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Lord Arakkis Vestige of Vehemence Dragon Swarm Dynasty 38	Posted - 2012.08.24 22:22:00 - [1] - Quote What are some of the boneheaded mistakes you have made in your EVE career that others can learn from? My most memorable was losing a whole level of a skill by death jumping without making sure my med clone was updated. That, and getting into a pvp fight and never having activated my DC unit...lol Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
James 315 Caldari Provisions Caldari State 2482	Posted - 2012.08.24 22:27:00 - [2] - Quote I'd rather teach new players by taking advantage of their blockheaded mistakes. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ MinerBumping.com -½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½ The daily saga of one man's quest to bring civilization to highsec by bumping miners out of range.
Lord Arakkis Vestige of Vehemence Dragon Swarm Dynasty 38	Posted - 2012.08.24 22:29:00 - [3] - Quote James 315 wrote: I'd rather teach new players by taking advantage of their blockheaded mistakes. Indeed, always a good way to teach Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
TheBreadMuncher Boxxed Up Industries EPIC Alliance 215	Posted - 2012.08.24 22:34:00 - [4] - Quote Oh please, I dropped a carrier on VFK-IV after two years of gameplay. You think EVE's learning curve ever finishes? "We will create the introduction thread if that is requested by the community. Also, we will have an ISD Seminar about the CCL team in the coming weeks in which you can ask your questions about the CCL team and provide some constructive feedback to us." - Countless pages of locked threads and numerous permabanned accounts later, change is coming.
Zenos Ebeth Universal Might 43	Posted - 2012.08.25 00:17:00 - [5] - Quote I listened to the tutorial when it told me to fit an invuln on my punisher .
Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 1908	Posted - 2012.08.25 00:19:00 - [6] - Quote Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship
Bommel McMurdoc East Khanid Trading Khanid Trade Syndicate 25	Posted - 2012.08.25 00:22:00 - [7] - Quote I trusted someone my first week of starting EvE online.
Lord Arakkis Vestige of Vehemence Dragon Swarm Dynasty 38	Posted - 2012.08.25 00:36:00 - [8] - Quote Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote: Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship Cant tell you how many times ive done this. Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Antisocial Malkavian 214	Posted - 2012.08.25 02:01:00 - [9] - Quote going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane http://gizmodo.com/5913381/season-your-food-with-salt-from-real-human-tears you will be harvested
Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 1910	Posted - 2012.08.25 02:05:00 - [10] - Quote Antisocial Malkavian wrote: going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane Don't worry, I wandered into 0.4 when I was a wee noob and asked the guy at the gate why he was flashing red I found out

ACE McFACE 24th Imperial Crusade Amarr Empire 806	Posted - 2012.08.25 02:39:00 - [11] - Quote Overheated all my mods until they burnt out in a Thrasher v Flyswatter duel of honour. Dont worry, the flyswatter did the same thing "7 pages of people insulting me - aka trolling" - Lady Hofstedar What s/he (probobly he) meant: "7 pages of people disagreeing with my terrible idea - aka trolling" - Lady Hofstedar
Lord Arakkis Vestige of Vehemence Dragon Swarm Dynasty 38	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:05:00 - [12] - Quote ACE McFACE wrote: Overheated all my mods until they burnt out in a Thrasher v Flyswatter duel of honour. Dont worry, the flyswatter did the same thing Lol this will be valuable info to someone. Im sure if I hadnt done a lil reading before playing Im sure I would have done the same thing. Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Lord Arakkis Vestige of Vehemence Dragon Swarm Dynasty 38	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:08:00 - [13] - Quote Antisocial Malkavian wrote: going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane LOL there was no warning before? CCP you are cruel...so cruel Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 1914	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:17:00 - [14] - Quote Lord Arakkis wrote: Antisocial Malkavian wrote: going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane LOL there was no warning before? CCP you are cruel...so cruel There was a warning, it usually went something like "You are unable to warp because you are scrambled"
Lord Arakkis Vestige of Vehemence Dragon Swarm Dynasty 38	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:18:00 - [15] - Quote Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote: Lord Arakkis wrote: Antisocial Malkavian wrote: going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane LOL there was no warning before? CCP you are cruel...so cruel There was a warning, it usually went something like "You are unable to warp because you are scrambled" I thought he meant a warning that you were entering low security space lol Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Bane Loppknow Pel Industries 52	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:20:00 - [16] - Quote I also lost my first ship in lowsec before the warning was added. Thing is, I knew to avoid lowsec, because I'd done some homework. What I DIDN'T know is that regional markets include some lowsec and some high sec systems. I bought something or other in Old Man Star (I think that was the system name), assuming it was a High Sec region, took my shiny new Vexor (which I had spent the bulk of my money on), and took off. I was greeted by flashies and explosions. I didn't play for the next week I was so disappointed by the loss. Vexor is still one of my favorite hulls, though.
Akirei Scytale Test Alliance Please Ignore 2336	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:23:00 - [17] - Quote Bommel McMurdoc wrote: I trusted someone my first week of starting EvE online. Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote: Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship This is probably the classiest way to say it. TEST Alliance BEST Alliance
Lord Arakkis Vestige of Vehemence Dragon Swarm Dynasty 38	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:24:00 - [18] - Quote Bane Loppknow wrote: I also lost my first ship in lowsec before the warning was added. Thing is, I knew to avoid lowsec, because I'd done some homework. What I DIDN'T know is that regional markets include some lowsec and some high sec systems. I bought something or other in Old Man Star (I think that was the system name), assuming it was a High Sec region, took my shiny new Vexor (which I had spent the bulk of my money on), and took off. I was greeted by flashies and explosions. I didn't play for the next week I was so disappointed by the loss. Vexor is still one of my favorite hulls, though. lol that sucks. I am fortunate that I havent been in a situation where I lost a ship worth so much I wanted to take a break. But my fellow ****** of a corp mate bought a shiny new Mackinaw and said to himself he wanted to test it out. Sure enough, his first outting he was suicide ganked. So I say, how much is the insurance payout? "I didnt insure it, i just wanted to test it..." L-O-L Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Bommel McMurdoc East Khanid Trading Khanid Trade Syndicate 27	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:28:00 - [19] - Quote Akirei Scytale wrote: Bommel McMurdoc wrote: I trusted someone my first week of starting EvE online. Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote: Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship This is probably the classiest way to say it. riiight and your entire EvE life was completely free of mistakes.
Akirei Scytale Test Alliance Please Ignore 2336	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:32:00 - [20] - Quote Bommel McMurdoc wrote: Akirei Scytale wrote: Bommel McMurdoc wrote: I trusted someone my first week of starting EvE online. Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote: Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship This is probably the classiest way to say it. riiight and your entire EvE life was completely free of mistakes. whoosh TEST Alliance BEST Alliance

Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 1914	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:38:00 - [21] - Quote I was in a hurry and bought a 9m isk shuttle once *Edit: I've been playing for 6 years, I'll post other stupid crap I've done as soon as I think of them
Bommel McMurdoc East Khanid Trading Khanid Trade Syndicate 27	Posted - 2012.08.25 03:41:00 - [22] - Quote Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote: I was in a hurry and bought a 9m isk shuttle once *Edit: I've been playing for 6 years, I'll post other stupid crap I've done as soon as I think of them heh, funny thing about that, I bought a shuttle on the go too, and somehow got 500m from buying the dang thing. I still wonder how the hell that happened even Petitioned it and the GM told me not to worry about it.
Regan Rotineque Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation 23	Posted - 2012.08.25 04:23:00 - [23] - Quote When Regan was but a wee podling he went mining in low sec... Then went missioning in low sec...as if the mining explosion had not taught him the first time.,,, Then decided to lip off a Tusker or two...... Ahhhh but good times... ~R~
Mr Epeen It's All About Me 1716	Posted - 2012.08.25 04:25:00 - [24] - Quote My painful lesson was that it was days before I figured out that I should have a skill training. Yup, I jumped into this game without a clue what it was except it had spaceships. And I like spaceships. EDIT: I should add that I also managed to wander all the way into 0.0 in a Badger II fit with a smart bomb and a mining laser before discovering the error of my ways. Ahh...those were the days. Mr Epeen There is no excuse beyond fatalistic self-indulgence and sheer laziness for doing nothing --á Iain Banks
Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 1914	Posted - 2012.08.25 04:49:00 - [25] - Quote For a while I thought all the skills in the game were the ones I started with, then I found the market
Herzog Wolfhammer Sigma Special Tactics Group 1711	Posted - 2012.08.25 04:57:00 - [26] - Quote I was doing a 15KM gauntlet run in Amamake to high sec, in a capsule, complaining in local about how dunb it feels to lose yet one more ship and be flying around in a little panty-hose container (the old capsule). People were like "dude, STFU you want to get popped?". But it gets worse. In fact, I am King of Bonehead: I used to think all those faction and deadspace modules were junk when no value came up for them when trying to sell them. Yeah, guess what I did.
Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 1914	Posted - 2012.08.25 05:01:00 - [27] - Quote Herzog Wolfhammer wrote: I was doing a 15KM gauntlet run in Amamake to high sec, in a capsule, complaining in local about how dunb it feels to lose yet one more ship and be flying around in a little panty-hose container (the old capsule). People were like "dude, STFU you want to get popped?". But it gets worse. In fact, I am King of Bonehead: I used to think all those faction and deadspace modules were junk when no value came up for them when trying to sell them. Yeah, guess what I did. You checked contracts, found the good prices for them and sold them to make lots of isk?
Shizuken Venerated Stars 87	Posted - 2012.08.25 07:23:00 - [28] - Quote Lord Arakkis wrote: What are some of the boneheaded mistakes you have made in your EVE career that others can learn from? My most memorable was losing a whole level of a skill by death jumping without making sure my med clone was updated. That, and getting into a pvp fight and never having activated my DC unit...lol Transferring money to "Master Wallet" the character instead of the corporation Master Wallet.
Myxx Minmatar Death Squad Broken Chains Alliance 555	Posted - 2012.08.25 07:34:00 - [29] - Quote some of my first ship fittings were horrible atrocities against all of eve at the time as I started learning to play. At the time I hadn't learned about killboards or reading about fittings and what various mods passively did to your ship. So I ended up with hilarious crap like.. cargo expanders on a thorax hull. the lesson from this is that you should read and pay attention to killboards and ask people for fitting advice and fully read the attributes of what mods do to your ship. secondly, don't log in while drunk. i did that recently, and almost bought a billion isk worth of skillbooks when i thought it was SISI i was on. lesson from that is.. don't log in while drunk, and if you have multiple installs, be very aware of which server you're connecting to. Trust your gut instinct. I've had a number of people try to appeal to my sense of greed, or superior knowledge or capability or whatever in an attempt to get close to me and screw me over. They were transparent considering the circumstances, so I laughed at them or played with them for a bit before shutting them down. lesson from that is.. use logic, and trust your instinct of people and their intent considering the situation you're in. it can and will save you much pain and embarrassment. if you think someone is an alt, they MOST LIKELY are. Again with the above, ive had people try to use alts to pull one over on me for various reasons, or evade being detected, or seperate their mains from whatever evil they were pulling, so as to not damage their main reputation. if you think someone is an alt, they are, without question until proven beyond a shadow of a doubt otherwise.
DTson Gauur Underground-Operators 4	Posted - 2012.08.25 07:51:00 - [30] - Quote During my early days when I had a piratical streak I decided to move some stuff I had in high sec. Having a low sec status but not a fullblown outlaw yet I set a route to fly and loaded a Drake with about 100mil worth of stuff. This happened before we had any avoidance features btw. So I trundle on, semiafk, not really paying attention to the route markers (I could enter freely up to .6 sec systems) as I was also pirating with my second account. Imagine my surprise when suddenly something stops me from warping away from the gate. So I take a quick look and oops .7 sec system, scrammed and webbed by the police, 14km from the gate in a heavily tanked Drake with no propmod. So, what can one do but set approach to gate and hope the tank holds long enough. I died 3km from the gate. Lost pretty much everything that was in cargo, something like 1 or 2 mil worth of useless stuff survived, never went back for them. After that as a pirate I DID keep a better eye out for system sec :P



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