Dan Ende
Royal Caldari Air Force
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Posted - 2015.10.18 03:19:24 -
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I was being bumped by a Battleship for several hours. I could not log off because he had me locked, I could not jump anywhere because he would bump me before I reached warp
In short, if you are in a freighter by yourself, then you simply can't do anything about being bumped. You will sit in a system getting further and further away from the gate you jumped in at (due to bumping) until the bumper gives up or calls in a fleet to kill you.
Its pretty much a one sided game mechanic at that point.
I have been attempting to discern some means of evading the bump or such but the discussions in this thread simply gets off topic into areas where there is simply no answer. Yes, I understand that bumping is a game mechanic, regardless if it is realistic or not (Eve is not a simulation), and that CCP has stated that currently it is not considered illegal nor will it be 'fixed' (changed) any time soon. To me thats not an arguable point, thats the law of the universe so to speak, it is that way, and the gods themselves (ccp) are not going to change it. So be it.
So I am back to the same scenario, I enter a system with a freighter (Charon), and this Battleship starts bumping me. In less than a half hour I am out of range of gate guns even, let alone the gate I jumped in with. I cannot log off because I am targeted (he has me locked). Okay, now he is probably NOT going to agrees me with that battleship, because Concord would kill it if he did. But he can hold me there and call in a fleet of say catalysts to gank me (if he had access to such). CCP has further stated that in their view its not harassment unless they follow you or some such, as in follow you to other systems. Well I can't GO anywhere, or do anything, can't even log off, so just exactly what am I supposed to do in the case outlined above. It has become a totally one sided game mechanic in the above scenario. There is nothing I can do to prevent it or stop it or even lessen it.
I am not asking for a change in the mechanic, I am simply looking for a means of countering bumping (even temporarily) so that I can carry on about my business but according to the discussions in this thread I am SOL. If they bump me for 3 hours is that a ticket issue? It doesn't sound like it. Oh and to be precise, no, I am not in a corp, nor do I have any acquaintances online who would be ablle to assist if it came to that (and what could they do without getting con corded themselves?) And I have alts, but on the same account, and since I can't log off (locked) thats out the window anyway. |