2B ISK Capsule Lost in HP-64T as Sin Pilots Close the Net

A costly capsule was destroyed in HP-64T as Honorable Third Party caught Derf Rrag of Sigma Grindset and ended the escape in a brief, sharp strike. The loss carried a 2B ISK price tag, with the pod’s high-grade implants shattered alongside it.

THE CATCH

The engagement in HP-64T appears to have been brief, but it was not cheap. Six participants were recorded around the fight, and the decisive moment came when two pilots from Honorable Third Party, both flying Sins, cornered Derf Rrag’s capsule and forced a kill in place. Final blow credit went to Tsunderman Valkyrie, with Ethien Green adding the pressure that appears to have left the pod nowhere to run.

THE PRIZE

What makes the loss stand out is not the hull — it was a capsule — but what was inside it. High-grade Crystal implants were destroyed in the wreck, including Alpha, Delta, Epsilon, and Gamma, along with a Zainou 'Deadeye' Missile Bombardment MB-705. That collection suggests a heavily invested clone, and the destruction pushed the total value of the loss to 2B ISK.

THE BREAK

For Sigma Grindset and Derf Rrag’s corporation, Noobs for Ethical Treatment of Scrubs, the fight ended before it could become anything larger. The encounter was too fast for a drawn-out defense, which is often how these losses sting the most: a single exposed moment, a hard tackle or close pursuit, and the capsule is gone before an escape can take shape.

THE LOSSES

Honorable Third Party came away with the only confirmed destruction from the engagement, and the result is the sort of small-scale strike that can still land heavily when the target is carrying expensive implants. In a system like HP-64T, that kind of catch is a reminder that even the smallest ship in New Eden can represent a major prize — or a painful setback — depending on what it is carrying.

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Based on recorded combat data Narrative based on recorded New Eden activity and archived editorial analysis.

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