On my main I haven’t stepped foot in hisec for over 10 years. Excluding suicide ganking, what are some strategies for baiting or forcing PVP onto people who don’t want it?
So far I’m experimenting with:
Loot stealing
Shooting at MTUs
Its been many years since I’ve dealt with hisec mechanics so I’m all ears for any creative tactics you fellow space assholes are using to force some non-consesual hisec pvp
Aside of these you can perform criminal act against your alt then set up a public killright on yourself for whatever amount you see fit then pretend to be mining, ratting or even just hauling but in a PvP fit ship in hopes someone will activate the KR and engage you so you can shoot back.
However they can ship scan you before hand and also bring an entire fleet so definitely more risk than just the usual bait tactics.
The benefit of having the KR from your alt is that you can always turn it off when you don’t want to be able to be attacked and can set the KR price to whatever you think will work… and of course anyone who pays for the KR will actually pay the ISK into your own pocket.
If you played as far back as ten years ago you may have been fortunate enough to experience the tutelage of everyone’s favorite tear and loot extraction service provider, Suddenly Ninjas and/or their wider affiliated network of professionals.
If you were not in fact a witness to that fabulous era then I can only suggest that: if you find something is not anchored? Take it.
Otherwise fly it like you stole it.
What I’ve done in the past, is follow around a mission runner and prime them by salvaging their wrecks from under there nose. They have to be aware that you are doing this. This oftentimes gets their hackles all in a knot.
Then after priming them, go after their MTU.
Make sure you are using something inconspicuous that the mission runner would see as an easy target. (Remember, they are preconditioned to think frigates suck by the 100 million missions they have previously run) I use a Nergal.
Now they are typically shy to shoot, but if they decide to smack talk you that’s good. You can use that to goad them. It’s like kicking the back of their seat when you’re on an airplane. The more you do it, and the more you poke at their ineptness, the more likely they will eventually make the mistake into shooting at you.