Mag's
Azn Empire
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Posted - 2016.03.02 23:23:44 -
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I have a feeling you've never actually taken part long term, in gate camping low sec. Rather than it being 'easy' as you put it, it's the opposite. Your statement regarding the Rattlesnakes, belies your claim of being a 2003 player. Not only was it possible without that ship, it was happing before that ship even existed.
The game has seen many changes over the years, that have made lowsec piracy on gate harder than ever. WTZ, auto pilot settings and more, have all seen a massive decrease in low sec piracy on gates. But also game changes to how you can be attacked have also meant gate camping in low, is very much one of the riskiest professions in the game.
Now at this point I'm sure you'll be disagreeing a lot and thinking you know best. But here's why you would be wrong.
When you camp a gate, you have a rather large, 'We are here' sign. You remain in the same spot and basically invite everyone and their the kitchen sink to come and have a go. Not only that, but the fits required to camp successfully, do not generally bode well when groups arrive on the scene to violence your boat.
You are for all intents and purposes, sitting ducks.
Now your suggestion that as pirates we should fight the game, is quite frankly ridiculous. This is a sandbox MMO. The whole point of the game is small set of rules, open game for players to makes their own. But gate camping IS piracy. We camped Rancer for years and made a fairly good living off ransoms, but it got harder and harder. To the point, it became pointless.
You also suggest it's a problem when the intention isn't to hunt campers. Well welcome to Eve. The game is full of situations that meet that requirement, including fittings. Which is all the more reason why gate camping is fine. To suggest travelling should be made safer, because you do not or will not use the tools readily available, isn't going to gain any traction here or with CCP.
The game as it sits now, is the safest it's ever been for those wishing to avoid conflict. So much so it saddens me. So you'll have to excuse me for laughing at and mocking your ignorance.
Destination SkillQueue:-
It's like assuming the Lions will ignore you in the Savannah, if you're small, fat and look helpless.
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