Hands Off, My Loots!

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.

While reading around a bit on the Ninjas forum today, I came across a thread that I feel needs more attention.  So while I’m not formally in Suddenly Ninjas anymore (more on that in a new post later today), I’m still a Ninja at heart…and will make sure to fit a Salvager to my Rifter!

So, for your reading pleasure, I present you: CCPs Love of Ninjas…stop whining about it Carebears…

Full Log in This Thread

CCP Dropbear: One problematic thing about “generic” missions is how they effectively isolate the mission-runner from other players and provide few avenues for social interaction. If you’re wondering why sometimes epics send players to nullsec, lowsec, exploration sites…well, this is a big part of the reason why

Kahega Amielden (SN Director): Don’t worry, CCP. We here at Suddenly Ninjas™ are working hard to add social interaction to generic missions

CCP Dropbear: And we love you (and others like you) for it! In some weird and wonderful way, groups like yours operate as flag bearers for the full EVE experience, and we wouldn’t want to change, or get in the way of that.

Also, lol.

Two words explain this response well: SIMPLY EPIC!!!