Rookies are, by definition, less than 30 days old.
Although it’s not clear what constitutes “rookie griefing”, it can only occur within a few specific locations.
What exactly is griefing? Nobody knows. I’ve spoken with several gamemasters, and they clearly do not agree with one another. They informed me that CCP has no official definition. Aside from three examples, there is no formal policy.
We are not allowed to scam new players (within a rookie system), or trick them into opening a yellow box, or disrupt the tutorial. However, what happens when a rookie begins mining? They are no longer in the tutorial, so are we allowed to PvP? Indeed, a gank is not a scam, nor a trick, nor is it a scenario in which we “fire freely”.
Is ganking griefing? I find it noteworthy that the rookie griefing policy does not mention ganking, at all.
Only forum trolls claim otherwise.
I’ve asked CCP, whether ganking new players is allowed. If the developers did not want to endanger nubs, then why send them to Hek (a notoriously dangerous system)? I believe the intent is to expose rookies to PvP, via the risk of ganking. I can’t say that CCP agrees, but I asked if they agree, and they certainly did not disagree.
Regardless, Landslide is not a new player.
He died in Eystur, which is neither Lustrevik nor Hek.
He told his mining mates that everything was fine.
He thought he was winning.
maximus orelious > you lost more isk than me maximus orelious > do the math maximus orelious > you got schoooled maximus orelious > yall lost more isk than me lmao Jinx Beirutbomb > Miner, are you bad at math? maximus orelious > i only lost 57 mil maximus orelious > actually less cause my wreck stilll there Aiko Danuja > How much salvage can you get from a retriever wreck? Lufiaspawn > you’re all fools, he’ll make that isk back in 2 weeks of mining 10 hours a day!