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TimMc Genos Occidere	Posted - 2008.06.12 05:43:00 - [91] Originally by: Batolemaeus Originally by: Xthril Ranger To remove the player from the local channel so you do not have to listen to his/her whining This, basically. You can't send smack to local from a remote location, so you relocate the smacktard out of your system in the quickest way possible. This
Bloody Rabbit Jita Miners	Posted - 2008.06.12 05:44:00 - [92] Originally by: Lord Haur also he cant hang around to get a new ship/gather intel etc. etc. This is why I send them back. No need for them to rearm, its far easier to send them back 30 jumps then to have them rearming and coming back to kick my ass. Local and Covert cloaking Idea
Siriyana Astrum Contract Services Group	Posted - 2008.06.12 06:21:00 - [93] Because I really, really, really like scrambled eggs. I mean really. Man that stuff is good. And have you seen the size of those pods? Holy crap, that's enough scrambled eggs for like, weeks. Even if they do taste like human. ----- CEO, Astrum Contract Services Group ACSG Open For Recruitment (AU/AsiaPac/Late Night PST)
Galus Quarto Vegas Corp.	Posted - 2008.06.12 06:46:00 - [94] Edited by: Galus Quarto on 12/06/2008 06:46:40 It's like in American football. First you get the touchdown, and then you go for the conversion. I don't understand what's so complicated about it? I understand that some find it annoying, but really... I think you will find that a lot of PVPers look at it as sort of a competitive sport rather than "griefing", though some surely do. I've down my fair share of griefing as well, but it's not my primary compulsion.
killerkeano Mortis Angelus The Church.	Posted - 2008.06.12 06:50:00 - [95] because it gets whines like this
Rabbitgod Veto. Academy Veto Corp	Posted - 2008.06.12 08:22:00 - [96] You would be surprised how often people are unwilling to pay 60mil ransom to save there Drake, but once podded are almost bagging you to accept 150mil to spare their pod.
z0de The Bastards	Posted - 2008.06.12 08:25:00 - [97] It makes a cool sound.
GhostWolf007 The Knights of Gemini	Posted - 2008.06.12 08:26:00 - [98] You all Pod kill in EVE because it makes you feel "BIG" being that you are in RL, "Small"... So showing that you can Pod kill shows a lack of Intelligence but then again, thats why the evolution of man takes millions of years to progress and the mistakes repeat themselves over and over in variation and form. 'nuf said! II The Knights of Gemini Forums II "Give me back my Jet Can...or the Bunny gets it!
Sokratesz Rionnag Alba	Posted - 2008.06.12 08:33:00 - [99] Edited by: Sokratesz on 12/06/2008 08:35:26 Originally by: GhostWolf007 You all Pod kill in EVE because it makes you feel "BIG" being that you are in RL, "Small"... So showing that you can Pod kill shows a lack of Intelligence but then again, thats why the evolution of man takes millions of years to progress and the mistakes repeat themselves over and over in variation and form. 'nuf said! I love these people who think they can derive the entire psyche of another by means of analysing their behaviour in a video game. You lose out on something (in a game for god's sake!) and then you try and blame it on the other person being an underachiever IRL therefore wanting to compensate for something..do you even take yourself seriously? You're bitter over a loss in a game, i think you are the one underachieving IRL because you take a game so very seriously. Now learn how to save your pod if not in bubble, quit whining, and gtfo. Provided your PC is quick enough, you can always get your pod out after a ship loss regardless of how many sensorboosted inties they bring. I refuse to respect religious beliefs, and i refuse to respect people who hold them.
Riho Mercenary Forces	Posted - 2008.06.12 08:40:00 - [100] Edited by: Riho on 12/06/2008 08:43:10 Originally by: Winterblink Originally by: Corwin Pendragon I really don't understand the mentality of people who do needless pod kills. Killing a ship for the loot is one thing, but then to do a pod kill for absolutely no profit seems to me, well, just malicious. There are good reasons for pod-kills: corporate wars, revenge, etc. But why for not apparent reason? Are there really that many people who play this game that get off on this sort of thing? For this very reason ^^^^^ :) this :) i made 5 mil of a pod last night. i pod kill because theky generate killmails :P also they might not have the clone set to the station in the system they have spare ships in :) in gang fights that can help alot as they just cant bring a new ships to reinforce :) EDIT: and only way to lose pods is in a bubble... if im losing a ship... im in warp as soon as my ship explodes :) so far for 3 years i havent died once out of bubbles... only inside them

Siriyana Astrum Contract Services Group	Posted - 2008.06.12 08:48:00 - [101] Originally by: GhostWolf007 You all Pod kill in EVE because it makes you feel "BIG" being that you are in RL, "Small"... So showing that you can Pod kill shows a lack of Intelligence but then again, thats why the evolution of man takes millions of years to progress and the mistakes repeat themselves over and over in variation and form. 'nuf said! I lol'd at the armchair internet psychologist. No, really. They include podkills in this game for a reason. Because you can lose your pod. That's why they also sell medical clones. Why do you buy a medical clone? It's not like NPCs podkill. Players do. That's why medical clones exist. It's part of the game mechanics or they'd just remove it entirely. In any case, what you're doing here is showing a classic and perfect example of how "victims" often have to find some way to demean their "aggressor", so that they can feel "big" instead of "small" after losing a few pixels and digits in a videogame. Just thought I'd point out.. it is, after all... a videogame. People don't get angry at me and tell me I'm a "small person" when I beat them in a fighting game or an FPS, what makes this any different?
DeadRow Mercenary Forces	Posted - 2008.06.12 08:51:00 - [102] Originally by: Le Skunk Originally by: Ecky X There is no reason not for a pod to ever 'splode, unless it's caught in a bubble. You can always warp out before anything can lock you. Tell that to the 862 people ive podded without the use of a bubble. SKUNK In 99% of situations without a bubble you can most likely get out be spamming warp button when in hull, obviously there is always a chance of getting caught. Also he didn't say that it didn't happen, most people get caught because they are lagged out an wait to actually be in a pod.
ShardowRhino Legion 0f The Damned	Posted - 2008.06.12 09:46:00 - [103] Originally by: Corwin Pendragon Originally by: ShardowRhino LOLZZZ @ dis thread! WHY??? why would you ask "why?" its fun to pop pods? cause its not about the loot. Its about pushing the other player closer to the edge of getting mad as hell. Its about being a jerk. its about having a laugh at the other guy's expense. its about the possibility that he had some decent implants for his income level. its all in the hope that he forgot to update his pod and lost some SP for it. Why podkill? Because theres no teabagging in EVE! LOL! Yeah, I figured this was the REAL answer, I just wanted to hear someone actually say it! THe Rhino only speaks the truth. Everyone after me could have stopped TRYING to explain it. no need to spin it, to sugar coat it, to justify it. it is what it is and trying to make it sound different is a waste of time,foolish and is nothing short of a lie. i got podded tonight, not because of some cosmic,buhda,ghandi,economic justice,role play,political salad. i got podded because i went 1 vs20 mimtard slaves in hostile territory. my pod was just the cherry on the sunday of cheap victory for those uneducated,uncouth,inbred animals. do i blame them? do i think there was some other reason other then "OH,pod,KILL IT!" behind their actions? nope. If it was the other way around id have podded without a doubt and lolled about it. it is what it is, dont try to deny it.
Jallem Sims Quantum Warriors	Posted - 2008.06.12 10:18:00 - [104] Edited by: Jallem Sims on 12/06/2008 10:21:23 a lot have said the simple reasons why it is cool... but you got to remember most have been pod killed, so what have they lost too that they didn't run back to the forums and whine...?? recently i lost my set of Full grade Snakes and Top range Hardwires in my main. I have also lost on 2 different pod kills some skill points. have lost full sets of +5s and countless times i get podded cause i was stuck in a bubble and ended up on the otherside of eve cause i forgot to change my clone location! now..... we've all been there so stop your whining! p.s really, knowing the amount of times i wanted to rage quit, switched my caps lock on and smacked in corp chat, got red faced and needed to laydown... pod killing is so so so much fun when you know he's got have something good in there!! its just a game.. and very funny one at that!! edit; you know when someone on vent has been podded with something nice in... they go really really really quiet, and just leave.. lol
Sasha Oopsie Oopsie Daisy	Posted - 2008.06.12 10:19:00 - [105] I like the corpses, they look good in my morgue, I like to keep them chilled at a steady temperature, so I tend to look more than touch these days. It also gets their whiney voices out of local - assuming they've not got clone set to a local station of course. Sasha xx
Astria Tiphareth	Posted - 2008.06.12 10:32:00 - [106] Originally by: Sokratesz I love these people who think they can derive the entire psyche of another by means of analysing their behaviour in a video game. Actually a lot can be derived from the way people behave in a video game, but it requires observation at the RL end as well. A world without consequence for example allows a person to bring out tendencies they cannot show in real life. People who are bastards and jerks just accentuate it in worlds like EVE. They do exist after all. People who might be quite sensible and pleasant in real life can be thoroughly unpleasant (and I choose that word with care) in worlds like EVE, for numerous reasons, mostly associated in one way or another of being able to do something and not get told off for it. There are people who derive satisfaction from upsetting other people because they can do so without consequence to themselves. These are more common than just the psychopaths that we get to see on the TV. That person who cut you up this morning driving and waved with a little smile that he'd got ahead of you - that's a good real world example. All of these people have something wrong with them, whether sociopathic tendencies, or bullying tendencies or whatever. There's no way you can tell if they're playing EVE though. However the question you're asking is whether podding and the act of doing so is associated with this. In some cases, undoubtedly, but as others have pointed out, there are numerous reasons why that have zero to do with the person behind the screen and all to do with gameplay motivations. A person who roleplays an honourless pirate (an important distinction, there are pirates with honour who are generally pleasant if you pay a ransom etc.) has no relationship between their RL psyche and EVE persona, for example.
SwindonBadger 0utbreak	Posted - 2008.06.12 10:40:00 - [107] we all need to eat Eat Them all, let the digestion sort em out
Esmenet	Posted - 2008.06.12 10:43:00 - [108] mmmmmmm corpsicles....
Roshan longshot Ordos Humanitas Brutally Clever Empire	Posted - 2008.06.12 10:53:00 - [109] Your ship is insured, so your not going to lose alot of ISK. Your implants on the other hand are not. And then the cost of clones. So you want to make the other guy suffer as much as possible. Personaly I perfer to make people "Pod out", their choice, go home in the pod or push the little red button....
Father Dibbles Self Aggrandisement Society	Posted - 2008.06.12 11:04:00 - [110] Originally by: Viginti Edited by: Viginti on 11/06/2008 18:05:47 Quote: LOL. It really makes me wonder what these type of people are in RL. The details of my life are quite inconsequential... Very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds- pretty standard really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my *******. There really is nothing like a shorn *****... it's breathtaking... I highly suggest you try it. Winner! (best film quote ever)

Hanneshannes	Posted - 2008.06.12 11:21:00 - [111] I hate killing pods because I hate my low sec status :S
Podee Something Squishy	Posted - 2008.06.12 11:22:00 - [112] POD KILLS BABY YEA! I'm in Ur Threadz deralin ur Postz
Aerpe Minqua Tribe	Posted - 2008.06.12 11:24:00 - [113] Originally by: Corwin Pendragon I really don't understand the mentality of people who do needless pod kills. Killing a ship for the loot is one thing, but then to do a pod kill for absolutely no profit seems to me, well, just malicious. There are good reasons for pod-kills: corporate wars, revenge, etc. But why for not apparent reason? Are there really that many people who play this game that get off on this sort of thing? Well, podding might hurt the victim alot, loose many days of training time and millions to billions worth of implants. That's just satisfying. ____________________ Minqua Tribe recruitment post. Low-sec - Piracy - Probing - Exploration
Voodoo Mistross Kinda'Shujaa	Posted - 2008.06.12 11:30:00 - [114] Quote: However unless you are in 0.0 its so easy to get away in your pod that if your podded anywhere else other than 0.0 you deserve to lose your pod and implants. Best reason ever to pod in low-sec
Grimpak Trinity Nova Trinity Nova Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.12 12:03:00 - [115] Originally by: GhostWolf007 You all Pod kill in EVE because it makes you feel "BIG" being that you are in RL, "Small"... So showing that you can Pod kill shows a lack of Intelligence but then again, thats why the evolution of man takes millions of years to progress and the mistakes repeat themselves over and over in variation and form. 'nuf said! dude wtf? I think, therefore I pod. nothing more relaxing than hearing that squish sound....
Gealbhan Deep Core Mining Inc.	Posted - 2008.06.12 12:16:00 - [116] I podded one of the RL friends once, imagine what I'd do to you.
Fifth Horseman	Posted - 2008.06.12 12:16:00 - [117] The sooner you send them home to a fitted ship, the sooner they can come back and donate some more stuff to you.
Celeste Coeval The Gosimer and Scarab	Posted - 2008.06.12 12:17:00 - [118] Originally by: Grimpak stuff Just wanted to say i like your sig:)
diabolic clone Anomaly Collective	Posted - 2008.06.12 13:09:00 - [119] I tend to pride pod kills over ship destructions or any loot gained. some people care more about their pods than their ships. I got more excited over my 30th pod kill than I did when I destroyed over 100 ships. Now that I think about it the funnest part of pvp is the pod kill. I always get nice memories from pod kills from some op or just roaming around reminds me I almost felt bad about one pod kill, way back when I first started to fly interceptors I had this nice fight with a Crow I was plated and rather slow toward the end of the fight I was nearing structure but got the crow into hull first and he fled, learned a little from that fight but wasn't disappointed from losing the kill cause I am more disappointed when pods get they are rather nimble, but the fight was exciting and I wanted more so I decided to head over to 0.0. Soon as I jump in I see a red in a system and I decide to randomly warp to a planet, waiting for me is 2 frigates, the red in a crucifier and a neutral in the rifter as soon as I lock and begin orbiting the crucifier I get hit with double webs and he starts pounding on me with the rifters help; I stick to my guns and he goes down rather fast, but I manage to scramble his pod and finish him off then cycle the distruptor to the rifter before he decides to flee. he goes down and I manage to catch his pod also. fully ecstatic although the odds were in my favor cause I had a better tech level hull but I was really thrilled at actually destroying 2 people at once for the first time I scooped up the loot and corpses without much thought and headed back to a station I used as a home base and looked threw the mails. First I opened the rifter pilots and he was only a day or two old and still in a noob corp I started to feel kinda bad it was deminishing a bit of the victory, but I begrudgingly fire up my internet browser post the mail not too proudly on the KB anyway, then I open up the other mail when I see the crucifier pilot was in goonswarm. I begin laughing hysterically and instantly feel twice as good then the moment I podded them both. I go back and look at the rifter mail and the loot a little more closely and notice the rifter dropped 2 micro shield extender II's which had recently just been changed that you can't get micro stuff anymore and thought that was even more awesome and hid them away in a secure container as collectibles.
Slanty McGarglefist University of Caille	Posted - 2008.06.12 13:13:00 - [120] It's like ordering a New York Strip Steak and ask to hold the A1 Steak Sauce. You just don't do it.



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