Rykuss
In Praise Of Bacchus
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Posted - 2014.05.11 16:10:00 -
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Trinity was the expansion and I had tried the game several times on long forgotten characters. I loved the idea of EVE, the space, the expansiveness of it all. So I created this character, turned off what passed for a tutorial at the time, and decided I would forge my own path. I settled on the mining profession because there were awesome guides and .pdfs out there and I liked the idea of providing materials for the player-driven economy. I started the Bantam route and worked my way up to a Hulk, which was no small feat back then (I still have that Hulk). I actually stopped training once I was able to fly it too. After buying it, I could only afford to partially fit it yet still managed to survive three gank attempts. After the third attempt, one jump from Jita (what was I thinking?), I decided maybe it was time to head back to Gallente space. So I moved my ships, one by one, to Raneilles. The last of my belongings I packed into a badger, including a PLEX, and my journey ended in a bright flash in Uedama. Dumbfounded by what just happened, I asked others in chat and learned what I did wrong.
So I would mine in Raneilles, I never said I was smart, for nearly a year. I learned about can flipping mechanics and got my first pvp kill. I also learned a great deal about d-scan, local, and using the contacts feature (Thanks Tuskers o7). I had created several alts by now and one of them lost a retriever, back when they were cheap, and the Tusker responsible had a nice sense of humor about the whole thing. I used to enjoy the back and forth in local, the taunts, gf's, the rage, and other humorous comments. Eventually, I got a better understanding of where I was going and what I wanted to do in EVE and Raneilles was just too small and overpopulated for my goals. So I left Verge Vendor for Essence and settled on a system with lots of belts and low traffic. With jump clones becoming available, due to my standings grinding, my empire would stretch several regions. By this time, I was able to PLEX all of my accounts but I felt like I was missing something, and I was.
So I decided to check out low-sec, having survived several hulkageddons at this point. I checked the star map and dotlan, jumped in, and I didn't die in a flashy explosion. What?! Checked system, yep, this is low-sec. It was empty. Ok, this must be a fluke, because everyone knows that jumping into low-sec is instantaneous death, right? So I pushed on, with my trusty star map, dotlan, local, and d-scan as my guides. I found a system I thought I might like to call home, so I left something there to remind me and went back home. I survived my first trip into low-sec, so I went back again and again. Making safes and TACS along the way. I learned which way was better for entry and avoided the camped systems. Pretty soon, I was mining with all of my alts - in low-sec! Then I put all of that on the back burner.
I passed up invite after invite to join CAS in NPC Null, because, well, I'm not sure why. I told myself that I didn't like pvp but what I eventually came to realize was that EVE was more like a job. I was so busy trying to earn the next PLEX that I didn't have the time or isk to pvp. It took some time but I eventually took the plunge and went down there, learned a lot about pvp and actually had fun for the first time in years. After about a year of flying with them, on fand off, I decided to move all of my assets out of high-sec with the exception of a few ships to move about items to ship down. As it turns out, blowing up ships is fun. Who knew?! Flying small gang, going on roams, and generally being available for fleet mates in need was fun. Although, while out on a roam, we encountered a group on a gate to low-sec. No one was interested in taking the fight if it happened in low-sec, and they refused to bring it to us. So we moved on, which got me to thinking about my interests in low-sec. I've always been fascinated by low-sec and so I revisited my old system. I ended up moving to a better system, in an adjoining region, several jumps away.
I've learned a great deal about the mechanics there already. Pvp in low-sec is definitely different than in NPC null, people play to win here. Cheap fits serve me well in small gang but I've learned that won't cut it for solo. In my experience, I am more likely to encounter 'solo' pvp'ers and get dropped here than in NPC null. Regardless, I give a "gf" in local and have met some really nice people. There are lots of asshats, sure, but they can be found everywhere. My story doesn't end here, it's just where I am at the moment. Will my grand "soloing low-sec" experiment pan out? I'm not sure, but it has definitely been a learning experience. Although, I can't seem to shake that dirty mining habit. I may need professional help with that. The one thing I know for certain, I am terrible at EVE. Fly safe o7. Can I have your vindicator? |