Groothese – 2025-10-22
GROOTHESE — IMMEDIATE THREAT ADVISORY
Threat Level: 3.5 / 5.0 — High Risk
Region: Everyshore (Low-Sec) — pilots transiting or operating in-system face active hunters.
Summary
- Groothese shows recurring, focused hostile activity. Local is actively dangerous; assume hunters are present.
- DO NOT AFK IN GROOTHESE. Maintain constant situational awareness.
Activity Windows (UTC)
- 20:00–22:00 — consistent evening engagements (kills at 20:04, 20:06).
- 01:00–06:00 — early-morning spike (kills at 01:15–01:16 and 06:12).
- 12:00–13:00 — late-morning activity (noted at 12:29).
Exercise extra caution during these times.
High-Risk Profiles (observed behavior)
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Dejan Estemaire — Threat 4.5/5
- Ship: Gnosis. Targets include Viator and Rook; engages higher-value and tougher targets; active late evening and late morning. Skilled solo hunter; cleans up capsules.
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Peter Powers — Threat 4.0/5
- Ship: Tholos. Rapid, opportunistic ganks on vulnerable miners/industrials (Venture). Active in evening UTC; effective despite unconventional platform.
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Aladar Krahn — Threat 4.0/5
- Ship: Garmur. High-speed interdiction specialist; kills on Imicus and capsule indicate near-zero escape once engaged. Active in early-morning UTC.
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Unknown/"Ghost" Attacker — Threat 3.5/5
- Incident: Metamorphosis kill with no attacker listed (06:12 UTC). Suggests suicide gank or untracked attacker; willingness to sacrifice ship for a kill.
Threat-scale highlights
- 5.0 (Guaranteed Death): AFK in any ship; unescorted expensive haulers/industrials during peak windows; poor situational awareness.
- 4.0 (High Risk): Unescorted Ventures/Viators, Imicus explorers, or transit during identified peak windows.
- 3.0 (Moderate): Transit in non-combat ships outside peak windows — still opportunistic risk.
Recommended Actions
- Avoid Groothese when possible, especially with valuables.
- Minimize time in-system; plan fast warp-ins/outs.
- Never AFK. Use D-scan constantly and monitor local chat.
- Fit defensive modules appropriate to ship class (warp core stabilizers on industrials, interdiction nullifiers where applicable).
- Travel with an escort or convoy when carrying significant assets.
- Prefer lower-profile fits and readiness to align/warp at first sign of trouble.
Conclusion
Groothese exhibits persistent, skilled predation across multiple daily windows. Pilots should treat the system as high-risk and adopt conservative movement, fitting, and timing decisions accordingly. Proceed at your own risk.