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Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#141 - 2014-03-17 10:24:28 UTC
Nothing too special tonight - just a bit of fun. I took a rail Comet out for a spin (alas, no lights but I'm working on it). I was looking for, well, anything really!

First on the menu was a Hookbill. I think this was actually my first Hookbill kill ever. I live in constant terror of their five mid slots but today I was in a carefree mood. Very straightforward - I just had better DPS and defence that this younger player:

Kill: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22236394

After giving him his loot back (yes, I am a nice person) I played tag for a while with a Breacher, then another Hookbill and a Merlin. None of then wanted a fight, though. Well, not with me anyway.

But then I found a Slasher in a plex. He was orbiting the beacon at 30km and instantly locked me when I landed. I was puzzled - no aggression, so why the lock? He wasn't acting like a farmer. I sent a few Warriors to investigate and, before I knew it, they had chewed half his shield away! Who'd have thought it? THEN he aggressed and rapidly killed one of my drones before I could recall them.

I accused him of murdering one of my drones. He then apologised for not fighting, claiming that he was there to "mess with the squids". I think that might be a faction warfare reference but I wouldn't know about that sort of thing. And then he sent me 450k iskies as recompense! Hehe, I suspect I will meet this one again... Good fun.

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#142 - 2014-03-20 09:21:32 UTC
My Incursus was blapped by a Thrasher. This normally wouldn’t merit a mention in the thread (I lose HEAPS of ships in fights I had no business taking) but this one was a little different. I was a bit bored so warped into a plex inhabited by this Thrasher (because you never know, do you?). He was sitting at the edge of scram range on the beacon.

That, I thought, was a little unusual. In my experience Thrashers are usually either at zero (fit with nasty autos, ready to tear apart poor little frigates) or out at long point range with artillery, ready to pound anything that tries to chase it down. Anyway, I hit approach, hoping to quickly close distance and get under his guns.

But this sneaky Thrasher was fit with double webs and a scram. Very cheeky. My Incursus slowed to a crawl despite an overheated burner. Even though he didn't have a prop mod I couldn't close in time to get under his arties. How rude.

So I wandered back to Hevrice and picked up another ship, this time dropping and extra web into the cargo hold, just in case.

I played for a while with a Kestrel who really didn't want to fight, warping out just before I slapped a scram on him four times on different plexes. Sigh, oh well I can take a hint. I jump to the next system and spot my double-webbing nemesis in a plex! I quickly switch my scram out for a web in the nearest station and hop into the plex.

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#143 - 2014-03-20 09:22:55 UTC
And, just for Taoist Dragon, this is the long promised blog link: http://zappitysadventures.blogspot.com.au/

I will keep updating this thread so if you prefer the forums just ignore it.

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Taoist Dragon
Okata Syndicate
#144 - 2014-03-20 21:40:01 UTC
Zappity wrote:
And, just for Taoist Dragon, this is the long promised blog link: http://zappitysadventures.blogspot.com.au/

I will keep updating this thread so if you prefer the forums just ignore it.




\o/

Cool

That is the Way, the Tao.

Balance is everything.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#145 - 2014-03-22 03:09:31 UTC
A Heretic on scan! I am still in the rail Comet, generally being trouble looking for a place to happen. Can I take an Interceptor? Yeah, why not.

We land on an acceleration gate at about the same time. Unfortunately, by the time I have locked him his MWD has taken him out of scram range. I send some drones after him while waiting for the CN Lead to load. He starts taking damage while I begin working on a slingshot maneuver. A long shot but what else am I supposed to do?

I am also taking damage, of course, but my reps seem to be dealing with it. And on the third attempt, he strays under 10km, my overheated scram range! I slap it on immediately and tell my ship to keep at range of 5km. I definitely don't want the slippery thing escaping, and I figure that my afterburner should be able to keep transversal low enough for my rails. Sure enough, he starts taking more damage. But he is really well tanked for an Interceptor!

And then I realise that a Heretic is, of course, an Interdictor, not an Interceptor. That would explain it. Ahem. What a noob...

Still, it would have been much more embarrassing if I had died instead of him! It transpired that he burnt his missile launchers out toward the end of the fight. Maybe that is what saved me. Either way, he was a good sport - gf!

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22236581

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#146 - 2014-03-24 08:57:14 UTC
Things are a bit quiet tonight. I set a long course through lowsec but arrive at my destination having only chased some farmers around. Sigh. I set course back to Hevrice and set off. A few jumps later I spot something a bit odd. Surely that can’t be a freighter in lowsec! Autopiloting!!! But sure enough, there is a Fenrir 8 km from the gate and closing distance at the majestic pace of 91 m/s.

Right. I know what to do about this! I align to the nearest celestial, target the Fenrir (no evidence of life), hit the guns and immediately hit warp. I am trying the old “align, aggress, warp, return, fight without gate guns” method. But the dastardly Fenrir is doing something rude and I suddenly can’t warp! The gate guns make mince meat of my poor Comet. And then I realise what I did wrong.

I was in highsec.

Bloody route setter. And who set my safety to red? I entirely blame that last farmer I had to pod.

:)

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#147 - 2014-03-29 02:51:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Zappity
Another peaceful night with only a modicum of destruction brought to you by the rail Comet. First was an unfit Navitas which only counted to warm the old reflexes up.

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22248765

Next was a little more interesting. This Slicer was sitting at 40km from the plex. I guessed he was a standard kiting fit and I immediately warped out of the plex. However, I looked him up in warp and found practically all of his recent loadouts to be brawler fit. So why sit at 40? Very strange.

I did a U-turn and jumped back into the plex. He just sat there with me locked, waiting for me to approach. At about 30km I set my drones for the jugular so his shields had mostly dropped by the time I hit scram range. He started hitting me reasonably far out but I beat him down easily enough in the end.

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22248773

Finally, an Atron in a plex. With some corp mates in system. Hmm. I smell a trap. Meh, whatever! I hop in and find the Atron sitting on the beacon. I actually expected him to be at the edge of point range (I'm getting everything wrong tonight, aren't I?) but still managed to land a quick scram and web on him. Keep at range 7500 along with my drones did the trick ( http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22248774) although I needed to overheat my scram a couple of times.

I spent all this time I was wondering where his corp mates were. I think he must have been wondering too, since he was evidently a little distracted after his ship popped ( http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22248766).

Aha! There they are on short scan. As soon as the inventory window for his loot opens I hit align, then loot all, then scoot just before they lock me. Hehe, good stuff.

I ask them to pass on a gf and compliments on his reps to their late lamented Atron pilot. It is the first time I have ever received a remote gf after a fight!

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#148 - 2014-04-05 02:05:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Zappity
I am STILL in the rail comet which is surprising since my ships usually die far more often than this. First up I clubbed a baby seal in a brawling Enyo (http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22270184). I just hit keep at range and kitescrubbed him to death. I felt a bit bad about it to be honest. Brawling seems much more honest, somehow.

But he didn’t say ‘gf’ so bugger him.

The next one was a bit strange:

Ship: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22270185
Pod: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22270183

A very odd pod for an AFK farmer! He actually messaged me later and told me that nature had called at an inopportune moment (“took a ****, hope it looks good on the old kill board”). Oh well, these things happen.

By now I’m getting a bit bored of the rail Comet so decide to find some destroyers to fight. It is US timezone so things are a bit busier than usual for me. There are lots of frigate gangs wandering around, trying to pick fights with innocent Comets. The rest of the corp is picking fights with them but I am in an antisocial mood this morning. I keep an eye on things while hunting for a suitable target.

Finally, a Coercer! Things seem to be hotting up for the fleet with some juicy targets but I can’t resist a long destroyer. I hop into the plex and find him sitting at zero. I guess he is blaster fit and the rapid disappearance of my shield confirms this suspicion! I overheat the afterburner and, before you know it, I’m at the edge of overheated scram range. He is still hitting me but my drones tip the damage and his armour starts to drop.

And then a Thrasher appears on scan. I check the arrangement of the celestials and notice that I am pretty well placed to align away from both the beacon (where the Thrasher will land) and the Coercer. I stay. The Coercer has just hit structure when the nasty Thrasher lands. They aren’t in the same corp but I still have deep suspicion about his intent. Probably a cunning plan along the lines of “Kill the weakened loser”. I check the Coercer: half hull. Time to align.

Sure enough, he locks me just as I finish off the Coercer and finish aligning and hit warp.

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22290859

Then I check the fleet notices and see that they have all been destroyed in a medium plex. Oops, I probably should have been helping! No doubt I would have even lost the Comet!

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#149 - 2014-04-05 23:42:26 UTC
A Bestower fit with 5 x Expanded Cargohold I, a 550m cargo and a Tornado on the route from Amarr to Jita. It is an age old tale: https://zkillboard.com/detail/37997183/

Yes, that is my cargo. But thankfully not my ship, and the 900m collateral I had set turned this into a rapidly profitable trip!

Sucks to be the Tornado, though. A grand total of 3 x Expanded Cargohold I modules dropped!

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
DrysonBennington
Eagle's Talon's
#150 - 2014-04-06 03:05:34 UTC
Winthorp wrote:
I remain yet to be entertained, please remedy this.


I suggest throwing yourself off a bridge for the best fun you'll ever have.

Great advice Zappity....but the most glorifying pod kill would have to be in low sector or high sector after finding out that a member of your Faction War Militia is a spy. The pod kill seems justified anywhere in space.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#151 - 2014-04-10 01:04:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Zappity
And a couple of hours later another Assault Frigate, this time a Vengeance, dies to the Comet:

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22293418

The next plex was potentially more interesting with a Slasher and an Incursus. I figured I would get double-webbed by them and have to kill the Slasher quickly before dealing with the Incursus at range.

That was the plan, anyway. But when I warped in I found them going at it hammer and tongs on the beacon. I hit the burner and double-clicked to get a bit of distance but when I hit ‘e’ nothing happened and I continued to sail into the distance. Does anyone else have an occasional problem where their navigation hotkeys fail to respond until you log? Anyway, by the time I manually turned around the Slasher had finished off the Incursus and very wisely scarpered.

My disappointment vanished a couple of systems later when I snared a kiting Slicer. I had followed him into the plex on the off chance that he wouldn’t immediately hit his MWD and kitescrub me to death. He didn’t, and I found him very unwisely sitting on the beacon. He melted in a most satisfactory manner:

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22293843

The Comet finally met its end at the hand of a Hawk. He was much faster than I expected and had a scram that extended further than my own meta 4. Still, a great fight that ended with him at one quarter shield and me with a crispy afterburner. I really should have remembered to sic my drones at him. Must remember! Must remember!

Loss: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22293844

Oh well. Win some, lose some. And I think it’s about time I lost one anyway. What to fly next?

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#152 - 2014-04-15 09:06:42 UTC
This is why I choose lowsec. I have to get up early in the morning so I don’t want a late night but quickly log in before bed, about an hour before downtime. I tidy up some manufacturing jobs on an alt and set a couple of market order while logging Zappity in. Zaps undocks, spots a cruiser on scan, and dives into the medium plex.

Rupture on the beacon! Target, scram, web, orbit, rails, drones. Oh my goodness, that is one HEFTY armour tank he has. Better kill his drones before settling in… OK, done. Now we check dscan and, um, wait. Three reloads later:

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22307935

He was apparently trying a new fit and was a good sport about the loss. I hop back to Hevrice to pick up some more supplies. While in the station I hear of a Comet in the next system over. Let’s go! By the time I get there the Comet has departed but he is rapidly replaced by a Cormorant who is simply desperate to kill some frigates. That didn’t work out for him so well, seeing there were two of us:

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22307936

I really should go to bed now, so I head toward the Hevrice gate. But before I jump, someone spots an Omen on scan. So back to the medium plex I go and land a scram on the unfortunate cruiser. A remarkably short time later, another killmail arrives:

https://zkillboard.com/detail/37717372/

Now, is lowsec always like this? No. Sometimes you wander for an hour seeing nothing but farmers. But that isn’t usually the case. I almost always get at least one fight when I log in, and I rarely log in for an extended period.

Of course, just because you FIND a fight doesn’t mean you WIN the fight! Although now that I think about it I have not been losing many lately. It must be getting boring for you readers! I think it must be time to step things up again. Maybe I should get some of those racial Cruiser skills to 5 some time..

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Balshem Rozenzweig
24th Imperial Crusade
Amarr Empire
#153 - 2014-04-15 11:39:45 UTC
why didn't you run for the CSM? Seriously, why?

"NUTS!!!" - general McAuliffe
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#154 - 2014-04-15 21:35:17 UTC
Balshem Rozenzweig wrote:
why didn't you run for the CSM? Seriously, why?

I wouldn't be able to do a good job. I don't have nearly enough free time.

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#155 - 2014-04-21 09:49:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Zappity
A brief encounter with a noob in an Incursus (http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22321384) and his pod (http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22321383). I sent him the lecture and shared some fits. Anyone who starts in an Incursus can’t be all bad, right?

But my Comet was defeated soon after by a Rifter and Merlin who just out damaged my rail fit under webs. Sigh - I should have brought blasters.

Loss: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22327881

When I got back home I hopped into a blasty Incursus and headed out the door. There was an obvious farmer in a small plex near the station but I warped in anyway, because why not? I got a bit of a shock when I landed on the gate at the same time as a Talwar, though. We sailed into the plex together and he took off like a stabbed rat (not the warp core type, you understand) under MWD.

I snared him with an overheated scram at about 10km and my web soon saw me zipping around him at optimal. Ha! That’ll learn him for not fitting rockets! Actually, it was a good fight and he still dealt some nasty damage.

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22329548

A little later I am up near Villyleerer or whatever it’s called. I decided to set up a mini-base there to avoid those nasty long trips home in a Velator. I took on a Comet and was completely cleaned up by his blasty damage fit.

[Federation Navy Comet, blasty DPS]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Damage Control II

1MN Afterburner II
Warp Scrambler II
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I

Light Neutron Blaster II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Neutron Blaster II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S
[empty high slot]

Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I
Small Nanobot Accelerator I
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I

Hobgoblin II x3
Warrior II x3

I stole his fit and went for a roam. A few systems over I spotted some ships: an Enyo, an Incursus (probably farmer) and a Thrasher. Hmm. I wouldn’t mind a go at any of them (one at a time). I first stumble across the Enyo on an acceleration gate. He is loitering with intent and I have a quick look to see whether he is rail or blaster fit. Unfortunately, he is blasters so I pull range with an overheated burner. I don’t think I can get under his blasters! Now if I had been in my rail Comet…

The Enyo warped away as soon as the Thrasher landed near the gate. He was about 40 off, a solid indication of an arty fit which a cursory glance confirmed. Aha, good stuff. I warped to the next plex and dived in after the Incursus (not a corp mate of either of the others). He was farming the plex semi-AFK at 30km but I still managed to get him into hull before he warped off, assisted by his stabs. By this time, the Thrasher had joined us and moved away from the beacon in the opposite direction. Cautious, this one, but clearly wanting to fight.

I moved to a safe and watched the plex for a moment. The Incursus soon appeared on the 5 degree scan (does he not know how to use dscan?) and since I am already aligned I soon cover the distance back to the gate.

The Incursus activates the gate. I am confused. The thought crosses my mind that they are in the same corp or perhaps dual boxing. Either way, I’m not overly concerned by the farming Incursus and I want to have a crack at the Thrasher. I figure that if the Thrasher pilot is going to be distracted it is going to be right now. I jump in.

He is sitting 30 off the gate. I overheat the afterburner and scram and leap at him. He locks me, gets a volley away (ouch) but then I am in a close orbit, having locked him down. It doesn’t take long to melt him down.

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=22331916

We chatted for a bit and it turns out he WAS a little distracted by the Incursus and tried to warp to the wrong (non-aligned) celestial. A very satisfying set-up and fight.

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Cearain
Plus 10 NV
#156 - 2014-05-02 15:45:53 UTC
Zappity wrote:
This is the “You shouldn’t lose your pod in lowsec” lecture so I don’t have to keep typing it when I pod noobs. Admittedly a little longer than the local version! This applies equally to highsec.

Lowsec does not have warp disruption bubbles. This means that you can always warp your pod away if it hasn’t been tackled. A ship’s scan resolution can be increased to the point where it can instantly lock even a pod and you will often find these in gate camps. The average PvP ship you will be fighting, however, will take at least a second to lock your pod. This means you can escape.

This is the important bit. When you know you are going to die, align your ship to a celestial or other warpable object. Then, spam the Warp To key until you have actually entered warp. As soon as your pod is ejected from your exploded ship you will enter warp. Hotkeys are your friend: Align is ‘A’ and Warp To is ‘W’ by default.

Edit: Rubicon frigates will warp significantly faster than pods. This means it is a good idea to choose a celestial that is difficult to identify (i.e. a moon) just by watching your capsule's path. Otherwise there may be a nasty surprise waiting for you at the end of your warp. I suggest making a ‘pod saver’ tab which contains a list of the celestial types that you choose plus all ships, just in case. Just click to it when you are dying. Thanks to Urkhan Law for the tip.

So click on a celestial, press A, then spam W until you enter warp.

And don’t loiter on the celestial since you may be followed. Bounce from it straight to a system safe. Don’t warp to a station or gate if you can avoid it since it is more likely a player will be there. And if you are anything like Zappity, you will be flashy-red killable!

The only thing that should kill you in this scenario is lag. I can’t do much about that.

Oh, another thing. Don’t just log off at a safe spot if you have a timer that will keep you stuck in space.

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=20830744 (sorry Enol Ankou, you were study material).

Otherwise, some meany might find you with combat scanner probes and pod you, just to find out what's inside. Ditto for stations.



Smartbombs happen. Other than that though I don't see why you shouldn't warp to a gate. even if a frigate is there it shouldn't be able to lock and kill your pod before your pod jumps through - except for lag. Did they change the pod mechanics?

The other thing that new players trying to protect their pod need to watch out for is session timer. After you lose your ship there is a session timer. So when you try to burn back to the gate/station but don't quite make it, you won't be able to jump/dock your pod either. You will have to select a different distant celestial and try to warp to it.


Finally there are just some glitches in the game. For example warp to station/gate doesn't always do what it says. Sometimes it will warp you outside jump or docking range. If you have that station/gate selected on your overview and some instalocking ship is there you probably will not have time to select a different distant celestial and warp before your pod is killed.

Make faction war occupancy pvp instead of pve https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=53815&#post53815
DrysonBennington
Eagle's Talon's
#157 - 2014-05-02 20:46:10 UTC
....the keys to your cage....the devil to pay.....
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#158 - 2014-05-03 17:01:41 UTC
Cearain wrote:
Smartbombs happen. Other than that though I don't see why you shouldn't warp to a gate. even if a frigate is there it shouldn't be able to lock and kill your pod before your pod jumps through - except for lag. Did they change the pod mechanics?

No, they didn't change them. You just can't jump if you have a criminal aggression timer, and gates are easy destinations to follow. I have caught a few that way, especially since the warp speed changes which slowed pods down relative to frigates.

Good additions in your post - I'll update the lecture.

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
Mike Adoulin
Happys Happy Hamster Hunting Club
#159 - 2014-05-04 02:40:10 UTC
+1.

Bear

Everything in EVE is a trap.

And if it isn't, it's your job to make it a trap...:)

You want to know what immorality in EVE Online looks like? Look no further than Ripard "Jester" Teg.

Chribba is the Chuck Norris of EVE.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#160 - 2014-05-04 04:44:09 UTC
Three Battle Nereus, sitting on a plex! Whatever am I to do about it? I know! Kill them! Except that obvious bait is, well, obvious. But that has NEVER stopped me before so why start now? Especially since one of the pilots has been giving us lip for the last few days in local and there is a competition to accumulate his kill mails.

So I put the call out and a couple of corpies were soon winging their way over from a couple of systems away. I warped to the plex, landed tackle and started chipping away at them.

Sure enough, I am halfway through his armour when the remote reps kick in and bring his shields all the way up. Thankfully my corpies have landed and spread their points around while focusing fire. He goes down but my nice little Incursus goes down.with him. Oh well, it was worth it!

Battle Nereus: https://zkillboard.com/detail/38328461/

They were each fitted identically (yes, all three died). I only wish that the faction reps were more expensive. Still, a surprisingly resilient fit so well done.

Unfortunately, our nemesis was surprisingly quiet about his loss. Maybe next time.

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.