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cyberdog
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Posted - 2006.09.17 09:15:00 -
[931]
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So you've turned around the original experiment of trying to survive in 0.0 into sitting your ass somewhere safe and begging for isk with something, that should resemble an IPO?
Just survivng in eve would be a rather boring story "I survived gate camp No 135" Yawn!!! I don't think the intention of this thread was to make isk but the opportunity has arose to do so, fool him for not taking that opportunity to enrich the story. Who says he won't get scammed out of it all? With more isk innominate has more choices and if he has more choices that only enriches the story for us all.
I mean he is essentialy putting his time into this thread to entertain us and I think everyone looks forward to the next installment of his adventures. This story is open ended like the game and it only has one rule. GL to innominate hope it makes you 5 bil. I also hope you get scammed and war decced and podded and ransomed for my personal enjoyment. I bought 1 share thats 1 mil bloody well spent i say lol.
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INNOMINATE NIGHTMARE
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Posted - 2006.09.17 12:31:00 -
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Rites Of Passage
I gently sat back in my pod and considered the events that had led to where I was today.
The beginning of my adventure was still quite fresh in my mind, and had begun with me heading in a random direction to the north and encountering the reckless minions of Emilio Estevez, who had mercilessly chased me all over the Venal region.
The Mining Coalition were currently away on business, but before they had left, I had learned that they were not as neutral as they had made out:
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Before they had departed to enact their next secret excavation contract, I had had the pleasure of being shot at from a very far distance by one of their fearless miners.
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Ikvar had invited me to be accosted from 230km. Previously in my adventure, I had been bitterly attacked by a battleship from a distance of 190km and I had been very impressed with this range.
Having the chance to now be brutally podded from 230km was a mouth-wateringly exciting prospect indeed, so I had quickly jumped at the opportunity and was amazed to see that he was able to destroy my shuttle in one quick and painless hit.
After being obliterated into a billion pieces, I had then been informed that maximum range was, in fact, an incredulous 249km...
A truly astonishing distance.
My thoughts returned to the present and I observed that 48 hours had now passed since I had launched the incredible IPO for my corporation INNOMINATE NEUTRALITY.
Not entirely unlike two newly discovered chemicals meeting for the very first time, my IPO had prompted some very interesting reactions. I paused for a moment to analyse the consequences of my new career as the CEO of a multinational corporation that proudly produced nothing.
I had received in excess of 100 evemails as a result of announcing the equity release, and every single one had been complimentary and encouraging of my first foray into the economic side of EVE.
Nonetheless, a few pilots had felt disenchanted by my new interest in corporate activities, and had expressed this disappointment via other channels. It was extremely fascinating to see how different people can view the same events in differing ways, and this reinforced my belief that in many ways the EVE universe is a reflection of real life.
During the course of my journey thus far I had always been happy to receive brutal criticism as well as outrageous flattery, and I wondered in what ways the fact that I was now a well-heeled CEO would affect my image.
I still felt like that wide-eyed n00b who had stepped into the world with an exciting sense of adventure, but was I still that same youthful adventurer? Perhaps I was passing through a rite of passage and found that I was once a boy, now growing through experience into a man, to proudly stake my claim on a piece of this bewildering plane of existence.
Would I succumb to the evils of money and one day look in the mirror to see a megalomaniac coin-hoarder staring back at me and hell bent on the accumulation of isk? Or would the experience benefit me by opening up more opportunities than I ever could have dreamt of, to explore the wondrous world of EVE even further? Only time would tell...
I looked at the extensive list of my new shareholders and was truly amazed at just how much my fellow EVE pilots had wanted to support me, by investing in a corporation that did not yet have a single business plan.
Shareholders
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The IPO was still open and I wondered just how much would be raised by the time it closed. In my mind, I was still merely a man in shuttle, but I now found myself with a balance rapidly approaching one billion isk.
It was then that I came up with my very first idea to generate a whopping fortune for my shareholders...
(to be continued...)
The 0.0 Experiment
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sugark
Caldari
SOTI Inc.
Combined Planetary Union
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Posted - 2006.09.17 12:50:00 -
[933]
way cool...iŠm on the screenie :D canŠt wait to see what you come up with next
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Dred 'Morte
Sabre Inc
Center for Disease Creation
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Posted - 2006.09.17 16:04:00 -
[934]
your so friggin rich 
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Taram Caldar
Caldari
Acheron Vanguard Armada
The Shadow Ascension
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Posted - 2006.09.17 16:36:00 -
[935]
Gah... forums ate my reply :) Take 2:
I've been following your progress since the very first post and have been enthralled and entertained by it on many a boring day at work. So much so, in fact, that my incredible post count on my normal message forums has suffered as a result :)
Thank you!
As a suggestion now that you're a gazillionaire why not try starting an EVE Lotto? You certainly have the visibility to pull it off.
I thought about doing one myself not too long ago but my visibility is near 0 in this wonderful universe while you are now a celebrity of unmatched renown in our little universe.
Which is what this game is all about... What I have found utterly fascinating about this thread is this:
A totally unknown person on the forums starts posting about a relatively funny adventure and very soon he's the darling of the EVE media, corporate powers and even beloved by most of the Pirates out there. All because he has used his wit, charm, looks and resourcefullness to create a name for himself in the universe of EVE. He started out with a measly 1million ISK, and is now a billionaire in our universe known far and wide.
This is truely a great story for new players, and old, to read.
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"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - Gen. George S. Patton
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Helix Fluxx
Caldari
Contempo Enterprises
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Posted - 2006.09.17 18:38:00 -
[936]
3/4 Billion ISK is a nice tidy sum for someone who does nothing. That must be where I'm going wrong, I'm actually working and stuff...
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Isyel
Minmatar
Masuat'aa Matari
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2006.09.17 19:44:00 -
[937]
Originally by: Helix Fluxx
3/4 Billion ISK is a nice tidy sum for someone who does nothing. That must be where I'm going wrong, I'm actually working and stuff...
Well if you want to be an eye rolling ~person~ like that you could take it as if he's providing good entertainment for the eve player base, which you lack i'm afraid. 
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Urduar
UrdCorp Enterprises
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Posted - 2006.09.17 23:57:00 -
[938]
Originally by: Helix Fluxx
3/4 Billion ISK is a nice tidy sum for someone who does nothing. That must be where I'm going wrong, I'm actually working and stuff...
By your definition, J.K. Rowling is richer than the Queen of England for doing "nothing"...
Btw, all hapless protagonists need several nefarious villians plotting their destruction.. IN already has the cult of Emilio tracking him down, but they're a rather serious bunch.
He needs someone a bit more like Wile E. Coyote, or an Austin Powers style villian. I nominate Ginger Magician and his sidekick Sprungle Spormen as his next official nemesis! 
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Daryl Xero
Caldari Independent Navy Reserve
Kimotoro Directive
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Posted - 2006.09.18 00:45:00 -
[939]
This thread is the most fun I've ever had with my pants on!
What doesn't kill you defines you. |
oodin
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2006.09.18 05:27:00 -
[940]
193097 readers.i guess i have to go to page 1 and start reading
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Splagada
Minmatar
Tides of Silence
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Posted - 2006.09.18 07:56:00 -
[941]
with this wise investment, i feel my retirement costs are now covered 
Tides of Silence recruiting mature players |
Gariuys
Evil Strangers Inc.
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Posted - 2006.09.18 08:05:00 -
[942]
Awesome stuff as always. Keep it up.
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Helix Fluxx
Caldari
Contempo Enterprises
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Posted - 2006.09.18 12:21:00 -
[943]
Originally by: Isyel
Originally by: Helix Fluxx
3/4 Billion ISK is a nice tidy sum for someone who does nothing. That must be where I'm going wrong, I'm actually working and stuff...
Well if you want to be an eye rolling ~person~ like that you could take it as if he's providing good entertainment for the eve player base, which you lack i'm afraid.
It was meant as a humerous comment, for those people with a sense of humour, to quote, "which you lack I'm afraid."
Anyway, When are you updating again Inno?
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Brackun
Caldari
Hunters Agency
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2006.09.18 12:31:00 -
[944]
That's an impressive screenshot of your wallet transactions =o
"I sat there, pondering this unusual proposition, and at that moment I was just far too embarrassed to admit that I was unfamiliar with the mechanics of zero-gravity copulation." - P.M.S.L. |
Kaia Kua
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Posted - 2006.09.18 12:38:00 -
[945]
I only found this thread yesterday but have been keenly reading it for hours while i have been unable to play eve. This is the best comical and intriguing entertainment i have seen in a long time.
Keep it up!
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Chrik
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Posted - 2006.09.18 14:35:00 -
[946]
Originally by: Urduar
I nominate Ginger Magician and his sidekick Sprungle Spormen as his next official nemesis!
Fat chance of that! I don't think Ginger reads anything other than killboards. That is, if he even reads them and doesn't just look at the pretty pictures...
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Audrea
Widowmakers
Novus Ordos Seclorum
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Posted - 2006.09.18 16:22:00 -
[947]
Bump!
Approaching 200,000 views, and without help from sticky! amazing!
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INNOMINATE NIGHTMARE
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Posted - 2006.09.18 16:50:00 -
[948]
A Dream Come True
I sat alone in the Mercenary Coalition headquarters and began to ponder over the crazy events that this strange and unusual universe had thrown at me during the past three days.
For some inexplicable reason I had suddenly become a wealthy CEO and I had immediately felt the overwhelming urge to squeeze hard on an executive stress toy.
My corporation's office had been created at an educational establishment in 0.3 security space when I was heading south, and I recalled that it had mirrored a vulgar inner city school, filled with all kinds of ruthless and abusive young pilots.
Nonetheless, I decided that I would soon move my medical clone there for a few days, so that I could take a look at the base of my new corporate empire.
I wasn't really too concerned that Heild was filled with dark and evil bone-crunching demon pilots intent on causing mayhem and misery, because I was now in a financial position to hire a team of hardened geologist mercenaries to swat them like the flies they were.
After thinking the above, I had felt slightly guilty, and I began to wonder if this abusive thought-process was a result of my new found riches. I sincerely hoped not, and quickly turned my thoughts to fluffy bunny rabbits and cute little kittens.
During the course of my journey, many pilots had informed me that low security space is considered to be more dangerous than 0.0. Staying in Heild for a few days and exploring the surrounding systems would serve as a useful way to put this theory to the test.
I had been putting off looking at my wallet and evemail, both of which had been constantly flashing, because I had been truly scared to see just how rich I now was.
Eventually, I managed to muster the courage to peek, and my jaw hit the floor faster than the customers caught up in a bank-raid when I saw that the shares were still being snapped up faster than a man trapped in the jaws of a crocodile:
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This was truly a dream come true and I almost burst into tears at the thought of this most monumental of achievements. I tried to calm my nerves and to figure out what exactly this mysterious force was that I had been able to harness to attract such staggering wealth so quickly.
From a clueless nobody n00b who had stepped into the world with only a shuttle and a basic miner, I had been chased and shot at all over the universe and now incredibly found myself to be officially a billionaire with friends in high places and a network of people who wanted to help and support me in my adventures.
I felt extremely humbled and was very grateful for the astonishing level of backing that people had given to my microscopically miniscule little corporation.
It was certainly true to say that the more I played of EVE, the more I had come to love it. I had felt that wondrous mixture of bitterness and disappointment, combined with joy and happiness, that had blended every facet of this wild and crazy universe into a dynamic and rich experience that left me with a great sense of achievement, but yearning to do even more.
Several pilots had begun to send me evemails, filled with suggestions on how to invest my new-found riches.
One particular idea was very appealing:
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I wondered just how much it would cost to do this. I liked the idea of being the forefather of a legion of 0.0 n00bs, free to live in luxury and wanton abandon in the illustrious fields of that fabled ore mercoxit. I vowed to myself that I would further explore this excellent suggestion.
I noticed I had also unexpectedly been contacted by my jezebel of an ex-girlfriend, who had smelled my cash and suddenly decided to declare that she wanted me back:
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I knew she was only after my money but I missed her...
(to be continued...)
The 0.0 Experiment
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Fifth Symphony
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Posted - 2006.09.18 16:56:00 -
[949]
Oh my god...
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Zephirz
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.09.18 17:44:00 -
[950]
:D
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Static Ga'lraith
Sharks With Frickin' Laser Beams
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.09.18 19:49:00 -
[951]
Drama bomb! 
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Kala Rain
Caldari
State War Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.18 19:54:00 -
[952]
That's the ticket! Do something useful with your big wad of cash, yeah!
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Moriiko
Nakama
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Posted - 2006.09.19 01:00:00 -
[953]
bump
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Kombikiller
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Posted - 2006.09.19 07:26:00 -
[954]
bumpity bump bump :)
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Kaynard Stormwalker
Stormriders
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Posted - 2006.09.19 07:31:00 -
[955]
Holy...
Quite amazing. :O
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Krexus
Amarr
Reunited
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Posted - 2006.09.19 09:24:00 -
[956]
Trust the female you must not, consume you she will!
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yes i kill topics
They never got me
Originally by: Red Knight
Your forum-foo is strong
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StealthRavenx
Caldari
The Merchant Marines
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Posted - 2006.09.19 12:17:00 -
[957]
This is a great adventure, and it keeps everyone on theier toes begging for more. Very well written with Excellent Grammar.
The Suggestion of an Outpost in 0.0 for players to get acustomed to 0.0, is an Excellent idea. May you be prosperous in your Adventures. contact me ingame if you ever need any help.
StealthRavenx
The Merchant Marines
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Lori Carlyle
CAD Inc.
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Posted - 2006.09.19 12:43:00 -
[958]
Woot, my name is on the list!.. Keep up the great work!
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Podee
Gallente
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Posted - 2006.09.19 13:01:00 -
[959]
 
I am the Podee you are the Podder.
Please pod me. |
Talon Calais
Gallente
Nubs.
Black Reign Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.09.19 14:19:00 -
[960]
Podee get the hell out of here, you don't have the class that he does.
Stay out of Syndicate please? Thanks.
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