I'm listening to the press conference ^^
That depends on your definition of PvP, Varius Xeral.

For example, if you begin a chess match with the same number of pieces and beat a good player, does that not show you are better at chess than if your opponent had a handicap?

No, this new order does not pvp. They are spineless cowards picking on defenseless ships(drones don't count)

The poor defenceless carriers, drone BSs, ishtars, gilas, vexors, arbitrators, ishkurs, tristans and more! Won't somebody please think of the carriers, drone BSs, ishtars, gilas, vexors, arbitrators, ishkurs, tristans and more?!

I like explosions, and I'm playing an economic game with my victims. Sure, buy that replacement retty here, instead of wasting time flying to a hub. It's only a 25% markup, no biggy.

The follow-on to your question is, why shouldn't I blow them up, if I can? I'm playing a PVP game, with others who have agreed to PVP. Not my fault they chose to fly a ship that can't respond to my actions.

If we must, think back to the days of high piracy. Pirates and privateers didn't attack military ships. They went after lightly armed traders for the precise reason we do....they can't fight back.

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They did occasionally attack military ships, just not very often. Most pirate ships could give any naval vessel on it's own a run for it's money and then some. They went after traders not because they were easy targets, but because that's where the money was, or (quite often) they were ordered to. Many pirates/privateers weren't independent outlaws, but were private contractors that work for their respective governments to harass the enemies supply lines during times of "peace."

The main goal of of pirates rarely was, or even still is, the kill, or even the plunder. It was then the prize money given to them for every ship they brought back. in modern piracy, it's the ransom money.

You're playing to the fantasy of high seas piracy, not to the reality.

Hi. I'd like to start this post by saying I'm a big fan of James 315's writing, the work he does, and the concepts he presents.
I don't know much about Erotica or if he writes well, so I'll reserve my judgement about him.

However, I have a question for Erotica, James 315 and hisec scammers/gankers in general:

Do you often PvP where there is a risk of you losing? And if not, can what you do really be called PvP if there is only one side to the engagement?

Allow me to elaborate. Two fleets meet in a situation where they can engage freely.
Battle commences, FCs make their plays, skill, strategy and other factors decide the winnerGÇö the fight is wrapped up.
Every time you engage, you're putting your own assets and time on the line, as are your opponents.
Who the enemy are is totally transparent. Finding their staging system is usually no problemGÇöyou can often attack said group at your leisure, or even follow them around if you hold a grudge.

Now enter the world of hisec ganking and scamming. There is no way to hold a grudge or retaliate against an alt that does not undock in ships that are significantly valuable, and the way most scammers behave, no way to scam them back.

Now, before you call me a supporter of risk free PvE or hisec, I'm not.
In fact, EVE might be a better game if they just removed hisec altogether v0v.
Risk free PvE income that can be used in PvP is imbalanced.

You'd probobly agree that when players do these kind of activities there is minimal risk of loss to them. There's no point in attacking their gank catalyst, and no way to find out their main.

Why should CCP work to preserve this kind of playstyle?
If you are not in a conflict where your enemy can retaliate, why do you find it fun?
Should you be allowed to perform any activity in EVE without repercussions/consequences?
Why should you be allowed to use any method for scamming if you are completely detached from your PvP main?

I'm listening to the press conference ^^
That depends on your definition of PvP, Varius Xeral.

For example, if you begin a chess match with the same number of pieces and beat a good player, does that not show you are better at chess than if your opponent had a handicap?

Ankblahblah however you spelled her name was downright anti pvp uber carebear. Yet she did win a csm seat with the second highest vote count of all candidates...

Then she started throwing spoons at other csm.

1. I am a terrible pilot and lose ships all the time. Look at my killboard. Note my terrible fits and some of the locations, far from Jita.
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SpoonGate BestGate IMHO. Didn't she get kicked off CSM for divulging NDA stuff? Just goes to show how out of bounds carebears behave, I guess.

Yepyep. :/

And then she went and got involved in real world politics as an elected official.

No I'm not joking. O.O

Yepyep. :/

And then she went and got involved in real world politics as an elected official.

No I'm not joking. O.O

Oh, dear...

Link, if you have one?