A few days ago, I started engaging in “aggressive salvage operations” in Federation space. This means scanning down podder ships to salvage the Serpentis wrecks they leave behind and occasionally the loot as well. Yes, this latter bit means that they can take shots at us (Vikarion came along as an escort), but so far no one has. Oddly, they bluster about a wardec, but why would they pay CONCORD 5m ISK to do what they can do right then? Recovering abandoned T2 drones works pretty well, too. Also, I picked up some unsecured ice over in Everyshore. Most of the Mackinaws had properly deployed secure containers to support their work, but some folks just don’t want to take the time to do it right. I don’t know if any of them actually learned their lesson; they might need a pop quiz for a refresher soon.
I started working around Dodixie, primarily, but I’ve decided not to stay around there. Too much competition, with Suddenly Ninjas basing out of the same location. I didn’t realize that when I started. The ISK per hour doesn’t reach really high levels, but the practice at scanning people down and sticking it to the Navy lackeys has made it all worthwhile.
Actually, I think we’ve performed a public service. After all, this debris in space presents a clear navigational hazard to all the folks flying around the system, and abandoned drones just seem so lonely.
Now, several of us in the White Rose Society intend to head over to space where our colleagues in the Sansha Nation have tried to carry out operations against the Amarr. I understand that the Empire’s agents in some areas hand out a lot of assignments to corrupt podders doing their bidding and use this to try to stem the tide. We’ll see what happens when the non-podder ships get a little bit of support, both in terms of recovering the crews via aggressive salvaging and intervening more directly in low-sec operations.
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