Venture Hunting is Fun!

Originally Posted by  Super Perforator 02-01-2015 at 20:37 (789 Views)    

So there I was, sitting around in Alakgur, waiting for something to do. I spawned CONCORD and sent my scout off hunting for CODE violators whilst I waited for the criminal timer to wear off.

After the last couple of months enforcing there, the locals are slowly getting used to me. Normally after I log in something like this happens:

[17:43:39] Korvel Valkor > if you're in a retriever, there's a good chance you'll get ganked

Anyway, after a couple of minutes, bingo! A Venture shows up on DSCAN. Checking out the character (he did not change the name of his ship, so spying him out was easy) I saw a 3 day old character, that had just joined a new, 3 man corps. Best of all, he did not have a permit!

He was orbiting an Asteroid, as fast as his skills would let him. So I warped in on top of him and confiscated his illegal mining equipment.

https://zkillboard.com/kill/43558868/
https://zkillboard.com/kill/43558890/ (sadly a bully pod - empty).

I posted my triumph in local chat, and a corpsmate of the bot aspirant miner responded:

[17:46:25] Super Perforator > Kill: Spinner Mask (Venture) Kill: Spinner Mask (Capsule) no permit! http://www.minerbumping.com/
[17:46:45] Zac Steel > Oh my.

(Admittedly not very exciting, but it proved that someone was awake!)

I then docked up, pulled CONCORD out the belts and sat there writing him my standard "Your Recent Venture Loss in Alakgur" mail, complete with the bonus information, that orbiting alone is never enough to keep you safe. Shortly after the mail was sent, whilst I was refitting a Cat, the miner's CEO requested a conversation:

[ 2015.01.02 17:58:08 ] Super Perforator > o7
[ 2015.01.02 17:58:14 ] Lorniao > o/
[ 2015.01.02 17:58:34 ] Super Perforator > What can I do for you?
[ 2015.01.02 17:59:21 ] Lorniao > I'd please ask of you to refrain from continued contact with my friend. Just started out and is still on a trial account.
[ 2015.01.02 18:00:34 ] Super Perforator > Ok. I wasn't planning on continuing contact. Unless he carries on mining without a permit, and I happen to see him. Don't worry, I am not going to actively stalk him!
[ 2015.01.02 18:01:08 ] Lorniao > When'd ya'll start doin the permits?
[ 2015.01.02 18:01:13 ] Super Perforator > 2012
[ 2015.01.02 18:01:40 ] Super Perforator > 10 Million ISK for 365 days.
[ 2015.01.02 18:02:01 ] Lorniao > I got wind of the email.
[ 2015.01.02 18:02:21 ] Super Perforator > http://www.minerbumping.com/ - more than 2 years of policing High Sec...
[ 2015.01.02 18:03:10 ] Lorniao > Gotta stop those pesky Carebears, right?
[ 2015.01.02 18:03:37 ] Super Perforator > got to sell permits, to stop the evil of bot-aspirancy from spreading, yes.
[ 2015.01.02 18:05:58 ] Super Perforator > if he is going to rely on orbiting as a defence, he should stay in 0.8 and above...
[ 2015.01.02 18:08:25 ] Lorniao > Fly safe

Well then, I went back to work and sent the scout out flying. We spotted a retriever hanging around in belt VIII-1, and the scout went in closer for a look. What do you think he found??

https://zkillboard.com/kill/43559834/
https://zkillboard.com/kill/43559860/

That is right. It was the corpsmate of my last venture, hanging around in the belt in a ship with a bonus to mining yield. Naturally faced with such an opportunity, I had to take it (after all, CODE. is Elite PVP!), ignoring the retriever. Sadly another bully-pod, but you cannot have everything.

This kill gave rise to an email exchange that is actually not worth listing, because there was nothing special about it... but you can see that hunting Ventures is not just about confiscating illegal mining equipment, and trying to save new players before they get stuck in the botting-ways... oh no! It can be the key that opens the door to other interesting possibilities!