Ganking is a mechanism that gankers have used to try and elevate their status in Eve Online. Their goal, kill as many barges as possible and other mining ships and haulers to keep players from wasting time and spending money on replacing lost mining and hauler ships. In the end, the total destruction of High Sec mining is designed to forgo the mining process altogether, so that players will have to purchase minerals and ores with real money to build the ships that are wanted.