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Rod Blaine
Evolution
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2006.10.04 21:22:00 -
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Edited by: Rod Blaine on 04/10/2006 21:27:10
I think mercs are fluffy and sweet tbh, except KIA, they are not fluffy, but a tad sweaty. Still sweet tho.
I wonder, now that mercing is like hot and all that, would there be a market for forum-mercenaries ? I tried selling advertising space in my sig but that didn't really work 
Anyway, isn't scum loveable anyway. Just look at how popular we are.
edit: yes I have absolutely nothign to add to this topic actually. I do approve of the merc profession tho, in general. It seems to me however that there's quite alot of wannabees in that line of work these days.
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Mehran Salenahi
Caldari
Guiding Hand Social Club
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Posted - 2006.10.04 21:46:00 -
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Mercenary, at least in our case, is really just a fancy term for "terrorist for hire." Also happens to be one of the oldest professions(right up there with prostitutes, go figure. Murder and sex, the foundation of human history). Are we scum? Sure if you want to look at it that way. Some consider us to be un-desireable types simply because of what we do. Which is harm people for money. We're simply soldiers who's loyalty resides with who is paying us at the time.
And while some people think of us as scum, we(merc corps) can be a tremendous asset.
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Latex Mistress
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.05 00:15:00 -
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I like to think of us as the A-Team, just a lot more dysfunctional...
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Nez Perces
Amarr
Black Spot.
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Posted - 2006.10.05 00:17:00 -
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 Originally by: Latex Mistress
I like to think of us as the A-Team, just a lot more dysfunctional...
lol.. which one of you loathes flying then? .. thats gotta be a severe handicap in a space game 
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Grimster
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.05 11:53:00 -
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Originally by: Nez Perces
Originally by: Latex Mistress
I like to think of us as the A-Team, just a lot more dysfunctional...
lol.. which one of you loathes flying then? .. thats gotta be a severe handicap in a space game
_o/ That'd be me.
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Cabadrin
Caldari
Sharks With Frickin' Laser Beams
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.05 16:27:00 -
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Edited by: Cabadrin on 05/10/2006 16:28:08
It's obvious that Merc corps do it for the fame and women. I can't count the number of damsels, VIPs, and hostages that have thrown themselves at my goo-soaked feet. I also get my drinks paid for by nice bartenders who don't want their bar put into reinforced.
The thrill of the hunt makes it for me. I've done pvp on the other side of the thin blue line (pvp training and fleet stuff for NORAD) and I tried to do it before then, back when I was a noob and m0o were camping mara and passari. If I didn't like shooting people for money I'd find another corp and another job.
The Merc corp is difficult to sustain because it does have downtime and requires a load of logistics. Furtunately we've been blessed with closet carebears who willingly haul and mine for us, while we live in our riches. I have a suite lined with Morphite in our station at Y-C; I've also got a solid gold toilet in our station at 1-N. See this watch? This watch cost more than your ship.
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Trooper B99
Caldari
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.05 16:56:00 -
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Originally by: Cabadrin
See this watch? This watch cost more than your ship.
That would hold true better if i DIDN'T fly minmatar 
Wirykomi Team Racer - COLOSSUS Championships Year 106
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SATAN
BURN EDEN
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Posted - 2006.10.05 17:41:00 -
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I dont really see MC as a merc organization, they are far above and beyond that. They are more like NATO for hire with their own agenda and propaganda machine, not to mention that they are backed by BoB.
Mercs are specialists for hire, they help those that cant do it them selves by training or doing small jobs. They dont go into a country and take the damn thing over, which MC does.
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Rod Blaine
Evolution
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2006.10.05 17:59:00 -
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Well, actually, there's been plenty examples of mercs directly or indirectly taking over a country :p
A fun thing to see is the newish split within merc land into two types of merc corps with each a different appeal for customers. You've got the traditional mercs, the "we come when hired and shoot the f*%$ out of every ship we're told to for a week or two", and now you've got a second type that is hired becuase of their specialism: capital ships.
Clubs like smash really are good for one thing only: bringing down the hurt with a bunch of capital ships that their partners or clients lack.
I've love to see some type of empire-bound big group with a whole lot of pilots make a land grab backed by these latter types. Only capitals and leadership is hired, the unwashed masses to form the blob are already there. These types of merc are truly there to take over the country, not just to harass the enemy of make him hurt.
Ah well, enough rambling
/me crawls to the fridge
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Nuala Reece
Caldari
Starlancers
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Posted - 2006.10.05 18:20:00 -
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Edited by: Nuala Reece on 05/10/2006 18:20:23
Originally by: Rod Blaine
Well, actually, there's been plenty examples of mercs directly or indirectly taking over a country :p
Indeed, it's not unknown at all.
Originally by: SATAN
I dont really see MC as a merc organization <snip> not to mention that they are backed by BoB.
Mercs working on retainer isn't uncmommon either.
Originally by: SATAN
Mercs are specialists for hire, they help those that cant do it them selves by training or doing small jobs.
Well mercs are warriors for hire - some are specialists, certainly, but most aren't. That 'some but not all' principle extends to the original question too - from my point of view mercs are a valuable resource. Some, it's true, are also the scum of the universe but not all. Sadly the scum of the universe who use the merc name as a cover for piracy and/or griefing give a bad name to all mercs. Some of us have a clear code to guide the way we choose to work and the jobs taken.
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Seleene
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.05 18:45:00 -
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Originally by: SATAN
I dont really see MC as a merc organization, they are far above and beyond that. They are more like NATO for hire with their own agenda and propaganda machine.
Mercs are specialists for hire, they help those that cant do it them selves by training or doing small jobs. They dont go into a country and take the damn thing over, which MC does.
I LIKE IT!!!  
*Removed the silly BoB thing. If we were backed by BoB, I wanna know where my secret Titan is...  *
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Crovan
Sharks With Frickin' Laser Beams
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.05 20:51:00 -
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Just small stuff?
*coughFrenchForeignLegioncoughcough*
Farjung FanBois, Charter Member
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GoGo Yubari
Sharks With Frickin' Laser Beams
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.05 22:40:00 -
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Originally by: Cabadrin
I have a suite lined with Morphite in our station at Y-C; I've also got a solid gold toilet in our station at 1-N. See this watch? This watch cost more than your ship.
Damn, that's sweet. Check this out, I got a frickin' waterfall inside my Machariel. Oh yeah, and those are sharks swimming in the pool. My personal quarters in 1-N cost more than the GDP of an average planet. Livin' the dream, baby!
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Grimster
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.05 23:51:00 -
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Originally by: GoGo Yubari
Originally by: Cabadrin
I have a suite lined with Morphite in our station at Y-C; I've also got a solid gold toilet in our station at 1-N. See this watch? This watch cost more than your ship.
Damn, that's sweet. Check this out, I got a frickin' waterfall inside my Machariel. Oh yeah, and those are sharks swimming in the pool. My personal quarters in 1-N cost more than the GDP of an average planet. Livin' the dream, baby!
I'm obviously in the wrong corp.
WTS "hard core" T1 fitted Tristan
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