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Marlin Spikes
EVE Corporation 987654321-POP The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2015.09.20 15:09:52 -
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If you catch a war-target freighter on a gate, bring it to low structure, scan it and find it loaded up with goodies (large volume - fitted ships, etc.), AND you are able to negotiate a 2B ransom which is now sitting in your wallet....
Do you: A. Drop points and warp away B. Drop points and immediately re-engage (i.e., starting a new engagement with this individual) C. Kill him with fire and make fun of him in local D. Other (Please elaborate).
I'm curious if there is such a thing as internet honor, or is space as dark as I hope it is?
What a great way to start the morning, eh? LOL
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Chelsea Dagger X
Black Rebel Rifter Club The Devil's Tattoo
10
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Posted - 2015.09.20 15:21:42 -
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Drop points warp away. |

Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3605
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Posted - 2015.09.20 15:26:12 -
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Chelsea Dagger X wrote:Drop points warp away.
I agree.
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Ziirn
Questionable Ethics. Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork
49
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Posted - 2015.09.20 15:32:15 -
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If a ransom have been agreed on I would let him go. |

Chelsea Dagger X
Black Rebel Rifter Club The Devil's Tattoo
11
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Posted - 2015.09.20 15:37:04 -
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Theres bound to be some idiot that thinks its funny to dishonour ransoms, tears are fun hurr hurr, but those people are just bads. |

lmmortalist
lmmortality Associates
68
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Posted - 2015.09.20 15:37:46 -
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Drop points and warp away. In case I happened to regret taking the ransom and killed him anyway, I'd return the 2 bil to him. |

Gary Bell
Herp Inc.dot Darwinism.
145
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Posted - 2015.09.20 16:14:14 -
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You all are lame get isk pop him then get more isk and pop pod
If you miss pod set up disco for pod 2 jumps away
Alt
You drop points after isk has been sent
Then set up disco to pop him on the way hightailing it back to highsec
double the profit
E Honor is for those who "Prefer the same sex"
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Lord Razpataz
Devils Rejects 666 The Devil's Warrior Alliance
164
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Posted - 2015.09.20 16:18:36 -
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A. Drop points and warp away
If you make a deal.. you keep to it. |

admiral root
Red Galaxy
3322
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Posted - 2015.09.20 16:21:08 -
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Gary Bell wrote:You all are lame get isk pop him then get more isk and pop pod
If you miss pod set up disco for pod 2 jumps away
Alt
You drop points after isk has been sent
Then set up disco to pop him on the way hightailing it back to highsec
double the profit
E Honor is for those who "Prefer the same sex"
There's nothing like a witty troll and you're nothing like a witty troll.
+1 for honouring ransoms.
No, your rights end in optimal+2*falloff
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3607
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Posted - 2015.09.20 16:35:07 -
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Gary Bell wrote:You all are lame get isk pop him then get more isk and pop pod
If you miss pod set up disco for pod 2 jumps away
Alt
You drop points after isk has been sent
Then set up disco to pop him on the way hightailing it back to highsec
double the profit
E Honor is for those who "Prefer the same sex"
It's not about E honor. It's a business transaction. If I expect other to pay me boatloads of ISK, I'll honor the deal.
Why didn't you tell me I preferred the same sex before I got married? May have saved me lots of money.
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Starbuck05
Warmongering Space Invaders Criminal Intentions.
320
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Posted - 2015.09.20 16:42:40 -
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If I am in the merc bussiness, i'd honor ransoms
If I am awoxing / safari-ing ... I don't honor ransoms
And now i am a low sec scum pirate... I only honor ransoms if they really really wanna keep that ship..or does somethin to motivate me to honor it
Guess it depends on the situation and the person..atleast thats my oppinion
Just because i am blond does not make me stoooopid !
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Mortlake
Devils Rejects 666
674
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Posted - 2015.09.20 17:09:32 -
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Make it 3b and I'll drop my pants and warp around seductively. |

Zeus Maximo
Mentally Assured Destruction The Pursuit of Happiness
1039
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Posted - 2015.09.20 17:48:07 -
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Drop points warp away.
"It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus."
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Noragen Neirfallas
Rabble Inc.
2024
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Posted - 2015.09.20 18:24:28 -
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Always honor ransoms. The real trick is getting me to agree too one
 
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Morgan Agrivar
Happy Endings Massage Parlor
68
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Posted - 2015.09.20 19:25:19 -
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4. Other.
2bn and they have to rap Vanilla Ice on teamspeak...and do it well.
Then drop point and warp away...satisfied.
"Out of all the people who have tried to kill me, you are my favorite."
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Ralph King-Griffin
Devils Rejects 666 The Devil's Warrior Alliance
11903
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Posted - 2015.09.20 19:28:06 -
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Honour the ransom, personally I wouldn't solicit one but if I did I would honour it.
Better the Devil you know.
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StonerPhReaK
Herb Men
270
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Posted - 2015.09.20 19:45:40 -
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Honor the ransom. Tellem next time, when he see's you in local, just transfer the isk and save both of you time. 
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Demerius Xenocratus
Rapid Withdrawal
656
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Posted - 2015.09.20 23:14:25 -
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Ransoms are a neat element of the game that can make piracy financially viable, as opposed to taking a chance on the loot fairy. I feel they are an important part of the pirate play style, and the reason they are less common these days and people often refuse to pay is due to a long history of folks not honouring such bargains.
I feel the piracy element of the game is better off when it becomes generally known that most pirates will honor ransoms. If you habitually negotiate ransoms and then kill the victim anyway, you really sort of ruin that option for others. |

Jason Meciute
Dark Crown Inc
0
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Posted - 2015.09.21 00:18:30 -
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C. Kill him with fire and make fun of him in local |

Mephiztopheleze
Republic University Minmatar Republic
175
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Posted - 2015.09.21 02:10:18 -
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Chelsea Dagger X wrote:Drop points warp away.
+1.
Ransoms should always be honoured.
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ISD FlowingSpice
SYAD
26
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Posted - 2015.09.21 03:58:13 -
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Cleaned up a post.
Play nice. |

Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3615
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Posted - 2015.09.21 04:54:27 -
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ISD FlowingSpice wrote:Cleaned up a post.
Play nice.
I'm confused... Where did CCL go? Reorg?
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Noragen Neirfallas
Rabble Inc.
2024
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Posted - 2015.09.21 05:54:49 -
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Leto Thule wrote:ISD FlowingSpice wrote:Cleaned up a post.
Play nice. I'm confused... Where did CCL go? Reorg? Who is CCL?
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admiral root
Red Galaxy
3326
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Posted - 2015.09.21 06:23:55 -
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Noragen Neirfallas wrote:Leto Thule wrote:ISD FlowingSpice wrote:Cleaned up a post.
Play nice. I'm confused... Where did CCL go? Reorg? Who is CCL?
Our beloved forum ISD team. These other cats are cross-training according to a post from a month or two back.
No, your rights end in optimal+2*falloff
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Noragen Neirfallas
Rabble Inc.
2024
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Posted - 2015.09.21 06:50:38 -
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admiral root wrote:Noragen Neirfallas wrote:Leto Thule wrote:ISD FlowingSpice wrote:Cleaned up a post.
Play nice. I'm confused... Where did CCL go? Reorg? Who is CCL? Our beloved forum ISD team. These other cats are cross-training according to a post from a month or two back. I've been so outta forum stuff cause reasons.
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Dato Koppla
Kiwis In Space No Points Necessary
892
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Posted - 2015.09.21 07:48:36 -
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Leto Thule wrote:Gary Bell wrote:You all are lame get isk pop him then get more isk and pop pod
If you miss pod set up disco for pod 2 jumps away
Alt
You drop points after isk has been sent
Then set up disco to pop him on the way hightailing it back to highsec
double the profit
E Honor is for those who "Prefer the same sex"
It's not about E honor. It's a business transaction. If I expect other to pay me boatloads of ISK, I'll honor the deal. Why didn't you tell me I preferred the same sex before I got married? May have saved me lots of money.
I do agree with honouring ransoms but thinking of it as a business transaction is foolish. In a business transaction there is some kind of leverage or something that guarantees the transaction. In a ransom the other party is powerless and ransomer can do as he pleases with no repercussions whatsoever except for.........wait for it........E-Honor. So it is infact, all about E-Honor.
I don't do ransoms anymore despite being a pirate though. I used to ransom pods when I first started out but the whole ransoming culture in pirates in eve has died down especially in lowsec. Nowadays if you hold someones pod for the ransom, they are busy unplugging all their implants while you negotiate since nobody expects their pod to live after getting pointed anymore.
However it isn't completely dead. Check out Zarvox Toral (spelling?) on reddit/twitch/eve. He managed to ransom an Anshar in a belt in nullsec while flying a Comet despite not even having enough ammo to kill him. The mere threat was enough for the Anshar pilot to pay him a couple bill. |

Switch Savage
The Tuskers The Tuskers Co.
191
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Posted - 2015.09.21 09:31:07 -
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I'll try ransom anything if the situation permits. Even tried ransoming an Algos other day but he was not having any of it :D |

BeBopAReBop RhubarbPie
Black Hydra Consortium.
2004
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Posted - 2015.09.21 10:29:29 -
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Mortlake wrote:Make it 3b and I'll drop my pants and warp around seductively. *heads off to find some isk for Mort.*
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Ro Fenrios
Armilies Corporation
112
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Posted - 2015.09.21 11:11:31 -
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Always honor ransoms. |

Tora Bushido
EVE Corporation 987654321-POP The Marmite Collective
2737
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Posted - 2015.09.21 11:26:45 -
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A. Drop points and warp away - My word is worth more then any amount of isks.
DELETE THE WEAK, ADAPT OR DIE !
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Noragen Neirfallas
Rabble Inc.
2026
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Posted - 2015.09.21 11:39:31 -
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Noragen Neirfallas wrote:Always honor ransoms. The real trick is getting me to agree too one   To follow up on this if I say 1bil isk and you give me 300mil isk the 300 is a donation if you cant come up with the other 700
 
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Omar Alharazaad
Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance
2599
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Posted - 2015.09.21 11:50:19 -
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If the ransom has been offered, agreed upon, and paid... you honor the deal. It's just good customer service, as there may be a day when you have them in the same position again.
Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.
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ISD FlowingSpice
SYAD
28
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Posted - 2015.09.21 12:07:55 -
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admiral root wrote:Noragen Neirfallas wrote:Leto Thule wrote:ISD FlowingSpice wrote:Cleaned up a post.
Play nice. I'm confused... Where did CCL go? Reorg? Who is CCL? Our beloved forum ISD team. These other cats are cross-training according to a post from a month or two back.
We're totally not trying to usurp the CCL team. Promice. ;)
Crosstraining has been a thing for many years. Just so happens that a few ISDs decided to try their hand at CCL work around the same time.
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Noragen Neirfallas
Rabble Inc.
2027
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Posted - 2015.09.21 12:20:11 -
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ISD FlowingSpice wrote:admiral root wrote:Noragen Neirfallas wrote:Leto Thule wrote:ISD FlowingSpice wrote:Cleaned up a post.
Play nice. I'm confused... Where did CCL go? Reorg? Who is CCL? Our beloved forum ISD team. These other cats are cross-training according to a post from a month or two back. We're totally not trying to usurp the CCL team. Promice. ;) Crosstraining has been a thing for many years. Just so happens that a few ISDs decided to try their hand at CCL work around the same time. Wait we have forum politics now too???
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Tora Bushido
EVE Corporation 987654321-POP The Marmite Collective
2739
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Posted - 2015.09.21 14:38:44 -
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As long as they're not cross dressing and posting pictures, it's all fine by me.
DELETE THE WEAK, ADAPT OR DIE !
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Mag's
the united
20213
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Posted - 2015.09.21 14:44:56 -
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Chelsea Dagger X wrote:Drop points warp away. This.
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Noragen Neirfallas
Rabble Inc.
2028
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Posted - 2015.09.21 14:45:04 -
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Tora Bushido wrote:As long as they're not cross dressing and posting pictures, it's all fine by me.  This does not fit in with next months swimsuit comp. Just saying
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Lan Wang
V I R I I Ineluctable.
1532
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Posted - 2015.09.21 15:08:42 -
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honor ransoms and also honor 1v1's
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Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
2566
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Posted - 2015.09.21 16:04:24 -
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I don't often ransom ships, but when I do I honor the ransom.
Stay thirsty my friends....
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Amyclas Amatin
SUNDERING Goonswarm Federation
691
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Posted - 2015.09.21 16:34:15 -
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Ah, but if you catch a goon, will you still bother to try ransoming them before they drop supers on you?
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Saeger1737
Bite the pillow The Pursuit of Happiness
1134
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Posted - 2015.09.21 18:21:05 -
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Nuke and loot
And then pod him if he got lippy |

Selusa Secundus
Bite the pillow The Pursuit of Happiness
4
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Posted - 2015.09.21 22:16:25 -
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I flip a coin. |

Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3619
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Posted - 2015.09.21 22:36:47 -
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Dato Koppla wrote:Leto Thule wrote:Gary Bell wrote:You all are lame get isk pop him then get more isk and pop pod
If you miss pod set up disco for pod 2 jumps away
Alt
You drop points after isk has been sent
Then set up disco to pop him on the way hightailing it back to highsec
double the profit
E Honor is for those who "Prefer the same sex"
It's not about E honor. It's a business transaction. If I expect other to pay me boatloads of ISK, I'll honor the deal. Why didn't you tell me I preferred the same sex before I got married? May have saved me lots of money. I do agree with honouring ransoms but thinking of it as a business transaction is foolish. In a business transaction there is some kind of leverage or something that guarantees the transaction. In a ransom the other party is powerless and ransomer can do as he pleases with no repercussions whatsoever except for.........wait for it........E-Honor. So it is infact, all about E-Honor. I don't do ransoms anymore despite being a pirate though. I used to ransom pods when I first started out but the whole ransoming culture in pirates in eve has died down especially in lowsec. Nowadays if you hold someones pod for the ransom, they are busy unplugging all their implants while you negotiate since nobody expects their pod to live after getting pointed anymore. However it isn't completely dead. Check out Zarvox Toral (spelling?) on reddit/twitch/eve. He managed to ransom an Anshar in a belt in nullsec while flying a Comet despite not even having enough ammo to kill him. The mere threat was enough for the Anshar pilot to pay him a couple bill.
No, you shitehawk, its not foolish. If I want to think of it as a business transaction its a ******* business transaction. How much more leverage do you need? I don't do it for honor, I do it to make money.
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Mary Jaine
Blades Of Athena DropBear Sanctuary
0
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Posted - 2015.09.21 23:49:27 -
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Omar Alharazaad wrote:If the ransom has been offered, agreed upon, and paid... you honor the deal. It's just good customer service, as there may be a day when you have them in the same position again.
Gotta agree with this. |

Marlin Spikes
EVE Corporation 987654321-POP The Marmite Collective
230
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Posted - 2015.09.22 00:13:50 -
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LOL. thanks everyone for their input. I love these posts.
Here's my answer. The following are all appropriate depending on the circumstances: A. Drop points and warp away B. Drop points and immediately re-engage (i.e., starting a new engagement with this individual) C. Kill him with fire and make fun of him in local
the correct answer depends on how the target reacts/behaves. If they are maintaining a good attitude (i.e., this is just a game), honor the deal. If they seem to be trying to pull a fast one, don't feel sorry for them.
When we recently grabbed a providence, we decided to let him go (i.e., Drop Points and warp away), but there was a part of me that felt really strange dropping that point.
After we warped away, I convo'd the providence pilot, "Never pay ransoms. Most people will not honor them. You got lucky that the four of us play nice."
I'm glad to see that others are honoring the ransoms.
My advice to those being ransomed: "Die with pride!" Let the loot fairy sort the details.
Bombers Rule!!!
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Noragen Neirfallas
Rabble Inc.
2030
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Posted - 2015.09.22 00:16:25 -
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Mary Jaine wrote:Omar Alharazaad wrote:If the ransom has been offered, agreed upon, and paid... you honor the deal. It's just good customer service, as there may be a day when you have them in the same position again.
Gotta agree with this. I once ransomed the same RNI in the same week for 750 a pop each time. The first he wasn't so keen but paid. The second it took me a total of 10 seconds to get the isk. I always honor cause repeat customers are the best 
 
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Valkin Mordirc
1498
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Posted - 2015.09.22 03:02:04 -
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It depends on the Target. If he's being on overall douche bag, I wouldn't honor the Ransom. But if he acts like normal person. I would happily let him go.
#DeleteTheWeak
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Dato Koppla
Kiwis In Space No Points Necessary
894
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Posted - 2015.09.22 04:00:23 -
[48] - Quote
Leto Thule wrote:Dato Koppla wrote:Leto Thule wrote:Gary Bell wrote:You all are lame get isk pop him then get more isk and pop pod
If you miss pod set up disco for pod 2 jumps away
Alt
You drop points after isk has been sent
Then set up disco to pop him on the way hightailing it back to highsec
double the profit
E Honor is for those who "Prefer the same sex"
It's not about E honor. It's a business transaction. If I expect other to pay me boatloads of ISK, I'll honor the deal. Why didn't you tell me I preferred the same sex before I got married? May have saved me lots of money. I do agree with honouring ransoms but thinking of it as a business transaction is foolish. In a business transaction there is some kind of leverage or something that guarantees the transaction. In a ransom the other party is powerless and ransomer can do as he pleases with no repercussions whatsoever except for.........wait for it........E-Honor. So it is infact, all about E-Honor. I don't do ransoms anymore despite being a pirate though. I used to ransom pods when I first started out but the whole ransoming culture in pirates in eve has died down especially in lowsec. Nowadays if you hold someones pod for the ransom, they are busy unplugging all their implants while you negotiate since nobody expects their pod to live after getting pointed anymore. However it isn't completely dead. Check out Zarvox Toral (spelling?) on reddit/twitch/eve. He managed to ransom an Anshar in a belt in nullsec while flying a Comet despite not even having enough ammo to kill him. The mere threat was enough for the Anshar pilot to pay him a couple bill. No, you shitehawk, its not foolish. If I want to think of it as a business transaction its a ******* business transaction. How much more leverage do you need? I don't do it for honor, I do it to make money.
How is killing them after you get your money not making you money? Cause that's what we're talking about, not the question if they pay you or not. They pay you, your money is made, you can now warp away with your money, or kill them, still with your money in tact.
So the reason you warp away is your E-Honor not because you do it to make money. Now of course not honouring your ransom will give you a reputation so the same person isn't going to pay twice, but Eve is massive, the likelihood of catching the same person for ransom again is highly unlikely, catching someone who has heard about your reputation for not honouring ransoms is even less likely.
I didn't think my point was hard to understand but apparently you're on a new level of stupid that I couldn't anticipate. |

Faylee Freir
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
147
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Posted - 2015.09.22 04:42:39 -
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Very rarely do I honor ransoms. I like it this way. I've found that even if I had intentions of honoring it, people would be just as hesitant to trust... So if you can't beat 'em, join em'. No amount of people honoring ransoms is going to negate the negative stigma associated with ransoms.
HTFU
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3619
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Posted - 2015.09.22 05:11:31 -
[50] - Quote
Dato Koppla wrote:
I didn't think my point was hard to understand but apparently you're on a new level of stupid that I couldn't anticipate.
Awww. Peaches..... Don't say that we both know you don't mean it.
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Valkin Mordirc
1500
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Posted - 2015.09.22 06:08:56 -
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Quote:So the reason you warp away is your E-Honor not because you do it to make money. Now of course not honouring your ransom will give you a reputation so the same person isn't going to pay twice, but Eve is massive, the likelihood of catching the same person for ransom again is highly unlikely, catching someone who has heard about your reputation for not honouring ransoms is even less likely.
On a peer to peer basis yeah your right.
But for Mercenaries. Honoring ransom's and surrender's helps build relations, not only opening new opportunities but word will spread.
#DeleteTheWeak
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Dato Koppla
Kiwis In Space No Points Necessary
895
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Posted - 2015.09.22 08:50:07 -
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Valkin Mordirc wrote:Quote:So the reason you warp away is your E-Honor not because you do it to make money. Now of course not honouring your ransom will give you a reputation so the same person isn't going to pay twice, but Eve is massive, the likelihood of catching the same person for ransom again is highly unlikely, catching someone who has heard about your reputation for not honouring ransoms is even less likely. On a peer to peer basis yeah your right. But for Mercenaries. Honoring ransom's and surrender's helps build relations, not only opening new opportunities but word will spread.
That may be true.
However I've never really seen any legit 'mercenaries' in Eve that fit the definition most people imagine. 90% of the 'mercenary' work in Eve is tradehub camping or some other form of camping like camping an enemy chokepoint. The other 10% is helping bash/defend poses/assets of groups that are incredibly weak to start with. Almost no mercs will take on a legit PvP corp for you even if the mercs have far more numbers/resources. |

Mortlake
Devils Rejects 666
691
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Posted - 2015.09.22 10:41:39 -
[53] - Quote
Noragen Neirfallas wrote:Tora Bushido wrote:As long as they're not cross dressing and posting pictures, it's all fine by me.  This does not fit in with next months swimsuit comp. Just saying
Another swimsuit comp?
SQUEEEEEEE3EE!!1! <3 :3
Not excited at all but I''ll take manip requests now. |

Fybs
Somalian Coast Guard Authority The Marmite Collective
444
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Posted - 2015.09.22 12:09:11 -
[54] - Quote
Mortlake wrote:Noragen Neirfallas wrote:Tora Bushido wrote:As long as they're not cross dressing and posting pictures, it's all fine by me.  This does not fit in with next months swimsuit comp. Just saying Another swimsuit comp? SQUEEEEEEE3EE!!1! <3 :3 Not excited at all but I''ll take manip requests now.
Can I get a sneak preview before anyone else?
Don't confuse kindness with weakness.
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Mike Adoulin
Adolescent Radioactive Pirate Hamsters
1432
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Posted - 2015.09.22 12:09:16 -
[55] - Quote
Well, OP's original post is abit confuzzling.
I honor ransom's, but if it's a wartarget......I usually don't bother to ask for one.
Especially since I tell all my wartargets that for X amount of ISK (surrender offer) I will drop the dec and go away.
As for repeat customers, I once found a guy who loved to do L4's in lowsec in his Navy Apoc.
Being I was in mah Ishkur of Freaking Awesome, shenanigans occured. I asked for ransom, he paid me, I left.
He kinda freaked out, but it was funny.
About the same time next week, I find him in the same system, jumped him, he paid me again. I left again.
Week after that, as soon as I showed up in local he just offered to pay me a weekly tribute to leave him alone, which I accepted, of course.
So honoring the ransom does have its upside.
Everything in EVE is a trap.
And if it isn't, it's your job to make it a trap...:)
You want to know what immorality in EVE Online looks like? Look no further than Ripard "Jester" Teg.
Chribba is the Chuck Norris of EVE.
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3620
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Posted - 2015.09.22 12:27:21 -
[56] - Quote
Dato Koppla wrote:Valkin Mordirc wrote:Quote:So the reason you warp away is your E-Honor not because you do it to make money. Now of course not honouring your ransom will give you a reputation so the same person isn't going to pay twice, but Eve is massive, the likelihood of catching the same person for ransom again is highly unlikely, catching someone who has heard about your reputation for not honouring ransoms is even less likely. On a peer to peer basis yeah your right. But for Mercenaries. Honoring ransom's and surrender's helps build relations, not only opening new opportunities but word will spread. That may be true. However I've never really seen any legit 'mercenaries' in Eve that fit the definition most people imagine. 90% of the 'mercenary' work in Eve is tradehub camping or some other form of camping like camping an enemy chokepoint. The other 10% is helping bash/defend poses/assets of groups that are incredibly weak to start with. Almost no mercs will take on a legit PvP corp for you even if the mercs have far more numbers/resources.
Oh god. I see this shitehawk made a new nest.
A "mercenary" is someone that you hire to fight a battle that you either can't or won't. Sitting on trade hubs killing people who are too daft to use an alt during a dec is STILL a mercenary. You should write a dictionary, since you seem intent on defining things for others, peaches.
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Vimsy Vortis
Shoulda Checked Local Break-A-Wish Foundation
3209
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Posted - 2015.09.22 14:33:51 -
[57] - Quote
War targets are war targets. It's is a moral imperative that they be made to suffer the maximum loss you can inflict. If that was not the case you wouldnt be at war with them.
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Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
2578
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Posted - 2015.09.22 14:44:04 -
[58] - Quote
Vimsy Vortis wrote:War targets are war targets. It's is a moral imperative that they be made to suffer the maximum loss you can inflict. If that was not the case you wouldnt be at war with them.
Situations other than warfare are at your discretion. Wars are not the place to pull punches. If I'm in losec or catch someone stupid in a flagging game in hisec, I'll try to ransom them. I most likely have no particular grievance with them and I'll just as gladly take ISK over a kill.
But if I've bothered wardeccing someone (or someone has bothered to wardec me), I'm not interested in their ISK, I'm only interested in seeing their stuff violenced. I won't offer or accept any ransom offers from war targets. Surrender offers, yes, depending on the circumstances, but usually only after some stuff has been violenced.
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Borg Alexandra
Imperial Dreams Curatores Veritatis Alliance
0
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Posted - 2015.09.22 17:34:26 -
[59] - Quote
Every 'merc' corps 'honor' ransoms. Err... 'honors'
PS. No they dont. |

Mortlake
Devils Rejects 666
695
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Posted - 2015.09.22 18:20:27 -
[60] - Quote
Borg Alexandra wrote:Every 'merc' corps 'honor' ransoms. Err... 'honors'
PS. No they dont.
If you wanted a glass of brain, you only had to ask. |
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Avi Shekelstien
New Order Logistics CODE.
33
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Posted - 2015.09.22 22:11:53 -
[61] - Quote
Shoot them all and let the saviour sort them out. |

Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3624
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Posted - 2015.09.23 00:14:07 -
[62] - Quote
Dato Koppla wrote: I am a shitehawk
Dude, we know.
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W0lf Crendraven
Welfcorp
351
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Posted - 2015.09.23 00:30:19 -
[63] - Quote
Whenever you dont honor ransoms you are beeing a douche to all fellow priates in eve, the target will never pay up again. Dont be a douche - honour ransoms. |

Dato Koppla
Kiwis In Space No Points Necessary
895
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Posted - 2015.09.23 03:29:49 -
[64] - Quote
Leto Thule wrote:Dato Koppla wrote:Valkin Mordirc wrote:Quote:So the reason you warp away is your E-Honor not because you do it to make money. Now of course not honouring your ransom will give you a reputation so the same person isn't going to pay twice, but Eve is massive, the likelihood of catching the same person for ransom again is highly unlikely, catching someone who has heard about your reputation for not honouring ransoms is even less likely. On a peer to peer basis yeah your right. But for Mercenaries. Honoring ransom's and surrender's helps build relations, not only opening new opportunities but word will spread. That may be true. However I've never really seen any legit 'mercenaries' in Eve that fit the definition most people imagine. 90% of the 'mercenary' work in Eve is tradehub camping or some other form of camping like camping an enemy chokepoint. The other 10% is helping bash/defend poses/assets of groups that are incredibly weak to start with. Almost no mercs will take on a legit PvP corp for you even if the mercs have far more numbers/resources. Oh god. I see this shitehawk made a new nest. A "mercenary" is someone that you hire to fight a battle that you either can't or won't. Sitting on trade hubs killing people who are too daft to use an alt during a dec is STILL a mercenary. You should write a dictionary, since you seem intent on defining things for others, peaches.
It was in the context that 'honoring ransoms helps build relations'. What ransoms are people like Marmite honoring that builds their reputation for people to hire them? None. People hire them simply because they camp tradehubs well. They built their reputation on honoring contracts (if you pay them they won't run with the money, they'll wardec whoever you ask and sit outside tradehubs like they usually do). However since groups like Marmite don't actually do much (if any) actual fighting, there are no real chances to ransom anyone. |

Don Purple
KarmaFleet Goonswarm Federation
1314
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Posted - 2015.09.23 06:14:32 -
[65] - Quote
Murder him after the ransom then recruit him and do it again. Lost count of mission runners I have done this with.
Snuggles.
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3626
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Posted - 2015.09.23 12:16:55 -
[66] - Quote
Dato Koppla wrote:]
It was in the context that 'honoring ransoms helps build relations'. What ransoms are people like Marmite honoring that builds their reputation for people to hire them? None. People hire them simply because they camp tradehubs well. They built their reputation on honoring contracts (if you pay them they won't run with the money, they'll wardec whoever you ask and sit outside tradehubs like they usually do). However since groups like Marmite don't actually do much (if any) actual fighting, there are no real chances to ransom anyone.
Obviously the one that the OP conducted? Since Marlin is currently a member of marmite. Caught a juicy target off gate, offered a ransom to let em go, got paid.
Now, this is where it gets complicated. Pay close attention.
If the NEXT PERSON gets caught, and they already know OP honored the ransom before, they have a higher likelyhood of risking to pay it, because OP has demonstrated they can be trusted.
Do you see?
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Omar Alharazaad
Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance
2604
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Posted - 2015.09.23 13:03:54 -
[67] - Quote
Also if you tend to lurk in a specific constellation for an extended period of time you are going to cross paths with other locals periodically. Many folks get set into their ways, put down roots, or just hang out in an area because it offers them something that they really want/need. As such you're gonna get quite a few pilots crossing your path who are not gonna leave the area unless given a solid reason to do so. This does kind of create an environment where you encounter repeat customers from time to time... the rep you've built with them directly affects your chances of getting paid for being dastardly, rather than having to suffer the tender mercies of the loot fairy.
Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.
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Vimsy Vortis
Shoulda Checked Local Break-A-Wish Foundation
3210
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Posted - 2015.09.23 13:39:44 -
[68] - Quote
Bronson Hughes wrote:If I'm in losec or catch someone stupid in a flagging game in hisec, I'll try to ransom them. I most likely have no particular grievance with them and I'll just as gladly take ISK over a kill.
But if I've bothered wardeccing someone (or someone has bothered to wardec me), I'm not interested in their ISK, I'm only interested in seeing their stuff violenced. I won't offer or accept any ransom offers from war targets. Surrender offers, yes, depending on the circumstances, but usually only after some stuff has been violenced.
That is entirely my point. Wars are rarely coincidental. If someone in my alliance has pushed the button on somebody that means those people need to suffer as much loss as possible for some rEason (or a specific loss if structure are involved).
If it's a war of vendetta or a holy war then I owe it to the alliance mate that declared the war to inflict as much damage as possible, if it's a contract I owe it to the client to do the same. To let a caught target go for a bribe would be unprofessional as a mercenary and disrespectful as an alliance member. Unless intentionally letting a war target get away enables some grander scheme it's totally unacceptable.
Outside of wars people can do what the hell they will.
Although you have to kill all members of the Caldari militia, maximum screws are to be applied to their nuts at every opportunity. |

Saeger1737
Bite the pillow The Pursuit of Happiness
1135
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Posted - 2015.09.23 17:16:23 -
[69] - Quote
Sometimes ransoming the guy leads to him calling back up and leads to an out numbered situation,. This is why we always nuke and loot, he still pays the ransom, but I'm getting that kill either way. All my ransoms fund more wars, if your flying a freighter during a war, your stupid and should die in a fire, running missions in a shiny ship die in a fire... All ends the same way.
Shouldn't cry at the end of the day when this game is built on risk, mistrust and violence, just rejoice in the experience. |

Marlin Spikes
EVE Corporation 987654321-POP The Marmite Collective
234
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Posted - 2015.09.23 19:15:26 -
[70] - Quote
I don't speak for any alliance or merc group, but personally, if I'm at war, my job is to harass, gank, stalk, disrupt, ransom, extort, torment, grief, etc. Anything that makes the war-targets miserable is fair game. PVP is just one aspect of war. Mental anguish, hopelessness, and tears are all a part of a wardec.
If I removed 2B from a War target's wallet, would the client be happy? I think they would. Whether that 2B was in ships or isk, the result is the same.
Bombers Rule!!!
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Morgan Agrivar
Happy Endings Massage Parlor
72
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Posted - 2015.09.23 20:07:54 -
[71] - Quote
Oh it if is a war target, all bets are off. I would do the maximum amount of hurt I could possibly do to the best of my ability to completely ruin their day. A neutral that you catch (in low, null or WH) is a different story altogether.
"Out of all the people who have tried to kill me, you are my favorite."
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Moon Moon Burdy
Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance
54
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Posted - 2015.09.23 20:55:46 -
[72] - Quote
I'm confused. Why are you offering ransoms for wartargets?
I think a "contact our diplomat for surrender terms" would be more appropriate, is it not?
Things that went boom
Storytime with Moon Moon
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Ralph King-Griffin
Devils Rejects 666 The Devil's Warrior Alliance
11977
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Posted - 2015.09.23 21:22:27 -
[73] - Quote
Moon Moon Burdy wrote:I'm confused. Why are you offering ransoms for wartargets?
I think a "contact our diplomat for surrender terms" would be more appropriate, is it not? I think why is besides the point here, I agree with you mind ( I wouldn't solicit a ransom from a war target either)
But once one has been agreed upon (regardless of being a war target or not) it should be honoured. Same for 1v1s , if it's agreed upon , you honour it.
Better the Devil you know.
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Moon Moon Burdy
Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance
56
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Posted - 2015.09.23 22:30:24 -
[74] - Quote
Ralph King-Griffin wrote: I think why is besides the point here, I agree with you mind ( I wouldn't solicit a ransom from a war target either)
But once one has been agreed upon (regardless of being a war target or not) it should be honoured. Same for 1v1s , if it's agreed upon , you honour it.
Right. That's a matter of integrity, which is of paramount importance.
In considering the question I was putting myself in the position of the ransom offerer and wondered what circumstance would put me in this place, that being offering a wartarget a ransom.
I would like to offer wartargets some antimatter cuddles, not ransoms. But once a deal is made, a deal is a deal. So let it be written, so let it be done.
To the bored mission runners whom I bring content for: I will honor ransom requests, if the price is right, but you will need to get my attention as I'll likely be distracted by the lovely way the antimatter sparks as you enter structure. It's dazzling.
Things that went boom
Storytime with Moon Moon
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Faylee Freir
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
147
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Posted - 2015.09.23 23:05:28 -
[75] - Quote
Nah, this is all wrong... Eve is all about choices, and I happen to be a well-qualified instructor in the field of poor judgement and coping with immense loss. These are all very important things in Eve and I must keep the circle of life going in order to uphold the sanctity of HTFU. We're playing a really bad internet spaceship game that is well known for its deceit, destruction, and lag-infested battles. It should be no surprise when someone takes advantage of the way EVE can be played. I don't think any less of those that have a "code" or some sort of e-honor, but eve is all about trust and how it's abused. Don't shove your e-bushido on me and say I'm the reason no one pays ransoms, as there are so many factors that go into if a ransom should be paid and who is holding all the power.
When I have a 12b jump freighter bumped and I start dunking, I hold all the power. If I can give him what he thinks is a way out for a measly 1b, you bet your ass he will want to start discussing ransoms.
"Give them nothing! But take from them everything!" - King Leonidas (300)
HTFU
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Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite CODE.
1596
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Posted - 2015.09.25 10:54:21 -
[76] - Quote
Every ransom is just a test. If they pay they try to bribe an official law officer and how would that look if I then let him go? No sir, he has to die.
the Code ALWAYS wins
Elite PvPer, #74 in 2014
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Vimsy Vortis
Shoulda Checked Local Break-A-Wish Foundation
3213
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Posted - 2015.09.25 11:17:50 -
[77] - Quote
And the isk is confiscated as evidence. |

Syeed Ameer Ali
Evil Murder Society
3
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Posted - 2015.09.25 13:10:09 -
[78] - Quote
Attempt to convince him to eject and come back in a rookie ship to give you a trophy kill so you can pad your killboard. While he is off grid have a friend steal the freighter. When he gets back, kill and pod him, then make fun of him in local.
The notion that honoring ransoms makes more people willing to pay them is fallacious.
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Aldeskwatso
Highsec Heroes Indecent Exposure Alliance
49
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Posted - 2015.09.25 13:16:45 -
[79] - Quote
It would depend on the person, his corp/alliance, the reason or purpose for the war and how it's been going so far. But overall I'm inclined to honor an agreement if terms and conditions have been met. To not do so is savagery and not very gentlemanlike.
The biggest obstacle you'll encounter doing anything is yourself.
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Carrie-Anne Moss
The Scope Gallente Federation
431
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Posted - 2015.09.25 20:27:54 -
[80] - Quote
You guys sicken me
HTFU
Dude if you get an orca in structure and ransom him for 250mill then pop him. GET POD then laugh
HE WONT TELL ANYONE. IF HE DOES IT WONT IMPACT ANY FUTURE RANSOMS
We are deeling with idiot carebears guys. The "dont kill all thw fish so they can grow next season" arguement is Weak cuz there are thousands and thousands of idiot carebears.
I literally have quotes in my bios of my toons like "omg you blew me up after you promised to stop" and "dude we had a deal why you kill me?!"
And... they... still... pay...
I hope you guys are just lying to save face.
WTF IS PSYCHOTIC MONK WHEN YOU NEED HIM.???? ALWAYS DISHONOR RANSOM FOR MAX ISK PODKILLS AND TEARS |
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3636
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Posted - 2015.09.26 05:11:33 -
[81] - Quote
Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:You guys sicken me
HTFU
Dude if you get an orca in structure and ransom him for 250mill then pop him. GET POD then laugh
HE WONT TELL ANYONE. IF HE DOES IT WONT IMPACT ANY FUTURE RANSOMS
We are deeling with idiot carebears guys. The "dont kill all thw fish so they can grow next season" arguement is Weak cuz there are thousands and thousands of idiot carebears.
I literally have quotes in my bios of my toons like "omg you blew me up after you promised to stop" and "dude we had a deal why you kill me?!"
And... they... still... pay...
I hope you guys are just lying to save face.
WTF IS PSYCHOTIC MONK WHEN YOU NEED HIM.???? ALWAYS DISHONOR RANSOM FOR MAX ISK PODKILLS AND TEARS
Go away, nobody likes you.
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Carrie-Anne Moss
The Scope Gallente Federation
432
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Posted - 2015.09.26 14:02:15 -
[82] - Quote
Leto Thule wrote:Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:You guys sicken me
HTFU
Dude if you get an orca in structure and ransom him for 250mill then pop him. GET POD then laugh
HE WONT TELL ANYONE. IF HE DOES IT WONT IMPACT ANY FUTURE RANSOMS
We are deeling with idiot carebears guys. The "dont kill all thw fish so they can grow next season" arguement is Weak cuz there are thousands and thousands of idiot carebears.
I literally have quotes in my bios of my toons like "omg you blew me up after you promised to stop" and "dude we had a deal why you kill me?!"
And... they... still... pay...
I hope you guys are just lying to save face.
WTF IS PSYCHOTIC MONK WHEN YOU NEED HIM.???? ALWAYS DISHONOR RANSOM FOR MAX ISK PODKILLS AND TEARS Go away, nobody likes you. I will go away from C&P forum FOREVER if someone here sends me 25 million isk. I PROMISE i will never post in this forum ever again. Dont want to be greedy so only asking for 25mill. I always honor things like this and need to keep my word because it is how i make my living. I can give you 5 references that will back what i say up. You can trust me friend. |

Bellatrix Invicta
New Order Logistics CODE.
586
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Posted - 2015.09.26 15:49:17 -
[83] - Quote
It's worth it to try.
If you think you've won, think again.
The CODE always wins.
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Noragen Neirfallas
Rabble Inc.
2044
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Posted - 2015.09.26 17:10:44 -
[84] - Quote
Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:Leto Thule wrote:Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:You guys sicken me
HTFU
Dude if you get an orca in structure and ransom him for 250mill then pop him. GET POD then laugh
HE WONT TELL ANYONE. IF HE DOES IT WONT IMPACT ANY FUTURE RANSOMS
We are deeling with idiot carebears guys. The "dont kill all thw fish so they can grow next season" arguement is Weak cuz there are thousands and thousands of idiot carebears.
I literally have quotes in my bios of my toons like "omg you blew me up after you promised to stop" and "dude we had a deal why you kill me?!"
And... they... still... pay...
I hope you guys are just lying to save face.
WTF IS PSYCHOTIC MONK WHEN YOU NEED HIM.???? ALWAYS DISHONOR RANSOM FOR MAX ISK PODKILLS AND TEARS Go away, nobody likes you. I will go away from C&P forum FOREVER if someone here sends me 25 million isk. I PROMISE i will never post in this forum ever again. Dont want to be greedy so only asking for 25mill. I always honor things like this and need to keep my word because it is how i make my living. I can give you 5 references that will back what i say up. You can trust me friend. Would all 5 of these references also happen to be the same 'friends' you so often post about?
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3638
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Posted - 2015.09.26 20:00:12 -
[85] - Quote
Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:Leto Thule wrote:Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:You guys sicken me
HTFU
Dude if you get an orca in structure and ransom him for 250mill then pop him. GET POD then laugh
HE WONT TELL ANYONE. IF HE DOES IT WONT IMPACT ANY FUTURE RANSOMS
We are deeling with idiot carebears guys. The "dont kill all thw fish so they can grow next season" arguement is Weak cuz there are thousands and thousands of idiot carebears.
I literally have quotes in my bios of my toons like "omg you blew me up after you promised to stop" and "dude we had a deal why you kill me?!"
And... they... still... pay...
I hope you guys are just lying to save face.
WTF IS PSYCHOTIC MONK WHEN YOU NEED HIM.???? ALWAYS DISHONOR RANSOM FOR MAX ISK PODKILLS AND TEARS Go away, nobody likes you. I will go away from C&P forum FOREVER if someone here sends me 25 million isk. I PROMISE i will never post in this forum ever again. Dont want to be greedy so only asking for 25mill. I always honor things like this and need to keep my word because it is how i make my living. I can give you 5 references that will back what i say up. You can trust me friend.
Why pay you? I don't give the panhandlers any money and nobody likes them either. Your posting is terrible and not even on the "heh I chuckled a little at that".
Holeysheet1 is a far, far better forum participant that you.
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Archeras Umangiar
Guardians of the Galaxy Holdings Guardians of the Galaxy.
21
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Posted - 2015.09.26 20:12:41 -
[86] - Quote
Since when do ransom get honored? i feel bad now ;( |

Morgan Agrivar
Happy Endings Massage Parlor
75
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Posted - 2015.09.27 00:28:38 -
[87] - Quote
Leto Thule wrote:Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:Leto Thule wrote:Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:You guys sicken me
HTFU
Dude if you get an orca in structure and ransom him for 250mill then pop him. GET POD then laugh
HE WONT TELL ANYONE. IF HE DOES IT WONT IMPACT ANY FUTURE RANSOMS
We are deeling with idiot carebears guys. The "dont kill all thw fish so they can grow next season" arguement is Weak cuz there are thousands and thousands of idiot carebears.
I literally have quotes in my bios of my toons like "omg you blew me up after you promised to stop" and "dude we had a deal why you kill me?!"
And... they... still... pay...
I hope you guys are just lying to save face.
WTF IS PSYCHOTIC MONK WHEN YOU NEED HIM.???? ALWAYS DISHONOR RANSOM FOR MAX ISK PODKILLS AND TEARS Go away, nobody likes you. I will go away from C&P forum FOREVER if someone here sends me 25 million isk. I PROMISE i will never post in this forum ever again. Dont want to be greedy so only asking for 25mill. I always honor things like this and need to keep my word because it is how i make my living. I can give you 5 references that will back what i say up. You can trust me friend. Why pay you? I don't give the panhandlers any money and nobody likes them either. Your posting is terrible and not even on the "heh I chuckled a little at that". Holeysheet1 is a far, far better forum participant that you.
Oh snap, son. Someone just got played, yo.
"Out of all the people who have tried to kill me, you are my favorite."
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Seraph IX Basarab
Angry Dragons Psychotic Tendencies.
708
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Posted - 2015.09.27 03:04:48 -
[88] - Quote
Chelsea Dagger X wrote:Drop points warp away.
This. Has nothing to do with "Internet honor" it has to do with economics and reputation. Once you can establish yourself as dangerous but trustworthy, you won't even need to point anyone.
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Marlin Spikes
EVE Corporation 987654321-POP The Marmite Collective
236
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Posted - 2015.09.27 11:39:55 -
[89] - Quote
What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets? Or are you saying that when I'm ready, I won't have to.?
Bombers Rule!!!
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Seraph IX Basarab
Angry Dragons Psychotic Tendencies.
709
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Posted - 2015.09.27 22:48:58 -
[90] - Quote
Marlin Spikes wrote:What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets? Or are you saying that when I'm ready, I won't have to.?
Yes.
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Ralph King-Griffin
Devils Rejects 666 The Devil's Warrior Alliance
12092
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Posted - 2015.09.28 01:23:33 -
[91] - Quote
Seraph IX Basarab wrote:reputation. Salient point right there.
Better the Devil you know.
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Sabriz Adoudel
Black Hydra Consortium.
5374
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Posted - 2015.09.28 01:39:49 -
[92] - Quote
Leto Thule wrote: Holeysheet1 is a far, far better forum participant that you.
Shots fired.
As harsh as using sandpaper as toilet paper.
I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com
Sabriz's Rule: "Any time someone argues for a game change claiming it is a quality of life change, the change is actually a game balance change".
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412nv Yaken
The Conference Elite CODE.
318
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Posted - 2015.09.28 06:40:38 -
[93] - Quote
Giving he isnt low low hull, as such the ship would explode, I would bring a friend and need to start the negotiating again because the terms had changed
I would re-negotiate with him saying that he will need to eject from his freighter and i will return 1 bil now 1 later (hedging my bets as such)
When he ejects, I would pod him straight away, have friend jump into said freighter and now I have 1 Bil+pod mail+freighter+all the loot
To all the carebears saying drop points and warp away, these are obviously highsec carebears and should get a permit.
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
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Posted - 2015.09.28 09:13:57 -
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412nv Yaken wrote: To all the carebears saying drop points and warp away, these are obviously highsec carebears and should get a permit.
Crap, Im a carebear? Damn it. I best go buy a golem, fit some purple on it, and go grind missions.
Thanks a lot. 
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Lan Wang
V I R I I Ineluctable.
1561
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Posted - 2015.09.28 09:17:44 -
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412nv Yaken wrote:To all the carebears saying drop points and warp away, these are obviously highsec carebears and should get a permit.
sounds a bit hypocritical coming from a highsec alliance who interact with npc's more than actual players :)
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Archeras Umangiar
Guardians of the Galaxy Holdings Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Posted - 2015.09.28 13:14:56 -
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HAIL JAMES 315!! OUR LORD AND SAVIOR! |

Marlin Spikes
EVE Corporation 987654321-POP The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2015.09.28 13:39:29 -
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412nv Yaken wrote:Giving he isnt low low hull, as such the ship would explode, I would bring a friend and need to start the negotiating again because the terms had changed
I would re-negotiate with him saying that he will need to eject from his freighter and i will return 1 bil now 1 later (hedging my bets as such)
When he ejects, I would pod him straight away, have friend jump into said freighter and now I have 1 Bil+pod mail+freighter+all the loot
To all the carebears saying drop points and warp away, these are obviously highsec carebears and should get a permit. I just might try this one day...lol.
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Max Jaeger
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2015.09.28 15:01:08 -
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Marlin Spikes wrote:If you catch a war-target freighter on a gate, bring it to low structure, scan it and find it loaded up with goodies (large volume - fitted ships, etc.), AND you are able to negotiate a 2B ransom which is now sitting in your wallet....
Do you: A. Drop points and warp away B. Drop points and immediately re-engage (i.e., starting a new engagement with this individual) C. Kill him with fire and make fun of him in local D. Other (Please elaborate).
I'm curious if there is such a thing as internet honor, or is space as dark as I hope it is?
What a great way to start the morning, eh? LOL
"War target" being the key word here I would D: kill him, pod him and say nothing in local.
Having said that, if the freighter wasn't a war target I would D: drop points and instruct him to go back the way he came. Should he ignore my instruction and continue on his planned route I would re-engage and kill. |

Saeger1737
Bite the pillow The Pursuit of Happiness
1139
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Posted - 2015.09.28 16:05:33 -
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All flashy red must die!! |

Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3669
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Posted - 2015.09.29 00:57:59 -
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Archeras Umangiar wrote:HAIL JAMES 315!! OUR LORD AND SAVIOR!
The brown on your nose extends for several threads now.
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412nv Yaken
The Conference Elite CODE.
320
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Posted - 2015.09.29 05:26:22 -
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Marlin Spikes wrote:412nv Yaken wrote:Giving he isnt low low hull, as such the ship would explode, I would bring a friend and need to start the negotiating again because the terms had changed
I would re-negotiate with him saying that he will need to eject from his freighter and i will return 1 bil now 1 later (hedging my bets as such)
When he ejects, I would pod him straight away, have friend jump into said freighter and now I have 1 Bil+pod mail+freighter+all the loot
To all the carebears saying drop points and warp away, these are obviously highsec carebears and should get a permit. I just might try this one day...lol.
It works it happened in Sivala on sunday during burn uedama :P
Free Obbie :)
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Trix Andrard
World Traders Guild Channel
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Posted - 2015.09.29 15:42:44 -
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Marlin Spikes wrote:If you catch a war-target freighter on a gate, bring it to low structure, scan it and find it loaded up with goodies (large volume - fitted ships, etc.), AND you are able to negotiate a 2B ransom which is now sitting in your wallet....
Do you: A. Drop points and warp away B. Drop points and immediately re-engage (i.e., starting a new engagement with this individual) C. Kill him with fire and make fun of him in local D. Other (Please elaborate).
I'm curious if there is such a thing as internet honor, or is space as dark as I hope it is?
What a great way to start the morning, eh? LOL
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3695
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Posted - 2015.10.02 01:33:46 -
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Trix Andrard wrote:Marlin Spikes wrote:If you catch a war-target freighter on a gate, bring it to low structure, scan it and find it loaded up with goodies (large volume - fitted ships, etc.), AND you are able to negotiate a 2B ransom which is now sitting in your wallet....
Do you: A. Drop points and warp away B. Drop points and immediately re-engage (i.e., starting a new engagement with this individual) C. Kill him with fire and make fun of him in local D. Other (Please elaborate).
I'm curious if there is such a thing as internet honor, or is space as dark as I hope it is?
What a great way to start the morning, eh? LOL
Other -> Honor is like Moral: A concept made up by lesser minds to enlist the even lesser minds to overcome stronger minds.
Maybe you should get somebody without one of those lesser minds to post for you. Your own work seems to be a mix of "confusing mess" and "very terrible".
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Madrax573
Bastion of Mad Behaviour
4
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Posted - 2015.10.02 02:19:59 -
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Well I hope that most of the posters who would let them go after a ransom has been agreed upon and paid is true.
I'm keen to get back into being a pirate in eve (rather than an outlaw pvp'er)
But in the case of the OP. WT's won't get ransomed just killed. |

Omar Alharazaad
Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance
2614
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Posted - 2015.10.02 02:33:56 -
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The WT bit does change things. There's really no reason to be ransoming them. Random munchkin is a different story. You can sometimes get some nice payouts from mission runners who just want you to let them go so they can go on with their day. Without scanning their ship ahead of time it's kind of a toss of the dice though. Sometimes just blowing them up is actually a worse call than trying for the ransom, as all you're gonna get from them is a bunch of mediocre junk.
Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.
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Leto Thule
Lazerhawks
3696
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Posted - 2015.10.02 03:52:14 -
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Omar Alharazaad wrote:The WT bit does change things. There's really no reason to be ransoming them. Random munchkin is a different story. You can sometimes get some nice payouts from mission runners who just want you to let them go so they can go on with their day. Without scanning their ship ahead of time it's kind of a toss of the dice though. Sometimes just blowing them up is actually a worse call than trying for the ransom, as all you're gonna get from them is a bunch of mediocre junk.
I dont disagree with the whole WT thing, but the question was if the ransom was offered and agreed upon. WT or not, if the circumstances ended up that way, I would still honor it. A deal is a deal.
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