Posted - 2008.01.17 09:57:00 - [3]

 

Originally by: Ajax Dachilles

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did i do the right thing?

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yeah :) Although you can dock in lowsec system as well and wait until he leaves local.

Flashing red means he had negative security status, which you get when shooting and killing other players in lowsec areas. Im 200% sure he warped to your belt for the same reason :)

Posted - 2008.01.17 10:32:00 - [5]

 

By default a flashingback background means that the person did something that allows you to attack him without global agression, loss of security rating and/or CONCORD blowing you up. This can be caused by can theft, a warring corp or (as was the case here) a security rating of -8.0 or lower ranking him as an outlaw.

The only way to get a security rating that low is to be either extremely stupid or to have a high focus on attacking other players trough suicide ganking or low sec piracy, so it's very likely you barely dodged a pirate wanting to give you a friendly hug.

I sometimes nickname low sec flashy reds fuzzies because they just want a hug and give you warm fuzzy feelings

Posted - 2008.01.17 14:51:00 - [7]

 

Originally by: MotherMoon

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In the future also try to fly toward a stargate so whe you press warp you get out even faster!

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...providing you're not using Autopilot, which means certain death in losec.

Posted - 2008.01.17 15:29:00 - [9]

 

You avoided ship loss there... good move.

Posted - 2008.01.17 17:21:00 - [11]

 

As already stated if he was flashing red, he was criminally flagged for attacking someone within the previous 15 minutes and he was certainly planning you for desert.

Docking in a station in lo-sec is fine but if the pirate is in a ship that can tank the sentries for a period of time he will just wait outside until you undock or log off. Be aware he may also have friends that are already within the station that will alert him when you are undocking and they will be right behind you to bump you away from the station. Best bet if it's a system that you like to use regularly is to make several safespots and warp from one to another, being sure to move on to the next safespot within 30 seconds or so to avoid being scanned out. Or leave the system as you did.

On a sidenote someone can flash red if they have stolen loot from you, but as this guy had -10 sec so I doubt that was the case this time.

Hope this helps.