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Posted - 2012.04.30 21:51:00 -
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Noofels wrote:Ganking season!
There is no possible way to prevent yourself from being ganked in high-sec unless you stay docked. If there are enough enemies and money in their pockets, they can alpha any of my ships, is that correct?
You can't have a mining OP in high-sec. No matter how many corp mates in various ships I have orbiting my hulk, I would be destroyed by the suicide ganker's alpha strike. Even if I tank my Hulk up to the max, about 10-20 thrashers can still take it down.
At 10-20% of the cost of my hulk, I am destroyed. That loss is recouped by the manufacturer selling a hulk back to me and paying the gankers.
Yes, EVE is a dangerous place, but I think there should be a method for me to defend myself. My corp mates can't take the first shot because CONCORD will take them out. They can't make a retaliation because I am simply alpha-ed, not giving them any time to defend me.
So, how do I fly my Hulk? I've spent quite a while training and saving up for one, but as it stands, even after gank season is over, will I ever be able to actually fly it?
Can I pay CONCORD or another player to put some kind of shield extender on me? Maybe that way I would have enough EHP to require at least 50% in the cost of my Hulk to be lost by the gankers. As it stands, I can't fly what I own. In no possible fit. Simply because it is too profitable to let me stay alive.
I ask now. What legal methods do I have to prevent my Hulk from being destroyed in high-sec? The game provides avenues for the aggressors, but I see no visible avenues available for me as a defender.
You need to start thinking like a PVPer rather than mining the way most people do.
When you play to PVP you weigh up the risk of loss before you undock. You don't always fly the ship that's 'best' but the one that you're willing to lose. Same goes for mining, if you can't afford to lose a hulk then fly something smaller. Yes you will reduce your yield but there is nothing to say that you ought to be able to have maximum returns without increased risk.
Along with that, fly smart. Use your d-scan set to a short range and be ready to warp when you spot anything gawky heading into your scan range (e.g. dessies, tornados etc). When you PVP in low sec/nul sec d-scan is your primary intel tool and needs to be clicked every few seconds most of the time.
To compliment the d-scan, be aligned (at 3/4 speed at least would almost guarantee survival). As soon as you see incoming, warp out. Being at speed makes the mining a bit of a logistical nightmare but if you can find yourself two celestials which allow you to fly near to the roids back and forth then life will be easier.
Ultimately you're right. There is no way to avoid ganking if you mine like most people do. But if you're alert and fly smart, you still have nothing to worry about. You get out what you put in ultimately.
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