RuleoftheBone
Minmatar
Veto. Academy
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2007.05.02 20:29:00 -
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Edited by: RuleoftheBone on 02/05/2007 20:27:45
Edited by: RuleoftheBone on 02/05/2007 20:25:56
 Originally by: Miri Tirzan
Actually, to answer your actual question. Yes, the game mechanics in Eve are pirate-centric. This is especially true in lowsec (.4-.1) systems. Now there will be many flames about this but truth is that if your doing anything that is not combat related, then pirates always have the advantage. Even in highsec, pirates have the advantage. Why? there are several reason but the main ones.
1. Securty Standing - The pirates dont care if they loose security standing, but the builder or miner must care or they take a hit in doing economic pvp. This is also why in lowsec, the pirate will get the first shot.
2. Alts - With the use of alts, the pirates dont have to worry about getting into highsec to sell or buy, they just send an alt. Alts also ruin alot of professions and player interactions but it is too late now to do anything.
3. Risk vs Reward - pretty much there is none for pirates. Thier ships are insured so they are only out the cost of the modules. They get to initiate the ganking since the non-pirate would take a loss for starting a fight.
Till some of these issues are addressed, then yeah, the pirates have all the advantages and few disavantages.
This is not a flame-but an alternative viewpoint as I found your authoritative response to the OP lacking the full story. I'll just touch on your points as you have numbered them (I am not addressing hi-sec issues here as I remain blissfully unaware of them beyond getting caught being inattentive a couple of times by Privateers prior to my recent EvE-career change:
1-Yep....I absolutely could care less about my sec status. But the pirate will usually get the first shot anyway as they are doing the hunting. If I don't screw it up the first indication that you are in trouble is the blinky-red square landing on you out of the black. On the other hand my blinky red status means you can attempt to kill me on sight with NO sec hit at anytime to YOU!
2-Alts...a mixed bag. Bear in mind that losec markets are generally a ripoff or unstocked a shopping/market/trade "colleague" is virtually a requirement. Mind you-I run the same gank risk as anyone else when on my alt. I fail to see how this differs from 0.0 alliance inhabitants who have buckets of alts just for shopping, producing overpriced mods/T2 ships, haulage, covops/dictor and yes--even pirate alts  .
3-You are dead wrong here mate. You must not fly T2 ships or you would know that they are not insurable. As an example losing a fully T2 fitted Jaguar AF probably runs close to 20-30 million isk with something like a 1 mill payout max. I am out to take YOUR stuff AND survive...which means always taking out the best useful survivable hull I can to maximize my chances of scoring (and all you AF haters...ships and mods section is over------->thataway  ).
Piracy is hard work...fun...but hard. Potential "clients" have local, scanner, map, WTZ, gate guns, corp-mates, anti-pirates, blobs, and a zillion other ways to avoid pirates. The good pirates (and I'm not good...yet. The transition from 0.0 warrior to pirate is a tough learning curve) rely on skill, determination, risk management, patience, and even diplomacy (ransom attempts).
Anyway...thats my two isk FWIW. And should you happen to meet myself or my colleagues in less than fortunate circumstances I urge you to take my CEO's advice and "Pay The Man"  .
"Lead Me..Follow Me..Or get the **** out of my way"
General George Patton USA
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