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Jaedar Metron
Deadly Alliance
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Posted - 2006.11.06 22:47:00 -
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So I've been pirating a bit around Ane/Seyllin in me trusty Caracal, killing stuff here and there. Got some profit too, but mostly it's been meat for my ever lower security 
Anyway, today I was looking for a kill as I just had equipped my shiny new Caracal, and I spot a Brutix on scanner, ratting in a belt.
Oooh, a shiny Brutix... But can my Caracal handle it? After seeing theres no way I can get any backup I decide its a lost cause, but then it hits me; If he's ratting, is he using railguns, and will they be able to hit me if I'm close enough?
So after a quick decision I decide to test my luck with my poorly fitted paper-ship. I land 6k away from him, and suddenly find myself pounding at his hull with missiles. The webber and scrambler ensures he wont get away, and I see piles of lovely messages stating he cant hit me 
I merrily take out his drones, but then realises that this guy is a newbie, and wont net me good iskies. Now what was this nearly exitinct method of pirating, ransom you say? Shouldnt hurt...
I open a conversation with him and state that I want 5 mills and he's free (7 mill for insurance and some random amount of isk for t1 mediocre t1 gear, 5 mills seemed reasonable). He agrees on my terms :D
I stop firing and keep orbiting him. He takes his time. Reinforcements? I figure I'll wait just a little more... Then I glance at my modules and to my horror I notice I let the ab run along with all the other stuff, and I'm nearly drained of cap. 
I frantically disable all non-essential mods and quickly write in convo "hurry please"
Still nothing. GAWD ****IT! As I'm just about to start killing the nubbin. I remember something I read on the forums about seconds. Might work me thinks, and writes "5 seconds" in chat. I wait one second and write 4
Then I see the wallet blinking. In a near panick I hit the warp button in case of reinforsements, and manages to close the window. I thank him for doing business with me in local and continues down my valued pirate road 
BTW. 5 mill is alot to me, I'm a nubbin too
YARR! 
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Sokratesz
Guardians of Hell's Gate
Tactical Narcotics Team
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Posted - 2006.11.06 22:50:00 -
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Keep honoring your ransoms and you may grow up to be a good pirate one day ;)
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Laocoon
Veto.
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Posted - 2006.11.06 22:55:00 -
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 Originally by: Sokratesz
Keep honoring your ransoms and you may grow up to be a good pirate one day ;)
qft. And 'grats on a nice ransom  . I always preferred cash over a kill.
- Lao
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Dark Shikari
Caldari
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2006.11.06 23:00:00 -
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Grats
-[23] Member-
Awesome new space games site, from the editor of E-ON! |
Marcus TheMartin
Gallente
CURSED LEGION OF DOOM
Pirate Coalition
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Posted - 2006.11.06 23:17:00 -
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Ransoming For anything in a belt or something that may be a wartarget
Explodifiying for anything that may be a hauler headed towards the gate 20
Thanks to ransoming I am no longer the flat broke space pirate.
The Best Thing I've ever seen in local chat
[15:17:21] sotmassacer > can someone give me a big battleship for a while
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Bardi MecAuldnis
Amarr
Pirates of Destruction Union
Pirate Coalition
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Posted - 2006.11.06 23:27:00 -
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Well done.
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Victor Vision
Central Intelligence Service
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Posted - 2006.11.07 04:08:00 -
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Congrats.
Was a good read, too.
Best of luck on your future endavours Mr. JM.
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Redpants
Gallente
Federal Navy Academy
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Posted - 2006.11.07 08:16:00 -
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I wish more pirates ransomed instead of just blowing you away. I don't think a lot of pirates consider how willing most people are to fork over the quick cash to save them from having to get another ship and refit it. That time has a value and that's part of what converts into the value of the ransom (beside module costs.)
Considering what most surviving loot modules/cargo are worth in resale the ransom is the way to fat pockets IMO. Plus if I know a pirate or corp is reputable and honorable and holds himself to the ransom, I know that giving up my money is worth it and he's not just going to blow me up anyway. So I'm more willing to pay than hold out and go down with the ship.
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Posted - 2006.11.07 08:43:00 -
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I agree with my esteemed friend Redpants. I love it when pirates ransom, it means quick cash for you, and saves a ton of time for me. By the time you are doing hauling runs outside of empire, 5m is pretty affordable.
And look at it this way. If I know you will ransom, I can pretty much factor in the occasional ransom as part of the code of doing business in that area.
Which means you can ransom me over and over again any time you can chase me down :)
A couple of kills and I might be encouraged to go elsewhere and let someone else ransom me.
So it's in both out best interests to ransom.
Also, nice reasoning with the rat == rail == GO FOR IT! :)
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Samirol
Ore Mongers
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Posted - 2006.11.07 11:47:00 -
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grats, good post
This corp is recruiting.
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MrLobster
Cosmic Odyssey
Chorus of Dawn
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Posted - 2006.11.07 12:20:00 -
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Not all pirates are honerable, which is why i dont trust any of them to keep their word. You just cant trust anyone in this game, if you do you run the risk of getting stung.
So in short I will never pay a ransom
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DubanFP
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.11.07 13:23:00 -
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if you ask me Killmail > ransom. but that's just my opinion.
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Marcus TheMartin
Gallente
CURSED LEGION OF DOOM
Pirate Coalition
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Posted - 2006.11.07 17:17:00 -
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Originally by: DubanFP
if you ask me Killmail > ransom. but that's just my opinion.
Killmails don't always pay the bills
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