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Azel Merceta Caldari Sigillum Militum Xpisti	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:19:00 - [1] Meaning, how do you motivate yourself when you have a massive loss in the game? For example, I just lost a Raven during a mission. It was insured and I should have barely enough money to buy another one and refit it, but whenever I log back on I really don't feel excited to step back in. So how do you handle it? I'm curious.
Galvatine	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:20:00 - [2] never fly what you cannot afford to lose and replace 5 times over
Winterblink Body Count Inc. The Requiem	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:20:00 - [3] Step 1: Never fly what you can't afford to lose. It all begins there. warp drive active \| nature vraie
Azel Merceta Caldari Sigillum Militum Xpisti	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:24:00 - [4] Read the post guys . It's not about being able to afford another one. It's not about preparing yourself for a plan B. It's about accepting the fact that you just had a setback and how you handle mentally working with yourself for it.
Lt Angus Caldari Lt Angus Corp	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:24:00 - [5] I buy myself a new present Shhhh, Im hunting Badgers
Galvatine	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:25:00 - [6] Originally by: Azel Merceta Read the post guys . It's not about being able to afford another one. It's not about preparing yourself for a plan B. It's about accepting the fact that you just had a setback and how you handle mentally working with yourself for it. I did read it, hence the 5x...it seems less of a setback, its about perspective for me
5pinDizzy Amarr Umpteenth Podding	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:27:00 - [7] -Stay alligned to something if you think you're going to receive some considerable hurt. -Don't aggro all the spawns at once. -Alpha frigates from distance or set the drones on them. Do that in missions and you'll never need a plan B.
Sinker1345	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:27:00 - [8] I try different things for a while be it exploration or lowsec pvp or tying to make my way to 0.0 to rat/pvp usually after a while I am ready to grind some missons again.
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:27:00 - [9] Go back to doing missions. First, I get to pwn rats and imagine that they are the guys that just pwnd me. Secondly, its good money, unstressful, and easy. And always have an alt that you can suicide against a pirate or two to let off steam. Quote: If you like playing EvE, but don't like to PvP ... Maybe it's time you recognize that you don't really like to play EvE.
Decarus Amarr Viziam	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:27:00 - [10] Originally by: Winterblink 1: Never fly what you can't afford to lose. Originally by: Azel Merceta For example, I just lost a Raven during a mission. It was insured and I should have barely enough money to buy another one and refit it, but whenever I log back on I really don't feel excited to step back in. There's a story in there somewhere, folks.
Baaldor Caldari Igneus Auctorita GoonSwarm	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:27:00 - [11] It is pretty easy. Losses are just a part of the game. So its not an issue. It is just a game. Just pick up and move on.
Danton Marcellus Nebula Rasa Holdings	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:28:00 - [12] Edited by: Danton Marcellus on 22/08/2008 17:28:29 I go over every detail I didn't execute perfectly. The drive to pull off the perfect op is what brings me back out there. Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav! Also Known As
Soporo Caldari	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:28:00 - [13] Meh, anymore I just feel like someone/something just hit my reset button.
Azel Merceta Caldari Sigillum Militum Xpisti	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:30:00 - [14] Edited by: Azel Merceta on 22/08/2008 17:33:53 Edited by: Azel Merceta on 22/08/2008 17:31:53 Originally by: Decarus Originally by: Winterblink 1: Never fly what you can't afford to lose. Originally by: Azel Merceta For example, I just lost a Raven during a mission. It was insured and I should have barely enough money to buy another one and refit it, but whenever I log back on I really don't feel excited to step back in. There's a story in there somewhere, folks. Newbie running his first set of level 4s, not paying enough attention, got warp scrambled and ship went boom. I could certainly afford to lose it though. Even if I don't have enough (130 mil right now) I can run level 3s in my Drake until I get it fitted again. It's just a bit of a setback.
Ghengis Tia Amarr	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:33:00 - [15] Got podded in low-sec in a Harby with 75m in implants. Ears were ringing, numb with shock, felt like s***, Replaced everything, then got podded again while picking up some friggin' containers in a 0.4 system. Couldn't believe my bad luck. All on Christmas Day. Swore not to be so stupid again, went about replacing everything again. Some months back,I had spent 3 months trading to get 2B in stash, so as to not get that "broke again" feeling and have to rat forever in high sec. You might want to consider a 3 month sidetrack.
Higgs Foton Scoopex Zenith Affinity	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:37:00 - [16] Originally by: Azel Merceta Newbie running his first set of level 4s, not paying enough attention, got warp scrambled and ship went boom. I could certainly afford to lose it though. Even if I don't have enough (130 mil right now) I can run level 3s in my Drake until I get it fitted again. It's just a bit of a setback. The Eve-survival guide is available ingame. I have it favorited, and when i go do lvl4 missions, i open it, and see whats in stock for me. You wil never have any problem running lvl4's as long as you stick by the guide. ___________________________________
Azel Merceta Caldari Sigillum Militum Xpisti	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:37:00 - [17] Thanks Higgs. I usually use battleclinic, but I'll check that out.
GallenteCitizen20080615 Gallente Federation War News	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:39:00 - [18] when i loose a thorax or a lachesis i just back and dock into another one i have like 4 on standby -_/-_/-_/-_/- Please return trays to their upright position. Thanks you for riding the forums
Roy Batty68 Caldari Immortal Dead	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:43:00 - [19] I drink a bunch of belgian beer then go on a poasting spree. Also, I look forward to naming the new ship since I try to come up with a new name for each one. My latest Raven is Calamari Fraction. I need to buy another gun boat because Boni for Turrents is waiting in the queue... Dumb? Probably. But who cares! It entertains me, so... Sig removed, inappropriate content. If you would like further details please mail [email protected] ~Saint
Valan The Fated	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:46:00 - [20] Running missions is a means to achieve a goal not the goal itself. Well I guess its a sub goal. Thats why player turn over is high you don't have anything to aim for. Think about why you're doing the missions in the first place and get excited about that. If you're just doing missions to get more ships and better mods to do more missions I'm not surprised you're deflated. /start sig I love old characters that post 'I've beeen playing the game four years' when I know their account has been sold on. /end sig
Ava Baby Morsus Mihi	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:46:00 - [21] I drink beer when I loose a (big) ship as well. Then I pull another off the stack and start fitting it again Originally by: Asestorian I support this message. Whatever it is.
Winterblink Body Count Inc. The Requiem	Posted - 2008.08.22 17:50:00 - [22] Originally by: Azel Merceta Read the post guys . It's not about being able to afford another one. It's not about preparing yourself for a plan B. It's about accepting the fact that you just had a setback and how you handle mentally working with yourself for it. I did read the post. I was addressing the issue in a preventative manner. As for the mental aspect, there's really not much to say. I've never felt crushed or defeated when losing something in combat to a player or to an NPC, if anything it's motivated me to look at what went wrong and see if there's some way to change my fitting/tactics. I dunno, I never find myself needing to calm myself down after losing an internet spaceship. That's just me. warp drive active \| nature vraie
Tharukan Desm'ar Gallente The Ninth Circle Accord Corporate Enterprise Syndicate	Posted - 2008.08.22 18:18:00 - [23] If you feel frustrated losing a ship that badly you must have invested a lot of isk into it. Most ships I fly I make sure i can get a new one asap. Ive never really felt bad about losing a ship. Chalk up another loss and move on. Try not to repeat the mistake.
Saint Lazarus Spiorad ag fanaiocht	Posted - 2008.08.22 18:23:00 - [24] Originally by: Ava Baby Edited by: Ava Baby on 22/08/2008 17:46:54 I drink beer when I loose a (big) ship as well. Then I pull another off the stack and start fitting it again edit: then try to find someone to kill Loose it where? -----------------
Artemis Rose Varion Galactic Accord Corporate Enterprise Syndicate	Posted - 2008.08.22 18:27:00 - [25] I just buy another one. Loss is part of the game for me anyways. __________________________________________________ Currently Playing: Trolls from Outer Space Current Equipment: VISAcard chain mail, +2 Amulet of Epic Whine. WTB Purple Nerf Bat.
Garreck Amarr Border Defense Consortium Curatores Veritatis Alliance	Posted - 2008.08.22 18:28:00 - [26] Originally by: Azel Merceta Read the post guys . It's not about being able to afford another one. It's not about preparing yourself for a plan B. It's about accepting the fact that you just had a setback and how you handle mentally working with yourself for it. If you've a proper logistical scheme, there's not much mentally to worry about...not much psychological impact at all. If you have three to five of each type of vessel you like to fly in each given area you may operate out of, you just hop in a replacement and go at it again. Later, when you have free time, you go out and buy a replacement for what was lost. Preferably two replacements. So, yeah, it starts with not flying what you can't afford to lose...and continues with always buying more than you need. If I'm pvping in a given area, I grab a ship from the closest station or outpost...if I lose it, I go back and reship...and hopefully re-engage having made the proper adjustments for whatever took me out. Between insurance and hopefully some loot from winning round two (never a given of course) I can replace what I lost. And then with the other isk I have from regular isk-generating activities I can get yet another of what I lost. The end result for me is a perpetually low wallet but a crap-ton of pvp assets.
Rhys Onasi	Posted - 2008.08.22 18:29:00 - [27] I'm currently recovering from that kind of loss. It's just a game, but I feel like I had a great big shiny ball given to me, and then a sniper took aim and popped it right as I was about to make it take its first bounce. I had lost my hawk, and a manticore. Eh. I thought, sometimes you make stupid mistakes. SO then I got my first escalation... followed it around... and got a Dread Guristas Invulnerability Field. And so I jumped for home, 2 jumps away. And got ganked on thesecond jump by pirates. Yeah. Not whining. I know I should have dropped it off first then scouted. But when you get handed something like that, and think to yourself, "oh boy, I don't have to pay for eve for 60days! pop ..." it's very depressing.
Corduroy Rab Xenocidal Uprising	Posted - 2008.08.22 18:30:00 - [28] usually i go buy a taranis and get it killed too
Jim McGregor	Posted - 2008.08.22 18:33:00 - [29] Edited by: Jim McGregor on 22/08/2008 18:34:34 I notice I lost the ship. Then I start thinking of what ship to fly next. I think its a age thing. With age, you get perspective on things. Losing pixels in a game means nothing. Or maybe its a personality thing. Ive never been annoyed for losing a game. Even when I wtfpwned everybody in Fear multiplayer and got kicked off the server for them thinking I was cheating... it just amused me. --- Originally by: Roguehalo Can you nano Titans?
Azure knight	Posted - 2008.08.22 18:34:00 - [30] Originally by: Winterblink Step 1: Never fly what you can't afford to lose. It all begins there. where is the fun in that?

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