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Shuttle Loss Hides a 2.4B ISK Scalp in ZZ5X-M
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Shuttle Loss Hides a 2.4B ISK Scalp in ZZ5X-M

What looked at first like a routine shuttle loss in ZZ5X-M turned into a far more expensive prize. One pilot from HOLD MY PROBS lost an Amarr Shuttle, but the real cost was buried in the fit: a pod full of Mid-grade Virtue implants and an expensive astrometric rig made the destruction a 2.4 billion ISK event.

THE CATCH

The ship itself was little more than a courier’s shell, but its contents told a different story. Insaniaman of HOLD MY PROBS, flying under the Scan Stakan corporation name, was caught in ZZ5X-M and destroyed by Masami GameOn in a Proteus for No Visual. The final blow came from a single attacker, which points to a clean, targeted interception rather than a broad fleet action.

THE REAL PRIZE

The Amarr Shuttle carried the sort of value that makes a trivial hull suddenly matter. Of the 2.4 billion ISK total, 1.8 billion ISK was destroyed and just over 601 million ISK dropped, with multiple Mid-grade Virtue implants and a Poteque 'Prospector' Astrometric Rangefinding AR-810 among the notable losses. That combination suggests the victim was travelling with a costly scanning set in place, and the shuttle was simply the vehicle that carried it into danger.

THE BREAK

For the attacker, the engagement was brief and decisive. With only one ship committed on each side in the final accounting and four participants recorded overall, the action appears to have been sharply focused rather than chaotic. Masami GameOn’s Proteus did the work, and the victim never escaped long enough for the expensive cargo to be saved.

WHY IT MATTERS

Single-ship losses rarely draw attention on their hull alone, but this one stands out because of what was aboard. In EVE, even the smallest ship can conceal a painful mistake, and this wreck in ZZ5X-M is a reminder that travel fits and implant sets can turn an otherwise forgettable moment into a major loss. For No Visual., it was a neat and costly interception; for HOLD MY PROBS, an apparently harmless shuttle ride ended as a billion-isk lesson.

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