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Posted - 2006.04.19 12:20:00 -
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 Originally by: Naraj
1. The Vexor I managed to purchase and outfit for mining in .4 to .5 sec was destroyed by a gate camping 2 boxer in battleships and I was podded as well.
So many people seemingly feel the urge to dive into low sec space as soon as they have a half-decent ship around them. The thing to remember is that .4 and below is simply never safe, and if you go out there, you do have to accept that losing your ship is on the cards. on the other hand, the reward often outweighs the risk (ironically, there's usually less risk in 0.0 systems, as there are less people willing to go out there - but I wouldn't advise going out there at all unless you're friendly with the local alliance in some way.)
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2. I managed with the ore I was able to mine with my Catalyst plus the insurance from the now dead and gone Vexor to purchase a thorax for ratting in .5 sec. I took a mission in .9 space and completed. While I am picking up my containers some (what I first thought) nooblet decides to steal from my cans. I target and light him up before I can really do anything my thorax os destroyed by his interceptor but I manage to get away before he can pod me.
Can thieves really are griefers, but they're sneaky griefers in that they want to provoke you into opening fire, so even if you DO destroy them, CONCORD comes along and splatters you.
The golden rule with PvP in empire is to never open fire on anybody unless there's red showing - this means that they've already opened fire on you, or else that you have kill rights, or are at war with them. If there's no red anywhere near their name, don't shoot.
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3. Thinking that the whole thing is over and this punk has had his fun I get my destroyer and come back to get my cans. He pops up and if destroying my thorax wasn't enough he takes 50K from me to not destroy my catalyst.
Is this game just filled with griefers? If so, I'm out because this is f'n rediculous.
I sympathise, but making a couple of understandable mistakes and getting your behind handed to you by a guy who was out to cause trouble isn't really good reason to quit. Just put him on your hit list, and build yourself back up to that Thorax. Hell, I've got a few players I intend to punish for past infractions against me, but that's life in this game.
There are griefers, sure, as with any game... but they are far and away the minority, in my experience.
The ebst advice: it's a game. don't take things personally.
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