Originally by: Tank CEO

---

Move all Lvl 4 + 5 Agents to low sec. Move all research agents to low sec. Put better npcs in low sec, put better ore in low sec. Problem solved.

---

Originally by: Aeo IV

---

Originally by: Jaketh Ivanes

---

If the pirates want more targets in low sec, they should gank less and let more earn the isk they want.

---

QFT.

In the 'real world' predators don't kill, kill, kill; if they do that, they'd starve to death.

---

Originally by: Venkul Mul

---

In a zoo? Probably the will kill none of them as they are well feed.

Look some naturalistic documentary. Lions hunt when they are hungry, most of the time they are sleeping or mating (not a bad life program). And the percentage of failed hunts by predators i n the wild is pretty high.

---

Originally by: Cipher7

---

There's something honest about a neg 10 sec pirate.

You know, they're flashy red, and saying "Yes I'm a pirate, come get me if you can, you'll never take me alive copper!"

The downside of being -10 is you can't go to highsec, and ppl can shoot first.

Unfortunately the OTHER %90 of the crime profession has no downside, much like highsec missionrunning.

To me lowsec piracy is probably the only really "respectable" form of crime that doesn't use borderline exploits to do their profession.

Some ppl who "call" themselves pirates are basically turds, like ppl who use suicide kestrels and recycle the alt when sec gets too low.

My logic is : If THEY can use the game mechanics to make their profession %100 safe with no downsides, I have no problem doing the same thing with the rats.

Why shouldn't I abuse the game mechanics the same way you do?

Why shouldn't I use an alt in npc corp and milk missions %100 risk free?

It's the same thing you do when you gank that hauler and collect %100 insurance.

It's the same thing you do when you log on your alt and put up scam contracts.

It's the same thing you do when you wardec a corp full of newbie miners.

You're not risking anything, so why should I risk anything?

To give you fun? Hell no.

But lowsec pirates, yeah I sometimes give em a little fun, I don't mind losing a ship here and there, heck sometimes I fly through the same gatecamp twice to give em a second chance.

I still haven't been ransomed yet, I'd be thrilled if it happened, to me that would be like a roleplaying event.

I never get the Errol Flynn type pirates, I always get the mentally handicapped pirates who can't manage beyond "lol u sux" but hey if they're -10 still gotta give em respect.

---

Originally by: Ridley Tree

---

Right so now you want an idiotic philosophical discussion about who and what is a Pirate. A Pirate is someone who supports himself via Piracy. Anyone who supports themselves via Piracy in EVE will end up -10. Anyone who rats enough to keep their sec status up is supporting themselves via ratting or mission whoring. They are therefor not pirates. Is this simple enough for you grasp?

---

Originally by: Cipher7

---

Right, AVOIDABLE just...like...lowsec ganking

But no, you're gonna whine about "buhu they should move missions to lowsec, how come they can use the game mechanics to avoid piracy"

Thats what playing the game is, knowing the mechanics and using them.

Also what I was talking about was the lack of RISK in certain crime.

How come you're not whining about risk/reward?

Wheres the risk/reward in suicide ganking? There is no risk, its only reward.

I'm only bringing this up because SOME people wanna be whiney little b*tches and whine about "highsec mission runners have no risk" half the professions in Eve have no risk.

Eve is a game of risk management.

If you do your job right there's never a risk, only losses incurred while doing business.

---