-the-bumper is of limited value. If gankers can bring dozens of ships then they can spare a 5-6 more for hobo tackling. You can't counter-bump that.


I'll grant your point on bringing people with guns.

However, a scout WILL help. You cannot be bumped if you don't jump into the system with the bumping ship. That is the point of a scout. Don't jump, dock up, hostile bumper in a mach. And guess what, they are not always there. I've gone through Uedama and most of the time there is no bumping ship there. Nor in Sivala either.

http://www.themittani.com/features/freighter-pilots-guide-not-getting-ganked
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Step 1: Use a Scout

If you jump your freighter into Uedama local with 35 GCC players flashing in local and 2 Machariels on the gate, you have already lost the fight. This is the Eve equivalent of wandering into the bad side of town with a flashing neon sign flashing, "Easy Mark."


Indeed. And the scout does not have to be an alt. Expecting a single player to be able to defeat a group of players is expecting a bit much.

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Step 2: Plan Your Trip

Your map is an incredibly powerful tool for mining information.


You have tools both in and out of game to tell you how many people have died in a system. If you see Uedama has a recent number of kills, and you look on kill boards and see what has been killed and still try to autopilot through...your a fool and you deserve whatever happens to you.

Its a rather helpful article.

In particular this part...

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If you don't have an alt account for scouting, make a friend. Seriously, it's not that hard.


Stop insisting that CCP solve your problem when you can solve them yourself. Yes, it might mean you have to chat with people in game...maybe even on TS. I know, socializing in an MMO...crazy.

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ISD Dorrim Barstorlode
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#44 - 2015-03-19 00:37:23 UTC
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