Sunday, October 25, 2009

I love the "giving" nature of players...

Had two very charitable folks give me a bunch of Tech II gear today...very thoughtful to help out new players in EVE. Very commendable community here...

Canis Legion > Sup Sarkor
Canis Legion > I got a can full of stuff here if you want to just grab that
Sarkor Nafaar > :-0
Sarkor Nafaar > :-0
Sarkor Nafaar > Whoa...this game really punishes the stupid....
Marcus starcaster > go fuck yourself
Sarkor Nafaar > your tears are very tasty
Marcus starcaster > i'll be back
Sarkor Nafaar > to die and give me more of your Tech II loot?
Marcus starcaster > bitch....
Sarkor Nafaar > nom nom nom nom....i'm getting stuffed
Marcus starcaster > i put you on my "bitcj list"
Marcus starcaster > one day, i'll salvage your werk.
Sarkor Nafaar > promise?
Marcus starcaster > promise :)
Sarkor Nafaar > i think i loves you
Marcus starcaster > i think, i really hate you because you were in range of my smartbomb.
Marcus starcaster > and my "stay out of here" announcemnt..... was a big "error"
Sarkor Nafaar > not so smart...getting concorded like that....
Marcus starcaster > i can become a long term joke.
Marcus starcaster > or a best eve video of the month on youtube
Marcus starcaster > but one day. I'll salvage your werk. i want my tech2 loot back.
Canis Legion > Sometimes it's best just to leave them salvagers to themselves :P It tends to cause more harm to yourself to try to do anything about it
Marcus starcaster > tx for the advice....
Sarkor Nafaar > I concur; we can co-exist peacefully. No need to try to shoot my little frigate...
Canis Legion > That, and no one ever knows how many friends you have
Canis Legion > Scared the hell out of me earlier until I realised I wasn't glitching- the tractor beams were yours
Marcus starcaster > gayzor.
Sarkor Nafaar > lol... Yeah you were cool.....thx
kaizoku ojisama > yall talk like two beavers at a wooden spoon convention!!!!
Lambeau Field > lol
Marcus starcaster > change tractor beam by "ass" and werck by "cock"
Marcus starcaster > the conversation is so "nice"
Marcus starcaster > sarkor, i'll salvage your werk.
Sarkor Nafaar > [Refueling Operation Engaged]....[Whine pumps operational]....[Transferring your tears to Warp Core]...[Your QQ fuel me]

Chalk up three more "Concordokken"s for me...

My hangar is filling up with stuff i can't use yet...must...train...faster...

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Captain Obvious

So...there I was flying around trying out my new cruiser in a PVE mission...

As I was flying from system to system, spamming a recruitment message to get some more folks in the corporation...I get a convo from a concerned citizen of New Eden warning me of unscrupulous elements in my corporation.

Sinistar Ice > hey
Sarkor Nafaar > hi
Sinistar Ice > i just saw your local post for recruiting
Sinistar Ice > you know you have a ninja salvager in your corp?
Sarkor Nafaar > really?
Sinistar Ice > yup
Sinistar Ice > urkal
Sinistar Ice > he's been in a few of my mission sites trying to ninja my wrecks
Sarkor Nafaar > wow...that's crazy...
Sinistar Ice > i use an alt with me to salvage
Sinistar Ice > so i'm not really bothered by it...
Sarkor Nafaar > good idea
Sinistar Ice > but it will draw the attention of most ppl
Sinistar Ice > and you could end up with a few war decs
Sarkor Nafaar > kk
Sinistar Ice > not worth the isk for me would cost 50mil a week lol
Sarkor Nafaar > ugh
Sinistar Ice > not that it's much but can go to more important stuff lol
Sinistar Ice > alliance ceo
Sarkor Nafaar > yep yep
Sinistar Ice > thought i'd just give you a heads up
Sarkor Nafaar > kk thanks... I'll give him a medal...since we're a ninja corp...
Sinistar Ice > ah lol
Sinistar Ice > was funny first time he showed up
Sinistar Ice > i just killed the trigger and he took the aggro
Sarkor Nafaar > did it kill em?
Sinistar Ice > no he got out
Sarkor Nafaar > cool
Sinistar Ice > angel bs vs a frig they tend to miss
Sarkor Nafaar > did ya shoot as his ass?
Sinistar Ice > nope he didn't steal
Sinistar Ice > just salvaged
Sarkor Nafaar > ah...just salvage...well...that's what a ninja salvager does...ya know!

So we talk for awhile...he didn't seem too bent out of shape that one of the corpies was raping his wrecks...way to go Urkal! I just thought this was funny since the Corp Bio is crystal clear that we are a Ninja Corp...

Thieving Corporation: Pirates, thieves, Ninja Salvers & Ninja Looters, can-flippers, ore thieves,...and general Empire Detritus. We fly around in cheap ships and abscond with un-secured loot, wrecks, and ore. USA East Coast Corp.

Pretty clear what we do...i thought.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Anatomy of Fear

What is fear? It comes in many forms. In EVE, for a lone MR, it manifests itself like this:

Four Frigates warp into my mission room. 4 vs. 1
Numbers=Fear!

Whoa...they have the same corp.
Cohesion=Fear!

They are together and in the same corp...
Organization=Fear!

They are brazenly stealing my stuff.
Courage=Fear!

What is the result....? Helplessness. We can salvage and loot without any reprisals.

All I need now is a frigate with a bigger cargohold...

CRIMINALS!!!!! will be punished.

Why do folks in this game think it's a good idea to shoot me while I'm salvaging? That's right...it's not! It's a colossally stupid idea.

"Hello...ever hear of CONCORD, Dillweed?"

I understand that the 'cost' can be mitigated by insurance...and some folks have gazillions of isk. I also get the time to buy a new ship and fit it out is minimal...but dang...the security hit has really gotta suck for them. It's a no-win situation...costs them isk, costs them time, costs them security, costs them pride (especially if they can't kill me before CONCORD shows up).

Had a dope shoot at me...not at the beginning of my salvaging Op...after. I'd cleaned all the wrecks...done...was going to leave....but no. He had to give me one more wreck...his. I can see shooting me at the begining; I can see shooting me during my thieving...but after?!? Doh.

I don't get it...or...maybe I do.

Maybe it was my tactic of using the "Hi" attack.

What is the "Hi" attack...? shhh...It's a Top Secret Tear Extraction method...

Here's how it works... Say "Hi". That's it. Simple. But Brilliant.

So the dope convos me right as I start taking his wrecks...

[MR] Stop taking my wrecks please...
[Sarkor] Hi
[MR] Please...why are you doing this?
[Sarkor] Hi
[MR] Maybe we can work out a deal?
[Sarkor] Hi
He closes the convo... :-)

Then in Local he starts whining...

[MR] Why do people steal stuff...
[Sarkor] Hi
[MR] You, sir, are a Jackass!
[Sarkor] Hi

Others join the whining, and what do I respond with? Yep, you guessed it! Hi

After 10 minutes of pleading and whining, and my only response was "Hi" to everything he chatted or convo'd...he decided enough was enough.

So...as his Hurricane withered under Concord's guns, and he was sitting in his capsule...he watched in horror as his wreck got salvaged, and his little yellow diamond disappeared also.

Severe tear squirting commenced...

No Tech II stuff for me...but the lols just keep filling my cargohold.

Remember...In EVE, bad things happen to stupid people.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Playing with new toys...can kill you!

So...I guy I know buys a new expanded probe launcher. "Wow...now I need some probes...ooooo, look...shining new Core Scanner Probes. Since I can't use the Combat Scanner probes just yet, these will do." Off he jets from the safety of our station..."probes away!!"

30 Minutes later.

[Anghorn] I found a Wormhole...Yaaaarrrrr. No guts, no clean-up....

{multiple folks} Whoa...cool. Warpin to ya

[Sarkor] Um...not a good idea...you need to...

[Anghorn] Wow...this is a cool place....it's filled with Nougat.

[Sarkor] Wat?

[Sarkor] Did you go in already?

[Anghorn] Yeah...why...?

[Sarkor] Um...idk...it's a Wormhole to...this is EVE...probably badness
...
[Anghorn] SLEEPERS!!!!!!!!!!! Ambush!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quite some time later.

[Anghorn] Ok...big problem. I'm in 0.0 space...no gates. I lost the wormhole exit. I know where it is on the map, but i can't fly directly there. I'm fekk'
[Sarkor] lol

{Luckily some of us bookmarked the hi-sec end of the wormhole}

[Sarkor] OK...I'll fly in and then you can warp to me...but first i'm gonna get my scan ship and buy a few core scanners in case the wormhole closes on us. We'll be able to scan our way out.

...

[Sarkor] Ok...i'm in...nice place, but lets get the heck out of here...

[Anghorn] Agreed...too much excitement for one night.

Epic tragedy averted. That's what I like about EVE. Every decison has the potential to really get you into a mess quick. Not like WOW where you can be a complete TARD and continue to be a TARD and have purplez rain from the sky. And if you cry...they send you purplez in the mail. In EVE, lessons are taught swifty and violently. Kinda like being back in Army Basic Training.

On the bright side...
0.0 Space in our backyard, some planets w/moons, no asteroid belts {bah}, and some baddies...we'll have to save WH space for when we can fly something bigger than a destroyer... It's good to know that there is something to look forward to...I'll have to do some more research on these WH things.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

[Al Pacino]...let meh introduce you to my little friend...

Ah...my ship. My speedy little tear maker. I fly a Vigil. A wicked fast frigate that costs next to nothing...

Turns on a dime...agile little sucka.

Feel the rush...I salvage while the MR tries frantically to tractor his wrecks closer...oops got that one too.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...feel the tears flowing.

Tough to target, quick to the warp-away...high transversal=you missed me!

My little baby gets the job done....can't wait for Salvager IIs

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My current Fit:

Highs
3 x Salvager Is

Mids
1 x AB
2 x Cap Recharger Is

Lows
2 x Overdrive Injector Systems
1 x Inertia Stabilizer I

Rigs
Polycarbon Engine Housing
Small Aux Thrusters
Small Dynamic Fuel Valve


[to the potential EFT warriors out there...taking your suggestions for better cost per performance]