EVE New Citizens Q&A

For those interested in the life of a pirate.

You don't actually need to go to losec or null to be a pirate... You also don't need to suicide gank, declare wars or impact your security status...

Dining on faction-fit wildebeest in the comfort of hisec is easier than you think, once someone shows you how

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Definitely don't fall into the trap of thinking you can only mine or mission when your new...

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There are 5 stages to grieving the sad life of a carebear:

1. Denial/Isolation

You must confront the reality that a carebears life of isolated mission running or mining is ultimately devoid of spiritual purpose.

2. Anger

A carebears life is constantly filled with anger, worried about being ganked, mission-flipped, war-decced, bumped, scammed or otherwise anally probed by non-carebears. Anger is meant to be released, in glorious sprays of Void (s) across the backs of other players, not accumulated through drudgery.

3. Bargaining

Your must accept that continued bargaining for your safety, your pod, or trading in general will leave you empty and feeling ultimately impotent. Continued existence in EvE through bargaining rather than doing, is akin to masturbation, and you know what your mother told you would happen if you did that too much.

4. Depression

That point where after maxing mining skills, having an Orca boost alt, or the pimpest incursion battleship in the land doesn't mean a thing in the grand scheme of EvE. No one respects you. Not when everyone else is blowing other players up, and you are grinding minerals (or rats).

5. Acceptance.

That HOLY moment you reach when you finally ask...THE QUESTION. "I wonder if *I* can do that too, to someone else?". The lightbulb goes on. You fit your first pvp ship, cry havoc and get into a carebears mission pocket and shoot them in the face.

Glory.

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Good Blog generally, very good strategy for new and old players. +1

Ahhh, the ole Ninja Salvage / Mission Invasion trick of trying to incite PvP action in high sec without involving Concord.


Yeah, good luck with keeping that little Frigate intact after jumping into a level 4 mission pocket that has Neut's, Web's and Scrams active from NPC's that quickly switch target lock onto other ships landing on grid.

By the way, most 'Carebears' won't engage a 'suspect' with their bling fit Battleship. They'd just warp out letting the 'Suspect' get full room aggro and come back in their PvP fit ship to 'Game On' with whatever is left of the 'Suspect'.

Won't be getting much Faction / Deadspace loot but hey, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.



DMC

*Stands up proudly*

Hi I am Brochan McLeod.. i am a carebear !

Even so, my life is far from sad though you may think otherwise.

I thouroughly enjoy beeing a Miner, a Scientist, an Explorer, a Missionrunner and a Producer of many things.

But most of all.. i am proud to be the one that gives you Pirates and Gankers a reason for excisting.

I want to thank you for the great tips you provide, giving me insight in the world of the ones i 'fear'.

And to conclude in the true spirit of Carebear-ism... may we ALL live long and prosper!

Glad I only wear pants, skirts, short dresses or nothing at all.....
.... because THIS is a fashion nightmare! :O

Personally i think it might be better to be educated and prepared... as it often eliminates the 'try & fail' part

nothing intentionally misleading here, Feyd might be my ceo but if he were talking out his arse id call him out on it, especially if he did it here.

the webbing ones are the only ones you need to worry about and standard bear practise is to shoot them first.
as for wrecks, MTU

you realise this isnt just about the drops right, you can offer a ransom once you have them in hull, you can also just do it for the learning experience or even the sheer joy of it

see link in sig

"I don't know how to do it, so it isn't being done..."

Laughable.

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