So I keep hearing about Hulkageddon and I know how expensive they are and what not, but what exactly is it that draws gankers to hulks in high sec? I can't imagine its the minerals they've mined so far or just for griefing (though I'm sure this factors into it sometimes). So what is it that draws people to ganking hulks?

So what is it that draws people to ganking hulks?

A lot people don't put any kind of defense on Mining Craft so it only cost like a couple mil to pop them. Then someone named Helicity was like, hey know what let's make this a thing and gave out prizes. The first time was short but word of mouth spread it and killboards created competition.

It just sort of took off from there with sponsors and stuff.

She started Hulkageddon because she owned a Hulk BPO.

it's actually a boon for miners to have hulkageddon. It keeps prices high

I can't imagine its the minerals they've mined so far or just for griefing (though I'm sure this factors into it sometimes).

There is no more Hulkygeddon because gankers now have to work together to gank ORE ships instead of having an EZ solo button

No, theres no hulkageddon planned because the person that ran it is no longer subbed.

Helicity is back most indeed !! Get on #Tweetfleet on Twitter, or follow her.

Oh they're back?

Well then it might still be on then. It tends to happen in the summer.

No, theres no hulkageddon planned because the person that ran it is no longer subbed.

There are so many new miners who really need the maturing experience of a full-blown Hulkageddon to complete their emo-tional development...

So I keep hearing about Hulkageddon and I know how expensive they are and what not, but what exactly is it that draws gankers to hulks in high sec? I can't imagine its the minerals they've mined so far or just for griefing (though I'm sure this factors into it sometimes). So what is it that draws people to ganking hulks?

Fun and profit GÇö same as everything else.

If a new Hulkageddon does come about I bet Helicity will be the Catalyst. Helicity sure makes a lot of folks mad with these ganks, she post mails all the time about how people want to Thrasher. Either way Hulkageddon will cause quite the Tornado on the forums. Some say it was the Tempest for re-balancing the barges. Some people don't complain but try and fight of these invaders who come to Hi-Sec like mighty Talos swimming around Create though usually they fail.

Sometimes I think gankers over fish the belts like whalers spearing Orca's near to extinction on ancient Earth. I fear most counter strategies won't save barges from being turned to Hulks of scrap. It would take a Rokh hard ship to mine through an Apocalypse as big as Hulkageddon. Though ships that tough come with quite a price tag so only real Covetors of wealth could ge them. Industrialists need those minerals for their Ventures so they better hope there are some good Procurers who can find a cheaper option to defend themselves.

There is no more Hulkygeddon because gankers now have to work together to gank ORE ships instead of having an EZ solo button

That would be a good reason.

Evidence?

So I keep hearing about Hulkageddon and I know how expensive they are and what not, but what exactly is it that draws gankers to hulks in high sec? I can't imagine its the minerals they've mined so far or just for griefing (though I'm sure this factors into it sometimes). So what is it that draws people to ganking hulks?

There is no more Hulkygeddon because gankers now have to work together to gank ORE ships instead of having an EZ solo button

I've heard this rumor too but have seen no evidence. It would explain a lot.

Huh? I've seen a number of ship solo ganked. If more miners took the time to throw a fit together in EFT then there would be a lot less of them.

Oh but they do.

The occasional dweeb does not represent the entire group.

Edit: also, as they have tanked, you won't see a killmail, derr.

There is going to be no hulkgeddon this year. Instead there will be a mackgeddon. not as flash a name but the name does reflect the times. This is, after all, the year of the robot.

Gankers are wankers unless they do skiffageddon.

/hardcore mode achievement

Why work harder than you have to?

that's exactly what i said before i got fired....

Welcome to selfemployment

If you find the time in your schedule to organize it again I'm sure you will find many willing pilots eager to participate in the next Hulkageddon.

If I do another one, it likely won't be for a good while yet.

For one, I think after 5 editions it's gotten a tad stale, and on the other hand I no longer really have the vast amount of time it takes to run available to me for the forseeable future.

Wow, wow, wow.

Idiots, one and all, most indeed.

Makes me embarrassed to share the same profession.

We did say CCP cant fix stupid

I thought it was just a small percentage, but obviously Shadow Cartel finds a lot of them and easily.

Shield tanked neut fit hulk laughs at your cata and frigs.

My cheap arse Procuror laughs at your tank
Seriously though are TECH spacerich Goonz or Helicity going to try to start Hulkygeddon up gain or has it died?

So I keep hearing about Hulkageddon and I know how expensive they are and what not, but what exactly is it that draws gankers to hulks in high sec? I can't imagine its the minerals they've mined so far or just for griefing (though I'm sure this factors into it sometimes). So what is it that draws people to ganking hulks?

There is no more Hulkygeddon because gankers now have to work together to gank ORE ships instead of having an EZ solo button

hulkageddon died when they made it a quartely event figure of speech , reapeating it too often and with short intervals took all the excitement out of it
and the goons prgram last year that followed didn't helped much either
also the fact that you can't solo gank a tanked hulk anymore has something to do with it aswell, remember all the gankers shouting that shooting single hulks was justified since EVE usn't a solo game , very sarcastic

It also had a problem with "expanding qualifiers" - first mining ships. Then mining and haulers. Then mining, haulers and salvagers. I was wondering when shuttles and free-flying pods were going to join the list. You know, any not-desgined-for-combat class flyers.

Dilution isn't always the solution. When you broaden your focus, the 'exclusivity' and hence the challenge start to slip away. No challenge, no fun, no hulkageddon.

Sometimes I wonder why Mittens even did this- I always thought he was a smart guy, so he should have known that it would kill the event rather than prolong it.