Well crap on a cracker – ZombiNutz hit 10M SP!

Seems like with all this jetting about LowSec not getting into a fair fight, somewhere between interceptors V and Rapid Firing IV, ZombiNutz hit 10 MILLION (say like Dr. Evil) Skill points. Excellent!

Unfortunately he still has a ways to go before he can inspire fear and instant loss of bodily fluids in kittens and/or noobs. I did a royal number on this “Combat” pilot early on but feel that the last 4 months of training have been in the right direction or at least in a better direction that training him to fly an ORCA. /facepalm.

Pretty picture time!

Here is his Skill chart thanks to EVEMON showing his true Caldari Nature as a Drake jockey. The good news is the slice of gunnery pie is getting bigger, and we all love gunnery pie. Cross trained in Minmatar and a little Gallente frigate makes for a large Spaceship Command slice as well, not to mention he can fly an ORCA and Retriever **cough** LOOSER **cough**. Navigation is a busy little skill with 7/10 at IV or above for zippy little ships. Aside from that some drones and some core values for tanking (mostly shield) and fitting round out the rest. In the words of Nero from History of the world Part 1 “Nice. Nice. Not thrilling, but nice."

All right time to get back to flying about in LowSec trying to find a fair fight...Oh what a fool am I!

Cheers

EVE SOB

STILL NO dead Rifters!

So I went out hunting yesterday. There are a few 0.4 systems in Lonetrek, Dantumi and Aurohunter, which lead down into a patch of LowSec space. It’s near the carebear ranch making it an easy place for me to stage solo PvP runs.

I was bouncing around these two systems and the many belts and planets working on my dScan skills while looking for someone to fight. I was dodging a flashy red harbinger about the gates and a few belts while I set up some safes. One day I’ll try a Harb in a rifter, but the first is prolly not wise when piloted by someone with a -10.0 sec status. They might have a clue and I sure do not at this point. So I pick my fights.

I did see a flashy red rifter about the traps. Solo I am sure it would not have gone well for me, but I was going to give it a try. I found him in a belt and warped in at 30. He was sitting at 50 so I started towards him with my short point. I got to 15KM and local jumped by 4. The time I have spent in NULL with Zombie has left me pretty “sensitive” to local jumping. So instinctively I warped to a safe (other rifter locked but did not get point) and sure enough the 4 extras in local were the rest of my flashy red rifters crew. Surprised they jumped before he got his point but I am glad that I made it out.

I did get a tackle on a lone stiletto and was able to get in gun range and strip back 90% of his shields on the gate from Dantumi to Ossa. Unfortunately he was able to jump before I could get the kill. He shot back while he fled but did not point me. He peeled my shields back too but decided to run. Not knowing the rules for aggression jumping from Low to High Sec. I did not follow him through. I burned around the gate for a bit looking for gate fires or someone else to land. Local went up by one with my rifter friend from above. So I decided to head back to the ranch for the night. Man a stiletto would have made a nice first solo kill, but not this time.

So it seems I am still learning when to GTFO and so far I’ve been able to make safes while being chased and use them to avoid gangs. I am also pleased that heading to a safe is muscle memory when local flairs as engaging. Sure I’d like to be posting my first real solo killmails, but I can be happy that I am not showing up on needless lossmails.

I also took my first stiletto delivery from the ranch yesterday as well. I still need to pay the bill, fit, and truck them out to NULL. However I am excited to step up the tackle game in Null from my fleet of T2 fit rifters. I’ll not be venturing out to Null until I burn all 5 rifter though. I might take a crack at that flashy red rifter next time. I’ll die for sure, but perhaps I can take him with me…

Cheers

EVE SOB

NO dead rifters yet! :(

So I’ve been out a few times in “Dead Rifter #1” looking for someone to death dance with. Ideally I’d love to start with another t1 frigate to see what comes of it. Sadly I only seem to find small gangs to wave and warp around. Typically all bloody T2 stuff too. Frustrated by this am I. I want to fight but I am not that blood thirsty to dive into a gang of T2 ships to give them another kill.

I also mistakenly flew into an area filled with hostile War Targets. This did not do much for increasing my chances of finding a nice solo fight. I did have a corp. mate with me in a thorax but he is from Finland making vent useless. Either way the best fight I could find was a gang of 3 with an onyx, Ishtar, and dominix. Needless to say I decided not to die in a bubble with a swarm of drones on my ass.

So it seems as if at the very least I am learning when NOT to attack and die. So there is that. Next I am going to move far far away from any space I’ve been for a while and find me some back water lowsec systems to hunt in. Perhaps somewhere in Gallente space.

Also we have a good size war going in Alliance wise. So it might actually be a tale of 5 dead drakes here shortly.

Cheers

EVE SOB

Some things warrant flames - EVE Death Race 2010

I know I had said the next post will be of dead rifters and horrible deaths. I truly intended to post nothing until rifter #1 was dead and looted. However sometimes you read about something that has to be shared and is worth the flames that may come.

Rixx Javixx over at EVEOGANDA has announced EVE DEATH RACE 2010. So in actuality I am posting about dead ships, racing, and flaming deaths. The idea is simple enough in that any pilot with 5M ISK and a ship can partake in the race. The race itself is a free for all through a section of 0.0 with strong favor given to folks who win by eliminating the competition.

Here are some rules as posted by RJ:

RULES:
• Entrance fee is 5 million isk per racer
• Enrollment begins on August 1st, 2010
• Shuttles and Cloaky Ships are not allowed
• Ships that can fit a Cyno are also not allowed and using a Cyno is forbidden
• Aggression is permitted after the race starts
• Gangs, Teams and Corps are permitted (But each racer pays the entrance fee)
• Fleet up will occur in a low-sec system to be announced
• The Death Race is Sunday, August 22nd and will start at 18:00 Eve time

> Other details will be announced as race day approaches. Details regarding entrance fees and enrollment will be posted shortly.

So strap some spikes on your favorite PvP ship, find yourself an attractive co-pilot, and get ready to Death Race! More so spread the word about the bars, gate camps, asteroid belts, and command centers. Drive you corp. mates crazy with giddy excitement over the event and spam all chat channels with the following link:

http://eveoganda.blogspot.com/2010/07/eve-death-race-2010.html


Cheers

EVE SOB

Prequel to “A tale of 5 dead rifters”

All right! The time of bitching and complaining and clicking P.I. extractors in the name of EVE is done. When next I log into EVE I am jumping ZombiNutz back to Empire where I have 5 pre-fitted vanilla 150MM ACII, 200MM RTP, SAR II, DCU II, NOS, SCRAM,WEB, AB II rifters.

I’ll be in a “dead head” implant less clone with nothing to lose but hulls that are all ready paid for and the cost of new clones if I get podded.

The goal is to forget P.I. and use the 30 mins here and there to fly said rifters and shoot people in lowsec. I expect to be kilt in many horrible ways in these 5 rifters, but hope to get at least one kill. Even if it’s a badger that LOOKED like it had plex in it ;)

I’ll post each death and it's Kills as parts in “A tale of 5 dead rifters!”. A series of posts to liberate me from chronic real life and carebearisim syndrome.

If I post about anything other than this before rifter #5 is popped, please flame me for being a sissy and remind me that I need to go burn a rifter!

I hope we all get some enjoyment out of my flaming deaths.

*EDIT* In gathering my rifters and getting them renamed and ready to die. I've decided to fly a mix of armor and shield tanked rifters as part of the "A tale of 5 dead rifters!" series. If only to get some flack from the fit Nazi's for lolz.

*EDIT* Fixed the title as well...

Cheers

EVE SOB