While I realise this may not actually get many mercs to change their ways, if even just 1 merc corp changes its ways and inturn 1 carebear trys to pvp and enjoys it then it was worth my time writing it.

tl;dr bear gets false sense of security when decced by Marmite and notice they run and hide then you are not in a noobship or shuttle.

When forced into a war dec against their will, I have seen experienced players tell newer players to stay docked up, undocking will just make them continue the war.

Highsec mercs really aren't anything to be worried about unless you go to trade hubs a lot.

They would tell you to get in cheap Merlins, Kestrels and Griffins and show you how kill expensive stuff with your cheap throwaway frigates.

So true and also agree on the trader thing, loads of people have alts with good standings to move stuff to them something these mercs don't understand. Funniest high sec mercs are the ones who hire others to do their work, whether it be defending a wardec for them or paying others to kill for them. Also some solo ones who fly around with fleet bonuses just targeting PvE / Indy ships - they also take the game to be real life, so much so they have twitter accounts with their in game name lol.

So funny tho, they all think they are amazing - when the rest of eve just laugh at how pathetic they are. Best thing to do if a high sec merc war decs you - goto low sec.

Even when 2 of us in cruisers jumped into their 5 man bc camp they fled, its almost as if they are afraid to lose ships.

tl;dr bear gets false sense of security when decced by Marmite and notice they run and hide then you are not in a noobship or shuttle.

Look at you all huffy... Admit it, you were the guy in the mining vindi we murdered and now you mad, right?

D.

Its smart to warp away when an enemy jumps on you. Maybe the two battlecruisers are bait and when you engage, a swarm of enemies will pop in and wipe you.

I generally try to run if someone jumps me, because if he jumps me that means he has had time to prepare and this might be a trap.

If I jump on an unprepared enemy, its unlikely he has a fleet nearby to back him up.

:facepalm:

You're Eve Uni. You are the swarm of enemies. You outnumber anyone who might wardec you 5:1.

Be the hero tackle and call for help.

EDIT: Well don't if you're in a battlecruiser. If you're in a BC just dock back up and undock in something smaller lol.

... the mining vindi we murdered ...

Keep in mind how inconsistent the Uni's fleets are though. Some days they can mobilize 100+ other days they have trouble scrounging up even three people to undock.

I don't like highsec merc corps, they are basically just pvpers too space poor to go into nullsec but still want the ego boost of being a big-sized fish in a small pond.

it's the hi-sec pvpers who supply the demand for everything the hi-sec industrialists build.

Highsec mercs really aren't anything to be worried about unless you go to trade hubs a lot.

I don't like highsec merc corps, they are basically just pvpers too space poor to go into nullsec but still want the ego boost of being a big-sized fish in a small pond.

My corp is a PMF and we only contract out to vetted clientele and even then we need specific details on wardecs and potential reds on operation.

You know, the same thing could be said about Industrial corps - the real mining is in null - the real industry is in null. Hi-sec mining and industry is for noobs - and it's the hi-sec pvpers who supply the demand for everything the hi-sec industrialists build. Do you really think that mission losses and losses to belt rats would support hi-sec industry? You know it wouldn't. That war dec that results in a billion in losses is probably at least 800 million in the pockets of the builders as ships and modules are replaced. Without hi-sec war, the market would be completely saturated with goods and no one to buy them.

As for fighting back, most of the real merc corps out there really love it when you bring a fleet. I've been up against a few, and despite the amount of giggles we invariably get about your fits, it is something to be admired when you put together some numbers and come against your aggressors.