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Doireen Kaundur
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:18:00 -
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Seriosuly. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it? A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Solecist Project
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
78
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:20:00 -
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Oh you actually DID start a thread about it! That's hilarious! xD |
Yang Aurilen
Summary Executions Test Alliance Please Ignore
79
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:20:00 -
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What if he had a full slave set? That's +2 billion on your killboard. What if you podded The Mittani or Erotica 1? Corpses like those will fetch billions. What if he just told you in local that he'll come to your house and pop your kneecap while his ship is about to explode? |
Solecist Project
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
78
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:22:00 -
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Anyhow, to properly respond...
Because they deserve it. If you manage to pod somebody, it was his fault he got caught. |
mr ed thehouseofed
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
665
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:23:00 -
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tears real gamers only need one toon . i want a eve pinball machine make it so CCP |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Deep Space The ROC
4346
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:23:00 -
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If I see what implants they have (had), it helps me put together a better picture of the battle for my own personal after action reports.
Besides that, it sends them back to their medical station, which can help prevent them from reshipping nearby and ruining my day.
It's actually the reverse of what you would claim. There is never a reason to not pod someone. "Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."
-áPsychotic Monk for CSM9.
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Doireen Kaundur
513
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:25:00 -
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So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Aralyn Cormallen
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
261
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:28:00 -
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Many reasons:
It removes a scout of the grid (a target caller can still call targets from a pod, and he can still be used for warp-ins), it sends someone (hopefully) a long way home to their clone bay to slow down their reship, perhaps to shut their whining up in local, to increase the cost of the loss by taking out implants and maybe an expensive pod in the case of a high-sp character, maybe they like collecting corpses, and of course, some people just like to hear the squish. |
Doireen Kaundur
513
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:30:00 -
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Aralyn Cormallen wrote:Many reasons:
It removes a scout of the grid (a target caller can still call targets from a pod, and he can still be used for warp-ins), it sends someone (hopefully) a long way home to their clone bay to slow down their reship, perhaps to shut their whining up in local, to increase the cost of the loss by taking out implants and maybe an expensive pod in the case of a high-sp character, maybe they like collecting corpses, and of course, some people just like to hear the squish.
best answer yet.
If you really want to make podding interesting, have it remove game time. When podded, you lose 12 hours of game time in your sub. A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Yang Aurilen
Summary Executions Test Alliance Please Ignore
79
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:30:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. You uh what? If someone paid 3 billion in implants and I podded him he's 3 billion ISK poorer. |
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Prie Mary
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
119
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:31:00 -
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always pvp in a clean clone with that new alpine fresh clone smell Dont just think outside the box, Live outside of it... |
Doireen Kaundur
513
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:33:00 -
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Yang Aurilen wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. You uh what? If someone paid 3 billion in implants and I podded him he's 3 billion ISK poorer.
Not really. Those assets have already been spent. All you did was make him a little dumber by slowng down his training speed.
A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Seven Koskanaiken
The Shadow Plague Fidelas Constans
1134
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:35:00 -
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Because it's there.
Also I trade implants on my alt, so it's good for business. |
Aralyn Cormallen
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
261
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:37:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Yang Aurilen wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. You uh what? If someone paid 3 billion in implants and I podded him he's 3 billion ISK poorer. Not really. Those assets have already been spent. All you did was make him a little dumber by slowng down his training speed.
It's not just learning implants you need to consider. A Snake set is expensive, and a major booster to a solo or small-gang fighter. And lets not forget Mindlinks; you pod the mindlinked fleet-booster for the enemy fleet, and they have just taken a serious kick to the nuts of their fighting ability right there on grid at that moment. |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Deep Space The ROC
4348
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:40:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.
Didn't even read my post, or what? "Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."
-áPsychotic Monk for CSM9.
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Bagrat Skalski
Poseidaon
1227
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:40:00 -
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Podding means loss of implants and new clone maybe far away, that is something when you are going to war. Also podding someone who could be at war with you. When weapons, technology, and economies mature faster than the leadership culture entrusted with them, disaster ensues. |
Solecist Project
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
80
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:42:00 -
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Personally, I kept podding people for their attitude.
If you autopilot in a pod anywhere and have implants, then you deserve to lose them. You wouldn't walk through the bronx in an armani suit, with a golden rolex and a shiny looking suitcase either. Or park your expensive looking car somewhere you know it should get stolen.
It's a reflection of how messed up peoples POVs of the game are. Sure, some people know and simply risk it... but many others simply believe it's safe enough to do so... and that's bullcrap. |
Doireen Kaundur
514
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:42:00 -
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Kaarous Aldurald wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. Didn't even read my post, or what?
sorry, I missed it.
I guess it all depends on circumstances. You are in battle, you are improving your odds of winning Vs a ganker podding a newb for lulz. A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Doireen Kaundur
514
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:44:00 -
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Solecist Project wrote:Personally, I kept podding people for their attitude.
If you autopilot in a pod anywhere and have implants, then you deserve to lose them. You wouldn't walk through the bronx in an armani suit, with a golden rolex and a shiny looking suitcase either. Or park your expensive looking car somewhere you know it should get stolen.
Unless you are making your rounds collecting "protection" money from your neighborhood. A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Deep Space The ROC
4348
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:44:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Kaarous Aldurald wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. Didn't even read my post, or what? sorry, I missed it. I guess it all depends on circumstances. You are in battle, you are improving your odds of winning Vs a ganker podding a newb for lulz.
Both are useful, actually.
Better they get podded as a newb by a ganker so that they learn about updating their clone, than a few million skillpoints later.
It can be of nothing but benefit to you, and it can be a near guaranteed detriment to your opponent. And if you aren't meaning to inflict loss on the other guy, why would you bother killing him in the first place? "Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."
-áPsychotic Monk for CSM9.
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dexington
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
1214
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:45:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:So why do you do it?
I crack open pods to see if you are hiding something in your head. I'm a relatively respectable citizen. Multiple felon perhaps, but certainly not dangerous. |
Shederov Blood
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
961
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:45:00 -
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It promotes a healthy implant market.
Sadly, the squish sound hasn't been around for quite a few years. Even sadder, almost no one noticed it was gone. |
Doireen Kaundur
515
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:49:00 -
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Shederov Blood wrote:It promotes a healthy implant market.
Perhaps why implants are not salvagable.
A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
SKINE DMZ
S U P R E M E - M A T H E M A T I C S A Band Apart.
378
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:50:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote: If you really want to make podding interesting, have it remove game time. When podded, you lose 12 hours of game time in your sub.
I'm confused, that would of still brought you to create this tear thread because it brings no actual benefit to the 'podder', apart from even more tears which are already sufficient enough from a normal 'podding'. I disagree |
Doireen Kaundur
515
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:51:00 -
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SKINE DMZ wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote: If you really want to make podding interesting, have it remove game time. When podded, you lose 12 hours of game time in your sub.
I'm confused, that would of still brought you to create this tear thread because it brings no actual benefit to the 'podder', apart from even more tears which are already sufficient enough from a normal 'podding'.
I meant in terms of causing player grief. A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Yarda Black
Epidemic. Nulli Secunda
93
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:56:00 -
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I pod out of courtesy.
It saves time to get back to a station. It also removes a lot of stress. Cos burning 10 jumps in a pod worth billions is very stressfull. Bubbles will be your undoing. So I save people alot of nerve-wrecking jumps. |
baltec1
Bat Country Goonswarm Federation
11022
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:58:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Kaarous Aldurald wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. Didn't even read my post, or what? sorry, I missed it. I guess it all depends on circumstances. You are in battle, you are improving your odds of winning Vs a ganker podding a newb for lulz.
Ganking the pod too removes the target from the system and thus, removes their eyes. Its another layer of security for our own hauler that is scooping the loot. Join Bat Country today and defend the Glorious Socialist Dictatorship |
Grunanca
Doughboys Shadow Cartel
197
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Posted - 2014.04.03 10:59:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.
Soo basically you ignored all serious posts above you and decided to conclude what you already assumed... Why even ask then?
Pods can hold expensive implants. Most people cant replace a full slave set for every ship they lose. This means that next time you meet the person, he is likely to be weaker, which is good for you. Same counts for learning implants. If people never podded, nothing would keep people from flying around in +5 implants, mraning you would faster face worse opponents.
People can also have a bounty, in which case killing the pod can be a way to extract all the bounty money if you crack open one with the right implants.
People can still see local in a pod. They can also feed intell and even use the ingame browser. So basically you a spy in the middle of your fleet. The same pod can given the right market buy a frigate in a local station and light the cyno that brings in the hammer on you.
If you let the pod live, people can fly home and reship. Ig you kill it, they need to upgrade their clone first and in many cases end up somewhere far away.
So as meny posters before your total failure to read pointed out: Pods needs to die, just as much as the ship it used to be in! |
Victor Andall
Complexes and Abaddons
346
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:00:00 -
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Every single player is in direct competition with you at all times.
Every single pod kill sets a player back even the slightest amount and gives you the slightest edge. Maybe implants, maybe skillpoints maybe even just the clone upgrade cost.
Never scored one because it's obscenely simple to save your pod, but you can be damned sure I tried every time.
I don't abandon wrecks either. **** the Space Police. I just undocked for the first time and someone challenged me to a duel. Wat do?
Andall Combat Tournaments - on hiatus. Contact for more information. |
Aralyn Cormallen
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
262
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:07:00 -
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As an aside, now we look to be getting ship skins one way or another, am I alone in saying I would pay serious money for a Cadburys Cream Egg skin for my pod? |
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Sibyyl
352
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:07:00 -
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If podkilling wasn't a thing, PVP would not be treated with the respect it deserves. Getting blapped may have permanent consequences and implant loss. Implants are (in my opinion) the most meta-valuable things in the game, especially the attribute ones.
Edit: I have to add, I actually like podkilling because it isn't the FIRST thing that happens when you get blapped. It's like you get a second chance.. like a cat with 2 lives.
/Fÿ¡ Now that you are *campers* you will have more *parties* and no more *sad* *lonely* *bubbles*. |
Ralen Zateki
Nexis. League of Infamy
167
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:08:00 -
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Actually I prefer to get podded.
I'm usually lost somewhere in null sec or deep on a roam in low sec when I get popped, so as long as i'm in the right jump clone i'll just sit there and wait for it... sometimes even ask for it.
Gets me back to station and re-shipped that much faster...
If I'm in an implant clone well that's of course different.... but i find it's typically not hard to get out if you have a warpout button.
And of course, there's the principle of "never fly what you can't afford to lose" thing... |
Aralyn Cormallen
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
262
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:14:00 -
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Also, the first medal I ever got as a newbie was in RvB when I took the Concording and sec status hit for podding a neutral repper that was helping out a war-target (this was pre-retribution, when neutral reppers had near-invulnerability), and who just hung around on grid assuming we wouldn't have the stones to take him out. I got a little buzz of pride when our FC praised me for stepping up and taking one for the team to give the smug git the finger
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Mayhaw Morgan
State War Academy Caldari State
218
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:14:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
For the same reason they blew your ship up. Did you think they did it for ISK or security? |
Doireen Kaundur
516
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:32:00 -
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LOL
I love htese replies..both serious and not.
Thanks for educating me.
Im out to go pod someone now. A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Shederov Blood
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
961
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:36:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:LOL I love htese replies..both serious and not. Thanks for educating me. Im out to go pod someone now. Psychopath. |
Doireen Kaundur
518
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:39:00 -
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Shederov Blood wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:LOL I love htese replies..both serious and not. Thanks for educating me. Im out to go pod someone now. Psychopath.
I'll make sure to ask them first if it's OK if I pod them. Im the "nice" type of capsuleer. A great American humorist and author recently said: "The one unintentional flaw of the internet generation is its ability to give the stupidest segments of our population the loudest voices." I have a tendency to agree with his statement.-á |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Deep Space The ROC
4352
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:52:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Shederov Blood wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:LOL I love htese replies..both serious and not. Thanks for educating me. Im out to go pod someone now. Psychopath. I'll make sure to ask them first if it's OK if I pod them. Im the "nice" type of capsuleer.
Free tip.
If they're undocked, you already have their answer. "Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."
-áPsychotic Monk for CSM9.
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Bagrat Skalski
Poseidaon
1228
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:57:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Shederov Blood wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:LOL I love htese replies..both serious and not. Thanks for educating me. Im out to go pod someone now. Psychopath. I'll make sure to ask them first if it's OK if I pod them. Im the "nice" type of capsuleer.
They will be so bamboozled that they will hit autodestruction... When weapons, technology, and economies mature faster than the leadership culture entrusted with them, disaster ensues. |
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
17670
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Posted - 2014.04.03 11:57:00 -
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Why pod kill? Why not?
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cpt Mark
The Great Harmon Institute Of Technology Heiian Conglomerate
10
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:04:00 -
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I pod people because my fleet wants to...
If it were upto me I would hold a pod ransom and let it go, but people generally don't trust anyone anymore and so pod ransoms are few and far between.
I also have developed a weird fetish for pod killing. |
Ezekiel Marr
Dark Nova Inc.
4
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:05:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
Corpses are valuable commodities. They are not sold on market, and don't fall out of rats. In fact, the only way to obtain any is to pop the pod. Any pod that gets away is a lost opportunity to increase your corpse-wealth. |
cpt Varox
Offerings of Blood
23
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:05:00 -
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Because i like corpses? |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
3025
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:05:00 -
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Because if someone lets you pod them they are either stupid or you are helping them pod-express back to their clone station
So its either a mercy to the rest of us, or you are actually helping them on their way to be nice *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Despite others being missing, at least Ramona is back." - Scipio Artelius |
Baneken
Arctic Light Inc. Arctic Light
188
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:08:00 -
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I think the question we should be asking is "why not ?" |
Mashie Saldana
BFG Tech
987
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:17:00 -
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I liked the old squishy sound it made.
Also podding people is cruise control to -10. Mashie Saldana Dominique Vasilkovsky
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Jamwara DelCalicoe Ashley
Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance
142
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:30:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Kaarous Aldurald wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. Didn't even read my post, or what? sorry, I missed it. I guess it all depends on circumstances. You are in battle, you are improving your odds of winning Vs a ganker podding a newb for lulz.
CONCORD will kill a "ganker" in retribution for unlawful acts of aggression. Capsuleers who engage in Limited Engagements, shoot at War Targets etc are not gankers... they are PvPer's.
All gankers are PvP'ing. Not all PvP'ers are ganking.
Learn the difference? Psychotic Monk for CSM 9 |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
3025
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:32:00 -
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It should be mentioned that everyone forgets that destroying a ship that attacked you in highsec is legal, but podding isnt regarded the same way, technically *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Despite others being missing, at least Ramona is back." - Scipio Artelius |
Solecist Project
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
82
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:35:00 -
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If you need lessons, just call. xD |
Sibyyl
353
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:40:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:I'll make sure to ask them first if it's OK if I pod them. Im the "nice" type of capsuleer. Who says 'yes' to this? Now that you are *campers* you will have more *parties* and no more *sad* *lonely* *bubbles*. |
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Bernie Nator
4U Services Inc. Upholders
1015
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:48:00 -
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If I don't pod them, how else will they get back to high sec? |
Qen Tye
Ministry of War Amarr Empire
42
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Posted - 2014.04.03 12:55:00 -
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People do it, because they can.
Like the big red button, you put up with a big red warning sign: DO NOT PUSH THE RED BUTTON!
Some people will push it, despite the warning, because it's there. Two possibilities exists: Either we are alone in the universe-áor we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
- Arthur C. Clarke |
Vol Arm'OOO
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
231
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:05:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.
Sometimes. But mostly its to send the person far away and be rid of them. Prevents zerging or scouting. Also there is a potential economic loss to your enemy. Just to give you an example, recently there was a ganker in the hs system next to the lowsec area where I lived. He was preying on the same miners that I prey on. Now he didnt really care about his ships cause he would lose them anyway when he ganked the miners. So I would hang around and wait for concord to blow up his ship then decloak and kill his pod. Since he ran with implants to make the ganking more effective, this was an expensive proposition for him. Havent seem him around lately. Which of course leaves the miners all to me. I don't play, I just fourm warrior. |
Victor Andall
Complexes and Abaddons
348
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:05:00 -
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Did anyone already mention that corpses drop loot?
Namely tears? I just undocked for the first time and someone challenged me to a duel. Wat do?
Andall Combat Tournaments - on hiatus. Contact for more information. |
Qen Tye
Ministry of War Amarr Empire
42
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:09:00 -
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I keep a set of implants in my hangar, which I buy, when I can afford them, so when I get podded, I can plug in right away. Two possibilities exists: Either we are alone in the universe-áor we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
- Arthur C. Clarke |
Bayonnefrog
Hedion University Amarr Empire
18
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:13:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
Um, this is a spaceship shooting game. |
seth Hendar
I love you miners
514
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:16:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it? answer is simple.
i kill ppl for three main reasons:
1- i want them to get hurt, so they don't come back in the area i live in 2- i like having a lot of green line on my KB 3- i want to be -10
the loot is only a "side effect"(tho this side effect is much appreciated indeed).
so i try to kill pods, because if they are expansive to replace (implants + clone) it might hurt the pilot MORE, it DOES add a green line on my KB, and it brings me closer to -10 |
seth Hendar
I love you miners
514
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:18:00 -
[58] - Quote
Shederov Blood wrote:It promotes a healthy implant market.
Sadly, the squish sound hasn't been around for quite a few years. Sadder still, almost no one noticed it was gone. i started playing titanfall just for the squish, i understand the feeling, it really need to be brought back in eve |
Zifrian
Licentia Ex Vereor Black Core Alliance
1455
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:22:00 -
[59] - Quote
Because it's a game mechanic that people can do. Simple as that.
Why do people mine? Why do people buy stuff on market? Why do people fit dreads with cargo expanders?
Because they can. GÇ£Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. GÇ¥ - Dale Carnegie
Maximze your Industry Potential! - Download EVE Isk per Hour! |
Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
2653
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:31:00 -
[60] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Aralyn Cormallen wrote:Many reasons:
It removes a scout of the grid (a target caller can still call targets from a pod, and he can still be used for warp-ins), it sends someone (hopefully) a long way home to their clone bay to slow down their reship, perhaps to shut their whining up in local, to increase the cost of the loss by taking out implants and maybe an expensive pod in the case of a high-sp character, maybe they like collecting corpses, and of course, some people just like to hear the squish. best answer yet. If you really want to make podding interesting, have it remove game time. When podded, you lose 12 hours of game time in your sub.
You lose a percentage of your highest tiered and skilled skill at pod squish if your clone is not upgraded properly. So there is an additional reason to pop a pod.
Just select a celestial and spam warp before your ship pops and, unless you are ina bubble, you should get your pod out most of the time. |
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Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
2655
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:33:00 -
[61] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Yang Aurilen wrote:Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. You uh what? If someone paid 3 billion in implants and I podded him he's 3 billion ISK poorer. Not really. Those assets have already been spent. All you did was make him a little dumber by slowng down his training speed.
Yes, really. If he wants to replace them you have put a dent in their combat funds which lessens their effectiveness on the field. Affecting an enemies resources has always been a primary tactic in warfare, especially siege warfare. |
Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
2655
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:39:00 -
[62] - Quote
Ralen Zateki wrote:Actually I prefer to get podded.
I'm usually lost somewhere in null sec or deep on a roam in low sec when I get popped, so as long as i'm in the right jump clone i'll just sit there and wait for it... sometimes even ask for it.
Gets me back to station and re-shipped that much faster...
I believe I coined a term, that has not been adopted lol, in my noob days in Providence and Catch, High Sec Fast Track.
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Tear Jar
The Conference Elite CODE.
80
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:39:00 -
[63] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
Have you ever tried getting to -10? Its hard enough with podding. Doing it without podding is nearly impossible. |
Xavier Holtzman
Imploding Turtles Rising in Outerspace Gravity Fatal Ascension
118
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:40:00 -
[64] - Quote
Kaarous Aldurald wrote: It's actually the reverse of what you would claim. There is never a reason to not pod someone.
I agree with pretty much everything except this statement. There are, indeed, times when you DON'T want to pod someone. I've been in many fleet engagements where podding people would send them back to their station where they can reship and start traveling back to the fight, as opposed to leaving them in their pod and letting them manually jump back to their reshipping station which would take much more time.
But generally speaking, I always try to kill the pod. -x |
Solecist Project
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
86
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:45:00 -
[65] - Quote
Qen Tye wrote:People do it, because they can.
Like the big red button, you put up with a big red warning sign: DO NOT PUSH THE RED BUTTON!
Some people will push it, despite the warning, because it's there. DEEDEE! DEEDEE NO! DO NOT PUSH THE BUTTON!!! |
Ionia Leonforte
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
11
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:51:00 -
[66] - Quote
Solecist Project wrote:Personally, I kept podding people for their attitude.
If you autopilot in a pod anywhere and have implants, then you deserve to lose them. You wouldn't walk through the bronx in an armani suit, with a golden rolex and a shiny looking suitcase either. Or park your expensive looking car somewhere you know it should get stolen.
It's a reflection of how messed up peoples POVs of the game are. Sure, some people know and simply risk it... but many others simply believe it's safe enough to do so... and that's bullcrap.
Just saying, I live in The Bronx and I do walk around with a nice suit and watch. I also don't have an issue parking my car (aside when my rims get stolen once in a blue moon which is a huge pain in the ass). I honestly wouldn't have replied to his thread about someone being podded and tearing up about it if not to state that The Bronx is not the urban war-zone scarred hellhole it once was. |
Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
2656
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:55:00 -
[67] - Quote
Xavier Holtzman wrote:Kaarous Aldurald wrote: It's actually the reverse of what you would claim. There is never a reason to not pod someone.
I agree with pretty much everything except this statement. There are, indeed, times when you DON'T want to pod someone. I've been in many fleet engagements where podding people would send them back to their station where they can reship and start traveling back to the fight, as opposed to leaving them in their pod and letting them manually jump back to their reshipping station which would take much more time. But generally speaking, I always try to kill the pod.
I would say, as others have pointed out, that popping them is always better, as the pod is a very able intel provider and jump point.
A pod pilot fast tracked to their clone station and reshipping and flying back is the best case scenario. If this is what the pilot wants to do they will have a friend pop them if necessary. Pop all when given the chance. |
Effect One
Vengeful Swan
157
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:58:00 -
[68] - Quote
Why wouldn't you pod kill?
Off the top of my head, the following advantages come with pod killing people:
1. Spreading a reputation for pod killing when people don't pay ransoms; 2. Remove them from the field entirely (hopefully putting them several jumps away from your position and providing them with the inconvenience of having to repurchase implants before they potentially might come back); 2. Cause additional ISK damage to the enemy (wars of attrition - those implants need to be replaced); 3. Remove 'harmless' warp-in points for the enemy fleet; 4. Remove enemy fleet's potential link booster from the system; 5. Remove the enemy fleet's potential commander/target caller from the system; 6. Collect the corpse; 7. Hearing a delightful squish noise.
I'm sure others have/will posted/post others. If you think no advantage comes from pod killing people, your knowledge of game mechanics can't be very good.
'EVE is a game about spaceships and there's an enormous amount of work to do on the in-space gameplay before players (or developers) are ready to sacrifice it for a totally new type of gameplay' - CCP Rise |
Caviar Liberta
Moira. Villore Accords
504
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Posted - 2014.04.03 14:07:00 -
[69] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
A pod full of snakes or crystals to show everyone. |
La Nariz
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
1862
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Posted - 2014.04.03 14:14:00 -
[70] - Quote
Pod everything especially afk pods in highsec. This post was loving crafted by a member of the Official GoonWaffe recruitment team. Proof Highsec reward needs to be nerfed: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqC-BTui2uSGdDlxa2dWOG5ieHB0QXBVWW82bGN5TFE&usp=sharing |
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Caitlyn Tufy
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
600
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Posted - 2014.04.03 14:18:00 -
[71] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
Because I can. That's all the reason you need in EVE. |
Joshua Foiritain
Coreli Corporation Ineluctable.
616
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Posted - 2014.04.03 14:24:00 -
[72] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
Quote:It is the insult following the injury. Thats why. ^ Also the squishy noise and the free corpse. I love corpses. If the victim sends ragemail afterwards then even better.
Coreli Corporation: Small gang PVP & Drug Production, Apply now! |
Mario Putzo
Welping and Dunking.
879
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Posted - 2014.04.03 14:27:00 -
[73] - Quote
For threads like this.
People also kill pods because its the fastest way to -10 which is a goal for some folks.
But mostly threads like this. |
Ahost Gceo
Obstergo Red Coat Conspiracy
41
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Posted - 2014.04.03 15:25:00 -
[74] - Quote
In wormhole space, it serves a tactical purpose as it removes a pilot from the system for a good long time and keeps them from reshipping. This is particularly helpful during POS sieges where you simply want to burn everything to the ground.
Not to mention w-space pods usually have some good implants in them. And I do have a bit of a corpse collection going. I don't discriminate, I hate everyone equally. |
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
11807
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Posted - 2014.04.03 15:39:00 -
[75] - Quote
The real question is... Why not pop the pod?
Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings? |
Solecist Project
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
93
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Posted - 2014.04.03 16:22:00 -
[76] - Quote
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:The real question is... Why not pop the pod?
Why not zoidberg? |
Broni-wan Kenobi
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2014.04.03 16:43:00 -
[77] - Quote
Solecist Project wrote:Personally, I kept podding people for their attitude.
If you autopilot in a pod anywhere and have implants, then you deserve to lose them. You wouldn't walk through the bronx in an armani suit, with a golden rolex and a shiny looking suitcase either. Or park your expensive looking car somewhere you know it should get stolen.
It's a reflection of how messed up peoples POVs of the game are. Sure, some people know and simply risk it... but many others simply believe it's safe enough to do so... and that's bullcrap.
What if you are bait ship so some of your corp can come in and gank the bronx fleet? :P |
Precentor Saggitus
Planet Express Transport
4
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Posted - 2014.04.03 16:44:00 -
[78] - Quote
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:The real question is... Why not pop the pod?
I think the only reason not to would be to spare the occasional new player. While the arguement can be made that they should learn how harsh EVE is early, the loss of their ship is usually punishment enough. One might scram tehm for a minute to point out what they can do better, and they can think about it while travelling in their pod back to where ever they might have stuff to regroup. Of course, if they just give you a lot of attitude or rage, just pod their asses.
There is of course the irritiation when you see part of your fleet busy popping pods when there's still hostiles on the field. Kill the guys who are shooting at us first, ship kills are still more immediately useful than pod kills. Few people understand the psycology of a highway traffic cop. Your average speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow. |
Broni-wan Kenobi
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2014.04.03 16:45:00 -
[79] - Quote
My first time out I got podded, it just happens. I compare it to tea bagging... people tea bag as it pisses other people off. As this thread proves, no offence guys, there are enough people who pod for the same reason. Now if people who get podded would stop feeding them with hate/rage mail..../sigh |
WASPY69
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
233
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Posted - 2014.04.03 16:58:00 -
[80] - Quote
Skulls for the skull throne! |
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Alistair Cononach
The Legion of Spoon Curatores Veritatis Alliance
202
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Posted - 2014.04.03 17:31:00 -
[81] - Quote
1. A Podded Pilot often cannot quickly reship and return to the fight, especially if they're away from their home base or in your space.
2. A Podded Pilot loses their implants, often millions or billions is value they then have to replace.
3. Killboard Stat Whoring/Isk War Winning.
4. I Have Corpses of Notorious players from guys I podded in 2006. They are some of my most prized posessions.
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Varg Altol
Kill-Switch Engage
6
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Posted - 2014.04.03 17:33:00 -
[82] - Quote
KB stats, more tears, threads like this. |
Pew Terror
Green Associates TITANS.
212
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Posted - 2014.04.03 18:03:00 -
[83] - Quote
why do you kill anything here? because:
videogame, videoGAME, VIDEOGAME!
This is a stupid thread, why do you shoot people in an FPS? Why do you jump on the backs of cute little turtles?
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Jenn aSide
STK Scientific Initiative Mercenaries
5726
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Posted - 2014.04.03 18:12:00 -
[84] - Quote
Pew Terror wrote:why do you kill anything here? because:
videogame, videoGAME, VIDEOGAME!
This is a stupid thread, why do you shoot people in an FPS? Why do you jump on the backs of cute little turtles?
Exactly
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admiral root
Red Galaxy Disband.
1072
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Posted - 2014.04.03 18:12:00 -
[85] - Quote
I don't understand the question. No, your rights end in optimal+2*falloff |
Spurty
V0LTA Triumvirate.
1306
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Posted - 2014.04.03 18:15:00 -
[86] - Quote
Solecist Project wrote:Anyhow, to properly respond...
Because they deserve it. If you manage to pod somebody, it was his fault he got caught.
Curiously, this is not really a 'reason' is it. Its an excuse.
Anyway for 'reasons' we pod:
- Inflicts medical costs on them (optional I know, but if they opt out, see the next reason). - If they optted out of insurance or forgot their medical, sets them back some skill points. - Sends them away from the 'fun' place they were at when they left their ship. - Forces implants to be lost, therefore creating a 'market' for them. - Stops them talking rubbish in local (good reason to have local mute).
Hell, now I can just 'pay isk' to fix a low sec status, tempted to trawl highsec in a thrasher and pop every pod I see. *signature is not allowed on the EVE Online forums* |
Zack Korth
Blasphemy INC.
299
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Posted - 2014.04.03 18:18:00 -
[87] - Quote
killboards |
Lugia3
Emerald Inc. Easily Excited
917
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Posted - 2014.04.03 19:21:00 -
[88] - Quote
I pod because I'm already next to -10. Why not? He might have a slave set.
And I'm still waiting for the day I can chain the bodies of fallen enemies to my wingy bits and spikes. Think Reavers. "CCP Dolan is full of ****." - CCP Bettik |
KnowUsByTheDead
Krypteia Operations CODE.
1212
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Posted - 2014.04.03 19:24:00 -
[89] - Quote
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:Why pod kill? Why not?
This is the more appropriate question.
I think this is the new thread topic.
Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the comedian is the only thing that makes sense. -á-á-á-á-á-á-á |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
4993
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Posted - 2014.04.03 19:45:00 -
[90] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. So why do you do it?
The memories.
Mr Epeen
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
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Batelle
Tymast Industries 150th
2550
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Posted - 2014.04.03 19:54:00 -
[91] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
why do you post the thread if you've answered the question in your OP?
Also, there are legitimate reasons to pod people beyond adding insult to injury or even just inflicting additional damage to the target. "CCP is changing policy, and has asked that we discontinue the bonus credit program after November 7th. So until then, enjoy a super-bonus of 1B Blink Credit for each 60-day GTC you buy!"
Never forget. |
Rich Uncle PennyBags
EVE Online Monopoly
167
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Posted - 2014.04.03 20:01:00 -
[92] - Quote
Especially important in wormholes.
Podding can remove a person from the fight entirely. No risk of reshipping at all. |
Marie Hartinez
Aries Munitions and Defense
589
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Posted - 2014.04.03 20:58:00 -
[93] - Quote
Podding someone is a matter of course. It's expected.
If you blow up my ship, I expect you to pod me as well. Though, I will do everything I can to escape. After all, isn't it called an "escape pod" for a reason? Surrender is still your slightly less painful option. |
Serene Repose
1220
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Posted - 2014.04.03 21:11:00 -
[94] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it? This is like asking, "Since you have the knife in, do you really have to TWIST IT?" The reply to that is invariably, "Yes. Why do you think I stuck it in in the first place?"
I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility toward every form of tyranny over the mind of man.-á |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Deep Space The ROC
4376
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Posted - 2014.04.03 21:19:00 -
[95] - Quote
Xavier Holtzman wrote:Kaarous Aldurald wrote: It's actually the reverse of what you would claim. There is never a reason to not pod someone.
I agree with pretty much everything except this statement. There are, indeed, times when you DON'T want to pod someone. I've been in many fleet engagements where podding people would send them back to their station where they can reship and start traveling back to the fight, as opposed to leaving them in their pod and letting them manually jump back to their reshipping station which would take much more time. But generally speaking, I always try to kill the pod.
Even then, I would argue that it's still best to get the pod.
Your supposition is that the fight is occurring fairly close to their home station, and that by podding them, they can reship faster, yes?
My thoughts are:
They still lose implants, which can be of use.
They lose any eyes they might have on my fleet from that person.
They lose, and this is critical, any warp in point they might get from that person.
"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."
-áPsychotic Monk for CSM9.
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Hastatus Shmoof Marii
Celestial Horizon Corp.
3
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Posted - 2014.04.03 21:22:00 -
[96] - Quote
Because the fleet commander told us to shoot it
Always follow orders |
Derath Ellecon
Washburne Holdings Situation: Normal
2123
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Posted - 2014.04.03 21:26:00 -
[97] - Quote
I figure since CCP went through all of the trouble to revamp the Pod death sequence, it was because people wanted to see it more often. |
darmwand
Repo.
188
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Posted - 2014.04.03 21:30:00 -
[98] - Quote
Unless ordered so by an FC, I never pod people without giving them a fair chance to get away by paying a modest ransom. Those who pay will get away alive, those who choose not to pay pretty much have to be podded, otherwise nobody would pay.
I.e. I pod people to make others pay ransoms. "Imagine it is war and everybody cloaks." -- Bienator II |
March rabbit
Federal Defense Union
1415
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Posted - 2014.04.03 21:34:00 -
[99] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont. not really true: - person could have bounty and killing his pod you can get lots of ISK (thanks to expensive implants) - in FW you get LP. And well filled implants give you a lot more LP than some dirt-cheap ship The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
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Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
1149
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Posted - 2014.04.03 21:40:00 -
[100] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
Back to WoW?
CCP: "We know what's best for the game, so you can't have any options....." |
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Raiz Nhell
Veni Vidi Vici Reloaded Veni Vidi Vici Alliance
325
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Posted - 2014.04.03 23:31:00 -
[101] - Quote
Is it in space? Yes.
Do you have guns? Yes!
Can you target it? Yes!!
Can you open fire? DO IT ALREADY!!!!!!!
There is no such thing as overkill, there is only "Open Fire" & "I'm Reloading"
There is no such thing as a fair fight...
If your fighting fair you have automatically put yourself at a disadvantage. |
Little Dragon Khamez
Guardians of the Underworld White Mountain Coalition
1239
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Posted - 2014.04.04 08:11:00 -
[102] - Quote
Podding is often a mark of respect. There's nothing worse than slow boating home through 18 jumps of null in a pod. Dumbing down of Eve Online will result in it's destruction... |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
3030
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Posted - 2014.04.04 08:14:00 -
[103] - Quote
Because Im a sicko and a sadist and I love doing it after a long day's torturing. *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Despite others being missing, at least Ramona is back." - Scipio Artelius |
Jessica Duranin
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
36
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Posted - 2014.04.04 08:50:00 -
[104] - Quote
I pod because I live in w-space and not doing so can bite you in the a*s, especially when you fight in someone's home system. That retriever you just shot can turn into an archon very quickly if you don't pod him back to k-space. |
Aralyn Cormallen
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
284
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Posted - 2014.04.04 08:58:00 -
[105] - Quote
Also, I was told that 1 in every 100 contains a prize. Haven't found one yet, but damn it if I give up now, my lucks got to change! |
JC Anderson
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
1065
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Posted - 2014.04.04 09:02:00 -
[106] - Quote
IMHO it really depends on who the person is.
If they happen to be part of a corp or alliance that you are trying to cause as much economic damage to as possible, then yeah of course there is reason for it. With one of the primary parts of that reasoning being the hope that they had expensive implants in at the time. |
JC Anderson
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
1065
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Posted - 2014.04.04 09:12:00 -
[107] - Quote
Shederov Blood wrote:It promotes a healthy implant market.
Sadly, the squish sound hasn't been around for quite a few years. Sadder still, almost no one noticed it was gone.
LOL around the same time, I used to swear you could hear a little scream as well. But whenever I mentioned it to somebody they would inform me that they hear no scream and that I am hallucinating. |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
3031
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Posted - 2014.04.04 09:22:00 -
[108] - Quote
JC Anderson wrote:Shederov Blood wrote:It promotes a healthy implant market.
Sadly, the squish sound hasn't been around for quite a few years. Sadder still, almost no one noticed it was gone. LOL around the same time, I used to swear you could hear a little scream as well. But whenever I mentioned it to somebody they would inform me that they hear no scream and that I am hallucinating.
I hear a scream
But then
I hear a lot of screams
Fairly constantly *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Despite others being missing, at least Ramona is back." - Scipio Artelius |
Jarod Garamonde
Sardaukar Merc Guild General Tso's Alliance
1536
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Posted - 2014.04.04 09:24:00 -
[109] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
Who cares why? HTFU, update your clone, re-purchase your implants, and drive on. That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right... |
Balshem Rozenzweig
Akademia Milicyjna The North is Coming
37
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Posted - 2014.04.04 09:46:00 -
[110] - Quote
pod kills are good kills. They can be expensive, they are relatively rate, and, well, a kill is a kill. Singature Radius 48 m |
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Unezka Turigahl
Det Som Engang Var
168
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Posted - 2014.04.04 11:51:00 -
[111] - Quote
Potential further discouragement from hanging out in MY space. And by my space I mean Caldari hisec. Its mine. |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
3039
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Posted - 2014.04.04 11:53:00 -
[112] - Quote
Unezka Turigahl wrote: MY space..
All the cool kids are on BeBo now
You need to Get Crucial *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Despite others being missing, at least Ramona is back." - Scipio Artelius |
Cannibal Kane
Somali Coast Guard Authority
3527
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Posted - 2014.04.04 11:56:00 -
[113] - Quote
I have always tried to imagine somebody face that is afk being podded. That first confused look on his face when he gets back to his desk and finds himself in station and then the ultimate discovery that he just lost 1 Billion worth of implants.
That thought... keeps me podding.
I am aiming for that 4 Bill Pod. "I saw him fight by the monument in Jita. He flowed in his Machariel like a Shinto spirit, 800MM shells sprouting in his passing. His hair flowed in the corona of his target's warp core breach. It was truly majestic. And while everyone stared in awe I stole the loot and ran off. Because I am like that." - NEONOVUS |
Proletariat Tingtango
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
939
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Posted - 2014.04.04 12:04:00 -
[114] - Quote
You send them home. They're not going to reship in an npc station a few jumps away and begin harassing anew. You take their implants, if any, out of the game. That's more cost to them. This is about leveling the playing field. If you have billions in implants and a bling ship, removing both from the game is preferable. It reminds people that if you come flying in to **** in some part of the sandbox, that they'd better do so cheaply, or be ready to lose their investments, on top of a chunk of their time if they elect to come back for more. All of these are advantageous and not doing so due to some nonsense code of honor is really silly and an open weakness on your part. |
knobber Jobbler
Bat Country Goonswarm Federation
368
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Posted - 2014.04.04 12:15:00 -
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Aralyn Cormallen wrote:Many reasons:
It removes a scout of the grid (a target caller can still call targets from a pod, and he can still be used for warp-ins), it sends someone (hopefully) a long way home to their clone bay to slow down their reship, perhaps to shut their whining up in local, to increase the cost of the loss by taking out implants and maybe an expensive pod in the case of a high-sp character, maybe they like collecting corpses, and of course, some people just like to hear the squish.
On the contrary, you may want to not pod people so it takes longer for them to get back and reship and get back into the fight. A pod stuck in a bubble in a big fleet fight is one less person to worry about coming back in a hurry. |
Proletariat Tingtango
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
940
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Posted - 2014.04.04 12:22:00 -
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knobber Jobbler wrote:Aralyn Cormallen wrote:Many reasons:
It removes a scout of the grid (a target caller can still call targets from a pod, and he can still be used for warp-ins), it sends someone (hopefully) a long way home to their clone bay to slow down their reship, perhaps to shut their whining up in local, to increase the cost of the loss by taking out implants and maybe an expensive pod in the case of a high-sp character, maybe they like collecting corpses, and of course, some people just like to hear the squish. On the contrary, you may want to not pod people so it takes longer for them to get back and reship and get back into the fight. A pod stuck in a bubble in a big fleet fight is one less person to worry about coming back in a hurry.
I didn't have big fleets in mind but I'll give you that one. Although if you're anti-support and enemy supers are dying on field, popping super pods is a good idea. Everyone else should be focusing on killing things and subcap pods should be ignored. |
Flybiere
F'n'F Inc
18
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Posted - 2014.04.04 15:06:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:Aralyn Cormallen wrote:Many reasons:
It removes a scout of the grid (a target caller can still call targets from a pod, and he can still be used for warp-ins), it sends someone (hopefully) a long way home to their clone bay to slow down their reship, perhaps to shut their whining up in local, to increase the cost of the loss by taking out implants and maybe an expensive pod in the case of a high-sp character, maybe they like collecting corpses, and of course, some people just like to hear the squish. best answer yet. If you really want to make podding interesting, have it remove game time. When podded, you lose 12 hours of game time in your sub.
Once you've been in a position to kill a pod you'll know why.
Hell I took a huge sec drop the other day for killing 2 pods. I killed them because they, probably like you, sat there with thinking some sort of scallywag code would stay my hand (well F1 finger) and stop me killing them. They were wrong, and as much as I didn't need the sec hit and I wished no RL spite on the players in question, I popped them. They didn't complain. They probably learnt something.
https://zkillboard.com/detail/37773785/ https://zkillboard.com/detail/37773612/
Seriously, they both had skulls full of shiny and they sat there like a bunch of idiots. Shall not be doing that again I would bet. I'm an educator. |
Aralyn Cormallen
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
290
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Posted - 2014.04.04 15:28:00 -
[118] - Quote
Also, there are times when I bag a pod that had ample time to escape, and it is both someone old enough to know better (ie: flying a T2 ship), and someone with expensive implants near enough to home that they aren't just getting a pod express, that I wonder if it's a multiboxer (since I assume someone multiboxing a logi, a falcon, and a dps ship might be a bit slow on the warp-out as they are still at the wheel of their other ships, compared to us single-account plebs who have nothing else to do but spam that warp button). In those cases, I consider it a fair tax against multiboxing. |
Tam Althor
lll tempered sea bass Brothers of Tangra
9
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Posted - 2014.04.04 16:37:00 -
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Kaarous Aldurald wrote:If I see what implants they have (had), it helps me put together a better picture of the battle for my own personal after action reports.
Besides that, it sends them back to their medical station, which can help prevent them from reshipping nearby and ruining my day.
It's actually the reverse of what you would claim. There is never a reason to not pod someone.
I would say in deep PC 0.0 with bubbles everywhere, leaving them in a pod to try and fly home or pod themselves is a reason not to pod them. but getting the corpse for your collection is a better reason to pod them |
Kiryen O'Bannon
Thrall Nation Brave Collective
110
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Posted - 2014.04.04 16:44:00 -
[120] - Quote
There's really onl one reason ( barring politics) to not pod: other enemy ships still engaging you. |
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Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
4649
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Posted - 2014.04.04 16:59:00 -
[121] - Quote
Where it up to me pods would be indestructible.
But they would have no D-Scanner, can be seen in local but cannot see local, and the overview would be limited to stations and gates.
And ALL ship loss would be creating a situation that sends in power surges through the capsule that may destroy some or even all (perhaps if ECM was used when the ship was in hull) of the players implants (yes, even in highsec missions).
Why be so cruel?
Because a lot of players will boast about "permanent loss" yet use the clone vat and a hangar full of prepped ships like a COD respawn point. If we really want to play HTFU then having to go 40+ jumps back to the station to get a new ship (and implants) will keep a player out of action longer.
"but... but.... what about clone costs? The bitter vets won't have to pay! *sob*. Well then, when implants are damaged from the power surges of ship death (if the players fails to eject) then so is the socket and the player will have to choose between spending the ISK on a new clone with fresh sockets or go on the existing one that they cannot plug new implants into.
This is how things would be if it were up to me (Gäó)
Bring back DEEEEP Space! |
White Pauder
Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2014.04.04 17:05:00 -
[122] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:So why do you do it?
Because you deserve it.
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Farsiris Arbosa
Dayman Industries
15
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Posted - 2014.04.04 18:24:00 -
[123] - Quote
Bounties
Ensuring they won't come back instantly
Lulz
Not paying ransoms
Getting your point across
Look at my sig, my sig is amazing |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
20457
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Posted - 2014.04.04 18:59:00 -
[124] - Quote
Why pod kill? Because the dolphins had it coming. GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥
Get a good start: Newbie skill plan 2.1. |
Precentor Saggitus
Planet Express Transport
12
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Posted - 2014.04.04 19:02:00 -
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Tippia wrote:Why pod kill? Because the dolphins had it coming.
Worst. Pun. Ever. Few people understand the psycology of a highway traffic cop. Your average speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow. |
TheMercenaryKing
StarFleet Enterprises StarFleet.
155
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Posted - 2014.04.04 19:31:00 -
[126] - Quote
Who kills cyno rookie ships? I mean we are already stuck, and then you just kill them. Do you thing you are hot **** or something? |
Sirinda
Ekchuah's Shrine Comporium
316
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Posted - 2014.04.04 19:35:00 -
[127] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
In wspace it has a tactical purpose.
The same goes for nullsec to a lesser degree, and lowsec as well. Hisec...I rest my case. |
Malcanis
Vanishing Point. The Initiative.
14980
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Posted - 2014.04.05 00:16:00 -
[128] - Quote
Doireen Kaundur wrote:Seriously. You got the ship and the loot, so now you look at popping the pod which gets you....nothing. Well, maybe a worthless corpse.
It is the insult following the injury.
So why do you do it?
I make my ISK from LP.
Every pod that dies, most of em have implants.
1 Kings 12:11
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Lazrim
Hedion University Amarr Empire
20
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Posted - 2014.04.05 00:46:00 -
[129] - Quote
I collect the corpses. They are precious to me. One man's trash is another man's treasure. |
LUMINOUS SPIRIT
The Dark Space Initiative Scary Wormhole People
390
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Posted - 2014.04.05 04:06:00 -
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Doireen Kaundur wrote:So podding is strictly ego stroking. Nevermind that you get nothing tangible out of it. If we could salavage implants, i would see the reason. But just for an e-peen erection..I dont.
So so very wrong....
In wormhole space podding hostiles is vital to prevent re-shipping. Otherwise, you know, you blow up a hauler and next thing you know, a that guy jumps into a nag and brings 4 lokis and 3 logi for help - or worse, combat-rolls the hole on us. |
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