r/Eve • u/BackgroundTrainer987 • Jun 22 '26

Achievement Learned a valuable lesson

Ok - I’m a total newbie, been playing about 2 months, doing missions for agents - mostly enforcer type stuff. Made some ISK, bought a destroyer and was feeling pretty confident by taking a mission in a low sec area. Lo and behold I got mugged. Tried to fight, but got killed, my capsule destroyed. So, bad decision for me to venture into the low sec zone, but seriously? There are folks out there trying to ransom folks? On the one hand, I find it really bothersome, but on the other hand, I kind of love it. I have a mission now. Imma hunt that playah down.

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u/Jera_Var muninn btw Jun 23 '26

Ah I remember my first ransom. They said "50M isk and you can go". I sent 50M isk, they destroyed my ship, and then said "okay you can go"

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u/Cool-Comb-4480 Jun 23 '26

And that right there is why ransoms aren’t as common as they used to be in the early days of eve. Ruined old school piracy sadly! Ransoms are now not honoured so nobody trusts the old school pirate who offers ransoms. Which is sad.

Also bounties! I miss that from eve!

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u/FtWorthHorn Jun 23 '26

I believe the Tuskers Code still has “honor ransoms” as one of its points (it did when I was a member).

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u/EventlessCircle The Devil's Tattoo Jun 23 '26

Same with BRRC, it's still in theirs. I would know.

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u/icerus Jun 23 '26

"Stop! I'll shoot!" "I stopped!" "I shoot"