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Corwin Pendragon	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:02:00 - [1] 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?
Corwin Pendragon	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:02:00 - [2] 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?
Winterblink Body Count Inc. Daisho Syndicate	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:03:00 - [3] 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 ^^^^^ :) warp drive active \| nature vraie
Winterblink Body Count Inc. Daisho Syndicate	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:03:00 - [4] 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 ^^^^^ :) warp drive active \| nature vraie
Wild Rho GoonFleet	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:05:00 - [5] Also the pilot may have implants which adds an extra bit of financial damage to your target.
Wild Rho GoonFleet	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:05:00 - [6] Also the pilot may have implants which adds an extra bit of financial damage to your target.
Ki Tarra Ki Tech Industries	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:06:00 - [7] Originally by: Corwin Pendragon Are there really that many people who play this game that get off on this sort of thing? Basicly, that's what it comes down to.
Gwenvahar	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:06:00 - [8] Edited by: Gwenvahar on 11/06/2008 17:05:53 Oh theres several reasons.. Griefing : Killing in the name of, because I can Corpse Collecting : Everyone likes a reminder of fun days past Hatred : When taking your ship is not enough, I'll have those shiny implants too And more im sure but these are the basics
Lord Haur Imperial Academy	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:06:00 - [9] also he cant hang around to get a new ship/gather intel etc. etc. --- Sig Starts Here --- Lord Haur - Imperial Academy Logistical Support
Ki Tarra Ki Tech Industries	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:06:00 - [10] Originally by: Corwin Pendragon Are there really that many people who play this game that get off on this sort of thing? Basicly, that's what it comes down to.

Gwenvahar	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:06:00 - [11] Edited by: Gwenvahar on 11/06/2008 17:05:53 Oh theres several reasons.. Griefing : Killing in the name of, because I can Corpse Collecting : Everyone likes a reminder of fun days past Hatred : When taking your ship is not enough, I'll have those shiny implants too And more im sure but these are the basics
Lord Haur Imperial Academy	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:06:00 - [12] also he cant hang around to get a new ship/gather intel etc. etc. --- Sig Starts Here --- Lord Haur - Imperial Academy Logistical Support
Xthril Ranger hirr Morsus Mihi	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:07:00 - [13] To remove the player from the local channel so you do not have to listen to his/her whining . you'll never jump alone
Xthril Ranger hirr Morsus Mihi	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:07:00 - [14] To remove the player from the local channel so you do not have to listen to his/her whining . you'll never jump alone
Corwin Pendragon	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:09:00 - [15] LOL. It really makes me wonder what these type of people are in RL.
Corwin Pendragon	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:09:00 - [16] LOL. It really makes me wonder what these type of people are in RL.
Slanty McGarglefist University of Caille	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:10:00 - [17] You have the opportunity of forcing them out of the area for some time. __________________________________________________ Originally by: CCP Wrangler No Doh!
Slanty McGarglefist University of Caille	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:10:00 - [18] You have the opportunity of forcing them out of the area for some time. __________________________________________________ Originally by: CCP Wrangler No Doh!
Viqtoria Groping Hand Social Club	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:11:00 - [19] why have sex without an orgasm?
Plumpy McPudding Pator Tech School	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:11:00 - [20] Originally by: Slanty McGarglefist You have the opportunity of forcing them out of the area for some time. This. __________________________ Fear me for I have an insatiable appetite! Proprietor and inventor of Chocolate Donut flavored Ice Cream.

Viqtoria Groping Hand Social Club	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:11:00 - [21] why have sex without an orgasm?
Plumpy McPudding Pator Tech School	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:11:00 - [22] Originally by: Slanty McGarglefist You have the opportunity of forcing them out of the area for some time. This. __________________________ Fear me for I have an insatiable appetite! Proprietor and inventor of Chocolate Donut flavored Ice Cream.
Tai Paktu Mortis Incarnatus	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:13:00 - [23] Edited by: Tai Paktu on 11/06/2008 17:13:43 I'll kill pods because they won't pay ransom. Or because the guy was smacking or being a jerk before, during, or after the fight. Also, because I'm an insecure, 47 year old acne-covered virgin who was bullied throughout high school and lacks social skills to carry on normal relations with people in RL who lives in his parents' basement. /sarcasm Enough with the attempts to psychoanalyze RL people via in-game actions. Even people who don't put on the wizard hat and cape still RP. I say I'm a pirate or whatever, I'm now RPing a pirate. If I catch your pod and you don't pay me, should I let you go? ______ http://eve-files.com/sig/TaiPaktu/sig3.PNG
Tai Paktu Mortis Incarnatus	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:13:00 - [24] Edited by: Tai Paktu on 11/06/2008 17:13:43 I'll kill pods because they won't pay ransom. Or because the guy was smacking or being a jerk before, during, or after the fight. Also, because I'm an insecure, 47 year old acne-covered virgin who was bullied throughout high school and lacks social skills to carry on normal relations with people in RL who lives in his parents' basement. /sarcasm Enough with the attempts to psychoanalyze RL people via in-game actions. Even people who don't put on the wizard hat and cape still RP. I say I'm a pirate or whatever, I'm now RPing a pirate. If I catch your pod and you don't pay me, should I let you go? ______ http://eve-files.com/sig/TaiPaktu/sig3.PNG
Ishquar Teh'Sainte Tri Optimum Ev0ke	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:14:00 - [25] Edited by: Ishquar Teh''Sainte on 11/06/2008 17:16:25 Originally by: Xthril Ranger To remove the player from the local channel so you do not have to listen to his/her whining this. other reasons: -)if you're out of the system you won't provide much intel anymore -)implants. losing them might be expensive -)because it makes the kill "complete" -)because when you pod everyone undiscriminatingly, it has some value if you allow someones pod to leave the place in one piece as a "reward" for a good fight ___________________ -Skellibjalla- Life is a garden of perceptions. Pick your fruit.
Jacob Mei	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:14:00 - [26] Pod killing for the most part gets the individual out of that area of space so you dont have to listen to the smack talk. 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. -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase: Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
Zora Community for Justice ParadoXon Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:14:00 - [27] Originally by: Viqtoria why have sex without an orgasm? Wait a second, I think I finally understood why some people collect frozen corpses. shivers
Ishquar Teh'Sainte Tri Optimum Ev0ke	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:14:00 - [28] Edited by: Ishquar Teh''Sainte on 11/06/2008 17:16:25 Originally by: Xthril Ranger To remove the player from the local channel so you do not have to listen to his/her whining this. other reasons: -)if you're out of the system you won't provide much intel anymore -)implants. losing them might be expensive -)because it makes the kill "complete" -)because when you pod everyone undiscriminatingly, it has some value if you allow someones pod to leave the place in one piece as a "reward" for a good fight ___________________ -Skellibjalla- Life is a garden of perceptions. Pick your fruit.
Jacob Mei	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:14:00 - [29] Pod killing for the most part gets the individual out of that area of space so you dont have to listen to the smack talk. 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. -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase: Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
Zora Community for Justice ParadoXon Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:14:00 - [30] Originally by: Viqtoria why have sex without an orgasm? Wait a second, I think I finally understood why some people collect frozen corpses. shivers

Alora Venoda GalTech Giant Space Amoeba	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:15:00 - [31] Originally by: Slanty McGarglefist You have the opportunity of forcing them out of the area for some time. in 0.0, when you are shooting pilots of an enemy alliance, it makes a lot of sense to podkill them, compared to podkilling a hauler passing through a gate in lowsec that you are ganking as a pirate. ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ Take away the risk and it would make flying around in space utterly pointless. Take away the flying around part and you make EVE into a space themed spreadsheet application.
ZinderX500 RAZOR Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:15:00 - [32] Originally by: Viqtoria why have sex without an orgasm? This _____________________ Shelley Godfrey: Have you lost your mind!? Baltar: That's an interesting question, and one I pose to myself on a regular basis.
Amastat Omegatech	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:15:00 - [33] They are cool because: A) You potentially could cause someone to lose SP - which is the most ultimate way in which you can hurt your opponent. That's like playing other MMO's, and you can hit someone with a de-level mallet and cause them to drop a handful of levels, ouch. B) Your opponnent can have implants, sometimes incerdibly expensive ones - this potentially would be a bigger loss than 5 of his recently lost ships put together. C) You effectively hurl your opponent several lightyears away, to where they have their clone stored - you likely will not see them bother you/your mates anytime soon. D) In the event there is a bounty, you could make a lot of ISK potentially. E) In the event you podded someone, they lost SP, plus implants - depending on the integrity of the said person, they would quit the game. This is about as epic as it gets - you hit them so hard, they actually cancel their subscription. ____________________ "All warfare is based on deception... we must seem unable...seem inactive...and crush him " - Sun Tzu
Resamo	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:15:00 - [34] I am not a bad person But in i will pod kill when i get the chance and in faction wars i will be pod killing whenever possible. It comes down to 3 things 1. Its a war, best to inflict as much damage as possible to your enemy. 2. Its not a complete kill unless i get the pod i mean why dont we just shoot people to 10% structure and let them get away? 3. You would do the same to me.
Alora Venoda GalTech Giant Space Amoeba	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:15:00 - [35] Originally by: Slanty McGarglefist You have the opportunity of forcing them out of the area for some time. in 0.0, when you are shooting pilots of an enemy alliance, it makes a lot of sense to podkill them, compared to podkilling a hauler passing through a gate in lowsec that you are ganking as a pirate. ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ Take away the risk and it would make flying around in space utterly pointless. Take away the flying around part and you make EVE into a space themed spreadsheet application.
ZinderX500 RAZOR Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:15:00 - [36] Originally by: Viqtoria why have sex without an orgasm? This _____________________ Shelley Godfrey: Have you lost your mind!? Baltar: That's an interesting question, and one I pose to myself on a regular basis.
Amastat Omegatech	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:15:00 - [37] Edited by: Amastat on 11/06/2008 17:20:06 Edited by: Amastat on 11/06/2008 17:19:20 They are cool because: A) You potentially could cause someone to lose SP - which is the most ultimate way in which you can hurt your opponent. That's like playing other MMO's, and you can hit someone with a de-level mallet and cause them to drop a handful of levels, ouch. B) Your opponnent can have implants, sometimes incerdibly expensive ones - this potentially would be a bigger loss than 5 of his recently lost ships put together. C) You effectively hurl your opponent several lightyears away, to where they have their clone stored - you likely will not see them bother you/your mates anytime soon. D) In the event there is a bounty, you could make a lot of ISK potentially. E) In the event you podded someone, they lost SP, plus implants - depending on the integrity of the said person, they would quit the game. This is about as epic as it gets - you hit them so hard, they actually cancel their subscription. --- -- All and all, podding can be awesome in both ways - oddly. A twisted, sadistic way - and a pratical, meaningful way. It is twisted and saditistic when you do it just for the sake of ****ing someone off - to intentionally hurt them, and you get pleasure from it. However, on the other hand. It is pratical when it tosses someone back to their clone station - unable to quickly return to the battlefield to attack you and your comrades, again. It also could potentially financially ruin them - or hurt their SP Sheet, which would make your opponent unable to attack you/your friends again anytime soon - basically you have beaten them so hard into the ground, they are neutralized and no longer a threat, at least temporarily. The most common example of why people are podded, and why its practical, is to send them to their clone-HQ - to remove them from the battlefield. This is a common, but good strategic move to make in PvP - this ensures your target will not return to attack your party over and over, hopefully. Anyone who fights in 0.0 will pod if they have the chance, and they do it for this reason. ____________________ "All warfare is based on deception... we must seem unable...seem inactive...and crush him " - Sun Tzu
Resamo	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:15:00 - [38] I am not a bad person But in i will pod kill when i get the chance and in faction wars i will be pod killing whenever possible. It comes down to 3 things 1. Its a war, best to inflict as much damage as possible to your enemy. 2. Its not a complete kill unless i get the pod i mean why dont we just shoot people to 10% structure and let them get away? 3. You would do the same to me.
Ecky X Universal Securities	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:16:00 - [39] 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.
Ecky X Universal Securities	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:16:00 - [40] 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.

Batolemaeus Free-Space-Ranger Morsus Mihi	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:17:00 - [41] 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.
Viqtoria Groping Hand Social Club	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:20:00 - [42] LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD digitised screams YES!
Zev'Nar	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:24:00 - [43] Edited by: Zev''Nar on 11/06/2008 17:24:27 There is a section of EVE players whose whole mentality is to hurt someone so badly they will quit the game. Found the quote I was thinking of... "The way that you win in EVE is you basically make life so miserable for someone else that they actually quit the game and don't come back."
Saladin Eternity INC. Project Alice.	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:24:00 - [44] Sadly, I gave this issue some thought and the only answer I can come up with is: Killing the pod makes my sense of victory complete. I don't normally pirate, but if I do kill someone in low sec I usually let the pod go because of the sec hit.
RuleoftheBone Ataraxia.	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:26:00 - [45] Originally by: Corwin Pendragon LOL. It really makes me wonder what these type of people are in RL. I have let my little guy push the mouse button hovering over the gun mod about to squish the pod. I smile. He giggles. Then I read him a story by Maurice Sendak for being a good lil Brutor . Don't make RL assumptions. It's just a game. Next time spam the "warp-to" button FFS. "Lead Me..Follow Me..Or get the **** out of my way" General George Patton USA
Istvaan Shogaatsu Guiding Hand Social Club	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:33:00 - [46] Originally by: Corwin Pendragon LOL. It really makes me wonder what these type of people are in RL. Oh, cutthroats and rapists, I assure you. To people like us, another player is no different from a Goomba in Super Mario. Do you feel remorse after stomping on a goomba in a video game? Didn't think so, goomba.
Amarrian Cougar TalCorp Enterprises Einherjar Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:47:00 - [47] Originally by: Gwenvahar Edited by: Gwenvahar on 11/06/2008 17:05:53 Oh theres several reasons.. Griefing : Killing in the name of, because I can Corpse Collecting : Everyone likes a reminder of fun days past Hatred : When taking your ship is not enough, I'll have those shiny implants too And more im sure but these are the basics Can implants drop as loot off a player pod kill?
Le Skunk Low Sec Liberators	Posted - 2008.06.11 17:53:00 - [48] 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. so very, very , wrong SKUNK
Viginti SniggWaffe	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:04:00 - [49] 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. DesuSig
Haradgrim Tyrell Corp INTERDICTION	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:23:00 - [50] Pod-killing is fun in a primal fashion because it puts one in a position of power over another, most people (and especially any male with an alpha personality) will enjoy this provided it does not cause harm to the other person (a mentally healty human being generally does not enjoy causing lasting harm to another). That being said, there are a number of reasons within the games mechanics to pod-kill someone (i.e. war of attrition against your enemies (implants are expensive), removing them from local, etc) Taking the viewpoint that a combat based action (that has no lasting consequence, but I digress, thats another debate) is morally wrong or somehow inherently malicious when your playing a PVP game is akin to believing that watching war movies makes you want to commit acts of violence, and personally; the only thing I wanted to do after watching "Bridge Over the River Kwai" was whitsle

Ecky X Universal Securities	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:23:00 - [51] 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. so very, very , wrong SKUNK Oh my. Turn off your wallet and mail blink, and you shouldn't have any problem.
Le Skunk Low Sec Liberators	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:29:00 - [52] Originally by: Ecky X 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. so very, very , wrong SKUNK Oh my. Turn off your wallet and mail blink, and you shouldn't have any problem. Tell that to the 862 people ive podded without the use of a bubble. SKUNK
Kublai Khaan Garoun Investment Bank	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:33:00 - [53] Quote: ...well, just malicious... Says it all,really...
Doc Fury	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:40:00 - [54] I always thought that players podded each other just to hear the squishy sound. It's so safe to play along, little soldiers in a row Falling in and out of love, with something sweet to throw away. I want something good to DIE for...to make it beautiful to live.
Stakhanov Metafarmers	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:40:00 - [55] Number one reason to pod : the delicious squishy sound. Music to my ears
Lysianna	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:49:00 - [56] 1.I pod my enemies to remind them that I am their enemie. 2.Depending on the system and region I am in. I will pod the pilot in order to ensure that: A: He doesnÆt come back with a bigger ship 5 minutes later.\ B: ItÆs a good way to keep local clean :P
Take Enemy Dead Gnoll's Eye Socket	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:51:00 - [57] Originally by: Xthril Ranger To remove the player from the local channel so you do not have to listen to his/her whining ^^This.
MrTripps Blueprint Haus Intrepid Crossing	Posted - 2008.06.11 18:54:00 - [58] Cause that squish sound rawks, yo.
Akazaki Senkawa School of Applied Knowledge	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:10:00 - [59] 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... <snip> I think you just won the thread...! - - - - - - - - <defense style="chewbacca"> But that does not make sense! </defense>
Hannobaal Shadow Forces Inc.	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:16:00 - [60] Edited by: Hannobaal on 11/06/2008 19:16:51 Originally by: Le Skunk Originally by: Ecky X Oh my. Turn off your wallet and mail blink, and you shouldn't have any problem. Tell that to the 862 people ive podded without the use of a bubble. SKUNK Battleship smartbombs ftw?

Lt Angus Wicked Crew	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:22:00 - [61] Originally by: Hannobaal Edited by: Hannobaal on 11/06/2008 19:16:51 Originally by: Le Skunk Originally by: Ecky X Oh my. Turn off your wallet and mail blink, and you shouldn't have any problem. Tell that to the 862 people ive podded without the use of a bubble. SKUNK Battleship smartbombs ftw? Yarr Shhhh, Im hunting Badgers
Swift Wind 6rasshopper Inc.	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:28:00 - [62] Originally by: Jacob Mei 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. This....
Mioelnir KULT Production Atrum Tempestas Foedus	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:52:00 - [63] It's just cruel to leave your fellow player there, forced to perhaps do some 20+ jumps in his pod. If you send him back to station, he can hop into a new ship and play again faster.
Stele Toque	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:55:00 - [64] Edited by: Stele Toque on 11/06/2008 19:56:14 Originally by: Corwin Pendragon Are there really that many people who play this game that get off on this sort of thing? hey are you related to that ancient earth **** star Cynthia Pendragon? she was hot in a retro kind of way man.
ShardowRhino Legion 0f The Damned	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:58:00 - [65] 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!
Corwin Pendragon	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:58:00 - [66] Originally by: Mioelnir It's just cruel to leave your fellow player there, forced to perhaps do some 20+ jumps in his pod. If you send him back to station, he can hop into a new ship and play again faster. OK, I'll buy this one. Such compassion for your fellow player!
Grimpak Trinity Nova Trinity Nova Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.11 19:59:00 - [67] Edited by: Grimpak on 11/06/2008 20:00:13 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? Originally by: Grimpak's noob Guidebook for EVE Rule 7 - If someone pods you, they had a reason for such thing, and make your life miserable is a good reason as any other. ...and I'm not saying this just because I like to collect the corpses from the guys I pod... just sayin'....
Corwin Pendragon	Posted - 2008.06.11 20:00:00 - [68] 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!
Atomos Darksun Infortunatus Eventus	Posted - 2008.06.11 20:25:00 - [69] because i love yelling "SQUISH!" on vent? Originally by: Amoxin My vent is talking to me in a devil voice... Atomos' Guide to Forum Flaming
coo'kaktaa	Posted - 2008.06.11 20:45:00 - [70] Because pod killing is the ultimate punishment in EVE, which is a very punishing game by design. Pod killing sets players back even further than just loosing a ship. It's inherent in human nature to destroy and humiliate what's perceived as an easy target. You don't have to play EVE to see that, EVE just allows it to occur as if it's out in the open and normal behavior. Keep in mind - when someone attacks your ship and destroys it, they have to go a step further and make a concious decision to go for your pod. If that thought disturbs you, then maybe EVE isn't for you.

Grarr Dexx Naval Protection Corp Intrepid Crossing	Posted - 2008.06.11 20:51:00 - [71] It's a war of attrition mate, if there were implants in that head he'd be out a whole load of isk.
Disco Flint The Flaming Sideburn's Blackguard Coalition	Posted - 2008.06.11 20:56:00 - [72] Originally by: Corwin Pendragon 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 ****s and giggles, because of a lousy bio, because of you smacking in local beforehand, because of you being a pain to catch over a few days, because the pizza man is late, because I stupidly lost a ship the same day, because I'm drunk... or simply for no reason at all, just because there's something on my overview without a friendly tag. No podkill is needless, a pod is as valid as a BS or whatever for a target, the potential ISK-loss is tremendous, and even when no implants are lost, a high-SP clone isn't for free either. If you go around assuming that people who kill pods "get off" on this kind of thing, you're still no better than the people who believe that every lowsec ganker is a baby eating mutant. Srsly, this is EVE, you don't need a damn reason to do anything. It's a sandbox and if you wish to stomp the other's sand castle because he has a funny haircut, then whatever, just do it.
Corwin Pendragon	Posted - 2008.06.11 21:08:00 - [73] Hmmm, I DID say there were good (and I'll add now "game related") reasons for a podkill. And I've seen some listed I'd not thought of. And I never said everybody gets off on doing it, nor am I complaining about podkills being a part of the game. I suppose I'm trying to make a comment on human nature that there ARE people will podkill for no other reason then "it's fun", even if they get nothing more than they get some sort of rush from it. So, no whining here. (But I DO think there must be a lot a SICK people out there! ) And even so, this has been an interesting and entertaining thread.
Vaal Erit Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2008.06.11 21:14:00 - [74] Originally by: Viqtoria LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD LOCK THE POD digitised screams YES! Exactly. Because shooting pods is fun. I like fun.
Lars Lodar Induseng Enterprises R0ADKILL	Posted - 2008.06.11 21:21:00 - [75] The squishy podkill sounds is probably the best sound in EVE. Even after well over 100 podkills, I still giggle every time. Pod killing makes sense for all the reasons posted above. Also, when you're -10 like myself, there really is no reason NOT to kill them. It's just gooey frosting on the cake. It also separates us real outlaws from the weekend pirates can't cut it living in low sec.
Hans Roaming Body Count Inc. Daisho Syndicate	Posted - 2008.06.11 21:29:00 - [76] Because you can't pod people in real life!
Allister Feind V I R I I	Posted - 2008.06.11 21:37:00 - [77] Originally by: Saladin Sadly, I gave this issue some thought and the only answer I can come up with is: Killing the pod makes my sense of victory complete. I don't normally pirate, but if I do kill someone in low sec I usually let the pod go because of the sec hit. I promise I wont tell anyone what you do with the corpses jake siskos favorite alt
Mozohl 24th Imperial Crusade	Posted - 2008.06.11 21:58:00 - [78] I can only speak for myself, for me, pods are a delicacy, I d take a pod kill over any other ship kill, I even think of it in the morning as I cook eggs with bacon for breakfast.
Jaabaa Prime Quam Singulari Warp to Desktop	Posted - 2008.06.11 22:03:00 - [79] Take your pick: Get you out of local. Inflict ISK damage for clone. Inflict ISK damage for implant(s). To prove that you have a fast enough lock for pods, or to prove that you are too stupid to warp after being put into one. Any/All of above (plus a few that I can't think of right now).
Rramar Claime Kingdom of Kador Kingdom of Redemption	Posted - 2008.06.11 22:08:00 - [80] The answer is very simple. By now i think everyone knows the experiment when some people were given the chance to shock with electricity other people IF they gave the wrong answer to a question. Almost everyone was up to causing pain to them if they couldnt answer and what was surprising: They were told that they are able to cause a deadly shock to them without any legal consequences if the victims gave the wrong answer and some (dont know the exact percentage but afaik most of them) were absolutely up to giving them that deadly shock and killing them. Of course they didnt know it was just an experiment This is just how people behave, this is what we are. Humans. This is what you see and what you read in the news and just about anywhere. Seriously, if they are given the chance to do the same ruining someone's fun in a game where not only are there no consequences but noone knows who they are, why would you think they would act differently??? Youre either too naive or should be playing wow m8 cause youre too young. No offense. "I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day, when he said; 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' Grandpa said, 'No, but I served in a company of heroes."

Iteken Hotori Game-Over Insurgency	Posted - 2008.06.11 22:34:00 - [81] 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. so very, very , wrong SKUNK i think this dude never met a sensor boosted stiletto :)
Larkonis Trassler Neo Spartans	Posted - 2008.06.11 22:47:00 - [82] Edited by: Larkonis Trassler on 11/06/2008 22:48:49 Pod ransoms tend to make a nice little turnover. Bounties are good too if you can get them, but these people generally know how to get their pods away. Removes someone from local so they cannot smack/spy. Squish sounds are nice. EDIT Also +5 to smack from enemy who has just died Your signature exceeds the maximum allowed filesize of 24000 bytes -Navigator ([email protected])
Mankirks Wife	Posted - 2008.06.11 23:09:00 - [83] Why pod? Because you can ... I always thought that was reason enough, anyway.
ghosttr Explora Empire Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate	Posted - 2008.06.11 23:10:00 - [84] 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? Because I like the 'squish' noise they make when you pop them
Redpants Dark Star LTD	Posted - 2008.06.11 23:20:00 - [85] Because everytime I pop a pod, God kills a kitten. And podding is the only chance beyond my opponent already losing their ship that might make them cry.
Stakhanov Metafarmers	Posted - 2008.06.12 02:34:00 - [86] Originally by: Rramar Claime stuff Poor example. In that experiment , most subjects were feeling really uncomfortable , guilt slowly adding up in their conscience. Some had enough integrity to stop early , but very few enjoyed seeing the actor victim's suffering , or were indifferent to it. In Eve , my smile is in direct proportion with my victim's anger. We're talking about hundreds of players who acknowledge their sadistic style as the main reason they're playing the game , myself included. Totally different things , apathy and weakness has nothing to do with gratuitous cruelty.
Daryn Losal	Posted - 2008.06.12 02:55:00 - [87] I actually run around trying to get pod killed in unfitted frigates sometime so I can instajump across half the galaxy back to my clone (saves me about an hour or so). When I tell PKers this they get so mad that it takes the fun out of whatever satisfaction they were going to get and they leave me alone in my pod LOL
Chainsaw Plankton IDLE GUNS IDLE EMPIRE	Posted - 2008.06.12 03:36:00 - [88] Originally by: Mankirks Wife Why pod? Because you can ... I always thought that was reason enough, anyway. damn right I can!
Apoctasy The Python Cartel	Posted - 2008.06.12 05:03:00 - [89] 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 ^^^^^ :) Yup. Nothing beats angry carebear tears. BTW, first of many carebear FW death whine threads.
Leora Nomen	Posted - 2008.06.12 05:25:00 - [90] - Feeling good about yourself that you could catch a pod. Some pilot feel proud about catching what isn't very easy to catch and does require some quick reflexes. In many games players would take pride in having fast reflexes to win the game or pwn someone else and podding is no different. - In wars, high sec racketeering, general conflict it is to inflict financial damage on on your targets and also take away some of the game time. They end up in their medical station and now have to fly and get new implants in addition to getting a new ship. - During ransoms if you refuse to pay of course you get podded for obvious reasons. - To get them out of our immediate area so that they cannot spy on you or ruin your gate camps. - And last but not least griefing, although great majority of podding that goes on happens for the above reasons so you cannot automatically label someone who podded you a griefer. guide to game time codes

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.

Lex Alandar	Posted - 2008.06.12 13:35:00 - [121] Edited by: Lex Alandar on 12/06/2008 13:36:07 I pod for a couple of reasons, really. Apart from the obvious stuff mentioned in this thread, attrition, evil, etc. 1.) Locking the pod is usually a challenge. If I succeed, what am I supposed to do? NOT cycle the warp disruptor?? Only turn on one gun??? No, you either go all the way or not at all. 2.) Sec hits are a bit of a badge of honour, in case you didn't notice. I'm still a part-time carebear, when PvPing isn't paying the bills, and it's amusing to watch a day's worth of sec status gains wiped out from a couple of kills. Now that being said.... If a pilot provides a particularly good fight (most people, after crapping themselves, just sit there, and wait to die) or shows good humour in local, I let them go. This is the only time I consciously let pods get away, since ransoming is not something I regularly partake in. As mentioned before, killing every pod that comes through gives meaning to the particularly good pilot who you let live. P.S. The last reason is that all these corpses really 'liven up' the constant party going on in my hangar. There's not quite enough exotic dancers to go around, and some of the militia have great fun dancing with your corpses cough SCA cough.
Julien makka The Mutineers	Posted - 2008.06.12 14:04:00 - [122] I like the "squish" sound pods make :)
Tharrn Vigilia Valeria Expeditionary Forces	Posted - 2008.06.12 14:07:00 - [123] And here I thought pros play without sound to decrease lag :P Now recruiting!
Bo Bojangles Spartan Industrial Manufacturing SMASH Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.12 15:47:00 - [124] Edited by: Bo Bojangles on 12/06/2008 15:52:28 Edited by: Bo Bojangles on 12/06/2008 15:49:08 OP you speak like a pilot that's just lost a couple hundred mil in implants recently, and so your question is already answered. As for my reasons,.... Because pods go, Squish!!!! \o/ "Sir,.. local down by one." ~heheheh
Mioelnir KULT Production Atrum Tempestas Foedus	Posted - 2008.06.12 15:51:00 - [125] Originally by: Tharrn And here I thought pros play without sound to decrease lag :P - Lock pod - scram pod - enable audio - shoot pod - disable audio - profit?
Nethras Tribal Liberation Force	Posted - 2008.06.12 20:16:00 - [126] Originally by: Tharrn And here I thought pros play without sound to decrease lag :P Pretty sure that's more of a concern in (large) fleet battles, depending on your computer of course... and most of the stories told here about pod kills sound more like small low sec encounters... and if it doesn't hurt computer performance, there are definitely some of the sounds that can help you know what's being used in a small encounter - clearly with a large enough battle that just turns into a lot of noise that isn't helpful, and is using some amount of system resources. Oh, and making it harder to hear voice comms is always a bad thing, again not a concern solo.
Riethe Invictus Sovereignty	Posted - 2008.06.12 20:20:00 - [127] Edited by: Riethe on 12/06/2008 20:20:01 Ever had a pod pet? Unedited killmail. This is how you keep slow gate camps exciting. http://www.finegents.com/kb/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=1033 I think we did one that had higher damage, but I couldn't find it. EVE-Scam.com


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