About
Welcome to EVE Journey!
Gallente Megathron in fleet
In 2007, I discovered a space MMORPG called EVE Online. I’m a huge fan of the space gaming genre (Wing Commander, X-Wing, Freelancer) and was curious about this new game that was getting good reviews. My initial foray into it proved disappointing since I thought there was little beyond a “normal” RPG game of skilling up a character and going on the daily grind to gain items. My first character didn’t last long and I left the account to dust when real life got into the way.
However, in mid-2008, I decided to give EVE Online another try after spending some time in the X-Universe games. The solidarity of the series although fun (huge empires could be created and fought over) quickly got lonesome. EVE seemed like a great way to rediscover space gaming again with a social element to it! This time, I created “Jar Calhoun” and soon after “Mica Breeze” to explore this new world. Since then, I have come to enjoy the diversity of the game with activities ranging from complex like Industry/Trade to massive fleet fights to gain sovereignty over systems.
Jar Calhoun is a Gallente citizen who prefers the soothing mining lasers rather than the harsh combat environment. Checking industrial activities and running invention and manufacturing jobs helps keep the engines of markets alive. Living in Verge Vendor, his daily peace was interrupted by ruthless pirates who practiced “can-flipping”. When TransGalactic Industries (TGIND) offered a position in their corporation, he joined them and has not looked back as they moved from the safe confines of Empire into 0.0.
Staying with Sylph Alliance in Providence proved to be a valuable lesson in 0.0 and learning the intricacies of moon mining. Industry was good and the numerous fleet fights meant Jar was kept busy with the war efforts and capital ship building program. Unfortunately, times proved to be difficult within the alliance and soon TGIND joined Nova Invictus. Though it was an interesting prospect, the difficulties of moving to a new home in Cloud Ring proved too much for the new alliance and soon people started to drift apart and move on to explore their own interests in New Eden.
Mica Breeze is an ex-Gallente soldier tired of Empire life and has chosen to offer his combat expertise to TGIND to combat the pirates that roam their home systems in Catch. When not involved in fleets, he offers his time to protect miners from Sansha pirates or sometimes chooses to hunt rats down in asterioid belts or exploration sites. With the discovery of wormholes into unknown space, he is excited at the prospect of doing combat with the new and dangerous Sleepers.
The time in Sylph Alliance (Providence) was an interesting time for a combat pilot. Ushra’Khan frequently AFK’d cloaked making it difficult to get to them. Roaming Catch with AAA presence was interesting experience. There were various attempts to break out of Providence but those were few and far between. Shortly after TGIND left to form Nova Invictus, Mica made a scouting journey to Cloud Ring. Spending 2 weeks mapping out the system, it was unfortunate that the alliance didn’t manage to get sufficient numbers to stay in the region.
Mica also made a short lived attempt to live in Fountain with SoT but with Jar’s request to help him out in Empire, he soon made his way back to Empire space to help out with the newly formed corporation.
