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evistin
Multiverse Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:03:00 -
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I have a friend recently get his Hulk, 500 million ISK and very happy. Also very careful.
We decided today to enter an 0.4 system normally very peaceful, I was on guard with my domnix and I had friends next door in case trouble came.
3 BCs warp in and all charged assault the Hulk and destoryed it. There was not even time to request a ransom.
Now my friend is 1 hulk poorer and really upset about it. We would have paid 100 million just to be left alone and move out of system. As you guys know how "wonderful" insurance on the hulk is.
So the question here is should a pirate ransom or just blow every ship up? Seems like such a bad business decision.
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Skawl
GeoTech
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:05:00 -
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The cargo was potentially worth more than the ransom woulda been...
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dantes inferno
Caldari
Rampage Eternal
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:06:00 -
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you can blame the people who do the follwing for this type of event:
1) people who will flame and insult someone who asks for a ransom
2) people who use ransom talks as a delyay to get reinforcments in
3) the sheer amount of people who go around advicing people not to pay ransoms.
4) the amount of peole who will rather die than pay a ransom
all of the above and more im sure make it a waste of time for most pirates (and bear in mind what makes you think they were pirates? they could of been gankers), especialy on a ship like a hulk wehre there is a chance of getting DCSM 2
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Verone
Veto.
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:06:00 -
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It's entirely the individual's choice.
If they want to ransom, they ransom. If they want to cut the ship from under you and loot the wreckage, then it's their choice.
You best bet when someone hostile gets into local is to be somewhere else if you have no intention of fighting.
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Deadeye Dave
Amarr
DIE WITH HONOUR
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:09:00 -
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 Originally by: evistin
So the question here is should a pirate ransom or just blow every ship up? Seems like such a bad business decision.
They don't have to ransom if they don't want to. Considering that the Hulk had friends nearby they might of not had time to ransom or may have got blown up while trying to ransom. If you want to guard from people in lowsec I suggest you take a Scorpion aswell as your Dominix so you can ECM any pirates that may enter local and try to rush the Hulk. Ofcourse always stay aligned for station and if any pirates do enter local get your Mining Barges safe.
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evistin
Multiverse Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:13:00 -
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Thanks, I guess my friend and I need to learn more to mine safely in a hulk, the turning raidus was the problem. oh well.
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Jenny Spitfire
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:15:00 -
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Originally by: evistin
... I was on guard with my domnix and I had friends next door in case trouble came.
That was the decision maker. Most would rather pop and loot. If your friend was alone in the hulk, they would have ransomed him.
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Ogdru Jahad
Amarr
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:19:00 -
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having had done a similar thing my self with my previous chr..
Your friend in the next system, was he watching the only gate into the system?
did you guys not safe spot as soon as they appeared in local?
if he was watching the only gate in why didnt he mention 3 ships of war were a comming?
as i said. in a previous chrs life I could not resist popping a hulk all on my lonesome. including his mate ina covie and they had no protection.
my advice is. be more aware in futre.
gimmie a buzz in game,
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ObiDoom Kenobi
Gallente
The Senators of The Confederation
Ratel Alliance
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:33:00 -
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I don't think pirates will do what they think is in their best interests. With a Dominix standing right there and high sec just a jump away (where reinforcements could and were waiting) it makes perfect sense to explode and run. Like someone said, if the hulk had been alone it very well may have been ransomed.
If I may so bold as suggest the following. Mine in low sec with a regular barge for a while until your comfortable that you've got your "Oh MY GOD RUN AWAY" tactics perfected.
Cheaper, and less frustrating then learning at half a billion a pop.
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evistin
Multiverse Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:34:00 -
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I forgot to mention the reason why we got jumped partly was that they were of postive standing, and after reflection, it would be better to gank and run.
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LaCoHa
Caldari Deep Space Navy
Caldari Deep Space Industral
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:36:00 -
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Edited by: LaCoHa on 29/10/2006 11:36:02
3 bc's are not gonna sit there 'ransoming' while your Domis Ogre II's quickly run through them one at a time.
I dont blame them in this case.
Your buddy might have been better off alone. tbh.
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Illuminaty
ISS Logistics
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:37:00 -
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If your going to attempt to ask your average low sec carebear for a ransom, you had better be sure you have a V-chip installed on your convo window.
I've heard people say a lot of things that simply frighten me in this game.
Calling someone an e-murderer, a virtual rapist, claiming that someone must be a real life rapist, that they need to be locked in an asylum or executed in real life because they are degenerate scum. It isn't called for, it is way poor sportsmanship, but I hear it thrown around way too much.
If you've ever watch the TS Rumble video, it really does an amazing job at pointing out some of the levels of insane rage that people that play this game go to.
I can see how it is simply so much easier to just blow them up and pod them instead of putting up with the drama.
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Elliot Reid
Gallente
Digital Fury Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:50:00 -
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Originally by: evistin
3 BCs warp in and all charged assault the Hulk and destoryed it.
Well there lies your mates problem. Once these unknowns entered the system he should have warped to a safespot and not start to worry about them once they've warped in and locked him.
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Gonada
Gallente
Cross Roads
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:55:00 -
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once again, you and your friend could have avoided the whole thhing if you had used your head.
lowsec is risk, cant handle it? stay in highsec
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evistin
Multiverse Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:59:00 -
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I would like to thank all the players who provided a educated response to my post, versus those who have not read the post in full. I have much to still learn, I look to you all help me master this game.
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Securion Wolfheart
Caldari
Semper Fidelis Industries
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Posted - 2006.10.29 12:20:00 -
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Just like there are ppl walking our streets looking for things to trash and destroy, there will be the same kinda ppl online doing the same thing. Only that those doing it online are to small and weak to do it IRL. :)
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Ironnight
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Posted - 2006.10.29 12:59:00 -
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So what are the going randsom rates?
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Lisento Slaven
Amarr
The Drekla Consortium
New Eve Order
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Posted - 2006.10.29 13:02:00 -
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What makes you think they blew you up for money in the first place? They blew you up for a Hulk killmail.
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monkeyking1
The Roughneck's
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Posted - 2006.10.29 13:04:00 -
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Would have ransomed only for teh domi started atking so we blew u up woudl ahve ransomed if the domi was a mining domi like i taught :s
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Jim McGregor
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.10.29 13:07:00 -
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Originally by: Ironnight
So what are the going randsom rates?
As high as you think they are willing to pay to avoid the boring tasks of buying a new ship and finding new modules. It could take hours, and isnt fun. I havent pirated people in a while now, but when I did, almost everybody payed pretty good money to be left alone.
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evistin
Multiverse Corporation
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Posted - 2006.10.29 13:08:00 -
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no hard feelings monkey, its our bad for not being more careful, but it was a good fight. Held up against all you tech 2 fitting BCs.
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Tas Devil
JUDGE DREAD Inc.
Forces of Freedom
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Posted - 2006.10.29 13:09:00 -
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Originally by: evistin
I have a friend recently get his Hulk, 500 million ISK and very happy. Also very careful.
We decided today to enter an 0.4 system normally very peaceful, I was on guard with my domnix and I had friends next door in case trouble came.
3 BCs warp in and all charged assault the Hulk and destoryed it. There was not even time to request a ransom.
Now my friend is 1 hulk poorer and really upset about it. We would have paid 100 million just to be left alone and move out of system. As you guys know how "wonderful" insurance on the hulk is.
So the question here is should a pirate ransom or just blow every ship up? Seems like such a bad business decision.
lol what a good guard you made...
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St3v3sancho
The Roughneck's
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Posted - 2006.10.29 13:10:00 -
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Quote:
Just like there are ppl walking our streets looking for things to trash and destroy, there will be the same kinda ppl online doing the same thing. Only that those doing it online are to small and weak to do it IRL. :)
Stupid quote of the day goes to this anus.
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2006.10.29 13:40:00 -
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Ransoms are very much pirates-choice. Most decent pirates do, as they know they can make a steadier buck. They were probably scared off of ransoming by the Domi, seeing as its more than capable of taking out a BC if they're unlucky.
Like a guy above said though, they might have just wanted a Hulk kill for their killboards. I hope not, thats a pretty childish way to pirate. Real pirates have a bussiness plan 
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Faol'gus
T Miners
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Posted - 2006.10.29 14:21:00 -
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That's the beauty of being a pirate, you can do whatever you want. Ransom if your lazy or blow something up without ransoming it, just for ****s and giggles.
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Parsava Dei
Caldari
Pegasus Industries LTD
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Posted - 2006.10.29 14:33:00 -
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Auch... such a loss hurts...
But indeed, ransom depends on what the pirate's wish is: loot or release fee.
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Xs 142
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Posted - 2006.10.29 14:37:00 -
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What kinda question is that?!
Pirates are pirates and they won't under any circumstance listen to any kind of 'agreement' you put out here..
Besides.
Don't.
Fly.
What.
You.
Can't.
Afford.
To.
Lose.
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Taram Caldar
Caldari
Acheron Vanguard Armada
The Shadow Ascension
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Posted - 2006.10.29 15:16:00 -
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I don't much care for pirates myself... in fact our alliance is doing it's best to clean up a system we're in right now. That said:
Mining Barge (especially the hulk) is potentially wortha LOT more than 100mil ISK... hell it's potentially worth more than 500m ISK depending on the cargo and fittings. I can understand why the pirates popped it. That's one heck of a payday for them.
However, you could have easily avoided the situation by keeping the hulk aligned. Also a good idea to mine AWAY from the warp-in point. Fields are big... no way if you move to the edge while mining that you'll get jumped that quickly. Even moving just 40k from the warp-in location will give you more than enough time to get to warp before an enemy can finish warp, head your way, and land a scrambler on you.
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DarkElf
Caldari
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2006.10.29 15:54:00 -
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The thing is as soon as u saw them u no doubt called for backup from the next system so when u choose to ransom u take a big risk and it has to be dam quick. Also remember that just because they blew up ur hulk doesn't mean they are pirates as such. They might just enjoy blowing stuff up which in my book doesn't make them a pirate. I rarely ransom myself because tbh i really don't need the isk and only ever ransom when they ask me 2 because they're skint or if it's a faction ship or something. i once found a lone hulk which i ransomed because he begged me 2 and my mercy crept in and he was alone in system.
Generally they might hav just prefered the pretty killmail to a pitiful 33mil each.
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Gneeznow
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Posted - 2006.10.29 17:17:00 -
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Evistin, sorry for your corp mates loss, but like monkeyking said if the nos domi was not there we would have ransomed.
The ferox and cyclone were all tech 1 fitted btw, it was the prophecy that was the gang lead and T2 fitted.
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