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Darrin Tobruk
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Posted - 2004.01.20 01:43:00 -
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[ 2004.01.19 23:49:43 ] Darrin Tobruk > hello
[ 2004.01.19 23:50:02 ] jono nomac > hi i can buy the dom if u can bring it to ryddinjorn
[ 2004.01.19 23:50:59 ] Darrin Tobruk > that is not a problem. it's 6 jumps :)
[ 2004.01.19 23:51:16 ] jono nomac > cool
[ 2004.01.19 23:59:01 ] Darrin Tobruk > ok, omw
[ 2004.01.20 00:13:51 ] Darrin Tobruk > which station are you at?
[ 2004.01.20 00:14:03 ] jono nomac > theres only one
[ 2004.01.20 00:14:04 ] Darrin Tobruk > nm
[ 2004.01.20 00:14:06 ] jono nomac > brb
But of course, he never came back. I waited almost 30 minutes for him to log back on or contact me with a main, but no luck.
About 20 minutes into the wait, another guy jumps into the system asking for him, to sell him a Vexor. We talked for a bit, but finally both of us got bored and left the system.
The Dom is now on sale in Pator, and I don't think I'll be trading with alts in the future.
Some people really need to get a life 
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Darrin Tobruk
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Posted - 2004.01.20 01:49:00 -
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Dratted spelling... 
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Alexis Machine
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Posted - 2004.01.20 01:55:00 -
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Yeah man, I've had that happen. I've even had alts ask me to meet them someplace, and when I get there, to my surprise, they're campin' the gate anticipating me.
Slick huh?
Now I don't meet people. If you wanna buy it, come to my store biatches.
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if you don't wake up, i'll have to stop kissing you. all that flailing has made you sleepy. you rest while i untie you. stay here until they find you. My hand made mannequin. i won't let them get you. they'll know you're mine by the fingerprints on your throat. isn't she lovely? isn't she wonderful? like the *****s that we are, swatting flies from the wounds we design. |
Darrin Tobruk
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Posted - 2004.01.20 01:57:00 -
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Edited by: Darrin Tobruk on 20/01/2004 01:59:13
I never go to a system lower than 0.5 to trade with someone for that very reason.
I think I'll adopt your trading practise 
Edit: Spelling again. (too much Quafe today)
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Riddari
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Posted - 2004.01.20 02:05:00 -
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My alt can fly cruisers and indies, useful if corp is operating in two different places far between
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Reddari
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Posted - 2004.01.20 02:06:00 -
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Damn right I can!
Iteron 3 !
Vexor !
I am a rocking alt!
I know of some alts that are uber-refiners etc etc
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Alexis Machine
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Posted - 2004.01.20 02:07:00 -
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Lmao!!
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Dtai'kai'-dte sa-de nau'gkon dtain'aun bpi-de.
if you don't wake up, i'll have to stop kissing you. all that flailing has made you sleepy. you rest while i untie you. stay here until they find you. My hand made mannequin. i won't let them get you. they'll know you're mine by the fingerprints on your throat. isn't she lovely? isn't she wonderful? like the *****s that we are, swatting flies from the wounds we design. |
Darrin Tobruk
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Posted - 2004.01.20 02:24:00 -
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Hmmm... Mabe I'm just angry with the people who have nothing better to do with them than waste other people's time...
My appologies to you.
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KrapYl
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Posted - 2004.01.20 02:31:00 -
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sad, its too late to remove those flooding last 2 player slots...
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Lord Drax
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Posted - 2004.01.20 03:10:00 -
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i get around any idiots by only ever trading in 1.0 space and they have to come to me. this gets rid of most scammers in my experience 
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Negotiator
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Posted - 2004.01.20 03:39:00 -
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i get around any idiots by only ever trading in 1.0 space and they have to come to me. this gets rid of most scammers in my experience
thats idiotic. if everyone did that noone would ever trade unless u two happened to be in the same station by accident.
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Baldour Ngarr
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Posted - 2004.01.20 04:42:00 -
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It's the buyer's responsibility to go where the goods are, basically. Or at least, it should be. As for Darrin; if he got two of you to fly out to the depths of nowhere under false pretences, I'd say petition him for harassment. Making other players waste their time is not what CCP want to see people doing.
If he's fetched you out there to kill you, that's a different matter  but if he's done it for the sole purpose of making you fly there and back again, he should be petitioned.
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Archemedes
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Posted - 2004.01.20 06:10:00 -
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Do alts serve useful purposes? Sure.
1) Alts are great for hauling, refining, or other jobs that only require a few days of skill training. People with 2 computers (or 2 games running at once on 1) often use an alt in a Bestower or other easy-to-learn indy to haul while they mine.
2) Agent missions. Make a social-based alt, take a few days to train him up in Connections and Negotiation, and let HIM do the agent jobs while your main is off in Stain, Curse, or wherever... (also great for people who use 2 games at a time) Or just have THREE characters doing research instead of one to increase your odds...
3) Fun. There are various frigate combat leagues, goofy theme corps, and so on that are made primarily for alts.
4) Scouting. Want to know prices in a distant region? Leave an alt there so you can check. Need to know if Biomass is camping a particular system? Send in Mr. Expendable to check. Some people may consider these cheesy tactics, but the fact is that they work...
4) Want to fly a fast frigate or two out to your favorite 0.0 hunting ground and leave them at a hidden bookmark just in case you wind up in a pod? Send an alt on autopilot while you're AFK. If he dies so what? You lose a 50k frigate and a couple stock modules. If not, park the ship, eject, and destruct your pod to jump back to the station and pick up another frigate...
I'm sure there are more valid reasons too. Alts may be used by scammers, but they're used by NON-scammers more...
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SYCO
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Posted - 2004.01.20 06:11:00 -
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yea harrasment
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pooti
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Posted - 2004.01.20 06:19:00 -
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i deliver all my goods with an alt in a shuttle
afk-style
never had any trouble
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DREAMWORKS
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Posted - 2004.01.20 08:09:00 -
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I use my alt to pirate and claim i have half a biljoin in assets that i steal from people.
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Jim Raynor
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Posted - 2004.01.20 08:39:00 -
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I like alts for scouting, scouting ahead means never walking into a gank squad.
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Kunming
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Posted - 2004.01.20 09:42:00 -
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Alts are good for various tactics, but scammers should be petitioned and banned.
What I did with my alt in the past was scout every system for free offices and rent them, while my main char could do mining operations in the mean time.
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Ninja Panda
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Posted - 2004.01.20 10:17:00 -
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Alts are the greatest things since sliced stuff.
Oh no wait am I supposed to be the main ? I dont know, I forget stuff.
The way those Tyrell pilots fill their pants you'd think they were the noob alts.
Nubtastic Nubmen, to the Nubmobile
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Mustard Peacemaster
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Posted - 2004.01.20 10:21:00 -
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I was created by my master for the sole purpose of looking like viceroy of the abominable space invaders, but with an evil mustache. |
Taran'li Maren
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Posted - 2004.01.20 17:52:00 -
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This guy jono nomac did the exact same thing to me yesterday with a Tempest. But I had hired a corpmate to deliver it for me. By the time my corpmate got to my station, jono was long gone. So the Tempest didn't move.
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Caeli Maren
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Posted - 2004.01.20 18:13:00 -
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This guy, jono, did the same thing to me yesterday with a Tempest. I'd hired a corpmate to transport it for me, and by the time my corpmate got to my system to pick it up, jono was long gone. So the Tempest didn't move. Really annoying though, my corpmate stopped what he was doing, and travelled 10 jumps for nothing.
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Agent Shield
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Posted - 2004.01.20 20:15:00 -
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Yes, they 'can' be useful. I have an alt (Crew CEO) who needed no training and was able to be a CEO right from creation. He is CEO, while I can join other corps if I want. So when I went to join another corp, I created the CEO and let him be the boss and continue the retail business in Stacmon.
I have another alt, Crew Hauler, who had just a few hours worth of training and he can fly an Indy. He flys locally to pick up items and does hauling duties.
So with only VERY minimal training time, I have someone who acts as head of the corp, one who hauls for the corp locally; while I can freely use my main to move freely about Eve and join another corp if I want. Meanwhile those 2 guys continue a stream of income for me. 
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Tibor Ferenc
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Posted - 2004.01.20 20:31:00 -
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As for the buyer having to pick up goods thats BS a lot of the time I use an alt to aquire goods for my main, not due to worrying ppl wont deal with me but because Im usually on the edge of the galaxy and busy.
Much easier to have an alt in Empire space get the goods delivered to him then next time my main is passing pick up that way, or have my alt deliver to my main.
BTW its always a good bargaining tool to say "ok pal I'll give you that much if you deliver"
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Analin Vader
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Posted - 2004.01.20 20:39:00 -
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Two alts in different regions helps with market research. Hard to see how an alt helps with the RP thing though. Anyway, forget all that, alts are great when you think of an amusing character name.
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Erratic Fig
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Posted - 2004.01.20 20:54:00 -
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Alts allow people to be less accountable for their actions. They reduce the already shaky sense of realism. People are forced to use alts to stay competitive.
While alts do provide advantages, I'd prefer if nobody could use them, not even 2 paid accounts. That would help any persistent world RPG.
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Lentia Lite
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Posted - 2004.01.21 00:02:00 -
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Yes,
I am a very useful "suicide scrambler" alt. But I'm usually more "suicide" than "scrambler"
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Lentia
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Posted - 2004.01.21 00:03:00 -
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Well, at least she's cheap to replace. Sorry sis!
Lentia
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Fetty Chico
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Posted - 2004.01.21 00:04:00 -
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if there is a use Im not sure
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Ol'Man Chico
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Posted - 2004.01.21 00:04:00 -
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And I aint sure why I dont disown ya
Im old, SO LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE! |
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