EVE General Discussion

PvP Pilgrimage

I am apparently too ignorant and generally stupid to figure out how to effectively get out of high sec. I have come up with the following idea. I am going to embark on several months of PvP Pilgrimage, at least until Odyssey?.. all I know continuing this Pilgrimage may be all I ever do in the game for as long as I am involved.

How does this work?

I have set up an in game channel called PvPilgrim. I will be in it whenever I am online and able. If you are interested in fighting me in some null sec location simply link that location into the channel. I will begin a PvPilgrimage to your location. I might make it quickly, I might die on the Way and have to start again. I may fail altogether. I am not likely to be real chatty about it in game...

Once you link the destination I will confirm that I am on my way or otherwise engaged. If you would like I will give you a jump count so you can continue whatever it is your doing while you wait for me to show up and die. If I fail on my Way, I will simply tell you that without any story. I may be able to start again at once, I may not.

Here is what you should know. I am on a PvPilgrimage, right?. I won't be carrying anything of particular value. I am likely to be flying a mostly T1 failfit frigate or maybe dessie. I won't ransom my ship or pod. Why would I? I don't know how to fight and cannot promise a 'good fight'. The chances of me winning a fight are slim to none. You do not stand to gain anything at all, but you also are unlikely to lose anything, if that is something you care about.

You should also consider that it is an open channel. If multiple people are in the channel or monitoring it then I might not be the only person to show up. I will be coming to fight you. No care about what other people may or may not do. If it is possible to set it up like a wormhole channel where only active speakers are visible I will do that... I have no idea if that is possible, the way it already is? Clueless.

I am not suggesting any rules of engagement whatsoever. What difference would it make if I did? Link your location. I will start upon the Way. I will be alone. Camp the gate to your system. Have a gang. Fly a T3. Pick a place impossible to get to... In the middle of a war? someone else's gate camp? cloak up, use EWAR... I don't care and what possible difference would it make if I did? I am not equipped to scan down wormholes so sadly w-space is out for now, though I hope to include it when I can.

If I can escape what is the almost certain destruction of my ship in these fights I will do my best to refit locally and fight you again if time and mutual interest allow this. If you feel that the fight offered you some modicum of entertainment you might allow me to do this. Up to you and does not matter to me. If you thought the entire thing was an utter waste of time I would encourage you to pod me if you can, requiring me to restart my Pilgrimage from whatever high sec hell hole my clone is in. My views on the matter of your choices and actions are of no real import. If you somehow actually lose to me I will at least strongly consider podding you, because if you lose to me you should quit the game.

I am likely to be clumsy, slow and awkward about all of this. If you have any interest at all drop into PvPilgrim and if I am there drop me a location. If I am not there and someone else is, please consider using the channel this Way with them. I will honor the first location I confirm, even if another location shows up as a waypoint since I am highly unlikely to survive more than one fight at a time. During my PvPilgrimage I do not plan to join any fleets or corporations (though I am toying with the idea of RvB since it would not be a conflict of interest in any way). I want nothing from you other than a location and a fight.

I am very open to any and all suggestions about how to make such a Pilgrimage system better, since as I have said I am utterly clueless. If you think it is the stupidest plan you have ever heard feel free to say so of course and equally free to simply not participate.

I plan to start this weekend, from Jita, which means overlap with Burn Jita as I understand it. No doubt not the best time.


If this should be posted elsewhere please let me know.

Why not just join a good corp and get them to teach you how to pvp?

Good luck to you on this endeavor. Quite an entertaining read as well.

Sounds like a fun concept. Good luck, and I'll see about sending a fight or two your way.

Yes I fully expect some of that. I also feel that is a part of the game I must learn to deal with, so fine. I also dare to imagine that some people will be amused by the model and participate in other ways. If I survive such encounters how much richer the experience, potentially.

For some ridiculously pretentious context to understand why do this rather than 'join a corp' you could google 'Guinea Pig B' or if you are particularly ambitious consider reading the huge, but vastly entertaining 'Musashi', by Yoshikawa.

Thank you all for the comments.

I like the cut of your Jib

So I can just join your channel and get you to fly to whatever system I want by linking it? Awesome.

tl;dr

You... uh... fly there (low or null)?? Scout it out ahead of time based on what you want to do then--- uh--- go there?

As tempting as it is to set forth on this particular narrative blessed by attributions of slander, I do not believe I have committed the heinous act of which I am accused. To wit, Mightn't the construction indicate 'several' as a larger quantity than 'until Odyssey'? Fortunately for you there are much greater and more consistent sins to be found in my writing.

INRE: TL;DR

You do not seem to have understood what you did read, or so it seems to me. Your comments while well intended I am sure have really done nothing to address the fundamental condition of either my ignorance nor my stupidity. It is not your fault. Comments are not sufficient to the task.

1 invitation proffered and accepted. Confusion, ignominious defeat and flames. Fitting advice received. :) Thank you to my host.