Stuart Price
Black Water.
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Posted - 2008.06.02 02:13:00 -
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I'm a horrible, horrible pirate who has absolutely no hesitation in killing everything I can. In this case though, some advice:
Back in '04 I lost my first Moa a few months into the game trying to stop someone being ganked. It really ****ed me off and I completely lost it in local. The person I rescued (they got away while I was being horribly killed to bits) gave me a spare Merlin since that Moa was literally the only ship I owned at that point.
For a few weeks I seriously contemplated quitting. Instead, I took the Merlin, missioned like a crazy man and build my way back up with the intention of having my revenge. Eventually I had a nice collection of ships and was doing quite well for myself, all thanks to the kindness of one person.
Eventually I lost my lust for revenge and learned to accept things I couldn't change. Getting Pearl Harboured by supposed allies in deep 0.0. Trying desperately to fight after being wardecced by MC and Burn Eden at the same time, losing my HAC's when a Deimos was over 200mill a pop. These things were annoying but they never bothered me as much as that first cruiser loss.
When you accept that there are some things you can't change at a given point, you also learn that you can always learn. Train those pvp skills, read up on aggression rules and popular techniques used by griefers and genuine pvp'ers. Surround yourself with people you like and trust, get their advice on areas where you are weak and advise them on areas where they are weak.
Some battles can't be won. Yet. Eventually though, if you persevere and put the work in, you will be the one coming out on top. Now it's other people cursing my name, other people swearing revenge against me and other people screaming abuse in local. Some will learn, adapt and come back stronger. Some may even end up flying with me and some will simply leave. That's their choice, not mine.
The question you have to ask yourself in the end is: What are you willing to put in to get what you want?
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