Boomer Valerii
Caldari
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Posted - 2011.06.20 14:39:00 -
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Let me tell you a short story.
First, I played trial years ago and then had to quit because of real life. I came back several months ago then had to stop again. Now I say I'm back for a real go.
I have some isk from last time and set up 5 pvp merlins. I hear Syndicate is a good region to go because of smaller gangs.
On friday I go to Syndicate. I expect to lose my ship, I expect to learn with my first real attempt of PvP. Early in my flight I use the directional scan to find 2x stealth bombers in a belt PVEing. I almost warp on one and catch it but for funky control-click targeting he cloaks before I can catch him. The other one tries to shoot me does very little damage and warps before I get to him. That is ok. I learned I have to be quicker with reaction and better with targeting.
Next I go to near systems looking for more. I see almost nothing, sometimes I see a tech 2 jaguar assault ship with the name "1v1" on direction scan then at a gate. I know I have no chance vs jaguar, but I am not super nervous because I think he is out solo for PvP match like me. I'll look for a more even fight this time.
NOW TO THE POINT.
A few systems later I am in a system with 3 people in it. Me in tech 1 merlin, a merlin on scans (who I am looking for to fight maybe) and "1v1" the jaguar on scan. I make a mistake in my travel and the jaguar warps on me near a gate out of gate activation range. That's ok, I learned to be more careful with my warping. I will go down fighting, though! We both activate warp scramblers on each other and I start shooting him. I take almost no damage for a while and I wonder what is going on?
Next I see five more people enter system. A warp scram sphere activates and five more people are on my overview now.
Sabre, Cynabal, Harbinger, Drake, Rook ships and the "1v1" Jaguar, all from alliance "HF". I am now sensor jammed by the rook and all the others have scramed me. I die quick now. I am in my pod now in the warp sphere and seconds go by and then I am jammed by the Rook (jammed pod lol) and scramed by the rest before the dps kills me.
I would not have cared if the Jaguar killed me. I would not have cared if I go through a gate and these 6 people are on the other side and they kill me before I try to escape. But why does this "1v1" Jaguar have to set a trap for his friends to kill a tech 1 merlin and pod? What does this gain other than a bad combat log kill for them that they sacrifice a willing pvper maybe never coming back to that space?
I will be clear. I am not quiting EVE. I am not quitting PvP, I will use my other merlins. I am not asking for revenge or some kind of video game honour. But I just don't understand this!
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