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Adunh Slavy
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Posted - 2008.02.04 23:18:00 -
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 Originally by: Cpt Fina
The intense pirate-infestation in low-sec is a result of the "stand-up corporations" failure at securing it. I know that several attemps has been made tho.
One of the biggest reasons (besides low rewards) why so many have failed is due to the lack of defensive tools/mechanics available in low-sec.
That, and the fact that any attempt to secure an area turns you into a "pirate", it's counter productive.
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Adunh Slavy
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Posted - 2008.02.05 17:28:00 -
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Edited by: Adunh Slavy on 05/02/2008 17:29:53
Originally by: Ard UnjiiGo
Ulstan what you describe is risk vs reward. The ability to play casually and putter while making some isk is still a risk vs. reward. It's just different then my (and I imagine many folks in low-sec) idea of risk vs. reward.
Ulstan is describing effort vrs fun, not risk vrs reward. They are two different things. To try and say they are the same is an equivocation and in so doing misses the entire point and as such ignores the problem.
They are of course related, but not the same. If a player increases their effort, they can substantially decrease their risk, for example, send a scout. However in so doing also decrease their fun, but likewise increase their reward simply because they mitigated risk.
I personally would take much more risk if that risk were more fun. It is not fun to have to either scout myself with another account or wait for some other player to scout for me. I'd rather go do something instead of sit around being bored.
If players could jump into low sec or no sec blindly, with out having to check the map or send a scout, or could undock with out having to have a scout watching the station, then players would be more likely to do it because they're not going to get instantly ganked.
The problem isn't the risk, and the problem isn't the reward. The problem is that to mitigate the blind and from my point of view, gank mechanics of Eve, the player has to jump through too many hoops - that is not fun.
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Adunh Slavy
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Posted - 2008.02.05 23:36:00 -
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Originally by: Lil'Red Ridin'Hood
All it needed was "help" and location info in local.
Help help, I'm in this exact location and being attacked!
Right.
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Adunh Slavy
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Posted - 2008.02.05 23:45:00 -
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Originally by: Lil'Red Ridin'Hood
Originally by: Adunh Slavy
There are no guards in a 0.4, and to be a guard, you get to take a sec hit your self. Be an anti pirtae long enough and you'll be a red blinker too. It's silly.
This is very true, and very sad at the same time.
Sec status needs a revamp.
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Adunh Slavy
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Posted - 2008.02.05 23:48:00 -
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Originally by: Lil'Red Ridin'Hood
Erm, once under fire and unable to win or escape... at least trying to get some help can't hurt you more.
And even if the rest of the people are pirates you just might get lucky.
That's true as well, but Low sec is a "trust no one" zone, well what part of Eve isn't. It's just not normally wise to give away our location, hard habit to break.
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