Androgine
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Posted - 2010.02.08 09:12:00 -
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 Originally by: Johnny Juice
Originally by: Chribba
tbh I hear these stories now and then, and they usually pop up after "OP" has smacktalked, or in some other way ****ed off the aggressors to make them hunt them over and over again.
That's not the case here, nor in most of the cases I've heard about. I NEVER provoke. I NEVER talk "smack". I hardly ever even talk in Local, and I NEVER initiate a conversation with someone I don't know (unless it's to warn them of ore thieves in the area). And there's no bloody reason why I should. Why the hell would I want to detract from other peoples enjoyment of the game for no reason? My parents raised me, you see. Not like you gankers and griefers who obviously have no respect for other people, and no morals at all.
Also, it's worth noting that I personally haven't been ganked like this for a long long time (curiously enough, solo griefers stay away when they have a fair fight on their hands). That's not why I made this post. I've been hanging out in Jita for a bit lately, and there are dozens (literally) of gankers just hanging around the stations and gates just waiting for new players to prey upon. This in a 1.0 sec system, so this blows your low sec. theory out of the water.
Also, whenever (100% of the times) I've been threatened by gankers, gate campers and griefers, it's been COMPLETELY unprovoked. Most of the time I had just warped to a gate, and the second I came out of warp, I had 4-5 people target locking me. And this is the story I hear over and over again.
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No, they can't simply move to a more quiet system. I've been practically nomadic in this game, trying to find a quiet area to mine, but no matter where I go, after a while (often just minutes), an ore-thief always comes along.
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Yes, yes. I know ridicule is always the first option for you trollers. Problem is, that just cements my original point, that this game is full of people who only respect themselves, and that the devs of this game actively supports that kind of behaviour.
The fact that you have replied to the responses here tells me that maybe, just maybe, your post is not a troll. Even if it is, hey, replying here beats working :)
Anyway, yes, you're right, this game doesn't punish griefers and gankers per se. But that's the point of it. The punishments, and indeed pretty much all the content, are done by other players. Joining a corp will help you exact revenge, should that be your wish.
I don't know how new you are, but there are things that you can do to protect yourself. You mention mining into a jetcan. I suggest using secure containers as they are password-protected (by you) and generally speaking, can not be broken into. They do not hold as much stuff as jetcans, but hey-ho, you win some, you lose some. For ganks and gate camps, etc. learn to use the directional scanner, learn to use scan probes, learn to use bookmarks to make safe spots, and experiment with warping to 100km off a gate you suspect has nasties hanging around it :)
Finally if all the replies here seem a little insensitive, it's because of the number of people who post genuine trolls about this same subject, and the number of people who refuse to appreciate this aspect of Eve. It can, I'm certain you'll agree, be a little wearing.
Anyway, good deed done for the day. Where did you say you mined again? ;)
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