Ok, I ran the test - you CANNOT BOARD A SHIP if you have GCC. Damn.

did you seriously just claim that isk/hour is what matters in ganking

this is why we murder you

Confirming that people that gank do so exclusively and certainly don't do it because this is a videogame and they find it entertaining.

Confirming that people that gank do so exclusively and certainly don't do it because this is a videogame and they find it entertaining.

The absurd logic is that something has to be profitable. Maybe some people take offense at miners for doing lowly work but it doesn't mean they shouldn't be treated as target practice just because that also doesn't make money (although it does). At any rate, mining is so disengaged an activity that a macro can do it better than a human being. Ganking at least means you are enjoying yourself.

If you enjoy mining then more power to you.

The absurd logic is that something has to be profitable. Maybe some people take offense at miners for doing lowly work but it doesn't mean they shouldn't be treated as target practice just because that also doesn't make money (although it does). At any rate, mining is so disengaged an activity that a macro can do it better than a human being. Ganking at least means you are enjoying yourself.

If you enjoy mining then more power to you.

This is all well and good except I didn't make the case that ganking is profitable or a wise use of time, the simpletons in this thread were the ones making a pathetic attempt at that. Complain to them if you don't like my post.

As for mining, it is a complete waste of my talent, I made more in the last two days in Jita than a miner can make in a month. Although being a right and proper stock jobber, I'd be happy to buy their ore and ship it wherever my clients like for a handsome profit.

Yeah, so what? Making ISK via trade is dead easy. Personally, I think there needs to be a big increase in the transaction Tax - from 0.5% up to at least 10-15%.

Yeah, so what? Making ISK via trade is dead easy. Personally, I think there needs to be a big increase in the transaction Tax - from 0.5% up to at least 10-15%. The question is, when you are sitting on hundreds of billions - what do you do with it, other than play for free via PLEX? Yeah, I could personally gank at a loss without any trouble. I even use that ISK to pay other TEARS members a 75M bounty - every time they kill a Mackinaw that hasn't paid tribute.

The point I was trying to make is you DONT have to gank at a loss. You can earn ISK doing it, and that makes the game of killing Exhumers affordable to FAR more players. And I want to see the maximum amount of participation from others as well....

I also noticed a tweet from CCP: apparently TEARS Alliance has killed the most hi-sec Exhumers in January with 169 down, with Smodab's crew posting in at 130 something. We hope to improve on that this month.

Hi,

I'm going to make a stupid off topic comment in this thread because im a massively sandy vag.

And we all know that 75M is veritable king's ransom! We have already drenched the mining profession with tears in this thread, now we are going to cry because station traders make money too. Never mind basic economics which says additional taxes will simply be added to the prices end users pay. Where does it all end? I'm calling CCP right now, I am ordering their programmers and engineers to work overtime this weekend to make sure you have a manhood of 15" added to your avatar, you obviously need it in order to feel better about yourself.

So, I am posting about how to gank miners, in a thread about how to gank miners.

You are posting off-topic about how space-rich you are, for what reason, I fail to grasp.

And I'm the one waving the e-peen?

Tard.

So, I am posting about how to gank miners, in a thread about how to gank miners.

You are posting off-topic about how space-rich you are, for what reason, I fail to grasp.

And I'm the one waving the e-peen?

Tard.

He's one of those close minded morons, convinced of their superior intellect.

I apologize that you feel intimidated by someone who posts above the third grade level. With that in mind, I have a four year old here, I asked him to tell me what I should call you in response to your assertion that I am a "close minded moron".

He said you are a "stinky pants doo doo head". I hope that is on your level and we can have further dialogue.

I apologize that you feel intimidated by someone who posts above the third grade level. With that in mind, I have a four year old here, I asked him to tell me what I should call you in response to your assertion that I am a "close minded moron".

He said you are a "stinky pants doo doo head". I hope that is on your level and we can have further dialogue.

So, if you aren't a miner and you aren't a ganker, why are you even posting here?

Its not 'how much' ISK you make - its HOW its made.

Some people like instapopping Hulks and Macks, and pulling ISK from their smoking wreckage - then selling those same miners brand new Hulks and Macks - then tracking and popping them again until they quit EVE.

Others like sitting in Jita and playing 0.01 ISK games all day long with the market bots.

Earning 120-150B+ via trade isn't particularly hard, or even worth bragging about. I know, because I've done it. It literally requires the brainpower of a chimp - so congrats. You are on par with a lower primate.

And ganking Exhumers doesn't require profit - only to generate tears and rage-quits. But earning some extra ISK in the bargain sure as hell doesn't hurt.

Boy, you really bent over something that happened a long-ass time ago.

a) not so difficult to loot your own Mack when the Orca is sitting right there.
b) I recovered my own Tempest wreck, you don't have to lie about it again to make yourself feel better.
c) coming out positive? nice try, nobody is going to believe that. Macks are expensive and have Retriever insurance.

But thats all ancient history, back in the sucky, one kill at a time, insured-Tempest era.

Oh, but if you don't think a Tornado can't wrack up multiple kills, you are an idiot.

Buck Futz for month of January:
http://y0ink.us/killboard/?a=home&y=2012&m=1

Thats nearly 40 Billion in damage in about a month of on and off ganking. Only a few Typhoon SB and dessie kills mixed in, the vast majority are Tornado kills, generally in 0.7, and generally at a rate of between 2 and 3 Exhumers per Tornado. (I've gotten better as I've improved my tactics - also, Gallente ice belts have tanked Exhumers due to the recent Goon interdiction - I'm sure I could post an even better ratio in Caldari space.

DAAAMMMMMN.......look at how stupid you are now, Krixtal Icefluxor.

ganking miners may not be overly challenging but it sure as hell is a lot more thought and skill intensive than trying to gank a rock