(05-06-2014, 10:30 PM)Tal Wrote: New cycle:
Trader buys BS scanner and takes lane.
Trader sees pirate 25k away.
Trader flies away.
Pirate sits on lane and logs off due to boredom.
Scouts don't log because people can use BS scanners instead.
Lawfuls don't log because there are no more pirates.
BS scanners being available make scouts not log? Are you serious? You're really reaching there. If you're waiting at a lane mid and its more than 25k in length, it is very likely the trader won't pull out in time evade pirate (as long as that pirate is paying attention). If it is 25k or less, its more likely they see you first and won't even use the gate right? But they still have to use a jumpgate or wormhole to leave the system. So move around, go to the next system if you're seen. Block routes. Besides if you sit a jump point, there's still the chance of catching a ship coming through the gate/wormhole, and since they can't flee back immediately, its like fish in a barrel at that point, regardless of scanners used.
And well if sometimes the traders do fly away unhurt, so be it. They paid for that. There are plenty that still use the standard scanners. If those pirates had a 25k LONG RANGE SCANNER they could position guys close to junctions and bases, or slightly above or below plane to track ships they think are trying to use the off plane space (which is there for a reason) to go around them.
I mean just because you can't catch 100% of ships using the lanes doesn't mean its reducing interaction. It just changes form. I never lane pirate. Yes, its boring, but not because of scanners, but low numbers in general. You can't blame that on longer range scanners. I know several trade routes, and know all of the bottleneck points for them. I know when I see a ship travelling from one system to another, where I might best cut them off. I track and constantly keep moving, and rarely just 'sit' in a lane except when I wanna bust NPC's for loot. More get away than get caught, thats just the name of the game.
Lane piracy may be dead, but its not Battleship Scanners on transports that have done that, and they are not responsible for making escorts harder to find. Escorts for real convoys are still widely used. The individual trader can rarely afford escorts over simply paying pirates, which also avoids fights altogether. Sometimes you can pay for a scout or escort and still wind up blown up. Population has lowered in general over the last 2 years, and more limitations on ships is not going to fix that.
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