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Xaphania
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.18 22:10:00 -
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With all the rabble about noob PvP and belt piracy, I decided to give it a go. Here is the result.
The quick summary is with virtually no skill points and barely enough ISK to keep me in ships and modules (and no PvP training from a certain shameless self-promoter), I went around kicking some ass and, far more importantly, having fun PvPing from day 1. Well, from day 4 to be precise, assuming you don't count ore relocation . Also, it turns out piracy is FTW, and it's quite possible to be effective at it (and have a steady supply of targets) even when you're only a few days old and are soloing. It also proves, once again, that Eve is what you make of it. Have a look if you're interested.
The site is fairly empty right now, I'll be improving the existing content, and will add more diverse content if it turns out people are actually interested 
Also, here is my Eve-Online version of the infamous lazytown video, which pretty much sums up piracy for me.
Enjoy!  ---------- You are a Pirate!
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Sergio Ling
Standard Operations Building Services Maelstrom Alliance
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Posted - 2006.09.18 22:26:00 -
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that looks good. and it's nice to see you DO something instead of whining about the vet skill gap :)
Originally by: Oveur Internally dismissed as carebear whine, we quietly moved our Kestrels to another system.
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Acinonyx Jubatus
International Multi-Player Consortium
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Posted - 2006.09.18 22:28:00 -
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Gee, for day 4 that's pretty good.
Or "day 4" I don't know for sure, just using your post as a guide, still pretty good though.
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Cmdr Sy
EUROPEANS
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Posted - 2006.09.18 22:28:00 -
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Ah, I see you are getting the dying out of the way early. Wish I had done that instead of carebearing for my first 4 months in EVE. 
I am running out of challenges and the temptation to play EVE the way it was meant to be played, at -10, grows weekly.
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Smagd
Encina Technologies Namtz'aar k'in
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Posted - 2006.09.18 22:41:00 -
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Gee,
I'm glad I didn't skip over the vid because of that song.
Nice! --
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Micia
Minmatar N.A.S.A. Cobra Alliance
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Posted - 2006.09.18 22:44:00 -
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Yah, was dreading the vid 'cos of the song... worked out really well, though. I like it. 
Is this an alt character, btw, or are you fresh out of the box? _______
Originally by: Devian 666 I use my mining disruptor, mining nos, mining hvy launchers and mining valks/acolytes on them.
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Malthros Zenobia
Caldari Independent Navy Reserve Kimotoro Directive
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Posted - 2006.09.19 03:34:00 -
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No video can be worth hearing that stupid song.
Sorry you can't afford a dev so you get me instead ^^ - Xorus I hear Xorus is only 50 isk an hour - Immy Oooh that could get Suvetar for the day! - Cathath For 50, you can have my goat:P- Tirg |

Xaphania
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.19 06:29:00 -
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Hopefully people who actually like the song will turn up at some point... I remember there were quite a few.
Anyway I'll probably be doing a 'normal' video of my adventures thus far shortly.
Also, in answer to a question, this is an alt, but my main is a carebear, I had no PvP experience until playing as Xaphania, and have also never flown Caldari before. Also there is no contact between my characters in-game, so I'm effevtively a noob all over again . ---------- You are a Pirate!
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Seleene
Body Count Inc. Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.09.19 06:57:00 -
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YAR HARR FIDDLE DEE DEE, YOU ARE A...
OMG, not again!! That damn song!!   -
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Micia
Minmatar N.A.S.A. Cobra Alliance
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Posted - 2006.09.19 07:11:00 -
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Originally by: Xaphania
Also, in answer to a question, this is an alt, but my main is a carebear
Play the game as you see fit. 
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Originally by: Devian 666 I use my mining disruptor, mining nos, mining hvy launchers and mining valks/acolytes on them.
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mirel yirrin
Gallente True Core
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Posted - 2006.09.19 07:33:00 -
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Oh my god, best video ever, I can't stop laughing 
Anyway, really good video, some ok kills, but your kessie setup is a bit weird.
I'd swap out the expanders for either nanofibres or if you've got CPU spare some Ballistic control units, and i'd swap out the extender for a booster.
Contact me ingame if you need any tips ;] --------------------------------- Inappropriate signature for the forums -Eldo ([email protected]) But..but..it had boobies in it..Wrangler would have approved!
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Xaphania
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.19 07:48:00 -
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Edited by: Xaphania on 19/09/2006 07:49:19
Originally by: mirel yirrin Oh my god, best video ever, I can't stop laughing 
Thanks 
Originally by: mirel yirrin Anyway, really good video, some ok kills, but your kessie setup is a bit weird.
I'd swap out the expanders for either nanofibres or if you've got CPU spare some Ballistic control units, and i'd swap out the extender for a booster.
Contact me ingame if you need any tips ;]
That expando-kestrel was from when I was scavenging to build up some capital - you wouldn't believe what people leave lying around. That was my first fight, and I didn't bother fitting it with expensive mods like a BCU the first time, as I knew nerves would get me killed even if my setup didn't. Since then I've been using a BCU and a 50mm plate to give it some extra survivability and firepower. I toyed with using a booster instead of the extender, but I need my cap to keep that AB going, and boosters suck it dry. You can see that setup in the other fights. ---------- You are a Pirate!
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Pizi
Gallente Federal Navy Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.19 07:55:00 -
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Originally by: Xaphania
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Also, in answer to a question, this is an alt, but my main is a carebear
......
this exactly descripes whats wrong with the game mechanics.
when youll get bored youll recycle him and start fresh
wish ccp would tie sec status to the account slot not the char _______________________________________________
EVEpedia [Deutsch/German]
Say no to BMs
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mirel yirrin
Gallente True Core
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Posted - 2006.09.19 07:57:00 -
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Originally by: Pizi
Originally by: Xaphania
........
Also, in answer to a question, this is an alt, but my main is a carebear
......
this exactly descripes whats wrong with the game mechanics.
when youll get bored youll recycle him and start fresh
wish ccp would tie sec status to the account slot not the char
So says the obvious alt right?
 --------------------------------- Inappropriate signature for the forums -Eldo ([email protected]) But..but..it had boobies in it..Wrangler would have approved!
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Kornelia Shedim
Amarr Nightghosts Inc
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Posted - 2006.09.19 08:06:00 -
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What's funny is that while I was watching this video I got an email reminding me that it is Talk Like A Pirate Day. 
Nice video BTW. 
-------------------------- Kornelia Shedim Gringo Extrodinaire |

Xaphania
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.19 08:10:00 -
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Edited by: Xaphania on 19/09/2006 08:12:43
Originally by: Pizi
Originally by: Xaphania
........
Also, in answer to a question, this is an alt, but my main is a carebear
......
this exactly descripes whats wrong with the game mechanics.
when youll get bored youll recycle him and start fresh
wish ccp would tie sec status to the account slot not the char
To clarify this completely, which I must do on the site too, as one of the purposes of this whole excercise is to see what a noob can achieve, and I know many people are going to think of this simply as a way of avoid low sec status:
My main is a carebear. My main will always be a carebear, I am more interested in that side of the game.
But, I am also interested in piracy, so I created an alt. This alt has no contact with my main, has recieved no money or any other support, and does not fly in the same space. The alt is also of a different race to my main, so I have to learn the ships, equipment and fighting style from scratch. Also I have not PvPed on my main, so I am learning PvP from scratch as Xaphania.
I do not intend to discontinue or 'recycle' either character. This is not just an opportunity for me to gank noobs without losing sec status on my 'real' char. If that had been my purpose, I would have been training Xaphania using funds from my main for months already, and would be flying around in a raven. I want to play the game from scratch as a pirate, and will stick with this char through the good and the bad. In fact, if you took the time to read my log, you'd find that just the other day I let someone's pod go because I can't afford the sec hit at this time, which woulnd't be a problem if I was going to just create another character in a weeks time.
I am also not going around looking for easy kills, if that was the case I would not engage destroyers and cruisers, I am trying to be the best pirate I can be, and at the moment that means feeling out my limits, i.e. going after the tough targets. I am playing the game as a pirate, and treating Xaphania as a second 'main'.
I am effectively playing two mutually exclusive aspects of the game on what are really two mains. Not exploiting the game in any way. I am also exploring just what a noob can really do if they try, and am hopefully succeeding in showing that, as always, Eve is what you make of it. Exploiting the mechanics in any way would make this a self-defeating excercise. ---------- You are a Pirate!
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Wild Rho
Amarr Imperial Shipment
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Posted - 2006.09.19 08:10:00 -
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I think I shall bookmark this thread to link to when people complain about new players not being able to get into pvp.
Nice work.
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your ass will be laminated. - Jennie Marlboro
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mirel yirrin
Gallente True Core
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Posted - 2006.09.19 08:12:00 -
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Originally by: Xaphania
Originally by: Pizi
Originally by: Xaphania
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Also, in answer to a question, this is an alt, but my main is a carebear
......
this exactly descripes whats wrong with the game mechanics.
when youll get bored youll recycle him and start fresh
wish ccp would tie sec status to the account slot not the char
To clarify this completely, which I must do on the site too, as one of the purposes of this whole excercise is to see what a noob can achieve, and I know many people are going to think of this simply as a way of avoid low sec status:
My main is a carebear. My main will always be a carebear, I am more interested in that side of the game.
But, I am also interested in piracy, so I created an alt. This alt has no contact with my main, has recieved no money or any other support, and does not fly in the same space. The alt is also of a different race to my main, so I have to learn the ships, equipment and fighting style from scratch. Also I have not PvPed on my main, so I am learning PvP from scratch as Xaphania.
I do not intend to discontinue or 'recycle' either character. This is not just an opportunity for me to gank noobs without losing sec status on my 'real' char. If that had been my purpose, I would have been training Xaphania using funds from my main for months already, and would be flying around in a raven. I want to play the game from scratch as a pirate, and will stick with this char through the good and the bad. In fact, if you took the time to read my log, you'd find that just the other day I let someone's pod go because I can't afford the sec hit at this time, which woulnd't be a problem if I was going to just create another character in a weeks time.
I am also not going around looking for easy kills, if that was the case I would not engage destroyers and cruisers, I am trying to be the best pirate I can be, and at the moment that means feeling out my limits, i.e. going after the tough targets. I am playing the game as a pirate, and treating Xaphania as a second 'main'.
I am effectively playing two mutually exclusive aspects of the game on what are really two mains. Not exploiting the game in any way.
QFT.
 --------------------------------- Inappropriate signature for the forums -Eldo ([email protected]) But..but..it had boobies in it..Wrangler would have approved!
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Pizi
Gallente Federal Navy Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.19 08:50:00 -
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mirel are you some parrot on Xaphania¦s sholder ?
Xaphania:it wasnt exaxtly directet at you , if you want to develop the char and pirating thats fine with me , not that you care anyway
but i hate sec hit avoiders and trail account recyclers
the game would be much better with only one char slot imo _______________________________________________
EVEpedia [Deutsch/German]
Say no to BMs
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Xaphania
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.19 08:51:00 -
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Originally by: Pizi i hate sec hit avoiders and trail account recyclers
the game would be much better with only one char slot imo
/signed  ---------- You are a Pirate!
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mirel yirrin
Gallente True Core
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Posted - 2006.09.19 09:10:00 -
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Originally by: Pizi mirel are you some parrot on Xaphania¦s sholder?
Are you Ketchup? --------------------------------- Inappropriate signature for the forums -Eldo ([email protected]) But..but..it had boobies in it..Wrangler would have approved!
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Xaphania
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.19 11:29:00 -
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Yarr! Today be talk like a pirate day me hearties! Talk like pirates, or ye'll walk the plank! ---------- You are a Pirate!
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d'hofren
Queens of the Stone Age Chimaera Pact
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Posted - 2006.09.19 11:34:00 -
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Edited by: d''hofren on 19/09/2006 11:34:29
Originally by: Pizi
Originally by: Xaphania
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Also, in answer to a question, this is an alt, but my main is a carebear
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this exactly descripes whats wrong with the game mechanics.
when youll get bored youll recycle him and start fresh
wish ccp would tie sec status to the account slot not the char
Actually I can think of a fair few folks who started life as a carebear then built an alt to see what pvp was like, fell in love, and never looked back.
You go girl.
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Ridley Tree
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Posted - 2006.09.19 12:06:00 -
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Originally by: Xaphania Edited by: Xaphania on 19/09/2006 06:23:12
Also, here is my Eve-Online version of the infamous lazytown video, which pretty much sums up piracy for me.
Enjoy! 
That video is awesome
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Crumplecorn
Gallente Aerial Boundaries Inc. Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.09.19 12:51:00 -
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The video wins TBH.
Yarr, etc. ----------
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Spix 'UK
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Posted - 2006.09.20 13:13:00 -
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amazing VID , proper entertaining the pod to Frig jump at start love it ! haha ,
ur in Gal space aswell =P whats ur toons name? lets battle alts ha !
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Spix 'UK
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Posted - 2006.09.20 13:14:00 -
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Edited by: Spix ''UK on 20/09/2006 13:15:26 Double post.. not my fault.. BLAME CCP =P
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Xaphania
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2006.09.20 13:29:00 -
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Originally by: Spix 'UK amazing VID , proper entertaining the pod to Frig jump at start love it ! haha ,
ur in Gal space aswell =P whats ur toons name? lets battle alts ha !
While I appreciate the support, your post hit the part of my brain that processes written words wrecking for a minor headache. 
Don't say toon. 
My name is below my '!', in my sig, in the video and is the url of the website. 
This isn't really an 'alt' in the traditional sense, as I explained. 
I'm only barely in Gallente space . I buy my stuff in Caldari space and actually at the moment I'm docked back in Kisogo. 
I'm up for a fight, bring a frigate and good insurance to Ignoitton.  ---------- You are a Pirate! Noob Piracy & Video Thread
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Ki An
Gallente Ginnungagaps Rymdfarargille Tre Kroner
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Posted - 2006.09.20 15:08:00 -
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Awsome vid!
Tried to go about it the same way as you did, but wound up carebearing with my second account too Seems I just can't get away from it.
That said, soon enough I'll head out picking fights, but as my corp does not condone piracy I'll have to be selective with my targets. 
Anyway, good going, and keep those vids coming. If the following ones are half as good as this one, they'll be worth watching. 
/Ki
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente The Echelon
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Posted - 2006.09.20 15:36:00 -
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it doesent work for me, just audio...
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