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Not sure if anyone else experienced this but has someone else found out that the hijackers that you were supposed to battle are gone?

This has happened to me several times where the battle would just stop on its own, probably because the hijackers are nowhere to be seen. Seems like the hijackers would just leave without finishing the timer. Do they have a default setting where they would just leave after a certain time, SirEmi? The mission is still there and when I click them, the timer starts from the beginning and the d**n hijackers are back. This sucks, especially if the timer was longer than 10 days.LOL

Wow that sucks. I haven't heard/experienced this happen but I think I recall there being a way(bug) to do this with PVP like re-assigning a corp ship cancels the enemy's attack or something along those lines but this is news to me.

I have actually had this happen to me a few times.  What happens is the timer and ships seem to vanish. When you go the tracker and click it, bam they are back again.   Each time it happens I hoped it just ment someone had come along and cleared the ships out for me.  But no such luck. lol

Could it have happened when you reassigned predator for some reason?

Reassigning usually does cause this to happen actually.   But I have also had it happen with my own personal ships. So there is likely some other issue that also causes it to happen.  I just haven't figured out what it is.

Nope. SSS Predator never did a hijacker mission, or any COM/SOS mission for that matter. Its prime directive is to scout and eradicate enemies, nothing else. LOL

They happened to my COM ships, and I noticed that it often happened with ships that are doing two or more missions simultaneously. It's really bothersome if you have to check each ship everyday to see if they are still engaged in a battle, especially if you have many ships. Attending to a ship every day vs every 10-12 days is a very big difference.

The same thing just happended to me. I was doing 3 COM missions simultaneously, 15 ennemy ships. When the timer reach 0 5 ships disappears. I do the battle with a victory against the 10 remaining ships. I go to get paid, the 5 missing ships reappears and the timer restart.

Happened again to me today, exactly the same. 15 ships were there a several hours ago, and now only 10 ships left.

Hello there, SirEmi? What info do you need?

I am checking it out, thank you.

How long are the timers approximately when this happens? There's a timeout for each pirate ship that jumps in so that might cause it, will check.

on my battle I would say 170-180 hrs maybe more. that was the biggest battle I have ever started. Ennemy strenth was 32 millions and mine 25 millions. I can not know what the original timer was because someone started 2 of the battles after I started mine. It seem someone is playing jokes on me :)

It's more like we see you have a COM there.  Realize it is going to have a huge timer.  We decide the best way is to just drop ours too and then go off and do others while you complete ours. lol. I ma sure most of us have done this to someone at one point at least. lol

The latest (the one posted above) was 300+ hours. 3 COM missions. Enemy at 50mil power.

Thanks for checking it out! :)

JJL Thx for telling me it was you that did it. I simply consider this an act of war.

^^^ !!! XD

I never said the last one was mine. Hard to say which one the last one was. lol.  This was at Fomalhaut and it was just 1 weaker COM. Your ship wasn't powered up all the way and I figured you could handle it.  I didn't want to wait forever for you to finish the COM. So I left it so I could go finish some others. I didn't think it would increase your timer too much.  If it did I am sorry.  Would you like some QP to make up for it?

It is not the first time you have done this recently, yes it make me lose a lot of time and you know it very well, and you are doing it deliberately to punish me from leaving PMI, you do not want an open conflict so you hide yourself, I do not want your QP, I want to be left in peace, and what I said stand, it is a "Casus belli"

I don't do it as any sort of payback and i don't do it that often. This was the first time in quite a while that I had actually done it.  There might be others out there who have done it to you though.  I have had people do it to me a few times too. I know it sucks.  Though on the other end it does suck to have a COM someplace and someone else is already doing one.

What sucks is trying to earn some decent money around here when you guys are all doing your 100+ hour long missions, jeeze...

We need the galaxy expansion soon. It's getting a bit crowded. LOL

well, someone bumped 'star map' ahead of 'encounters', so it'll be a couple of months (unless someone bounces 'novae' ahead)...

We have already been told that there are 'pockets of stars' scattered in the universe.  The 4^th ring and inward composes our pocket.  The next pocket(s) will be ~15(?) rings away (possibly 8 more pockets in the cardinal and intermediate (intercardinal, or ordinal) points, or any point in between)...


(edit because I needed to make it understandable)

Ralph: I agree 100% with you, COM missions are becoming rare even in ring 3 and 4 and very rare in ring 1 and 2.

yep we need space to breathe. I already posted that we should be focusing on Nova before Nav, but anyway, it will all get done eventually.
Hey JamJul, ever heard of email to ask how long and use courtesy with other big players? That is how we run things here with IMG. We ask first if its OK to flood an orbit with comm missions, or we wait for them to complete (Unless we are at war with someone, then we flood in hopes to keep them there long enough to finish a PvP)
It is almost definitely an act of war, or certainly an act of aggression & disrespect, to flood another's combat. There is lots of other stuff you could be doing
To the small guys, it is a busy place lately and trying to do comms with 100+hr timers to earn 40K or so really bites. If you contact that person to ask if its OK to drop a comms mission down and play the "cuckoo" card while you do other stuff, I am sure most of us larger players can handle that.

Thx for your support Dadds :)

I never dump them on a smaller player and rarely on a bigger player. I admit I should have asked first.  The last time I did it, I was in a bit of a hury. lol  

So Mata I am sorry and I will try to make sure it don't happen again.

It just happened again, 3 com attack missions dropped on one of mine at HJB 13040 A1. By the size of the ship I can deduce that it is one of the 6 top player that did it :(

Don't look at me.  I didn't do it this time.

I just post this to my members regarding look before doing COM.    :whip:  Yes is getting crowed when everyone is doing COM and not mining.

and it's becoming serious...

wars have started over lesser reasons...



(edit - because:

I wanted y'all to know that this is not a threat, and I ain't about to go to war over this trivial matter)

Sorry, not me either. I'm also more on the victim side of the story in this :s
I have a double pirate mission where there was only one hours before...
Ah well, part of the game I suppose.....

List of players big enough to have done it (based on the size of the ships generated by the missions):

1 [SSS] Grand Admiral Raphael 925,277,613
2 [EOS] Matamaure 347,103,751
3 [TGE] Emperor Jam-Jul Lison 164,071,962
4 [WOP] wayup 146,233,008
5 [TGE] sauron 116,794,565
6 [IMG] Dadds 94,170,061

Ralph and me could not continue our missions (we were at the same place, different missions), then not us, JJl and Sauron say it is not them. 2 names remains: wayup or Dadds

You could also ask JoolzVern.  I recently helped ITO to make a good sized corp ship so they could have a good one for their members to use. It isn't as strong as my best ones but it is better then the vast majority of my ships I have as the moment.  I really do need to get to upgrading. lol

A ship of 17.5 millions power was needed to collect the mission that was dropped on me.

wayup just PM me to say he did not do it.

There is only one left: Dadds.

What do you have to say Dadds?

ITO levels do not match this.

I wish that was my ship. :(

Yes theirs do not even come close to that power. For that matter none of mine are that high either. I guess that just leaves Dadds.

I didn't really expect anyone to admit.LOL

Anyway, the Syndicate will declare war IMMEDIATELY once we have proof of someone doing it to us--especially to me, whether or not I can still finish the mission. I don't want anyone else milking my cash cows.  :))

We need an upgrade of the WHD asap! Please include at least the pilot's name, SirEmi. WHDs are pretty useless the way they are now.

I support 100% what Ralph said about WHD.

Yes, we'll work on the WHD modules to improve it further in the near future.

Regarding this information and corp wars, we are building the navigation computer / star maps to have filter capability, so one will be able to filter rival installations discovered by Corporation, thus offering a perspective on where the rival is operating. That should provide useful info for where to look and where to strike.

Thx SirEmi

If it was me I would have admitted it. lol.

Someone drop a COM on me again and I also lost a nest, it was stolen from me. If ever I take the culprit in action I will...

You already have my response regarding dropping comms on someone previously. i would look more towards the unscrupulous out there. All my ships big enough to collect and drop that size are all fully committed to lengthy attack timers elsewhere, or playing with the fools that inhabit Jupiter.
Have you considered that someone is lying to you Matamure? I would begin my search again back at the people waving their fingers like back in the witch-hunt days
Dadds <out>

Oh, and as a besides, i dont even have HJB 13040 in my nav comp which means its unlikely i have actually stopped by there before at anytime to do any serious combat missions.

All that says is you didn't remember to chart it, not that you didn't visit.  You are the one who has said in the past that all the known universe was mapped by you.

The culprit of the COM mission has identify itself and offer compensation, It was an error, I can accept that. I am waiting to ear from the stolen nest culprit.

J'accuse moi, Sargas?
I suggest you stop pointing your finger at me, I am tiring of the Sargasian input to my activities.
You are a Raphael sympathizer at the least. If you feel you want to take that issue further i can always add you to the list of targets if you want to go down that path.
I conduct my activities with honour. You people should try to consider the same
You are now on notice, Sargas of EOS. I dare you to insult me one more time.

An error which somehow then pointed a finger at me. "OH, THAT dump. sorry i forgot to mention that when y'all asked nicely, lets blame Dadds"
i will expect no less than an apology from the Sargasian empire for daring to accuse me of foul play. I play the game with honour which i know others cant match. I expect a response in 24hrs. Failure to respond will see us taking it to the next level.
That is all
Dadds <out>

I meant no insult, and I would like to know exactly what you found insulting (so I can understand).  I have never intentionally insulted you or anyone else.  If I have, please tell me what you found insulting (I will talk about that then).
All I meant to say was you seem to be giving conflicting statements (1. IMG has mapped the entire galaxy and 2. I don't have that star on my nav comp)


To what accusation of foul play do you refer?  And please be specific as far as concerning 'this' instance only.

Honour my a$s, Hahahaha.. You are just a big coward. LOL

The "finger of blame" insult. The constant questioning of me and my corp. Ignoring the dill that chooses to post here for which you never have a bad word against it seems. The insult that points blame toward me because "y'all" have done the math and asked everyone nicely and by some method of elimination, suddenly the blame for doing stuff must be Dadds.
Well i am sick of your input vs me and my corp Sargas. I am still waiting on that apology. Guessing it will never happen and since i dont troll here anymore, as i promised i will escalate it to the next level.
Cheer-io guys. "have a nice day"

Someone dumped a hijacker on one of my COMs again. Must be you, oh mighty real-combat veteran. LOL! I guess that's the only thing you can do to me now since you are scared of facing my ships. Hahaha!

I have done nothing that requires (or even mandates) an apology.  Perhaps you need to use a lighter sun-block as the one you are using now seems to  make your skin really thin.  Grow up and start treating others with respect you seem to require and then (and only then) can you 'demand' the same respect, because at this time you are only being given the same respect that you show.  

exactly as i expected you to respond. true right down to 100% predictability. I give everyone a chance to right wrongs aimed towards me and my corp. Perceived or implied, direct or indirect, slant, slander or bias directed at us.
What your google engine didnt go deep enough into colloquial english to find this?:

dill2
dɪl/Submit
nounAUSTRALIAN/NZinformal
noun: dill; plural noun: dills
a naive or foolish person.
I was being more polite than he deserves to the "dill" i refer to who thinks he can incite me to come play with him. I already made my declaration that i am not going to acknowledge anything from him. That would warrant respecting him. He is beneath my contempt. You are just his sycophant in the forums and have shown yourself to always defend him. Funny then that you would trade information on his locations to me when it suits you to have them removed to serve your own ends. Perhaps instead of sending me information on [SSS] establishments, you should do those arrangements like you did over the trade of Jupiter
Maybe the secret trade of information you use needs to come under scrutiny of your allies.
You wish to talk about treating others with respect? You are just a turn-coat like all the rest and not beyond dirty tactics. I have so far given much more respect than you deserve, Sargas-Emperor, for which you have given nothing in return. I have gone to war for much less than the disrespect you have constantly shown to me, my office and my corporation.

Alas, i wish i could claim fame to dumping on you. The reality is, it wasnt me again. You are definitely a target for that sort of contempt, but the reality is, I would prefer to do my own comms to make cash, not dump them on you. Out of all the pilots out there, I am the only one who is not scared of you, so you can get off that silly inflated soap-box of yours. I just think you are now a waste of time to give you any consideration in the game. Come and hunt me down if you want or are able. We both know you cant stop me from doing my own thing and ignoring you in game. i have spotted you all over the place, and yet you cant even find me when you are on top of a system i am in lol
Perhaps you need to talk with some of your "buddies" out there. Perhaps they are not being totally true with you...or you are not paying them enough for their loyalty ha ha harrrr.
Try offering your friendship for a few more QP, maybe they will start to like you one day

Dadds say: "Out of all the pilots out there, I am the only one who is not scared of you"

Speak for yourself. Anyway I have no reason to fear Ralph. We are in a friendly competition, a competition that Ralph is winning hands down for now.

 
All that says is you didn't remember to chart it, not that you didn't visit.  You are the one who has said in the past... Didn't you say once that all the universe was mapped by IMG?
 
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Thank you for helping me understand.  I meant no disrespect, just a friendly jape between adults.  I should have phrased it better.  I do sincerely apologize  :sorry: for how my remark must have looked.  Would the amended version above been better received?

Dadds, you gave me an ultimatum,  'respond in 24 hours'.

I responded...

What the bloody h**l do you want?  Don't invite me to dinner when I have to supply the food.

And, please let me know what you think honorable really means.

 :))

Dadds, to make my question more understandable to you:

"please let me know what you think honorable really means."  (did I spell it correctly, or is there a bloody 'u' somewhere in there that I missed?)

Do you really know hono(u)r or are you just following your own misguided footsteps?

DADDS, please, I need the spelling lesson...

How do you spell honourable and what do you think it means?

Dadds' definition of honourable:

1. Acting all tough, but terrified deep inside.
2. Promises to do one thing, then does the opposite.
3. After a while, decides to follow his promises. Then the opposite again.
4. Making up own versions of truth and present it as fact.
5. Cheap shot is the best shot.

bwahahhahahaha