Comments on: Go live in low-sec

By: Kala

Kala — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:23:13 +0000

I'm not sure about this tbh. The time I spent in the alternate-local channel I had set up was very productive. Newer residents (that were already 'carreer mission runners' prior to hitting low-sec) would be reluctant, but once they've lost a couple of ships to probers, they were quick to get on board with any anti-piracy group that was going at the same time.

Primarily these groups were for intel more than for counter-attack. Most times it was just about hilighting threats, and analysing risk before making a decision and relaying it to the others. Just because -I- think a situation is too dodgy and decide to dock up didn't mean any of the others would do the same, but they were at least aware, and that helps a hell of a lot.

I actually don't live in low-sec atm. I did for a fairly long time; enough so that hitting high sec and habitually smashing the directional scanner would make me crap myself briefly. Right now I'm in a cozy high sec system many many LY from anything, because sometimes I just like to lazymode Eve.

By: Kala

Kala — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:10:46 +0000

Good points, and I like the idea of the protection racket. At the time I was in an alliance that had a strict policy of never paying ransoms or anything similar. Additionally they actively hunted any local pirate groups, so it would just never have happened, sadly.

By: Casiella Truza

Casiella Truza — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:25 +0000

Lowsec has a lot going for it, especially for traders and explorers (and sometimes manufacturers). I don't run too many missions out there anymore, but certainly radar site exploration follows similar principles. And once you've lived in W-space for a bit, lowsec exploration is cake.

By: Mandrill

Mandrill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:25:16 +0000

I take issue with your calling the choke-point campers pirates. A real pirate puts some effort into hunting his prey and doesn't just sit on a gate ganking haulers.

Also, its worth getting into converstaions with the real pirates in your neck of lo-sec. they may be willing to work out a deal where by you pay them a monthly fee (usually quite reasonable) and they set you to blue and don't hunt you. Yes its a protection racket but, come on, they are pirates.

By: Calderus Rex

Calderus Rex — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:06:55 +0000

Nice post. I like your style. Low sec is great. I've certainly made quite a bit myself running static plexes, and agree, exploration can make some solid isk too. And of course, fun pew pew.

By: Velocity Prime

Velocity Prime — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:18:47 +0000

Good post with some good tips. I take it you live in lowsec.

However, you are assuming here that most carreer mission runners want to interact with other players. They don't. Most are scared out of their minds by the thought of actually meetin and fighting another player in lowsec. All they really want to do is farm their predictable, high paying missions in peace. Human interaction would only slow the ISK making machine. Unfortunately for the residents of lowsec, the carebear will rarely, if ever, enter the realm of the pirate.

We however are working hard to bring player interaction to the cearbears of EVE.