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Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
17
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Posted - 2017.01.24 22:22:12 -
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I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation.
My source of revenue to date while playing Eve has been exploration. What I have noticed in my game play is when I get about 100+ million in the hold I get pretty anxious about getting my booty back to market.
My question to the community is do you think I should do my circumnavigation in a ship like an astero or helios so that I can hack relic sites on the way? If I choose this option I will likely end up with a lot of loot and I will be hard pressed not to take it all back to market. Or should I go with an interceptor which is immune to bubbles (I have another 10 days of training to go before I can fly one). The interceptor route would be safer but I wouldn't be able to hack so it wouldn't be so lucrative/stressful.
I guess my dilemma is should my goal be a safer more likely circumnavigation to achieve the tourism goal alone? Or should I add an element of reward/risk to increase the challenge?
Your thoughts on the matter are appreciated? |
Scipio Artelius
Savage Moon Society
46689
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Posted - 2017.01.24 23:19:57 -
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If you use wormholes to get back to low/high, then using something that isn't nullified is fine; and usually, the deeper you are in null, the less likely you are to hit a gate camp anyway.
However, this Johnny Pew video offers the best of both Worlds:
https://youtu.be/66_vJ3e6gS8 |
Gogela
Freeport Exploration Loosely Affiliated Pirates Alliance
3393
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Posted - 2017.01.24 23:39:40 -
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I wouldn't try that in anything that wasn't nullified. If you can afford it, a nullified T3 cruiser with a covert reconfiguration is your best bet, especially if you want to pve along the way. An interceptor or a nullified Yhat would also be fine. There are bubble camps along the rim... I mean it's just my 2 isk but some of those camps can be pretty intense.
Signatures should be used responsibly...
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Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
17
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Posted - 2017.01.25 00:19:41 -
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Scipio Artelius wrote:If you use wormholes to get back to low/high, then using something that isn't nullified is fine; and usually, the deeper you are in null, the less likely you are to hit a gate camp anyway. However, this Jonny Pew video offers the best of both Worlds: https://youtu.be/66_vJ3e6gS8 That exact fit won't work anymore, but the general concept still holds and for other interceptors too.
Thanks for that. I am planning on starting my journey via a WH but after that it would purely be through null.
Taking an astero with a similar fit as that rapture fit (but using drones) is an option with the goal of catching other explorers. The risk would be getting caught by a camp though.
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Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
18
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Posted - 2017.01.25 00:35:43 -
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Gogela wrote:I wouldn't try that in anything that wasn't nullified. If you can afford it, a nullified T3 cruiser with a covert reconfiguration is your best bet, especially if you want to pve along the way. An interceptor or a nullified Yhat would also be fine. There are bubble camps along the rim... I mean it's just my 2 isk but some of those camps can be pretty intense.
Sadly I dont have the skills for tier 3 yet. I can't even fly a stratios yet.. Astero, helios or an interceptor (soon) are my options. I live in a country which has a funny primetime compared to the rest of the world which is an advantage in avoiding some camps (I have been caught by a few though). Maybe I will try an astero so I can hack relics and take on other explorers. It is a jack of all trades approach that should provide the most entertaining trip. Hopefully with careful use of the map and my strange timezone I will be able to navigate my way through. It is a long way though and odds are I will hit a camp.
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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
4860
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Posted - 2017.01.25 00:49:04 -
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If you wanted to just run through every system, I'd think you could do it in an interceptor without much trouble at all.
Side notes, human interest stories: -This guy visited every mapped EVE system in 2011. Not sure if he visited WHs though. Took him four months. [Edit: The link to his ingame map showing every visited system is busted. But I saw the map at the time. Pretty impressive alright.] -This guy's tales of his Eve Tourist tour through null are pretty humorous and entertaining. At least I thought so back when he was posting them. -If you're interested in seeing/photoing notable sights to see along the way, this Eve Travel blog has great info.
Sounds like a fun trip, fly safe! |
pinkajoo
27
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Posted - 2017.01.25 06:00:40 -
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Perhaps join a community of explorers? Geez, been linking this ingame and out alot these days.. and im not even in them.
Signal Cartel/Eve-Scout https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6806371#post6806371 |
Owen Levanth
Sagittarius Unlimited Exploration
510
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Posted - 2017.01.25 14:48:06 -
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Menamanama wrote:I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation.
My source of revenue to date while playing Eve has been exploration. What I have noticed in my game play is when I get about 100+ million in the hold I get pretty anxious about getting my booty back to market.
My question to the community is do you think I should do my circumnavigation in a ship like an astero or helios so that I can hack relic sites on the way? If I choose this option I will likely end up with a lot of loot and I will be hard pressed not to take it all back to market. Or should I go with an interceptor which is immune to bubbles (I have another 10 days of training to go before I can fly one). The interceptor route would be safer but I wouldn't be able to hack so it wouldn't be so lucrative/stressful.
I guess my dilemma is should my goal be a safer more likely circumnavigation to achieve the tourism goal alone? Or should I add an element of reward/risk to increase the challenge?
Your thoughts on the matter are appreciated?
There are some people who use an Interceptor for exploration, just for the ease of moving around, so there is no dilemma. In my opinions, cov-ops are only good up to two regions, then you start running out of patience. If you want to circumnavigate all of New Eden, take an Interceptor. Also, there is war in some regions you'll need to cross, neither a cov-op nor an Interceptor will be fully safe. But with an Interceptor you can at least outrun most hunters, as long as you keep away from obvious traps.
In conclusion, take an Interceptor. |
Alaric Faelen
Sabotage Incorporated Executive Outcomes
436
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Posted - 2017.01.25 16:18:03 -
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If all you are doing is sightseeing, then a Ceptor is your ship of choice. Fit for travel and you are nigh untouchable. If you want to do a little hacking or probe down some tourist attractions, then Astero or other CovOps frigate.
Like the others said- I would just use WH routes back to market hubs if I were selling loot along the way. The other option would be to leave stuff in NPC stations and just go back to collect it later. Then you can use a strategic route, or even employ friends to help (a Blops bridge to get a Blockade Runner in and out of hostile space for example).
A T3 cruiser is tempting because it can literally do anything. They are just a little more expensive. For a first tour, I'd stick with a frigate but if it's something you enjoy doing- I think you'll gravitate towards a T3 cruiser eventually. The mobile depot really opened up T3's for deep space exploration. The only issues I run into is that the depot, mods and subsystems to swap, and ammo- doesn't leave a lot of room for loot. But they are very survivable ships, and with a little care you won't be losing them very often. |
Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
18
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Posted - 2017.01.25 21:33:23 -
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Owen Levanth wrote:Menamanama wrote:I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation.
My source of revenue to date while playing Eve has been exploration. What I have noticed in my game play is when I get about 100+ million in the hold I get pretty anxious about getting my booty back to market.
My question to the community is do you think I should do my circumnavigation in a ship like an astero or helios so that I can hack relic sites on the way? If I choose this option I will likely end up with a lot of loot and I will be hard pressed not to take it all back to market. Or should I go with an interceptor which is immune to bubbles (I have another 10 days of training to go before I can fly one). The interceptor route would be safer but I wouldn't be able to hack so it wouldn't be so lucrative/stressful.
I guess my dilemma is should my goal be a safer more likely circumnavigation to achieve the tourism goal alone? Or should I add an element of reward/risk to increase the challenge?
Your thoughts on the matter are appreciated? There are some people who use an Interceptor for exploration, just for the ease of moving around, so there is no dilemma. In my opinions, cov-ops are only good up to two regions, then you start running out of patience. If you want to circumnavigate all of New Eden, take an Interceptor. Also, there is war in some regions you'll need to cross, neither a cov-op nor an Interceptor will be fully safe. But with an Interceptor you can at least outrun most hunters, as long as you keep away from obvious traps. In conclusion, take an Interceptor.
Thanks I will investigate a fit. |
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Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
18
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Posted - 2017.01.25 21:44:25 -
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Alaric Faelen wrote:If all you are doing is sightseeing, then a Ceptor is your ship of choice. Fit for travel and you are nigh untouchable. If you want to do a little hacking or probe down some tourist attractions, then Astero or other CovOps frigate.
Like the others said- I would just use WH routes back to market hubs if I were selling loot along the way. The other option would be to leave stuff in NPC stations and just go back to collect it later. Then you can use a strategic route, or even employ friends to help (a Blops bridge to get a Blockade Runner in and out of hostile space for example).
A T3 cruiser is tempting because it can literally do anything. They are just a little more expensive. For a first tour, I'd stick with a frigate but if it's something you enjoy doing- I think you'll gravitate towards a T3 cruiser eventually. The mobile depot really opened up T3's for deep space exploration. The only issues I run into is that the depot, mods and subsystems to swap, and ammo- doesn't leave a lot of room for loot. But they are very survivable ships, and with a little care you won't be losing them very often.
My aesthetic principles (probably my OCD is ruling me) won't let me return with loot back to market. My trip has to be all in one go (assuming I don't die on the way) for me to be satisfied. Dropping stuff off in NPC stations is a good idea. That will create a whole new adventure trying to collect it again. |
Gogela
Freeport Exploration Loosely Affiliated Pirates Alliance
3394
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Posted - 2017.01.26 01:16:30 -
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Menamanama wrote:Gogela wrote:I wouldn't try that in anything that wasn't nullified. If you can afford it, a nullified T3 cruiser with a covert reconfiguration is your best bet, especially if you want to pve along the way. An interceptor or a nullified Yhat would also be fine. There are bubble camps along the rim... I mean it's just my 2 isk but some of those camps can be pretty intense. Sadly I dont have the skills for tier 3 yet. I can't even fly a stratios yet.. Astero, helios or an interceptor (soon) are my options. I live in a country which has a funny primetime compared to the rest of the world which is an advantage in avoiding some camps (I have been caught by a few though). Maybe I will try an astero so I can hack relics and take on other explorers. It is a jack of all trades approach that should provide the most entertaining trip. Hopefully with careful use of the map and my strange timezone I will be able to navigate my way through. It is a long way though and odds are I will hit a camp. If that is the case I would use an interceptor. While the Astero and Helios can warp cloaked, it won't matter on the rim if you hit a big enough bubble camp. Another thing to keep in mind about the rim is that it is waaaaaay out there by gate. The only common traffic is: alliance mission runners, alliance industrial-types, and other alliance-types. Basically... it's all alliance ops out there. If someone is casually exploring missioning or ratting or whatever, they aren't generally going to go that deep into null. It is however a fantastic pipeline for alliance fleets, and when it comes to big alliances and their bubble camps, time is not a factor. That last statement is just based on my personal experience, but unless you are doing your run near downtime, don't expect timezone population along the rim to look like highsec. It's different.
If it were me and I was just on tour and in your shoes, maybe try a Victorieux Luxury Yacht (~100mil isk), under the market at Ships -- Special Edition Ships -- Cruisers. You get interdiction nullification for free and can fit a covops cloak. The down side is the shuttle-like cargo bay. Still... safest way to fly in your situation. Just a thought.
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Sere O'Asis
Danger Gnomes Vendetta Mercenary Group
138
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Posted - 2017.01.26 06:53:46 -
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I did this six months into the game. I used a helios, probably because of, at the time, interceptors were not nullified, and I did not have the skills for a T3.
I did the old "warp to celestial". Over four hundred jumps on the path I laid out.
I did have the skills to warp cloaked, but even so.....I lost my path due to misclicks in Fountain, ran a couple of gate camps, got chased (even in a covert ops, it can be done), passed through lots of empty systems, and jumped into one system with over 200 pilots (not a peep out of any of them), and just generally had a wonderful time.
When I got lost in Fountain, I did so many circles trying to get back on my way, a local challenged me to a duel (not realizing what I was flying, or maybe not caring.)
I remember my sense of elation when I arrived at my destination, to this day.
I had accomplished....something.
I know it's just internet spaceship pixels, but the memory of that trip can never be taken from me.
Best advice I can give you is learn to study the map, learn how to make safe spots on the fly, and understand "bouncing".
Your choice of ship? I leave up to you. They are all right, an interceptor with a cloak is an obvious choice. But, ships aside, it will be your personal skills as a pilot that will see you through this adventure.
But, were I to do it all over again?
I 'd take the helios.
On account of memories.
Enjoy your trip, cause I certainly did mine. |
Owen Levanth
Sagittarius Unlimited Exploration
511
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Posted - 2017.01.26 13:33:07 -
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To be fair, for nostalgic reasons alone I'd never use an Interceptor for exploration, too. I prefer the Cheetah and the Buzzard because of this. Sometimes even an Anathema. (The Helios looks like a flying potato though, more power to you if you can stand that hideous thing. )
Hell, I even have an Anathema stored in Outer Ring and a Buzzard somewhere in the Wildlands. And right now I'm planning a lengthy sight-seeing tour through W-Space with my Cheetah.
Just go for it, I spend a week slowly travelling through the Drone Regions with a Buzzard and didn't get caught, Null isn't really dangerous as long as you are careful. |
Ptraci
3 R Corporation The Irukandji.
1950
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Posted - 2017.01.26 13:36:40 -
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Freighter on autopilot. Anything else is cowardice. |
Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
18
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Posted - 2017.01.26 21:48:13 -
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Sere O'Asis wrote:I did this six months into the game. I used a helios, probably because of, at the time, interceptors were not nullified, and I did not have the skills for a T3.
I did the old "warp to celestial". Over four hundred jumps on the path I laid out.
I did have the skills to warp cloaked, but even so.....I lost my path due to misclicks in Fountain, ran a couple of gate camps, got chased (even in a covert ops, it can be done), passed through lots of empty systems, and jumped into one system with over 200 pilots (not a peep out of any of them), and just generally had a wonderful time.
When I got lost in Fountain, I did so many circles trying to get back on my way, a local challenged me to a duel (not realizing what I was flying, or maybe not caring.)
I remember my sense of elation when I arrived at my destination, to this day.
I had accomplished....something.
I know it's just internet spaceship pixels, but the memory of that trip can never be taken from me.
Best advice I can give you is learn to study the map, learn how to make safe spots on the fly, and understand "bouncing".
Your choice of ship? I leave up to you. They are all right, an interceptor with a cloak is an obvious choice. But, ships aside, it will be your personal skills as a pilot that will see you through this adventure.
But, were I to do it all over again?
I 'd take the helios.
On account of memories.
Enjoy your trip, cause I certainly did mine.
I played for a few months back in 2015 and came back for the alpha release then subbed again. So I am about 4 months in total too. So very similar to you.
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Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
18
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Posted - 2017.01.27 03:19:33 -
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Day 1 of my trip GÇô Hellhole, wise decisions and a ringside seat
I decided I couldnGÇÖt be bothered waiting the 9 days of skill training to get an interceptor and set off on my journey in as Astero. I have decided on a hybrid fit that will allow me to run Relic sites (but not data as I am not taking a data analyzer) but take a warp disrupter to allow me to hunt other explorers on the way. I am not taking a mobile depot in the hold for varying my fits as I find it just takes too much room for all my booty/loot that I am going to find on the way.
Due to IRL stuff happening I get a late start in the night. I head off to low-sec to scan down a hole. I have found that it is generally a bit safer to hit a worm hole from low-sec compared to the more travelled high sec entranced worm holes. I get to a 0.3 system and find a GÇÿdangerousGÇÖ worm hole entrance which I jump through. I go through the standard practices, bookmark the entrance/exit and cloak up and create a safe spot. I note on the d-scan that all of the player owned stuff in the system is named in Cyrillic or some other Eastern European language. This always gets my spidey senses going as I have had some fairly macabre experiences including finding a relic site with 8 previous dead pilots, then being chased through WH space by a bunch of gruesome Russian killers. I drop my probes to scan down the other worm holes hoping to get a null exit and very soon afterwards an Iteron Mark V with a Cyrillic name appears on my d-scan. I think to myself that is awfully coincidental that he suddenly appeared just after I dropped my probes and come to the conclusion that he is just tossing out the line to bait me in. So I donGÇÖt take the bite and ignore him. What it does confirm is that there are some hostile Russians about and I decide not to go through any holes except if they go to Null.
I scan down the WHGÇÖs just in case one exits directly into a Null system. I scan a WH and warp to 100km and sit cloaked on it while continuing to scan. I find that you can get good intel by sitting cloaked by a WH entrance. While scanning down the other WHs another Astero comes through the WH I was sitting outside of. He drops his probes but doesnGÇÖt warp off immediately or hit his cloak. I sit there contemplating whether to attack him or not. But given the fact I think there are Russian killers in-system I decide caution is the better part of valour and donGÇÖt go after him. Instead I warp off to my safety, but just as I am warping a Cheetah with a Russian looking name pops through the WH.
I sit in my safety for awhile and figure that the Astero is going to try and make his way home, so I jump back to the low sec WH go through the gate and sit there orbiting the worm hole - uncloaked (a bit of risk for me doing that) waiting for him to turn up. I figure given his previous lack of carefulness I might be able to get lock on him before he warps. But the Russian Cheetah comes through the hole first. I try to target him but he's too quick for me and gets away. So I am a bit unsure about what is happening so I cloak up start orbiting a bit further out. Then the Astero comes through, I am about to decloak and try to lock him up, but then I think maybe he is just bait GÇô surely a player canGÇÖt be that slow/unsavy about WH safety. And the Russian Cheetah pilot is still in system, so I decide to be cautious again and sit and watch the Astero. The Astero drops his probes and doesn't cloak up again. I am torn, should I attack? But decide just to watch as that Russian Cheetah is still on local in system. If it was a normal explorer in a Cheetah he would have left by now to drop off his loot in high sec.
Then all of a sudden some tech2 Russian attack ship (cant remember what it was) pops out of the WH and smashes the Astero right in front of me as I watch on in cloak. Then the Cheetah comes back to feast on the loot of the astero wreck.
It turns out that the Russians were hunting the Astero. He mustn't have noticed the Russians hunting him down or thought he was safe from them once he had made it to the low-sec system.
I am so pleased I choose the cautious approach and didnGÇÖt attack the Astero, otherwise I too would have likely been Russian fodder.
I really donGÇÖt know what the Astero was doing dropping probes in a low sec system, maybe he thought he was still in WH space? And I really donGÇÖt know why he didnGÇÖt cloak up either in the Russian WH or in low sec.
But it was getting late IRL and I decided not go into that Russian owned hellhole and instead called it quits for the night. My journey will have to wait for another dayGǪbut while I didnGÇÖt achieve my goal of reaching null, or make any isk, it was a very entertaining tourist evening full of tension, and that was just on my very first jump. And yet another reminder to trust my instincts while in WH space.
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Vortexo VonBrenner
Raumfahrer Spiff Rakett Piloot Anslutning
2646
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Posted - 2017.01.27 05:54:29 -
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Look up an old EvE travel blog by a guy named Black Talon. Full of good info and tips on null travel. Probably some outdated info by now but the core methods I found very useful for doing what you are doing. The guy founded the Open University of Celestial Hardship (OUCH) which at one time was a prominent nullsec survival school amongst other things.
Bet you have fun. See the sights, don't worry about running sites. Anyway, enjoy!
EvE security zones in pictures
EvE quick reference pdf
EvE links
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Mephiztopheleze
Laphroaig Inc.
1202
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Posted - 2017.01.27 16:01:48 -
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salvage and blueprints don't take up a lot of space and exploration frigates have a decent size cargo bay.....
also: a Buzzard with a T2 hyperspatial warps at 10AU/s.
Occasional Resident Newbie Correspondent for TMC: http://themittani.com/search/site/mephiztopheleze
This is my Forum Main. My Combat Alt is sambo Inkura
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Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
26
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Posted - 2017.02.03 07:42:02 -
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My journey proper has begun. I traveled through a WH system and found myself a null exit. I found myself in NPC null space. I have decided that I will go back there after my circumnavigation and live there for a while as a solo player. Do some PI and exploration. But I moved on from that space out to the rim. It was really quite crowded even at the odd hours that I play at. Most systems had someone in them. I then move clockwise around the rim. I have now traveled through 3 constellations which involvedgoing down 2 long bottle neck jumps. I find every jump tense about what will be wwaiting for me on the other side, but those long jumps between constellations are especially nerve racking.
I think I have done approximately a fifth of the total distance. I am making reasonable amounts of hacks as I go and dropping the loot off whenever I find a NPC station.
There is a reasonable amount of jump, warp, jump. But the goal keeps it interesting.
Things of note: Having a raptor appear on a gate just as I was preparing to jump and have him chasing me. Scanning down a site and finding an interceptor deliberately failing relic hacks - presumably as resource denial for whichever corp owned the system Sitting outside of a bubbled gate watching people getting blownup Coming through a highly populated system and waiting cloaked at the gate and catching a spotter buzzard de-cloaking and figuring not to make the jump into the gate camp on the other side
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2Sonas1Cup
201
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Posted - 2017.02.03 07:57:33 -
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You do realise its all pixels right?
Youre not actually moving anywhere, its all pixels.
Theres nothing to circumnavigate.
A CCP DEV could do it for you in a second just programming it and press enter. |
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
8200
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Posted - 2017.02.03 09:49:05 -
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Menamanama wrote:I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation.
My source of revenue to date while playing Eve has been exploration. What I have noticed in my game play is when I get about 100+ million in the hold I get pretty anxious about getting my booty back to market.
My question to the community is do you think I should do my circumnavigation in a ship like an astero or helios so that I can hack relic sites on the way? If I choose this option I will likely end up with a lot of loot and I will be hard pressed not to take it all back to market. Or should I go with an interceptor which is immune to bubbles (I have another 10 days of training to go before I can fly one). The interceptor route would be safer but I wouldn't be able to hack so it wouldn't be so lucrative/stressful.
I guess my dilemma is should my goal be a safer more likely circumnavigation to achieve the tourism goal alone? Or should I add an element of reward/risk to increase the challenge?
Your thoughts on the matter are appreciated?
Advisory: Don't talk in local when you are out there in nullsec. 10 minutes of "OMG PWNNOONPHAG GTFO H0N0RT8NKUDIE IDIDYOURMOTHER" and you will wish you had the codes to launch every nuke on the planet and exterminate the human race.
I'm being nice here. I've seen things that would make your eyes bleed. The worst part is those people are still out there, somewhere.
Bring back DEEEEP Space!
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Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
28
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Posted - 2017.02.03 21:10:24 -
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2Sonas1Cup wrote:You do realise its all pixels right?
Youre not actually moving anywhere, its all pixels.
Theres nothing to circumnavigate.
A CCP DEV could do it for you in a second just programming it and press enter.
I am deeply shocked. Are you also saying that when I play SimCity that I am not building a real life city? Or when I play World of Tanks I haven't been destroying real tanks? Hold on... that means that Alien who has been terrorizing me in Alien Isolation hasn't really been eating my face off. |
Storm ToFollow
Aliastra Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2017.02.04 10:43:29 -
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Menamanama wrote:I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation.
My source of revenue to date while playing Eve has been exploration. What I have noticed in my game play is when I get about 100+ million in the hold I get pretty anxious about getting my booty back to market.
My question to the community is do you think I should do my circumnavigation in a ship like an astero or helios so that I can hack relic sites on the way? If I choose this option I will likely end up with a lot of loot and I will be hard pressed not to take it all back to market. Or should I go with an interceptor which is immune to bubbles (I have another 10 days of training to go before I can fly one). The interceptor route would be safer but I wouldn't be able to hack so it wouldn't be so lucrative/stressful.
I guess my dilemma is should my goal be a safer more likely circumnavigation to achieve the tourism goal alone? Or should I add an element of reward/risk to increase the challenge?
Your thoughts on the matter are appreciated?
For your goals, and current situation an ares or other fast aligning interceptor set for sub 2.0 align will work very well. They scan well with decent skills and sisters launcher and probes with scanning rigs.
They are also quite capable of hacking sites, you will fail more than you like, but that's the tradeoff.
An astero in null will die eventually, not all the time, but enough that an entire EVE circumnavigation will become annoying.
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Max Fubarticus
K Diamond Holding LTD. Bullets Bombs and Blondes
182
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Posted - 2017.02.04 14:33:30 -
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Menamanama wrote:I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation.
Circumnavigation not possible! New Eden is flat...Watch that sharp drop off in Cobalt Edge.
Good luck
Civil discourse is uniquely human. After all, when is the last time a pride of lions and a herd of water buffalo negotiated SOV over a watering hole? Never.
Someone either gets their ass kicked or eaten. At the end of the day someone holds SOV.
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Owen Levanth
Sagittarius Unlimited Exploration
520
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Posted - 2017.02.04 17:05:02 -
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Max Fubarticus wrote:Menamanama wrote:I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation. Circumnavigation not possible! New Eden is flat...Watch that sharp drop off in Cobalt Edge. Good luck
Circumnavigation just means you're going around in a circle. It can also apply to travelling around on a single island or continent (and those are flat, too).
So no problem with circumnavigating New Eden, just start uh... in Cobalt Edge or something, and go around in a large circle!
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Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
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Storm ToFollow wrote:Menamanama wrote:I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation.
My source of revenue to date while playing Eve has been exploration. What I have noticed in my game play is when I get about 100+ million in the hold I get pretty anxious about getting my booty back to market.
My question to the community is do you think I should do my circumnavigation in a ship like an astero or helios so that I can hack relic sites on the way? If I choose this option I will likely end up with a lot of loot and I will be hard pressed not to take it all back to market. Or should I go with an interceptor which is immune to bubbles (I have another 10 days of training to go before I can fly one). The interceptor route would be safer but I wouldn't be able to hack so it wouldn't be so lucrative/stressful.
I guess my dilemma is should my goal be a safer more likely circumnavigation to achieve the tourism goal alone? Or should I add an element of reward/risk to increase the challenge?
Your thoughts on the matter are appreciated? For your goals, and current situation an ares or other fast aligning interceptor set for sub 2.0 align will work very well. They scan well with decent skills and sisters launcher and probes with scanning rigs. They are also quite capable of hacking sites, you will fail more than you like, but that's the tradeoff. An astero in null will die eventually, not all the time, but enough that an entire EVE circumnavigation will become annoying. Good luck with your adventure, the Astero will serve you well in the meantime.
I still haven't trained interceptors yet but am almost there. It definitely feels as though I could die on any given jump in the Astero. I have nervous tension on each jump. I am almost on Cobalt Blue now. Is there something I should be aware of there? Lots of gate camps or something? |
Max Fubarticus
K Diamond Holding LTD. Bullets Bombs and Blondes
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Posted - 2017.02.05 13:22:31 -
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Owen Levanth wrote:Max Fubarticus wrote:Menamanama wrote:I am planning on doing a tour of New Eden and have decided on a circumnavigation. Circumnavigation not possible! New Eden is flat...Watch that sharp drop off in Cobalt Edge. Good luck Circumnavigation just means you're going around in a circle. It can also apply to travelling around on a single island or continent (and those are flat, too). So no problem with circumnavigating New Eden, just start uh... in Cobalt Edge or something, and go around in a large circle!
LOL, we all know that. Levity, flat earth, conspiracy theorist, joking...nvm
Civil discourse is uniquely human. After all, when is the last time a pride of lions and a herd of water buffalo negotiated SOV over a watering hole? Never.
Someone either gets their ass kicked or eaten. At the end of the day someone holds SOV.
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Sweet Adamas
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2017.02.05 23:28:53 -
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Ive been all over nullsec. its ok |
Menamanama
University of Caille Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2017.02.07 21:50:08 -
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And I died. Astero got caught in gate camp. I had made it almost exactly half way around the map. I regret my fit now - should have gone with a micro warp drive over an AB.
I am going to finish the journey in an interceptor. |
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