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Yuki Crowfeet EVE Information and Entertainment Service 1	Posted - 2011.12.14 20:52:00 - [1] - Quote --- Yes this is long but I hope it is at least mildly entertaining. Let me know if there are too many images to click through and I will try and cut the numbers down in future installments. Also, please leave feedback on how to improve. Thanks :) --- I first began playing EVE around mid 2006 but havenGÇÖt played seriously since 2007. My knowledge of 0.0 is almost non-existent and yet I find the politics of EVE to be one of the most fascinating aspects of the game. Therefore I will be flying into the depths of space with nothing but a trusty shuttle to visit and talk with each alliance. I want to find out what motivates them, what their experiences are, what defines the game for them, what cool things they have done and most importantly, who are they trying to kill? Essentially, what is 0.0 all about? IGÇÖm hoping that new players will find this interesting and educational, high-sec players will get an insight into how the GÇÿother halfGÇÖ live and the 0.0 players get to talk about themselves, their alliances and share their passion. So we beginGÇª First off I moved to a low sec system on the borders of 0.0 and created a friendly sounding corporation that would reassure players and provide information about my endeavour http://eve-files.com/dl/250369 Then a nice friendly biography that was sure to interest any passing pilot. http://eve-files.com/dl/250370 I fired up the influence map to pick out my first destination. I wanted to start with smaller alliances while I established myself and my investigative techniques. Geminate looked attractive and I had actually been based there for a while back in 2007 GÇô A fitting place to return to. http://eve-files.com/dl/250372 In Geminate reside: Imperial Legion, United Pod Service, Solar Fleet and Solar Wing. I set the autopilot and began my adventure, I was so excited that I resolved to interview the first person I came across. Imagine my luck, when in the first system I had the choice of not one pilotGÇª but two! http://eve-files.com/dl/250373 Truly fate had smiled upon me this day, my journey was blessed with good fortune and I knew myself to be on the right path. I greeted the pilots. http://eve-files.com/dl/250375 Truly, it is difficult to screenshot movement, in the same way it is difficult to screenshot the lack of movement. For a lack of movement is what I had in my chat window. I was distraught; they had ignored me! But my mother always told me that a man who gives up is not a true man GÇô and I am a true (wo)man! I was foolish to think that I could stroll into 0.0 and the galaxies denizens would flock to me with tales of valour and yarns of epic wars. It seems obvious in hindsight that a bucket load of perseverance and a cup load of journalist guile would be required for me to achieve my aims. You have to take the scorn. http://eve-files.com/dl/250376 And guess wildly. http://eve-files.com/dl/250377 Consider that they may just be winding you up. http://eve-files.com/dl/250378 Deal with rejection. http://eve-files.com/dl/250380 Lower your standards. http://eve-files.com/dl/250381 And then deal with it when they just stop talking to you. (Once again, itGÇÖs hard to screenshot nothing happening.) I did meet this nice chap while searching for some Imperial Legion members to talk to. He was very nice, if a little uninformed about the capabilities of his hardware, but he did point me in the right direction of the Imperial Legions base of operations. Finally, progress. http://eve-files.com/dl/250382 I entered the system and led straight in with my honed technique of enticing pilots to spill the beans. http://eve-files.com/dl/250384 http://eve-files.com/dl/250386 http://eve-files.com/dl/250385 http://eve-files.com/dl/250387 Well. Not exactly as planned. I did manage to grab a picture of the station though. I tried to elicit some information one last time as I took a daredevil, point-blank-range fly by shooting of their station. http://eve-files.com/dl/250388 GÇ£Welcome to nullGÇ¥ indeed, would this be the running theme of my adventures? But, as I jumped out of the system in search of a more receptive audience, something most heart warming happenedGÇª
Nicolo da'Vicenza Divine Power. Cascade Imminent 153	Posted - 2011.12.14 21:20:00 - [2] - Quote lol Geminate
Barakkus 1198	Posted - 2011.12.14 21:30:00 - [3] - Quote Did you get their **** sizes? I lol'd, poast moar! Was entertaining. You should string all this together into a video though, would be a great documentary series lol. http://youtu.be/yytbDZrw1jc
Aeril Malkyre Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 47	Posted - 2011.12.14 21:45:00 - [4] - Quote Really digging this. I hope you got through to someone useful, and please keep posting!
Takseen University of Caille Gallente Federation 69	Posted - 2011.12.14 21:51:00 - [5] - Quote Very interesting, I like the roleplay aspect. You can detect a slight amount of paranoia in some of the residents too :)
Lucky Shy State War Academy Caldari State 0	Posted - 2011.12.14 21:52:00 - [6] - Quote Nice Story, hope to read more of it soon. Keep going south, ill give you a Interview if you survive your trip
KFenn Percussive Diplomacy 131	Posted - 2011.12.14 21:53:00 - [7] - Quote This is the first EVE-O Thread I've felt worth of subscribing to via RSS. Congrats! I await the results of your (mis)adventures eagerly. Commanding Officer of the Treacle Tart Brigade SLAPD Director
stoicfaux 408	Posted - 2011.12.14 22:05:00 - [8] - Quote Barakkus wrote: Did you get their **** sizes? It's called "0.0" for reason... You can tell me what is and isn't true when you pry the tinfoil from my cold, lifeless head.
Julian Koll The Kollektive 3	Posted - 2011.12.14 22:08:00 - [9] - Quote i would highly recommend you to switching to something with a cloak fitted while conducting these interviews.
Nicolo da'Vicenza Divine Power. Cascade Imminent 153	Posted - 2011.12.14 22:11:00 - [10] - Quote Julian Koll wrote: i would highly recommend you to switching to something with a cloak fitted while conducting these interviews. as long as he sticks to northern 0.0 I don't see any problems resulting from his current setup
Metal Icarus xHELLonEARTHx Rookie Empire 24	Posted - 2011.12.14 22:21:00 - [11] - Quote If she went south, she would need to have a cov ops t3 with an interdiction nullifier. The stories I am sure would be more interesting in the south as they are fighting over comparatively worthless space. What motivations would they hold secret? Also, the south is a damn warzone currently...
Yuki Crowfeet EVE Information and Entertainment Service 6	Posted - 2011.12.14 22:23:00 - [12] - Quote Thanks for the feedback guys. I appreciate it, especially as I already have about 6 posts worth of material. Geminate - Yeah, I wanted to start with the smaller alliances while I estalished how I was going to approach the whole thing, lets me learn 0.0 a bit and get comfortable. Video - I don't have the know-how or time for that, plus my laptop would literally combust if I tried it. Paranoia - Oh yeah! It's fun, you get a lot of the "I'm not talking to you" but there are also some really cool people out there. By the way, don't hang on your seats for updates. I don't want to post too often as I want to keep the forum posts quite some way behind my actual progress for various reasons (plus I'm insanely busy). It will be a shuttle all the way, even if I just blog about how merciless the southern pilots are :) Also, if I have already visited your alliance and you want to talk to me, feel free to drop me an EVE mail. The 0.0 Investigation - https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=46555 In-game channel: EIES
Galaxy Drones 13th Squadron E C L I P S E 0	Posted - 2011.12.14 22:40:00 - [13] - Quote Yuki Crowfeet wrote: IGÇÖm hoping that new players will find this interesting and educational, high-sec players will get an insight into how the GÇÿother halfGÇÖ live and the 0.0 players get to talk about themselves, their alliances and share their passion. There is not the GÇÿother halfGÇÖ, less than a 5% players live in 0.0
Yuki Crowfeet EVE Information and Entertainment Service 8	Posted - 2011.12.15 03:47:00 - [14] - Quote PART 2 I was left dejected as I warped back to the gate; these vagabonds had ejected me from the system without firing a shot! I came in open eyed wonder, with a naivety fuelled by curiosity and they had just mocked me. No one wanted to talk to me. I think I may have returned to empire had the next thing on my screen after jumping into the next system not been this: http://eve-files.com/dl/250394 It is difficult to explain that feeling when your faith is restored, when that lone warm hand is extended from the faceless crowd. Truly Sean Kingst0n is a hero. I think the excitement of civil conversation got to me and I began to babble at my saviour, but he rose to the challenge of my investigative diarrhoea and answered my questions. My first interview of the project! (All applaud!) http://eve-files.com/dl/250395 We had to move into a private chat as some of the hostile vagabonds came into the system, no doubt to ridicule my project all over again. I ran away in search of some pilots from the United Pod Service. http://eve-files.com/dl/250396 Meanwhile Sean had brought me up to speed on the local politics and so we moved onto his own experiences. http://eve-files.com/dl/250397 I arrived safe and sound with the United Pod Service and yet their welcome left me with horrific flashbacks of a previous first meeting with a group of foul mouthed Vagabonds. Who did these jokers think they were? But as my mum once said, a man who cries in the face of danger is likely to be bullied by small girls; so I did not cry GÇô I ignored them heroically. Mr Shrapnel from Imperial Legion joined me for a little chat and voiced a little worry about participating in my interview. He neednGÇÖt have worried reallyGÇª http://eve-files.com/dl/250398 http://eve-files.com/dl/250400 http://eve-files.com/dl/250401 Here we interrupt the saga for the first moment I came face to face with a pilot in 0.0 (via the overview). It was a tense time while I waited for my shuttle to align and get to warp speed. http://eve-files.com/dl/250403 During that frightful few moments my ability to accurately screenshot my interview utterly failed me. Between the first and second box Sharpnel talks about how they end up in some space somewhere and between the second and third he blames communication for the problem. http://eve-files.com/dl/250402 http://eve-files.com/dl/250404 http://eve-files.com/dl/250406 Interlude: A pretty picture of a station. http://eve-files.com/dl/250407 http://eve-files.com/dl/250408 http://eve-files.com/dl/250410 As you can see, I had to force the information out like the last bit of toothpaste in the tube. I included all of it (except for that which I failed to screenshot) because it chronicles the dangers that smaller alliances face in the ever changing politics of EVE, plus, it was a huge story. But I enjoyed it, so you should too! I finally got some sense out of the UPS pilots: http://eve-files.com/dl/250409 Next time: I fly really close to a station and I find myself inside many gigantic bubbles! --- A lot of conversation in this part (Although it is somewhat the point of the project). But is it too much to hold your attention or do you find it interesting? There are plenty of scenic pictures I can use to provide breaks though, I like taking pictures :) Please provide feedback so I can make this as interesting as possible. Thanks. The 0.0 Investigation - https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=46555 In-game channel: EIES
Ghoest 26	Posted - 2011.12.15 04:25:00 - [15] - Quote You decided to investigate 0.0 by going to Geminate??? Thats like investigating Africa by going to the beach in Capetown. Wherever You Went - Here You Are
Sean Kingst0n Virtual Warriors IMPERIAL LEGI0N 1	Posted - 2011.12.15 08:08:00 - [16] - Quote Surprised to see this up so fast, and happy to be your first real subject! Keep it up, and I know you'll find some really great stories. Can't wait to see what you find out from some more active parts of null
SmashTech Bat Country Goonswarm Federation 56	Posted - 2011.12.15 08:32:00 - [17] - Quote Space peasants talking about space peasants. Fascinating.
Yuki Crowfeet EVE Information and Entertainment Service 13	Posted - 2011.12.15 09:37:00 - [18] - Quote The Vagabonds and Brigands even come to my thread to mock me! 0.0 is home to some heartless people :( And yes, I started In Geminate, but I've already moved on from there and wil end up in the 'better' parts of null very soon. The 0.0 Investigation - https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=46555 In-game channel: EIES
Arcathra Technodyne Ltd. 20	Posted - 2011.12.15 11:25:00 - [19] - Quote I really like what you are doing and I'm really interested in more stories that you have collected. This gives a real good impression of 0.0-Space and what it is like out there. I wasn't out in 0.0 yet, but I appreciate the stories and who knows ... maybe one day I'm heading out there, too.
Rhea Astraeos 3	Posted - 2011.12.15 12:40:00 - [20] - Quote Arcathra wrote: I really like what you are doing and I'm really interested in more stories that you have collected. This gives a real good impression of 0.0-Space and what it is like out there. I wasn't out in 0.0 yet, but I appreciate the stories and who knows ... maybe one day I'm heading out there, too. This! The only problem I have is translating the engrish to English.
Axe Coldon Coldon Enterprises IMPERIAL LEGI0N 1	Posted - 2011.12.15 13:32:00 - [21] - Quote Yuki Crowfeet wrote: The Vagabonds and Brigands even come to my thread to mock me! 0.0 is home to some heartless people :( It is. but it is also home to some very good people. I have found 0.0 to be a close knit community that doesn't trust outsiders. Generally shoot 1st and ask questions later. And then one worries about what intel one would give out. I would hope once word gets out you really are just writing an article about life in 0.0 that people will be friendlier to you.
Vicker Lahn'se Eternity Inc 33	Posted - 2011.12.15 13:33:00 - [22] - Quote Good story so far! Keep it up! One bit of feedback: When you take your screenshot of the chat window, you should consider stretching the window out a lot more and setting the font to be a bit smaller. That way you could fit more conversation into one picture.
Lucien Visteen Imperial Academy Amarr Empire 51	Posted - 2011.12.15 14:22:00 - [23] - Quote This is a very good read. Another tips might be to include anonymity if players don't want to be caught giving out information, like greying out their name and portrait before you upload the screenshots. People tend to be more talkactive if they can't be identified. Good luck in your travels and fly safe (atleast as safely as you can in a shuttle ) The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.
Yuki Crowfeet EVE Information and Entertainment Service 25	Posted - 2011.12.15 17:11:00 - [24] - Quote PART 3 I begin the next stage of my adventure with this picture of a Solar Fleet station, clearly they are overcompensating for something; perhaps their inability to talk to meGÇª http://eve-files.com/dl/250417 While I was waiting for a reply from the two UPS pilots I contacted the previous night I headed south to check out the two Sun powered alliances in Geminate. Solar Wind held a small amount of space while Solar Fleet appeared to be their bigger brother and also held a lot of space further east. http://eve-files.com/dl/250418 While I flew aimlessly around Solar space trying to find some actual people I managed to lure in a UPS pilot with my reporter charms, but somehow I found myself to be on the receiving end of a thorough inspection! http://eve-files.com/dl/250419 I managed to artfully seize control of proceedings and started to gorge myself on information, I was interested to discover the lure of null sec for the smaller alliances and what difficulties they faced. http://eve-files.com/dl/250421 http://eve-files.com/dl/250422 I found it very interesting that he held such a strong view on having a presence in 0.0. I wondered if this is the rationale behind renting space GÇô to hold some space of your own at any cost. I had also heard a lot about this DRF vs NC war, DRF appeared to consist of various Russian alliances from the east and NC are a smallish alliance in the north. Clearly I lacked a full understanding of the matters at hand and resolved to visit both NC and DRF in the near future to get to the bottom of the matter. Tek then questioned my integrity as a truly neutral party. It appears that even those who are willing to share their stories are suspicious of everyone around them. I hope that then natural distrust of EVEGÇÖs pilots will not dissuade them from divulging their greatest secrets to me! I attempted to probe out TekGÇÖs inner fearsGÇª http://eve-files.com/dl/250425 Meanwhile I had still failed to locate any pilots from either Solar allianceGÇª IGÇÖm not sure if people were ignoring me or I had resorted to just shouting out into the depths of space. http://eve-files.com/dl/250426 However, I did spot an opportunity! I was alone in a hostile system with one of the greatest structures in EVE: a station. So I decided to fly up to it and take a picture. http://eve-files.com/dl/250427 Lovely. I got bored in the land of the Sun alliance. Clearly its inhabitants were too bright to get caught in an interview with me. I plotted a course to Raiden, my first major alliance! Tek gave me some advice about entering their space http://eve-files.com/dl/250429 IGÇÖll be honest with you, without a system name to avoid I just picked a random spot in RaidenGÇÖs space and followed the autopilot http://eve-files.com/dl/250430 I once more had a close encounter with death where I had to expertly press the jump button before the guardians of the gate violently podded me. http://eve-files.com/dl/250431 With that task completed with perfection I encountered some very helpful Solar alliance members on my way north. http://eve-files.com/dl/250432 But waitGÇª WerenGÇÖt Solar and Legion of Death part of DRF? I think he may have been telling me tall tales to trick me into going away. Or perhaps there is trouble in paradise for the Russians? Either way, I get the idea that they donGÇÖt want to talk to me. I resolve to return later when I have purchased some sun factor 50 and can shine as brightly as they do and treat with them as equals. But at last I make it out of Geminate. Yes, thatGÇÖs right you vagabonds, those that mocked my ideas, mocked my choices. I have moved in with the big boys! http://eve-files.com/dl/250433 http://eve-files.com/dl/250434 Ok. I think I found that system Tek told me aboutGÇª Next time: What does that pilot have to say for himself for violently podding me? Will I ever manage to leave Geminate? The 0.0 Investigation - https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=46555 In-game channel: EIES
Thomas Abernathy Beekeepers Anonymous 17	Posted - 2011.12.15 19:06:00 - [25] - Quote Lucien Visteen wrote: This is a very good read. Another tips might be to include anonymity if players don't want to be caught giving out information, like greying out their name and portrait before you upload the screenshots. People tend to be more talkactive if they can't be identified. Good luck in your travels and fly safe (atleast as safely as you can in a shuttle ) Could you identify me in a crowd? "Fighting CCD since 2139"
Slade Trillgon T.R.I.A.D 76	Posted - 2011.12.15 19:46:00 - [26] - Quote This will be fun to watch this progess. Keep it up and good luck. Also, ditto on flying a covert ops ship of some type. Bubbles will be hard to navigate in a shuttle me thinks. Slade
Ariel Dawn F9X 404	Posted - 2011.12.15 19:51:00 - [27] - Quote Another similar experiment that took years ago, INNONIMATE NIGHTMARE. http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=370209 Was a pretty popular thing back then.
Yuki Crowfeet EVE Information and Entertainment Service 29	Posted - 2011.12.15 20:31:00 - [28] - Quote My main is a share holder in INNONIMATE'S corporation, I loved his adventure. It somewhat inspired me to do this, but he was a lot funnier that I am - Which is why I'm tackling a more serious subject :) Don't you all go comparing me to him! On a similar note, I also want to uncover some 'mysteries' of the past. Essentially I want some questions to answer that will require me to explore and question the right people. An example would be "Who was present when The Mittani lost his mittens and cried?" - I'm looking for questions surrounding epic events or players. The 0.0 Investigation - https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=46555 In-game channel: EIES
Lucien Visteen Imperial Academy Amarr Empire 51	Posted - 2011.12.15 20:44:00 - [29] - Quote Thomas Abernathy wrote: Lucien Visteen wrote: This is a very good read. Another tips might be to include anonymity if players don't want to be caught giving out information, like greying out their name and portrait before you upload the screenshots. People tend to be more talkactive if they can't be identified. Good luck in your travels and fly safe (atleast as safely as you can in a shuttle ) Could you identify me in a crowd? The mysterious mystery man... I do believe I spot some shades under that hood. So it would be very dificult. The only one I would have a harder time recognising would be the EVE Stig I think. The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.
Travis117 Coldon Enterprises IMPERIAL LEGI0N 0	Posted - 2011.12.15 20:56:00 - [30] - Quote welcome to null dont expect people to be nice though when you come in there system once your in local your considered hostile no matter wherre you are

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