Well, she caught me a little off guard, and 2k distance in DS is kinda my "naughty no-no" distance.
Of course, it didn't help that I had had a minute and a half dogfight with a poster on this thread (I don't reveal kill names unless they choose to reveal themselves) a tad earlier, in which he succeeded in being the first opponent to actually HIT me in months.
That prior engagement also taught me I can take a full-on REed .67x-ish hit from a Borstel/Tricannon and live. It deshielded me and took a small sliver out of my armor, but CTSS4 and some more time prepared me for the second shot which didn't land. It also didn't help this dogfight was taking place within turret range of two Vettes and their escorts.
Sent him a myriad of /tells telling him he'd been the closest since about #40-something to take me down. I also sent a /tell to Cele after the kill apologizing if her encroachment wasn't intentional.
Death doesn't fly a JSF anymore...he flies a Gallente Thorax in EVE Online
KaylBreinhar wrote: Well, she caught me a little off guard, and 2k distance in DS is kinda my "naughty no-no" distance.
Of course, it didn't help that I had had a minute and a half dogfight with a poster on this thread (I don't reveal kill names unless they choose to reveal themselves) a tad earlier, in which he succeeded in being the first opponent to actually HIT me in months.
That prior engagement also taught me I can take a full-on REed .67x-ish hit from a Borstel/Tricannon and live. It deshielded me and took a small sliver out of my armor, but CTSS4 and some more time prepared me for the second shot which didn't land. It also didn't help this dogfight was taking place within turret range of two Vettes and their escorts.
Sent him a myriad of /tells telling him he'd been the closest since about #40-something to take me down. I also sent a /tell to Cele after the kill apologizing if her encroachment wasn't intentional.
Now, I can't really be sure who I am who this guy was, but I'm pretty sure that the borstel he was packing was a .69/.69. Its mate was a wimpy little level 5 that is in sore need of replacement. (WTB: Level 5 blaster with 1850+ damage... I've already got the parts to bring it to 52xx mass and .69/.71 shields/armor iirc).
Though... was it really just a minute and a half? It felt like it went on for an hour or so. I recall laughing through the first half of the fight thinking that no one was going to land squat and I may as well hyper out. And the second half I remember my wrist complaining for all the spinning I was inducing on it.
I'm looking forward to a rematch once I RE something decent to replace my 60 YPR crafted engine, though...
I should mention that this thread has been a life (and component) saver for the great RE advice. I shudder to think what potential would have been wasted had it not been there.
WARNING: The following contains some of my trademark late-night angst, and should not be read by those who can't just let things slide...
A small post directed at any of the following:
Don't b*tch when I or any other well-equipped pilot comes and starts killing things faster than you can at a spawn or POI. That's life, eternal bliss not included.
Yes, I know it's annoying, but unlike Krayts or other ground-based high-demand loot magnets, you might notice space is PRETTY big, and targets are NOT exactly hard to find. In fact, the game will supply them FOR you if you STILL have trouble. It's because of this billion-layer redundancy that you will NEVER see me shed a tear for KSing someone in space.
Yes, I'm aware some of you might have trouble engaging more than one ship at a time since you haven't done a complete duty mission since Tier 2, but shucks, don't you think it's time to learn? I mean damn, when you Ace, people might actually think you have some flying ability to go along with that nifty POB ship, jacket, and title!
This stems from a pilot earlier on saying he was reporting a friend of mine to the CSRs because my friend was killing ships of a particular static spawn faster than he could.
Simply put, space doesn't have another set of rules than the ground. The same rules apply - whoever does the most damage wins loot rights. Just realize, in the time you're sending hate /tells, /launchmissile-ing, and writing that harassment report that's just going to refer you to the Article 7906 (at least, I THINK that's it) in the Knowledge Base, you could've probably found ANOTHER similar spawn and gone about your killin'/farmin'/lootin' in peace.
I've been a victim of this as well, though when you're able to outdamage an organized group of five all trying to KS you, I'm not sure whether you can still keep the "victim" mantle.
All I can say, is that it's a pretty sweet fruit, being right. For the past six months, I've pretty much been a silent laughing stock. "Hey, there's Jotun, the 'space guy.'" "That idiot thinks he can make millions in space, lol!" "Heh - hey, let's go kill some nightsisters and try to get an Exceptional T21, leave the twitch gaming to Mr. Flyboy." Now, I get gmails and /tells from the same people who used to KS and TRY to KS me in the 'yard when I was trying to get four -9 pearls for my Jedi (which I've since gimped because hanging out in front of starports playing a five-hour long game of 'LOOKITMEEEE' ain't my thing) - so go figure.
Well, I guess that's my real "reward" - the KSers of the past are now potential space newbies, all the Exceptional weapons are worthless now (including my ADKed 25 million credit PH unfortunately, but I really don't care about that anymore), and the Devs won't stop nerfing Jedi until they can't solo NPC Jedi anymore, because the 10-or-more +2x SEAs on the trade forums per day were making their CURB PUBLICLY look like a farce.
Of course, while I was probably being laughed at for being the "space geek/nerd/idiot/whatever," I was crafting an Exceptional Flying H-Bomb with a pilot seat, and now I have to worry about people reporting me because I had the borderline clairvoyance to know that space was a pretty damned good thing to hedge my earning future in pre-CURB. So to those who would give me a ration of sh*t for being GOOD at the profession I chose to perfect...well, I'd like to lapse into something a little crude here, but I've kept this SOMEWHAT clean so far...so I'll just say "nyah" and blow a rather noisy raspberry.
So if you're one of these people who think or feel that I (or any other experienced pilot) should relinquish a spawn just because YOU show up (or vice versa)...go read KB Article 7906. SOE's made space easy enough with ROTW, but that doesn't mean they made life any easier.
Message Edited by KaylBreinhar on 07-16-200504:48 AM
Death doesn't fly a JSF anymore...he flies a Gallente Thorax in EVE Online
I love that post. I prefer the happy medium between ground and space, myself. It is really easy to sustain yourself in space at Ace and never spend a dime beyond your house maintenances ingame. Hell, as you show, you can profit. Even if a player, who doesn't give a crap about loot() sells it to the dealer, you can still earn a pretty penny. I will tell you, there was a time when I was completely burned out in space and did not want to have anything to do with it, hell, I still hate every combat POB ship, but the fact is, any new player would be foolish to not think he can earn a living in space.
Yes, players like Jotun hoard the loot and have some prenerf goodies, but loot still drops. It is just like everything else in the game, not every single thing you loot will be worth a damn. I have no sympathy and would never about being outdamaged by someone I know put the lumps in to make a killer rig in space. The only thing something like that would make me do is strive to build a better "mousetrap".
That being said, spawn camping is just as bad in space as it is on the ground. The loot rights have changed on the ground, as far as I know, to a first hit gets it rule. To those whining about Jotun, at least his toon is not on 18 hours a day, AFK spamming a powerful shot to garner loot rights. He does log off from time to time.
KaylBreinhar wrote: WOULD SOMEONE WHO PERSONALLY KNOWS BLACKSUN PLEASE TELL HIM TO READ THIS THREAD INSTEAD OF WASTING PARTS THAT WOULD INDIVIDUALLY SELL FOR 500K OR MORE!?!?!??!!?!??!?! I'M ONLY ASKING BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH HE SEEMS TO *SAY* HE RESPONDS TO /TELLS AND GMAILS, HE DOESN'T.
Can't say I know Blacksun, but it just might be that he is doing some sort of unholy psychological experiment on you, Jotun.
KaylBreinhar wrote: WOULD SOMEONE WHO PERSONALLY KNOWS BLACKSUN PLEASE TELL HIM TO READ THIS THREAD INSTEAD OF WASTING PARTS THAT WOULD INDIVIDUALLY SELL FOR 500K OR MORE!?!?!??!!?!??!?! I'M ONLY ASKING BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH HE SEEMS TO *SAY* HE RESPONDS TO /TELLS AND GMAILS, HE DOESN'T.
Can't say I know Blacksun, but it just might be that he is doing some sort of unholy psychological experiment on you, Jotun.
Well, I actually bought that engine to find out if 71.8 was 1.3 territory.
Turns out it is. 24k was worth finding that out. Then I made 6k back. Kinda like a rebate - maybe getting rid of the engine recycles a high 68.x engine back into the fold.
Who knows.
Death doesn't fly a JSF anymore...he flies a Gallente Thorax in EVE Online
) sells it to the dealer, you can still earn a pretty penny. I will tell you, there was a time when I was completely burned out in space and did not want to have anything to do with it, hell, I still hate every combat POB ship, but the fact is, any new player would be foolish to not think he can earn a living in space. 
