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cal nereus Perkone	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:28:00 - [1] No, I'm pretty sure the famous phrase doesn't go like that... let's see, it goes something like this: when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Or a Lemon Margarita... or Lemon Drop... okay, time for something relevant. Well, as in all games and in real life too, life doesn't always give you what you expect. Eve Online is full of surprises and obstacles. For example, your freighter is autopiloting in high-sec, and you've never had any problems with doing this before, and you don't expect any in the future. However, suddenly you no longer have a freighter autopiloting in high-sec. It 'sploded. Congratulations, you lost over a billion isk (actual amount varies depending on your cargo). Now, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to learn a lesson and apply it to your game-play in the future? Or are you going to come to the conclusion that it's a bad game mechanic and you'd rather stop playing entirely? Your choice, and either one is appropriate: the first is preferable, but if you must conclude the second, by all means stop playing. I recently experienced my own not-so-expensive surprise. I've heard of PvPers probing out mission-runners to shoot 'em, and I expect it to happen in fact. I like to take various measures to secure myself against them if I can, and I don't complain about it. Heck, if the situation was reversed, I'd probe out and PvP an enemy in a mission too. What I didn't expect was someone probing out my mission in order to salvage my wrecks. I lost a lot of potential isk. I thought about what happened and what I could do about it. I can't shoot the probing-salvagers, but I can deprive them of what they want: my wrecks. Now I just let my drones be responsible for all the DPS in missions, so I can fit tractors and salvagers in my hislots. Instead of relying on my salvager-destroyer to clean up wrecks after I'm done with the mission, I just have my battleship salvage as I go. Not quite as fast or efficient perhaps, but it secures my isk. Life hit me with a bitter, disgusting lemon, but instead of complaining about the lemon, I took it in hand, squeezed its juices out, and made a lesson out of it. Now I've got a Lemon Drop to drink. What do you have? --- Join BH-DL Skills
Celeritas 5k Caldari Initrode The Core Collective	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:32:00 - [2] I've always heard it as: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, find the guy whose life gave him vodka, and have a party! BTW, another solution is to mission in lowsec with friends around. Haven't had anyone try to salvage my wrecks... Wouldn't mind if they did - Always be Happy, Never be satisfied.
Kenneth McCoy Vale Heavy Industries Molotov Coalition	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:38:00 - [3] Using your mission running buddies for bait is such an excellent tactic, ambushing the would be ambushers always give me a stupid grin,especially when they procede to ***** about it in local :D
Wrayeth Shiva Morsus Mihi	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:39:00 - [4] Edited by: Wrayeth on 10/11/2007 19:39:58 I just spent over half my bank account getting my truck fixed. Clutch master cylinder was leaking and had to be replaced, the clutch itself was on life support (and had to be replaced, otherwise the labor would've cost more down the road when they had to take it apart again), and the freeze plugs were leaking, as was my radiator cap. Oh, and because it wouldn't go into gear I had to have it towed to the service shop in the first place. There go my dreams of a new computer when the AMD Phenom chips come out. On the plus side, my truck is working. -Wrayeth n00b Extraordinaire "Look, pa! I just contributed absolutely nothing to this thread!"
Amarria Black Clan Anthraxx	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:41:00 - [5] In EVE, when life gives you lemons, track life down and shove a lemon down its f***ing throat. Then sell the rest at a profit.
Tarminic Forsaken Resistance	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:44:00 - [6] Clearly lemons need to be boosted. GET IT DONE CCP! ---------------- Tarminic - 29 Million SP in ~~pink~~ Forum Warfare
Gloria Stitz	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:44:00 - [7] If life gives you lemons, then you are a citrus farmer. no big deal ------------- 'Don't try to learn Eve all at once, otherwise your brain will explode' - Albert Einstein ------------
Kenneth McCoy Vale Heavy Industries Molotov Coalition	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:45:00 - [8] What are you insane? Lemon's acidic dps is WAY out of line with the damage types of similar sized fruits. Frickin' NERFNERFNERF
Taak Coram	Posted - 2007.11.10 19:55:00 - [9] Edited by: Taak Coram on 10/11/2007 19:55:08 Nerf Lemons! Limes have been the laughing stock since this started. Boost limes!
Tamia Clant New Dawn Corp New Eden Research	Posted - 2007.11.10 20:05:00 - [10] Originally by: Gloria Stitz If life gives you lemons, then you are a citrus farmer. no big deal Thanks for the laugh! Looking for queue-free research slots? Click here!

ilovedronesandcarriers	Posted - 2007.11.11 14:25:00 - [11] Wow you aren't sucking up to CCP and you actually give people a reason to keep using drones.
Jenny Spitfire Caldari	Posted - 2007.11.11 14:44:00 - [12] When life gives me lemons, I will find the lemon giver and shove all the sour lemons back. But that's just me. --------- Technica impendi Caldari generis. Pax Caldaria! Kali is for KArebearLIng. I 100% agree with Avon. Female EVE gamers? Mail Zajo or visit WGOE.Public in-game.
Akita T Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2007.11.11 14:47:00 - [13] When life gives you lemons... sell'em to the highest bidder _ New character creation guide \| [CNVTF] corp recruiting \| Stacknerfs explained
Paulo Damarr	Posted - 2007.11.11 15:06:00 - [14] Originally by: Kenneth McCoy What are you insane? Lemon's acidic dps is WAY out of line with the damage types of similar sized fruits. Do you know what your talking about? That's just paper DPS under special circumstances, The poor tracking of lemons fully offsets the potentially higher DPS so Grapefruits are clearly better. Originally by: MOTOK0 A bit like the second coming of jesus only with screaming and tears and whine threads.
Akita T Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2007.11.11 15:08:00 - [15] But Grapefruits have a larger sig ! So that nullifies the tracking issues ! Ok, granted, they do have bigger alpha, but less damage over time. _ New character creation guide \| [CNVTF] corp recruiting \| Stacknerfs explained
Ghost Goat	Posted - 2007.11.11 15:19:00 - [16] NO ccp dont listen to him , you cant nerf lemons ! clearly grapefruits are overpowered, nerf grapefruit !!

Jacques Archambault Forum Moderator	Posted - 2007.11.11 16:07:00 - [17] Originally by: cal nereus ... Life hit me with a bitter, disgusting lemon, but instead of complaining about the lemon, I took it in hand, squeezed its juices out, and made a lesson out of it. Now I've got a Lemon Drop to drink. What do you have? With your juice and my intergalactic lemonade stand in Jita, we'll have the perfect combination for a great business venture. -Jacques PS: don't ask where the yellow lemonade colour came from - its 100% natural though (lemonade anyone???) forum rules \| [email protected] \| Our Website!

Sheriff Jones Amarr Please Enter Password	Posted - 2007.11.11 16:14:00 - [18] When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When EVE gives you lemons, you web it, scram it, and blow it up with your friends My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit.
Alpine 69 Slacker Industries Exuro Mortis	Posted - 2007.11.11 16:17:00 - [19] Lemons you say? Sweet love for the ones that mod my sig <3 From her? You're on. -Rauth
Boomx	Posted - 2007.11.11 16:25:00 - [20] Sorry about your loss. Just curious, how do you loose a freighter in high sec? It got about 120k+ health not counting resists so even if concord is watching **** and have to put on their pants they should still have time to pop any gang/fleet/angry gf before they pop you?

Darken Two Gallente Cruororis Consors Conlegium Ivy League	Posted - 2007.11.11 16:27:00 - [21] Lemons are awesome. I say nerf the nay sayers. Originally by: Blind Fear Generally, when trying to be a puppetmaster, it is considered good form not to wrap the strings around your neck and choke yourself.
Akita T Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2007.11.11 16:28:00 - [22] Originally by: Boomx Just curious, how do you loose a freighter in high sec? 10 to 30 gank-fit BSs should easily do it... depending on security status (CONCORD response time) and skill of pilots (i.e. DPS of each ship). _ New character creation guide \| [CNVTF] corp recruiting \| Stacknerfs explained
Wild Rho Amarr GoonFleet	Posted - 2007.11.11 17:22:00 - [23] When life gives me lemons I bite them, but then I'm a bit of a masochist. Btw good attitude to have in Eve Cal.
Tortun Nahme Minmatar Heimatar Services Conglomerate	Posted - 2007.11.11 17:24:00 - [24] now I want lemons Originally by: Surfin's PlunderBunny Edited by: Surfin''s PlunderBunny on 04/11/2007 21:34:44 EDIT You know what, Tortun has this one under control...* *Basks in the chaos of this thread
Neon Genesis The Landed Gentry	Posted - 2007.11.11 17:27:00 - [25] When life gives you lemons draw amusing faces on them and have a lemon parade. _
Acoco Osiris Gallente Sublime.	Posted - 2007.11.11 17:33:00 - [26] Originally by: Sheriff Jones When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When EVE gives you lemons, you web it, scram it, and blow it up with your friends Incorrect. Web, scram, ransom for all he's got, proceed to blow it up anyways and loot/salvage. Anyways, I sense the epicness is strong in this thread.
Lavinrac Krad Caldari	Posted - 2007.11.11 18:06:00 - [27] Shut up about the lemonade! You are gonna get lemons nerfed! Do you want to squeeze a lemon and get beat juice? Dam you people always making good things like lemons FOTM! --- You can nerf my sig, but you can't take my Fritos!
The Herrick Gallente Federal Navy Academy	Posted - 2007.11.11 18:08:00 - [28] I'd have a lemon party but then I'm a bit strange anyway.
Niccolado Starwalker Shadow Templars	Posted - 2007.11.11 18:30:00 - [29] When life gives you a lemon, you try to squish as much juice as possible from it Or so is my motto Sarah McTeef: You all should really try and stay on topic. Which when I last checked, was my grocery list
RU Sirius Celestial Apocalypse	Posted - 2007.11.11 22:57:00 - [30] The lemons are a lie



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