Ironfleet Towing And Salvage

CCP has spoken. Salvage is not stealing. It’s not an exploit. It’s an intended mini-profession:

CCP Mitnal: “Our policy on this is extremely clear… Salvaging is a mini-profession within EVE and does not constitute stealing.”

GM Faolchu: “This is an intended game mechanic and is in no way an exploit.”

Senior GM Ytterbium: “Players are still completely free to salvage other pilot wrecks at will … and doing so is not considered as an exploit.”

Software Engineer CCP Prism X: “Before the salvage enters those containers [your cargo-hold / hangar] it is not considered your stuff by the server code. Hence it’s not stealing.”

CCP Incognito: “Ninja salvaging is intended game play. It was always intended that the wrecks are public, the loot is private. “

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Per [url="http://www.eve-search.com/thread/1080709/page/2#47"]CCP Mitnal:[/url] [quote=CCP Mitnal]"Our policy on this is extremely clear... Salvaging is a mini-profession within EVE and does not constitute stealing."[/quote]
Per [url="http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=508034&page=9#262"]GM Faolchu[/url] : [quote=GM Faolchu]Salvaging other peoples wrecks.... This is an intended game mechanic and is in no way an exploit. People salvaging your missions npcs or the player you just blew up are doing nothing wrong. The players are salvaging what is effectively floating rubbish in space and Concord places no value on this wreckage.
Eve is a harsh place you won't always have everything go your way, its a do or die world and people do what they can to get along. If salvaging some wreckage gets them a few more ISK someone will do it, it doesn't matter who just blew it up.[/quote]
Per [url="http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=766902&page=1#1"]Senior GM Ytterbium[/url] : [quote=GM Ytterbium]Players are still completely free to salvage other pilot wrecks at will ... and doing so is not considered as an exploit.[/quote]
Per [url="http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=971872&page=1#30"]CCP Prism X[/url] : [quote=CCP Prism X][i]Why is stealing salvage OK?[/i] It's not. It shouldn't even be possible to move an item from your cargo-hold / hanger to another persons cargo-hold / hanger without opening a trade window. Before the salvage enters those containers it is not considered your stuff by the server code. Hence it's not stealing.[/quote]
Per [url="http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1208319&page=1#24"]CCP Incognito[/url] : [quote=CCP Incognito]Had a chat with some designers this evening.
Ninja salvaging is intended game play. It was always intended that the wrecks are public, the loot is private.
They do not see it as a problem if others salvage your wrecks.[/quote]
(These quotes are [url="http://www.ironfleet.com/a-gm-on-salvage/"]kept handy[/url] for your convenience at [url="http://www.ironfleet.com"]Ironfleet.com[/url].)

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