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Muck Raker
Gutter Press
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Posted - 2015.01.02 16:25:12 -
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Capsuleer skill training packages, termed by the SOCT and others as "skillbooks", which are the learning packages that give capsuleers their ship piloting abilities, have become one of the major educational export products, for such institutions as the University of Caille, the Centre for Advanced Studies, and many other agencies across New Eden.
But, are they a dangerously addictive commodity ? We sent an agent to find out.
"I used to lead an alliance, we swept the stars clean of all others", said one man, a Caldari capsuleer. "Now I lurk in my captains quarters, looking up skillbooks and staring at camera drone footage of my ship."
"I can pilot an Erebus to 100% efficiency", said one Gallente female capsuleer. "But I don't own one, I've never even seen one, oh goddess what am I doing with my life ?"
"I do whatever makes the most ISK, and spend it all on skillbooks", said another capsuleer, a wild haired Minmatar. "If I owned any of them, I could fly any Gallente or Caldari ship as well as anyone. But I've only ever flown Minmatar ships."
"Buy skills, train skills, need more ISK, must, train, ggggaaaahh!" said another capsuleer, a deranged looking Intaki.
The addictive nature of skillbooks to capsuleers appears to rival the addictive qualities of Serpentis goofballs to the general population !
"There are no plans to make skillbooks contraband", said a Federal Customs agent.
Time will tell if the skillbook addiction crisis will cause wider social and economic problems.
Gutter Press. There's no skillbook for journalism. Fortunately.
Rumours, Wars, Rumours of Wars, Wars of Rumours!
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Rhiannon Dellacorte
Repracor Industries
104
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Posted - 2015.01.02 20:29:22 -
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This is the best Muckraker article I've ever read.
Rules of Acquisition #261
A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.
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Karynn Denton
Clan Katanga Caravan
359
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Posted - 2015.01.02 20:42:37 -
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Contraband skillbooks... now there's a pretty thought.
Karynn Denton
Caravan Master
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Claudia Osyn
Scope Works Psychotic Tendencies.
1044
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Posted - 2015.01.02 20:45:40 -
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I dont have a skillbook addiction.... *a stack of skill books falls over into view of the camera *
MY BOOKS!!!!........ It's not what it looks like!
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
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Wendrika Hydreiga
219
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Posted - 2015.01.02 21:18:16 -
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Unlike most, I actually read my skill books!
Still on on chapter six of "Exhumer Docking Procedures For Dummies"... Gotta learn to dock before you fly I guess? |
Quattras Peione
Gentlemen of Fortune.
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Posted - 2015.01.02 21:19:40 -
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Train train train inject. Train train train inject.
Yes, that's right, inject. I'm mainlining information.
Still working on that Napaani translation of the Dramiel Operator's Manual. |
Luna Hanaya
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2015.01.03 04:11:11 -
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Pursuit of knowledge isn't a sin.
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Lets show CCP that there are many roleplayers still here, and we want more Live Events!!
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Diana Kim
State Protectorate Caldari State
1529
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Posted - 2015.01.03 06:46:28 -
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Only in a Federation desire to learn can be attributed as "addiction crisis". Gallenteans with their lies and hypocrisies are running out of ideas how to stop peoples from learning. But eventually logic and education will beat senseless gallentean propaganda and brainwashing. |
Ponder Rouge Affinor
American Made Inc. Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2015.01.03 06:54:56 -
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Diana Kim, forever on point. |
Akrasjel Lanate
Naquatech Conglomerate Naquatech Syndicate
1694
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Posted - 2015.01.03 13:28:39 -
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Knowledge is power.
Akrasjel Lanate
General Director(CEO) of Naquatech Conglomerate
Executor of Naquatech Syndicate
Citizen of Solitude
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Elmund Egivand
Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation
263
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Posted - 2015.01.05 01:32:35 -
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Halp! I am addicted to studying Biology through a Skill Book so I can get addicted on Combat Boosters!
- Would very much love to cobble anyone who insinuates that I am a loyalist in the head with a 125mm calibre Fusion round.
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Shaera Taam
Khanid Prime Free Irregulars
166
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Posted - 2015.01.06 17:33:41 -
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Elmund Egivand wrote:Halp! I am addicted to studying Biology through a Skill Book so I can get addicted on Combat Boosters!
You and me, Elmund. Both on the same page of the same skillbook with the same goal. How's that for weird, huh?
Thus Spake the Frigate Goddess!
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Elmund Egivand
Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation
270
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Posted - 2015.01.07 01:13:37 -
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Shaera Taam wrote:Elmund Egivand wrote:Halp! I am addicted to studying Biology through a Skill Book so I can get addicted on Combat Boosters! You and me, Elmund. Both on the same page of the same skillbook with the same goal. How's that for weird, huh?
It's a big cluster.
- Would very much love to cobble anyone who insinuates that I am a loyalist in the head with a 125mm calibre Fusion round.
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Araxmas
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
5
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Posted - 2015.01.15 10:32:53 -
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I recommend people with addiction switch to Caldari skillbooks. The books for our ships are only 6 pages long plus come complete with pop-up sections and a free Jumbo mug. |
fudface
ACME-INC
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Posted - 2015.01.15 11:37:53 -
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hello my name is fudface and i am addicted to training skillbooks.
i came to eve as a mineral trader and nothing more, i didn't train anything for the first 3 months i was here. mineral trading doesn't require any skills at all to make a profit, being able to predict trends in the mineral market from the available information alone is enough.
As my career advanced i joined the pixies, who insisted i inject these skillbooks and start training. i had no idea what i was getting into. These skills i was training were for ship guns drones armour shields, my mind was awash. I didn't need a ship with guns and modules, i was happy podding about the universe moving through the green systems and into the deep red systems. i went where the minerals were. i didn't haul i just used the right click and sell. when the local market wasn't high enough to sell i would manipulate the local market until it was at my sell price. However, all that was changing, the thirst for knowledge assailed me, called to me in my sleep. i would awake into the eve world with a desire to train something, anything, as long as my skill q wasn't inactive. The panic i would feel knowing that my skill q was inactive drove me to look for longer and longer training times.
today as i sit before you i am training the amarr dreadnought to level 5, i am max skill for panther, redeemer, paladin, vindicator, and the list goes on and on. gunnery skills drone skills and even illegal drugs. my obsession with training everything to level 5 has led me here to you. ironically my main focus in eve is still the mineral market and the skills i have trained to date has very little to do with mineral trading and there are no skills to train for market pvp.
thankfully i have beaten my addiction to only putting up 24 hours worth of training. now i have over 250 days of training to do before i have to think about it again.
i hope others can learn from my story and avoid the addiction to skillbooks
my 2 isk worth |
Badel Jramodarr
5052
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Posted - 2015.01.18 03:48:44 -
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W-Whyy c-can't I inject it again!? I-I need that s-sweet sound of com-completion. No-no, nooOO! Just inject. J-Just one more!!!
I don't always have a signature; but when I do, it doesn't say anything at all
...I'm on a horse
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