Hands Off, My Loots!

Well, I’ve been off quite a bit due to the Holidays…haven’t gotten any time in recently to work on my security status, so it is still sitting at -7.5…good ways to go before I can get back to Dodixie and Ninja it up with the rest of the family.

I’ve got at least 3 decent posts in the works that I’m still working the kinks out of, so look forward to those in the near future…but for this post…I figured I’d do what’s customary for this time of year…Resolutions for the upcoming set of 365 days!

1. Become a sort of diplomat for the Ninjas…and talk with some 0.0 Alliances to possibly work out some blue standings to work on sec status in relative safety for some major hi-sec ganking opportunities.  People have been bitching about being killed enough lately that i figure we need to step up our game…these are epic tears just waiting to be captured!
2. Break 10 Billion ISK in networth…who can’t use more ISK?
3. Get my learning skills done (almost there actually…yay!)
4. Piss some people off, and listen to them whine

All in all, pretty simple set of resolutions for now…I’m easy like that and prefer not to set any goals that might let me down too quickly!

So, Happy New Year!  And may the Tears flow!

First off, I’d just like to mention that although I haven’t been able to get any of the new juicy Zephyr kills myself due to being in 0.0 at the moment, Suddenly Ninjas are up to I believe 15 or so kills.  We have a corp contest going with about 350mil in ISK/Prizes for the top 3 Zephyr killers…they guys are having a blast!

Oh, and speaking of the Ninjas…I have a new title…I do believe it is something along the lines of “Cyberin, Director of Personnel Recruitment”!  That’s right…I’ve been back for 2-3 days and I’ve been promoted to Director.  As you can tell from the title…I’ll be in charge of recruitment for the Ninjas…which, I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time actually.  I may not have known it until very recently…but Suddenly Ninjas is where I belong…and I’m very happy to be able to give back to this fine group of bastards in any way that I can.  Plus…I’ve been told I have a way with words so I can most assuredly trick, I mean, recruit many a good Ninja for the future!

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I’ve got my security status to under -9 now, sadly…only -8.91 I think…so I still have a LONG way to go.  I would be a lot further, but I haven’t actually gotten much time to undock this past week to work on it.  Early in the week I was busy working on getting some other website stuff I’ve got going done, and then mid-week I was having lag issues so I was scared to undock with 500 Mil ISK in my head in 0.0.  Then Friday when I came home from work my Cable Modem had died so I had to wait until this morning for the Cable Repair Guy to bring me a new one.

Then of course today is my Anniversary (6 years…I love you Babe!  Even if you didn’t let me play much EVE today…what’s up with that? :p)…so…not much play time there.

Tomorrow I get the morning at home to myself though, at which point I’ll get my alt back to where I am as a scout so I can continue pewing these dirty Serpentis Rats so I can get back home to Dodixie…many fun times ahead!

This months character review is:

1. Quite late…I know, and I’m sorry…I’ve just been rather busy in game doing stuff and finally got the urge to write this post…hopefully now that I’ve got it out of the way I can update you with more juicy posts in the near future!
2. A different format than my normal Character Updates. I’ve got a lot to talk about concerning my “Character”…and EVE for me in General this month, so I figured I’d just put it in this post as it makes the most sense!

So first, to get the details out of the way. Cyberin has about 7.8 Million Skillpoints now, and a networth of just a few million under 6 Billion ISK according to EVEHQ. I also no longer have my Orca alt, he was sold when I went out to pirate with the Tuskers. This month saw me train a lot of support and gunnery skills, not to mention the new skills that Dominion opened up for me…Thermodynamics and Hacking/Archaeology. I’ve also finally decided to start working more on my Learning skills, so an update on those will most likely be in the December Character Review at the end of the month (yeah, only 2 weeks away, darn late Review posts…)

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Having a post dedicated solely to me was quite a surprise…and I feel it deserves it’s own in return. Apparently Max Hatter over at Suddenly, News! misses me so bad that he decided to piss in my wheaties rather than just trying to have my babies…silly Rabbit…Trix are for kids (sorry Max, your name always makes me think of the Mad Hatter…lol).

So Cyberin who is one of the leading figures in the ninja salvaging community have decided to leave Suddenly Ninjas for a low sec pirate corp called Tuskers.

Really?  One of the leading figures?  I didn’t know that…very flattering though.  I guess I was pretty decent at it, though I’d not consider myself anywhere near the top of that ladder…I hadn’t even been doing it that long.  Nice to know I had some worshipers though :p

Oh, and it’s “The Tuskers”

This isn’t the first time Cyberin does one of these foolish moves as he have leaft for other corps in the past. He had a try at faction warfare before. This might have been someone else in Suddenly Ninjas but I don’t really care about the facts. Facts tend to get in the way of a proving my points.

Yup, that was me…and I did try that a bit ago, no where near the same though.  I didn’t want to go -10 back then, and I did it mostly solo.  I’d probably have liked it more if I’d joined a corp…I need people to fly with…hence the application to The Tuskers.

But one fact is true. They all come back. The ninja lifestyle (eve style) is to good to leave for long. Many ninjas have tried a different approach to eve but they have all been disappointed.

I might, I definitely can’t deny that…since I’m so undecided all the time it’s a possibility for sure…but I’m having so much fun right now that it’s not looking likely any time soon.  I enjoyed being a Ninja, and all you guys are awesome…a very tight knit group of like minded individuals who I could always count on…but sadly, I wasn’t getting what I wanted.  As much fun as making people cry is, I was starting to get tired of having to bait people into shooting me, and even then it was only a possibility.  I began to just want blood…I wanted to see people die, and I wanted to them do it at my own hands…Ninjaing just wasn’t gonna cut it sadly…so I had to come out here and go all flashy!

See what I did there? I care greatly about facts when the work in my favor. I give Cyberin about two-three weeks before he comes crawling back. Then we will all welcome him back with open arms and give him affectionate nicknames like Judas or Deserter. Come back to us! Please.

Even if I do…looking at my sec status…and my impatience…I can certainly say it’ll be longer than three weeks .  Though, a nickname does sound fun…lol.

I’ll miss ya guys of course…but as you know, Eve has a way of changing people…and at the moment I’m having a shit ton of fun.  (Not that I wasn’t in the Ninjas, this is just a different kind of fun that I’ve been wanting to try since I started Eve 2 years ago).

Thanks for the shout out post Max, I appreciate it…and keep the Tears flowing free!

Some people will love it, some people will be saddened by it…but I have decided to go Pirate. As much as I’ve enjoyed being a Ninja, the yearning for blood has just become too strong…so I’ve taken the leap.

At the moment I’m running around waiting to hear a yes or no from my application to The Tuskers…hopefully that will go over well, as they are an awesome group of people I’d love to be a part of. Though, I will miss Suddenly Ninjas as they are an awesome group of people too .

I’ve got a decent bit of kills in High Security space, but to be a Pirate I need to do it out in lowsec…without tricking people into shooting me. The first 2 days I started I couldn’t find any kills, but then the 3rd day (yesterday) I got a bit luckier. I got 3 destroyer kills in my Rifter, and the pods of 2 of them. The first pod got away because I forgot I moved my scram to the F1 slot and turned it off rather than my guns and he warped out.

One of the individuals I popped and podded had a nice conversation with me this afternoon…you can read it below.

From: Elliot42
Subject: No Subject
Sent: 2009.11.26 17:31

you blew up my ship last night very effectice tactics would like to work with you no grudge

To: Elliot42
Subject: Re:
Sent: 2009.11.26 sometime (original correspondence not found, paraphrased transcript follows)

What do you mean work with me?

From: Elliot42
Subject: No Subject
Sent: 2009.11.26 17:36

if you alow me to mine in that sector or any other that you cover than i would be willing to split profits i am looking for rare minerals and have the capabilitys to mine alot

To: Elliot42
Subject: Re:
Sent: 2009.11.26 17:41

I doubt a 2 day old character can mine enough to pay me what i’d be satisfied with to not shoot them.

From: Elliot42
Subject: Re: Re:
Sent: 2009.11.26 17:45

this character is 2 days i had a breach in my old character. he may be young but he is already rich. you can either take this offer or the money you could have made will be on your head. it is up to you but in time i will come after you

To: Elliot42
Subject: Re: Re: Re:
Sent: 2009.11.26 17:48

how much isk are you talking? I need a number you are willing to pay

From: Elliot42
AfterSubject: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Sent: 2009.11.26 17:49

for mining rights ill give 30%.

To: Elliot42
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Sent: 2009.11.26 sometime (original correspondence not found, paraphrased transcript follows)

I don’t do percentages, I require a set amount of ISK per day.

From: Elliot42
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Sent: 2009.11.26 18:17

thats what i do percents. never mind ill just park a fleet next time see how you do then. blows up a scout lol good luck

After this, I had to go have Thanksgiving Dinner at two different families places…came back a few hours later to find out that I now have a bounty of 15,000 ISK. Yes, don’t be shocked…you read that correctly. It is 15…with THREE (holy shit…THREE!!!) Zeros. This dude wasn’t messing when he said he was rich!

So, I’m pretty scared now…not entirely sure what I should do. I was considering possibly giving all my assets away and quitting EVE just to be on the safe side. But after speaking with a few people, including a Preacher, two cheap hookers, and a mailman, I’ve decided to take my chances and hope the Noob Fleet of Doom doesn’t show up and rape me mercilessly.