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Looking to learn nullsec survival and PVP? Then join OUCH!

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NatashaK
Open University of Celestial Hardship
Art of War Alliance
#481 - 2012-08-13 00:17:13 UTC  |  Edited by: NatashaK
I've officially been in OUCH for over a year after having been a student myself. But, that doesn't have to be the case for you. Once you've graduated, you're free to move on and to use those survival and PvP skills as you move into other corps. The other day, I received an email from a former student about his successes in his new corp, using what he learned in his time in OUCH.

Come give us a try. If you have questions, mosey on over to the OUCH-UNI channel.
Bren Genzan
Open University of Celestial Hardship
Art of War Alliance
#482 - 2012-08-17 02:49:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Bren Genzan
With the new changes to the Atron, Condor, Executioner and Slasher, OUCH instructors are having a blast. Cool

OUCH students are having a blast too, they just have to do it in the Incursus, Merlin, Rifter or Tormentor.

Poor guys. Smile
Adeptus mecanicus
The Flaming Sideburn's
#483 - 2012-08-17 11:48:53 UTC
Bren Genzan wrote:
With the new changes to the Atron, Condor, Executioner and Slasher, OUCH instructors are having a blast. Cool

OUCH students are having a blast too, they just have to do it in the Incursus, Merlin, Rifter or Tormentor.

Poor guys. Smile


Dear CCP…..nerf OUCH coz they are waaaay overpowerd with the T1 frig changes! Smile
NatashaK
Open University of Celestial Hardship
Art of War Alliance
#484 - 2012-08-20 20:40:10 UTC
Have questions about OUCH? Come stop by our OUCH-UNI channel and ask away. Otherwise, send in your application to begin your training in null-sec survival and PvP.
Dionysus Caldoron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#485 - 2012-08-20 20:40:58 UTC
Want to trade the "E" for "P" in PVE?
Would you like to learn how to survive in 0 sec?
Are you tired of mindnumbing grinding NPC's?

Look no further, let OUCH mold you in a 0 sec dweller.
Bren Genzan
Open University of Celestial Hardship
Art of War Alliance
#486 - 2012-08-20 20:41:27 UTC
Quote:
Dear CCP…..nerf OUCH coz they are waaaay overpowerd with the T1 frig changes!

CCP loves us... I logged into Eve with a Brand New Character last week... CCP sent me an Evemail telling me that OUCH camps in Curse. Shocked
Bren Genzan
Open University of Celestial Hardship
Art of War Alliance
#487 - 2012-08-24 11:04:17 UTC
Last night, with a Hurricane engaging us, and 2 more incoming with ECM support, we grabbed a Hookbill, took him down quickly and we got away clean.

I told everyone nice job, clean kill and noted we got the pod too. Damn!

That Elan is such an over achiever. Smile
Bren Genzan
Open University of Celestial Hardship
Art of War Alliance
#488 - 2012-08-24 11:04:35 UTC
What are you waiting for?
2George
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#489 - 2012-08-26 12:04:18 UTC
Do you want to feel the rush, everybody in eve is talking about? Jump into a cheap ship, and go to null sec.

Do you want to feel the rush and come home victorious(alive)? Join OUCH.
Dionysus Caldoron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#490 - 2012-08-27 16:20:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Dionysus Caldoron
Do you want to discover what it feels like to win versus ships that cost 10, 100...
heck.... 1000 times the ones you are flying youreself?

Join OUCH, join the isk war.
2George
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#491 - 2012-08-29 12:46:11 UTC  |  Edited by: 2George
Do you want to know how to survive when an enemy deploys an interdictor sphere (dictor bubble) over you?

Last night an "apparently" stronger fleet, decided to fight our tech1 student frigs. they flew straight to us and deployed a dictor sphere around us.
Moments later, our students had a blast killing them while they couldn't escape from their own dictor sphere/bubble.
At the end we lost around 800.000 isk while their loss was well above 150.000.000.

Do you want to know how that is possilbe? Join OUCH, its' free :)
zyfir
End-of-Line
#492 - 2012-08-29 13:04:50 UTC
I may be interested in joining but I'm curious as to How active u guys are at 2200 Eve time. I live in the us and this is the time I login
2George
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#493 - 2012-08-29 14:16:40 UTC  |  Edited by: 2George
zyfir wrote:
I may be interested in joining but I'm curious as to How active u guys are at 2200 Eve time. I live in the us and this is the time I login



Most of the senior ouch members are also from US, so 22:00 - 4:00 (eve time) is ouch prime time (for weekdays), although we're active throughout the day, cause we have members from all around the world.

But the classes are mostly during weekends at 18:00 eve time, and occasionally during weekdays at 1:00 eve time.
2George
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#494 - 2012-08-31 07:36:33 UTC
Still not sure if we're the real deal?

you can check our killboard: http://artofwar.eve-kill.net, ask our neighbours, or simply fly down to 8g-mqv and check for yourself :)
Join OUCH you won't regret it!
Dionysus Caldoron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#495 - 2012-09-03 11:27:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Dionysus Caldoron
Some things in EVE will leave a very strong memory.

The first time you get kicked around by another player is probably a very good example of one of those memories.

Bad luck you say?
I should have trained more Skill Points you say?
I was in a frigate and outgunned by a cruiser you say?

Wrong, guess again....

EVE is about awareness, awareness of your environment, the abilities of the ship you fly, the fitting it got,
the abilities of the ship your opponent is flying, knowing when to fight and when to make your getaway.

Let us help you expanding your memories with getting that first kill or that breathtaking escape from a gate camp.

OUCH students often agree upon the fact OUCH opened up doors to more ways of awareness ingame.
But OUCH is more than just a few tricks to have up your sleeve, we are all about 0 sec survival.
Handing you the tools on how to do so.

So... if you would like to explore low and 0 sec more without being oblivious of what it is all about, do yourself a favour.
Join OUCH as a student, we are here to help you achieve all that.

Simply hit the apply button or pop into our recruitment channel; OUCH-UNI, if you still have some questions.
Dionysus Caldoron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#496 - 2012-09-04 07:34:23 UTC
Let me tell you a story about a newby that joined EVE with a brand new account and character.

This newby played a couple of days solo, trying to wrap his mind around the sandbox that EVE represents.
Soon after that he joined a very small PVE corp wich expanded his game experience by a lot.
He trained up for cruisers and not very long after that he flew a battleship, being a Dominix.
After five months of playing he was raping lvl 4 security missions solo in a shiny battleship and thought he was king of the hill doing so.
After all, he now had a proper skill set and knew all to well about EVE-Survival etc. etc. etc.....
But eventually it became a grind, doing the same sh*t over and over and over again.
So he explored other facets of the game, he had a sniff of PI did some exploring, ventured into wormholes.
But he was not satisfied with the game he played because he knew he was missing out on something.
He was actually a bit scared to plunge into the voids of low and 0.0 security space.
So... he did his homework, reading up on the forums, absorbing information, being in recruitment channels to look for corporations that could offer him a training ground and the help he needed so bad.
One day he stumbled upon a recruitment thread of a corporation that offered him a chance to do so.
He was reading the thread carefully because he suspected a catch....
This corporation not only offered an extensive training program, but they did not asked for anything in return.
What was the deal here?... no API requirements, no certain amount of Skill Points requirements, no fees for the course....
Because he was told many times to maintain a certain level of paranoia ingame he thought it was too good to be true.
Reading the thread some more and asking questions in their channel our newby finally joined.
And the corporation? Yes that was the Open University of Celestial Hardship allright.

This newby used to be me if you had not guessed it by now...
I never could have imagined there was so much more in EVE for me to explore.
Participating in PVP in 0.0 security space is a rush, it really gets the adrenaline pumping.
Outsmarting a fellow space pilot in PVP gives so much more satisfaction over owning Angel Extravaganza including the bonus room at lvl 4 for the 100th time....

So if i can make the plunge why cant you? I am a very average MMO player, i do not consider myself elite in EVE.
In fact i consider myself far from it, why? because i am still learning.
Yes i did graduated with OUCH but that does not mean i stopped learning...
Having said that im often amazed by what i now consider bad judgement calls or fvckups even, from the guys i am fighting in Curse.
Wich made me realise that the things concerning PVP im taking for granted now were not so obvious at first.
And you know what?
A lot of information that OUCH handed me down still seems like a magic trick to other PVP'ers overhere.
That includes the older experienced ones.
There is no magic to it, its being aware of what is possible and what is not.

After my graduation i was accepted into the Operations Department of OUCH wich is reserved for permanent members.
Nowadays i am flying alongside the guys that teached me my first classes and yes that still makes me feel proud.
As a matter of fact, last sunday i teached my first class myself.

So let me sum this up for you.

Arrow Join OUCH.

Arrow Expand your game.

Arrow Become more aware.

And have a blast flying in the cold deep voids of 0.0 security space!


P.s. feel free to stop by at out recruitment channel if you still have some questions left. OUCH-UNI
Bren Genzan
Open University of Celestial Hardship
Art of War Alliance
#497 - 2012-09-05 03:19:59 UTC
We've been staying light and things have been slow, but last month we took 389 ships for 25 billion isk destroyed.

Considering that we've been mostly in frigates, that's not too shabby. Big smile
Elan Traven
Open University of Celestial Hardship
Art of War Alliance
#498 - 2012-09-06 16:06:54 UTC
Join OUCH, and learn the techniques that will get you into nullsec. Then, put them into practice by making other people's ships explode. It's a simple formula and a fun one, too.
Dyvim Slorm
Coven of the Morrigan
#499 - 2012-09-08 23:57:19 UTC
My pvp skills have got pretty rusty of late having been in Highsec for a long while so I thought I'd hook up with OUCH to get a refresher.

I have to say I've been very impressed, the forums are well organised and the modules I've seen so far are excellent and very well presented. I've certainly learnt a lot so far, no matter how long you play EVE there's always something more to find out.

I'd certainly recommend OUCH to both newbs and vets alike, I thought I knew the overview inside out until tonight Big smile
Dionysus Caldoron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#500 - 2012-09-10 08:10:39 UTC
What are you waiting for?

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