EVE Journey

Mica storms into the bunk and starts to rail about PvE and PvP fittings. I look up his loss

2008.09.19 15:05

Victim: Mica Breeze
Corp: TransGalactic Industries
Alliance: Sylph Alliance
Faction: NONE
Destroyed: Myrmidon
System: ERVK-P
Security: 0.0
Damage Taken: 23597

When he first flew into 0.0, he had hurriedly x’d up (term we use for joining a fleet) for a FC (Fleet Commander’s) call to battle versus Against ALL Authorities. Being slightly cocky, he thought he had faced the worse in Lvl 4 Agent missions and he brought his only mission setup ship to the fight which turned out to be a huge mistake.

With nothing to his name but the ISK in his wallet and his trustworthy Myrmidon, he flew straight into a well set up camp by reds and watched as his shields crumbled under the onslaught of 3 Falcons (keeping him jammed), 2 Rapiers, 1 Curse, 1 Arazu, 1 Huggin, 1 Zealot,  1 Drake and a Crow. The well rounded recon gang kept him jammed and locked down with little that could be done. Thankfully, the friendly fleet managed to come out on top.

I quickly sent Mica a new ship (after all, I had encouraged him to join us) to help him along while he rummaged through his weapons locker to get refitted. He learnt a lesson that day to always have the right ship for the job.

During a quickly organized corporation op in BR-N97, a red pilot from one of our long time enemies pops into local. Without thinking, I warp myself to a planet (thinking it would be safe) but as luck would have it, he does the same (what are the odds?!).

Forgetting to even launch my drones at his Tech 2 Heavy Assault Cruiser – Vagabond, it tore away at my shields and armor with Tech 2 Barrage M ammo, I quickly realize that my first ship loss ever would occur. Thankfully I managed to save my pod and thus the expensive +3 attribute implants that allow me to skill faster. This would be a day I remember as a lesson in the benefits of watching intel channels like a hawk in 0.0.

2008.08.15 23:14

Victim: Jar Calhoun
Corp: TransGalactic Industries
Alliance: Sylph Alliance
Faction: NONE
Destroyed: Retriever
System: BR-N97
Security: 0.0
Damage Taken: 2324

Sansha’s Lord patrolling the belts

Shortly after the incident, I find myself in a new retriever but with little ability to solo mine due to the numerous rats that plague the belts. They were Battleship sized rats with frigates that liked to warp scram helpless miners.

Rokh taking damage and shrugging it off with ease

Luckily a friendly alliance pilots offers to help me “tank” the Sansha rats.. Apparently they are defective and will shoot at the first ship to agress them. This is a stroke of luck as it allows me to mine in the safety of the friendly battleship taking damage from the rats.

I get to enjoy local ores ranging from Hedbergite, Hemorphitee to Jaspet.. stuff that I would have trouble getting to in Empire. Of course Veldspar is present but in its more concentrated form, Dense Veldspar, with towering blocks everywhere. It was a miner’s paradise when reds stayed away!

Glazed Hedbergite – you don’t see this in empire!

Vivid Hemorphite