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IronGoldenEagle
Orchestrated Violence
Tenth Legion
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Posted - 2009.05.22 18:14:00 -
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O God so many reason+...I dont know, because I can? Because you're a carebear? Cuz youll yell in local (the best)? I want you to QQ? Im bored? THe fight wasnt good enuf? The fight was awesome? List goes on+
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oolk
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Posted - 2009.05.22 19:27:00 -
[62]
 Originally by: Liquidium
You really have to go out of your way to get podded in lowsec.
Null sec is different. But in lowsec/empire, its insanely hard to pod someone.
Nah,just 2 over-smartbombing domis and insta pop your covop and pod...it was so instant I even laughed myself! (the piewats must have laughed too)
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Havohej
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2009.05.22 23:30:00 -
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Pirates know that most people set their medical clone at their home station. They know that when they catch you, you're probably quite far from your in-game 'home'. So they send you to your new medclone to help you get back to your assets faster, the better to fit a new ship and get back to whatever you were trying to do before you ran afoul of them.
To be honest, I don't understand why people get so upset about this extra favor that most pirates go out of their way to do for you. Really, your pod drops no loot for them so they could just as easily not bother locking you or spending the extra few rounds of ammunition; that time could be spent looting your wreck while you fly 30 jumps home in your pod.
Be grateful! It could be worse...
"You can still steal their stuff." - CCP Explorer
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Arthello
Pilots Of Honour
Aeternus.
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Posted - 2009.05.23 01:23:00 -
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Originally by: Anubis Xian
Edited by: Anubis Xian on 12/05/2009 18:51:56
Well to be fair, pirates don't podkill outright.
Those who kill everything indescriminately aren't very good at being a pirate.
Exactly. It's counterproductive for piracy. You don't get any loot from a pod so it's really no point in killing it just because you can. There's plenty of reasons not to though.
A pirate with some sense want its prey to be as rich as possible so he will fly expensive and as many ships as possible. Someone else in this thread said pirates do it because they want to be feared. That might be true, but it's not strategically sound thinking. Pirates should at best not be feared for a number of reasons. If you're feared people will be cautious, they will cloak/hide/run as soon as a neutral enters local, they will fly cheaper ships, they might fit their ships differently, they might set up ambushes, they might hire mercenaries and the list goes on.
If it's a young pilot don't ask for a ransom. Just let him go as he probably won't have much money or implants anyway. If it's an old pilot you might be able to squeeze some extra ISK's by blackmailing, but if you do and he doesn't comply you might have to pod him just to make an example. Next time he knows he will be podded if he doesn't pay up, but then again next time he won't have expensive implants. You don't loose expensive implants too often without learning something.
A successful pirate want it's prey to think it's not so dangerous in low-sec. That he has a good chance of surviving. That his skills rivals that of the pirates. He wants plenty of pilots in low-sec. Plenty of confident pilots that is.
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Cadius Vect
Domination.
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Posted - 2009.05.23 01:33:00 -
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Because they want to molest your frozen corpse......
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Kessiaan
Minmatar
MicroFunks
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Posted - 2009.05.23 03:56:00 -
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Because I collect corpses. And it makes me feel better to know that someone other than me is screaming incoherently at their computer screen.
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waruiushiro
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Posted - 2009.05.23 06:57:00 -
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Asking why I podded you is a lot like asking why I kicked you in the nuts after punching you in the throat.
It's cuz I don't like you.
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me bored
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Posted - 2009.05.23 09:18:00 -
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It's actually impossible to be podded unless you're caught by lag, bubbles or smartbombs if you know what you're doing. Select a celestial and spam warp as your ship explodes and you'll never lose you implants again.
Most podkill because it removes you from local. If you're allowed to remain you're able to warn other players or generally smack talk and make a fool of yourself. Lots also use it as punishment for refusing to pay ransom.
I guess the overriding answer though is why not? They don't really lose anything and they get a neat corpse to add to their collection.
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Rail Gun
Caldari
Space Perverts and Forum Warriors United
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Posted - 2009.05.23 09:34:00 -
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Just for fun... smart bombing pod is like hunting seal pup with a baseball bat, it's so unfair that it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside <3
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Parmala Udoni
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Posted - 2009.05.25 20:07:00 -
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Originally by: Kessiaan
Because I collect corpses. And it makes me feel better to know that someone other than me is screaming incoherently at their computer screen.
But I don't. I just wake up in my home station and spend some of my hundreds of millions of carebear isk to buy more implants, then get back to work making ships and modules, laughing all the way to the bank. You got a frozen corpse and lower security status, I got a happy customer and a free ride home. Getting ganked is all a part of doing business, just like getting mugged by some droopy-drawers putz in Times Square. It all works out in the end.  |
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Neacail
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Posted - 2009.05.25 20:18:00 -
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I do it for the security status and the kill mail, to be honest. Sometimes, however, I also try to ransom them for ridiculous amounts. Hey, if I fly around with several bil in implants, I'm sure someone else does too.
The hatemails (rare) and bounties (even rarer) are appreciated bonuses, though. |
Huurag
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Posted - 2009.05.28 20:44:00 -
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Well, to be honest, I just don't understand the people who just pod "because they can". Or people who pod to make someone feel bad. Quite the opposite, I really dislike when my victims start emo-raging 
To drop sec status? Why the heck would you do that? Low sec status is a bad thing, when I just started pirating, I tried to stay yellow as long as possible.
For me there are several reasons to pod:
1. They refuse to pay a ransom. A pirate has to be true to his word. If you threaten to pod someone, you have to do it, otherwise they'll just laugh at you next time.
2. To teach people that losing your pod hurts, so they are more likely to pay the ransom next time.
3. Dead people don't smack in local. As I said above, I really dislike smack talk, so I don't give them a chance to do it.
4. I collect corpses. The ones that come from my kills, mind you, i like them fresh  
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Izo Alabaster
Friendly Neighbourhood Extortion Company
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Posted - 2009.05.29 05:24:00 -
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I ask you this, OP: How is that you're losing your pod in lowsec anyway?
(And no, an acceptable answer doesn't have anything to do with whether or not you lose your ship)
Originally by: CCP Nozh
Are BS useless in solo combat?
The larger ship still has many benefits:
* Can fit smaller weapons to fend off smaller targets
* More slots allow EW counter measures
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SideControl
The Athiest Syndicate
Advocated Destruction
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Posted - 2009.05.29 05:57:00 -
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I always pod if i can, there are many good reasons to do so...
1. Before I ever killed a ship, I made a couple billion in the implant jita game, i still have a lot of implants laying around, podding others should increase their value.
2. Its a great 'f-u' gtfo out of local. While I dont always hate on those i kill, not having to deal with smack is nice, and those that are ****s have to evemail/convo you.
3. if you live in one system and there are several targets, having someone ***** in local about you jumping their missions/killing them is not good for business
4. often people have more than one ship in system, often those same peoples clones are not in the same system. why take a risk? pod em 20 jumps away and stay cool. if they are coming back they are coming back, but gives ya time to finish aggro etc
5. you killed one ship, you get two killmails. two for one deals are rare enough in eve
6. i enjoy low sec being scary. i lost an incurses and pod in rancer when i was fairly new to eve. it made me fear low sec. which is why i enjoy living their now. possible repercussions to my actions make my actions fun, the fear of losing makes winning worthwhile.
i always honor ransoms btw. i just pretty much never ransom.
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Mitch Taylor
Dark-Rising
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Posted - 2009.05.29 11:05:00 -
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Edited by: Mitch Taylor on 29/05/2009 11:05:33
its all about the pods baby...
+ anti smack device ;)
The Dark is Rising...
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Wacktopia
Infinity Miners Union
Eych Four Eks Zero Ahr
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Posted - 2009.05.29 11:07:00 -
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To be honest unless you are in 0.0, where you can be bubbled, then you should be able to get your pod out every time unless you lag or cannot click the mouse twice in less than a second.
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Mitch Taylor
Dark-Rising
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Posted - 2009.05.29 11:11:00 -
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Originally by: Wacktopia
To be honest unless you are in 0.0, where you can be bubbled, then you should be able to get your pod out every time unless you lag or cannot click the mouse twice in less than a second.
I had a very unpleasent experience with the pervs lowsec d/d which claimed two of my pods in one sitting!
The Dark is Rising...
Fight my Brute! |
Alitara
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Posted - 2009.06.01 20:18:00 -
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I think a great reason to POD kill is to reinforce the fact that Eve is a game with hard consequences. It does not breast feed you and hold your hand like every other game in this world of brain-washed, I-can't-handle-failure, spoiled brats. It also makes the game more exciting (the adrenaline rush factor).
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Kirila
Unnatural Growth
Army of Darkness.
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Posted - 2009.06.02 04:53:00 -
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Originally by: Intigo
Originally by: Elesentra
Maybe there is a dumb obvious answer to this question, but I do wonder. What benefit is accrued from pod killing?
It keeps noobs out of lowsec. I'm only two months into EVE, I'm training as much as I can, I have spent money on a set of +3 implants, and I don't yet have the faction for jump clones. My implants are worth more than my ship! I'd happily risk my ship in lowsec, but not my implants, so, I shan't go to lowsec yet.
It's called spam warp on a celestial. Do it.
Your implants are safe in lowsec.
Sir i beg a differ.
I do just that and I have been podded a few times by insta locking inties.
There is that little bit of lag while your ship pops that F*cks with you.
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Elapidae
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Posted - 2009.06.02 05:08:00 -
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Originally by: Karma97731
Originally by: Snake O'Connor
Originally by: EVIL SYNNs
Pirate just do that, its their thing. Once they know their a pirate there is not much effect killing pods.
Good pirates will ransom you, bad pirates will ransom you and pod you, anyone else likely will let your pod go. imho
I love carebear tears. 
Our home system is full of nubs trying to run lvl4 missions in low-sec. So their pods with +5's generate good ransom.
So, just WHERE is this home system of yours?
They live in Taff, they are part of minmatar militia. I have yet to see a single one of them with -ve sec status. The only time they leave their system is in blobs of 50+.
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Xenonn's Miner
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Posted - 2009.08.14 12:52:00 -
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I'll never ever pay a ransom. I'd rather lose a billion ISK than gamble on the chance that there is one pirate with an ounce of integrity.
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Schalac
Caldari
Apocalypse Reign
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Posted - 2009.08.14 16:47:00 -
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Originally by: Elesentra
Maybe there is a dumb obvious answer to this question, but I do wonder. What benefit is accrued from pod killing?
You got podded. That is the benefit.
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Omara Otawan
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Posted - 2009.08.14 17:25:00 -
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Originally by: Kirila
Sir i beg a differ.
I do just that and I have been podded a few times by insta locking inties.
There is that little bit of lag while your ship pops that F*cks with you.
Thats why you select the celestial before your ship pops and start spamming warp as you enter structure.
I've never been podded doing this, not even in the huge lagfests that lowsec has come to be lately.
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Havohej
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2009.08.14 21:27:00 -
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Originally by: Elesentra
What benefit is accrued from pod killing?
This is the benefit.
"You can still steal their stuff." - CCP Explorer
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Pivot P'tesh
DEATHFUNK
Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2009.08.14 22:13:00 -
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We got medals for being outlaw in my last corp, I even podded noobs for that.
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smurfslayor
Minmatar
SUBLIME L.L.C.
NIght's Dawn
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Posted - 2009.08.15 04:03:00 -
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Originally by: Jotobar
before you die press eject then mark a planet and spam warp. the rude people suggesting that you stick with things you can afford had a point but with some simple precautions you can lower your risk and push it a bit beyond what you can afford. 50mil is a very small disaster even if you've just played a few days.
firstly....ejecting please keep doing it secondly if you can shrug off a 50 mill lose after a couple days then you are buying isk and are not playing the game. See you in space for sure |
fmercury
NibbleTek
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Posted - 2009.08.16 03:46:00 -
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Originally by: Parmala Udoni
Originally by: Pater Peccavi
My most recent loss, the station I was trying to warp to was 50km away from me 
With all due and sincere respect, which hurt worse: doing that, or admitting it in public?
I lost one cause I was spamming the 'jump' button on a distant gate rather than 'warp to'
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SheriffFruitfly
Caldari
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Posted - 2009.08.16 04:31:00 -
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To see posts like this.
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Volitaire
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Posted - 2009.08.16 06:30:00 -
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Tbh podding sucks but meh..
What the WOLFY dude said + Some folks don't pod you, most do.
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ShangoLianja Balogun
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Posted - 2009.08.16 22:09:00 -
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Edited by: ShangoLianja Balogun on 16/08/2009 22:13:31
Originally by: Elesentra
Maybe there is a dumb obvious answer to this question, but I do wonder. What benefit is accrued from pod killing?
It keeps noobs out of lowsec. I'm only two months into EVE, I'm training as much as I can, I have spent money on a set of +3 implants, and I don't yet have the faction for jump clones. My implants are worth more than my ship! I'd happily risk my ship in lowsec, but not my implants, so, I shan't go to lowsec yet.
It is the "forbidden fruit" to these thieving wack jobs. Understand that they can't do it normally in High Sec., so, when they can (in the Wild West of Low Sec.), they're like kids in a candy shop. Skill up, and you'll be able to return the "favor."
BTW, train properly. Don't be in a rush to do some killing, nor to get the most pimped out (weapons wise) ship, etc. A tree is only as strong as its roots.
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