Senshi Hawk
Occupational Hazzard
Get Off My Lawn
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Posted - 2012.09.23 01:08:00 -
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A very small percentage of the freighters actively travelling in the EVE universe will get ganked. It's not correct to say that a freighter, upon jumping in, is 100% dead. There are many different factors and strategies that come into play.
Scenario 1
- High-value/high-volume that starts in, or ends in, a market hotspot
- Life's hard, wear a helmet
-- Intersects with a ganking hotspot
Summary
(assuming gankers are in system)
A freighter pilot that goes through Uedama solo will die 100% of the time
A freighter pilot that goes through Uedama with ECM bursting and webbing alt support will not always die, but his alts will die.
A freighter pilot that goes through Uedama solo, but has strangers in PVP-fit counterganking ships on gate that shortens a ganking ship's volleys is a lucky son of a ***** and might not die.
A ganking fleet that planned for overkill may not be affected by counterganking ships and you might still die.
Scenario 2
- Low-to-medium value or volume that starts in, or ends in, a market hotspot
-- Intersects with a ganking hotspot
Summary
A freighter pilot that goes through Uedama solo will die if the value of his cargo exceeds the cost of the ganking fleet
A freighter pilot that goes through Uedama solo against a ganking fleet that isnt running cargo scanners may die depending on the degree of boredness or generalized IDGAF mentality of the ganking fleet
A freighter pilot that goes through Uedama with sufficient ECM bursting alts might not die, but his alts will die.
A freighter pilot that goes through Uedama solo, but has strangers in PVP-fit counterganking ships on gate that shortens a ganking ship's volleys is a lucky son of a ***** and might not die.
A ganking fleet that planned for overkill may not be affected by counterganking ships and you might still die.
Scenario 3
- Short-haul, the trash heap
- Low risk, low reward
-- Does not intersect with a ganking hotspot
-- Avoids major market hotspots
Summary
A freighter pilot that does not go through ganking or major market hotspots might die if he's in the wrong place at the wrong time
A freighter pilot that does not go through ganking or major market hotspots generally will not die unless he is a dumb ****.
Some random facts that a freighter pilot may want to consider
If you're going to cry, you should be crying about your cargo. If the circumstance dictates that the loss of a billion ISK ship is your greatest obstacle, you should not be flying it in the first place, or at the very least you should be sticking to the third scenario.
Learn politics and set your standings accordingly. It is not uncommon for nullsec gangs who are having trouble finding targets in 0.0 to come gank something as a contingiency plan. One nullsec dweller in highsec is common. Fifteen of them from the same alliance in ganking ships is something completely different. We're not here to take a leisurely stroll.
For the cost of your freighter you can subscribe two accounts. You have no excuse for being defenseless. Triplebox that ****.
Stop generalizing the term "Goons" - how many of your ganked ships were actually shot by one?
If you have 500k m3 worth of items for a value of 95mil, and 1300 m3 worth of items for a value of 1.6bil, haul the expensive stuff in a cloaky hauler! You're a stupid! Yes, I said that right, a stupid!
Despite everything I just said, even in an ideal circumstance, you're still gonna die sooner or later. Chalk it up as part of the job description and move on. |