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Shadow Preldent
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Posted - 2013.12.30 02:56:00 -
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Nerf Burger wrote:So I was doing a Caldari COSMOS mission in Otomainen and suddenly 5 guys are next to me blowing stuff up and I get a message telling me that they are going to steal the item I need to complete my mission. With 5 of them they did manage to loot the mission item before me. I need this item to continue my mission chain. The lowest price is 500 million in contracts for the item so I don't really want to have to buy it.
Is there anyway I could reset my mission or something? Someone suggested I wait till downtime and do the mission again but someone else told me that I couldn't get the item again. Are there missions that won't reset on downtime if someone steals your item? What can I do about this? The mission is Lost love - Wei Todaki
Have you considered paying off the pirate. She is only asking for 500 mil and the loot is worth 1.3 billion. Seems like a fair trade to me.
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Shadow Preldent
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Posted - 2013.12.30 18:34:00 -
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Goldiiee wrote:
So for doing absolutely nothing but steal the loot in a situation created so the guy that has been grinding standings and accomplishing more and more difficult missions has no chance whatsoever to get to the loot first, and the result of refusing to pay the extortion and failing the mission is a very hard standings hit, and a loss of the rest of the mission chain.
That seems fair to you?
I think fair is getting the mission changed so the item is dropped in cargo by the agent (or whatever magical fairy concoction needed to pay the suspension of disbelief) when it completes, either in the field or back at the agents location. If they want to steal loot there are plenty of wrecks left in system, they can have their pick. But mission specific items (particularly Cosmos) should be locked so only the mission accepting pilot can acquire them.
Leave the race for loot in anomalies, and out of standings related mission chains.
When I log onto Eve I don't expect anything to be fair.
If Princess took Wei from you and just destroyed her then you might have a case for griefing.
As it is, you still make 700 Million out of the mission which still makes it a very profitable mission for you.
If you don't want to pay the 500 Million then break out your combat probes and steal someone elses.
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Shadow Preldent
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Posted - 2013.12.30 19:37:00 -
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Batelle wrote:Goldiiee wrote:Shadow Preldent wrote:
Have you considered paying off the pirate. She is only asking for 500 mil and the loot is worth 1.3 billion. Seems like a fair trade to me.
So for doing absolutely nothing but steal the loot in a situation created so the guy that has been grinding standings and accomplishing more and more difficult missions has no chance whatsoever to get to the loot first, and the result of refusing to pay the extortion and failing the mission is a very hard standings hit, and a loss of the rest of the mission chain. That seems fair to you? Its not about whats fair, its about what action you can take that's in your best interest.
I've run this mission 20+ times, I've run into Princess many times (both as a friend and as an enemy).
You have many options . . .
1) Don't let them find you
2) Beat them to the mission goal
3) Pay them off before hand so they leave you alone
4) Pay the ransom that is 40% of your mission reward
5) Steal someone else's
6) Think of another option for yourself
Eve is a multiplayer game. That is what makes it fun. Sometimes that means you have to interact with other people. If they know more/bring more friends, then they are going to have the advantage over you. |
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