Groothese – 2025-10-12
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)
- Alexis glavor & associates — Thread 5.0
- Ships: Vigilant / Nergal (assault frigates), Legion; Lachesis (HIC/Interdictor) support. Highly coordinated; multi‑kill patrols.
- Roime — Thread 4.5
- Ship: Pacifier (covert ops frigate). Fast, surgical ambushes on small targets.
- Peter Powers — Thread 4.0
- Ships: Tengu / Legion (strategic cruisers). Versatile, high‑skill solo hunter.
- Thequietwhore & team — Thread 4.0
- Ships: Tengu, Loki, Arazu, etc. EW + high damage composition.
- Evilelmo & HooKz — Thread 3.5
- Ships: Loki + Stiletto. Interceptor to deny escape + heavy damage.
- 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.