Not all russians are bad

Yeah, I said it. Those Ruskies that send many-a-noob running in the opposite direction aren't as mean and scary as they are made out to be.


A few days ago my corporation and I moved out of our C4 WH. Logistics was tough and my game-time is going to take a hit come January when I start my 4 month practical within the classroom. So it was decided that we would move out and take a break from pressures of WH-Space.

On our way out, we came across a C2 that connected to our C4 static as well as to empire. We wasted no time scouting the system out and start moving parts and ships back to empire. On one of my trips through I noticed a mastadon on scan that was not there prior and decided that in one of my final days in WH-Space I would disregard the rules and speak in local. As I passed through I called out in local "Hey, we're just moving shit, not looking for a fight so won't shoot you if you are also moving things". A few minutes later I get a chat request, it opens and I get hit with some russian. It's funny that I can actually recognize russian now because before I played EVE I would not have been able to do that. So I grab for the online translator and enter into my first russian conversation over the interwebs.

As horrible as some of these websites work, getting the response "we will not shoot" is pretty darn hard to get wrong, so I figured that this is indeed what the russian had intended to communicate and so we kept moving ships and parts at pace with just a few Dscan checks while we did so. There were a few things that happened, he would ask me if x-ship was mine, I would confirm or deny and I also relayed intel to him about a cloaky that entered system from empire and that I would try and kill them if they did not belong to him etc. The conversation was very agreeable on both sides and we got a lot done.

Now, some people may think that heck he may not have been able to do anything anyways, but there was a carrier and a dread at his POS and his character was several years old with an impressive killboard, so I feel it's safe to say, he was a decent guy keeping his word.

Anyways, I've been wanting to make this post for a few days now but just haven't gotten around to it, two papers and finals to get done before monday!

Also, none of my characters are in WH-Space right now... it felt really weird to realize that as I entered Empire with the last of my toons.. it felt even more weird to close my dscan window on 3 clients.. It has literally been months since I've had that closed on all clients simultaneously, which is probably why I personally suffered zero loss of ships or pods (except when we got trigger happy and I lost a dram in a suicide rush, but I was WELL AWARE of what I was doing haha) in our home system (dram loss was 3 jumps over).

Fly safe everyone, I'm back in empire, moved to Amarr space with a few friendly corporations and are trying out the empire alliance thing. This Black Mark Alliance bit is really catching my eye though, I'll run it by the guys.

Blog banter #22 where does blood runs thickest?

Welcome to the twenty-second installment of the EVE Blog Banter, the monthly EVE Online blogging extravaganza created byCrazyKinux. The EVE Blog Banter involves an enthusiastic group of gaming bloggers, a common topic within the realm of EVE Online, and a week or so to post articles pertaining to the said topic. The resulting articles can either be short or quite extensive, either funny or dead serious, but are always a great fun to read! Any questions about the EVE Blog Banter should be directed tocrazykinux@gmail.com. Check for other EVE Blog Banter articles at the bottom of this post!

This month topic is brought to us by L'Dene Bean of Nitpickin's who asks: Why, and how did you pick your corporation? Is your loyalty solid or just until a better placed organization "recruits" you. The shorter version: Who holds your Unshakable Fealty and why?


As usual I'm posting from my iPod when I should be paying more attention to what is around me.

This is my first blog banter post, and it's fitting as this is a topic that I find important for everyone I fly with. Please overlook random colors, there is no editor in the mail app.


Loyalty, it differs for everyone, mine is with my Corp, for as long as I am able to afford to play eve. I have left corps for more profitable waters in order to purchase plex via isk. That said I have always returned to my roots, nullsec corps can be rather draining on my limited time and less enjoyable, so previously my stays in null haven't lasted more than a few months. I'm not built for constant CTA's or to be on two separate comms at once constantly, that's just a bad idea really.


These days I'm stable on my plex purchases so I did return to my empire alliance (and was kicked out, a story for another day). Now I'm running my third wh op with a very capable group, managing a c4 wh and shipping parts in and out for needs and profit. Having multiple accounts and scanner alts is a huge asset... Getting side tracked.

Back to the banter, loyalty is one of the highest qualities I look for in a player, that and honesty. I'm as loyal as a dog almost, but screw me over and I'll obviously take the hint.


I'm not into Corp theft or back stabbing, though I've considered it as a profitable venture. If I do something that negatively effects a member, I try to right the wrong and if I can't then I offer my head for the chopping block.


A player who can turn their back on you on a moments notice is not one I would bring into a wh. Wh's survive on trust and loyalty. They are what I seek, and what I offer

EDIT:Sorry for the linklessness of my post, Sent from the ipod, and killed all the formatting from blogger. I'll figure this stuff out eventually.

WH-Dwellers Reunion

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One can spend too much time in their pod, and for this reason I've ensured that on any ship that I can, I modify it with the equipment necessary to allow me to leave the capsule during times of extended inactivity.

Once in a wormhole, without mining supplies or the skills necessary to fly a capital sizes ship, there really isn't a lot to do with ones spare time when the Corp is in downtime. Logic should carry you to the conclusion; I am not in my pod.

In my private quarters I take breaks from the moisture of pod-goo, watch movies and relax. It gives one time to reflect on past events. This evening, morning, how the hell do you tell in a wormhole? This moment in time my thoughts are on the reunion of the members currently docked up or similarly cloaked in-system (I don't dock up often, I like to keep my ship off the radar).

Our crew is now made up of many different pilots who have gone separate ways multiple times and many months ago. Today, I consider it a matter of pride and fortune that these pilots are again flying with me and taking the risks in unknown space.

This part of the universe is uncertain in every way except it's consistent capability for destruction. I would wake up tomorrow the chimes of damage notifications, I could wake up and be involved in making many hundreds of millions of isk with my corpmates. Nobody knows but we try to keep our eyes open for hostiles.

I'll need to write some biographies, I'll get on it soon. Gives me something to do while overseeing mining or waiting for the inevitable collapse of a wormhole.

Haun
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Someday I'll work on this AI's access to mics in my new quarters
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Oh unknown beyond... It's good to be home.

"Clear, haul ass!!", the message received I let the Iteron V fall into the wormholes gravity well only to be spit out the other side.

Several seemingly blind wormhole "jumps" later we arrive in our new home. It's good to be back. The team and I are no strangers to wormhole space, but it had been some time since we ha occupied one. Our last venture in a class 2 system ended with a war between hostile forces and the mercs who were hired to cover our evacuation.

Sure we're capsulers but we still have our pride, and I wasn't going to let some barbarian spacemen take my men without taking heavy losses themselves. The cost of hiring the mercs was more than the value of assets evacuated but given the chance I'd do it again the same way.

But that was before, I've since returned to empire, moved to nullsec, and returned again to empire. Nullsec is a busy place, even busier when PL is knocking on your hull.

The new Corp is very capable, and the space we now reside in is rife with possibilities that only a few of us truly understand. And the atmosphere is different too, I've appointed several directors and we've all flown together enough that i'd trust them with the keycard to my Jovian credit account. each of us knows the other on a very personal level, recruitment is based on the words of a mate and accountability is high.... Trying to write in character on an iPod while falling asleep? Is fail.

Anyways, yeah, i'm back in a wormhole and it feels great! Organization and capabilities have increased drastically as well as revenue :). The future is bright in our new C4 wolf-rayet. Which we found totally at random while attempting to move into a completely different wh. Just goes to show how quickly things can change in unknown space.

A sad day.

I've just deleted capsuleer from my iPod and am taking a moment of silence for the app....
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I was taking my usual break from study to check on my skills and wallet balance and it finally sunk in that capsuleer won't be the medium through which I do that anymore. You will be missed.

Stay tuned for a post relating to my re-entry into wormhole space. Just let me finish another exam and a few assignments lol. I'll make those posts in character I think, I enjoyed writing in character before.

Test blog from my iPod

So I'm just checking out my ability to post using my iPod. Please leave a comment too on any of my posts so I can see how my iPod deals with seeing and responding to them.

When I'm home I'm usually preoccupied and have more pressing things to do besides check blogs but here on campus I distract myself often :) thanks to anyone who comments!