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Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
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Posted - 2014.09.30 20:56:00 -
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Charax Bouclier wrote:Income - Cost = Profitability
I think the "cost" and "income" is open to interpretation. I'll offer up a few concepts and you're free to agree or disagree with them, and replace them with your own.
Cost
1. The value of your ship that gets CONCORDed
2. Opportunity Cost of doing alternate ISK-making activities
Income
1. What you can salvage from the wreck
2. Intrinsic pleasure of augmenting your kill statistics
3. Hearty chuckles from rage mails/whispers/local
4. EVE-O forum threads/posts about you and your corp's disreputable behavior
Certainly, some variables will be valued differently by each person. How would you algebraically weight the above variables (including variables that you come up with, if applicable) to compute whether a highsec gank was truly profitable?
It's inherently difficult to equate ISK earned from a gank with the pleasure gained from said gank because it's going to be different for everyone. If you have an abundant supply of ISK, then the ISK earned is inconsequential, but if you actually need the gank to be financially profitable to continue funding your activities then it becomes paramount. I don't think there is any one answer.
CCP Falcon's thoughts on suicide ganking.
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Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
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Posted - 2014.09.30 21:38:00 -
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I've found that looting the wreck of someone who's ship you've just relieved them of violently is a great way to break the ice. Seriously, most of the lasting in-game contacts I've made have been after one of us has just blown the other one to bits.
I've also found that helping point out a flaw in someone's build after looking over their killmail, especially with newer players, helps them learn and grow far more than simply "collecting tears". I've declared more than one war on new-ish corps specifically to help them learn how to better PvP.
See what I mean about the math being different for everyone? I don't enjoy "collecting tears" at all. In fact, I rather despise the notion of it, although I do support the right of those who do to do so. I much prefer striking up pleasant conversations at gunpoint.
CCP Falcon's thoughts on suicide ganking.
Reading Comprehension: a skill so important it deserves it's own skillbook.
I want to create content, not become content. |
Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
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Posted - 2014.10.06 13:47:00 -
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Is this still going on? Good lord people, the profitability of ganking is purely subjective. Having an Internet forum debate about how to measure it is like getting into an argument about why blue is your favorite color, how that makes it the best color, and bringing "facts" to the table to back up your assertions.
Gankers gonna gank, haters gonna hate. That's all you need to know.
CCP Falcon's thoughts on suicide ganking.
Reading Comprehension: a skill so important it deserves it's own skillbook.
I want to create content, not become content. |
Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
501
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Posted - 2014.10.06 13:52:00 -
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BTW Sol, yer new avatar is hawt. Rawr....
CCP Falcon's thoughts on suicide ganking.
Reading Comprehension: a skill so important it deserves it's own skillbook.
I want to create content, not become content. |
Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
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Posted - 2014.10.06 16:59:00 -
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Solecist Project wrote:*kinks* (:
Thank you, kind sir!
Would you like to request a full list of features? :)
Thanks, but no. Occasional online flattery is my limit of such things.
CCP Falcon's thoughts on suicide ganking.
Reading Comprehension: a skill so important it deserves it's own skillbook.
I want to create content, not become content. |
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