(12-21-2015, 10:13 PM)SilverOtter Wrote:

(12-21-2015, 09:16 PM)Surge Wrote: Truly minmatar winmatar. Blap somebody with a stabber for me.

Unfortunately, #nomedal*. Amarr is holding on quite well in it's current state. Not retaking any systems, but not losing any either. Also I can't blap with a Stabber because I'm Gallente, as revealed by the fact that I fly a Vexor. Also, everyone says Ruptures are better.

*Yes this is a real thing and FW players are saying it constantly.

(12-22-2015, 06:40 AM)Surge Wrote: TIL the Mandalorians have mass produced plot armor.

(12-22-2015, 04:42 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: I need to get my blapping gear out of the mothballs. But where I fly is still considerd highsec at 0.5, my last few adventures into sec below that ended in a swift podding.

(12-22-2015, 03:31 PM)SilverOtter Wrote:

(12-22-2015, 04:42 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: I need to get my blapping gear out of the mothballs. But where I fly is still considerd highsec at 0.5, my last few adventures into sec below that ended in a swift podding.

Oh boy, constant podding?

Keep in mind people can and will survive NPC sentry fire, they will not save you from dying, as in lowsec there are only two sentries max at each gate and station.

Directional Scanner is your very best friend, even in highsec. In systems that don't get quiet enough to set up perches ahead of time, warp to planets nearby (dear god, do not warp to moons you cannot personally confirm are friendly or empty, ever), lower the D-Scan angle (30-15 degrees is good), point camera at gate, scan for ships, and, in nullsec, warp disruption bubbles. You can also use it to find out where ships are (point a cone at other stuff instead, lower the scan range).

When moving around a system or staying in one place, 360 degrees and reasonable range is your early warning system, even in highsec, where you can see ganking ships coming in warp.

You can set up a key for D-Scan so you don't have to click it every time. Use the solar system map to help with getting the hang of it.

When moving around, do not loiter, ever. Spam dock/jump/warp like you never have before. You can sometimes get in the command as soon as the server can act on it.

The more people there are in a system, the more you should consider it dangerous. 2 people? Any gate has at most one person, the other guy is docked. 45 people? All gates are camped by 6 battleships each with interceptor swarms.

Safespots are your friend, if you can set them up. They're basically anywhere you are not on grid with any warpable celestial. Mission sites are one easy way to set them up. The other way is to make a bookmark halfway through a warp, then warp to that, choose a new celestial, and make another bookmark halfway through that warp, which is now your safespot, if you didn't accidentally end up too close to stuff. If you can afford it, place a mobile depot there. Keep in mind dedicated ships can probe you down. If someone ever warps to your safespot (even friendlies), consider it compromised, make a new one.

(12-22-2015, 05:20 PM)OdinYggd Wrote: How do you get insta-undock to work? I've never succeeded in doing that, my ships always end up with a dead time of sorts between when I appear outside the station and I can actually control the ship and fly away.

(12-22-2015, 05:56 PM)Davepeta Wrote: nyeeerrrrdssss

(12-22-2015, 05:58 PM)Flarezerker Wrote:

(12-22-2015, 05:56 PM)Davepeta Wrote: nyeeerrrrdssss

Aren't we all nerds though? We're like one big nerdy family.

(12-22-2015, 06:11 PM)Umbra Wrote:

(12-22-2015, 05:58 PM)Flarezerker Wrote: Aren't we all nerds though? We're like one big nerdy.

Scratch the 'family' part and you got a deal.

(12-22-2015, 06:28 PM)SilverOtter Wrote:

(12-22-2015, 06:11 PM)Umbra Wrote: Scratch the 'family' part and you got a deal.

And how is it better now?

(12-22-2015, 08:20 PM)Comito Wrote: I tried getting into Eve, I really did. Many times, too.

You guys are making it sound fun all over again, but I fear if I try it again I'll just end up getting bored after several weeks like I did before.

1. Join a nullsec alliance. This takes lots of setup (and sometimes requires consistent activity) but gives you an environment with lots of ISK, politics, and warfare being tossed around.
2. Stop aspiring to be the big, epic player and play the game. If you do stuff you feel is more of a requirement ("two more hours of ratting before I can afford a cruiser") instead of stuff you want to do, you will burn out. It's the journey, not the destination, as they say. A famous stealth bomber player (with his own large-scale corporation) got to where he is today by just playing the game as he wanted to (in a cloaky, cloaky missile ship) instead of "doing what you should do". Literally, find what parts of the game you like and play that. Also, selling PLEX for ISK is not cheating and is a notable alternative source of money.
   

(12-22-2015, 08:28 PM)SilverOtter Wrote: You have two choices that might help:

1. Join a nullsec alliance. This takes lots of setup (and sometimes requires consistent activity) but gives you an environment with lots of ISK, politics, and warfare being tossed around.
2. Stop aspiring to be the big, epic player and play the game. If you do stuff you feel is more of a requirement ("two more hours of ratting before I can afford a cruiser") instead of stuff you want to do, you will burn out. It's the journey, not the destination, as they say. A famous stealth bomber player (with his own large-scale corporation) got to where he is today by just playing the game as he wanted to (in a cloaky, cloaky missile ship) instead of "doing what you should do". Literally, find what parts of the game you like and play that. Also, selling PLEX for ISK is not cheating and is a notable alternative source of money.