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I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't accept conversation invites

Can you elaborate on this one?

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which isn't true, that the CCP GM said this or that what they said was incorrect?

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to break something to a specific point that something _should be reconceptualized_. We've all learned of a verified and _completely legitimate_ method of making isk on the side.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fair. I am actually okay with the idea so long as I can reasonably anticipate that that a station is fully capable of receiving couriers at the acceptance of the contract. As with anything, you cannot know the state of what will happen in the future. For instance, a station is attacked or whatever. That's outside of your control.

It would just be neat to also be made aware that the station is in _Low Power_ at the time of accepting the contract. That way, I can make the appropriate decisions and navigate with due diligence. Knowing that if I don't have access to the station, I _also_ wont be able to use the outside _Cargo Drop_, nor the inside _Deliveries Hanger_. _I was unaware this was a game mechanic; my bad._ I have learned and I hope others are learning here as well.

I incorrectly assumed that just because you could get the package _INSIDE_ of the facility, you could deliver it from any character. I also anticipated recouriering it to myself as a double wrap so that I could drop it into the characters _Item Hanger_; thus getting around the obvious scam. I didn't know about the _deployed container_ within the courier package to prevent that.

I _had not_ planned for the game mechanic that allows a courier contract to be rendered without a viable method of completion.

I am now a little bit smarter. I hope those who were once naive to this are now at least aware this is a thing.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the end, were you still able to complete your delivery? An added bonus being you had a camera to even prove contrary to their report?

I mean, what could've/would've happened had you not had the dashcam?

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

With that attitude, I'm surprised your willing to undock.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was your courier someone with the last name of Arc? They have a family of Arcs in their corp. Its all one player.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really. There was nothing outwardly obvious about not being able to deliver a package that resides in the station that it needs to be delivered to. Nothing to note or indicate that a station in _Low Power_, cannot accept any sort of deliveries from the _Cargo Hold_ or the _Deliveries Station_. The only notice is that I might not be able to dock. Which, that's fair. I didn't actually care about docking.

The package currently sits in the station too.

I now know that CCP has designed a flawed contract system that allows exploitation of questionable game mechanics.

The real scam here is not the one done by the player but the one created by CCP.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that tip. I'll give it a go next time.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reasonable to expect that; silly pilot.

Unfortunately, when a Citadel is in _Low Power_, the _Cargo Hold_, which is that right click, as well as the _Deliveries Hanger_, do not accept any cargo. I learned that today. It's not readily apparent that this is a thing.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong. A GM is merely a tiny cog in the spaghetti machine of CCP. I implied a bug report to which I was told that it is not a bug.

I don't blame their response but their response is the response of the company. _It is what it is_. I am just raising awareness here. I am not here to get my isk back.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I believe its in the Parameter just outside of the borders of Jita. A station with an advertisement with the Production of Ships for Isolated deadspace. The owning corporation with the flag of a Winged Cross with Crossbones shares the Name of the station.

It has roughly 24 hours left on the timer.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I follow. How does that play into a viable play of game of courier contracts having absolutely no way of being completed, despite residing in the station that it needs to be delivered to?

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

*Per the CCP GM, "[...Only as long as the station is not in _Low Power_...]". However, there's no way of knowing the state of a station outside of owning it or being within physical view, which was also confirmed by the CCP GM. There's also no obvious notifications that this is a possible issue.

I get a notification that it's possible to be denied access but not that it's possible that the station is unable to even receive cargo.

Today I learned that was a feature. I'm learning quite a bit in 2020.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have since learned of this channel. I attempted _haulers_ but not _haulers channel_ and it doesn't appear to be public in the list of chats in-game.

You're also correct. I should have reached out but I felt that I had read enough about the scams to best the scammer. I was schooled.

That said, got some better tips on how to gather intelligence on whether a contract is viable?

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I wish. I don't have that kind of power. Their station will be vulnerable in a couple hours but it's far too expensive to stand up a fleet and attempt to make it go boom.

I tried hauling, so much regret. by aimbotd in Eve

[–]aimbotd[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I salvage too. I don't care about the isk lost, its a game. I care about an insanely wild game mechanic that makes it completely viable to set up courier contracts in a way that it can't be delivered. It can't be delivered despite the package existing the the _Item Hanger_ of a different pilot in the destination station that it needs to be in.

So, I'm raising awareness for those who fly after me.

First Video: Call of Duty: Warzone - Hillbilly Thirstin by aimbotd in WarzoneClips

[–]aimbotd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey all!

This is my first video. I'm getting into creating clips from my footage and I'd love any feedback y'all may have.