# Ganking is a valid form of gameplay, just like PvP everywhere else in EVE Online, and it takes practice to get good at, more inside **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 23, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206 "2026-02-23T17:34:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![Drosera\_Binata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/drosera_binata/32/516991_2.png) [@Drosera\_Binata](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Drosera_Binata)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/764 "2026-11-04T18:18:49Z")
hey, you guys flagged just as many posts, if not more, than i did, and i am not a goober, i was only flagging the AI memes that involved no pants on and trying to keep our community civil ---
**Author:** ![Murder\_Maid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/murder_maid/32/515993_2.png) [@Murder\_Maid](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Murder_Maid)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/765 "2026-11-04T18:26:14Z")
Shhhhhh​🤫 Stop being a Goober. The game is afoot and I must expose this post flagging mystery. ![1000003383](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/a/b/d/abddb16c2c0e5149faf345c4a4b934218b9578fb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Drosera\_Binata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/drosera_binata/32/516991_2.png) [@Drosera\_Binata](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Drosera_Binata)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/766 "2026-11-04T18:26:57Z")
i am not a goober, and i am not trying to stop this mystery from unfolding ---
**Author:** ![kage1982](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kage1982/32/516465_2.png) [@kage1982](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/kage1982)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/767 "2026-11-04T18:36:05Z")
Again for the third time non. You are trying to call people crybabies by making up lies. I can calm you an ass because it true and your posts show that . ---
**Author:** ![Murder\_Maid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/murder_maid/32/515993_2.png) [@Murder\_Maid](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Murder_Maid)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/768 "2026-11-04T18:50:40Z")
You call me an ‘ass’ and point to my posting history as proof. A fascinating logical leap! But let us not mistake the braying of a frustrated suspect for actual testimony. Insults are merely the final refuge for a culprit whose alibi has completely dissolved under scrutiny. So how many posts did you flag? @kage1982 🚩🔍 ---
**Author:** ![Drosera\_Binata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/drosera_binata/32/516991_2.png) [@Drosera\_Binata](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Drosera_Binata)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/769 "2026-11-04T19:25:15Z")
![Arthur Yells Merlin!](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/3/d/b/3db9ea289b290880053c1860224f52329d9a8e3a.webp) ![Merlin Bbc Merlin](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/6/f/0/6f01b7f198451b799f111fd0bc84179f6d1776c7.webp) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/8/e/f/8ef3bdff7b6cf299371a4b1607ca89eb75c7e779.png) ---
**Author:** ![kage1982](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kage1982/32/516465_2.png) [@kage1982](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/kage1982)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/770 "2026-11-04T20:54:31Z")
Only the “history” your meds make you think is real. How many post did you flag ? ---
**Author:** ![Gloria\_Exercitus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gloria_exercitus/32/509735_2.png) [@Gloria\_Exercitus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gloria_Exercitus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/771 "2026-11-05T01:01:43Z")
> [@kage1982](#): > > You are trying to call people crybabies by making up lies. There’s two kinds here. Those who stir up the pot and those who _are_ the pot. Keep entertaining us ! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Rochard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/john_rochard/32/516830_2.png) [@John\_Rochard](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/John_Rochard)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/772 "2026-11-05T05:21:42Z")
It really doesn’t take a massive amount of skill points to mine ore. It does take a bit of ISK to mine gas. You do need to purchase a skill book. The thing you need to realize about the simulation, is how much you will enjoy ore and gas mining. This is why I tell so many people EVE is an Ore/Gas Sim. Who here doesn’t like a good Ore/Gas Sim? I have told new students that I simply don’t get irate losing a ship. The best way to look at it, players are an advanced version of NPCs. I don’t care to play the game alone. Ore/Gas Sims are best expericenced in large groups we call fleets. Sure we might lose a ship to a ganker once in a while. Losing it is part of the enjoyment of the experience. When I explode in space and lose my load, I go outside to cool down, recover my energy, some players have a smoke, but I don’t smoke any more that is not healthy for you. Then I return to the game refreshed and ready for more. Skill points do help in the future, but any alpha on day one should be making millions. o7 ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/773 "2026-11-05T05:53:31Z")
Losing ships is part of the game. If you aren’t losing ships, then you are doing something wrong (being a coward). ---
**Author:** ![Verlyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/verlyn/32/435163_2.png) [@Verlyn](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Verlyn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/774 "2026-11-05T08:19:46Z")
Hey there honeybuns ---
**Author:** ![Gloria\_Exercitus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gloria_exercitus/32/509735_2.png) [@Gloria\_Exercitus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gloria_Exercitus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/775 "2026-11-05T09:59:26Z")
> [@John\_Rochard](#): > > It really doesn’t take a massive amount of skill points to mine ore. But…people need to be trained to Advanced Level V in watching Snow White on Disney+ while they are pretending to ‘mine in EVE’. ---
**Author:** ![Gloria\_Exercitus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gloria_exercitus/32/509735_2.png) [@Gloria\_Exercitus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gloria_Exercitus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/776 "2026-11-05T10:03:35Z")
> [@John\_Rochard](#): > > When I explode in space and lose my load, I go outside to cool down, recover my energy, some players have a smoke, but I don’t smoke any more that is not healthy for you. Then I return to the game refreshed and ready for more. My attitude is that if a person never lost a ship then they never took a risk, and 99% of the enjoyment of EVE _is_ that risk. People who want a ‘safe’ EVE are playing some other game…not EVE. ---
**Author:** ![kage1982](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kage1982/32/516465_2.png) [@kage1982](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/kage1982)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/777 "2026-11-05T10:51:02Z")
Lovely to see folk live in your head rent free. I think you moan so much about folk watching Netflix and Disney + out of jealousy, maybe if you didn’t spend so much on special brew and white lightning you wouldn’t be such a broke ass biach and could get streaming channels plugged in to that slum you live in Glasgow lol ---
**Author:** ![Gloria\_Exercitus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gloria_exercitus/32/509735_2.png) [@Gloria\_Exercitus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gloria_Exercitus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/778 "2026-11-05T11:54:28Z")
> [@kage1982](#): > > broke ass biach Lol. I am probably one of the RL wealthiest players in EVE. How’s Hull doing these days ? Did the last storm do any improvements to the row after row of boring grey houses ? ---
**Author:** ![kage1982](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kage1982/32/516465_2.png) [@kage1982](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/kage1982)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/779 "2026-11-05T11:55:35Z")
Sure you are and you ride a flying Unicorn every day as well ---
**Author:** ![kage1982](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kage1982/32/516465_2.png) [@kage1982](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/kage1982)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/780 "2026-11-05T11:56:24Z")
Seems your sweaty saviour has been busy with his flags again . Poor John ---
**Author:** ![Glenduil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/glenduil/32/517379_2.png) [@Glenduil](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Glenduil)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/781 "2026-11-05T12:21:37Z")
> [@Aiko\_Danuja](#): > > Losing ships is part of the game. If you aren’t losing ships, then you are doing something wrong (being a coward). When have you risked anything? Aside from suiciding destroyers and frigates, when was the last time you actually risked anything? Where’s the killmail for the billion ISK ship that you lost in a high stakes move? When was the last time you flew billions of ISK worth of cargo through a gate camp? Or flown a cloaked covert ops ship 30 jumps through null sec? Or traveled through hostile territory in a Corvette with 2 billion in implants? What risk does the great and courageous Aiko Danuja take? I like you. I really do. You’re one of the nicest people in this whole game, but I don’t like the word coward. ---
**Author:** ![Lucy\_Alfrir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lucy_alfrir/32/382506_2.png) [@Lucy\_Alfrir](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lucy_Alfrir)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/782 "2026-11-05T12:34:12Z")
> [@Glenduil](#): > > Where’s the killmail for the billion ISK ship that you lost in a high stakes move? When was the last time you flew billions of ISK worth of cargo through a gate camp? Or flown a cloaked covert ops ship 30 jumps through null sec? Or traveled through hostile territory in a Corvette with 2 billion in implants? Risky, or stupid? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Uta\_Asmai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uta_asmai/32/476817_2.png) [@Uta\_Asmai](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uta_Asmai)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206/783 "2026-11-05T12:39:07Z")
> [@Gloria\_Exercitus](#): > > Lol…someone with zero killboard _and zero indication they have ever undocked_…commenting on someone with approaching 3000 kills across their chars…over 3 Trillion ISK worth. I have a finger in a lot of pies ! Pathetic to judge someone only by his ‘killboard’… You are so one-dimensional that every approach that not involves a ‘killboard’ of some kind is rejected… This is EXACTLY what i’m talking about… You have no CLUE what this game is BESIDE your tiny little pvp corner and if someone presses your dirty nose into the truth you escalate because what shouldn’t be true couldn’t be true… sad… But things will change soon™… And for the moment that this happens…i wish you a happy ragequit… 🙂 [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206.md?page=37) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ganking-is-a-valid-form-of-gameplay-just-like-pvp-everywhere-else-in-eve-online-and-it-takes-practice-to-get-good-at-more-inside/507206.md?page=39)