Groothese – 2025-10-23
Status: WARNING LEVEL — ELEVATED
Region: Low-Sec Groothese — exercise extreme caution; active, skilled hunters operating across multiple UTC windows.
Summary:
Recent killmail analysis shows a concentrated predatory pattern in Groothese. Targets skew heavily toward miners, industrials and lone explorers. The most dangerous actor observed is Dejan Estemaire (Gnosis), with multiple ship-and-capsule kills. There is no reliably "safe" hour; however risk spikes are predictable.
High‑risk windows (UTC)
- 20:00–22:00 — High risk (Examples: Oct 19, 20:04 / 20:06 / 22:14)
- 01:00–03:30 — Medium‑High risk (Examples: Oct 21, 01:15 / 01:16; Oct 23, 03:02)
- ~12:00 and late morning/afternoon — Sporadic medium risk (Examples: Oct 21, 12:29; Oct 22, 17:04)
Top identified threads
- Dejan Estemaire — real_thread 4.8 — Gnosis; consistent ship+capsule kills; last seen Oct 22, 17:04 UTC.
- Peter Powers — real_thread 3.9 — Tholos; attacked Venture miner; last seen Oct 19, 20:06 UTC.
- Aladar Krahn — real_thread 3.7 — Garmur; lethal to frigates; last seen Oct 21, 01:16 UTC.
- Kush Alien — real_thread 3.6 — Stratios; threatens cloaky/exploration ships; last seen Oct 23, 03:02 UTC.
- Unidentified — Metamorphosis loss (real_thread 2.5) — indicates unseen or nonstandard threats; last seen Oct 22, 06:12 UTC.
- Opportunistic scavengers — real_thread 2.0 — persistent prey on miners/industrials; ongoing.
Tactical guidance (rooted in observed behavior)
- Avoid Groothese in Ventures, Miasmos, haulers or unfit explorers during 20:00–22:00 and 01:00–03:30 UTC.
- Never AFK in-system; assume hostile intent on approach and while docked/undocked.
- Use scouts or scout accounts before committing to belts, anomalies or lone gates.
- Fit escape and survivability: Warp Core Stabilizers on industrials, MWD + cloak where feasible for explorers, buffer/active tank for miners and haulers.
- Be cautious of cloaked Stratios/Gnosis/Garmur activity; do not re-enter system immediately after a loss — capsule hunting is likely.
- When possible, operate in numbers or with reliable escort to deter skilled hunters.
EIN will continue monitoring patterns. Treat Groothese as high‑risk low‑sec; plan ops accordingly.