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But what freighter pilot with a brain would still be a freighter pilot.

Short history lesson.

In WW2 freighters were sunk in the thousands. Then some bright spark said "let's use escorts". When the escorts got the technique right, less freighters sunk.

After a while the sinkers gave up because their losses were too high.

Aren't we supposed to learn from history?

Hint: they will just use them for cargo expanders and turn their freighters into 50K EHP punching bags.

One /small/ difference. Escorts could shoot first without being exploded.

Aww but they already have a choice. Go 34 extra jumps to avoid 1 system or don't fly the route at all. Plenty of choice in my opinion...

So someone explain how giving players options in a sandbox game is bad. I'd love to hear all about it.

They could also carry apparently nothing and get shot anyway. http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=14618880

fake edit: I really hope that was someone transporting one of those 8b isk collateral courier jobs.

Which is a bannable offence if they're recycling them.

please show me how to beat an alpha strike. you'll be the most famous man in eve

On a Freighter? You can't as there is nothing to modify to create unexpected scenarios. On another ship, you generally just buffer tank and move fast. Alpha typically relies on slower firing heavy guns like artillery that do a lot of dps all at once. That means they have poor tracking, as do all long range guns in this game. The bigger they are, the worse it is.

But Freighters do not move fast, can't avoid being bumped, and have no variables aside from basic pilot skill modifications. Even those don't change things much due to the fact that you need a minimum skill selection to fly one. A bit, but not much, and not enough to allow them to be unpredictable.

That means anyone with a pen and paper can calculate the dps, alpha, etc.. needed to kill them provided they knew the numbers. Most people could probably do it without the pen and paper.

Some will. Some won't. But the important point is, they will have a choice.

And what do we like about the sandbox, class?

CHOICE!

So someone explain how giving players options in a sandbox game is bad. I'd love to hear all about it.

Mr Epeen

step 1: buy a freighter
step 2: insure it
step 3: wrap something worthless
step 4: autopilot to a hotspot

First off don't believe a word a cfc or hbc ever says. They are scammers, liars, and all around all star idiots. They are what is wrong with EVE. Now I know how i would handle this. Go gank them. If they are in tier 3 bc you can instant pop them if you have the skills. If not hire some mercs to clear the system. And you can sit back and watch the fireworks if you prefer.

Why doesn't the killmail show the contents by the way? I ganked a hauler the other day and the mail for that showed the contents of the wrapping. Are these ones double wrapped or something?

Kind of want to do this with a hauler to see if I can get any killrights.

i see elo knight opened the doors to the unwashed masses of recruitment scam victims

The problem here is it's way too easy, and too cheap, to get hugely profitable kills.

It's risk vs reward, the risk isn't much, it's known to and accepted by the ganker long before weapon is fired. A simple solution would be to increase freighter HP by 300%. 100k EHP isn't very much for what is supposed to be EVE's largest freight vessel.

Oh, because gankers accept the risk, it's irrelevant, I get it.

By posting, you've accepted the risk that you're dumb and people will laugh at you. Therefore the risk is irrelevant and your posting should be nerfed.

CCP didn't patch exhumer stupid, they just buffed the exhumers, they still die in a hilarious manner because fools still fit them for max yield and wonder why they die. See my sig.

please show me how to beat an alpha strike. you'll be the most famous man in eve

With a ransom payment.