Destructor1792
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.08.06 12:37:39 -
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Grab your popcorn, get comfy and try to stay away........
The actual events of how I came across the game as somewhat fuzzy, but somehow I ended up installing and playing some beta game called "Eve Online". This was way back in 2003 and although the graphics for an online MMO were amazing, I just didn't have a clue as to what I was supposed to be doing or the actual purpose of the game. Needless to say, I got bored after 3 or 4 weeks (back then, there wasn't really any help guides and I had a hatred for forums!), promptly lost interest and forgot all my login details.
Now jump forward to 2004 and got talking to a friend who was raving about a new "space" MMO they were playing. After many drinks and lots of persuasion on their part, I agreed to re-install Eve and give it another go.
My original Login details were long forgotten so ended up creating this account that I still use. What was even worse (for me anyhow) was my normal online avatar name had been taken! Absolutely gutted and not expecting to stick around for that long, a character was born and just some random numbers stuck at the end.
This time around though - and not long into playing - I actually had help from a few members in local. Through their advice, I actually got to grips with the game (the proverbial "penny dropped" scenario). Priority back then was get your learning skills trained to 4 and in the mean time, go grab a ship, slap some mining lasers on it & go mine for ore so they could build your first cruiser. Now back then, Isk was a complete nightmare to amass and it took weeks to get any decent amount so buying off the market was a pretty big no-go. Anyhow, spent a few weeks mining and eventually got my first cruiser - a Rupture. Didn't have any of the skills to fly it though and thus learnt the train a skill for a bit, swap to another, swap to another and finally back to what you were originally training!
To say it was a nightmare would be an understatement and having to time it so your skill finished and you were online to start a new skill was fraught with danger and many days with nothing training!
Even worse (for me), after a few months of playing, my character was not what I wanted! So one night after quite a few drinks, I stumbled in, logged into the game, deleted it & created this one! Even back then, I hadn't realised the importance of the Skill system and "Lost" time. However, what's done is done and this is the dude I've been stuck with ever since.
So starting from scratch.... Again... Skills, mining, skills, more mining - until eventually I had another Rupture. Now back then, the only T2 ships in the game were interceptors and Battleships had not long been release. Now if you didn't have the isk, there were a few corps who had the money to buy a BS bpo and in exchange for the materials, they would build you one. After quite a while and more Skill training, I eventually had the funds to acquire a Typhoon. I was also informed that other ways of making money were missions... So off I went running Lvl 1 and 2 missions in my Typhoon (severely underskilled on my part). Now around that time, Lvl 3 missions were introduced and being a complete Noob and way too over confident at the the way I was decimating the easier missions, I jumped into my first Lvl 3 mission, complete with totally underfitted Phoon and a confidence the Isk would soon be rolling in.....
Yep, you guessed it - Phoon lasted seconds and I was so mortified at losing it, refused to play for a week!!!
So it was back to mining, skills, more mining...... You get the picture
I should also point out that back then, there was no "warp to zero" and I had no real idea of the dangers on Low Sec - even though the corp was based out of Evati....
At some point back then, and whizzing about in my Ruppy, I recall a corp member under attack in one of the belts.. Me being me (and in a ship which was in no way fitted for or even ready for PvP) Warped to the belt only to be confronted by a Megathron hammering away at my corp mates new ship.
Even now, I still remember my chest thumping and hands all sweaty as I engaged.... Needless to say, my Ruppy dps didn't even touch his shields and tail between legs, I ran.... I then spent the next 15 minutes going from BM to BM thinking he was going to find and kill me... In my panic, I somehow managed to delete my "Warp to zero" gate BM's so those 15 minutes were an eternity back then! No, the Mega pilot didn't chase me after, but hey, I was still a noob back then and didn't know any better!!
Corp mate did thank me for trying afterwards but I felt gutted at not being able to help - yet the adrenaline rush I got for that encounter soon had me dropping the miners and fitting guns to become a newly fledged, PvP'er
I could go on and on - and I've many more tales of daft things I've done throughout the years.....
Hope you enjoyed the "Wall-o-Text" read
Des
Not fired a shot in anger since 2011.... Trigger finger is starting to get somewhat itchy.......
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