Toxic Yaken
The Dickwad Squad
Rabble Alliance
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Posted - 2016.01.13 07:27:09 -
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I'm sure this thread will only be ravaged by fellow CODE. bros and the like, so I figured I would take this chance to talk about ganking, as it takes up a large chunk of your platform. A little background on me; I am a ganker, wardeccer, scammer, and former awoxer and make my living as such. I joined EVE on a cresting wave of advertising to "be the villain" in EVE Online and blogs from criminals and griefers.
Having read through a few of your recent blog posts, specifically the one regarding the changes you would like to see for CONCORD, (random spawning times, response times, and greater patrols) I don't agree that these changes would create better conditions for potential victims, rather they would just further complicate operations for gankers. Creating "random within ranges" of response times and spawning for CONCORD in different security systems just means that I would need to wait a few days until CODE. bros (You know who you are) tested the ranges into the ground and determined new ranges from which gankers could effectively gank targets. Seriously. No matter what changes are made, as long as CCP doesn't take away our red button we will find a way to gank efficiently. As for patrols, I'm still unclear on their effectiveness considering that most gankers don't usually do much ganking within 15 minutes of their previous ganking. Keep in mind that CONCORD serves the purpose of reactively punishing criminal activity. You compare CONCORD to the Police, but its purpose is to punish, not save lives. In short, I think you want to punish gankers because you see them as a group that has effectively broken the system, and currently don't have a hard counter.
I'm sure you're going to find some support for your initiative, but I don't forsee CCP making these changes. I talked to the "greatly despicable" Mike Azariah a few months ago about the highsec criminal community in the wake of the news of hyperdunking getting axed by CCP. The one thing that stuck with me was him telling me that ganking was something that CCP actually supports as content because it serves a reminder that you are never safe in EVE. It's just a little something that keeps my cold heart pumping, as I hold ganking dear as one of the few pillars of highsec piracy.
I think it was best put by FloppietheBanjoClown in his recent post regarding Good Guys in Highsec:
Quote:High sec was never meant to be 100% safe. Get that idea out of your head. CONCORD is punishment, not protection. If you want New Eden to be safer, itGÇÖs up to you to make that happen. So keep doing what you do, white knights. Oppose CODE. and all the rest of the bad guys in Eve. Force us to get creative and adapt, and weGÇÖll do the same for you. Only good things can come from it. At the end of the day, youGÇÖll have done something new and different.
So why not promote ideas for making highsec more fun by creating new opportunities, careers, and above all else content! What happened to Bounty Hunters and an actual functional bounty system? How about player integration and roles in Empire space or even CONCORD? I understand that the whole election promises business is kind of a farce for the CSM, but at the same time members are still giving an input on the development of the game and future plans, so no reason to shy away from making suggestions.
Good luck, but you don't have my vote. 
Highsec Pirate
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