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You Blockhead: Painful lessons for the newcomer
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Lord Arakkis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-08-24 22:22:44 UTC
What are some of the boneheaded mistakes you have made in your EVE career that others can learn from?

My most memorable was losing a whole level of a skill by death jumping without making sure my med clone was updated.

That, and getting into a pvp fight and never having activated my DC unit...lol

Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
James 315
Experimental Fun Times Corp RELOADED
CODE.
#2 - 2012-08-24 22:27:14 UTC
I'd rather teach new players by taking advantage of their blockheaded mistakes. Smile

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Lord Arakkis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-08-24 22:29:53 UTC
James 315 wrote:
I'd rather teach new players by taking advantage of their blockheaded mistakes. Smile



Indeed, always a good way to teach

Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
TheBreadMuncher
Protus Correction Facility Inc.
#4 - 2012-08-24 22:34:48 UTC
Oh please, I dropped a carrier on VFK-IV after two years of gameplay. You think EVE's learning curve ever finishes? Lol

"We will create the introduction thread if that is requested by the community. Also, we will have an ISD Seminar about the CCL team in the coming weeks in which you can ask your questions about the CCL team and provide some constructive feedback to us." - Countless pages of locked threads and numerous permabanned accounts later, change is coming.
Zenos Ebeth
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-08-25 00:17:22 UTC
I listened to the tutorial when it told me to fit an invuln on my punisher Sad.

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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2012-08-25 00:19:12 UTC
Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
Bommel McMurdoc
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-08-25 00:22:00 UTC
I trusted someone my first week of starting EvE online.
Lord Arakkis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2012-08-25 00:36:46 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship



Cant tell you how many times ive done this.

Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Antisocial Malkavian
Antisocial Malkavians
#9 - 2012-08-25 02:01:10 UTC
going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal

Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane

And, isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit.

Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2012-08-25 02:05:51 UTC
Antisocial Malkavian wrote:
going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal

Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane


Don't worry, I wandered into 0.4 when I was a wee noob and asked the guy at the gate why he was flashing red Oops

I found out

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
ACE McFACE
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2012-08-25 02:39:27 UTC
Overheated all my mods until they burnt out in a Thrasher v Flyswatter duel of honour. Dont worry, the flyswatter did the same thing

Now, more than ever, we need a dislike button.
Lord Arakkis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2012-08-25 03:05:17 UTC
ACE McFACE wrote:
Overheated all my mods until they burnt out in a Thrasher v Flyswatter duel of honour. Dont worry, the flyswatter did the same thing



Lol this will be valuable info to someone. Im sure if I hadnt done a lil reading before playing Im sure I would have done the same thing.

Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Lord Arakkis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-08-25 03:08:56 UTC
Antisocial Malkavian wrote:
going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal

Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane



LOL there was no warning before? CCP you are cruel...so cruel

Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2012-08-25 03:17:35 UTC
Lord Arakkis wrote:
Antisocial Malkavian wrote:
going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal

Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane



LOL there was no warning before? CCP you are cruel...so cruel


There was a warning, it usually went something like "You are unable to warp because you are scrambled"

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
Lord Arakkis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2012-08-25 03:18:54 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
Lord Arakkis wrote:
Antisocial Malkavian wrote:
going into .4 before there was a warning to mine in a Caracal

Damn you TheSleeper and Arcturus Deathbane



LOL there was no warning before? CCP you are cruel...so cruel


There was a warning, it usually went something like "You are unable to warp because you are scrambled"



I thought he meant a warning that you were entering low security space lol

Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Bane Loppknow
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2012-08-25 03:20:42 UTC
I also lost my first ship in lowsec before the warning was added. Thing is, I knew to avoid lowsec, because I'd done some homework. What I DIDN'T know is that regional markets include some lowsec and some high sec systems. I bought something or other in Old Man Star (I think that was the system name), assuming it was a High Sec region, took my shiny new Vexor (which I had spent the bulk of my money on), and took off. I was greeted by flashies and explosions. I didn't play for the next week I was so disappointed by the loss.

Vexor is still one of my favorite hulls, though.
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#17 - 2012-08-25 03:23:16 UTC
Bommel McMurdoc wrote:
I trusted someone my first week of starting EvE online.


Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship


This is probably the classiest way to say it.
Lord Arakkis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2012-08-25 03:24:32 UTC
Bane Loppknow wrote:
I also lost my first ship in lowsec before the warning was added. Thing is, I knew to avoid lowsec, because I'd done some homework. What I DIDN'T know is that regional markets include some lowsec and some high sec systems. I bought something or other in Old Man Star (I think that was the system name), assuming it was a High Sec region, took my shiny new Vexor (which I had spent the bulk of my money on), and took off. I was greeted by flashies and explosions. I didn't play for the next week I was so disappointed by the loss.

Vexor is still one of my favorite hulls, though.



lol that sucks. I am fortunate that I havent been in a situation where I lost a ship worth so much I wanted to take a break. But my fellow ****** of a corp mate bought a shiny new Mackinaw and said to himself he wanted to test it out. Sure enough, his first outting he was suicide ganked.

So I say, how much is the insurance payout? "I didnt insure it, i just wanted to test it..."

L-O-L

Your still a child in the eyes of the universe
Bommel McMurdoc
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2012-08-25 03:28:59 UTC
Akirei Scytale wrote:
Bommel McMurdoc wrote:
I trusted someone my first week of starting EvE online.


Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship


This is probably the classiest way to say it.



riiight and your entire EvE life was completely free of mistakes.
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#20 - 2012-08-25 03:32:26 UTC
Bommel McMurdoc wrote:
Akirei Scytale wrote:
Bommel McMurdoc wrote:
I trusted someone my first week of starting EvE online.


Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
Entered a fight then realized I forgot to put ammo in the ship


This is probably the classiest way to say it.



riiight and your entire EvE life was completely free of mistakes.


whoosh
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