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Chip2k3
Eye of God
Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2006.07.31 14:56:00 -
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I've just been put onto this story by a post on our corp forums. Reading the story from start to finish so far, i've really enjoyed it and think it's taken quite a lot of courage to do what you're doing.
Keep up with the regular blogs 
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Greavus
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.31 15:23:00 -
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Obsolutely class thread
I applaud your writing skills, they are quite exceptional... I look forward to reading more.
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Locke DieDrake
Port Royal Independent Kontractors
Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2006.07.31 16:00:00 -
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A side note about the cult Arrow Project.
Having been sucked into their nefarious plans by way of righteous words and unholy demonic pacts, all I can say is... Kill them. Kill them all. JIHAD.
Just kidding. They are a good bunch. Watch out though, that maltrox is a sneaky one.
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Zezman
Murder of Crows
E N I G M A
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Posted - 2006.07.31 17:13:00 -
[274]
Just wait till he talks about "stain."
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ching'sta
Amarr
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Posted - 2006.07.31 17:26:00 -
[275]
i love the funny stuff :)
please go thrue every alliance space so we can read aboute how you experience them all
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Vennilia Brutii
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Posted - 2006.07.31 18:19:00 -
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Edited by: Vennilia Brutii on 31/07/2006 18:19:49
 Originally by: Viper Comnnand
First of all there Vennilia and Ryysa ...
As stubborn as an Apocalypse Armour Tank ...
This will probably be wasted too, but I'll say it anyway and that will be the end of my futile internet arguing. I see where you're coming from, Viper; and it's GREAT that you want to help the newbies. The whole issue here is that HE DOESN'T NEED IT! Can't you understand that he's having fun for himself? He didn't do this purposely for "our" express enjoyment; he did it out of curiosity and a general EXPERIMENT.
So we applaud him in his adventures and enjoy his stories, then you come along and accuse us of pushing him forward just for some "laughs"
Did we tell him to go on this adventure in the first place? No. Yet you make it sound like we dared him to do it and now we're placing bets on his life and laughing at him when someone kills him.
Again, I see where you're coming from with your points about helping new players, and I agree with a lot of what you're saying. I just really don't think that this is the right thread to express your points on the topic. It went from a light hearted read to an examination of why it's not desirable to "solo EVE"
Anyway it's 4am and my eyes are lying on my keyboard and IĈm trying to type.
Keep the stories coming, our little trooper! I think weĈre all looking forward to the next update!
Oh and gratz on getting the blog up, it makes things much... simpler. ;)
"Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded." 'Nuff said. (And before you say it, yes - I'm admitting that I'm a retard :P)
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Lautrec
LFC
3rd Front Alliance
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Posted - 2006.07.31 18:28:00 -
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Edited by: Lautrec on 31/07/2006 18:28:35
Suggestion:
Can someone who lives in a reasonably dangerous area say, oh I don't know, a good 20 jumps from where our hero is currently docked, put a bunch of n00b friendly skill books up on escrow (for free naturally) in his name?
It will be like a little quest come treasure hunt which I am sure will be an entertaining read...
Edited for ridiculous $$%^&*() language filter 
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Hysenthlay
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.31 18:44:00 -
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You and Neckbone can weave a great yarn...
Keep em comin. Us miner types need something to read as we melt the roids.
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Silflay Hraka U Embleer Rah |
Ryysa
Total Failure
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Posted - 2006.07.31 19:07:00 -
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Originally by: Viper Comnnand
some boring stuff
You still don't get it.
It does not take a lot of skill to "win eve" solo.
You can "win" on very many levels, and no, you do not need everyone to spoonfeed you. Perhaps you do. Does not mean everyone else does.
This is going totally offtopic now, I suggest you buy a T2 Clue what this thread is about - it's about a laugh, fun. If you can not comprehend fun and humour, then please seek a therapist.
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MrTripps
Gallente
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Posted - 2006.07.31 19:14:00 -
[280]
When they make the movie version the pilot can be played by Leslie Nelson from the Naked Gun series.
I will gladly go rent Repo Man, FreeJack, and Young Guns if D2 will let me back into CZD to get my stuff.
"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right!"
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gamertrav
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Posted - 2006.07.31 20:49:00 -
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Great stuff, keep it up. This is one of the best posts ive ever read, if not THE best. Good luck in your adventures :)
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Kovid
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.31 23:21:00 -
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Anyone making odds on wheter he joins an alliance?
Will he join a corp, an alliance, form his own as CEO, or keep trucking as a vagabond...
Only time will tell.
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TheMoog
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.31 23:43:00 -
[283]
Really good stuff.
Can't wait to read more of this "Fear and Loathing in Las Venal"   |
Sonic Slayer
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.08.01 01:30:00 -
[284]
Originally by: Vennilia Brutii
Edited by: Vennilia Brutii on 31/07/2006 18:19:49
Originally by: Viper Comnnand
First of all there Vennilia and Ryysa ...
"Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded." 'Nuff said. (And before you say it, yes - I'm admitting that I'm a retard :P)
Roflmfao! I love that quote, it's so true! ☺
Keep the stories comming INNOMINATE!
Love and battle are both intimate acts, both done in heat and sweat with the sound of cries echoing in your ears
And really - who is to say which is the more dangerous?
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INNOMINATE NIGHTMARE
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Posted - 2006.08.01 02:00:00 -
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DAY SIX (CONT 3)
To my astonishment, ships were outrageously priced out here. Frigates ranged from 300,000 isk to 1,000,000 isk!
I was truly shocked at this corporate extortion but being a stranded and helpless little pilot I had no choice but to begrudgingly pay approximately 325,000 for a Kestrel. I also made sure to purchase a few random mining lasers within 10 jumps from where I was, just in case they came in handy at some crucial later point in my wondrous adventure.
I had just received a thrilling evemail from a smooth-talking sugar-daddy called Rastilin, who had tantalisingly informed me that he had "left some items for me in a system", just eight teasing jumps away and that I could claim these wonderful mystery items via Escrow.
I had not used Escrow before and after spending 30 minutes trying to find the items he had left for me, I frustratedly gave up and charted a course to the station itself, to go and manually pick them up.
I decided that I would use this opportunity to do as people on the Eve forums had suggested and to make some instant bookmarks. Now let's see those evil murderers catch me!
I deduced that the best way to create one of these bookmarks was to fly towards the jump gate I was headed to, switch off autopilot and fly until I was 12-13km past the gate. At that point (having already clicked "Add Bookmark" and having named it in preparation) I would then click "OK".
For pilots who have not made one before, here is how I named it:
Link
Since some systems have more than 2 gates, I figured it was necessary to label the bookmark with the system I was in, the system I had come from and the system I was going to. This methodology would ensure that I never used the wrong bookmark in a system with multiple gates.
Well, I happily repeated this process for the next 5 jumps, until, to my astonishment, I was ruthlessly attacked.
However, ingeniously, this bright Mensa member decided to attack me when I was flying directly beneath the gate to the next system (in the middle of setting up my imminent bookmark). I was therefore targetted when I was "0km from Stargate"...
Well, I decided that I could also play the genius game and I outsmarted him in approximately one second by clicking on the gate (that was filling half my screen) and selecting "jump".
Problem Solved... I smugly sat back and laughed at his stupidity for a while, until I noticed that my autopilot was switched off, there were no sentry guns in 0.0 space and that he had now also come steaming through the gate, wildly chasing after me.... Whoops....
Again, he started to target me, but luckily his blundering brute of a ship was slow to do so and I easily warped out in my little shuttle before he could lay his bulky orangutan-like hands on me.
After being shaken but not stirred by this bond-like mini chase through a jumpgate I decided to abandon my bookmark-making and to just head straight to the station. It really is a nasty and brutal place out here.
The mad monk Rastilin had very kindly left me a "Minmatar Hoarder", an industrial ship with 5100m3 of cargo capacity. My thoughts turned to Lemmy and his desperate drone plight and I realised that I could use this hauler to cut down on the 6600 jumps.
In fact, it could now be done in around 40-50 jumps. All I needed now was to get the skill books and learn how to fly this beast of a vessel, to pick the drones up and to miraculously not get killed while flying at 110m/s through 45 jumps of 0.0 gatecamps. Easy peasy.
I noticed that an evil pirate was lurking in the system, and intriguingly, he appeared to have mercilessly slaughtered members of the cult of Emilio AND members of the Jesuits.
Link
At that point, I realised that I could instantly make 3,200,000 isk if I could just find some way of killing him...
(to be continued.....)
The 0.0 Experiment |
Lewis Atreides
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Posted - 2006.08.01 03:16:00 -
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roflmao this has to be one of the best I have read in a long while, and not just with EVE but other mmos as well, keep up the great work. cant wait to see what happens witth the bounty hunt.
may the great experiment never end.
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Montero
Black Omega Security
E.R.A
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Posted - 2006.08.01 03:18:00 -
[287]
This is probably the best thread on Eve-o ever.
Keep up the good work mate
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Scrapheap Challenge |
Icomeinpeace
Amarr
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Posted - 2006.08.01 06:06:00 -
[288]
Easily one of the best reads I have encountered on these forums.
Keep up the good work! |
Marcus Kartum
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Posted - 2006.08.01 10:34:00 -
[289]
I'm speechless... I don't want to choke while laughing
You are my favorite n00b from now on mister
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Kovid
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.08.01 17:30:00 -
[290]
Originally by: Lautrec
Edited by: Lautrec on 31/07/2006 18:28:35
Suggestion:
Can someone who lives in a reasonably dangerous area say, oh I don't know, a good 20 jumps from where our hero is currently docked, put a bunch of n00b friendly skill books up on escrow (for free naturally) in his name?
It will be like a little quest come treasure hunt which I am sure will be an entertaining read...
Edited for ridiculous $$%^&*() language filter
No please don't. It is an experiment as he describes it. He wants to see if he being very new can go striaght out to the depths of 0.0 space and see what happens. If you give him constant charity it won't represent a real scenario of what could happen.
Another person would try it and find it very different from the scenario here.
But if you are a local and you already stock the market with goods. It's normal operating procedure to stcok goods where there is demand.
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Maam
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Posted - 2006.08.01 17:45:00 -
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You are a spark of light in amongst the darkness of the Eve forums. Seriously excellent read and long may it continue.
Quite incredible to see there's still a forum spanner popping up. Some people must just go through life crashing and bumping their way into everything and everyone.
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Lungorthin
Black Eclipse Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2006.08.01 18:36:00 -
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/me slowly bows and tips his hat at INNOMINATE NIGHTMARE
Godspeed
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TZeer
Eve Defence Force
Ascendant Frontier
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Posted - 2006.08.01 18:44:00 -
[293]
Great read
Really like the way you are telling you story.
Fly safe.
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Innsu
Tyrell Corp
Curse Coalition
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Posted - 2006.08.01 19:21:00 -
[294]
Very refreshing read,
Thanks
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Maddzy
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Posted - 2006.08.01 19:38:00 -
[295]
I love your blog. It reminds me of some crazy experiment Dave Gorman would do. You should turn the story of your adventure into a funny one man live show.
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Daggiz
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.08.01 19:53:00 -
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This made my day. This just made me laugh, had to share it with friends...this is great. 
Quote:
All the universe is my stage, you're just the props I get to pop.
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Vandervecken Smith
Aerial Boundaries Inc.
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Posted - 2006.08.01 21:43:00 -
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Fantastic work. The important thing here is that we don't bow down so much to his skill that we smooth the way too much for him. His fame will work against him... unless...
What INNOMINATE needs is what every plucky adventuresome youth bard needs - an amazingly over the top machiavellian nemesis.
Who will volunteer for such a task? Which dastardly EVE player would be willing to step forth and throw down the gauntlet of evil? Will he be a soldier of Emilio or a follower of the cult-like Arrow Project, or a member of some other shadowy group that controls both?
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Admiral Pelleon
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.08.01 23:22:00 -
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Edited by: Admiral Pelleon on 01/08/2006 23:23:34
HK?
It'd do him good to get away from the forums a bit. 
Anyways, just finished reading them all and I'm very impressed! Keep up the good work! I'd send you isk, but, well, it might spoil the story. (Nothing to do with the fact that I'm poor again) 
Press on! 
-edit - speelinng
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* United Territories Space Command *
-"Conquest Through Industry"-
UTSC FTW!
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Cooter Lik
Ultrapolite Socialites
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2006.08.02 06:37:00 -
[299]
I am having withdrawels, plz post the next installment NIGHTMARE. Fun read, keep it up.
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BerekHalfhand
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Posted - 2006.08.02 11:52:00 -
[300]
God this is so good. Carry on the good fight my man , things that legends are made of.
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