Crime & Punishment

Tchell Dahnn was a complete ****, but he/she/it at least had the redeeming factor of being funny, fresh and original. Suddenly Ninjas has gone from being just that - something new and interesting - to being rather stale and pastiched. Time for you folks to figure out something new.

I said it at the time, and I'm saying it again - Suddenly Ninjas? Moar like Suddenly Ninnies.

On the other hand, apparently the only interesting thing you've ever done was grow a mustache.

I haven't had pastis in a long time

Pernod Ricard for Lyfe

SN has done nothing BUT evolve over the years, as someone involved from the beginning.

Ninja salvaging as a group was the original innovation.
Due to the Lofty scam, we were the only ones able to easily form large fleets and complely suck a mission dry in seconds.

Sadly, CCP stepped in and killed the profession, along with the Lofty scam.

-Noctis (by making salvaging so easy, the salvage became almost worthless)
-LVL 4 Loot nerf (now mission runners only care about the bounties- which can't be stolen)
-Mission item theft nerf (now mission items respawn so quickly, there is no benefit to taking it)

As SP counts improved, SN evolved into a mission runner ganking corp, pioneering the use of Orcas to fool CNRs and Marauders into shooting at a frigate, then Orca switching into a Hurricane - while earning free sec-status by target painting their NPCs.

Naturally, bears screamed after losing their multibillion dollar Golems, even though it was their own aggression that led to their destruction. CCP nerfs incoming!
-Orca nerf #1 and #2.
-Sec Status 'harvesting' nerf
-Scan strength nerf

There was a period of very successful 'persistant wreck baiting' that occurred last year....
- but CCP stepped in and nerfed that too.

Was later discovered to still be possible to create a persistant wreck, at a higher price. No doubt that CCP will again devote resources to 'fix' this as well - even though the only victims are dishonest wreck thieves like the OP.

Corp infiltration was also fun for awhile.
-but CCP changed the rules again, allowing corporations to kick infiltrators - even mid-gank, leading to Concord death.

Wardecs, always a waste of time, are now completely worthless.

Skunkworks figured out how to harvest Incursion runners, but CCP stepped in to save them almost immediately, by screwing up the RR mechanic, leading to RR mods shutting off at inopportune moments in other situations.

So we now spend most of our time suicide ganking. Pretty much the only way left to collect tears efficiently. (and according to the latest Dev Blog on criminality, we are quite good at it....)

Oh, Smegma, you shouldn't have. I mean, your infatuation and adoration for us is cute and all but you are just coming on a little bit too strong.

My point is - don't treat everything YOU see as a new thing in this game.

Its rare anything "new" ever shows up in the category of "dirty tricks/scams/greifing tactics" these days.

Instead...ask around FIRST...dont make a bold post saying "OMGWTFBBQLUKOUTITSATARP"
Oh and Welcome to EVE Online.

Ohh Cloaking. Now it makes sense. Invisible mode that's a new one to me.

But yeah don't think everything you see is "new".

On this part i could not agree more

In the past we used this as a recruitment, and if we killed a new user at least replace his loses time 10.
As we all grow within New eden, regardless if people are stealing or not, its a low trick which i can not recoment.

To whoever it was that left a real PLEX in a shuttle wreck on the Perimeter gate recently, thank you!