06 December 2011

Custom Office Take Over

Greetings my fellow pod pilots, & blog readers!!!

Well I finally did it!  I actually took part in taking down a structure in space and went through the process of anchoring and putting a structure online it its place, all by myself.  I have taken part in POS shoots, and was part of the alliance ops that secured an outpost for Split Infinity Alliance in Tenerifis.  I just never did it by myself, nor have I ever anchored something in space other than a mobile war disruption bubble.  I did own a faction medium tower for about a year.  My grand plan was to boldly head off into wormhole space on my own to make my riches.  Unfortunately events in real life and in game diverted me from that goal.
                                                
So for whatever reason when they announced that your corp could own the custom offices, it sparked a desire to have one.  Looking at the numbers I’m not even sure that it will ever be a profitable endeavor.  I don’t even know if I care if I am able to keep control of it…  All I know is that when I it was all said and done, I was able to look back on the screen and say that it was mine!  That I was able to conqueror that bit of space in this grand sandbox we call EvE.
                                                                                        
So now the players of at least one gas planet can expect to have a tax rate well below the 17% that Interbus Custom Office normally charges.


Until next time,
Be Bold…

05 December 2011

On the road again...

Greetings my fellow pod pilots and blog readers!

After a short time, I have decided to leave Noir. Mercenary Group.  It became quite clear, fairly quickly, that I was too casual of a player to fit into the professional life style of merc work.

I still have a lot of respect for those folks.  When they get on contract and get things together they can be a really effective group of pvpers.  Just reading over their fittings sections of their forums proved they have the number crunchers to insure they get every lost point of dps, cap, m/s, tank etc. out of a ship.

So now I'm back on the road looking for another corp to join.  I moved back into the corp I formed with some real life friends way back in the day.  Unfortunately they don't log on, and it is my way of getting out of the newbie corp chat channel, as I go about my search.

Funny enough... since then I have gotten that corp supposedly set RED to at least one alliance & have been been passed on to be added to the CVA hate list as well.  It would appear that I really pissed off some carebear.  Here are some parts of the EVEMails that the CEO got after I blew up a destroyer in Provi.  A gang of them caught my Pilgrim as I was trying to exit the pocket.  So they won the isk war... destroyer for recon.  Needless to say, he was still pissed (or crying):

Agression
From: 5hadow 1Sent: 2011.11.26 17:50
To: Pasha Aramata,

Your Pilot has agress me and has killed my destroyer today. Your corp has been turn -10 to our alliance and a KOS has been filed on the CVA KOS list.

2011.11.26 17:37:00
Victim: 5hadow 1
Corp: The Shadow's Of Eve
Alliance: TSOE Consortium
Faction: Unknown
Destroyed: Thrasher
System: 2V-CS5
Security: -0.1
Damage Taken: 3785

Involved parties:

Name: Agatir Solenth (laid the final blow)
Security: 3.4
Corp: Servants of the Throne Worlds
Alliance: NONE
Faction: NONE
Ship: Pilgrim
Weapon: Warrior II
Damage Done: 1944

If this is an pilot acting on his own please go to CVA Dilpo and ask for an KOS Admin or Diplo. They will be glad to help you.

Shadow 1 - CEO
The Shadow 's Of Eve

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Re: Agression
From: Pasha AramataSent: 2011.11.26 22:37

Ok thank you for the warning. We won't be changing any standings toward your alliance. I'm sorry but we don't follow that NRDS policy. Anytime our pilots operate in 0.0 it assumed that they are KOS & and treat non-blues the same.
p.s. Next time you're out of warp disruption range you may want to warp off, before your ship goes *pop* or was that a really bad attempt at bait, so as to have an excuse to set another corp -10?

Fly safe.... Stay Profitable...

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Re: Re: Agression
From: 5hadow 1Sent: 2011.11.27 14:27

Weather you know it or not it is people like you and your pilots who cause Eve not to grow bigger. NRDS under CVA Rules Of Enguagement mean that you do not shoot - greif - kill - scam or any other acts dishonesty. Provi is a place were anyone can come without having to suck someones dick or pay to play in zero zero. You are only required to stay safe. Your pilot and corp had that oppertunity to do this. I did not bother him. I did not aggress him. I did not bait him.

Now to address your PS. This are my personal comments and not that of our Alliace or any CVA Holder. For your unprovoked aggression your dumb ass lost a 150 million dollar pilgrim for a 2.7 million destroyer. Your corp will not be able to come to provi and enjoy some peaceful ratting - mining - selling or just plain converastion and hanging our with decent people. You will be hunted like a dog as soon as you hit lowsec. That in my book is stupid. There is plenty of other space in eve for your actions. But narrow minded players like yourself can not understand this.

Have a bad day.

We will kill you soon if you come.

Fly unsafe and unprofitable
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Now I don't normally condone players that grief, steal, cheat, or scam.  I do not look to even cause Carebear Tears, but after reading those Evemails...  I have to say... I wanted to cause some more!
If you get that upset at losing a ship, what are you doing in 0.0?  As a matter of fact I never got to within disruptor range of the fool.  When I came into their pocket they had a bubble set up to catch folks exiting their pocket.  They had several fast tackle and DPS ships (at least one BC, Tengu, and interceptor)  I honestly thought with the ships they had in system that it was obvious bait.  So when the destroyer began ratting in one of the two belts in the system, I just sat and waited in the second belt.  I decided I play a game of tag.  decloak, assign some drones, and get ready to run. (I know I was asking to lose my ship, but I was bored)

As he landed, I waited for him to engage the rats. He was only 20km or so km from my ship.  As the first rounds were exchanged, I decloaked, began to target him, locked him up, and set a flight of Warrior II's off to do their thing.  I also began burning with my MWD aligning toward a tactical.  Not surprisingly enough the Tengu and another ship landed soon after my drones began applying damage.  I was soon taking damage, but stuck around long enough to watch the destroyer explode.  Having been burning away the whole time I was able to get away before a point could be applied.  Note - I did not warp disrupt the fool during the entire engagement.  To be honest, I still think this knuckle head was sent in as fail bait.

I logged off soon after, when I witnessed them mobilizing to set a camp on the other side of the exit gate. (HIC with interceptors)  They still got me later, when I logged back in.  So thumbs up, on their persistence!

The fact that the guy has the balls to tell someone that "they are the reason" people don't play EvE is a bit much.  I think the appropriate response would be... "Go back to WoW RP server!"

What this exchange has made me realize... there are certain people that deserve some grief in game.  Now I'll just have to think of the right way to do it?

Until next time,


Be bold!!!

24 November 2011

RL burn not blog fade

Greetings my fellow pod pilots and blog readers!

It has been a while since I've posted a blog.  It hasn't been from a lack of ideas...  as I am really excited about some of the changes coming with the winter expansion, and would like to see what surprises still remain.  A blog known as: Through Newb Eyes, has a good list of the goodies to come.

Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on your point view) Real Life has gotten in the way.  Work, holidays, and school seem to occupy the majority of the time.  Being a *cough cough* mature player, I would not of told you a year ago, that I'd be back in school working on my second degree.... but here I am.

I promise more is to come...  BTW - what kind of topics would/do YOU like to read about?


Oh by the way...  If you are in the United States... 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!


Until next time,


Be Bold!!!

11 November 2011

What the hell is Effective Hit Points

Greetings my fellow pod pilots and blog readers!

A lot of new (and some experienced) players ask, "What is EHP?"  The short answer...
Effective Hit Points (EHP) It is a estimation on the amount of damage your ship can take, based upon its lowest resistances.

EHP = Hitpoints / (1 - Fractional Resistance)
***note***Fractional Resistance is the resistance percentage divided by 100.


To determine your total EHP you must determine the EHP for each tank type. (Shield, Armor, & Hull)
So let us look at the basic OMEN hull, with no character skills, as an example:

SHIELD
Shield Capacity = 1,173
Shield Resists = EM 0% Thermic 50% Kinetic 40% Explosive 20%
Shield EHP = 1,173 / (1-(0/100)) = 1,173

ARMOR
Armor Capacity = 1,563
Armor Resists = EM 50% Thermic 20% Kinetic 25% Explosive 35%
Armor EHP = 1,563 / (1-(20/100)) = 1953.75

HULL
Hull Capacity = 1,563
Hull Resists = EM 0% Thermic 0% Kinetic 0% Explosive 0%
Hull EHP = 1,563 / (1-(0/100)) = 1,563

TOTAL EHP = 4,6690

EHP is why a lot of ship setups use a Damage Control unit in a low slot.  As it gives a bonus resists to all three tank types.


I'd like to thank my fellow corp mate, McCreary075 for inspiring this post & the math that goes with it.

Until next time,


Be Bold...

02 November 2011

Amarr for the WTF!?!?

Greetings my fellow pod pilots and blog readers!

CCP has released images of the new Amarr BC



All I can say... WTF!?!?
The Amarr armor tank & are servants of God.

Their ships should look strong & inspire awe. NOT look incomplete or look anorexic!

Until next time...

Be bold!!!