Archive for September, 2008

What to do as tech1-frig pirate when everyone else is flying big nasty cruisers/battlecruisers/battleships/recons ?

You steal.

You steal EVERYTHING that is not fitted to a ship. You hop every belt, warp to every station, every gate and you TAKE whatever is not nailed down.

You snag battlecruiser wrecks from under their killer’s noses and warp out before they lock you, you scoop every drone you find hanging in space, and give them a new home!

Why do you do this? FOR THE GOOD OF ALL PILOTS! A CLEAN SPACE IS A SAFE SPACE!

Why am I posting this you might wonder? Well, after checking my character’s cashflow, it turns out i’ve hit a new record I’ve earned 20 million isk scooping and stealing over the past two weeks! (contrary to what i just told wensley in a comment on his own blog, it was 20 not 15 mil).

I would like to congratulate myself, my klepto nature, and the shit-head “anti-pirates” camping gates in battleships, for this great achievement in boredom relief!

Following yet another embarrasing debacle with my pod interface crashing during my roam with mynxee, wensley and corpmate Bfoster (read here, as chronicled by Wensley) I decided it was time to try upgrading the software in my pod (i.e. update my graphic drivers).

*slips out of character*

Let me tell you something… Windows Vista and Nvidia do not love eachother as much as they should.

I ended up reinstalling my entire PC over the weekend, and missing out on thr Python frig tournament and the Destroyer Roam (which I’d suggested we do :/ )

Bullocks.

*resume character*

In a few days, I will complete my training of Evasive Maneuvers, I’ll only have a few more skills to train then to fly the Malediction interceptor, something I am looking forwards to tremendously.

One can only fly the Punisher for so long until it gets a bit repetitive, it’s lacking mid-slot becoming ever more annoying as time passes, and it’s severe limitations in a small gang (no microwarpdrive on a bleeder setup, no real tank/cap on a MWD-fit tackler setup) pretty much leave you as “comic relief”.

The malediction will at least prove to be a very useful tackler, and it will be the first ship I use that uses missiles/rockets to do it’s damage, I’ve been given to understand the damage they do is less than stellar, but at least it’s a certainty you’ll be doing some damage.

If anyone has experiences to share flying the Malediction I’m all ears, because I’m not entirely clear on how to fly it yet (and given the pricetag on interceptor hulls and fittings, I’m not keen on blowing up ten of them to learn the hard way)

So please, your feedback is welcome.