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Groothese – 2025-10-12

Groothese — CRITICAL PK THREAT: Avoid Low‑sec Transit During Peak UTC Hours

Overview
Groothese (Everyshore) has seen a marked escalation in coordinated player‑killer activity (Threat Level: CRITICAL — 4.5/5.0). “Real_thread” scoring for recent engagements is consistently high (4.0–5.0): once engaged by identified actors, survival chances are low. This system is unsafe for unescorted industrials, explorers and light combat ships.

Observed temporal patterns

  • Daily peaks: 17:00–20:00 UTC (primary) and 22:00–01:00 UTC (secondary).
  • Weekend/early‑week surge: highest volume on Sunday 5 Oct and Monday 6 Oct; sustained presence throughout the week.
  • Additional spikes in normally quiet hours (e.g., 01:55–03:22 UTC on 10 Oct; 10:50–11:43 UTC on 11 Oct). Be cautious at all hours.

Top hostile threads to avoid (sampled by signature & tactics)

  1. Alexis glavor & associates — Thread 5.0
    • Ships: Vigilant / Nergal (assault frigates), Legion; Lachesis (HIC/Interdictor) support. Highly coordinated; multi‑kill patrols.
  2. Roime — Thread 4.5
    • Ship: Pacifier (covert ops frigate). Fast, surgical ambushes on small targets.
  3. Peter Powers — Thread 4.0
    • Ships: Tengu / Legion (strategic cruisers). Versatile, high‑skill solo hunter.
  4. Thequietwhore & team — Thread 4.0
    • Ships: Tengu, Loki, Arazu, etc. EW + high damage composition.
  5. Evilelmo & HooKz — Thread 3.5
    • Ships: Loki + Stiletto. Interceptor to deny escape + heavy damage.
  6. Cadhla Dioltas & Aladar Krahn — Thread 3.5
    • Ships: Tholos, Garmur (assault frigates). High burst damage; active in unsociable hours.

Tactics observed

  • Interdictor/HIC usage to prevent warp escape.
  • Cloaky/covert hunters for surprise kills.
  • Small, high‑damage skirmish fits to quickly destroy fragile targets (industrial and exploration ships and even pods).

Operational guidance (rooted in the above data)

  • Avoid Groothese when possible, especially 17:00–20:00 UTC and 22:00–01:00 UTC.
  • Do not transit in cheap haulers, exploration frigates, or unescorted T1 ships.
  • If travel is necessary: use cloaky/covert caps or combat‑fit escorts; align fast, bookmark safe spots, and keep a warp‑ready cycle.
  • Fit appropriate modules for escape: warp core stabilizers / align aids where mission roles permit; keep tank and mobility balanced.
  • Treat any warp‑in as hostile until proven otherwise — interdictor presence is likely.

Conclusion
Groothese is currently dominated by experienced, organized PKs with a demonstrated history of lethal, coordinated engagements. Exercise extreme caution: avoidance is the safest option; any operations in‑system should assume a very high probability of lethal contact.