Reilly Duvolle
Hydra Squadron
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Posted - 2011.11.12 01:33:00 -
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I'm not gonna pretend that my own experiences is applicable to everybody, but during my own journey I've had a few surprises regarding the sentiments expressed in this thread.
When I started out a few years ago I started out in highsec and stayed there for some time, doing mining, missioning, rattng (lol) and some basic T1 manufacture.
During this time I ventured once out to lowsec because of curiosity - and got ganked in a belt by a Hurricane withinh 3 minutes.
I joined a corp I liked the name of, only to find that they were essentially nullsec based. And had a war going on. Next time i went to Jita in my merlin i got killed on the station. Twice.
Dropped that corp, joined a new one, and life was peachy for about 2 weeks, when the corp got wardecced by a griefercorp which essentially tore us newbies a new one with their HACs and Recons. After a while, the corp more or less fell apart.
After a couple of months running aimlessly around in empire in my own corp - feeling bored and depressed - and getting ganked on lowsec gates twice - I finally decided to look for a way to learn how to PVP so I could a) defend myself and b) avoid unfavorable encounters.
So I joined a nullsec PVP corp. And learned so much stuff about game mechanics I didnt knew about it was pretty amazing. And I never left nullsec after that. I'm still there - with an army of highsec alts - because like the OP, I like to construct things as well as blow them up.
My first period in highsec I felt lost, bored and infuriated by all the griefers and people out to destroy my game, as I sure as hell didnt have any intention to destroy theirs. This all changed when I moved to null. After a while I knew what I was doing, I knew how to travel safely through hostile space, I knew how to avoid unfavourable encounters. I learned how to stay safe. I learned how to set up traps, and spring them, on overconfident griefers.
Coming back to highsec, suddenly those grifers, lowsec pirates and other scumbags  wasnt so scary anomore. So - to all you highsec people that are not nullsec alts, but actual pure hiughsec players: Take a leap of faith. If you cant beat them, join them. U will be amazed how the game opens up for you. |