EVE General Discussion

Curious:

What's the longest time you've had your main "active duty" ship? I mean a specific individual ship, what's the longest you've had it without getting it blown up ?

My main's had the same Stabber on active duty since... I think... 2008. His other ships die, but this one is lucky I guess.

I have a Jag that every time I take it out on a roam I never find anyone. so its been alive on active duty for about 1-1/2 years

Well, I've had my original Hulk since 2008. I bought a second one for Nullsec when I was there, as the original has sentimental value (and I required a high sec mining ship).

I still have both of them.

Dominix for 1 year, used it as a missioning ship at first but it spent several months in both 0.0 and WH space before getting popped by a bunch of russians.

I still have my original Ibis from... what - 4 1/2 years ago?

Ofc it just sits in my hangar gathering dust so can't really be considered active duty.

That would be my pve domi I used for high sec mission running when I was a noob... Somehow it turned to a dual neut domi during a war dec and since then I've been using that one during war decs, so that's probably around 3 years in service now. I've lost a lot of dominixes, but that one sort of avoided being destroyed. I rarely fly it now because there aren't a lot of war decs I participate in since 0.0 doesn't really bring any of them to our turf.

"A ship in harbor is safe - but that is not why ships are built."

Hm, oldest ship that is still seeing active use and not sitting and collecting dust in a hangar somewhere? Must be my Fenrir freighter, has it since freighters were introduced. Once it did a five jump trip through low sec.

Well, I just recently replaced my Covetor and Mammoth with a Hulk and Mastodon, respectively, so...my Apotheosis? From when it was given as an anniversary gift. I tend to sell and buy ships rather frequently. BS's for L4s, for instance. Started with a Geddon, rigged it, contracted it and bought an Apoc, rigged it, contracted it and bought a Mael, rigged it. Which I might later contract and buy and rig something else. But my indy/mining ships tend to last the longest, since the only reason to get another one is to upgrade.

I had an old CEO build me a Raven when I was just getting started. I think I will train up Cruise Missiles V and use it again. I currently use a Maelstrom.

My Raven the Nevermore has been with me since 2 Months after I joined EVE.