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Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 1	Posted - 2016.05.31 15:05:56 - [1] - Quote Stardate: 30.5.2016 Region: Essence Entry: Day One Well I arrived in Duripant today by shuttle and found my dad's much loved Velator waiting for me just as he promised. I'm guessing it was the smallest ship docked in the station but seeing her still filled me with a both pride and a sense of great responsibility. I knew that flying that ship was not just my escape from home and vessel of my future prosperity but also that I represented my family who sacrificed everything so that I could have this opportunity. I took HMCS Flea out for a quick run and ran across some punk Hoodlams which I surprisingly dispatched quickly. I guess the rumor of space being violent was true. After collecting my bounty, I looked into getting the old girl a bit more firepower as dad had her rigged for mining and that wouldn't cut it for me. I stripped off the Civilian Miner Laser / Blaster combo and replaced them with two Light Neutron Blasters coupled with antimater charges. That should keep me safe even if I have park right next to the target to do damage. I also added a Small Armor Repairer to ensure survivability. The rest of the day I spend running some missions that a nice Navy officer assigned to me. The first one was tricky as I was warping in too close but once I got the hang of picking when and who to fight, it wasn't a problem. I tried to add another Small Armor Repairer module but the power system on the old girl just isn't up to it, yet. I settled for installing a Capacitor Power Rely which should let me run the Small Armor Repairer non-stop when things get hairy. By the end of the day, I was feeling pretty confident in dad's old ship so I took her down to a 0.5 security asteroid belt in Villore. Wow...It made me realize a few things (1) that the Navy officer's missions were really easy, (2) the Velator's limits are tested pretty hard at 0.5 and that (3) I'm going to need a few more key skill if I want to hunt in 0.5 as while I survived, the first outing saw the ship's structure drop to about 50% and that was with overloaded everything. I'm thinking luck played a roll in that. But I survived and looted some nice ship-droppings which made the victories against the rats even more delicious. I tested the ship against some 0.6 rats and that was much easier. Oh I forgot to mention that I've started my training and boosted my light drone operation to level 3. I know I need to upgrade to a frigate soon but I think I want to wait a bit before making the switch...I also don't know what to choose... All-in-all, a great fist day...The Flea is much improved and battle tested plus I have just over a million ISK in the bank...not bad, not bad at all... Thanks again mom and dad...miss you two. --- signing off ---
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1849	Posted - 2016.05.31 15:10:50 - [2] - Quote Tristan. You want a Tristan. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Anataine Deva University of Caille Gallente Federation 21	Posted - 2016.05.31 15:47:54 - [3] - Quote Such kind of reports making me sentimental. When I first undocked and jumped straight into the "sky" I barely made it back home. That palpitation when you realize you are lost and don't know where to go. Aww... My next Quafe is for you. Good luck out there! Give The BIG Lottery a try! - And give me your Fedos!!!
Karmilla Strife Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque 373	Posted - 2016.05.31 15:52:27 - [4] - Quote Welcome to space.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1851	Posted - 2016.05.31 17:28:28 - [5] - Quote If you happen to need guidance or a sounding board for ideas, problems, or anything like that, I'm more than happy to lend what experience I have to your arsenal. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1200	Posted - 2016.05.31 18:57:42 - [6] - Quote I second the Tristan notion, that or an Atron.....
Jason Galente Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 447	Posted - 2016.05.31 19:34:52 - [7] - Quote May the sense of wonder at exploration never vanish from the human spirit. Good luck with your future career, and don't lose that spark. Only the liberty of the individual assures the prosperity of the whole. And this foundation must be defended. *At any cost*
Sinjin Mokk Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 899	Posted - 2016.05.31 20:53:53 - [8] - Quote Captain Chosokabe, I enjoyed reading your first log. Congratulations on your appointment and the very best of luck in your new career. Some brief words of advice... First, if your ship has sentimental value, dock it up and keep it docked up. One of the main axioms of our life is to never undock what you can't afford to lose. Count yourself lucky if you can return safely back in the same ship and/or pod you left with. The aforementioned Tristan is a solid ship, as is the Atron and Incursus. You have a vast array of ship typoes at your disposal, tailor them to the situations you'll be facing. To that end, expect a little something nice in your wallet later today, courtesy of myself and my associates. The main rule of thumb is "TRUST NO ONE." No one here is exactly what they appear to be. A healthy dose of paranoia will go a long way. If it looks like a scam, it probably is. If it doesn't look like a scam, it most certainly is. Be patient, live, learn, love. Fight well, die valiantly. Reship and do it again. Eventually, you'll find friends that you can (mostly) trust. There are many corporations that would be happy to hire a new pilot such as yourself (Join HORDE). Be careful in your selection. ENJOY! The void is cold, don't let that coldness set in your bones. Best of luck, Sinjin Mokk, Archangel "Angels live, they never die, Apart from us, behind the sky. They're fading souls who've turned to ice, So ashen white in paradise."
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 7	Posted - 2016.05.31 21:50:11 - [9] - Quote Great to see that while I've read many logs here, mine is also being looked-over. I hope that the daily routine will consist of compiling the previous day's events while I enjoy my morning coffee and watch the ships arrive/depart from the spaceport. Just to let you all know, I met a Caldari during a high school exchange way back when and we've kept in contact ever since. She went on to become a very successful trader in the Lontrek /Forge area. I've gleaned as much information from her as possible so many things I already know...combat isn't one of them as she mostly avoided it at all costs. So while I'm new to space, I'm not "new to space" if you get what I mean. The Tristan is my first choice as I'm going for a strong background in drone-boats and the Tristan-class frigate is the best around. My second choice is a "parked in the enemy's cockpit" close-range mauler like the Incursus so...step one then step two. Great advice from everyone and I should be making the switch to a frigate in the next 2-3 days. One question I have is this: Who thinks a Velator-class ship can do Level II security missions? LvL I misions are not a problem at all and as mentioned, the old girl took on 0.5 rats...it was close but she did it. Well the ammo captain is signaling that I'm all loaded-up so, that's it for now...fly safe folks and thanks for making cold space a bit warmer... [NC] Captian Mokk You mentioned a little "something" an while I wholeheartedly appreciate the offer but our family motto is " Mali principii malus finis" which translates to "Bad beginnings lead to bad results". Thanks for the offer and one day if I'm in a jam then I might take you up on that offer but for now, however unsteady, the path I walk must be my own... ...I will look into the Horde though...
Sinjin Mokk Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 900	Posted - 2016.05.31 22:25:08 - [10] - Quote Captain Chosokabe, To answer your question, a highly skilled pilot with the right equipment might be able to survive the missions you describe in a Velator. But I wouldn't recommend it. An Incursus or Tristan would serve you far better. The speed and agility of an Atron would also serve. The offer for assistance will remain open. I can understand your position. Should you want more information on Pandemic Horde, please feel free to drop me a line or join the "Join Horde" channel. Fly safe! "Angels live, they never die, Apart from us, behind the sky. They're fading souls who've turned to ice, So ashen white in paradise."

Karina Ivanovich Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 86	Posted - 2016.06.01 01:31:19 - [11] - Quote Welcome Ms. Chosokabe, Hi there, I am Chief Warrant Officer Karina Ivanovich. I would like to formally welcome you to the grand life of a Capsuleer. Your journeys will be fraught with danger and trepidation. It is a dangerous place out there, full of pirates, rogue slavers, drones and people. The whole 'verse is out to get you. And it is the best place to be. Some advice for your long term piloting. One of the few things the Gallente Navy has going for it is their superb take on the Vexor. It is absolutely superb for high level survival while hunting down non-Capsuleer pirates for money. It is a purpose built drone boat that will ruin any unsuspecting criminal scum's life very quickly. That being said, I am a EWAR specialist so I do not know much more than it's reputation, that and it is a Gallente ship so I will likely never fly it. I will also caution you to take your time before deciding a long term corporation to settle down with. While Mr. Mokk is quite right ,that Pandemic Horde is quite friendly and even helpful to new Capsuleers, it may be worth your time to consider all of your options. PH has a little of everything, with specialists in every field imaginable. But, we are a nullsec Sov corp. If the dangers of deep space are not quite what you are looking for I would recommend another place; EVE-Uni being one of the most premier training corporations out there. Lastly, I wish you the best of luck in your adventures exploring the vast nothing. Remember to connect to the IGS via Galnet while in space; there are always a few of us hanging out. And remember Mokk's words carefully. Everyone is out to get you for some reason or another. Some, like Mokk and myself, may just want you in their corporation, others may have a much more sinister idea in mind. Watch your back, fly safe, and make some friends. CWO Karina Ann Ivanovich Electronic Warfare Battalion Pandemic Horde LLC Commanding Some call me insane. If the universe is sane, then I embrace that label.
Tristan Valentina Moira. Villore Accords 41	Posted - 2016.06.01 01:40:45 - [12] - Quote Welcome to The Black. This is a domain of demigods, and fate. If you need help out here send me a message. If you find that combat is something you love Moira. is a good place for a Gallente loyalist. If industry is your live I have contacts who would love to help you with that as well. Whatever you decide to do out here in The Black I hope you enjoy it. Fly Safe, and Die Gloriously. Tristan Valentina
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 11	Posted - 2016.06.01 15:40:41 - [13] - Quote Stardate: 1.6.2016 Region: Essence Entry: Day Two Well that was a busy day. Lots of running around doing missions for the Navy, Material Acquisition and a "special" mission for the Center for Advanced Studies...that last one seemed more like a meet n' greet but a paycheck is a paycheck, plus they gave me an implant so it turned out all good. The HMCS Flea is still holding together quite nicely and even took on about 8 frigates and a destroyer. She was coming apart at the seams mind you and dropped to about 33% structural but nothing a little overload couldn't fix. The guys at the repair shop are getting to know me by name! I bet dad would be shocked to hear that I've gotten her old girl up to 902 EHP and 63 DPS after just two days. I think I can easily push the EHP past 1100 but I need to solve a power grid problem first as every joule of juice is being used already. I know it's a bit of a fool's errand but I'd love to see what a Tech 2 fitted Velator with a Level III Master Captain could do...I might plug the numbers into RFT later just for fun. It's going to be hard parking her and I see why dad is so fond of his baby... ISP wise, I'm at the 4M ISK mark after 2 days and that's not including the 600K in gear I have for sale. I've started looking around for a good deal on a new Tristan-class Frigate as that's what fellow captains are recommending. The specs seems to show that the advice is sound as they're real beasts with a full bay of drones. Looking further in time, an Incursus might be the next ship for straight-up brawling but an Atron is very interesting as a hunter. All three ships employee vastly different tactics but are all intriguing nonetheless. Well folks, that's it for today. I just got a page that the Flea is ready so off I go!
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 11	Posted - 2016.06.02 14:36:18 - [14] - Quote Stardate: 31.5.2016 Region: Essence Entry: Day 3 Well the day started off well as while planning an upgrade to the HMCS Tick, I came across a great deal on a Civilian Afterburner module for just 120ISK! Heck buying 2 cubic meters of garbage costs the same as that so I jumped over to Heorah to pick it up and on the way back splurged on a pair of Limited Light Neutron Blasters for 90K each. Expensive but EFT predicts a DPS now of 67 so, very respectful. I also juggled the configuration of the ship around dropping the Sensor Booster and Cap power Reply in favor of the aforementioned afterburner and a Damage Control module. The ship's EHPs are now up to 1118 which is double what I started with. But just as I was finishing the modifications, the ocular implant that I had installed the other day started to act-up. I had the local medic reset the implant and give me something for the migraine it caused but flying anymore that day was out of the question. Hope today goes a bit better...
Kolodi Ramal Sanxing 40	Posted - 2016.06.02 15:01:39 - [15] - Quote If or when you fly anything bigger than a frigate, be good to your crews and try to keep them safe.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 16	Posted - 2016.06.03 14:57:37 - [16] - Quote Stardate: 3.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore (0.5) Entry: A New Ship! Well dad, I now can say that I have my own ship! Saw a great deal on a Tristan Class frigate (lowest price in all New Eden!) and just had to snap her up. She was four systems away so I had to fly the pod all the way there but as soon as I was insured, I came back home. She's beautiful and pretty tough and once fitted, she'll be a pretty tough cookie. Her official launch isn't for another four days but in the meantime I'll be fitting her the best I can. Calculated that my net worth is now past the 10M mark with about 75% of that being in ISK. Needless to say I'm pretty happy about this but do recognize that getting the new ship fitted properly will drain my funds a little. No worries! I know I told you and mom that I'd be good in space but I've already broken that promise (a little)...twice. While patrolling the ore belts for pirates, twice now I've come across abandoned wrecks that another capsuleer has left behind. I normally check them to see what's inside and on these occasions, the loot was too good to pass-up as it totaled over 3M ISK in value. So after waiting to see if it was going to be claimed, I took the loot for myself. I know technically it's wrong but if nobody is going to claim it for their own, I'm not leaving money on the table. Hope you two understand. A captain contacted me after my little adventure as he watch my status change to "suspect". He let me know that I was being watched but that as he knew I was new to space, he let me go. Wasn't sure how to take that but I thanked him just the same and explained the situation and once that was cleared-up, we chatted about other topics. Combat in the HMCS Flea is still going well and is totally safe for LvL I missions and 0.5 'ratting'....quite fond of this old bird. I do now doubt that she could survive LvL II security missions however unless equipped with T2 gear and at least a LvL III Masters licence. Any how...coffee's done and I need to do some shopping for the Frigate! More tomorrow! [NC]
Neph Crimson Serpent Syndicate Heiian Conglomerate 300	Posted - 2016.06.03 20:06:37 - [17] - Quote The Mastery Certificates that DED recommends are garbage. Don't ignore them, but you don't have to train all the skills up to that level. For example, if you have a choice between Trajectory Analysis IV and Gunnery V, always go for the gunnery. Ultimately, you'll get all your support skills up, but for now, one is far more useful. Additionally, if you fly ships that could be either armor or shield tanked, the Mastery Certificate will want you to have both sets of support skills trained up. If you only fly armor, don't bother to train shield for now. Your progression should look something like: (specialize in something useful so that you're pretty decently skilled in it) -> (FITTING SKILLS) --> (do the same for something else that's useful and fun) -> (FITTING SKILLS) --> (do it again) -> (decide which set of skills like best, skill that up and you'll appreciate the extra effectiveness) -> (PROBABLY MORE FITTING SKILLS WOW) -> (find something that your corp does a lot of, train that) -> (maybe skill up the support for something you enjoy) -> (train cloaking V) -> (train something fun that your corp also does a lot of) -> ??? You get the idea. Don't yet sweat training for something long-term while you neglect the now. ~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~ "High command need more time to complete the evacuation. We shall provide." -Admiral Yakiya Tovil-Toba-hanni
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 20	Posted - 2016.06.03 22:35:48 - [18] - Quote Great post Captain Neph I do like to use both the master designation for ships and to a lesser degree the certificate do not so much as a ridged structure to adhere to but more as a guide as you mention. A great quote says "Specialization breeds in weakness" and I totally agree with that concept and try to avoid it. I have a lot to learn about combat so...
Neph Crimson Serpent Syndicate Heiian Conglomerate 300	Posted - 2016.06.03 22:55:31 - [19] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Great post Captain Neph I do like to use both the master designation for ships and to a lesser degree the certificate do not so much as a ridged structure to adhere to but more as a guide as you mention. A great quote says "Specialization breeds in weakness" and I totally agree with that concept and try to avoid it. I have a lot to learn about combat so... Combat in New Eden is all about specialization. A jack of all trade is weak to everything. The way a battle is won is when you have the rock to your enemy's scissors. If they have paper, you run. Thus the saying "90% of your victory is won before you undock". Combat is about either bringing the biggest rock to a rock fight, or about making everybody thinks your paper is actually a tiny, off-color rock. Skills win fights, but deception ensures there never was one. ~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~ "High command need more time to complete the evacuation. We shall provide." -Admiral Yakiya Tovil-Toba-hanni
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 20	Posted - 2016.06.03 23:31:34 - [20] - Quote Neph wrote: Combat in New Eden is all about specialization. A jack of all trade is weak to everything. The way a battle is won is when you have the rock to your enemy's scissors. If they have paper, you run. Thus the saying "90% of your victory is won before you undock". Combat is about either bringing the biggest rock to a rock fight, or about making everybody thinks your paper is actually a tiny, off-color rock. Skills win fights, but deception ensures there never was one. I humbly disagree. I ran a ton of military simulators back on the home planet and when all things are equal, a great captain with good ship will have the advantage over a good captain with a great ship. You can nullify a ships advantages but you can't nullify a captain's advantages. A highly specialized ship is just that much easier to nullify. As you say, skill wins fights. ...and all that is prefaced with the ancient saying "If you're in a fair fight, you didn't plan it properly." I do believe in rolls of course such as "missile boat" or "tackler" and the obvious specializations that are required to meet those rolls but where I see the problem is when Captains take that to the nth degree.

Neph Crimson Serpent Syndicate Heiian Conglomerate 301	Posted - 2016.06.04 00:51:52 - [21] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Neph wrote: Combat in New Eden is all about specialization. A jack of all trade is weak to everything. The way a battle is won is when you have the rock to your enemy's scissors. If they have paper, you run. Thus the saying "90% of your victory is won before you undock". Combat is about either bringing the biggest rock to a rock fight, or about making everybody thinks your paper is actually a tiny, off-color rock. Skills win fights, but deception ensures there never was one. I humbly disagree. I ran a ton of military simulators back on the home planet and when all things are equal, a great captain with good ship will have the advantage over a good captain with a great ship. You can nullify a ships advantages but you can't nullify a captain's advantages. A highly specialized ship is just that much easier to nullify. As you say, skill wins fights. ...and all that is prefaced with the ancient saying "If you're in a fair fight, you didn't plan it properly." I do believe in rolls of course such as "missile boat" or "tackler" and the obvious specializations that are required to meet those rolls but where I see the problem is when Captains take that to the nth degree. Probably a fair assessment. Let's not argue particulars when chances are we agree. ~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~ "High command need more time to complete the evacuation. We shall provide." -Admiral Yakiya Tovil-Toba-hanni
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 20	Posted - 2016.06.04 01:25:25 - [22] - Quote Neph wrote: [quote=Nanako Chosokabe]Probably a fair assessment. Let's not argue particulars when chances are we agree. Yes sir...we're speaking the same language...our accents might just be slightly off ;)
Aria Jenneth Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque 2156	Posted - 2016.06.04 04:43:20 - [23] - Quote Congratulations on your pilot's license, Ms. Chosokabe. It's kind of neat seeing such a vocal and apparently well-informed new combat pilot just starting out. I don't remember, anymore, what it was like, at the beginning. I kind of envy your enthusiasm. I'm curious, though-- when you go into a fight, what sorts of people do you imagine you're killing?
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 20	Posted - 2016.06.04 06:46:10 - [24] - Quote Aria Jenneth wrote: Congratulations on your pilot's license, Ms. Chosokabe. It's kind of neat seeing such a vocal and apparently well-informed new combat pilot just starting out. I don't remember, anymore, what it was like, at the beginning. I kind of envy your enthusiasm. I'm curious, though-- when you go into a fight, what sorts of people do you imagine you're killing? Thank-you Captain Jenneth, I listened to the stories of my trader friend in Jita that I feel that I'm already well versed in many aspects of life in space but the area of combat and ship fitting is mostly new to me...well new in the practical sense as I've poured over the technical manuals and documentation for years now. It's exciting to trying both something new and not something I've been hearing about for years from my friend. Doubly-new? As for who I want to fight, I'm expecting to go the Navy route, join the factions wars or hunt the criminal element. LowSec once I have a stronger Tristan is a possibility in the not too distant future. Simply answer to your question: Ones that deserve it.
Stitcher Alexylva Paradox 4263	Posted - 2016.06.04 07:37:14 - [25] - Quote Some of us would argue that precious few people deserve being killed. Not that it stops us. AKA Hambone Author of The Deathworlders
Aria Jenneth Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque 2156	Posted - 2016.06.04 14:20:49 - [26] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: As for who I want to fight, I'm expecting to go the Navy route, join the factions wars or hunt the criminal element. LowSec once I have a stronger Tristan is a possibility in the not too distant future. Simply answer to your question: Ones that deserve it. Ah. Okay. ... that seems to be a pretty typical Gallentean approach. ... for good or ill ... Well-- I'll look forward to seeing how and whether that develops, if you keep maintaining your journal here. Thank you for letting us accompany you.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 20	Posted - 2016.06.04 15:59:29 - [27] - Quote Stardate: 4.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore (0.5) Entry: I Just Couldn't Wait I'm happy (and a little embarrassed) to announce the launch of the HMCS Beacon Hill. This is my first ship and she's a beautiful Tristan-class Gallente frigate. I was busy fitting-up yesterday and thought "What the heck". The only reason I was waiting was that my Level V Drone skill needed a few more days and I thought I should wait for that 5th drone to be available. But then I noticed the bottle of Champagne sitting there just waiting for a reason for it to be smashed over the prow and well....the rest is history... She flys and fights great! 0.5 rats are now a mere nuisance and LvL I security missions almost pointless. I'm going to have to inject the Social and Connections skills in order to access the level II agents. Time to make a more ISK. Speaking of which....checked this morning and I've got a net worth of 13.2M ISK with 65% of that in cash too so yay... Today there is a big festival on the station so I probably won't be doing too much today but If I do, I'll let you know tomorrow!
Kolodi Ramal Sanxing 45	Posted - 2016.06.04 16:22:06 - [28] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: As for who I want to fight, I'm expecting to go the Navy route, join the factions wars or hunt the criminal element. LowSec once I have a stronger Tristan is a possibility in the not too distant future. Simply answer to your question: Ones that deserve it. By now you have probably already destroyed enough pirate frigates and destroyers that you have killed someone who didn't deserve it. In reality, guilt by association is sometimes not anything more than a convenient excuse and a squirt-bandage for your conscience. If you've destroyed State ships, you've killed some number of people who didn't deserve it. If you've destroyed Empire ships, you've killed some number of slaves who had no choice at all. If you join the militia, you will be focusing on killing more and more Caldari people who joined their navy for lots of different reasons and were assigned to the ships that ended up in front of you. You will kill more Imperial slaves and a number of free Amarrians who actually didn't do anything wrong but joined the Imperial Navy for the pay or because they thought it was a way to serve and protect or for other reasons that aren't bad in themselves. If you ever hunt capsuleer ships bigger than frigates in lowsec, most of the people you kill will not deserve it. They are not responsible for what the pilot does. If four words and a sunglasses smiley still make you feel confident about each and every life you end...you're already walking the path to giving up your humanity.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 20	Posted - 2016.06.04 16:47:55 - [29] - Quote Kolodi Ramal wrote: [quote=Nanako Chosokabe]As for who I want to fight, I'm expecting to go the Navy route, join the factions wars or hunt the criminal element. LowSec once I have a stronger Tristan is a possibility in the not too distant future. Simply answer to your question: Ones that deserve it. [quote=Kolodi Ramal]If four words and a sunglasses smiley still make you feel confident about each and every life you end...you're already walking the path to giving up your humanity. Or another way to look at that is if you are willing to pilot or work on an armed ship then you, by the vary nature of your choice, have put yourself in the path of violence. Every sailor on a navel vessel is there to support the ships roll which it to fight/kill and if they have a problem with that then they never should have joined-up in the first place. Same goes for crews on criminal or suspect ships; it's their choice to be there. Yes the issue of slaves is a tough one but at the end of the day, the sun does not shine on everyone... So before you apply my flippant "deserve it" to everyone equally know that I don't. If the ship is a valid target (to me) then so is everyone else on that ship. This are the rules of war, which humanity created, and I accept them, totally. Anyone wringing their hands while at the same time earning their ISK from behind a couple thousand m-¦ of steel, weaponry and engines should really head back down to a planets surface and open a flower shop.
Stitcher Alexylva Paradox 4263	Posted - 2016.06.04 20:47:52 - [30] - Quote Like I said, doesn't stop me. I just gave up on trying to rationalize it. That way madness lies. AKA Hambone Author of The Deathworlders

Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 20	Posted - 2016.06.04 23:59:05 - [31] - Quote Stitcher wrote: Like I said, doesn't stop me. I just gave up on trying to rationalize it. That way madness lies. To do things without purpose or reason is the definition of madness...Having structure, rules, guides and boundary limits, regardless of whether you personally agree with them, gives one direction, purpose and a foundation to base all their actions on.
Stitcher Alexylva Paradox 4265	Posted - 2016.06.05 00:15:50 - [32] - Quote You're not wrong. The problem, however, is inherent to the state of capsuleerdom - We kill. We're a force of nature that way. Your options are to let that bother you, (in which case, that way madness lies) ...Or to not let it bother you. (in which case that way madness lies) If that sounds like a lose-lose, that's exactly what it is. The only winning move in that game is to not play. I've been at this for ten and a half years. I've tried to rationalize the amount of death I've caused, and failed dismally. The simple truth is that the overwhelming majority of the people who've died under my guns were blameless schmucks who were just trying to make it through to the next day. The only satisfactory balance point I've been able to find is this - everyone dies eventually. So really I've not inflicted anything on them that time and entropy wouldn't have done in the long run anyway. And if that sounds callous and slightly mad, then it probably is, but it's helped me continue to feel euthymic, which is about as much as you can ask for. AKA Hambone Author of The Deathworlders
Ayallah Sniggerdly Pandemic Legion 499	Posted - 2016.06.05 05:30:08 - [33] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: This are the rules of war, which humanity created, and I accept them, totally. Humanity did not create the rules of war, they are the rules of nature. Around before us, and after. Calling them rules is a fools errand for what they are is a lack of rules; The only rule is there are no rules. It is comforting to think you have some measure of humanity because you grieve for those you kill or who die at your order. That comfort is a lie, no one was made to be less dead because the living responsible for it had lower levels of norepinephrine and serotonin after the fact. Discard the sentiment, and be less vulnerable to failure. This is the best way to save your ships crews and the best way to improve as a combat pilot. Let go of these attachments. For thousands of years people have idolized the warrior who ignores pain or fear. But it is the warriors who ignore sentiment who become feared for what they can do. Idols can be false and fears can be shadows but only the latter is borne from the instinct to survive. That instinct is the strongest we have, overruled only in extreme circumstance or worn down over years like a stone. Kolodi Ramal wrote: If or when you fly anything bigger than a frigate, be good to your crews and try to keep them safe. Poor advice borne out of sentiment. As the class of your ship increases so to does its value. It is not a large ship that as a whole is worth more than any member of its crew. Being 'good' to your crew is not what you are there for. Be the best for your crew. Many ships with nice captains end up dead metal drifting in space. Fewer, with captains who do what is most fit and not what is the most comforting. The individuals do not matter outside of their own competence, do not be afraid to impose your will. Your ship is your domain. Remember it is the ship as a whole that keeps all alive, including you. You have a job to do or a mission to accomplish and trying to keep your crew 'safe' is bowing to an illusion. Your crew will never be safe, ensure their lives are spent wisely and you serve them and yourself best. Good luck new pilot.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1872	Posted - 2016.06.05 07:47:27 - [34] - Quote Ayallah wrote: Kolodi Ramal wrote: If or when you fly anything bigger than a frigate, be good to your crews and try to keep them safe. Poor advice borne out of sentiment. As the class of your ship increases so to does its value. It is not a large ship that as a whole is worth more than any member of its crew. Being 'good' to your crew is not what you are there for. Be the best for your crew. Many ships with nice captains end up dead metal drifting in space. Fewer, with captains who do what is most fit and not what is the most comforting. The individuals do not matter outside of their own competence, do not be afraid to impose your will. Your ship is your domain. Remember it is the ship as a whole that keeps all alive, including you. You have a job to do or a mission to accomplish and trying to keep your crew 'safe' is bowing to an illusion. Your crew will never be safe, ensure their lives are spent wisely and you serve them and yourself best. Good luck new pilot. This I agree with. However, it never hurts to be kind to your crew to boost moral. Just don't allow yourself to become attached so much that you second guess yourself for fear of their safety, it will end with all of them dead and you without an ISK to your name to show for it. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 25	Posted - 2016.06.05 19:04:42 - [35] - Quote Stardate: 5.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore (0.5) Entry: System Cleared I had limited time yesterday so after mounting a Salvage unit to an empty top slot, I went out and cleared-out the whole Villore system of rats and boosted my net worth up to 20M ISK. HMCS Beacon Hill is performing admirably and I never even needed to turn on the hull repair module. She's quite the ship. Looking forward to getting hired on to do some Level II security missions for the Navy in the next day or two. Going to be spending most of the day on the station today...
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 25	Posted - 2016.06.05 19:15:55 - [36] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: However, it never hurts to be kind to your crew to boost moral. Just don't allow yourself to become attached so much that you second guess yourself for fear of their safety, it will end with all of them dead and you without an ISK to your name to show for it. I think in general it's always better to be flexible and adaptable to new situation rather than be polarized and adhere to strict pseudo-religious dogma that only allows you to act one way all the time. That's a sure fired way to become predictable and therefore an easy target. Case-by-case, day-by-day and scenario-by-scenario...learn, adapt and overcome. How you treat your crew also should follow that logic. Strong, fair leadership that rewards "above and beyond" though/actions but also is not afraid to increase the pressure/penalties if performance is not being surpassed.
Ayallah Sniggerdly Pandemic Legion 500	Posted - 2016.06.05 20:48:01 - [37] - Quote As you move on from frigates I hope you delegate things such as crew morale to an XO or ship psychologist/chaplain instead of foolishly trying to befriend or manage the crews of your ships yourself.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 25	Posted - 2016.06.05 21:05:47 - [38] - Quote Ayallah wrote: As you move on from frigates I hope you delegate things such as crew morale to an XO or ship psychologist/chaplain instead of foolishly trying to befriend or manage the crews of your ships yourself. Treating your crew right doesn't mean personally patting them on the back or applying band-aids when they get a boo-boo, it means that they know you have their best interest in mind just as they should have my (the ships's) best interest in their minds. And of course I will have the correct staff on board to take care of crew directly as that is not the roll of the capsuleer....
Aria Jenneth Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque 2159	Posted - 2016.06.06 05:28:21 - [39] - Quote ... so-- can we maybe let her get back to telling her story? As much as I do understand I sort of started this, maybe it should stop.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 25	Posted - 2016.06.06 15:09:11 - [40] - Quote Stardate: 5.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore (0.5) Entry: Lazy Sunday As figured, yesterday was a pretty quiet day with most of it spent doing things around the station. There's a "Sunday Market" each week pretty much on every station so I took advantage of that and got some fresh produce. I did do a quick "rat-run" to test new weaponry; Upgraded the guns to Anode Light Neutron Particle Canons that I had salvaged from wrecks. That gets my damage output from gun alone to just about 42DPS. Today's the day when my Drone skill completes installation and will allow for a full complement of drones. It will also allow for new skill which will further boost the performance of my little guys. Expensive but well worth it. Can't wait to start on level II missions! I hope the ship can handle a stealth module as I'd love to take her down to LowSec also...maybe later in the week.

Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 26	Posted - 2016.06.07 14:52:59 - [41] - Quote Stardate: 5.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore (0.5) Entry: Anticlimactic Hummm...After reading combat logs and talking to a few captains, I was expecting level II security missions to be a tough slog in a T1 Frigate but nothing could be further from the truth. I read that destroyers or even cruisers were recommended for these missions but I've barely even had to turn on my armor repair module! No idea what those other captains were doing as this is just as easy as level I missions were in the Velator. Well Yesterday marked my first week in space and it's been pretty successful I think. I went from a net worth of about 15K ISK to one of apx 28M Isk or a 1866 times increase, and that's taking into account the close to 5M ISK spent on skillbooks alone. I have a great little frigate and dad's ship is still docked, no worse for wear. A lot of the worth mind you is in loot sitting in my hanger which I need to deal with soon as the piles are getting a bit unmanageable. Think I might do some research into the local LowSec systems nearby as not only can the HMCS Beacon Hill take on tougher opponents, she can also be earning me more too. Wish me luck!
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1880	Posted - 2016.06.07 15:06:04 - [42] - Quote I'm not going to lie. L2 missions are, for the most part, going to be vary simple in a Tristan due to the tactics it employs. I would advise caution when looking to go into lowsec though. It's a completely different set of rules. I'd look for a corp or at least a mentor to show you the ropes. Don't do what I did and spend the first year of your career trying to teach yourself how to fly. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Sinjin Mokk Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 926	Posted - 2016.06.07 15:11:57 - [43] - Quote Good day Captain Chosokabe, I'm glad to hear of your recent successes. However, I feel I should extend to you a warning regarding your intention to explore your local LoSec systems. As you've indicated, fighting against baseline forces isn't quite the challenge. Fighting against another Capsuleer is another matter entirely. I recommend caution. Your ship may need different and more advanced components and weapons if you are to stand a chance. I'd suggest asking around for fitting ideas. I can make a few recommendations. Your tactics will also have to be different. And this I cannot stress enough. Please feel free to contact me anytime for advice. Fly safe! "Angels live, they never die, Apart from us, behind the sky. They're fading souls who've turned to ice, So ashen white in paradise."
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 27	Posted - 2016.06.07 23:15:49 - [44] - Quote Thank-you captains Mokk and Osyn, I took a look at some ship and module manuals and currently see two issues with my Tristan and LowSec To do it half-ass'ed you need a prototype cloak (PC) which isn't a problem to fit if I remove the Scavenger or a gun (as really, drones do 90% of the work anyways). But a PC adds 200% to the worth of current ship and while not a problem if survivability it not an issue.... ....currently I can't fit a microwarpdrive. An afterburner is I'll I could manage which really doesn't do much. Trippe the cost of the ship with next to no benefit out of gates. So unless I can safely do the MWD+Cloak maneuver, there is no point heading to LowSec at the moment. The risk/reward is too low. Thanks for cautioning me to to take a closer look...
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1217	Posted - 2016.06.07 23:29:24 - [45] - Quote Your using a cloak on a Tristan? Don't know what they told you but I wouldn't recommend it. For one it costs as much as two base tristan hulls (1 mil right? Tristan being like 450,000). With the right skills you should be able to do relatively OK out running gate camps. The cloak/mwd thing I've only really seen done with bigger ships. Industrials, cruisers, battleships ect and only for travel fits. On a different note can a Tristan even fit one with a mwd? I can't recall really ever seeing non exploration related frigates (such as a probe, or t2 variants) with one specifically for that trick.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 27	Posted - 2016.06.08 00:06:25 - [46] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: Your using a cloak on a Tristan? Don't know what they told you but I wouldn't recommend it. For one it costs as much as two base tristan hulls (1 mil right? Tristan being like 450,000). With the right skills you should be able to do relatively OK out running gate camps. The cloak/mwd thing I've only really seen done with bigger ships. Industrials, cruisers, battleships ect and only for travel fits. On a different note can a Tristan even fit one with a mwd? I can't recall really ever seeing non exploration related frigates (such as a probe, or t2 variants) with one specifically for that trick. Not currently using a cloak...I was just checking fits. Yes, the price doesn't warrant its use unless that investment can be protected...which I'm doubting. So a MWD (yes they can take one) is the way to go but my skills are too low. I believe anything can use the MWD+Cload trick but some benefit more than others. I'm guessing a slow-to-align frigate is an option as slots are limited to help fix that issue. But just a MWD is probably enough as getting up to +2300 m/s is a pretty good defense if they don't get web on you. The cloak is nice to have just to sit and watch (I imagine) for opportunities.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1217	Posted - 2016.06.08 00:16:41 - [47] - Quote One big downside to it is unless it's covert (a bomber, recon, black ops, ect) is targeting delay. Watching it can do, catching is a little different of a story. I was more refering to can you fit one and a tank or short point or long point. They all can fit one yes but can they successfully function in any role if you actually tried to (highly doubtful)? By no means would I recommend it.
Karina Ivanovich Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 120	Posted - 2016.06.08 00:20:21 - [48] - Quote Miss Chosokabe. I would suggest that you train up some skills as a pilot before attempting to roam around Low-Sec space. The navies of the four great empires rarely patrol these systems, only keeping token forces stationed at gates. These systems are rife with pirates and drug runners from all over the explored galaxy. Any other pilot you meet in Low-Sec will want to kill you. And I really mean anybody. I would love to give you some advice (you may email me or contact me when I am in my ship) but if I found you roaming around Low-Sec I would assume you want a fight, other pilots are the same way. My advice to you, if you decide to not head my previous advice, would be to join a capsuleer alliance. Go all out and head to one of the Nullsec alliances that are new-pilot friendly. Pandemic Horde, Brave Newbies, and Karma Fleet to name but a few. My recommendation for which corp to join should be obvious but I won't turn this into a recruitment thread. All that said and done I wish you the best in space. And I hope you fly well. Some call me insane. If the universe is sane, then I embrace that label.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 27	Posted - 2016.06.08 14:00:55 - [49] - Quote Stardate: 5.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Oursulaert (0.9) Entry: Mission Runner Hi there folks, Yesterday was mostly a research day as I was looking into the best way into LowSec and combat. Seems that I'm not quite there yet in skills and equipment to make it "safely" in low security space. The general consensus is that joining a corporation is the way to go but that joining the Faction Wars is also another valid way to go. Getting lots of great advice from friendly captains... Level II security missions, as mentioned before, are pretty easy in the Tristan but the tactics of kiting destroyers and cruisers can be time consuming. I think today I'll look into destroyers and what they can offer in the hopes of speeding-up level II missions. Shopping around is always fun! Today's net worth calculator is showing just a bit over 30M ISK...
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1891	Posted - 2016.06.08 14:14:14 - [50] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 5.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Oursulaert (0.9) Entry: Mission Runner Hi there folks, Yesterday was mostly a research day as I was looking into the best way into LowSec and combat. Seems that I'm not quite there yet in skills and equipment to make it "safely" in low security space. The general consensus is that joining a corporation is the way to go but that joining the Faction Wars is also another valid way to go. Getting lots of great advice from friendly captains... Level II security missions, as mentioned before, are pretty easy in the Tristan but the tactics of kiting destroyers and cruisers can be time consuming. I think today I'll look into destroyers and what they can offer in the hopes of speeding-up level II missions. Shopping around is always fun! Today's net worth calculator is showing just a bit over 30M ISK... If your shipping up into dessies, the Algose would be your next step. Also, a Nano kite Tristan is a beast in lowsec.... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.

Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1892	Posted - 2016.06.08 14:55:20 - [51] - Quote I would also reccomend not moving past dessies until you have trained your core skills. Cruisers can get a bit expensive, so you don't want to half ass it with them. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 29	Posted - 2016.06.09 15:40:13 - [52] - Quote Stardate: 9.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Oursulaert (0.9) Entry: Into the Deep-end Wow...What a 24hr cycle. So I really was curious about joining the Faction War(FW) and knew that unless I could at the very least survive LowSec(LS) then there would be no point at the moment. So I jumped into Vifrevaert and looked around for some rats. I end-up killing two destroyers and a cruiser which really were pretty easy and the bounty much nicer. After that successful trip, later in the day I decided to sign-up and defend the Gallente Empire. I spend a fair bit of time "hunting" in HighSec which was mostly pointless as I'm not a tackler nor was I ever in any position to actually attack anyone even if they happened by. So back into LS and my first attempt at plexing which was a Novice complex. That went well and it was really quiet in the sector so I decided to jump into another Novice complex. Also no problem. It was getting late so I finished the night off joining two other comrades capturing a Medium complex and then headed home. One funny thing was that one of my comrades in arms mentioned that NPC ships in friendly complexes were not hostile even though they show as red on the overview....I felt bad as I had slaughtered a few (8?) already...I promised to send flowers. Now for the interesting bit. I'm writing you guys from the clone lab lobby. Don't worry, I'm fine but I'm sad to say that the HMCS Beacon Hill is no more. Seems that my pre-coffee-morning-enthusiasm clouded my judgment and zipped out to collect the daily bounty bonus on pirates without checking to see if the sector was clear. Needless to say that it wasn't and while I can't say exactly what happened, an enemy Svipul T3 Tactical Destroyer either warped in on me or was cloaked nearby. Either way, all it took was two broadsides and the next thing I knew was that I was coming out of the clone tank. Lesson learned. 100% no chance but also 100% my fault. Not much I could do against a ship probably 90x the value of my little frigate. Oh but before all that I also cashed in some Loyalty Points(LP) and gathered the bits needed to buy, and then put-up for sale, a Navy Comet. So while there has been news in the last 24hrs, most was great plus my estimated net worth is now pushing 67M ISK. That's a little inflated as what's in my inventory will never be sold at the suggested prices but close enough. So, hopefully another good day today.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1896	Posted - 2016.06.09 15:55:45 - [53] - Quote Oooo. Comet.... good little ship. Sad when they explode though. Sorry to hear about your ship exploding. D-scan. Always. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 29	Posted - 2016.06.09 16:13:58 - [54] - Quote Well considering that I didn't even look to see who was in the system, D-Scan is a moot point really... I wont do that again...(I hope) Now off to get another Tristan built.
Neph Crimson Serpent Syndicate Heiian Conglomerate 312	Posted - 2016.06.09 16:37:20 - [55] - Quote Not exactly like you're defending the Federation, more like expanding its borders. I suppose it'd be rather fruitless to try and convince you to come fight for the Caldari against the Gallente aggressors? No? Please? You're already killing Gallente crew, so... ~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~ GÇ£Nabesitasutonekisu-tagi, kiorei Orte Jaitovalte hessami-akogi useuus sufat. Hakkit garuketsi.GÇ¥ -Yakiya Tovil-Toba-taisoka
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1896	Posted - 2016.06.09 20:03:04 - [56] - Quote Neph wrote: Not exactly like you're defending the Federation, more like expanding its borders. I suppose it'd be rather fruitless to try and convince you to come fight for the Caldari against the Gallente aggressors? No? Please? You're already killing Gallente crew, so... No. Nnnnno. Bad Neph. Bad. She needs to join minmatar FW. In my corp. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1225	Posted - 2016.06.09 20:12:57 - [57] - Quote While I agree with Claudia, I'd rather not push for recruiting from our allies. If they wish to come on their own accord they are more than welcome and I think we all would be grateful to have any of them aboard. In other words, I'm not asking you to, but if your interested we won't say no.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1896	Posted - 2016.06.09 22:08:54 - [58] - Quote Seeing as how I am Gallente myself, I have no such qualms about recruiting from that side of the fence. Now, get an application into us lady. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Kolodi Ramal Sanxing 53	Posted - 2016.06.09 22:39:51 - [59] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: One funny thing was that one of my comrades in arms mentioned that NPC ships in friendly complexes were not hostile even though they show as red on the overview....I felt bad as I had slaughtered a few (8?) already...I promised to send flowers. How about instead of stupid flowers you split a chunk of your beloved ISK between the families of the Federation citizens you murdered?
Rook Moray Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 172	Posted - 2016.06.09 22:49:43 - [60] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Seeing as how I am Gallente myself, I have no such qualms about recruiting from that side of the fence. Now, get an application into us lady. Hey, if it's a "recruit her 'casue she's a Gallente" thing, then she should totally #JoinHorde. GÇ£When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart.GÇ¥ -Guristas Proverb.

Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 29	Posted - 2016.06.09 23:00:59 - [61] - Quote Kolodi Ramal wrote: How about instead of stupid flowers you split a chunk of your beloved ISK between the families of the Federation citizens you murdered? Why? they are fully compensated already by the state. BTW, "murdered"....lol...nice drama. Every soldier know blue-on-blue is a possibility in war and we all accept that. If the higher-ups didn't like my report of the incidents(s) then they will act and I will be notified...so far, my inbox is still empty.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1228	Posted - 2016.06.09 23:01:05 - [62] - Quote Well...... I guess I'm seconding Claudia's motion. I just don't feel right saying it because... Meh.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1899	Posted - 2016.06.09 23:04:27 - [63] - Quote Rook Moray wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: Seeing as how I am Gallente myself, I have no such qualms about recruiting from that side of the fence. Now, get an application into us lady. Hey, if it's a "recruit her 'casue she's a Gallente" thing, then she should totally #JoinHorde. No. She's ours. We saw her first, you can't have her. :P A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1228	Posted - 2016.06.09 23:19:22 - [64] - Quote Horde is a great group that you could learn alot from. They are also a Nullsec corporation which, while a very valuable experience (speaking as someone with more practical Nullsec experience than lowsec), from what it sounds like isn't what your looking into (unless consigning yourself to the Gallante Militia, an exclusively lowsec organization is somehow a sign you want to fly under different variables than what you signed up for). Don't get me wrong, as far as Nullsec goes they are an amazing group to go for and I would strongly suggest them. If that's not what your looking for, well we're always around...
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 29	Posted - 2016.06.10 00:50:07 - [65] - Quote While I appreciate all the attention blush, for now I'll be sticking with just plain-old FDU. If I join up with somebody it will probably be local to help with an organized effort...something that seems to be lacking in FW apparently.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1900	Posted - 2016.06.10 01:32:13 - [66] - Quote But I want you. I need a new preistess to carry on my religion. My last one left me to get with a member of some Minmatar boyband.... Q_Q A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Kolodi Ramal Sanxing 58	Posted - 2016.06.10 03:11:51 - [67] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: BTW, "murdered"....lol...nice drama. Every soldier know blue-on-blue is a possibility in war and we all accept that. If the higher-ups didn't like my report of the incidents(s) then they will act and I will be notified...so far, my inbox is still empty. People like you are why some parents tell their kids fright-stories about capsuleers and beg them not to join the navy or take jobs on ships. If the Navy operates like the Fleet, the only reason you're not under judicial investigation is because you're a capsuleer and they can't really do anything to you except hit your standings (and kick you out of the FDU if there are more blue-on-blue incidents). Having standard procedures that recognize that capsuleers are hard to punish isn't the same as approving of your actions.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 30	Posted - 2016.06.10 05:12:57 - [68] - Quote Kolodi Ramal wrote: People like you are why some parents tell their kids fright-stories about capsuleers and beg them not to join the navy or take jobs on ships. LOL...I doubt that considering the never-ending supply of crews for ships of all types. What parents truly know is that we all get a little dirt under our fingernails from time to time and those that try to hide that fact behind absolutes are the ones truly to fear.
Kolodi Ramal Sanxing 60	Posted - 2016.06.10 09:09:25 - [69] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Kolodi Ramal wrote: People like you are why some parents tell their kids fright-stories about capsuleers and beg them not to join the navy or take jobs on ships. LOL...I doubt that considering the never-ending supply of crews for ships of all types. What parents truly know is that we all get a little dirt under our fingernails from time to time and those that try to hide that fact behind absolutes are the ones truly to fear. You've never been poor, have you? Right, of course not, it takes pretty unusual circumstances for someone to go from poor to capsuleer. So you have no idea where a big part of that never-ending supply comes from. You don't know what it's like for the people who join crews because those jobs pay well and they don't have any other options that can get their family out of debt before they become homeless. You don't know what it's like for the people who join the navy to pay for university and a way-too-valuable head start in their career, thinking if they die before their tour's over at least they'll die defending their people from actual enemies (and not stupid trigger-happy eggers who are supposed to be on their side). I don't know exactly and personally what that's like either. Maybe if things had gone different I would've joined up with the Fleet so my parents wouldn't have to worry all the time about paying for the expensive medication they need. That is one of the reasons I went forward with becoming a capsuleer. We do risk our lives in capsuleer training. But being randomly shot dead on campus isn't really one of the risks we have to deal with. Fatal implant problems, wetgraving: no one's responsible for that kind of thing, or at least there's no committed act. And since capsuleers have only been around for 13 years, no observations are going to show yet what choices might be made by kids who grow up hearing fright-stories about them from a really young age.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 30	Posted - 2016.06.10 14:45:23 - [70] - Quote Stardate: 10.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore(0.5) Entry: What a lovely morning Two big milestones to report on today: The first one being that my estimated net worth is now past the 100M ISK mark which is quite amazing considering my short time in space. Only 22% of that is in ISK mind you so I have a lot of work ahead of me converting that to something more 'spendable'. The second milestone is that my SK-Meter is showing that I passed 1,000,000SP last night while I was sleeping. Yay! I'm still trying to focus on core training but I do also need some other basics so I've picked-up a lot of them along the way too just to get them to level I. Had another stressful but fun time in LowSec. At this level when using a T1 Frigate with barely enough skills to get her started each day, it's pretty much a cat n'mouse game. The types of ships people are flying is incredible. I saw a Worm snooping around and I'm guessing that was probably worth 80M ISK, easy. Needless to say I hightailed it for the gate. Late in my day-cycle seems to be a quite time in space. I was easily able to capture three complexes by myself...one being a large one that took forever to claim. Not a single enemy ship was spotted then and only one or two noncoms passes through the system. I launched the HMCS Cape Breton too yesterday with much less fanfare. Pretty much the same fittings but I haven't gotten around to filling an empty top slot with a salvager yet and I down-graded the blasters to just regular light neuts as the price just didn't warrant the fancy stuff. I did switch to Federation rounds though as with loyalty points, they were "free". Oh, I also destroyed a Serpentis Baron which was really not very sporting. Once I dispatched the destroyer guarding her, I just orbited it as close and as fast as possible and chipped away...it took forever and I even had to return to get more ammo! Those Pirates really need better tactics... Here's hoping for another pleasant day out there....

Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1904	Posted - 2016.06.10 15:21:34 - [71] - Quote I wouldn't put a salvage on a combat ship. It's a waste of a high slot. Nute for the extra slot and bump the guns to tech 2 or meta 4, trust me, it is worth the cost. If you're looking to salvage, keep a ship dedicated for that task nearby. Fitting your ships for multi-tasking is a good way to get them to explode if you plan on doing any sort of PvP. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 31	Posted - 2016.06.10 15:29:17 - [72] - Quote Kolodi Ramal wrote: You've never been poor, have you? Right, of course not, it takes pretty unusual circumstances for someone to go from poor to capsuleer. So you have no idea where a big part of that never-ending supply comes from. You don't know what it's like for the people who join crews because those jobs pay well and they don't have any other options that can get their family out of debt before they become homeless. You don't know what it's like for the people who join the navy to pay for university and a way-too-valuable head start in their career, thinking if they die before their tour's over at least they'll die defending their people from actual enemies (and not stupid trigger-happy eggers who are supposed to be on their side). I don't know exactly and personally what that's like either. Maybe if things had gone different I would've joined up with the Fleet so my parents wouldn't have to worry all the time about paying for the expensive medication they need. That is one of the reasons I went forward with becoming a capsuleer. We do risk our lives in capsuleer training. But being randomly shot dead on campus isn't really one of the risks we have to deal with. Fatal implant problems, wetgraving: no one's responsible for that kind of thing, or at least there's no committed act. I'm not linked to a FW data point at the moment but the last time I looked, over 800 ships (of all sizes) were destroyed in the previous 24hr period. Lets say half of those were frigates with (normally) no crew. Lets say that 45% were destroyers with, oh about 20 crewmen aboard and the other 5% were cruisers with 100 people on each. That means that approximately 11,000 crewmen died in a single 24hr period and that's ignoring any ship larger than a cruiser which is pretty unrealistic. Now expand that to cover a calendar year...that's over 4 million crewmen dying each year in the faction war...minimum. And to be clear, this is just for faction wars. Many, many times more die in corp wars, criminal activity and just accidentally flying into a sun, etc, etc etc... During the Bloodbath of B-R5RB, over 8M crew died in a single day just on Titains alone and over 11M on Dreadnoughts. I won't even go into the rest of the classes of ships but I'm guessing the total casualty count was well over 50M in a single day. So even with the staggering losses and low chance of surviving a career as a crew in space (regardless of type of ship), let alone surviving for long, the turnout of the shipping, navel and other academies is at an all-time high. So you can have you reasons to hate people like me but the numbers back the fact that you are in the tiny, tiny, tiny minority of people that wring their hands over what pretty much everyone else know as life. The very fact that you are in space, most likely with a crew of your own is kinda humorous too...I'd have more respect for somebody totting around this hippy logic if they actually believed it and lived on terra firma but in reality, you are putting lives at risk just like the rest of us. Maybe it's guilt that drives you to your soapbox and veiled insults...
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 31	Posted - 2016.06.10 15:38:12 - [73] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: I wouldn't put a salvage on a combat ship. It's a waste of a high slot. Nute for the extra slot and bump the guns to tech 2 or meta 4, trust me, it is worth the cost. If you're looking to salvage, keep a ship dedicated for that task nearby. Fitting your ships for multi-tasking is a good way to get them to explode if you plan on doing any sort of PvP. Thanks for the advice. ATM I don't have the juice to mount a Nute/Nos or pretty much anything other than another set of lights or a salvager. So it's either an empty slot or something that earns ISK... Also there is little point worrying about fitting a ship for combat when I'm pretty much at the bottom of the ladder. Heck the only ship close to me that I saw yesterday was another Tristan and he was using T2 drones/gun...not sure why he ran but the point is until I'm actually looking for PvP, there is no point to fit for it. Oh and that Tristan that ran away came back with an Algos...then I ran away...
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1905	Posted - 2016.06.10 15:58:59 - [74] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: I wouldn't put a salvage on a combat ship. It's a waste of a high slot. Nute for the extra slot and bump the guns to tech 2 or meta 4, trust me, it is worth the cost. If you're looking to salvage, keep a ship dedicated for that task nearby. Fitting your ships for multi-tasking is a good way to get them to explode if you plan on doing any sort of PvP. Thanks for the advice. ATM I don't have the juice to mount a Nute/Nos or pretty much anything other than another set of lights or a salvager. So it's either an empty slot or something that earns ISK... Also there is little point worrying about fitting a ship for combat when I'm pretty much at the bottom of the ladder. Heck the only ship close to me that I saw yesterday was another Tristan and he was using T2 drones/gun...not sure why he ran but the point is until I'm actually looking for PvP, there is no point to fit for it. Oh and that Tristan that ran away came back with an Algos...then I ran away... Ah, I remember those days... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1231	Posted - 2016.06.10 15:59:26 - [75] - Quote Only time it would be useful would to be a heat sponge, keep it offlined in between guns in your high slot. Honestly I think I've only seen it done on one obscure fleet interceptor fit for either CO2 or something, I forget what group I was in when I saw it. Personally I'd use a neut for it because in a pinch I can use it to escape or something.
Kolodi Ramal Sanxing 62	Posted - 2016.06.10 19:40:01 - [76] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: So you can have you reasons to hate people like me but the numbers back the fact that you are in the tiny, tiny, tiny minority of people that wring their hands over what pretty much everyone else know as life. You're still operating on the false idea that when people don't want to do something they don't do it. Desperate people don't really have the freedom to not risk their lives doing something that can fix their situation. Nanako Chosokabe wrote: The very fact that you are in space, most likely with a crew of your own is kinda humorous too...I'd have more respect for somebody totting around this hippy logic if they actually believed it and lived on terra firma but in reality, you are putting lives at risk just like the rest of us. Maybe it's guilt that drives you to your soapbox and veiled insults... You seem to stick to absolutes more than I do. Middle-paths exist, if you care enough to look for them and walk them. They aren't ethically perfect but they're ethically responsible. There's difference in actions taken, and in outlook too. For examples: You see ISK where you could see lives. You open fire on Federation Navy ships because they're red on your overview and keep firing until they're all destroyed, but you could have just left the complex and investigated. You tell the IGS about your combat tactics in detail. I don't.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1905	Posted - 2016.06.10 20:12:50 - [77] - Quote Be gentle with the rookie, Ramal. She's still finding out how life works as a capsuleer. We all had strong opinions of how things should be. Space will teach her comprise when she needs to learn it. Until then, enjoy watching the child grow while the stars are still bright in her eyes. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 32	Posted - 2016.06.10 21:55:13 - [78] - Quote Kolodi Ramal wrote: People always have to do things they don't want to do and knowing full well what the job's risks/rewards are, these people choose to crew-up. "Desperate"? Sorry but no. Once again you frontload the debate with the "poor them" title that they didn't ask for nor want. They come from all walks of life and deserve to be respected for their choice to serve. This is also going nowhere. If you actually believed anything you said you (a) wouldn't be in space on a ship with your own crew and (b) instead spending all your time trying to turn back the hands of time to an era before capsuleers...you know, when people didn't do what exact same thing but for ocean navies, air forces, armies, etc... Enjoy your earnings....LOL...
Kolodi Ramal Sanxing 62	Posted - 2016.06.11 03:58:23 - [79] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Be gentle with the rookie, Ramal. She's still finding out how life works as a capsuleer. We all had strong opinions of how things should be. Space will teach her comprise when she needs to learn it. Until then, enjoy watching the child grow while the stars are still bright in her eyes. She is no child. She is an adult with responsibilities. Watching the path she's choosing, I don't see anything to enjoy.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 32	Posted - 2016.06.11 16:58:33 - [80] - Quote Stardate: 11.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore(0.5) Entry: Two! Lost two ships yesterday. First one was to a honest to goodness PvP fight. I was in a plex when I saw a Merlin non-Faction capsuleer come into the system. I thought "Meh, could be an even fight, I wont run". Sure enough he made his way into the novice complex and we stared to tumble at 500-1500m. Before you yell at me for not kiting him, all say that I was too close to the beacon to start and was webbed right away anyways so...I hung in there for a while but he was doing about 5:1 damage it seemed and he buckled my hull before his shields were even threatened. Lessons learnt 1) Respect the Merlin's brawl 2) Check the capsuleer-out before the fight. If he has over 42M SP, run away..fast. 3) Be better prepared (positional and in general) The second loss was after a plex, I was heading home for my system which is a 0.5 and as I'm apparently an idiot, I didn't even look to see the system status for ships killed. The gate was camped by Caldari and I was insta-locked and destroyed in less than 2 second. Absolutely nothing I could do once in that position. Lesson learnt 1) Check the path before heading out...especially if traveling through 0.5 or 0.6 systems. Not sure of the numbers right now as I didn't have time to do the books this morning but I think I'm up about 10M ISK in net worth. So, still a profitable day.

Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 33	Posted - 2016.06.12 16:28:10 - [81] - Quote Stardate: 12.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore(0.5) Entry: Camping So a funny thing happened to me on the way to the... Two days ago I sent a message to the capsuleer that got me in LowSec. He was the way WAY more experienced captain than I was and obviously knew what he was doing. Any how, I realized that I forgot to say "GF" and also to compliment him on his style/tactics/fit. He replied with some great suggestions and sent a large donation my way! I couldn't believe it. Seems there is honor in space after all. I thanked him a lot and promised to return the gesture one day when the tables are turned. Yesterday was a pretty dull day really as the system was permanently camped by 5-7 of the enemy who were all in very serious ships and had over 10 years of experience for some of them. So I read mostly.. This morning, my analysis is showing that my net worth is around 140M ISM with about 25% of that in ISK...not too shabby. I've also decided to move towards a true kiting Tristan fit rather than a drone-boat / Brawler hybrid as I think overall I'll have more success, or at least have better chances. Hope today is a bit more exciting!
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 33	Posted - 2016.06.13 15:09:53 - [82] - Quote Stardate: 13.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore(0.5) Entry: The Third Horse Sunday wasn't overly interesting and nothing really stood-out as being overly noteworthy. My net worth is pushing 180M ISK which I'm very happy about even if the change was mostly earned by capturing low paying complexes...anything for the Federation! I did get an interesting idea in my head and bought a new ship to test it on...but as this channel isn't secure, I can't go into details yet on it. I hunted a destroyer yesterday and it appeared to run away from me but that could just be my wishful thinking. The ship I was using is aggressive and it just might bag me my first kill. Any how, not much more to report on. The Federation capsuleers in the area are working hard to reclaim systems from the Caldari and for the most part, that seems to be working. If I'm reading the reports right, they haven't had a system swing to them in over two weeks, if not longer . As usual, more tomorrow.
Aria Jenneth Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque 2161	Posted - 2016.06.13 15:35:41 - [83] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: I hunted a destroyer yesterday and it appeared to run away from me but that could just be my wishful thinking. I've had this happen sometimes, too. It seems like sometimes the pilot just wants to avoid all confrontation with eggers, or maybe thinks that if you're aggessively picking a fight you shouldn't be able to win, you must have backup. The second's understandable. The first ... ... it makes me sad when capsuleers are comfortable essentially massacring conventional forces for ISK, but can't accept the risk of taking on a peer, even one at an obvious disadvantage.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 34	Posted - 2016.06.14 04:45:37 - [84] - Quote Aria Jenneth wrote: I've had this happen sometimes, too. It seems like sometimes the pilot just wants to avoid all confrontation with eggers, or maybe thinks that if you're aggessively picking a fight you shouldn't be able to win, you must have backup. The second's understandable. The first ... ... it makes me sad when capsuleers are comfortable essentially massacring conventional forces for ISK, but can't accept the risk of taking on a peer, even one at an obvious disadvantage. The age of the pilot and ship type (Frigate vs Destroyer) should have turned into a fight unless as you said, they just wanted to get back to the station for dinner. I'm sure you're right but it's nice to pretend they were fleeing in terror from little old me.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 35	Posted - 2016.06.14 15:29:02 - [85] - Quote Stardate: 14.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore(0.5) Entry: Two Weeks! Hi there, Celebrated my two week anniversary in space last night with a bottle of spiced wine and long-limb roe as it's been a pretty successful run. My calculations are showing that I'm just over 190M ISK net worth at the moment but that 's still not adjusted for all the tags/insignias/ embalms all of which inflates the net worth figure a lot. Plus most of that is sitting in the market still. Lost another Tristan yesterday and again it was 100% my fault. There was militia-wide call for assistance in taking down an infrastructure hub in the Reitsato system. So I hopped into the HMCS Dunver, a Tristan-class frigate, all excited to see a fleet action and then blindly jumped into a LowSec system and upon arrival, was promptly vaporized by 4 tactical destroyers camping the gate. Someday I will learn. I really don't get the appeal of campers...especially if they are seasoned veterans and using T2/T3 gear. I did grudgingly pick-up two Inquisitor frigates for a great price as I was looking for a cheap ship to capture complexes in. I don't see the point in risking a 1.3M ISK frigate capturing low value complexes when I will be running away regardless as almost everything I see in LowSec is way stronger than me. I could lose 5-8 of these crappy Amarrian frigates for the price of a fitted Tristan and that doesn't included the time spent running around buying modules and equipment for a replacement ship. Anyhow, my new "kiting" Tristan is coming along nicely and I do see the potential as it rips apart 0.4 rats with ease but I'm a bit nervous as it doesn't have any regen and the cap is pretty low when the warp disrupter is on. But it's a work in progress so....no worries... As usual, more tomorrow. [NC] ps. Stating to see the need to get a little transport ship to bring gear back to Villore from Dod as a frigate can barely hold enough to fit 3 additional ships. Might need to look into that...
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1912	Posted - 2016.06.14 21:27:09 - [86] - Quote T1 industrial is easy to get into. However, being a FW pilot, you'll still want to scout your route with a frigate even in highsec. As for camping, it's a valid tactic to delay or eliminate reenforcments. Most of the time it's third party pirates allied to one of the factions. So you might want to take some time to get to know the pirates in your AO, and who they tend to work with. (Note: Just because they tend to favor shooting at a peticular group, dosent mean that they won't hunt whoever out of boardom.) A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 35	Posted - 2016.06.15 04:27:28 - [87] - Quote Great advice Captain Osyn, I've scouted the local 0.6 and higher systems and have yet to see a hostile and I also went "hunting" in Caldari space and also had no luck finding a FW ship. I will probably just put a shipment together and hire a local transport to take care of it rather than spend the time/SP to do it myself.
Arkoth 24 Phayder 152	Posted - 2016.06.15 05:13:00 - [88] - Quote Kolodi Ramal wrote: She is no child. She is an adult... Nanako Chosokabe wrote: LOL... Nanako Chosokabe wrote: ...lol... No, it's not.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 35	Posted - 2016.06.15 06:47:14 - [89] - Quote Arkoth 24 wrote: No, it's not. LOL Gigglz
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 35	Posted - 2016.06.15 14:48:02 - [90] - Quote Stardate: 15.6.2016.118 Region: Essence, Villore(0.5) Entry: Slow Day Hello! Not much to report as I stayed on the station for most of yesterday flushing my hanger of all the stuff I've been accumulating from wrecks. Sold about 2.7M ISK worth if salvaged gear and reprocessed junk and put a few more things of value up for sale. I headed out and "stabilized" Vifrevaert for the FDU even if the LP rewards were next to nothing. Will probably help stabilize a few more in Essence today. More tomorrow...I hope a bit more interesting!

Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1915	Posted - 2016.06.15 15:09:36 - [91] - Quote We should set up a play date. Not asking you to join up with us, but we could show you the joys of flying when you have people who have your back. Maybe do a bit of a multicultural roam.... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1242	Posted - 2016.06.15 15:15:57 - [92] - Quote Wouldn't be that hard honestly. We probably have anything you fly and also fly them. Well most of us anyways....
Arkoth 24 Phayder 153	Posted - 2016.06.16 05:12:21 - [93] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: LOL Gigglz At least three memory transitions in two weeks. It's probably just too much for a new tin-fish. Issues were expected.
Elmund Egivand Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 1190	Posted - 2016.06.16 05:46:00 - [94] - Quote Arkoth 24 wrote: Nanako Chosokabe wrote: LOL Gigglz At least three memory transitions in two weeks. It's probably just too much for a new tin-fish. Issues were expected. She's mocking you. Your 200mm thick eyeliner is silly. Get rid of it. A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1917	Posted - 2016.06.16 15:12:37 - [95] - Quote Elmund Egivand wrote: Arkoth 24 wrote: Nanako Chosokabe wrote: LOL Gigglz At least three memory transitions in two weeks. It's probably just too much for a new tin-fish. Issues were expected. She's mocking you. Your 200mm thick eyeliner is silly. Get rid of it. Now leave, or we shall taunt you again! A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Rana Ash Gradient 390	Posted - 2016.06.16 15:46:51 - [96] - Quote It's been a few LY since I read something this amusing, not only from Nanako Chosokabe but from the other inhabitants of the thread. The young one has sent me down the path of old memories more then ones in her entries, I wish you fair winds young one, and may your guns always hit home.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1917	Posted - 2016.06.16 16:18:34 - [97] - Quote Rana Ash wrote: It's been a few LY since I read something this amusing, you have traveled far for this comic relief. Stay awhile, partake of our humor. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1244	Posted - 2016.06.16 16:32:14 - [98] - Quote Honestly I can't recommend that. What can I say, I have too much respect for Gradient to pretend it's remotely worth it.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 36	Posted - 2016.06.16 17:37:26 - [99] - Quote Stardate: 16.6.2016.118 Region: Dod Entry: Shopping! Sorry guys. Busy day today so this will be short. Lost another Tristan yesterday in a stupid way...I really liked that fit too sadly. I'm running around right now and writing this from Dodixie as I didn't have time this morning to even have a coffee let alone make an entry. The short version of what happened is that I flew to a system that the FDU was attacking the hub and basically flew into two criminal cruisers once there. I literally flew right too them like an idiot. I'm sure the two red ships had a good chuckle about that... So...more shopping around today....If I get a chance I will update later today once back in Villore.
Arkoth 24 Phayder 155	Posted - 2016.06.17 11:10:58 - [100] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Now leave, or we shall taunt you again! You're another one who likes to be ignored we guess. Join Mr. Egivand.

Elmund Egivand Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 1201	Posted - 2016.06.17 13:58:59 - [101] - Quote Arkoth 24 wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: Now leave, or we shall taunt you again! You're another one who likes to be ignored we guess. Join Mr. Egivand. You do realise that only three persons in this entire thread actually humour you, right? Or is your eyeliner so thick you can barely make out anything? And you are terrible at ignoring us if you could actually name someone who is mocking you. Try harder at ignoring. A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 36	Posted - 2016.06.17 21:02:14 - [102] - Quote Stardate: 17.6.2016.118 Region: Dod Entry: Another Slow Day Spent more time doing silly things like moving from a Federal Intelligence Office station to the Federal Defense Union station which tool about 5 trips just for the loot and another 3 for ships. Also captured a few more complexes but nothing significant enough to warrant a recalculation of net worth. Been setting-up aggressively in the novice plexes as I think the Tristan might be about to make a good fight of it now (depending on who might come in) but so far, no 'guests'. Oh and I forgot to mention that WAY back on the 13th, I was promoted to Defender Lieutenant in the FDU. No ceremony but at least the letter was nice. Any how...more tomorrow...
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1247	Posted - 2016.06.17 21:59:25 - [103] - Quote Congratulations on your promotion!
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 37	Posted - 2016.06.17 22:43:21 - [104] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: Congratulations on your promotion! Thanks! But I'll temper that with a bit of a whine. I just got out of the clone pod as while doing a FW mission (a first for me) I was attacked and destroyed. As always, I take full responsibility for the lose as I saw the criminal in time and could have ran. As he was also in a Tristan I thought, "Hey, this could be a 50/50 fight!". So I turned and faced him.... But while I had time to run, I didn't have the time to check the enemy pilot first and if I had, my choice would have been different...and that brings me to my little whiny. What is with LowSec being just a stat padding kill fest for seasoned vets? I get that everyone wants to make easy ISK and to look as mean as possible with good K/D stats but sheesh...it's kinda pathetic. I've lost 6 skips now and the average age of the killer was 5y9m with a 5y1m median. I know skills wise I'll catch-up close to them in a month or two and ISK wise in a month or two longer than that...but experience wise, it's impossible. From what I'd read about Lowsec, I knew that it was ruff and tumble but I didn't realize just how much people liked picking the low hanging fruit...just destroy whatever they find regardless of whether or not it's a challenge or not...or even worth the ISK. Now where is that wine....
Sinjin Mokk Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 960	Posted - 2016.06.17 23:15:59 - [105] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Deitra Vess wrote: Congratulations on your promotion! Thanks! But I'll temper that with a bit of a whine. I just got out of the clone pod as while doing a FW mission (a first for me) I was attacked and destroyed. As always, I take full responsibility for the lose as I saw the criminal in time and could have ran. As he was also in a Tristan I thought, "Hey, this could be a 50/50 fight!". So I turned and faced him.... But while I had time to run, I didn't have the time to check the enemy pilot first and if I had, my choice would have been different...and that brings me to my little whiny. What is with LowSec being just a stat padding kill fest for seasoned vets? I get that everyone wants to make easy ISK and to look as mean as possible with good K/D stats but sheesh...it's kinda pathetic. I've lost 6 skips now and the average age of the killer was 5y9m with a 5y1m median. I know skills wise I'll catch-up close to them in a month or two and ISK wise in a month or two longer than that...but experience wise, it's impossible. From what I'd read about Lowsec, I knew that it was ruff and tumble but I didn't realize just how much people liked picking the low hanging fruit...just destroy whatever they find regardless of whether or not it's a challenge or not...or even worth the ISK. Now where is that wine.... It's not a LoSec thing. When you undock, you take your life and lives of your crew in your hands. I don't care if you're in LoSec, HiSec, NullSec, K-space, J-Space or Thera. Every time you get in your pod, there's someone out there who wants to end you. Every. Single.Time. This is why one of the first axioms we mentioned was "Don't undock what you can't afford to lose." Preceded only by "Trust no one." All things being equal? Two of the exact same ship, two pilots with the same skill? He had you beat the moment he landed on-grid. Because he had every intention of ending you and you paused for one second. He had total control of the battlefield. To be fair, it's as much a learned skill as an instinct. You have to hone your reaction time so that anyone who enters your space is immediately locked with all guns blazing. You can always apologize later. In time, you'll develop the skill to read the battlefield better and make quicker decisions. For now, your two options are shoot or run. Do one or do the other, but never hesitate to do either. "Angels live, they never die, Apart from us, behind the sky. They're fading souls who've turned to ice, So ashen white in paradise."
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 39	Posted - 2016.06.17 23:37:18 - [106] - Quote Sinjin Mokk wrote: It's not a LoSec thing. When you undock, you take your life and lives of your crew in your hands. I don't care if you're in LoSec, HiSec, NullSec, K-space, J-Space or Thera. Every time you get in your pod, there's someone out there who wants to end you. Every. Single.Time. This is why one of the first axioms we mentioned was "Don't undock what you can't afford to lose." Preceded only by "Trust no one." All things being equal? Two of the exact same ship, two pilots with the same skill? He had you beat the moment he landed on-grid. Because he had every intention of ending you and you paused for one second. He had total control of the battlefield. To be fair, it's as much a learned skill as an instinct. You have to hone your reaction time so that anyone who enters your space is immediately locked with all guns blazing. You can always apologize later. In time, you'll develop the skill to read the battlefield better and make quicker decisions. For now, your two options are shoot or run. Do one or do the other, but never hesitate to do either. Great post. I'm 100% not upset about losing the ship(s) or how/why as I do get the whole "Don't undock.." axiom as well as the nuances of combat in general. My little whine is more about who exactly is going after new pilots in T1 frigates in the sense that other than wanting to blow something up, there is next to no risk/challenge and if they looked at my stats, would probably know that the ship is next to worthless to them. Guess I'm just shocked at the number of old and very old captains that just attack anything that moves. This is going to change my tactics too: as if there is almost no point in fighting then there is no point in fitting/flying an expensive (relative) ship and I'm much better off just buying cheap hulls and fly them bare-bones when running complexes. I can lose 4-6 of these husks for every one fitted Frigate so... Any how...just needed to vet...
Sinjin Mokk Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 961	Posted - 2016.06.18 00:03:24 - [107] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Great post. I'm 100% not upset about losing the ship(s) or how/why as I do get the whole "Don't undock.." axiom as well as the nuances of combat in general. My little whine is more about who exactly is going after new pilots in T1 frigates in the sense that other than wanting to blow something up, there is next to no risk/challenge and if they looked at my stats, would probably know that the ship is next to worthless to them. Guess I'm just shocked at the number of old and very old captains that just attack anything that moves. This is going to change my tactics too: as if there is almost no point in fighting then there is no point in fitting/flying an expensive (relative) ship and I'm much better off just buying cheap hulls and fly them bare-bones when running complexes. I can lose 4-6 of these husks for every one fitted Frigate so... Any how...just needed to vet... Thanks, In Horde, we outfit our new pilots in ships that are pretty much what you describe. Bare bones, cheap fit, easily replaceable. One pilot in a T1 Rifter or Merlin isn't going to do much damage. Twenty of them however, are a force to be reckoned with. That would be my next bit of advice. Despite the "Trust no one" statement, "Trust someone." Find some people to fly with. You'll be ten times as deadly as flying alone. "Angels live, they never die, Apart from us, behind the sky. They're fading souls who've turned to ice, So ashen white in paradise."
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 40	Posted - 2016.06.18 00:25:14 - [108] - Quote Sinjin Mokk wrote: Find some people to fly with. You'll be ten times as deadly as flying alone. Everyday I take a step closer to this... ...grudgingly mind you. BTW you are a good ambassador for the Horde and if/when I want to join a large corp, you're at the top on my list. There is a smaller local FW corp I have my eye on right now though. Not saying I will be going either way but just that I do appreciate your (and others here too) time and advice... It reflects well on the Horde. Great name too
Ayallah Sniggerdly Pandemic Legion 507	Posted - 2016.06.18 00:36:26 - [109] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Guess I'm just shocked at the number of old and very old captains that just attack anything that moves Because it is kill or be killed. A one day old pilot could be flying a linked T1 frigate with maximum skills. A one day old pilot can be a interdictor with HG Ascendancies and perfect probing skills. Your naivete is why you are shocked. Everything is a threat. Threats you take lightly are inviting death in. Groveling because you were beaten only puts blood in the water for the Hel's to hunt out.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1247	Posted - 2016.06.18 00:42:34 - [110] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Deitra Vess wrote: Congratulations on your promotion! Thanks! But I'll temper that with a bit of a whine. I just got out of the clone pod as while doing a FW mission (a first for me) I was attacked and destroyed. As always, I take full responsibility for the lose as I saw the criminal in time and could have ran. As he was also in a Tristan I thought, "Hey, this could be a 50/50 fight!". So I turned and faced him.... But while I had time to run, I didn't have the time to check the enemy pilot first and if I had, my choice would have been different...and that brings me to my little whiny. What is with LowSec being just a stat padding kill fest for seasoned vets? I get that everyone wants to make easy ISK and to look as mean as possible with good K/D stats but sheesh...it's kinda pathetic. I've lost 6 skips now and the average age of the killer was 5y9m with a 5y1m median. I know skills wise I'll catch-up close to them in a month or two and ISK wise in a month or two longer than that...but experience wise, it's impossible. From what I'd read about Lowsec, I knew that it was ruff and tumble but I didn't realize just how much people liked picking the low hanging fruit...just destroy whatever they find regardless of whether or not it's a challenge or not...or even worth the ISK. Now where is that wine.... What is it about low security space that makes people pad their kill records? Think of it this way, with the Matari, our young adults have things "circles" they join. They are groups that are mainly just people with shared common interests, goals and such. Low security space, for the majority of pilots who reside there, is a group that usually wants to be the best combat pilot. Thats why you see links, mid grade slave implants (well, theres many other reasons why they are more commonly used in lowsec, like bubbles in nullsec or jspace) and more expensive ships more commonly. Null sec is more tame when it comes to smaller scale combat (largely based on my own experience). Again I'm not knocking nullsec (like i said before, i learned the majority of what i know out there), but i would also say aside from simply showing up and following whatever your fleet commander tells you (( F1 warrioring )) the norm for nullsec is a little less intense than low sec.

Karina Ivanovich Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 152	Posted - 2016.06.18 05:35:41 - [111] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Sinjin Mokk wrote: Find some people to fly with. You'll be ten times as deadly as flying alone. Everyday I take a step closer to this... ...grudgingly mind you. BTW you are a good ambassador for the Horde and if/when I want to join a large corp, you're at the top on my list. There is a smaller local FW corp I have my eye on right now though. Not saying I will be going either way but just that I do appreciate your (and others here too) time and advice... It reflects well on the Horde. Great name too While I agree with you. Monk just joined us as well. I'm glad we made a good impression. Some call me insane. If the universe is sane, then I embrace that label.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 41	Posted - 2016.06.18 06:38:09 - [112] - Quote Ayallah wrote: Groveling because you were beaten only puts blood in the water for the Hel's to hunt out. ....sorry If I touched a nerve...
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 41	Posted - 2016.06.18 06:41:26 - [113] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: What is it about low security space that makes people pad their kill records? Think of it this way, with the Matari, our young adults have things "circles" they join. They are groups that are mainly just people with shared common interests, goals and such. Low security space, for the majority of pilots who reside there, is a group that usually wants to be the best combat pilot. Thats why you see links, mid grade slave implants (well, theres many other reasons why they are more commonly used in lowsec, like bubbles in nullsec or jspace) and more expensive ships more commonly. Null sec is more tame when it comes to smaller scale combat (largely based on my own experience). Again I'm not knocking nullsec (like i said before, i learned the majority of what i know out there), but i would also say aside from simply showing up and following whatever your fleet commander tells you (( F1 warrioring )) the norm for nullsec is a little less intense than low sec. Again, more great advice and insight.... It really doesn't bother me, it was just a bit of a interesting observation that I wasn't expecting. I expected NullSec to house the elite of the elite with most of the 2-4 year in space types feeling things out in LowSec. I stand corrected
Elmund Egivand Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 1201	Posted - 2016.06.18 06:49:42 - [114] - Quote I hunt alone as a privateer out in the lowsec regions. It is a far riskier affair, I admit, but at the same time far more thrilling. It also teaches some very valuable lessons on D-scan use, alertness and identifying what each and every ship you meet can or cannot do as well as learning the lay of the land. A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 41	Posted - 2016.06.18 07:11:56 - [115] - Quote Elmund Egivand wrote: I hunt alone as a privateer out in the lowsec regions. It is a far riskier affair, I admit, but at the same time far more thrilling. It also teaches some very valuable lessons on D-scan use, alertness and identifying what each and every ship you meet can or cannot do as well as learning the lay of the land. D-scan use <--- know and use it properly alertness <--- pretty good (situalational awareness) identifying what each... <--- needs a lot of work. Sometimes I don't even recognize the ship type lay of the land <--- trying to roam less to help this aspect One very important thing that needs work too is discipline. To do the same process for each bogie regardless of any other factor. I didn't check the pilots stats in my last loss and it cost me as I got tunnel-vision on just the ship type and stopped the process.
Arkoth 24 Phayder 157	Posted - 2016.06.18 08:41:23 - [116] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: What is with LowSec being just a stat padding kill fest for seasoned vets? Wellcome to space, kiddo.
Elmund Egivand Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 1201	Posted - 2016.06.18 09:29:03 - [117] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Elmund Egivand wrote: I hunt alone as a privateer out in the lowsec regions. It is a far riskier affair, I admit, but at the same time far more thrilling. It also teaches some very valuable lessons on D-scan use, alertness and identifying what each and every ship you meet can or cannot do as well as learning the lay of the land. D-scan use <--- know and use it properly alertness <--- pretty good (situalational awareness) identifying what each... <--- needs a lot of work. Sometimes I don't even recognize the ship type lay of the land <--- trying to roam less to help this aspect One very important thing that needs work too is discipline. To do the same process for each bogie regardless of any other factor. I didn't check the pilots stats in my last loss and it cost me as I got tunnel-vision on just the ship type and stopped the process. I suggest putting up off-grid bookmarks at least in places that see alot of activity. These are good places for you to retreat to as you try to identify exactly what you are up against. However, do not tarry for long. If you stay there for too long any determined-enough pilot will eventually narrow down exactly where you are hiding in and drop on you, as I had learnt the hard way in my last loss. I recommend spending not more than 3 minutes on each bookmark. On the subject of knowing the land, you don't have to sacrifice roam-times but you do need to take note what is in each and every system. Which system has a lot of flashies on almost any time of the day, is it their home system, who are the natives, etc. My former instructor in Eve University who taught scouting also suggested having a notebook application active at all times to dictate to on what you found in every system. Make sure to memorise it too (takes some practice). Ship identification at a glance usually comes with experience. You can speed up the learning process, though. The EFT program is very useful for this. Take any ship, check out the killboards, fit the ships according to killboards, check out the damage charts, take note of the speed of the ship, capacitor life, etc. Yes, all of this is theorywork, but it should prepare you for what to expect the next time you run into a certain ship. Also Arkoth, if you have absolutely nothing useful to say, do yourself a favour and make yourself scarce. Acting like a brooding oh-so-mysterious edge-lord gains you absolutely no respect. A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Skyweir Kinnison 239	Posted - 2016.06.18 11:42:56 - [118] - Quote I have read your journal with some interest, Captain Chosokabe. Thank you for sharing your journey. I offer one more perspective on your recent experience in addition to the very wise observations of colleagues. In ancient Mannar - the time of kings and petty feudal rivalries - it was not uncommon for a victor to execute the children of their vanquished enemy. This was to ensure that they never grew up with a burning desire for vengeance and an adult's capacity to carry it out. You fight for the Federation. The activity you undertake in the war zone furthers the Federation's aims and frustrates those who hate liberty. Both pirate and State want you dead, and moreover, would be greatly pleased if a young pilot became so disillusioned that they returned planetside and abdicated their license. Attacking you while you are less skilled, constantly and without mercy, increases the chance that you will despair and give up. Continue your resolute dedication and soon they will fall to you, but every day you fly is a victory for you. As has been noted, it is very rare to find a fair fight anywhere in New Eden. Indeed, unless it is an arranged duel, one might well argue that if you get a fair fight you are most certainly doing it wrong. It won't be long before you are choosing the fights which you can win, based on knowing that your enemy is outclassed by the ship and fit you have chosen. Finally, kill records are useful intel, but should not be taken too seriously. In the few highly professional corporations who know how to analyse these things for their recruitment, a long list of new pilot kills on the record of a 5 year veteran is unlikely to impress anyone - unless of course, that's the very capability for which they are looking. Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 42	Posted - 2016.06.18 15:33:08 - [119] - Quote Elmund Egivand wrote: I suggest putting up off-grid bookmarks at least in places that see alot of activity. These are good places for you to retreat to as you try to identify exactly what you are up against. However, do not tarry for long. If you stay there for too long any determined-enough pilot will eventually narrow down exactly where you are hiding in and drop on you, as I had learnt the hard way in my last loss. I recommend spending not more than 3 minutes on each bookmark. On the subject of knowing the land, you don't have to sacrifice roam-times but you do need to take note what is in each and every system. Which system has a lot of flashies on almost any time of the day, is it their home system, who are the natives, etc. My former instructor in Eve University who taught scouting also suggested having a notebook application active at all times to dictate to on what you found in every system. Make sure to memorise it too (takes some practice). Ship identification at a glance usually comes with experience. You can speed up the learning process, though. The EFT program is very useful for this. Take any ship, check out the killboards, fit the ships according to killboards, check out the damage charts, take note of the speed of the ship, capacitor life, etc. Yes, all of this is theorywork, but it should prepare you for what to expect the next time you run into a certain ship. Yes sir, already use station exit bookmarks (BMs), station arrival BMs (0km), some gate arrival BMs, gate exit BMs and a few random one. All the ones used as "viewing perches" follow the best practice of being >150km as to allow for warping to the area being observed. I do use the tools available to a avoid gate camps and hot systems but sometimes that data is stale or the persistence of the campers renders data null. There is one red FW-corporation that lives in my home system that really makes it tough for us to even leave the station let alone enter/exit the system. EFT is great to familiarize oneself with ships but the sheer number of them and their main configuration types renders this a daunting task. Luckily I'm usually facing frigates or destroyers.... Again, thanks for the advice and info...
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 42	Posted - 2016.06.18 15:48:54 - [120] - Quote Skyweir Kinnison wrote: I have read your journal with some interest, Captain Chosokabe. Thank you for sharing your journey. I offer one more perspective on your recent experience in addition to the very wise observations of colleagues. In ancient Mannar - the time of kings and petty feudal rivalries - it was not uncommon for a victor to execute the children of their vanquished enemy. This was to ensure that they never grew up with a burning desire for vengeance and an adult's capacity to carry it out. You fight for the Federation. The activity you undertake in the war zone furthers the Federation's aims and frustrates those who hate liberty. Both pirate and State want you dead, and moreover, would be greatly pleased if a young pilot became so disillusioned that they returned planetside and abdicated their license. Attacking you while you are less skilled, constantly and without mercy, increases the chance that you will despair and give up. Continue your resolute dedication and soon they will fall to you, but every day you fly is a victory for you. As has been noted, it is very rare to find a fair fight anywhere in New Eden. Indeed, unless it is an arranged duel, one might well argue that if you get a fair fight you are most certainly doing it wrong. It won't be long before you are choosing the fights which you can win, based on knowing that your enemy is outclassed by the ship and fit you have chosen. Finally, kill records are useful intel, but should not be taken too seriously. In the few highly professional corporations who know how to analyse these things for their recruitment, a long list of new pilot kills on the record of a 5 year veteran is unlikely to impress anyone - unless of course, that's the very capability for which they are looking. Great tips too BTW. Earlier I mentioned (HERE) exactly what you said about a fair fight so to be clear, that's now what I'm looking for. As one captain put it, my naivet+¬ is really the issue, not LowSec (or anything that goes on in New Eden). Trying to bend the universe to your own will is a fool's errand and I know I'm treading close to that line. Your tips and others here are a great reminder that to succeed as a capsuleer, one must align oneself with the rules of the galaxy, not fight against them. The general observation/whine I made was more born out of surprise rather than frustration (at all) but I do hear what others are responding with and how it's a slippery slope once a captain starts complaining how things should be rather than dealing with how things are. But I'm cutting into my correspondence time so I need to cut this short. Glad you uploaded a letter and hope you keep reading/posting.

Aria Jenneth Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque 2162	Posted - 2016.06.18 15:58:32 - [121] - Quote There's been a lot of good advice here. But-- speaking as one of the people who occasionally hunts Lowsec, and will indeed take a fight against a less-skilled foe without hesitation, the question I would ask is this: If I am a pilot for State or Empire (and I occasionally am), and you are a target in a war-- what do I owe you? Do I owe you a fair duel? A chance at my crew? At my pod? Do I owe it to you to pass by, and let you kill my allies who risk their lives defending friendly facilities-- or, else, to let you strengthen your defensive position in peace, knowing you will later use it to assault our positions? If anything, I think I owe it to you to honor the risk you take with your ship, your crew, your pod, by matching it with my own. That is, I owe it to you to come at you all-out, with all the skill and cunning at my command, and to expect you to do the same. To do less, to leave you, an enemy, in peace-- to say, in effect, that you and the harm you can do me and mine are not worth my time-- is an insult. And since, in the end, this is a conflict that serves primarily to prevent a wider war, if I treat you as "unworthy," if I approach the war as though it were a game and not a serious contest of nations, I not only insult you but undercut the very purpose of the war and insult the memory of the lost on both sides. Therefore, expect no mercy for your ship or pod. If I owe you anything, it is to show you none.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 42	Posted - 2016.06.18 16:00:12 - [122] - Quote Stardate: 18.6.2016.118 Region: Dod Entry: Classified! Hi there guys! So after getting some great advice from other capsuleers, I'm working on a tactic that should both allow me to increase my LP yield from capturing complexes and also increase my survivability. But as this channel is not secure, I can't go into details...if it works and I can deem it safe enough to reveal, I'll let you know...it's kinda exciting! Yesterday was spend capturing some very low worth complexes and making them secure but while low reward, I feel it's important to try and maintain fully secure systems rather than letting them creep-up their capture percentage each day. Any how, other than a shopping run to Dodixie and the plexing, not too much else to report...Oh exept I lost another Tristan...and once again 100% my fault. But today I have a lot of station obligations so I need to run...
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 42	Posted - 2016.06.18 16:13:03 - [123] - Quote Aria Jenneth wrote: (1) If I am a pilot for State or Empire (and I occasionally am), and you are a target in a war-- what do I owe you? Do I owe you a fair duel? A chance at my crew? At my pod? Do I owe it to you to pass by, and let you kill my allies who risk their lives defending friendly facilities-- or, else, to let you strengthen your defensive position in peace, knowing you will later use it to assault our positions? If anything, I think I owe it to you to honor the risk you take with your ship, your crew, your pod, by matching it with my own. That is, I owe it to you to come at you all-out, with all the skill and cunning at my command, and to expect you to do the same. To do less, to leave you, an enemy, in peace-- to say, in effect, that you and the harm you can do me and mine is not worth my time-- is an insult. And since, in the end, this is a conflict that serves primarily to prevent a wider war, if I treat you as "unworthy," if I approach the war as though it were a game and not a serious contest of nations, I not only insult you but undercut the very purpose of the war and insult the memory of the lost on both sides. Therefore, expect no mercy for your ship or pod. If I owe you anything, it is to show you none. In that situation, you owe nothing as any target of war is a valid target. But off the top of my head, 50% of my losses have been to 'criminals' either coming into complexes to hunt or waiting to pounce on FW members as they arrive in contested systems. I'm not really talking about the faction wars but rather those who hunt anything for sport/profit/giggles outside of any structure other than their own moral guidance. I was in a medium complex once (I think) and along come a random T2 destroyer flown by a captain of (I think it was) 5 years experience. If that captain was worth his salt then he would have (1) checked my ship, (2) my age (3) my kills and (4) affiliation and should have came to the conclusion that it was highly unlikely that I was flying anything valuable. Yet he cam anyways for an easy kill...I ran, waited 3 minutes in another system and returned to finish the complex. What you are saying makes perfect sense to me but what I'm seeing is also not usually what you are suggesting.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1248	Posted - 2016.06.18 16:14:18 - [124] - Quote Warp stabs are never the answer.... On a more serious note, the best tactic is to know what you are flying and what you are flying against. With that branching out is extremely helpful (for instance, I was rather clueless on how to fight against ewar ships when the time came until I flew them and learned what I dreaded when flying them). You will always be 100% at fault for your ship loss, don't kid yourself. On the other hand it will always be their fault they lost when you win. There's always something to improve and that right there is what separates a real combat pilot from a washout one.
Aria Jenneth Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque 2163	Posted - 2016.06.18 16:28:02 - [125] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: In that situation, you owe nothing as any target of war is a valid target. But off the top of my head, 50% of my losses have been to 'criminals' either coming into complexes to hunt or waiting to pounce on FW members as they arrive in contested systems. I'm not really talking about the faction wars but rather those who hunt anything for sport/profit/giggles outside of any structure other than their own moral guidance. I was in a medium complex once (I think) and along come a random T2 destroyer flown by a captain of (I think it was) 5 years experience. If that captain was worth his salt then he would have (1) checked my ship, (2) my age (3) my kills and (4) affiliation and should have came to the conclusion that it was highly unlikely that I was flying anything valuable. Yet he cam anyways for an easy kill...I ran, waited 3 minutes in another system and returned to finish the complex. What you are saying makes perfect sense to me but what I'm seeing is also not usually what you are suggesting. Well-- to be clear, SFRIM isn't formally involved in the war (we were, but that was for, like, two weeks), so if I turn up it'll be as a "criminal" (but actually flying in support of PIE). That's not to say that most "pirates" operate in such a way, though some do. Most are basically just bloodthirsty, "kill-crazy," as the PY-RE brass put it (knowingly describing themselves, even). That's me, too, a little. I serve the Directrix partly because I don't want to be someone who kills for no reason but to taste blood. I'm completely capable of it, though. Probably, given time: you will be, too.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 42	Posted - 2016.06.18 16:37:58 - [126] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: Warp stabs are never the answer.... On a more serious note, the best tactic is to know what you are flying and what you are flying against. With that branching out is extremely helpful (for instance, I was rather clueless on how to fight against ewar ships when the time came until I flew them and learned what I dreaded when flying them). You will always be 100% at fault for your ship loss, don't kid yourself. On the other hand it will always be their fault they lost when you win. There's always something to improve and that right there is what separates a real combat pilot from a washout one. Not stabs if you're referring to the 'tactic' Sadly I don't have time to test it until way later today as there are some good deals to be had at the station today and I'm desperately running low on supplies. When I say "100%", I don't mean to allude that one day I might post that loss was only 64.7% my fault but rather that I'm acknowledging that the lose was totally my fault and that I blame nobody but myself...and yes, this will always be true.
Elmund Egivand Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 1205	Posted - 2016.06.19 04:21:19 - [127] - Quote I have another tip on how to quickly identify ship capabilities. On D-scan and on overview, if you right click the ship name and click 'show info', it will bring up, well, the info. Of all the things you find in that window, the most important two are 'traits' and 'fittings'. Using these two functions you can predict, to some degree of accuracy, what it is you are dealing with. For example, any ship with more low slots than mid slots is likely going to be armour tanked and vice versa, with some exceptions (do note that anything with at least four med slots can handle a shield tank but generally will be kiting instead of brawling). Any ship with more high slots than turret/missile hardpoints will likely have an energy neutralizer or energy vampire, depending on whether it's using an active tank or passive tank (though again, this will depend really on the number of mid slots as well. Anything with at least three med slots and a bonus to armour repairer will most likely be using a capacitor battery and use an energy neutralizer over a vampire, for example). I can give alot more examples but they tend to be case-by-case basis. A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 42	Posted - 2016.06.19 14:57:10 - [128] - Quote Stardate: 19.6.2016.118 Region: Mesybier (0.5) Entry: Sold! And Yay! Yahoo! I woke-up this morning to find that the Navy Issue Vexor I had exchanged for Loyalty Points (LP) finally sold on the open market for 67M ISK. That is a nice injection of ISK and even though I mainly view my net worth, seeing that 44% of in ISK feels good as it takes the worry away from the day-to-day expenses. Speaking of net worth, I'm estimating mine to be around 216M ISK at the moment. The experiments yesterday evening were excellent. I went to a slightly busy 0.2 Gallenete system that was in the 15-20% range of being contested and captured a novice complex, then a medium and finally a large one all by myself. I never once saw an enemy ship but I was harassed about 6 times by locals looking for an easy kill. Not once was I shot at or even had them lay their eyes on me. One captain tried multiple times to intercept me but like the others, never came close. All the other locals gave-up after a single try as I guess they knew I was being very active in my defense. I didn't record the time but my guess is that my evasion tactics added about 6-12 minutes to the whole process of capturing the three complexes. This means that I received 15K LPs for about an hour work. That roughly translates into 15M ISK/hr and for a low risk, low contested system, I'll take that. I hope to try it in a more contested zone today or even in a Caldari system IF I can reconfigure the ship to deal with their navy. Very happy with the results. It was a stressful hour mind you as I was constantly monitoring the D-scan but the results were better than expected. That one outing paid for that ship (HMCS Iroquois) 5-6 times over...got to love that! Have a great day and as usual, more tomorrow!
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1935	Posted - 2016.06.20 00:41:27 - [129] - Quote Ah, the classic "blue ball" defence. Works every time.... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 43	Posted - 2016.06.20 13:58:58 - [130] - Quote Stardate: 20.6.2016.118 Region: Black Rise (yikes) Entry: Caldari Stations Smell Funny Don't worry when I tell you this but your daughter is enjoying her morning coffee sitting in a little kiosk just across from a Caldari Navy recruitment center. For obvious reasons I can't divulge which system I'm in but I can mention that it's in the Black Rise. With the limited time I had yesterday, I upgraded the Iroquois in Essence and then flew to the border zones to D-plex, which once again, went really well. There were a lot more hostiles and even a few State Protectorate ships but all were evaded easily. I met a fellow that was pretty new to the war and we chatted while dodging criminals and enemy captains. He seemed like a very nice person so we exchanged information with the intent of flying together if our paths cross again. Once again I meet a pilot that doesn't fit the stereotype of LowSec...and pleasantly surprised for that... So the reason why I'm in a Caldari station is that I was going to try to run an offensive complex capture, which is a first for me, but I didn't realize that the complex timer stopped even if a Navy ship was present. Considering how lightly armed I am, I needed to re-jig my ship to at least be able to take on those weak Frigates. Not sure if I'll have enough umph to fight destroyers but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. So today should be a very interesting day...If I was a better, I'd say the odds of waking-up in a clone pod were very good. PS. I must say I absolutely love life in LowSec. I technically don't live there but I spend the vast majority of my time in it...I look forward to visiting home soon but this is quickly becoming my second home. PPS. I almost had a heart attack when I tried to dock at a LowSec station in enemy space and the tower refused entry! At the time, there were 5-7 pilots listed in local who at any time could have happened upon my little ship parked stupidly in front of a station! Yikes! What a noob mistake!

Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1936	Posted - 2016.06.20 14:58:39 - [131] - Quote If you're flying a Tristan you should have no problem with the plex rats in the small and novices.... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 43	Posted - 2016.06.21 14:35:55 - [132] - Quote Stardate: 21.6.2016.118 Region: Lonetrek Entry: Caldari Stations Smell Funny II Well first thing in the morning I headed to LowSec and straight into a gate camp...That was a tough way to start the day and tainted it right to the end. Luckily, I came across a destroyer wreck that I liberated the loot from. That was an easy 10M Isk so I think in general I broke even for the day. I've temporarily moved my home into Lonetrek as I want to be near the complexes Gallente hasn't captured yet (which are few). It's a bit more nerve-wracking but not that bad...not sure about the profitability yet but I hope to make a killing here....hope to... Any how, feeling a bit tired from all the running around yesterday so today might be a light day. As usual, more tomorrow. [NC]
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 46	Posted - 2016.06.22 13:55:15 - [133] - Quote Stardate: 22.6.2016.118 Region: Lonetrek Entry: First O-Plex Hi there! Yesterday was a pretty good day as even though I didn't get out of the station for that long, I did manage to get two complexes captures over the course of the day. They were just novice complexes but I was still pleasantly surprised by how richly the FDU pays for their capture. Probably took 30 minutes in total to capture the two plexs when you factor in the Navy ships that I had to deal with and for that time, they paid 35M in Loyalty points. Since 1K LP generally converts to 1M ISK, that ended-up being a 70M-ISK/hr job...not bad at all. Oh and the nice folks at the FDU also saw fit to give me another promotion. You can now call me Guardian Lieutenant Chosokabe! I did try my hand at a HiSec Patrol where the mission was to hunt a for vulnerable Caldari militia. I did a big loop around Lonetrek and eventually found a Venture class frigate mining in a 0.6 system. I pounced, webbed and sent in the drones but he just thumbed his nose at me and went back to his station. My DPS is too low to have really been a threat as their Navy would have arrived well before I got to his hull. But it was good practice. Calculating my net worth is getting harder being so spread out but I'm guessing it's about 300M at the moment. That's about 36% in raw LPs mind you so converting that will take time. My actual ISK is about 77M which is plenty fine for now. [NC]
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 46	Posted - 2016.06.22 13:59:46 - [134] - Quote Question for all those that are still reading this... I'm still happy with the Tristan but I see the need for more DPS. The three options are - Stick with the Tristan and move to T2 moduals/Drones and get to Skill level V - Move to Navy Issues Comets - Move to T1 Destroyers (Algos) From my initial research, the best DPS/ISK seems to be the Algos destroyer option.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1258	Posted - 2016.06.22 14:06:15 - [135] - Quote All three of those options are good (personally I prefer and actually fly frequently the Comet) however the first of your options would benefit the other two alot. You might want to go with the algos (due to price) but still train to do the first option.
Elmund Egivand Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 1221	Posted - 2016.06.22 14:21:46 - [136] - Quote Get to tech II weaponry, drones and defense systems THEN decide on whatever else. Tech II is relevant for any ship. Have you considered flying the other two Federation ships, the Incursus and the Atron? Blasters generally put out the most on-paper DPS but suffers heavily from very short range (typically start losing effectiveness fast after 2km. Get Tech II and use Null to make up for it). Might as well get acclimated to them before moving into the more expensive Federation Navy Comets, if you are going with blasters. A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 46	Posted - 2016.06.22 14:32:17 - [137] - Quote Thanks Captains Vess and Egivand. I'm more conservative when it comes to expenditures (and other most things) So I like the Algos route myself. The Comet is an interesting ship BUT actually very expensive if you think of the sale price of that LP-bought ship. T2's allow a small ship to punch way above its weight-class but the price for some of those T2 modules is ridiculous. As for the Incursus suggestion, I am training in small hybrid turrets so eventually I do want to give those a try but for now, my tactics are more evade/kite which is contrary to the Incursus. So I think the Comet is the third choice...I'll have to look at the numbers for a T2-Tristan vs a T1-Algos and see where they stand. Thanks for the thoughts!
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1258	Posted - 2016.06.22 15:23:05 - [138] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Thanks Captains Vess and Egivand. I'm more conservative when it comes to expenditures (and other most things) So I like the Algos route myself. The Comet is an interesting ship BUT actually very expensive if you think of the sale price of that LP-bought ship. T2's allow a small ship to punch way above its weight-class but the price for some of those T2 modules is ridiculous. As for the Incursus suggestion, I am training in small hybrid turrets so eventually I do want to give those a try but for now, my tactics are more evade/kite which is contrary to the Incursus. So I think the Comet is the third choice...I'll have to look at the numbers for a T2-Tristan vs a T1-Algos and see where they stand. Thanks for the thoughts! Railguns are your friend.... Just a thought
Arkoth 24 Phayder 183	Posted - 2016.06.22 17:52:13 - [139] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Question for all those that are still reading this... I'm still happy with the Tristan but I see the need for more DPS. The three options are - Stick with the Tristan and move to T2 moduals/Drones and get to Skill level V - Move to Navy Issues Comets - Move to T1 Destroyers (Algos) From my initial research, the best DPS/ISK seems to be the Algos destroyer option. Our suggestion is T1-destroyers and T3-destroyers in future (even if they seems too expensive and too far for now to ya). Also - T2-turrets (and/or drones) and damage modules as an addition. If you ask for more DPS, destroyers are your best bet.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 47	Posted - 2016.06.23 13:59:50 - [140] - Quote Stardate: 23.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Roadtrip Good morning, So I'm closer to both my literal and figurative home as I decided to return to Essence yesterday for a few days of R&R from the war. Caldari's defense seem to be melting away so I'm guessing the Gallente brass wont miss me. After parking the shuttle, registering my clone and sorting-out the loot I brought back, I headed to Dodixie to buy/build a cheap little explorer ship for my downtime. After insurance, I'm guessing the Imicus ran me about 3M ISK so really that's not bad at all. As I've run tones of explorer missions in simulators back at home before my days in space, I quickly picked-up the practical aspects and got right too it. I first found a quiet 0.7 system to test in and without issue, locked in on a cosmic signature combat site and cleared it of enemy ships. But then I headed into LowSec to do the same and all I found were wormholes in the three systems I explored. I know that's just the luck of the draw but I was a bit disappointed. I'll probably do the same today and hope for better results. Don't think I'm changing career paths, this is just a little vacation... I received some great advice from other captains as to the direction that I should be going in regards to the T1 Frigate with T2 mods, a Navy Frigate or moving up to a destroyer. I've decided that the most cost effective way to both increase DPS and increase FW earnings is to remain in Frigates but push towards T2 mods. That way I'll be able to capture BOTH novice and small complexes as opposed to just smalls if I went -up to a destroyer. Lots of great people around here. [NC]

Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1953	Posted - 2016.06.23 16:15:01 - [141] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 23.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Roadtrip Good morning, So I'm closer to both my literal and figurative home as I decided to return to Essence yesterday for a few days of R&R from the war. Caldari's defense seem to be melting away so I'm guessing the Gallente brass wont miss me. After parking the shuttle, registering my clone and sorting-out the loot I brought back, I headed to Dodixie to buy/build a cheap little explorer ship for my downtime. After insurance, I'm guessing the Imicus ran me about 3M ISK so really that's not bad at all. As I've run tones of explorer missions in simulators back at home before my days in space, I quickly picked-up the practical aspects and got right too it. I first found a quiet 0.7 system to test in and without issue, locked in on a cosmic signature combat site and cleared it of enemy ships. But then I headed into LowSec to do the same and all I found were wormholes in the three systems I explored. I know that's just the luck of the draw but I was a bit disappointed. I'll probably do the same today and hope for better results. Don't think I'm changing career paths, this is just a little vacation... I received some great advice from other captains as to the direction that I should be going in regards to the T1 Frigate with T2 mods, a Navy Frigate or moving up to a destroyer. I've decided that the most cost effective way to both increase DPS and increase FW earnings is to remain in Frigates but push towards T2 mods. That way I'll be able to capture BOTH novice and small complexes as opposed to just smalls if I went -up to a destroyer. Lots of great people around here. [NC] You shoulda' took a peek in the WH's. They have neat stuff inside of them. If you're quick about running away and remember to bookmark, you could even get some good loot out of it... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 47	Posted - 2016.06.23 17:14:15 - [142] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: ...and remember to bookmark... Wish I had read that a bit soon. Just spent a good 45 minutes re-scanning for the WH I initially went though. Never found it but luckily I did find one that got me close enough...the other options were either more WS/NS so, I took the one that got me close. That was a good lesson...
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 47	Posted - 2016.06.24 13:54:53 - [143] - Quote Stardate: 24.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Enter the worms! So as a little change of pace, I headed back to LowSec in search of a wormhole to NullSec or Wormhole Space. As luck would have it, after hacking a data site I found a WH to NullSec and went in. Once there I hacked 3 of 5 data sites and then took a look around. Pretty fun to be that far down in the rabbit hole. I wasn't impressed with the data hacking and scanning down anomalies isn't something I'd want to do as a second job but I think I might be interested either gas mining in WH space (at a later date as the skill books are pretty expensive) and/or ore mining in NullSec. I bought and fitted a Venture for the ladder but didn't get a chance to give it a try yesterday. I really like the "cat n'mouse aspect of both FW and Low/Null Sec so that coupled with mining high yield or valuable ores/gases might be interesting...especially if eventually as a tertiary roll I start manufacturing. Lots to daydream about. So today, back to the worms! [NC]
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1953	Posted - 2016.06.24 17:43:09 - [144] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 24.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Enter the worms! So as a little change of pace, I headed back to LowSec in search of a wormhole to NullSec or Wormhole Space. As luck would have it, after hacking a data site I found a WH to NullSec and went in. Once there I hacked 3 of 5 data sites and then took a look around. Pretty fun to be that far down in the rabbit hole. I wasn't impressed with the data hacking and scanning down anomalies isn't something I'd want to do as a second job but I think I might be interested either gas mining in WH space (at a later date as the skill books are pretty expensive) and/or ore mining in NullSec. I bought and fitted a Venture for the ladder but didn't get a chance to give it a try yesterday. I really like the "cat n'mouse aspect of both FW and Low/Null Sec so that coupled with mining high yield or valuable ores/gases might be interesting...especially if eventually as a tertiary roll I start manufacturing. Lots to daydream about. So today, back to the worms! [NC] Please refrain from daydreaming while the ship is undocked. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Loki Yamaguchi Level 42 Industries 9	Posted - 2016.06.26 00:55:46 - [145] - Quote Stardate: 25.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Bad Girl So yes. In wormholes, you can die really, really fast if you stop paying attention for just one second. I thought I was doing good at pounding away at the D-Scan when all of a sudden a Tactical Destroyer (Heretic) just appeared (Covert Ops or just bad d-scan?) and bubbled me before I could put my coffee down. Actually I did try and cloak but then promptly uncloaked as I wanted to warp away (idiot). Then I realized that I should have been orbiting the roid I was mining as in LowSec (idiot) to some momentum in reserve. Then I realized that even though I knew I was in a warp bubble, I still hit "warp-to" (idiot). Only then did I fire my main engine and light my afterburner...I think I survived three salvos before exploding and I think a third ship joined in but I'm not sure really. So lesson learnt. I rebuild a venture for WH-space that's a dirt cheap shield tank 5mn microwarp escape artist. Haven't tried it yet so this enthusiasm may change. On the other hand, I've had a lot of luck mining in LowSec...no problems there. Speaking of mining...I've developed a bit of a bad habit of relieving some local jet can miners of their ore. I scanned a system and found over 8 cans basically labeled "come take my ore" so I bought a industrial hauler and did just that. I have 70K m3 of Plagioclase just gathered in the last 24 hours. I have a little twinge of guilt but that goes away pretty quickly. Oh well, I know it's a slippery slope but......weeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... [NC]
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 51	Posted - 2016.06.26 01:16:48 - [146] - Quote Stardate: 25.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Bad Girl So yes. In wormholes, you can die really, really fast if you stop paying attention for just one second. I thought I was doing good at pounding away at the D-Scan when all of a sudden a Tactical Destroyer (Heretic) just appeared (Covert Ops or just bad d-scan?) and bubbled me before I could put my coffee down. Actually I did try and cloak but then promptly uncloaked as I wanted to warp away (idiot). Then I realized that I should have been orbiting the roid I was mining as in LowSec (idiot) to some momentum in reserve. Then I realized that even though I knew I was in a warp bubble, I still hit "warp-to" (idiot). Only then did I fire my main engine and light my afterburner...I think I survived three salvos before exploding and I think a third ship joined in but I'm not sure really. So lesson learnt. I rebuild a venture for WH-space that's a dirt cheap shield tank 5mn microwarp escape artist. Haven't tried it yet so this enthusiasm may change. On the other hand, I've had a lot of luck mining in LowSec...no problems there. Speaking of mining...I've developed a bit of a bad habit of relieving some local jet can miners of their ore. I scanned a system and found over 8 cans basically labeled "come take my ore" so I bought a industrial hauler and did just that. I have 90K m3 of Plagioclase just gathered in the last 24 hours. I have a little twinge of guilt but that goes away pretty quickly. Oh well, I know it's a slippery slope but......weeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... [NC]
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1267	Posted - 2016.06.26 01:19:34 - [147] - Quote ((Don't ya just hate it when that happens?))
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1960	Posted - 2016.06.26 02:59:29 - [148] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 25.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Bad Girl So yes. In wormholes, you can die really, really fast if you stop paying attention for just one second. I thought I was doing good at pounding away at the D-Scan when all of a sudden a Tactical Destroyer (Heretic) just appeared (Covert Ops or just bad d-scan?) and bubbled me before I could put my coffee down. Actually I did try and cloak but then promptly uncloaked as I wanted to warp away (idiot). Then I realized that I should have been orbiting the roid I was mining as in LowSec (idiot) to some momentum in reserve. Then I realized that even though I knew I was in a warp bubble, I still hit "warp-to" (idiot). Only then did I fire my main engine and light my afterburner...I think I survived three salvos before exploding and I think a third ship joined in but I'm not sure really. So lesson learnt. I rebuild a venture for WH-space that's a dirt cheap shield tank 5mn microwarp escape artist. Haven't tried it yet so this enthusiasm may change. On the other hand, I've had a lot of luck mining in LowSec...no problems there. Speaking of mining...I've developed a bit of a bad habit of relieving some local jet can miners of their ore. I scanned a system and found over 8 cans basically labeled "come take my ore" so I bought a industrial hauler and did just that. I have 90K m3 of Plagioclase just gathered in the last 24 hours. I have a little twinge of guilt but that goes away pretty quickly. Oh well, I know it's a slippery slope but......weeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... [NC] Prospect. If you want to ninja mine in WH space you want a prospect. Also, don't orbit the rocks you are mining.get to your optimal on the other side of them relitive to the belts warp in point and align out to a safe, planet, moon, or station. A safe spot is best. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 51	Posted - 2016.06.26 03:50:53 - [149] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Prospect. If you want to ninja mine in WH space you want a prospect. Also, don't orbit the rocks you are mining.get to your optimal on the other side of them relitive to the belts warp in point and align out to a safe, planet, moon, or station. A safe spot is best. Well considering a Prospect takes 3, Level 5 skills, unlikely for a while. Not to mention that unfitted it's 60 times more expensive (Jita prices) and that's before fitting. What exactly makes that the must have ship for ninja-mining WHs? As far as I can tell, both suffer from being most vulnerable while mining. Both can get bubbled. Both need to burn-out of the bubble. The only advantage for the Prospect is that it doesn't need to uncloak before warping-out. But if a Venture survived the bubble then just stay cloaked and motor-boat away...and pray. In LowSec that must be a great ship but I don't see the cost vs benefits (of survivability). I'm not sure I agree with the orbiting advice. I agree that normally aligning is the number one thing to do after finding a nice spot but in WH/Null(?) where bubbles are a huge fear, isn't getting out of the bubble the most important thing? I'd rather already be moving at (apx) 1800m/s when a Interdiction Destroyer shows-up and tosses a bubble at me rather than trying to accelerate from 0 out of the bubble. Plus as soon as I'm clear, shut-off the MWD and poof, well above 75% and ready to jump. ...all theoretical of course. Fill in the blanks please
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 51	Posted - 2016.06.26 03:52:16 - [150] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: ((Don't ya just hate it when that happens?)) I'm expecting another lecture from Kolodi Ramal....now where did I put those earplugs...

Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1267	Posted - 2016.06.26 04:36:16 - [151] - Quote Prospect is the covert cloak one right? It moves faster cloaked and doesn't need to uncloak to warp. Thus the mwd/cloak trick works alot better for escaping (not to mention is the only cloak related method really viable for escaping a bubble) as long as you change your vector a bit once you cloak so they shoot past you trying to decloaking you.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 51	Posted - 2016.06.26 04:44:14 - [152] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: Prospect is the covert cloak one right? It moves faster cloaked and doesn't need to uncloak to warp. Thus the mwd/cloak trick works alot better for escaping (not to mention is the only cloak related method really viable for escaping a bubble) as long as you change your vector a bit once you cloak so they shoot past you trying to decloaking you. But how is that different from a MWD+Cloak Venture except of course for the uncloaking to warp part? I do get what you're saying but is that really worth the 60x price, the 3x level five skills to learn all for ninja mining? Living in Null sure as you're dealing with gates but with WHs, not so much. I'm huge on numbers and cost/benefit so...having a hard time seeing this. PLUS I'm bloody new to WHS and rather ignorant...
Kolodi Ramal Sanxing 96	Posted - 2016.06.26 05:16:56 - [153] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: I'm expecting another lecture from Kolodi Ramal....now where did I put those earplugs... A loss can and should reveal mistakes: from bad tactical habits that had any number of reasons to go unnoticed, to human error in the moment. Your responsibility then - to the people killed by those mistakes and to your next crew - is to make use of what we are: pilots who can learn from losses that would have ended our own lives too if we weren't capsuleers. There's no doubt you're very capable of that.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 51	Posted - 2016.06.26 16:35:57 - [154] - Quote Stardate: 26.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Is it stealing, ore not? Hi there, As I submitted my notes late yesterday, this update will be short. I didn't have a ton of time last evening as there were some pressing matters to attend to on the station. So I only went out to stretch my legs, kill a few pirate ships and visit a 0.4 combat site (I forget the type), which after destroying the first wave, realized that taking on 4x Battle cruisers might be a stretch in my little Tristan...not to mention I was low on ammo. I actually was a bit giddy this morning as I wanted to see if the "free-ore giveaway" was still going on so I hoped into my pod and took a look about 3 AUs out from the bests. Sure enough, there was the "fleet" doing its thing and dropping cans faster than an Andole rabbit dropps "raisins". I scanned down where the cans were and where the mining ships were. Back to the station I went for both a coffee and my uber-tanked Miasmos, the HMCS Liberator, before doing three runs and picking-up another 150K m3 of ore. I now have a ton of of I'm saving as for manufacturing my own ships....just making the blueprints better... A good start to the day. [NC]
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 51	Posted - 2016.06.27 14:59:40 - [155] - Quote Stardate: 27.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: WTH When I started taking ore from the cans in space, at first I felt exhilaration followed by a little guilt. I was pretty sure that I wasn't seen (except for Concord's suspect bulletin) and that made the crime anonymous which in turn made me feel less guilty. No accusation, no guilt. As time went on, I felt emboldened and any sense of guilt seemed to disappear with each shipment and I was doing less to hide my actions. Now, after having amassed over 692,000m3 of ore worth an estimated 134M ISP, I have nothing but contempt for the miner. My guess is that he's using some sort of automation to control multiple ships and while that seems to great idea, it also seems like a huge liability if mismanaged. So far I've identified 8 ships in their corporation but with possible only 1 or 2 really captains. Either way, if somebody is going to be that oblivious to what's going on around them then I have zero sympathy. My estimated net worth is now 451M with 27% of that in ore, and 55% of that in items on the market. I'm actually getting a bit cash poor but I should be good for a bit. Worst-case, I run a few missions for a corporation. [NC]
Arkoth 24 Phayder 197	Posted - 2016.06.27 15:11:45 - [156] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: My guess is that he's using some sort of automation to control multiple ships and while that seems to great idea, it also seems like a huge liability if mismanaged. So far I've identified 8 ships in their corporation but with possible only 1 or 2 really captains. Either way, if somebody is going to be that oblivious to what's going on around them then I have zero sympathy. Remote clone control is legal for CONCORD while each clone is registered as an independent capsule operator. To make it short - CONCORD doesn't give a drek. However, these "capsuleers" are nothing more but puppets. Help Saint James to deal with that slavery.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1968	Posted - 2016.06.27 18:28:58 - [157] - Quote Arkoth 24 wrote: Nanako Chosokabe wrote: My guess is that he's using some sort of automation to control multiple ships and while that seems to great idea, it also seems like a huge liability if mismanaged. So far I've identified 8 ships in their corporation but with possible only 1 or 2 really captains. Either way, if somebody is going to be that oblivious to what's going on around them then I have zero sympathy. Remote clone control is legal for CONCORD while each clone is registered as an independent capsule operator. To make it short - CONCORD doesn't give a drek. However, these "capsuleers" are nothing more but puppets. Help Saint James to deal with that slavery. Or, conversely, let them be and continue just fetching their ore. You really don't want to get mixed up with James and CODE. I would have to set you to KoS and that would be a shame. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Arkoth 24 Phayder 199	Posted - 2016.06.27 20:23:17 - [158] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: You really don't want to get mixed up with James and CODE. I would have to set you to KoS and that would be a shame. Is there any KoS-list without my name already?
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1970	Posted - 2016.06.27 20:48:34 - [159] - Quote Arkoth 24 wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: You really don't want to get mixed up with James and CODE. I would have to set you to KoS and that would be a shame. Is there any KoS-list without my name already? Mine. I really don't care enough about you to put you there... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 51	Posted - 2016.06.27 20:59:29 - [160] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Or, conversely, let them be and continue just fetching their ore. You really don't want to get mixed up with James and CODE. I would have to set you to KoS and that would be a shame. Oh that's what I was thinking...Why turn-off an ISK faucet when it's still producing? Seems the miner is catching on now and leaving less cans about now so I'll probably lay off for a bit in the hopes he gets lazy again....

Arkoth 24 Phayder 199	Posted - 2016.06.27 22:56:11 - [161] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Arkoth 24 wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: You really don't want to get mixed up with James and CODE. I would have to set you to KoS and that would be a shame. Is there any KoS-list without my name already? Mine. I really don't care enough about you to put you there... CVA cares about me, so i think i can move along even without your 6-member-FW-corp-KoS-list-entry.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1276	Posted - 2016.06.27 23:10:26 - [162] - Quote 6 > 1.
Arkoth 24 Phayder 199	Posted - 2016.06.28 05:08:10 - [163] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: 6 > 1. Yeah, i saw this combat doctrine in every single of your fights.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1971	Posted - 2016.06.28 14:32:24 - [164] - Quote Arkoth 24 wrote: Deitra Vess wrote: 6 > 1. Yeah, i saw this combat doctrine in every single of your fights. Not all of them. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 52	Posted - 2016.06.28 14:33:22 - [165] - Quote Stardate: 28.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Time Flies Hard to believe that four weeks have passed already! How do I feel? Fantastic but a bit unfocused at the moment as I don't feel that I'm pointing in any one direction. I captured two complex in Gallente space yesterday but other than that, I haven't participated in the war at all lately. Mining in Null/Worm space is less of a priority now that I have 950K m3 of ore sitting in my hanger waiting to be processed. My net worth is 500M ISK but that's mostly on paper and I'm still kill-less... I'm happy where I've gotten but know that this isn't exactly the right path...close but it needs work. [NC]
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1971	Posted - 2016.06.28 14:44:59 - [166] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 28.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Time Flies Hard to believe that four weeks have passed already! How do I feel? Fantastic but a bit unfocused at the moment as I don't feel that I'm pointing in any one direction. I captured two complex in Gallente space yesterday but other than that, I haven't participated in the war at all lately. Mining in Null/Worm space is less of a priority now that I have 950K m3 of ore sitting in my hanger waiting to be processed. My net worth is 500M ISK but that's mostly on paper and I'm still kill-less... I'm happy where I've gotten but know that this isn't exactly the right path...close but it needs work. [NC] Don't process the ore. Sell it as it is unless you plan on building with it. You'll get more ISK from the raw ore then you will if you process it without the proper skills. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 52	Posted - 2016.06.28 16:43:20 - [167] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Don't process the ore. Sell it as it is unless you plan on building with it. You'll get more ISK from the raw ore then you will if you process it without the proper skills. I'm in the process of researching-up blueprints to make my own ships to help myself in FWs. The long term goal is to move to LowSec but I don't want to have to make supply runs so I want to be mostly self sufficient.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1277	Posted - 2016.06.28 16:51:47 - [168] - Quote Something I've heard of people doing in the past but don't know if it's really viable for ya, buy a cruiser, fly it in to your home station, reprocess it and get the materials from it to build a bunch of hulls. I've never done it but I heard of people doing it. Just a thought.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 52	Posted - 2016.06.28 17:00:08 - [169] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: Something I've heard of people doing in the past but don't know if it's really viable for ya, buy a cruiser, fly it in to your home station, reprocess it and get the materials from it to build a bunch of hulls. I've never done it but I heard of people doing it. Just a thought. Neat idea....I'll have to run the numbers (one day).
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1277	Posted - 2016.06.28 17:24:01 - [170] - Quote That takes care of some of the minerals you can't supply via lowsec mining (I would think, not sure you can get zyndrine easily).

Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 52	Posted - 2016.06.29 17:01:32 - [171] - Quote Stardate: 28.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Flight OS Reinstall Switching from version 7 to 10 so limited flight-time today. Yesterday was (surprise) filled with grabbing more ore...passed the 1/4 billion mark ! More later today or tomorrow... [NC]
Felise Selunix Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic 3	Posted - 2016.06.29 22:25:14 - [172] - Quote Wow! This conversation has been informative and entertaining. As a new capsuleer myself, I've been taking notes . Tell me, is FW really worth all the hassle? Seems like it's been pretty rewarding for you. I think this has the makings of a good holofilm. Strong character, family pride, moral quandaries, overwhelming odds, and lots of kills. All big sellers planetside I hear. Never let a market go wanting and whatnot.
Karina Ivanovich Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 161	Posted - 2016.06.29 22:54:34 - [173] - Quote "Faction Warfare" as many call it is a distraction given to capsuleers by the Great Empires. If we are busy fighting in Low-Sec space, than the Empire's territories never actually get touched. Think of FW not as a great cause, but as a way to prove loyalty to your faction, if you have one. But, you will never actually gain anything. The only place you can stake a claim yourself is Null-Sec. I will say however, that FW is a quite good training ground for those newly initiated into the capsuleer program. Some call me insane. If the universe is sane, then I embrace that label.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1277	Posted - 2016.06.29 23:18:13 - [174] - Quote Cheap Firetails and R.F. rounds.... Aside from that, what Karina said. It's merely war games for when "that day" comes. Whether it's "that day" with an empire or a coalition is rather irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.06.30 00:58:00 - [175] - Quote Felise Selunix wrote: Wow! This conversation has been informative and entertaining. As a new capsuleer myself, I've been taking notes . Tell me, is FW really worth all the hassle? Seems like it's been pretty rewarding for you. I think FW is great as it does so many things. Brakes the stigma/fear of LowSec Teaches you the basics (quickly) of what to do and not to do if you want to survive down there. You can earn not bad LP doing defensive complexes You can earn amazing LP doing offensive complexes Makes you look around at other regions, plan paths and use resources You really start to think about ships and skills. How they work together and how to get better faster. FW showed me very quickly that life in LS is actually really not that bad and way more lucrative/interesting than in HS. You need to fly smarter but the reward is rather nice when you pull something off. As somebody mentioned here early on, LowSec is all about the fight or flight instinct. That is very true but really, it's not that bad at all. I hope to move there one day actually as it's nice and quiet down there If you have any specific questions, the folks here have been great with tips and advice and if that fails, I'll try a stab at it.
Felise Selunix Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic 3	Posted - 2016.06.30 02:32:26 - [176] - Quote Karina Ivanovich wrote: "Faction Warfare" as many call it is a distraction given to capsuleers by the Great Empires. If we are busy fighting in Low-Sec space, than the Empire's territories never actually get touched. Think of FW not as a great cause, but as a way to prove loyalty to your faction, if you have one. But, you will never actually gain anything. The only place you can stake a claim yourself is Null-Sec. I will say however, that FW is a quite good training ground for those newly initiated into the capsuleer program. Hmm...so basically a way to keep capsuleers on the hook without any of it amounting to much. That's what I call a bureaucracy! But, as everyone's been saying, you get stuff so that's a plus. And I will have to get down to LS eventually, so I might as well be prepared. Who knows? Maybe I'll eventually find a quiet corner to call my own down there, too. I wonder what the social scene's like down there? Parties? Gatherings? Get togethers? One can't live by the capsule alone, y'know.
Elmund Egivand Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 1231	Posted - 2016.06.30 04:05:47 - [177] - Quote Felise Selunix wrote: Karina Ivanovich wrote: "Faction Warfare" as many call it is a distraction given to capsuleers by the Great Empires. If we are busy fighting in Low-Sec space, than the Empire's territories never actually get touched. Think of FW not as a great cause, but as a way to prove loyalty to your faction, if you have one. But, you will never actually gain anything. The only place you can stake a claim yourself is Null-Sec. I will say however, that FW is a quite good training ground for those newly initiated into the capsuleer program. Hmm...so basically a way to keep capsuleers on the hook without any of it amounting to much. That's what I call a bureaucracy! But, as everyone's been saying, you get stuff so that's a plus. And I will have to get down to LS eventually, so I might as well be prepared. Who knows? Maybe I'll eventually find a quiet corner to call my own down there, too. I wonder what the social scene's like down there? Parties? Gatherings? Get togethers? One can't live by the capsule alone, y'know. Gather with mates who flew with you some time ago and get drunk. That's the extent of a social gathering you will get in Lowsec, usually. A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1277	Posted - 2016.06.30 04:26:43 - [178] - Quote Elmund Egivand wrote: Felise Selunix wrote: Karina Ivanovich wrote: "Faction Warfare" as many call it is a distraction given to capsuleers by the Great Empires. If we are busy fighting in Low-Sec space, than the Empire's territories never actually get touched. Think of FW not as a great cause, but as a way to prove loyalty to your faction, if you have one. But, you will never actually gain anything. The only place you can stake a claim yourself is Null-Sec. I will say however, that FW is a quite good training ground for those newly initiated into the capsuleer program. Hmm...so basically a way to keep capsuleers on the hook without any of it amounting to much. That's what I call a bureaucracy! But, as everyone's been saying, you get stuff so that's a plus. And I will have to get down to LS eventually, so I might as well be prepared. Who knows? Maybe I'll eventually find a quiet corner to call my own down there, too. I wonder what the social scene's like down there? Parties? Gatherings? Get togethers? One can't live by the capsule alone, y'know. Gather with mates who flew with you some time ago and get drunk. That's the extent of a social gathering you will get in Lowsec, usually. Seconded, majority of people in my corp came from Scope Works, and I also occasionally fly with a Hash guy or two and do the same....
Felise Selunix Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic 5	Posted - 2016.06.30 20:32:21 - [179] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: Elmund Egivand wrote: Felise Selunix wrote: Karina Ivanovich wrote: "Faction Warfare" as many call it is a distraction given to capsuleers by the Great Empires. If we are busy fighting in Low-Sec space, than the Empire's territories never actually get touched. Think of FW not as a great cause, but as a way to prove loyalty to your faction, if you have one. But, you will never actually gain anything. The only place you can stake a claim yourself is Null-Sec. I will say however, that FW is a quite good training ground for those newly initiated into the capsuleer program. Hmm...so basically a way to keep capsuleers on the hook without any of it amounting to much. That's what I call a bureaucracy! But, as everyone's been saying, you get stuff so that's a plus. And I will have to get down to LS eventually, so I might as well be prepared. Who knows? Maybe I'll eventually find a quiet corner to call my own down there, too. I wonder what the social scene's like down there? Parties? Gatherings? Get togethers? One can't live by the capsule alone, y'know. Gather with mates who flew with you some time ago and get drunk. That's the extent of a social gathering you will get in Lowsec, usually. Seconded, majority of people in my corp came from Scope Works, and I also occasionally fly with a Hash guy or two and do the same.... Sounds like a friendly shindig! Well, as long as I don't get blown up first...
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.06.30 20:59:49 - [180] - Quote Stardate: 30.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Flight OS Reinstall Still dealing with the OS7 to OS10 switch so no report today other than to say that in Veld and Plag, the two ores my miner friend seems to like, I'm now pushing well past 400M in ISK value...and the sad thing is now I don't even try to hide my actions and don't care if there are 3 hulks in a field...if there are cans about, I take them. Oh well.... [NC]

Moonacre Parmala Non-Hostile Target 54	Posted - 2016.07.01 05:15:36 - [181] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 30.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Flight OS Reinstall Still dealing with the OS7 to OS10 switch so no report today other than to say that in Veld and Plag, the two ores my miner friend seems to like, I'm now pushing well past 400M in ISK value...and the sad thing is now I don't even try to hide my actions and don't care if there are 3 hulks in a field...if there are cans about, I take them. Oh well.... [NC] And so the spiralling decent into mild piracy has begun in earnest.... Give it a few more weeks and I'd not be surprised to see C.O.D.E. appearing in your bio.......... On a plus note, stealing from miners who don't care to protect their ores and who become lax and lazy then I'd be grateful if all they lost was a few cans occasionally..... Beware though, the hulks may not damage you with their mining lasers, their drones can really chew you up and all it takes is for one of them to put a long point on you.............. Law Number III: There are no lazy veteran lion hunters. Law Number VI: A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better. Law Number XXXVIII: The early bird gets the worm. The early worm....gets eaten. If in doubt , SHOOT !
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.07.01 14:24:01 - [182] - Quote Stardate: 1.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Wow So IGÇÖm finally mostly back to normal now after the system upgrade and I could catch-up the booksGÇªTo my shock, IGÇÖm showing a book value of 796M for my net worth! I know that the lifting of ore has been pretty much non-stop but wowGÇªreally? Fun fact: if I refined my ore now, IGÇÖd have enough Mexa to make over 1600 Tristan FrigatesGÇª! Other than that IGÇÖve spent my time just locally and in the adjacent systems running data/relic sites, a bit of LowSec mining and general mischief. I attacked a Mobile Depot almost two days ago with an Algos that I just threw together for the occasion and tonight it will become vulnerable. I hope there is a bit of a pay day there. [NC]
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.07.01 14:32:11 - [183] - Quote Moonacre Parmala wrote: And so the spiralling decent into mild piracy has begun in earnest.... Give it a few more weeks and I'd not be surprised to see C.O.D.E. appearing in your bio.......... On a plus note, stealing from miners who don't care to protect their ores and who become lax and lazy then I'd be grateful if all they lost was a few cans occasionally..... Beware though, the hulks may not damage you with their mining lasers, their drones can really chew you up and all it takes is for one of them to put a long point on you.............. Thanks for the tips. I'm not sure what CODE is but rest assured that I'm not going to become a full fledged pirate or something. To liberate the ore from the miner(s), I'm using a tanked Miasmos with close to 11k EHP and yet is only worth less than 3M. Even if I lose it, she paid for herself with the first trip as she can hold about 8M worth or ore. Plus I'm guessing the miners wouldn't attack with drones as then their barges would be open to counter attack. They know I live in this system so the are probably guessing that I also might have something a bit more intimidating in the hanger. I do watch for mercs or other combat ships but it's such a sleepy little system, I've literally never even felt threatened by anyone, yet.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1973	Posted - 2016.07.01 14:44:15 - [184] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Moonacre Parmala wrote: And so the spiralling decent into mild piracy has begun in earnest.... Give it a few more weeks and I'd not be surprised to see C.O.D.E. appearing in your bio.......... On a plus note, stealing from miners who don't care to protect their ores and who become lax and lazy then I'd be grateful if all they lost was a few cans occasionally..... Beware though, the hulks may not damage you with their mining lasers, their drones can really chew you up and all it takes is for one of them to put a long point on you.............. Thanks for the tips. I'm not sure what CODE is but rest assured that I'm not going to become a full fledged pirate or something. To liberate the ore from the miner(s), I'm using a tanked Miasmos with close to 11k EHP and yet is only worth less than 3M. Even if I lose it, she paid for herself with the first trip as she can hold about 8M worth or ore. Plus I'm guessing the miners wouldn't attack with drones as then their barges would be open to counter attack. They know I live in this system so the are probably guessing that I also might have something a bit more intimidating in the hanger. I do watch for mercs or other combat ships but it's such a sleepy little system, I've literally never even felt threatened by anyone, yet. If it's a Highsec system, they most likely won't attack. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Felise Selunix Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic 5	Posted - 2016.07.01 18:48:49 - [185] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 30.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Flight OS Reinstall Still dealing with the OS7 to OS10 switch so no report today other than to say that in Veld and Plag, the two ores my miner friend seems to like, I'm now pushing well past 400M in ISK value...and the sad thing is now I don't even try to hide my actions and don't care if there are 3 hulks in a field...if there are cans about, I take them. Oh well.... [NC] Wow. It's amazing that they'd just let that much isk walk out of the door without even changing up their storage strategy. Could those cans just be a small part of a wider network? The only way that I could imagine someone would be okay with a loss like that is if they were gaining a ton more ISK elsewhere...
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1973	Posted - 2016.07.01 19:51:32 - [186] - Quote Felise Selunix wrote: Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 30.6.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Flight OS Reinstall Still dealing with the OS7 to OS10 switch so no report today other than to say that in Veld and Plag, the two ores my miner friend seems to like, I'm now pushing well past 400M in ISK value...and the sad thing is now I don't even try to hide my actions and don't care if there are 3 hulks in a field...if there are cans about, I take them. Oh well.... [NC] Wow. It's amazing that they'd just let that much isk walk out of the door without even changing up their storage strategy. Could those cans just be a small part of a wider network? The only way that I could imagine someone would be okay with a loss like that is if they were gaining a ton more ISK elsewhere... Or they are ore fairies and you have gained their favor.... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.07.01 22:00:35 - [187] - Quote Felise Selunix wrote: Wow. It's amazing that they'd just let that much isk walk out of the door without even changing up their storage strategy. Could those cans just be a small part of a wider network? The only way that I could imagine someone would be okay with a loss like that is if they were gaining a ton more ISK elsewhere... From what I've seen, it's 5-8 Hulks and Procur'ers plus something I forget the name of picking up cans now and then. I'm guessing that it's more cost effective to let me take my 20-40M a day rather than have one pilot standing by in a warship not making any ISK. It actually makes sense even though it's kinda stunning. (I just flicked my system monitor on and that crew is not around...that's a first in over a week so maybe something changed?)
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1974	Posted - 2016.07.02 05:03:21 - [188] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Felise Selunix wrote: Wow. It's amazing that they'd just let that much isk walk out of the door without even changing up their storage strategy. Could those cans just be a small part of a wider network? The only way that I could imagine someone would be okay with a loss like that is if they were gaining a ton more ISK elsewhere... From what I've seen, it's 5-8 Hulks and Procur'ers plus something I forget the name of picking up cans now and then. I'm guessing that it's more cost effective to let me take my 20-40M a day rather than have one pilot standing by in a warship not making any ISK. It actually makes sense even though it's kinda stunning. (I just flicked my system monitor on and that crew is not around...that's a first in over a week so maybe something changed?) An Orca? An Orca would make sense in that fleet.... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.07.02 15:33:47 - [189] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: An Orca? An Orca would make sense in that fleet.... No not one of those...It's one that you don't see often in HighSec....
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.07.02 16:09:43 - [190] - Quote Stardate: 2.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Thinking of a move IGÇÖm thinking about moving to LowSec to save on travel time and boost income generated. Faction War is on hold right now as I get my refining skills up and during that time, IGÇÖve kept my eye open for a LS system that is quiet, has a factory and clone tanks. Plus it needs to have access to many other LS systems nearby for. I think I found one. The only down side is that itGÇÖs about 8 jumps to a major hub which isnGÇÖt really that bad considering that I hope to manufacture most of what I need. Nothing really interesting to report from yesterday: I destroyed that mobile depot but there was nothing in it. Made about 10M from exploring data/relic sites and the usual ore pilfering. Bit of a sleeper really. [NC]

Neph Crimson Serpent Syndicate Heiian Conglomerate 348	Posted - 2016.07.02 16:57:36 - [191] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: An Orca? An Orca would make sense in that fleet.... No not one of those...It's one that you don't see often in HighSec.... Ah, yes, the elusive highsec mining Avatar ~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~ GÇ£Sitasutone nabeliwatsa-shogi; Otre Jaitovalte hessami-ettogi useuus sufat. Eika, hakkit garuketsi.GÇ¥ -Yakiya Tovil-Toba-taisoka
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1974	Posted - 2016.07.03 03:36:50 - [192] - Quote Neph wrote: Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: An Orca? An Orca would make sense in that fleet.... No not one of those...It's one that you don't see often in HighSec.... Ah, yes, the elusive highsec mining Avatar I hope she isn't swiping Cribba's ore cans...... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Neph Crimson Serpent Syndicate Heiian Conglomerate 349	Posted - 2016.07.03 04:20:43 - [193] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Neph wrote: Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: An Orca? An Orca would make sense in that fleet.... No not one of those...It's one that you don't see often in HighSec.... Ah, yes, the elusive highsec mining Avatar I hope she isn't swiping Cribba's ore cans...... Better start training for that Kestrel ~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~ GÇ£Sitasutone nabeliwatsa-shogi; Otre Jaitovalte hessami-ettogi useuus sufat. Eika, hakkit garuketsi.GÇ¥ -Yakiya Tovil-Toba-taisoka
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1277	Posted - 2016.07.03 06:43:04 - [194] - Quote Cribba doesn't fly orcas..... He mines....... I think.....
Arnulf Ogunkoya Clan Ogunkoya 145	Posted - 2016.07.03 10:18:18 - [195] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: Cribba doesn't fly orcas..... He mines....... I think..... I thought Cribba was based in Imperial space? *Regards, Arnulf Ogunkoya.*
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1277	Posted - 2016.07.03 13:03:19 - [196] - Quote Ya I think your right on that.
Elmund Egivand Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 1234	Posted - 2016.07.03 15:42:48 - [197] - Quote Deitra Vess wrote: Cribba doesn't fly orcas..... He mines....... I think..... Does he still have that Veldnaught? A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Deitra Vess Non-Hostile Target 1278	Posted - 2016.07.03 15:49:13 - [198] - Quote Last I heard he does but then again last I heard anything on him was a while ago.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.07.04 13:52:42 - [199] - Quote Stardate: 4.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Back and Forth Sorry folks for not writing yesterday but I totally forgot to. Sadly not much to report other than the conversion of ore to minerals has started. I moved all my veldspar to a citadel with a good conversion rate and coupled with my skills, IGÇÖm getting about 71% so, not too bad. IGÇÖll perfect my skills at a later date but right now those extra few percentage points arenGÇÖt worth the two weeks needed to learn them. Currently moving my plag to the citadel but my god what a mistake not to have offloaded it there in the first place. Considering I have about 1.7M cubic meters of azure plag alone, thatGÇÖs approximately 34 trips just to get the ore thereGÇªgetting the minerals back also must be considered. Quite the blunder. The lead miner of the corporation IGÇÖve been liberating ore from started to chat with me yesterday. No anger as he knew exactly what the score was. They obviously would like me to stop but they also know that at the end of the day, IGÇÖm just picking up their crumbs. He wouldnGÇÖt say how much he earns a day but it sounded like it was in the 500M range. IGÇÖll tone down the raids for now but when I see a bunch of cans grouped together, well, a little friendly GÇÿhelloGÇÖ doesnGÇÖt change that much. My blueprints are on their last cycle for improvements and should be ready in about 4 days. They wonGÇÖt be perfect but pretty close. IGÇÖll finish them off at a later date once I have a stockpile of Tristan and Imicus frigates. Oh well, back to the to-and-fro I guess. [NC]
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 53	Posted - 2016.07.05 16:31:40 - [200] - Quote Stardate: 5.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Serpentis and Holes Bit of a funny day. I flew to a nearby LowSec system to scan-down some sites but didnGÇÖt find anything of use except a wormhole that lead to W-Space. As I also wanted to find some high-end ore, I entered it with the intent to scan for asteroid fields. So I pop-in, mark the exit and then de-cloak, firing my microwarp drive. Just after launching my probes, I saw a Sabre warping-in on D-scan so I promptly cloak and slow-boat in a new direction. The Sabre immediately started to run a pattern looking for me but by now IGÇÖm easily 125km out from the WH entrance and totally safe. Good thing as a second ship came to assist his buddy, a Brutix. After puttering around for 5 minutes in vain, the Brutix zipped away leaving the Sabre who appeared to have entered the WH. ItGÇÖs at that time I get a comms request from the Sabre capsuleer and we strike-up a convo. Nothing interesting other than the basics. After a while, he suggests that I join a corp down in W-space and that they are hiring. It was a pretty obvious ploy so I politely declined and continued to scan. I pull in my probes and sit for 5-10 minutes catching-up on paperwork and correspondence all the while knowing that the Sabre is most likely waiting at the WH entrance or in LS. But as I didnGÇÖt find anything of interest, not to mention that the system was too hot to really even fly in. I decide to risk the trip home knowing that my beacon is right on the WH which makes the odds pretty good. I decloak, warp to zero and sure enough just as I arrive, the Sabre also drops cloak but ItGÇÖs futile as IGÇÖm already entering the WH. Back in LowSec, I hastily MWD away and cloak as I want to see if the Sabre follows. Sure enough, there he is. I wait to see what he does but as heGÇÖs 50km away, I drop my cloak, hit warp and say a friendly GÇ£CiaoGÇ¥ to my desperate friend from WH space. CanGÇÖt believe a 9yr old pilot spent 15-20 minutes hunting a new capsuleer flying a ship worth just 3M. Oh wellGÇª.I felt good that I escaped that and I hope he felt silly. The other funny thing (IGÇÖll make this short) was an attempt to tackle a Serpentis shipyard in a Tristan. I actually was doing fine but it was taking WAY too long to kite the Cruisers. Two Tornados showed up and offered to help which I gladly accepted. We were done in about 5 minutes. Needless to say, I configured an Algos specifically for sites like that. Still a bit slow but much better than a frigate. I gave the Tornados captains a good chuckle thoughGÇª. No idea of my net worth these days but IGÇÖm guessing itGÇÖs past 1B. I did a surprise ore GÇ£gatheringGÇ¥ run this morning and netted 80M for 30m minutes of work. SillyGÇª. [NC]

Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1978	Posted - 2016.07.05 18:19:27 - [201] - Quote Anyone will hunt anything if the opportunity arises and they are bored enough. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 55	Posted - 2016.07.05 18:47:48 - [202] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Anyone will hunt anything if the opportunity arises and they are bored enough. I'm a bit slow so I will probably keep repeating that.... Still surprises me every time I see it....It's like a great white shark going after guppies....
Karina Ivanovich Pandemic Horde Inc. Pandemic Horde 165	Posted - 2016.07.05 21:14:50 - [203] - Quote Capsuleers are instinctually combative and suspicious. While you may only see a yourself as a guppie, they might see you as a forward scout or intentional bait. The best thing in New Eden is to shoot first and ask questions to the debris. There are also just a fair amount of bloodthirsty pilots out there that would be glad to shoot anything large or small. I advise caution and a healthy dose of self doubt when it comes to combat. A fight you warp off from, is a fight won, unless there is a strategic objective. Some call me insane. If the universe is sane, then I embrace that label.
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1981	Posted - 2016.07.05 22:42:51 - [204] - Quote Karina Ivanovich wrote: Capsuleers are instinctually combative and suspicious. While you may only see a yourself as a guppie, they might see you as a forward scout or intentional bait. The best thing in New Eden is to shoot first and ask questions to the debris. There are also just a fair amount of bloodthirsty pilots out there that would be glad to shoot anything large or small. I advise caution and a healthy dose of self doubt when it comes to combat. A fight you warp off from, is a fight won, unless there is a strategic objective. On the other hand, you could always pilot an ibis into some random staging system and light a cyno 100K off a station when a fleet undocks to see who panics. That's always a fun game.... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Moonacre Parmala Non-Hostile Target 58	Posted - 2016.07.06 04:45:07 - [205] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Karina Ivanovich wrote: Capsuleers are instinctually combative and suspicious. While you may only see a yourself as a guppie, they might see you as a forward scout or intentional bait. The best thing in New Eden is to shoot first and ask questions to the debris. There are also just a fair amount of bloodthirsty pilots out there that would be glad to shoot anything large or small. I advise caution and a healthy dose of self doubt when it comes to combat. A fight you warp off from, is a fight won, unless there is a strategic objective. On the other hand, you could always pilot an ibis into some random staging system and light a cyno 100K off a station when a fleet undocks to see who panics. That's always a fun game.... It's a game beaten only buy repeating the same trick 4 times to the same station and having a friendly corp warp in 3 carriers and a dreadnought when they get complacent on the 4th time. So wish i'd taken a screen shot of local when one of the pilots should really have been chatting in their corp/fleet window......... Law Number III: There are no lazy veteran lion hunters. Law Number VI: A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better. Law Number XXXVIII: The early bird gets the worm. The early worm....gets eaten. If in doubt , SHOOT !
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 55	Posted - 2016.07.06 16:01:07 - [206] - Quote Stardate: 7.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Cruisers So IGÇÖve run a few of the Serpentis sites in a a purpose build Algos and while doable, itGÇÖs still quite slow. So, I trained for cruisers and planned out my next ship: a Vexor site sweeper. After insurance it should be about 16M which is fine. I still am planning to go the T2-Frigate route for FW but this is for the interim. For the first time, I noted every can that I looted of ore yesterday: 18 runs at a total worth of 131M in ore. The lead miner chatted again with me yesterday and I suggested that he stop making it so easy by changing his naming convention and by not leaving so many out. I counted 21 cans at one pointGÇª Any howGÇªshould be an interesting day! [NC] ps. Great comment Captain Ivanovich
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1984	Posted - 2016.07.06 16:05:47 - [207] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 7.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Cruisers So IGÇÖve run a few of the Serpentis sites in a a purpose build Algos and while doable, itGÇÖs still quite slow. So, I trained for cruisers and planned out my next ship: a Vexor site sweeper. After insurance it should be about 16M which is fine. I still am planning to go the T2-Frigate route for FW but this is for the interim. For the first time, I noted every can that I looted of ore yesterday: 18 runs at a total worth of 131M in ore. The lead miner chatted again with me yesterday and I suggested that he stop making it so easy by changing his naming convention and by not leaving so many out. I counted 21 cans at one pointGÇª Any howGÇªshould be an interesting day! [NC] ps. Great comment Captain Ivanovich If you're making a mission runner out of it, make it a Vexor Navy issue. More expensive, but better overall stats and the same requirements. Just keep it away from lowsec and areas frequently visited by opposing militia forces. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 55	Posted - 2016.07.06 16:17:32 - [208] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: If you're making a mission runner out of it, make it a Vexor Navy issue. More expensive, but better overall stats and the same requirements. Just keep it away from lowsec and areas frequently visited by opposing militia forces. No not for missions...just site clearing. Cheap high DPS is really all I was looking for.
Moonacre Parmala Non-Hostile Target 59	Posted - 2016.07.07 04:41:57 - [209] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Claudia Osyn wrote: If you're making a mission runner out of it, make it a Vexor Navy issue. More expensive, but better overall stats and the same requirements. Just keep it away from lowsec and areas frequently visited by opposing militia forces. No not for missions...just site clearing. Cheap high DPS is really all I was looking for. Make it a rail fit and keep it cap stable using a permanent AB and most Serpantis can't catch you. Just keep an eye out on your drones. Recently the Serpantis seem to favour popping them, at least for me they do. And the angel's enjoy going straight for your drones..... Law Number III: There are no lazy veteran lion hunters. Law Number VI: A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better. Law Number XXXVIII: The early bird gets the worm. The early worm....gets eaten. If in doubt , SHOOT !
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 55	Posted - 2016.07.07 17:47:26 - [210] - Quote Stardate: 7.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Cruisers Part II Went to Dodixie to buy and build a Vexor and put together a ship that I thought would do the job. I hightailed it back to my system and of course, on the way there ran into a gate camp. Lost the ship before it even fired a shotGÇªWent back to Dodixe, built the same ship again and then made it home after looking ahead. Spent the day running sites and also building a dedicated salvage destroyer for all that dead ship the cruiser produces. Also invested in some MTUs to expedite site salvage. I like this routine: Run 4 sites dropping a MTU at each then returning to base to get the destroyer. On average it seems to add about 2M to the run but once I found a 21M ISK implant. That was nice. Going to try the same routine in LowSec today I think. [NC]

Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 55	Posted - 2016.07.07 17:53:01 - [211] - Quote Moonacre Parmala wrote: Make it a rail fit and keep it cap stable using a permanent AB and most Serpantis can't catch you. Just keep an eye out on your drones. Recently the Serpantis seem to favour popping them, at least for me they do. And the angel's enjoy going straight for your drones..... Bang-on. Those little Angel frigates are tough buggers and do really like to eat drones.... [Vexor, HMCS Ajax] Damage Control I Drone Damage Amplifier I Drone Damage Amplifier I Mark I Compact Reinforced Bulkheads Small Inefficient Armor Repair Unit 10MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner Limited Adaptive Invulnerability Field I Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender 250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge M 250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge M 250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge M 250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge M Medium Anti-Kinetic Screen Reinforcer I Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Medium Hybrid Collision Accelerator I I think I normally carry 10 Hob drones for anti-frigate duty and 7 Hammerheads for anti-C/BC. She's tough and fast enough to just barely keep ahead of the red wave. I just wish she did more damage with her rails.
Nanako Chosokabe Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation 56	Posted - 2016.07.08 15:57:02 - [212] - Quote Stardate: 8.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Homecoming Something has been knowing on my for the last few days and overnight, I made a decision. Fulltime capsuleer-life isnGÇÖt for me. Well, to be clear, not in the way I set out to be. I wanted combat and action but quickly fell into the trap of planning too far ahead. Mining, transport, manufacturing; all things that IGÇÖm now/was training for which, while great in the long run, defeats the whole point of why IGÇÖm here in the first place. So, IGÇÖm returning home soon and semi-retiring from my life in space. I will maintain my Miasmos and Kryos as quite frankly, the ISK is just too good to ignore. As for everything else, IGÇÖve already started the liquidation process of all my ships and assets. Now that IGÇÖve paired down my asset list, I have a better idea of my current estimated net worth. As it stands now, IGÇÖm worth 1.326B ISK. Not bad for 7 weeks of work! So IGÇÖm not sure when IGÇÖll be home but it will be soon. Looking forward to a home cooked mealGÇª [NC]
Felise Selunix Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic 7	Posted - 2016.07.11 04:54:23 - [213] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 8.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Homecoming Something has been knowing on my for the last few days and overnight, I made a decision. Fulltime capsuleer-life isnGÇÖt for me. Well, to be clear, not in the way I set out to be. I wanted combat and action but quickly fell into the trap of planning too far ahead. Mining, transport, manufacturing; all things that IGÇÖm now/was training for which, while great in the long run, defeats the whole point of why IGÇÖm here in the first place. So, IGÇÖm returning home soon and semi-retiring from my life in space. I will maintain my Miasmos and Kryos as quite frankly, the ISK is just too good to ignore. As for everything else, IGÇÖve already started the liquidation process of all my ships and assets. Now that IGÇÖve paired down my asset list, I have a better idea of my current estimated net worth. As it stands now, IGÇÖm worth 1.326B ISK. Not bad for 7 weeks of work! So IGÇÖm not sure when IGÇÖll be home but it will be soon. Looking forward to a home cooked mealGÇª [NC] I'd call that a successful career. Thanks for the write-ups! Enjoy your semi-retirement and I'll look for you on the beaches. It may not last too long, I hear that once you've been in space for awhile the lure stays pretty strong. Happy trails!
Claudia Osyn Non-Hostile Target 1993	Posted - 2016.07.12 15:30:23 - [214] - Quote Nanako Chosokabe wrote: Stardate: 8.7.2016.118 Region: Essene Entry: Homecoming Something has been knowing on my for the last few days and overnight, I made a decision. Fulltime capsuleer-life isnGÇÖt for me. Well, to be clear, not in the way I set out to be. I wanted combat and action but quickly fell into the trap of planning too far ahead. Mining, transport, manufacturing; all things that IGÇÖm now/was training for which, while great in the long run, defeats the whole point of why IGÇÖm here in the first place. So, IGÇÖm returning home soon and semi-retiring from my life in space. I will maintain my Miasmos and Kryos as quite frankly, the ISK is just too good to ignore. As for everything else, IGÇÖve already started the liquidation process of all my ships and assets. Now that IGÇÖve paired down my asset list, I have a better idea of my current estimated net worth. As it stands now, IGÇÖm worth 1.326B ISK. Not bad for 7 weeks of work! So IGÇÖm not sure when IGÇÖll be home but it will be soon. Looking forward to a home cooked mealGÇª [NC] Don't leave us..... A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Moonacre Parmala Non-Hostile Target 61	Posted - 2016.07.21 12:42:04 - [215] - Quote Claudia Osyn wrote: Don't leave us..... Hmmm, I think she already has......... (Sad Emoji) Law Number III: There are no lazy veteran lion hunters. Law Number VI: A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better. Law Number XXXVIII: The early bird gets the worm. The early worm....gets eaten. If in doubt , SHOOT !


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