I certainly seems like it's already starting to work.

You, my good sir, are a genius for coming up with this.

ITT: people who don't realize I started my career in python cartel... A corp where we spent an hour to arrange a carrier hotdrop on a Bantam once.

So, this is what's probably going to happen: Tiger is happily mining in a bantam, and suddenly 3 blinky red catalysts show up on overview and gank a hulk next to Tiger.
Tiger lulz in local, saying: HA! You didn't gank me! Because im in a bantam! LULZ

So, this is what's probably going to happen: Tiger is happily mining in a bantam, and suddenly 3 blinky red catalysts show up on overview and gank a hulk next to Tiger.
Tiger lulz in local, saying: HA! You didn't gank me! Because im in a bantam! LULZ

hehehe, not quite..

Its more like you fly in with those 3 catalysts only to find a fleet of mining bantams all pointing and laughing at you.
Aleast at the belt i will be mining at.

hmm, no, I think you're underestimating our scouts and overestimating the number of people who will actually be mining in bantams for the duration of this magnificent event.

hehehe, not quite..

Its more like you fly in with those 3 catalysts only to find a fleet of mining bantams all pointing and laughing at you.
Aleast at the belt i will be mining at.

Sounds good, my smartbombs will love you

Winning EVE by losing? You go girl.

Stop thinking like a scrub and just go out mining in a battleship, or mine in low/null.

A few points are relevant here.

If you mine in a Bantam you will be mining less per cycle but somewhat to a certain extent offsetting the chances of being ganked sure.

However,

The gauged success of an event is sometimes measured by how many people are affected by the said event.

The fact the event will make you choose to mine in a Bantam instead of a Hulk means the event will affect you.

To that extent the fact you will change your modus operandi means regardless of what tears you believe you will extract it is indeed you who will be disadvantaged and at a loss mineral extraction wise.

Lets not kid ourselves here - regardless of what Lulz you think you will experience mining in a Bantam deep down your going to be mad that your yield per cycle and cargo space suck balls.

Go check the yield on a rokh compared to a bantam and a hulk and tell me which one the Rokh is closer too while being significantly less likely to get suicide ganked.

so your plan boils down to not mine during hulkageddon. You'll sure show us!

I wont be out mining in a bantam while hulkageddon is on for best yield per cycle ore wise. (emphasize ore wise)

Every year someone tries to organize the miners to "do something". And every year it fails. Why? Because the miners don't want to do something, that's why they're mining in the first place.

The fact remains that at a psychological level the event is going to make you consciously change your normal style of play through trepidation of being ganked.

Thus regardless of what you do the event will affect you and influencing people to change what they do in a game can be regarded as a measure of success.

Deep down you will be irritated that the actions of others means you feel inclined to play a game in a different way that what normally tickles your fancy.

I don't think you really get who is the loser in this situation but if LOL@U I MIEN IN BANTAM makes you feel empowered then I guess I could treat you to some new crayons too.

Anyway it's obvious you are trolling because no one is that dim but have fun shiptoasting; it's obvious you aren't actually willing to do anything noteworthy.

The impending actions of others have fondled you into action and subsequently you have taken time out of your life to conjure this marvellous devious, scheming and cunning plan.

The fact remains that in a game you pay to play the actions of others are influencing you to change your play style.

The loss is yours.

You want to drink Wine but the threat of your humble mining vessel being violenced means you have to drink Water instead.

It is also moot to suggest explaining this to you is shedding tears.

Appearantly not, so i copied some more ideas below, also note im still hoping some other people have some great ideas aswell.
We might change plans to redicule on a daily basis if we have enough.


Copy summary:

Make it so that there will only be miners in Bantams for the full duration of hulkageddon by going out mining in a bantam atleast 30 minutes a day.

Dock up anything that is targeted by Hulkageddon for the full duration

Ideas that just came in:

Pretend to be a participant and by accident miss the exhumer and hit the participants (fly cheap and do say sorry for the full effect)

Pretend to be a participant and bump into them while they try to take someone down (fly cheap and do say sorry for the full affect)

Go out in fleets of bantams to mine the nulsec belts of the participants (leave implants at home)

Or go out in fleets of the cheapest Badgers you can find and act like bots to get a point across.

If you get caught, dont forget to point and laugh.

Above all, have fun with it.

EDIT: If you like this, please spread the word amongst those that do not read the forums.

Me thinks i am influencing you to post in this thread. *grinz*

By these examples it shows you do not know how ganking works. There are certainly ways you can get back at gankers, but the above examples are certainly not it.

PS. i'm of course not telling any of the tricks you can **** us off with :)