Arazel Chainfire
Dissolution Of Eternity
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Posted - 2010.05.18 17:53:00 -
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How long have I been playing?
Started 4 years ago, took a 1 year break.
Have I ever been to lowsec?
Yes, but only for PvP or for POS work.
Do you run missions or complexes in low sec?
no
If not, why not?
A couple of reasons. First and foremost, if I am paying attention, I can already make 20+mil an hour just on bounties, not counting LP's (probably another 20+mil an hour from that). This is more than enough to pay for pretty much anything that I really want to do in eve. Secondly, I refuse to go into lowsec in a gankbait ship that can't even fight back, and is usually far more expensive than anything that a pirate would take against me. Any mission fit that can come anywhere near competing with my current ships perfectly fits that description.
Are rewards in low sec in line with the risk?
Hell no. No reward is in line with the near guarantee of dying to a pirate for lols. Only if there was a way to run the mission without being gankbait while in it would I consider running missions. On that note, I am now planning on training and buying an unprobeable tengu fit (i just can't get any other ship to look anything near decent than that...).
Is the risk in lowsec over-stated?
If you are doing anything other that missioning/complexes, yes. If you are doing missions/complexes... if anything, the risk is understated.
Would education from savvy players about how to mitigate risk in low sec encourage folks who didn't just want to AFK L4's to operate there?
Nope.
What is the number one change to low sec that would cause you to considering doing missions and complexes there? (Be realistic! "Kick the pirates out!" is humorous but not realistic. Smile)
Make it impossible to probe out a mission runner in a mission. I can tolerate the risk of getting to and from the mission, if I am safe while in it. Yeah, there are tricks that you can use that will reduce your risk currently. But that risk is still there, and it is still way too high if you want to pull me out of highsec. Note, very important here is not just making it impossible to probe out the mission runner, but also impossible to probe out the drones.
Do you believe it is possible to make low sec changes that would allow both pirates and carebears to co-exist profitably without crippling either's play style to extinction? Why or why not?
Yes, it is possible. That being said, pirates are going to have to accept some reductions in their ability to attack the mission runners, else there isn't going to be any reason for that mission runner to come down and join them.
-Arazel
 Originally by: Tsanse Kinske
Mutual Incomprehension is one of the Four Horsemen of most internet arguments, I guess, along with Unfettered Hostility, Overwhelming Vagueness, and Lack of Evidence.
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