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Remedial
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Posted - 2006.03.07 13:50:00 -
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In order to accomodate the new people we expect this month, GoonFleet has purged every last inactive from the corp in the last three weeks, and has split into two seperate corps - GF, and GW. We estimated that we would break 1300 members during the upcoming newbie drive and there has been no indication from CCP that they intend to release the Sovereignty skillbook (+1000 members per level) on Tranquility.
If you have standings set to GoonFleet one way or the other, go ahead and set them to GoonWaffe too. That's all.
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Kay Han
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Posted - 2006.03.07 13:52:00 -
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Edited by: Kay Han on 07/03/2006 13:53:10 Did you visit a Cloning factory? or have you ordered all your family members to play eve?
Or do you simply created many trail accounts?
ohh i missed a point. All your alts are in your corp? +the alts of the trail accs which the alts created? ___________________________________________ A wise man said once: 'Violence is the escape of the mentaly poor guys.'
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Remedial
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Posted - 2006.03.07 13:54:00 -
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We did a count and had less than 100 alts in the corp alongside 700 actives. We expect 500-600 newbies in this upcoming drive and we get 5-10 applications a day without a newbie drive.
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Taran Blake
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Posted - 2006.03.07 13:56:00 -
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Wouldn't the name ZergFleet have been a better second corp?
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Remedial
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Posted - 2006.03.07 13:57:00 -
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It's probably trademarked. I once made a corp called "Karl Rove, President in 2008" and CCP deleted it :(
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Hyllekjeks
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:00:00 -
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Wow nice number in your corp. Personally I cant understand how commanders bother to work with that many new players. I would be screaming and slamming my head into the desk every 5 minute. ----------------------------------------------
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welsh wizard
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:07:00 -
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Edited by: welsh wizard on 07/03/2006 14:07:22 I think you're doing a great job GoonFleet. Introducing new players to pvp in this way is admirable. If I was a new player and wanted to experience pvp these are the guys I'd join. Our corps are sat on different sides of the fence but I still think you've got a good thing going.
Keep up the good work.
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KIATolon
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:11:00 -
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Good luck, and if you need anything let me know.
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Korell Lumina
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:19:00 -
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Edited by: Korell Lumina on 07/03/2006 14:19:19 Off to GoonWaffe I go!
Skulls for the Skull Throne! |
Tehel Necrona
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:33:00 -
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bees AND wasps, gonna be a deadly combo :)
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jarack
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:38:00 -
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quick question to you goonies, how many are you online at one time on peak and whats the biggest 'goon gang' you had
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Shamis Orzoz
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:49:00 -
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Please CCP, release the capitol smartbombs
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Remedial
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:52:00 -
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Originally by: jarack quick question to you goonies, how many are you online at one time on peak and whats the biggest 'goon gang' you had
We had 149 people in corp last night, but I've seen it as high as 170. Biggest gang was a 110 member combined OSS/GoonFleet gang. Most hilarious gang was a 75 frigate gang that we divided into 25 and 50, then engaged a S*****rdly BS sniper gang on a gate with the 25. After about 10-15 of us had blown up, the 50 warped through the gate and engaged and much fun was had by all.
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Native
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:53:00 -
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Originally by: jarack quick question to you goonies, how many are you online at one time on peak and whats the biggest 'goon gang' you had
It's almost always 100+ in corp apart when its not around downtime. During weekends sometimes it can push 200. In our home system in Syndicate there's usually at least 40-50 people in local at off times and pushing 100 at peak.
As far as gangs, I've been in a 70 man but I'm sure there were bigger ones.
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Calenth
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Posted - 2006.03.07 14:54:00 -
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Originally by: jarack quick question to you goonies, how many are you online at one time on peak and whats the biggest 'goon gang' you had
The most I've seen online at once in corp chat, pre-split, was 199; that was at the height of our last newbie drive, though.
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Darko1107
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Posted - 2006.03.07 15:14:00 -
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GL to a mighty fine corp.
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Milkminer
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Posted - 2006.03.07 15:27:00 -
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Great stuff :)
Always good to get new players into PvP as early as possible before empire completly corrupts them.
I do wonder though how many characters you have in these 2 corps that are over 5mil sp's.
Do you specialise in frigs (ive heard alot about u lot and frigs), or do you fly larger ships?
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Calenth
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Posted - 2006.03.07 15:34:00 -
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Originally by: Milkminer I do wonder though how many characters you have in these 2 corps that are over 5mil sp's.
Do you specialise in frigs (ive heard alot about u lot and frigs), or do you fly larger ships?
We fly a pretty wide mix these days, although we encourage the use of small ships because it tends to be more entertaining. Frigs, destroyers, cruisers. Our population is growing so quickly that as each wave graduates into more advanced ships, the next, larger wave steps in with frigs and cruisers, so it's a progression. I'd give a lot to know what our percentage of "advanced" ship pilots was, myself, but it's hard to say. Frankly we probably need to start doing censuses.
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Berrik Radhok
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Posted - 2006.03.07 15:34:00 -
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Originally by: Milkminer Great stuff :)
Always good to get new players into PvP as early as possible before empire completly corrupts them.
I do wonder though how many characters you have in these 2 corps that are over 5mil sp's.
Do you specialise in frigs (ive heard alot about u lot and frigs), or do you fly larger ships?
I'll field this one. People generally fly whatever they can afford to lose in PVP, which for most people is frigates, but a lot of people are starting to train into T2 frigs and BS now. Also there's usually a healthy sprinkling of cruisers as well.
But yes, the majority of our gangs are usually frigates.
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Wild Rho
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Posted - 2006.03.07 15:48:00 -
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We'll really need a % of goon fleet online readout when logging soon. e.g: 14,000 Players online (13% goon fleet)
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StiZum Hilidii
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Posted - 2006.03.07 16:06:00 -
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im glad they are on my side tbh
any one else think thats when goonfleet have a bit more sp under their belt we could all be in trouble :P STAN FACTA NON VERBA THE ALPS SUCKED BTW |
Nafri
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Posted - 2006.03.07 16:08:00 -
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Originally by: StiZum Hilidii im glad they are on my side tbh
any one else think thats when goonfleet have a bit more sp under their belt we could all be in trouble :P
Nope, their node will always die when thy log on
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Grimpak
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Posted - 2006.03.07 16:08:00 -
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Ok you guys scare me
GoonFleet and GoonWaffe = the EVE version of the zerg rush. ----------------
Originally by: Abdalion Shoot him ingame if you don't like this person. If you do like him, go mine veldspar with him.
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callonious
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Posted - 2006.03.07 16:23:00 -
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Experience > numbers, even if they have a 200man fleet and they all have decent skills i doubt they would be able to take out someone like Bob, [5] iron etc, theyve just been at it longer...Ok well maybe iron. ------------------------------------------------------------
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If I'm your manservant, how come I'm pwning you in your sig but you're nowhere near mine? - Wrangler |
StiZum Hilidii
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Posted - 2006.03.07 16:27:00 -
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lol callonius your cruel. p.s you and hell and crush doing the same dmg you did to iron in curse?
STAN FACTA NON VERBA THE ALPS SUCKED BTW |
Happydayz
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Posted - 2006.03.07 16:36:00 -
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Originally by: Hyllekjeks Wow nice number in your corp. Personally I cant understand how commanders bother to work with that many new players. I would be screaming and slamming my head into the desk every 5 minute.
Some tasks are delegated down to "veterans". I started playing Eve back in November 2005 after accidently stumbling across the recruitment drive back then. Now I've volunteered to be a mentor and will have a handful of newbies assigned to me who I'll be responsible for training in all aspects of Eve.
So I'll take them out on a mining op, hunt a few rats with them, maybe take them through a few missions, and run suicide frigate patrols up and down Syndicate looking for a fight. After their two week trial is up they'll have a pretty good introduction to everything that Eve has to offer, and from there they can either decide to stick around or quit the game.
Best thing is that 2 months down the road some of these newbies will end up volunteering to mentor the next wave of recruits and the circle of life will continue
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Goberth Ludwig
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Posted - 2006.03.07 16:40:00 -
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Originally by: callonious Experience > numbers, even if they have a 200man fleet and they all have decent skills i doubt they would be able to take out someone like Bob, [5] iron etc, theyve just been at it longer...Ok well maybe iron.
Never underestimate numbers... no matter the pilot, ships always have so many hitpoints, and once they turn to pods, they deal no damage.
Apart from smacktalk...
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Manion Taleroth
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:24:00 -
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Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
The Luftwaffe wheren't just during the **** period of Germany and exist even today.
Good luck with the newbie drive, Goonfleet!
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Mystiel Raleigh
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:25:00 -
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Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
Uh, what?
The Luftwaffe is the German (not Nazķ) air force, and is still in use today.
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Grimpak
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:25:00 -
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Originally by: Happydayz
Originally by: Hyllekjeks Wow nice number in your corp. Personally I cant understand how commanders bother to work with that many new players. I would be screaming and slamming my head into the desk every 5 minute.
Some tasks are delegated down to "veterans". I started playing Eve back in November 2005 after accidently stumbling across the recruitment drive back then. Now I've volunteered to be a mentor and will have a handful of newbies assigned to me who I'll be responsible for training in all aspects of Eve.
So I'll take them out on a mining op, hunt a few rats with them, maybe take them through a few missions, and run suicide frigate patrols up and down Syndicate looking for a fight. After their two week trial is up they'll have a pretty good introduction to everything that Eve has to offer, and from there they can either decide to stick around or quit the game.
Best thing is that 2 months down the road some of these newbies will end up volunteering to mentor the next wave of recruits and the circle of life will continue
...you guys should join hands with eve-U ----------------
Originally by: Abdalion Shoot him ingame if you don't like this person. If you do like him, go mine veldspar with him.
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Goberth Ludwig
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:30:00 -
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Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
I guess you embraced the motto from The Matrix:
"Ignorance is a bliss"
- Gob (also known as Admiral Goberius) |
Nero Scuro
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:31:00 -
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Originally by: Mystiel Raleigh
Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
Uh, what?
The Luftwaffe is the German (not Nazķ) air force, and is still in use today.
I said what it was associated with, not what it was. Why choose Luftwaffe as a base for a new name? What are they best known for? All I said was it was an interesting choice, which it is... ___
The world isn't going to end; we're not that lucky... |
Goberth Ludwig
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:37:00 -
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Originally by: Nero Scuro What are they best known for? All I said was it was an interesting choice, which it is...
u must have missed the part when you said it was naz| ...
- Gob (also known as Admiral Goberius) |
Mystiel Raleigh
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:41:00 -
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Originally by: Nero Scuro
Originally by: Mystiel Raleigh
Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
Uh, what?
The Luftwaffe is the German (not Nazķ) air force, and is still in use today.
I said what it was associated with, not what it was. Why choose Luftwaffe as a base for a new name? What are they best known for? All I said was it was an interesting choice, which it is...
You might want to re-read your post and see what you actually said.
The Luftwaffe is best known for their blitzkreig attacks, using speed to destroy opposition. An apt name for what GF/GW are doing.
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Darken Two
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:41:00 -
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Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
Political correctness has reached a new high. ets ban all german words next shall we?
Originally by: Blind Fear Generally, when trying to be a puppetmaster, it is considered good form not to wrap the strings around your neck and choke yourself.
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Nero Scuro
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:49:00 -
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Originally by: Mystiel Raleigh
Originally by: Nero Scuro
Originally by: Mystiel Raleigh
Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
Uh, what?
The Luftwaffe is the German (not Nazķ) air force, and is still in use today.
I said what it was associated with, not what it was. Why choose Luftwaffe as a base for a new name? What are they best known for? All I said was it was an interesting choice, which it is...
You might want to re-read your post and see what you actually said.
The Luftwaffe is best known for their blitzkreig attacks, using speed to destroy opposition. An apt name for what GF/GW are doing.
I said they were the Naz|'s airforce, which is what they were. And I didn't say anything about political correctness, I just found it an interesting choice. Given that the luftwaffe has only been used once since WW2, and even then in a minor war, I don't see why the association is so startling. ___
The world isn't going to end; we're not that lucky... |
Hans Roaming
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:55:00 -
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Originally by: Nero Scuro
Originally by: Mystiel Raleigh
Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
Uh, what?
The Luftwaffe is the German (not Nazķ) air force, and is still in use today.
I said what it was associated with, not what it was. Why choose Luftwaffe as a base for a new name? What are they best known for? All I said was it was an interesting choice, which it is...
I thought they were best known for flying planes to be honest.
President Huzzah Federation
Be all you can be, join the Huzzah Armed Forces today! |
Christopher Multsanti
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:56:00 -
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Congrats guys. I loved fighting you when I had the opportunity. Keep it up.
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Nero Scuro
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:56:00 -
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Originally by: Hans Roaming
Originally by: Nero Scuro
Originally by: Mystiel Raleigh
Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
Uh, what?
The Luftwaffe is the German (not Nazķ) air force, and is still in use today.
I said what it was associated with, not what it was. Why choose Luftwaffe as a base for a new name? What are they best known for? All I said was it was an interesting choice, which it is...
I thought they were best known for flying planes to be honest.
Best known for flying planes to bomb the orphanges and kitten factorys for the naz|s. :| ___
The world isn't going to end; we're not that lucky... |
slip66
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Posted - 2006.03.07 17:56:00 -
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Edited by: slip66 on 07/03/2006 17:56:51
Originally by: Nero Scuro
Originally by: Mystiel Raleigh
Originally by: Nero Scuro Goonwaffe? As in Luftwaffe? The Naz| airforce? Interesting choice in names...
And yeah, I know waffe means weapon in German, but that's not exactly what it's associated with, is it? And why spell it in German anyway?
Uh, what?
The Luftwaffe is the German (not Nazķ) air force, and is still in use today.
I said what it was associated with, not what it was. Why choose Luftwaffe as a base for a new name? What are they best known for? All I said was it was an interesting choice, which it is...
edit, ....
this guys said it much nicer then I did..
"Political correctness has reached a new high. ets ban all german words next shall we?"
Originally by: StOrM ViPeR Theres a skill called surgical strike in game I've learned that it actually stands for Band of Brothers |
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Malice Devilbunny
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Posted - 2006.03.07 18:02:00 -
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Hmm, divert the topic a little less please Nero (named after a obese, inept fiddle playing Emperor of Rome), and back to talking about Goonfleet.
Nice to see a early pvp focused group, I might look you all up once I get my basic skills trained up.
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Haniblecter Teg
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Posted - 2006.03.07 18:06:00 -
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somethingawful.com has veery deep membership.
TW.com should rev up its recruitment, if anything, to combat this sinister influx of forum *****s. ---------------------------------------- Friends Forever |
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Abdalion
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Posted - 2006.03.07 18:16:00 -
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Thread Cleaned, Back on topic please. No more RL history or politics. ---
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Crellion
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Posted - 2006.03.07 18:19:00 -
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So do you guys, generally, go for 1v1s or not?
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Jhodas
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Posted - 2006.03.07 18:28:00 -
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You go GF. Great bunch. Best of luck to you.
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Native
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Posted - 2006.03.07 18:42:00 -
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Originally by: Crellion So do you guys, generally, go for 1v1s or not?
1 on 1? **** that, its 3 on 1, no duels
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Darth Tater
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Posted - 2006.03.07 19:00:00 -
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When can we expect to see the debut of GoonMacht?
--- Tater 4tw!
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Luke Skyrider
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Posted - 2006.03.07 19:03:00 -
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ROFL...The Goons vs EvE Zergs 4tw
Good luck with the recruitment.
[PvP-Recruitment] | www.dab-online.com |
Morrganna
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Posted - 2006.03.07 19:17:00 -
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best of luck and great respect to the goonies
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Trooper B99
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Posted - 2006.03.07 19:30:00 -
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Best of luck.
Wirykomi Team Racer - COLOSSUS Championships Year 106
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Aakron
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Posted - 2006.03.07 20:00:00 -
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We always need new and dedicated pilots in this game, keep introducing them to eve, you are doing a top job.
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Frederick Skinner
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Posted - 2006.03.07 20:02:00 -
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Originally by: Hyllekjeks Wow nice number in your corp. Personally I cant understand how commanders bother to work with that many new players. I would be screaming and slamming my head into the desk every 5 minute.
Oh, he still does that. We've all gotten used to the noise
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Mistress Suffering
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Posted - 2006.03.07 20:05:00 -
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I'm impressed the Goons can pull this kind of membership to Eve. I've enjoyed SA, but never would have guessed it had this much ability to pull to a single game.
Training new players isn't bad as long as you have groups of people to do it and decent documentation. Plus there's nothing like a boatload of cannonfodder to take hits for you while you get the kills from it :)
I actually bet GF is a total blast to fight against. Pure mayhem. Sounds fun.
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Annover Haf
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Posted - 2006.03.07 20:13:00 -
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We've done 1 on 1's on the condition that the other 10-40 goons in the gang get to come watch. But don't count on it being much of a fight--the vast majority of us are pretty shallow sp wise. That and zerging is oh so fun.
The organization of the directors is amazing. It seems to stem from their super secret do only what is necessary for the good of the corp and delegate the rest program. Vets tend to help on their own innitiative regardless, and really goonfleet vets are a huge bunch of care-bears when it comes to setting up new players. I had my first pvp frigate and mining cruiser given to me, skill books at a discount, and was in a pvp op day 1.
As far as preferred ships it's whatever you can afford to lose, as stated. I came at the tail end of the last newbie drive and had plenty of vets get me on my feet income wise. This is the general case for the corp so even our two week old members like me can afford to lose several frigates if not a cruiser or three.
Three weeks left 'til interceptors!
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Sesfan Qu'lah
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Posted - 2006.03.07 20:20:00 -
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As Goonfleet's chief Fleet Commander I can say that even when I bring gangs of 80 or 100 people out everyone is extremely disciplined. They align when they're told, they kill what they're told, and they don't smacktalk in local. I couldn't be happier.
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Padijun Siger
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Posted - 2006.03.07 20:32:00 -
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Originally by: Hyllekjeks Wow nice number in your corp. Personally I cant understand how commanders bother to work with that many new players. I would be screaming and slamming my head into the desk every 5 minute.
It's a combination of:
1. Great CEO 2. Directors who know how to show tough love 3. "This is not a democracy, now GET BACK TO MINING AND YOU'D BETTER PAY EVERY CENT OF TAX YOU OWE!" style corp management
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Manion Taleroth
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Posted - 2006.03.07 20:43:00 -
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Edited by: Manion Taleroth on 07/03/2006 20:42:59
Originally by: Padijun Siger
Originally by: Hyllekjeks Wow nice number in your corp. Personally I cant understand how commanders bother to work with that many new players. I would be screaming and slamming my head into the desk every 5 minute.
It's a combination of:
1. Great CEO 2. Directors who know how to show tough love 3. "This is not a democracy, now GET BACK TO MINING AND YOU'D BETTER PAY EVERY CENT OF TAX YOU OWE!" style corp management
We're all slaves.
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Dungar Loghoth
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Posted - 2006.03.07 21:29:00 -
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Originally by: Mistress Suffering Training new players isn't bad as long as you have groups of people to do it and decent documentation. Plus there's nothing like a boatload of cannonfodder to take hits for you while you get the kills from it :)
Like what was said before, it's a cycle. Last round's newbies now know enough about the game that they can sit in the help channel and answer basic questions - how do I pod-jump, how do I update my clone, etc etc - which frees up the wave before them to be mentors.
Quote: I actually bet GF is a total blast to fight against. Pure mayhem. Sounds fun.
Believe it or not, we're not disorganised. We fight like any other alliance (), the exception being instead of having a fleet of twenty or thirty battleships, we have eighty or ninty frigates and cruisers.
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Trac3rt
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Posted - 2006.03.07 21:45:00 -
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A lot of people scoff at the T1 Frigate, I can fly cruisers and AF's pretty well now, but whenever a PvP op comes up I rush straight for my nearest punisher. There is nothing like MWDing towards that sniping apoc at 100km, seeing the other frigates around you peel off and warp out as they start taking fire, praying to get withing scram range before the pilot warps off. Then when you have him tackled, watching the angry bees swarm and take him down.
The T1 frigate is just REALLY fun to fly as part of a swarm.
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Mind Taker
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Posted - 2006.03.07 21:51:00 -
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wts officer smartbombs
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Antoinette Civari
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Posted - 2006.03.07 21:57:00 -
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Originally by: Mind Taker wts officer smartbombs
orbit at 15 > smarties.
go goons.
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Virtuoso DeToure
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Posted - 2006.03.07 21:59:00 -
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Edited by: Virtuoso DeToure on 07/03/2006 21:59:52 Oh god, more newbies?
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Berrik Radhok
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Posted - 2006.03.07 22:01:00 -
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Originally by: Antoinette Civari
Originally by: Mind Taker wts officer smartbombs
orbit at 15 > smarties.
go goons.
wtb Capital Nos BPO
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Sassinak
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Posted - 2006.03.07 22:05:00 -
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lolz, goonfleet is funny, i wanna join man. Sass Arcane Technologies |
Viktor Konstantine
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Posted - 2006.03.07 22:09:00 -
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From what I can see, many of the newer recruits, myself included, are having a blast with this game and plan on staying for some time. Can't wait to see when I and the rest get more and more SP
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Remedial
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Posted - 2006.03.07 22:28:00 -
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Hey do people think
Looks professional enough for goon press releases in the future
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Virtuoso DeToure
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Posted - 2006.03.07 22:37:00 -
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Originally by: Remedial Hey do people think
Looks professional enough for goon press releases in the future
I think it's perfect! Don't we have a higher res version, though?
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Padijun Siger
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Posted - 2006.03.07 22:42:00 -
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Originally by: Remedial Hey do people think
Looks professional enough for goon press releases in the future
I'm partial to the "bunch of children crossing the street" one, myself
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M'buku
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Posted - 2006.03.07 23:00:00 -
[69]
You just have to love the Goonfleet folks. Nice official banner too, always a good laugh flying around with you. I hope you have yet another sucessfull recuitment drive. If you're new to the game and are looking for a corp that will provide alot of fun, then these guys are for you!
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Nordvargr
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Posted - 2006.03.07 23:51:00 -
[70]
Originally by: M'buku You just have to love the Goonfleet folks. Nice official banner too, always a good laugh flying around with you. I hope you have yet another sucessfull recuitment drive. If you're new to the game and are looking for a corp that will provide alot of fun, then these guys are for you!
GoonFleet is not open for public recruitment, it's goon only. That's what makes it GoonFleet!
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Destable
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Posted - 2006.03.07 23:58:00 -
[71]
I think that with your corporation being singlehandedly responsible for a likely 1% increase in revenues to CCP from new accounts, they would be wise to release that skill early, if only to encourage your promotion of EVE to non-EVEers.
Really.
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Azaeren
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Posted - 2006.03.08 00:00:00 -
[72]
Im now moving to GoonWaffe. Looking forward to....doing the exact same thing as always, Blowing up enemies, and losing fully T2 fitted tempests haha :D j/k...Im only flying AF and intys for now on:( I hate being called primary :(
I also fully support our glorious leader in our future endeavors.
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Taran Blake
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Posted - 2006.03.08 00:00:00 -
[73]
Originally by: Trac3rt A lot of people scoff at the T1 Frigate, I can fly cruisers and AF's pretty well now, but whenever a PvP op comes up I rush straight for my nearest punisher. There is nothing like MWDing towards that sniping apoc at 100km, seeing the other frigates around you peel off and warp out as they start taking fire, praying to get withing scram range before the pilot warps off. Then when you have him tackled, watching the angry bees swarm and take him down.
The T1 frigate is just REALLY fun to fly as part of a swarm.
T1 ships in numbers can take down just about any opponent. People who don't take a ZergFrigate gang seriously are going to end up as a Corpsicle very quickly.
Sure they are fragile and don't do much damage individually, but how many can you target at once? It's death by a thousand cuts...
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Creyster
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Posted - 2006.03.08 00:06:00 -
[74]
KLADDKAKA 4TW!!! ------------ Once Masken allways Masken!!
KLADDKAKA (C) KingAC |
Zorlag
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Posted - 2006.03.08 00:30:00 -
[75]
Waffe, not waffle..
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Dust Angel
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Posted - 2006.03.08 00:30:00 -
[76]
I was just wondering, why Goon Waffle? Why not Goon Armada or Goon Battallion or something.. heck, even a flotilla? _____________________________________ Stressed out with empire politics?
Sansha's Nation helps clear your mind.
If you can't handle the heat, out of the fire. -Capsicum |
Zorlag
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Posted - 2006.03.08 00:30:00 -
[77]
I for one welcome our new bee overlords.
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Azraelion
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Posted - 2006.03.08 01:06:00 -
[78]
Right, and "Waffe" means "Weapon" in german, and I bet it not just accidently resembles the word "Luftwaffe" ;)
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TURBOman
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Posted - 2006.03.08 01:13:00 -
[79]
It's the end i tell ya
Linkage Your sig is too large, please reduce it's size and have the ladies in it give me a call - Ductoris |
Professor McFly
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Posted - 2006.03.08 01:16:00 -
[80]
Originally by: Zorlag Waffe, not waffle..
Waffle would have been better. Then you could have a 3rd, GoonCake. __________________ Retard's handbook |
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Ishen Villone
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Posted - 2006.03.08 01:17:00 -
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Edited by: Ishen Villone on 08/03/2006 01:17:37 ^^^ GoonWaffe/Luftwaffe, that's the idea.
(RP MODE) We need more tools for breaking down corporate management tools and... um stuff. (RP MODE OFF) Please add corp management skills! We work hard to bring in new players for our benefit and the benefit of the whole game, so give us a hand! It's a hassle to have to split up the corps because of this no-longer-theoretical max corp size.
Thanks for the support, goons and non-goons. It feels good to have even our enemies speak up in sorta-support of our beehive. We really try hard not to be an arrogant bunch like *cough* some folks, and we keep the smacktalk to a minimum. (idiots talking in local get beaten with wet shoestrings)
I can't wait to see what our little army is like in 6 months. Maybe we'll have to expand down the pipe a bit more.
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Turq
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Posted - 2006.03.08 01:35:00 -
[82]
Been a lurker goon for years, keep up the good work Goonfleet.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.03.08 01:57:00 -
[83]
Good luck goonfleet, you guys are nuts
[23] Member: Official Forum Warrior
What's with the blue robots? Click my sig.
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Hutchins
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Posted - 2006.03.08 02:14:00 -
[84]
Edited by: Hutchins on 08/03/2006 02:14:38
Originally by: Zorlag Waffe, not waffle..
SON. OF. A. *****.
So much for that sig template
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Urikko
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Posted - 2006.03.08 03:27:00 -
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We actually demanded Goonwaffle as that is so much better, but Remedial jap slapped us.
Anyway, his reasoning is all lies. The truth is those Goonfleeters are all carebears and Goonwaffe is for the PvPers. We, in the waffe, are tired of carrying those gimps and will open fire on them every chance we get!
100% of this post might be false.
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Dungar Loghoth
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Posted - 2006.03.08 06:02:00 -
[86]
Originally by: Creyster KLADDKAKA 4TW!!!
Does that mean we finally get some? We worked hard for our Kladdkaka.
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Aloysius Knight
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Posted - 2006.03.08 06:18:00 -
[87]
just imagin the whole of goonfleet attacking a titain the titain would die of killmail spam Haha can't touch this! |
Trepkos
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Posted - 2006.03.08 06:24:00 -
[88]
Linkage --------
Angel Deep Wing
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Happydayz
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Posted - 2006.03.08 06:55:00 -
[89]
Edited by: Happydayz on 08/03/2006 07:01:08 Edited by: Happydayz on 08/03/2006 06:58:34 Edited by: Happydayz on 08/03/2006 06:56:43 Edited by: Happydayz on 08/03/2006 06:55:29
Originally by: Padijun Siger
I'm partial to the "bunch of children crossing the street" one, myself
http://img107.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gfpressrelease20gg3eg.gif
I also fail at the internet
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Defcon2
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Posted - 2006.03.08 07:41:00 -
[90]
Yay I guess that means more people to kill in s-u
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Alielle
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Posted - 2006.03.08 07:50:00 -
[91]
Edited by: Alielle on 08/03/2006 07:52:43 Edited by: Alielle on 08/03/2006 07:51:09
Originally by: Defcon2 Yay I guess that means more people to kill in s-u
Likewise.
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Tetsujin
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Posted - 2006.03.08 07:54:00 -
[92]
We've also made part of our wiki open to the public. The guides contained within outline newbie information not discussed in the tutorial, such as basic skill sets, how to get accustomed to multiple aspects of the game, and, most importantly, how to make a good portrait.
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Kuolematon
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Posted - 2006.03.08 08:30:00 -
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Goons ..
I wonder how many people are there in your forums.
Unnerf Amarr!! "Save yourselves........sell out and NAP the 5" ¬ gfasobek |
Tetsujin
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Posted - 2006.03.08 08:58:00 -
[94]
Edited by: Tetsujin on 08/03/2006 08:58:52 SA forum stats:
2,235 registered users logged in. 73,230 users total
Goonfleet forum stats:
We have 1442 registered users
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Eris Discordia
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Posted - 2006.03.08 10:22:00 -
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I like your signatures and it sounds like you have a good time in EvE too.
The ebil mods removed my emo lyrics signature
Capsicum wubs teh pinkz0r - QFT
Kaemonn was here --->X
Vanamonde dances around in Eris' Sig
RAWR!!11 - Imaran
One day I'll spray paint it blue *cackle* -zhuge liang
Attack of teh Greenies \o/ - Cortes
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Homicidalnun
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Posted - 2006.03.08 10:29:00 -
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The newbies aren't as bad as you think. A lot of them get their stuff together relatively fast. Took me about a week or so of being in goonfleet to really get the ins and outs, and I played a week before that solo in empire. I can't imagine playing without goonfleet or another large, talkitive, giving alliance now.
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Hutchins
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Posted - 2006.03.08 10:51:00 -
[97]
Originally by: Homicidalnun The newbies aren't as bad as you think. A lot of them get their stuff together relatively fast. Took me about a week or so of being in goonfleet to really get the ins and outs, and I played a week before that solo in empire. I can't imagine playing without goonfleet or another large, talkitive, giving alliance now.
I really of enjoyed mentoring newbies. I handled about 8 'official' newbs last drive, and adopted a few that drifted into my mentor channel somehow. (I did leave that half eaten sandwich at the bus stop in Oursulaert during the first week of the drive. Perhaps they got into that and followed me back to S-U hoping for more...) I'm still amazed to this day how well the GoonFleet leadership (or as I prefer to call them, The Commissariat) pull it off. Just handling a dozen newbies made me want to put my fist through my monitor several times.
To be honest, I think the mentoring was one of the funnest things I've done in EVE so far. Sure, lots of killmails and hangars full of zydrine are nice. However, they kind of pale in comparison to seeing half a dozen guys in corp chat talking about getting their first BS or assfrig and how much fun they're having playing the game, and knowing that you helped make that possible. The excitement that bubbles over into the mentor channels and corp chat when they get their first PvP killmail makes it all worthwhile. I'm definitely looking forward to the upcoming drive, moulding more loyal drones for the hive is always a rewarding experience. Plus if I get bored, I can always pit them against each other in newbship gladiatorial combat
The opinions of this humble zergling are not neccessarily those of the Goonfleet Overmind. |
Emperor SKtsh
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Posted - 2006.03.08 12:22:00 -
[98]
GOONTASTIC
go GF&GW, GO! E M P E R O R S K T S H. F T W |
Deja Thoris
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Posted - 2006.03.08 12:26:00 -
[99]
GL guys, whatever you call yourselves.
You give new people a better introduction to the game than any other corp I can imagine
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Hans Roaming
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Posted - 2006.03.08 13:02:00 -
[100]
Originally by: Deja Thoris GL guys, whatever you call yourselves.
You give new people a better introduction to the game than any other corp I can imagine
It's the truth, in fact my corp has started taking on some noobs to get out ther ein 0.0 before they get corrupted by empire dwellers and fear loosing ships.
President Huzzah Federation
Be all you can be, join the Huzzah Armed Forces today! |
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Zafriel
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Posted - 2006.03.08 13:44:00 -
[101]
Yup, congratulations guys. I hope ccp implements those new corperate skills fast. Its amazing at how fast you have grown and how much you help newbs into the game.
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m 87
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Posted - 2006.03.08 13:51:00 -
[102]
ich genieÆe goonwafte! ja! Lose zu bilden Sachen und! fofofofofo
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Tarri
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Posted - 2006.03.08 14:31:00 -
[103]
Originally by: m 87 ich genieÆe goonwafte! ja! Lose zu bilden Sachen und! fofofofofo
lol
I just love the Goonfleet/Waffe Logo. Good luck to both corporations.
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Happydayz
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Posted - 2006.03.08 15:39:00 -
[104]
Originally by: Deja Thoris GL guys, whatever you call yourselves.
You give new people a better introduction to the game than any other corp I can imagine
Truth be told, it's due in no small part to pirate corps like yours attacking us and forcing our newbies to either die or fight (and still occasionally die ).
So, uhh, thanks!
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LOPEZ
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Posted - 2006.03.08 17:50:00 -
[105]
Yes Yes.. What is a preditor without its prey. Just dont crash the server... 1300 ppl in local 4TW!!!
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Berak FalCheran
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Posted - 2006.03.08 20:13:00 -
[106]
I'm terrified of and super impressed with you guys, heh. Keep making me want to buy an SA forum membership :-P
In short: Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.
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fmercury
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Posted - 2006.03.08 20:37:00 -
[107]
Originally by: LOPEZ Yes Yes.. What is a preditor without its prey.
Indeed.
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Grimpak
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Posted - 2006.03.09 01:21:00 -
[108]
Originally by: Tetsujin Edited by: Tetsujin on 08/03/2006 08:58:52 SA forum stats:
2,235 registered users logged in. 73,230 users total
Goonfleet forum stats:
We have 1442 registered users
....mommy? ----------------
Originally by: Abdalion Shoot him ingame if you don't like this person. If you do like him, go mine veldspar with him.
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Bigiboi
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Posted - 2006.03.09 03:53:00 -
[109]
I've known the Goons for awhile and shot alot of them down myself, now i'm flying beside them. It's a weird place we live in, and now seeing more Goons show up in syndicate is making my right clicking every portrait an everyday hobby, just to see if they are friend or foe. More GOONS means mor right clicking for me, keep it up I dare ya.
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theRaptor
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Posted - 2006.03.09 03:54:00 -
[110]
At least people aren't whining about the mean SA goons ruining the game, as I have seen a few times before (And I don't even read SA much). Every time I have seen SA guys they are always pushing and doing something new.
I don't think you trust, in, my, self-righteous suicide. |
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j0sephine
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Posted - 2006.03.09 04:17:00 -
[111]
"At least people aren't whining about the mean SA goons ruining the game, as I have seen a few times before (And I don't even read SA much)."
You should've seen the amount of people flipping out on the WoW forum, when the Goon guys there posted a complaint how the guild-related game tools break after 500 members... ^.^
(and so uhm.. will the third Goon sub-corp be called Goonmarine, when the time comes? ^^;;
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Logan Xerxes
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Posted - 2006.03.09 06:08:00 -
[112]
Edited by: Logan Xerxes on 09/03/2006 06:09:28 Hahaha, just reading about this stuff sounds cool. Best of luck to the goons!
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Dungar Loghoth
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Posted - 2006.03.09 08:11:00 -
[113]
Originally by: j0sephine You should've seen the amount of people flipping out on the WoW forum, when the Goon guys there posted a complaint how the guild-related game tools break after 500 members...
Hey, at least we can't crash the entire server when more than 100 of us gather in one place. If you played with us I hope you were on the right side Josephine
Maybe CCP can provide better customer support than Blizzard and adress our issue, or at least issue a responce
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j0sephine
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Posted - 2006.03.09 15:49:00 -
[114]
Nah only played WoW for like, a week in the open beta period to see what it's about... so didn't have a chance to see goon raids there ^^
as for CCP support... it looks like they at least recognize corporation stuff need improvements (bottom of the list) so guess pointing out issues in the linked thread might help, eventually ^^;
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Berrik Radhok
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Posted - 2006.03.09 16:02:00 -
[115]
Originally by: j0sephine "At least people aren't whining about the mean SA goons ruining the game, as I have seen a few times before (And I don't even read SA much)."
You should've seen the amount of people flipping out on the WoW forum, when the Goon guys there posted a complaint how the guild-related game tools break after 500 members... ^.^
(and so uhm.. will the third Goon sub-corp be called Goonmarine, when the time comes? ^^;;
Requesting link to this thread
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Chi Prime
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Posted - 2006.03.09 16:08:00 -
[116]
Originally by: Taran Blake Wouldn't the name ZergFleet have been a better second corp?
rofl
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Shiho
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Posted - 2006.03.09 16:46:00 -
[117]
Edited by: Shiho on 09/03/2006 16:50:34
Originally by: Berrik Radhok
Originally by: j0sephine "At least people aren't whining about the mean SA goons ruining the game, as I have seen a few times before (And I don't even read SA much)."
You should've seen the amount of people flipping out on the WoW forum, when the Goon guys there posted a complaint how the guild-related game tools break after 500 members... ^.^
(and so uhm.. will the third Goon sub-corp be called Goonmarine, when the time comes? ^^;;
Requesting link to this thread
I doubt it even exists anymore. It happened well over a year ago now, when WoW was in its inception. I was in Goon Squad and remember the post. WoW players(Alliance especially) were frothing in nerd rage for the inane reason that we had a lot of players and had the nerve to ask Blizzard to fix something that was broken.
And if you guys think our numbers are impressive here, the WoW numbers have to be seen to be believed. Its just less impressive because they are spread out amongst the boggling number of Realms WoW has.
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Calenth
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Posted - 2006.03.09 17:06:00 -
[118]
Originally by: Shiho
I doubt it even exists anymore. It happened well over a year ago now, when WoW was in its inception. I was in Goon Squad and remember the post. WoW players(Alliance especially) were frothing in nerd rage for the inane reason that we had a lot of players and had the nerve to ask Blizzard to fix something that was broken.
And if you guys think our numbers are impressive here, the WoW numbers have to be seen to be believed. Its just less impressive because they are spread out amongst the boggling number of Realms WoW has.
Yeah, I was in the first Horde "Goon Squad" on Mal'Ganis WoW server, right at release, and we had 1000 or so members right on the first day. Of course, that's a much bigger deal on a WoW server, where the whole server might have 1500 active players at any given time. I think there were a few months there where we were the only WoW server with a Horde majority.
That's one of the really nice things about Eve, at least for us. The single-server design lets us all play as one group, without having to splinter across multiple servers, and at the same time, ensures that our numbers don't wholly dominate. No matter how many members we get, we're still just one fish in a very big pond here.
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SpaceDrake Storyteller
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Posted - 2006.03.09 17:44:00 -
[119]
You guys are a bit more like a small whale tbh. -------------- What good are actions if there's no one to tell the tale afterward?
Player of the character "Andre Ricard". |
Ishen Villone
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Posted - 2006.03.09 23:20:00 -
[120]
Originally by: LOPEZ Yes Yes.. What is a preditor without its prey.
You still think you're the predator don't you...
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Nordvargr
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Posted - 2006.03.10 01:04:00 -
[121]
Originally by: Dungar Loghoth
Maybe CCP can provide better customer support than Blizzard and adress our issue, or at least issue a responce
There is only one solution to the Goon issue:
Endl÷sung
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Corp Scammer
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Posted - 2006.03.10 04:44:00 -
[122]
Hmmm reckon goonfleet run around syndicate - we of legion pirate corp are yet to see u in KFR-ZE feel free to swing by and pay us a visit we need more targets and NORAD really doesnt provide any decent opposition
If u claim to be patrolling syndicate please patrol the entire length and come play with us we need some fun. Oh common goonfleet down ya come all the way to KFR-ZE.
CCP: requested feature please - quite simple really.
For CEOs, days since last login details on all members in their Corp. this will help manage inactives and those that dont log in can be removed. |
Sjoor
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Posted - 2006.03.10 06:50:00 -
[123]
Goonfleet kinda makes me think off CLS when I started playing EVE. A big corp with loadsa new players. most came over from earth and beyond. Look where CLS is now. ASCN alliance and one of the biggest alliances.
My guess: Goonfleet will even be bigger and better for the simple reason that they didn't forget to show the fun part of PvP.
Took CLS 2 years, wonder how long it will take Goonfleet, b4 they kick out every1 from syndicate and claim it theirs.
Sjoor
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Happydayz
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Posted - 2006.03.10 07:09:00 -
[124]
Originally by: Sjoor
Took CLS 2 years, wonder how long it will take Goonfleet, b4 they kick out every1 from syndicate and claim it theirs.
Impossible. 6 months from now Goonfleet, Goonwaffe, and the additional splinter corps of Goonpancakes and Goonhoneymaplesyrup will wage a gigantic civil war leaving Syndicate strewn with frozen corpses and charred frigate hulls for years to come.
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SpaceDrake Storyteller
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Posted - 2006.03.10 09:01:00 -
[125]
Originally by: Happydayz
Impossible. 6 months from now Goonfleet, Goonwaffe, and the additional splinter corps of Goonpancakes and Goonhoneymaplesyrup will wage a gigantic civil war leaving Syndicate strewn with frozen corpses and charred frigate hulls for years to come.
Is this a prediction or a plan? -------------- What good are actions if there's no one to tell the tale afterward?
Player of the character "Andre Ricard". |
Kaldaine
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Posted - 2006.03.10 12:01:00 -
[126]
Originally by: SpaceDrake Storyteller
Is this a prediction or a plan?
Sides are already being taken in the Waffle vs Pancake debate and we havent even discussed toppings. There are many who feel it is only a matter of time before the Wafflers make a grab for power and banish pancakes forever.
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Meiramgul Khoja
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Posted - 2006.03.10 13:14:00 -
[127]
Uhm... this might sound odd but where do Goons come from? What community is this?
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Grimpak
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Posted - 2006.03.10 13:22:00 -
[128]
Originally by: Kaldaine
Originally by: SpaceDrake Storyteller
Is this a prediction or a plan?
Sides are already being taken in the Waffle vs Pancake debate and we havent even discussed toppings. There are many who feel it is only a matter of time before the Wafflers make a grab for power and banish pancakes forever.
i'm sorry but I prefer tortillas ----------------
Originally by: Abdalion Shoot him ingame if you don't like this person. If you do like him, go mine veldspar with him.
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Berrik Radhok
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Posted - 2006.03.10 13:25:00 -
[129]
Originally by: Corp Scammer Hmmm reckon goonfleet run around syndicate - we of legion pirate corp are yet to see u in KFR-ZE feel free to swing by and pay us a visit we need more targets and NORAD really doesnt provide any decent opposition
If u claim to be patrolling syndicate please patrol the entire length and come play with us we need some fun. Oh common goonfleet down ya come all the way to KFR-ZE.
Upper Syndicate is worthless to us due to crap mining, crap rats, crap agents, and too hard to defend. You're unlikely to see anyone up there but random GF people looking for ganks
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Plan Neun
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Posted - 2006.03.10 13:32:00 -
[130]
We wish you the best of luck.
"I Will Drug You and Fluff You, through the permafrost"
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Thor Lars
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Posted - 2006.03.10 17:42:00 -
[131]
Originally by: callonious Experience > numbers, even if they have a 200man fleet and they all have decent skills i doubt they would be able to take out someone like Bob, [5] iron etc, theyve just been at it longer...Ok well maybe iron.
Bob Shmob... Whats withthe fear of BoB. They are good for one thing and only one thing... Blobing.
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Calenth
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Posted - 2006.03.10 17:52:00 -
[132]
Originally by: Thor Lars Bob Shmob... Whats withthe fear of BoB. They are good for one thing and only one thing... Blobing.
Please don't turn this into a BoB thread.
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Boonaki
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Posted - 2006.03.11 11:47:00 -
[133]
Guys should do some merc work to, how cool would it be to hire a 1000 bees to zerg your enemies.
Also have you thought about getting into the protection racket? Move into someones home and camp them till they pay you to leave.
And yes, don't turn this into a BoB thread, we have to many that I have to spam in. Fear the Ibis of doom. |
Omeega
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Posted - 2006.03.11 14:27:00 -
[134]
Originally by: KIATolon Good luck, and if you need anything let me know.
damn. and me?
imagine if they have all their members in battleships ~2/3 months...
>.>
Don't speak english. F1,f2,f3...
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Zorlag
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Posted - 2006.03.11 17:02:00 -
[135]
Originally by: Boonaki
Also have you thought about getting into the protection racket? Move into someones home and camp them till they pay you to leave.
You know what, thats not a half-arsed idea. :D
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Berrik Radhok
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Posted - 2006.03.11 17:24:00 -
[136]
Originally by: Omeega
Originally by: KIATolon Good luck, and if you need anything let me know.
damn. and me?
imagine if they have all their members in battleships ~2/3 months...
>.>
Come back to S-U, RAT, I miss fighting your big blobs of all T2 fitted ships
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HUGO DRAX
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Posted - 2006.03.12 14:06:00 -
[137]
Its good to see a corp make PvP more accessible to the new folks, and bring a new generation of fighters to eve.
Lots of new folks want to give pvp a try but most corps available restrict members to 8+ million sp minimum or the corps are carebear corps with little or no pvp. Dont just complain, do something. Channel macrointel meet with likeminded folks, spottings,intel |
Adohan Zefyr
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Posted - 2006.03.12 19:52:00 -
[138]
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
fofofofofofo Wut |
chubchubchub
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Posted - 2006.03.13 05:48:00 -
[139]
Originally by: Meiramgul Khoja Uhm... this might sound odd but where do Goons come from? What community is this?
somethingawful
google it.
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Stahlregen
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Posted - 2006.03.13 06:17:00 -
[140]
In the past 12 hours; goonfleet has had 12 new recruits goonwaffe has had 42 new recruits Not bad, Looks like everything is going well.
"Don't worry, My friend is just admiring the shape of your skull-throne." |
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Dhannik
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Posted - 2006.03.13 11:50:00 -
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Dear CCP: Take a good look at how many new accounts that actually stick around for months or more Goonfleet has brought in due to the fact one of the main goals of the corp is a major crash course in how to have fun with EVE even if you are a day old newbie-- something EVE definately lacks for most new players. Please give us Soverignity skill. Having two corps is lame
Plus I would like to thank the vast majority of non-GF people in this thread for making this one of the better Goonfleet-related eve-o threads in quite a while!
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Troubadour
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Posted - 2006.03.13 13:18:00 -
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on an allience to allience basis, goonfleet(i'm including goonwaffe as goonfleet because they are essentially the same in one) is not a threat to anyone. but 2-4 months from now, 1000+ active players with the ability to suicidaly fly a disposable t1 cruiser or BS like a domi(50mil to buy, 18 to insure, 62 payout :) ) and that f**king scares me.
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Milkminer
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Posted - 2006.03.13 14:13:00 -
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Might be worth u looking in to starting an alliance to keep ur corps bound together, though I do beleive that CCP will release a new skill as, lets face it uve proven its required.
On another note, how are u policing inactives? having such a large member base must prove a problem for general admin.
I do agree with the above poster though, if you can maintain ur member base and help them focus their skills into combat then ur going to have a very dangerous corp.
As proven by main (ASCN for instance), cheap frig gangs for roaming PvP is dam fun, add skills to ur current setups and ur going to be controling one of the most dangerous fast attack groups ingame.
What is ur corps stance of PvP? do u have a standing list/website, are u pirates? give info :)
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Wilfan Ret'nub
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Posted - 2006.03.13 14:52:00 -
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Originally by: Boonaki And yes, don't turn this into a BoB thread, we have to many that I have to spam in.
Nice thread, they'll take it.
Back on topic: what *exactly* is GoongFleet/Waffe recruitment policy? Looking at the numbers you take on pretty much anyone that can find his way to Syndicate. Yet some said on this forums that you're exclusively for "established" somethingawful.com forum posters.
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Sesfan Qu'lah
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Posted - 2006.03.13 15:01:00 -
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Goonfleet are not pirates, however we do aggressively patrol our space in Syndicate and we have an NBSI policy. After every recruitment drive, we have all members post in a thread on our forums and if you do not post you are purged from the corp. This happens every two months or so, we have very few inactives because of this.
As to our recruiting policy, we do only accept people from somethingawful.com, or people that are sponsored by current Goonfleet members.
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Milkminer
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Posted - 2006.03.13 15:03:00 -
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Aye I noticed about the SA forum requirement (Somthing Awful). And then put that against the large amount of recruits, its just not viable
Would love to check back in on the Goons in 6 months time and see how things are going, will they control space, live in someone elses, be nomadic pirates (or NBSI to those who want to justify piracy to themselfs), or will they turn in to Eve Uni, and train young PvPers to a point of eligability for other more established PvP corps/Alliances. Goon are certainly something to keep an eye on
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Calenth
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Posted - 2006.03.13 15:04:00 -
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Edited by: Calenth on 13/03/2006 15:06:26 Edited by: Calenth on 13/03/2006 15:05:47
Originally by: Wilfan Ret'nub
Back on topic: what *exactly* is GoongFleet/Waffe recruitment policy? Looking at the numbers you take on pretty much anyone that can find his way to Syndicate. Yet some said on this forums that you're exclusively for "established" somethingawful.com forum posters.
We are exclusively for "established" Somethingawful.com forum posters. We do not recruit in the game itself at all.
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Urikko
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Posted - 2006.03.13 15:20:00 -
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Originally by: Milkminer Aye I noticed about the SA forum requirement (Somthing Awful). And then put that against the large amount of recruits, its just not viable
Somethingawful has 60,000+ registered users. Many many many of them are gamers. It isn't that difficult to get 1000 to 1500 to try something. |
Kalette
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Posted - 2006.03.13 15:23:00 -
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Edited by: Kalette on 13/03/2006 15:23:41 .
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Calenth
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Posted - 2006.03.13 15:25:00 -
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Originally by: Troubadour on an allience to allience basis, goonfleet(i'm including goonwaffe as goonfleet because they are essentially the same in one) is not a threat to anyone. but 2-4 months from now, 1000+ active players with the ability to suicidaly fly a disposable t1 cruiser or BS like a domi(50mil to buy, 18 to insure, 62 payout :) ) and that f**king scares me.
I think people overestimate the likelihood of us ever turning super-hostile; there's really very little for people to fear about us, long term (at least imho). While our numbers are a great strength, they also limit us in a lot of ways -- we're pretty much limited to using NPC stations, for example, and the logistical challenge of moving the corp even short distances is mind-breaking. Add in that many of our members, while active, are casual or semi-casual, and it's pretty certain that we'll never be a "hardcore" roving death alliance like, say, [5].
We use the "Beehive" analogy a lot to describe ourselves. Poke a stick into the hive, there'll be a nasty swarm, but it probably won't do much if you leave it alone.
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Roastedpot
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Posted - 2006.03.13 15:39:00 -
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Originally by: Remedial
Originally by: jarack quick question to you goonies, how many are you online at one time on peak and whats the biggest 'goon gang' you had
We had 149 people in corp last night, but I've seen it as high as 170. Biggest gang was a 110 member combined OSS/GoonFleet gang. Most hilarious gang was a 75 frigate gang that we divided into 25 and 50, then engaged a S*****rdly BS sniper gang on a gate with the 25. After about 10-15 of us had blown up, the 50 warped through the gate and engaged and much fun was had by all.
the fact that it took 75 frigs to take a bs is sad :(.
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neccette
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Posted - 2006.03.13 16:59:00 -
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Originally by: Roastedpot
Originally by: Remedial
Originally by: jarack quick question to you goonies, how many are you online at one time on peak and whats the biggest 'goon gang' you had
We had 149 people in corp last night, but I've seen it as high as 170. Biggest gang was a 110 member combined OSS/GoonFleet gang. Most hilarious gang was a 75 frigate gang that we divided into 25 and 50, then engaged a S*****rdly BS sniper gang on a gate with the 25. After about 10-15 of us had blown up, the 50 warped through the gate and engaged and much fun was had by all.
the fact that it took 75 frigs to take a bs is sad :(.
large gangs is just how we roll. When there is 200 people in corp online, and someone says they want to go break a gatecamp or patrol, odds are it's gonna be a huge group of ships.
I'm not saying we don't have small patrols go out and do stuff, it's just that things get big in a hurry with that many people concentrated in such a small area. And there are often smaller groups of goons wandering around looking for trouble in Sydicate. a while ago, a single member was flying around testing out an inty and popped something like 6 ships on his own in about a 2 hour timespan.
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Amber Nile
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Posted - 2006.03.13 17:03:00 -
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Originally by: Roastedpot the fact that it took 75 frigs to take a bs is sad :(.
Please read original post. 75 T1 Fitted Frigs & Cruisers VS 20 T2 Fitted BS/AF (mostly BS) fleet, and we won! It was not 75 on 1 by any stretch of the imagination.
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hangovur
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Posted - 2006.03.13 18:32:00 -
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woot! for the goonies. helluva job there guys. mad respect for anyone who can herd..... err lead that many noobs at any given time. scary thing is when they start to get a lot of BS and t2 gun users...... just scary.
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Rohann
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Posted - 2006.03.13 18:51:00 -
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Can I join Goonfleet?
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pershphanie
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Posted - 2006.03.13 18:53:00 -
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Originally by: Rohann Can I join Goonfleet?
Someones bored today.
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Rohann
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Posted - 2006.03.13 18:54:00 -
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you just dont know the half of it
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Stahlregen
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Posted - 2006.03.13 21:37:00 -
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Originally by: Milkminer Might be worth u looking in to starting an alliance to keep ur corps bound together, though I do beleive that CCP will release a new skill as, lets face it uve proven its required.
On another note, how are u policing inactives? having such a large member base must prove a problem for general admin.
I do agree with the above poster though, if you can maintain ur member base and help them focus their skills into combat then ur going to have a very dangerous corp.
As proven by main (ASCN for instance), cheap frig gangs for roaming PvP is dam fun, add skills to ur current setups and ur going to be controling one of the most dangerous fast attack groups ingame.
What is ur corps stance of PvP? do u have a standing list/website, are u pirates? give info :)
We kick out all inactives around the same time we do recruitment drives by making our members post in a specific forum thread, THose whos names arnt in the thread get removed from the corp. Its actualy pretty bloody easy. The last time this happened was a couple of weeks ago so we can assume that 90-100% of our member count is active players. Which is nescercary for working out our massive logistics.
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mattzz
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Posted - 2006.03.13 22:32:00 -
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Quote: Which is nescercary for working out our massive logistics.
Out of interest, do you guys limit which race your members can be - to save on logistics needs?
System-Lords recruiting experienced PvPers/pirates |
Berrik Radhok
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Posted - 2006.03.13 22:52:00 -
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Originally by: mattzz
Quote: Which is nescercary for working out our massive logistics.
Out of interest, do you guys limit which race your members can be - to save on logistics needs?
Nah. People pretty much just use whatever race they want.
As with most of EVE, though, Caldari are somewhat a majority due to their better stats.
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Dungar Loghoth
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Posted - 2006.03.14 03:58:00 -
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Edited by: Dungar Loghoth on 14/03/2006 03:58:44
Originally by: Milkminer What is ur corps stance of PvP? do u have a standing list/website, are u pirates? give info :)
As Sesfan said, we very actively engage in patrols of Lower Syndicate, and the number of members we have leads to really good intel - if you've made it to M2- ,chances are we know about you.
However, if you wish to set standing with us, we're more than happy to talk with you. Just convo one of our directors (or convo a member and ask him to point you to one of us) and we'll sit down and carve something out.
Get your NAPs while we're still young
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Bigos
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Posted - 2006.03.18 12:04:00 -
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Bulls..
A lot of smacks here stupid talking and a lot of fun reading those 'o mighty' goons posts. Try to regeister on somethingawful forum - pay 10$. They cant fight. All you should fear is their big gangs because game mechanics help them to kill ppl with lag. Its easy to kill even old players from goons and sometimes theyre extremly stupid. Make alliance plz then you will feel the pain of war. You can fight with small corps which cant gather even 20ppl in gang and youre so proud of it.
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Crackfarmer
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Posted - 2006.03.18 13:23:00 -
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Originally by: Bigos Bulls..
A lot of smacks here stupid talking and a lot of fun reading those 'o mighty' goons posts. Try to regeister on somethingawful forum - pay 10$. They cant fight. All you should fear is their big gangs because game mechanics help them to kill ppl with lag. Its easy to kill even old players from goons and sometimes theyre extremly stupid. Make alliance plz then you will feel the pain of war. You can fight with small corps which cant gather even 20ppl in gang and youre so proud of it.
Whats stopping us from feeling the pain of war without an alliance?
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Remedial
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Posted - 2006.03.18 14:54:00 -
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Originally by: Bigos Bulls..
Post with your main you coward.
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Ishen Villone
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Posted - 2006.03.18 14:58:00 -
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Originally by: Bigos Bulls..
A lot of smacks here stupid talking and a lot of fun reading those 'o mighty' goons posts. Try to regeister on somethingawful forum - pay 10$. They cant fight. All you should fear is their big gangs because game mechanics help them to kill ppl with lag. Its easy to kill even old players from goons and sometimes theyre extremly stupid. Make alliance plz then you will feel the pain of war. You can fight with small corps which cant gather even 20ppl in gang and youre so proud of it.
A brave first (and only) post from an alt. News flash: We live in Syndicate. We can be attacked by anybody who feels like bringing ships down here.
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Stamm
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Posted - 2006.03.18 16:41:00 -
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Well, as a Syndicate resident, and on the receiving end of the Goons... they're actually not that bad to live next to. I have seen zero, and I mean zero smack from them. Not a single thing. They've never run away - although to be fair we've never outnumbered them!
The only thing about the goons that concerns me is that it's difficult to hurt them financially. They live in NPC stations, and they fly (generally) cheap ships. We're not at war with them as such, but they're neutral so we shoot them, and they like to come down to visit us and Black Reign Syndicate. I'd prefer if they brought a bit less numbers, but what are they supposed to do... have a raffle for raiding tickets? :P
Our killboard shows we've killed many more goons than we've suffered deaths, so that might be seen as fantastic results. But bear in mind it also weights a HAC at 80mil and a frigate at 0.2mil so our percentage is low. It's really somewhere in between. We're certainly enjoying it though, and I hope the goons are having fun too, it's what it's all about. And if they continue to fight smack free, and don't camp 24/7 (which they have not been doing) then I'm sure both sides can have some fun for the forseeable future.
My question on goonfleet is this though, what happens to your average goon? Does he play for a month and get bored, are lots on trial accounts? Are they all going to turn into HAC pilots? Will we see a 200 HAC blob? Do the goons stay in goonfleet until they have t2 and leave for elsewhere?
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Sesfan Qu'lah
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Posted - 2006.03.18 16:48:00 -
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Hey NBSI, welcome to Syndicate. I've enjoyed fighting against you for the past few days for the most part, although I admit I got frustrated last night when a gang of yours kept jumping into Empire and then coming back once we had moved on. Maybe a war dec is in order...have to think about that. Anyway to answer your question we have an extremely good retention rate, although I'm not sure what the exact numbers are. It's an amazing thing to grow up in a "class" in Goonfleet and to see where the other members of your class are in a few months...everybody has branched out and specialized in different things, and they are becoming quite good at what they choose to do. I imagine in another six months you will be seeing HAC blobs.
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Manion Taleroth
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Posted - 2006.03.18 18:47:00 -
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Originally by: Stamm Well, as a Syndicate resident, and on the receiving end of the Goons... they're actually not that bad to live next to. I have seen zero, and I mean zero smack from them. Not a single thing. They've never run away - although to be fair we've never outnumbered them!
The only thing about the goons that concerns me is that it's difficult to hurt them financially. They live in NPC stations, and they fly (generally) cheap ships. We're not at war with them as such, but they're neutral so we shoot them, and they like to come down to visit us and Black Reign Syndicate. I'd prefer if they brought a bit less numbers, but what are they supposed to do... have a raffle for raiding tickets? :P
Our killboard shows we've killed many more goons than we've suffered deaths, so that might be seen as fantastic results. But bear in mind it also weights a HAC at 80mil and a frigate at 0.2mil so our percentage is low. It's really somewhere in between. We're certainly enjoying it though, and I hope the goons are having fun too, it's what it's all about. And if they continue to fight smack free, and don't camp 24/7 (which they have not been doing) then I'm sure both sides can have some fun for the forseeable future.
My question on goonfleet is this though, what happens to your average goon? Does he play for a month and get bored, are lots on trial accounts? Are they all going to turn into HAC pilots? Will we see a 200 HAC blob? Do the goons stay in goonfleet until they have t2 and leave for elsewhere?
I think I'm in love.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.03.18 19:06:00 -
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Edited by: Dark Shikari on 18/03/2006 19:06:42
Originally by: Sesfan Qu'lah Hey NBSI, welcome to Syndicate. I've enjoyed fighting against you for the past few days for the most part, although I admit I got frustrated last night when a gang of yours kept jumping into Empire and then coming back once we had moved on. Maybe a war dec is in order...have to think about that. Anyway to answer your question we have an extremely good retention rate, although I'm not sure what the exact numbers are. It's an amazing thing to grow up in a "class" in Goonfleet and to see where the other members of your class are in a few months...everybody has branched out and specialized in different things, and they are becoming quite good at what they choose to do. I imagine in another six months you will be seeing HAC blobs.
Now here's the question.
Once you have a corporation that can field 200-300 HACs and BSs...
Who will they kill?
I can see Goonfleet eventually playing the "Nice alliance, we'll kill it" game
Good luck, whoever you choose to blob to death. Just don't shoot me
[23] Member: Official Forum Warrior
What's with the blue robots? Click my sig.
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Jacinto Naysmith
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Posted - 2006.03.18 23:18:00 -
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Edited by: Jacinto Naysmith on 18/03/2006 23:18:33
Originally by: Stamm My question on goonfleet is this though, what happens to your average goon? Does he play for a month and get bored, are lots on trial accounts? Are they all going to turn into HAC pilots? Will we see a 200 HAC blob? Do the goons stay in goonfleet until they have t2 and leave for elsewhere?
Out of the people we get signed up on a trial account to play EVE for the first time, about half of them upgrade to a paid account and nearly all of the people who upgrade to a paid account stay in goonfleet. We purge inactive accounts after recruitment drives, and our registration process lets us keep track of any alts people make which join goonfleet. Last I heard, out of our combined 1,300 members in GoonFleet and GoonWaffe, theres about 100 alts.
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Legomanish
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Posted - 2006.03.19 02:19:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari I can see Goonfleet eventually playing the "Nice alliance, we'll kill it" game
Speaking from a stricly "Something Awful" point, as I've played in every goon related game group since AO. Goons don't stab people in the back. We've got rules in place in the forum in which ******* over a goon gets you a healthy "permaban" which not only bans you but if wind ever gets out that you have another account on the forums, it's gone too.
Goon alliances in other games have never meant "we'll play along until we're tired of you.". And it's not for lack of power either, goon groups in other games are historically the largest of the large. |
Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.03.19 02:41:00 -
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Edited by: Dark Shikari on 19/03/2006 02:41:42
Originally by: Legomanish
Originally by: Dark Shikari I can see Goonfleet eventually playing the "Nice alliance, we'll kill it" game
Speaking from a stricly "Something Awful" point, as I've played in every goon related game group since AO. Goons don't stab people in the back. We've got rules in place in the forum in which ******* over a goon gets you a healthy "permaban" which not only bans you but if wind ever gets out that you have another account on the forums, it's gone too.
Goon alliances in other games have never meant "we'll play along until we're tired of you.". And it's not for lack of power either, goon groups in other games are historically the largest of the large.
I don't mean "stab in the back." I mean BoB-style, where you pick an alliance you'll spend the month killing, and you go kill it.
I know that goons are honorable--I would expect nothing less
[23] Member: Official Forum Warrior
What's with the blue robots? Click my sig.
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DeathForMeh
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Posted - 2006.03.19 02:43:00 -
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Edited by: DeathForMeh on 19/03/2006 02:46:00
Originally by: Dark Shikari Edited by: Dark Shikari on 18/03/2006 19:06:42
Once you have a corporation that can field 200-300 HACs and BSs...
Who will they kill?
I can see Goonfleet eventually playing the "Nice alliance, we'll kill it" game
Good luck, whoever you choose to blob to death. Just don't shoot me
Most allinces that hold 0.0 can field 200-300 hacs and bss its just they dont do it for whatever reason.
Originally by: Legomanish
Originally by: Dark Shikari I can see Goonfleet eventually playing the "Nice alliance, we'll kill it" game
Speaking from a stricly "Something Awful" point, as I've played in every goon related game group since AO. Goons don't stab people in the back. We've got rules in place in the forum in which ******* over a goon gets you a healthy "permaban" which not only bans you but if wind ever gets out that you have another account on the forums, it's gone too.
Goon alliances in other games have never meant "we'll play along until we're tired of you.". And it's not for lack of power either, goon groups in other games are historically the largest of the large.
I dont know about other games but this isnt true of goons in eve at all. -------------------------------------------- X I was here |
Jemmy Bloocher
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Posted - 2006.03.19 02:57:00 -
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Originally by: DeathForMeh
Quote: I dont know about other games but this isnt true of goons in eve at all.
We're talking about goonfleet. Goonfleet can't control the behaviour of every single person who has both an eve account and a somethingawful forums account.
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DeathForMeh
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Posted - 2006.03.19 03:05:00 -
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Originally by: Jemmy Bloocher
Originally by: DeathForMeh
Quote: I dont know about other games but this isnt true of goons in eve at all.
We're talking about goonfleet. Goonfleet can't control the behaviour of every single person who has both an eve account and a somethingawful forums account.
Gf may no longer scam over all but when you go back you will see a lot of association with infamous scammers like firstname lastname (also a goon) and remedial and you may find a few things to but I wont get into it all. Again I am also not saying gf is pro scamming or against scamming at this time, I donĘt play enough any more to know these things but historically there has been no such thing as goon honor in eve.
DonĘt worry though I'm sure however 5 day old goons and a few month old players like your self know far more then I do having only played with goons in eve for over 1.5years
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.03.19 03:32:00 -
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Originally by: DeathForMeh
Most allinces that hold 0.0 can field 200-300 hacs and bss its just they dont do it for whatever reason.
I can count the number of alliances that have 200-300 people in alliance chat on one hand.
Actually, I don't think there are any alliances that have 200-300 in alliance chat at any time except for ASCN, possibly Stain (not sure about that), and maybe BoB. Maybe.
Even FIX has 120-140 at most. And even in the most disciplined of alliances you'd have a lot of trouble getting that kind of fleet ready on short notice.
And most alliance PvPers don't have the money to fund hundreds of HACs, either.
[23] Member: Official Forum Warrior
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Stamm
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Posted - 2006.03.19 03:38:00 -
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Originally by: Jemmy Bloocher
Originally by: DeathForMeh
Quote: I dont know about other games but this isnt true of goons in eve at all.
We're talking about goonfleet. Goonfleet can't control the behaviour of every single person who has both an eve account and a somethingawful forums account.
At the risk of getting another I love you post, I have to stick up for goonies. If they couldn't control their guys, then there would be smack in local. There simply isn't any. No offence to .5. but given that they're widely seen as very experienced PvPers, if .5. can't stop the local smack, yet Goons can, then the goons have British Military type precision.
Also I'm drunk so I'm all fuzzy and happy.
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Jacinto Naysmith
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Posted - 2006.03.19 04:19:00 -
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After previous issues with people smacktalking, we now have penalties for talking in local.
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Nebba Kenezzer
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Posted - 2006.03.19 04:59:00 -
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Originally by: Jacinto Naysmith After previous issues with people smacktalking, we now have penalties for talking in local.
That reminds me of someone.
Nebba - The Vocal Majority
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Calenth
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Posted - 2006.03.19 05:37:00 -
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Hrm. It's a good question as to actives.
I'd say that from the average drive, about half go to paid accounts. Of those people. . three months later, a third are playing every day, a third are playing a few hours a week, and a third have wandered off to other things. That's balanced, though, by the reactivations we get from people who played eve before with other corps, but never left empire / got bored and then re-activate to try out playing with us in 0.0 space.
In six months, we might have HAC fleets, but we're always going to be a little more casual and a lot more newbie-oriented than the average 0.0 corp or alliance. I think we'll always be stronger on defense than offense for the same reason. And it'll be a long while, if ever, before we can really do PoS wars, due to lack of capital ships. Signature removed - file size/width too large.Laurelin |
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Dao 2
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Posted - 2006.03.19 10:20:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Originally by: DeathForMeh
Most allinces that hold 0.0 can field 200-300 hacs and bss its just they dont do it for whatever reason.
I can count the number of alliances that have 200-300 people in alliance chat on one hand.
Actually, I don't think there are any alliances that have 200-300 in alliance chat at any time except for ASCN, possibly Stain (not sure about that), and maybe BoB. Maybe.
Even FIX has 120-140 at most. And even in the most disciplined of alliances you'd have a lot of trouble getting that kind of fleet ready on short notice.
And most alliance PvPers don't have the money to fund hundreds of HACs, either.
i doubt GOON can fund them :|
frigates are all well and spiffy but i dont think theyre gonna be able to hand out cruisers and kit for everyone.. much less bs and hacs ------------------------------------------------ NEWLY ADDED ON 1/19 (though applies to all posts before ;p)
the usual "I don't represent my corp or alliance" and stuffs like that
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Jacinto Naysmith
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Posted - 2006.03.19 10:33:00 -
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Our members can, from about day two or three, aford to fly cruisers.
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Shirei
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Posted - 2006.03.19 10:55:00 -
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There is a huge difference between 'afford to fly' and 'afford to lose on a regular basis' - especially with regards to HACs and t2 fitted BS.
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Trac3rt
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Posted - 2006.03.19 12:44:00 -
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There are a lot of people talking about how Goonfleet is going to be mega scary in 6 months time, fielding HAC and BS blobs, while bashing down any alliance that stands in our way.
Truth be told, in 6 months we wil be doing exactly what we do now. Fielding frigate frigate and cruiser blobs while blowing stuff up.
We are not a hardcore PvP corp like some others, and a lot of people would rather be mining, ratting, or mission runnning than PvP. This makes us powerfull in a defensive stance, because when we have an incoming fleet the 'carebears' in the corp will all drop what they are doing and get ready to defend. When the call for an offensive op goes out, inevitably only about 20-30% of the corp are interested, and only about half of those are avaliable. This is fine by us, we only ask that people help defend, there is no requirement to go patrol or attack anyone.
Besides, it is realy fun flying a ship worth less than your ammo
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Cvuos
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Posted - 2006.03.19 14:54:00 -
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Originally by: Dao 2
frigates are all well and spiffy but i dont think theyre gonna be able to hand out cruisers and kit for everyone.. much less bs and hacs
Cruisers aren't handed out, they are manufactured and traded on the open market. Frigate handouts are mostly to newbies who can't use tech 2 mining lasers or rat BS spawns. And paying for cruiser insurance + T1 fittings is basically taking down two BS spawns or 20-ish cycles of high-end ore.
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Azaeren
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Posted - 2006.03.20 12:45:00 -
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In regards to the T2 guns and all that. There are quite a lot of us that can and do currently use T2 ships and weapons. A decent number of us also are in thep rocess of upgrading to T2 large guns. Dont be surprised if you dont start seeing 200km Sniping tempests popping up in our gangs.
We are stronger in defense, very much because of our location. The past few days we have been sending our "foreign legion" out on patrols. This weekend we had a "call to arms" of sorts, and managed to send 80 goons in under an hour from Syndicate to Tribute/Vale of the silent to fight in the north. True, we were ALL in frigates, about 1/4th of us in Intys and AF.
This just goes to show you, we Goons are growing restless. Hostiles that are within our AO need to watch themselves. They might not be around much longer.
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Jacinto Naysmith
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Posted - 2006.03.20 12:49:00 -
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Originally by: Shirei There is a huge difference between 'afford to fly' and 'afford to lose on a regular basis' - especially with regards to HACs and t2 fitted BS.
When you've got access to crokite and 0.0 rats/missions you go from "being able to afford a mining/ratting cruiser" to "being able to loose a cruiser on a regular basis" within about a day.
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HRRNighthawk
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Posted - 2006.03.23 01:21:00 -
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Hi, n00b here lol :) Are ya'll still recruiting, and, if so, where's the nearest office to join up in empire space? Currently in Sob. Mostly leaning towards the industrial side of the game, but frig skills are easy to train up so i've got some of those already and they wouldn't detract too much from my other skill training. :)
Thanks!
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Sesfan Qu'lah
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Posted - 2006.03.23 02:37:00 -
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Sorry, we don't recruit publicly.
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Rutoo
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Posted - 2006.03.23 06:44:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Originally by: DeathForMeh
Most allinces that hold 0.0 can field 200-300 hacs and bss its just they dont do it for whatever reason.
I can count the number of alliances that have 200-300 people in alliance chat on one hand.
Actually, I don't think there are any alliances that have 200-300 in alliance chat at any time except for ASCN, possibly Stain (not sure about that), and maybe BoB. Maybe.
F-E Gets up to 300+ on Weekends Tribe i think when i was in it had a max of 260 Even FIX has 120-140 at most. And even in the most disciplined of alliances you'd have a lot of trouble getting that kind of fleet ready on short notice.
And most alliance PvPers don't have the money to fund hundreds of HACs, either.
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