Kato Szafarchek
Phoenix Battalion Shipyard
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Posted - 2017.07.31 05:41:56 -
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Holy cow, I'd need a fleet of orcas to mine the salt from Teckos.
Where to begin on my perspective? I've turned to the life of J-space months ago and dealing with and engaging in cloaky activities is just a way of life. You never know who's truly in system because local doesn't exist so you go about your business assuming your every move is being watched. D-scan is a religious practice, and cloaked scout ships are incredibly important to finding content, whether it be pve or pvp.
What makes nullsec players so uppity about an afk player sitting cloaked in system is more of just the fact that they are just there, as a neutral or hostile. They know he's there but there's nothing they can do, and it's that helplessness that frustrates the living daylights out of them. I can relate from my short few months spent in nullsec.
Let me tell you a story. There was a pilot who sat in this single system near low-sec that would be afk for weeks on end before he tries to jump a vulnerable ship. Not the brightest pilot too. He successfully jumped and bubbled my Nereus but then he contracted the infamous Squirrel Syndrome as he shot at the Hobgoblin I spam (doing almost no DPS against him) instead of shooting at the industrial that had a tech 1 shield fit (that he could've killed if he focused on it). He was eventually forced to flee back to the abyss when the relief fleet arrived, and as far as I know he' still there to this day, waiting like the troll under the bridge for his next victim. After living in the wormholes where bait ships and ambushes are an everyday fact of life, I know how I could've fitted that nereus to tackle the little bugger and hold him until backup arrives.
Some people have been mentioning local chat. Local acts as a Godsend and a crutch for Nullsec players. It's a Godsend to very easily see threats inbound (without spamming V) and scram before the threat lands on grid. At the same time they've grown so dependent on it that it stifles their creativity when it comes to baiting a cloaky pirate into a fight. |