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Nightmare Lost in 0-4VQL as 61-Pilot Clash Turns Violent
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Nightmare Lost in 0-4VQL as 61-Pilot Clash Turns Violent

A Nightmare worth 1.3 billion ISK was destroyed in 0-4VQL as a 61-pilot engagement erupted around the ship and left HOLD MY PROBS nursing a costly loss. The final blow went to Demonstrate Value of Abyssal Brick Rollers, but the damage was spread across a concentrated pile-on that suggests the target was pinned in place and steadily worn down.

THE CATCH

The fight in 0-4VQL appears to have come down to a single high-value target getting caught in a crowded engagement. Murp Bannon of HOLD MY PROBS, flying a Nightmare for Scan Stakan, was the pilot who lost the ship. Against the backdrop of 61 participants on grid, the presence of 42 attackers involved in the destruction suggests the target was isolated into a larger hostile formation rather than slipping away cleanly.

THE HUNT

Abyssal Brick Rollers claimed the final blow, with Demonstrate Value in a Nightmare delivering the finishing shot. The heavier damage was spread among several attackers, including Tim Alland, Ahura Kalord, T'rahk Rokym, and SuryEasyGo, all recorded in Nightmares as well. That composition suggests a close-range, high-pressure exchange where the target was not simply volleyed off the field, but ground down under repeated pressure.

THE LOSSES

The Nightmare’s destruction accounted for 1.2 billion ISK of the total loss, with only 80.7 million ISK recovered from the wreck. The ship carried the kind of fittings that make a kill like this sting: Navy Cap Booster 800s were partially recovered, while Nanite Repair Paste, Hornet EC-300 drones, and Imperial Navy ammunition were destroyed in the wreck. In a ship this expensive, even the scraps tell the story of a vessel that was prepared for a fight and still did not survive it.

WHY IT MATTERS

For HOLD MY PROBS, the loss is more than a simple ship write-off. A Nightmare is not the sort of hull that disappears quietly, and losing one in a 61-pilot clash in 0-4VQL points to a fight where commitment mattered and escape did not come. For Abyssal Brick Rollers and their allies, the destruction stands as a clean prize from a busy field — the sort of expensive casualty that can turn an ordinary engagement into a memorable one.

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