# 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:** 42
**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 6, 2026, 1:13am 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/507206/847 "2026-11-06T01:13:44Z")
I love all the hypocrisy in this game. You say, “Risk or stupid?” and get a heart from Anna. This whole thread is about risk taking, “But not those risks!” This thread is about using caution and better fits to avoid being attacked, “But not that much caution that no one can blow you up!” Aiko calls players cowards for not getting expensive ships blown up, yet she won’t dare fly anything more expensive than a cheap T1 destroyer! It amuses me! 😄😄 Please never stop being the hypocrites this game is known for! Yes, I’ve taken all those risks I mentioned and more and I’ve survived most of them! Every now and then, I make a mistake and lose a ship, but I’ll still be the one who flies billions of ISK through gate camps during Crimson Harvest and I will post every one of my losses on the kill board. ❤ You all have no idea the risks I take in New Eden and I’ll continue to do so. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:17am 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/507206/848 "2026-11-06T01:17:16Z")
Now read your post again, and after each sentence ask yourself, “When I wrote this, was I being truthful, or was I exaggerating?” 👩🏻‍🏫 ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:18am 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/507206/849 "2026-11-06T01:18:17Z")
I have never once lied to you, Aiko and i do not exaggerate or bluff. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:19am 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/507206/850 "2026-11-06T01:19:45Z")
What about the time you said I’ve never flown anything other than a T1 destroyer? On a scale of 1-10, where 1 is “pants on fire, queen of exaggeration” and 10 is “every word is literal undeniable truth”, what do you think your score is? ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:20am 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/507206/851 "2026-11-06T01:20:34Z")
That wouldn’t be a lie if I’m wrong. It would be an error. But only if I’m wrong. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:20am 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/507206/852 "2026-11-06T01:20:49Z")
Are you? 🤔 ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:22am 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/507206/853 "2026-11-06T01:22:11Z")
Given the evidence at hand, I’m not. You even posted once on the forums that you only fly ships up to destroyers. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:23am 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/507206/854 "2026-11-06T01:23:26Z")
You understand that being so blatantly wrong about easily verifiable facts calls into question your credibility? I would suggest doing some basic research before you make wild statements that anyone in the game can easily factcheck. 🤡 ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:23am 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/507206/855 "2026-11-06T01:23:52Z")
i love destroyers, favorite ship class, fly those more than any other ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:24am 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/507206/856 "2026-11-06T01:24:05Z")
Show your risks on the killboard then. Time to get back on the road. Break’s over. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:24am 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/507206/857 "2026-11-06T01:24:36Z")
Oh no, hun. I don’t need to show anything. I’m literally Aiko Danuja, whereas you are the one playing the fool here today. 👸🏻 ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:25am 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/507206/858 "2026-11-06T01:25:16Z")
i think you might find this destroyer hard to pop ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/d/d/6/dd60dfa7c6ab553bc1bd4745be69e29090aa4712.jpeg) it even dishes out catalyst level damage ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/1/4/9/1498f27e270cb697660a0fb80f4c708c080fb0d9.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/b/c/9/bc9433eda033168de823582f7a4624b4d0e00ccd.png) the only thing i am lacking is breacher pod skilles to increase the damage, otherwise this would be higher now remember, i said HARD, not Impossible ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:38am 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/507206/859 "2026-11-06T01:38:47Z")
> [@Glenduil](#): > > Every now and then, I make a mistake and lose a ship, but I’ll still be the one who flies billions of ISK through gate camps during Crimson Harvest and I will post every one of my losses on the kill board. Since when was risk based on flying a single blingy ship around the place ? That’s folly, not risk. If I wanted to lose 2bn ISK in a hurry I could easily ‘risk’ my Vargur sitting there in Kubinen. But why would I want to ? My 60m ISK ENI has neut and web and scram, great tracking, and goes fast sub-warp. It may or may not win a fight…but its a sensible risk level. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:40am 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/507206/860 "2026-11-06T01:40:15Z")
> [@Gloria\_Exercitus](#): > > Kubinen. i have MINED in kubinin more than once safely ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:43am 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/507206/861 "2026-11-06T01:43:16Z")
> [@Drosera\_Binata](#): > > i have MINED in kubinin more than once safely I pass you often in some system a few jumps from Jita…Sirppala I think. My very first kill in this char was in Kubinen 🙂 ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:43am 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/507206/862 "2026-11-06T01:43:57Z")
nice, you probably have seen me around sirppala, i go through it on my way to jita, or just ratting ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:50am 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/507206/863 "2026-11-06T01:50:24Z")
I chase suspects along the main routes, using an ENI modified to do 6 AU/s so I can get ahead of them. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:55am 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/507206/864 "2026-11-06T01:55:30Z")
nice, remind me never to be sus unless cloaked with covops when near you ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:57am 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/507206/865 "2026-11-06T01:57:15Z")
Aiko Danuja risks her status, her reputation on her hunts that sometimes have billions on the line. . She has fought an uphill battle with power struggles, with people doing everything in their power to stop her and safety from miners to other gankers. A lesser person would have cracked under the pressure yet safety not only perceivers they surpassed code. If I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t have just listened to her I would have acted on it. Since I melted sky into my main I’ve never looked back. Trust & Believe In Aiko Danuja ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:58am 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/507206/866 "2026-11-06T01:58:05Z")
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