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What do you do that isn't necessarily optimal?
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Mal Mandrake
Space Goat Likes it Rough
#1 - 2012-01-08 03:16:59 UTC
For example. I refuse help from people on things that I can do myself.

I don't want friends giving me isk. - I have to learn how to make enough to support my habits. Someone bailing me out isn't going to help me learn to be more efficient.

I also like to do my own research on good builds vs bad build and WHY they are that way. - Just copying like a robot from battleclinic isn't going to help me learn how to fit ships better.

Those two aren't so bad, they make sense right?

I refuse to use evemon. Nothing wrong with it, I just feel it is good for planning alts. I plan my character around certificates.

-Mal
Alara IonStorm
#2 - 2012-01-08 03:18:55 UTC
I do level 4 missions in a Drake despite having skill for much better ships.

I am gonna go passive Nighthawk or SNI as well.

<3 Lazy Tanks.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#3 - 2012-01-08 03:19:12 UTC
I salvage my missions.
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#4 - 2012-01-08 03:20:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Petrus Blackshell
I almost never fly anything bigger than a cruiser, and seldom fly cruisers at that. I have 25m SP.

Tippia wrote:
I salvage my missions.


I salvage your missions.

Accidentally The Whole Frigate - For-newbies blog (currently on pause)
Mal Mandrake
Space Goat Likes it Rough
#5 - 2012-01-08 03:22:42 UTC
Tippia wrote:
I salvage my missions.



I make more money from the salvage than I do from the mission itself.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#6 - 2012-01-08 03:26:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Tippia
Mal Mandrake wrote:
Tippia wrote:
I salvage my missions.

I make more money from the salvage than I do from the mission itself.

That just means you're doing the missions slowly.

The reason I'm doing it is a simple classic case of sunk-cost fallacy: I have this large selection of perfect rig BPOs, and it just seems wasteful to leave material behind on the field and not put those blueprints to use, never mind that I would make more ISK if I skipped those steps. Oops
Jimi Crackcorn
Directed Evolution Corp
#7 - 2012-01-08 03:26:56 UTC
I click too much vs using keyboard shortcuts. Oh wait, that's Eve's fault, not mine.
rodyas
Tie Fighters Inc
#8 - 2012-01-08 03:31:06 UTC
I have 50 million sp and fly destroyers only. I also use t1 salvagers to salvage the frigs I kill. (use t1 for sentimental value). I also mine omber only.

Signature removed for inappropriate language - CCP Eterne
Brujo Loco
Brujeria Teologica
#9 - 2012-01-08 03:35:13 UTC
I post more in the forums and spend more time in it than in the actual game and end up paying $ for forum access some months rather than game access Big smile

Inner Sayings of BrujoLoco: http://eve-files.com/sig/brujoloco
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#10 - 2012-01-08 03:36:57 UTC
I fly primarily Gallnete ships. Straight

How did you Veterans start?
Ladie Harlot
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2012-01-08 03:41:51 UTC
I belong to Goonwaffe.

The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.
Tiberius Sunstealer
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-01-08 03:43:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Tiberius Sunstealer
Mal Mandrake wrote:
I refuse to use evemon. Nothing wrong with it, I just feel it is good for planning alts. I plan my character around certificates.

Ladie Harlot wrote:
I belong to Goonwaffe.

Get a load of these guys.
Killstealing
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#13 - 2012-01-08 03:44:50 UTC
I train mining alts

oh the shame
Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2012-01-08 03:51:31 UTC
I ignore "log in incentives" such as queueing a new skill or cycling a POS reaction way too much.
Professor Alphane
Les Corsaires Diable
#15 - 2012-01-08 03:52:12 UTC
Same with all MMO's really, I promise myself I won't get distracted by other games this month every time I pay my sub Roll

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W1rlW1nd
WirlWind
#16 - 2012-01-08 04:12:22 UTC
I become obsessed with reading EVE forums at the same time as I play, as the primary form of entertainment.

And whether I am playing or not I am spending probably more time enjoying reading the forums than playing. Not so much a commentary that EGD is more entertaining than EVE gameplay. . . just that EGD is more entertaining than ANY other game lol:)
Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#17 - 2012-01-08 04:16:56 UTC
I fly solo

(ಠ_ృ) ~ It Takes a Million Years to Become Diamonds So Lets Just Burn Like Coal Until the Sky's Black ~ (ಠ_ృ)
Mars Theran
Foreign Interloper
#18 - 2012-01-08 04:20:50 UTC
Brujo Loco wrote:
I post more in the forums and spend more time in it than in the actual game and end up paying $ for forum access some months rather than game access Big smile


This. Point of fact, i can't even boot the client with my current system. Borrowed it from my brother till I rebuild, and it doesn't even have discrete graphics; so that's perfectly understandable. AMD Sempron 3600+ *snort*
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Mal Mandrake
Space Goat Likes it Rough
#19 - 2012-01-08 04:25:42 UTC
Brujo Loco wrote:
I post more in the forums and spend more time in it than in the actual game and end up paying $ for forum access some months rather than game access Big smile



I think it is called Eve Offline? Gets me through my 12 hour work day.
Famble
Three's a Crowd
#20 - 2012-01-08 05:40:03 UTC
Tippia wrote:
I salvage my missions.


This times a million. Though it's taken years, I finally kicked the habit.

Mine:
I do PI in lowsec but I often let it go days unattended.
I never build a long term skill plan and remap accordingly.

I could go on but my pride isn't letting me.

If anyone ever looks at you and says,_ "Hold my beer, watch this,"_  you're probably going to want to pay attention.
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