EVE General Discussion

Finally its happened! One of the smallest alliances in EVE Online came into the war for the Sovereignty as Claimholder. Many waited for this moment, some feared this, someone foresaw. So, now its here!

Introduction

I wanted to get claim by myself since i made my own ally. For a long time i have studied the behavior of various claim alliances, how entosis works and how they def their property. All complicated by my own rules in game - one person, one account, without using "bad" mechanics (maybe not really bad, but i personally hate them coz of no countreplay: jam, oversize ab, cruiser size droneboats with setrys/large drones, offgrid bonuses, etc.), no help from anyone and no pluses in whole world - all should be done by myself alone in that cruel world. This complicates the task pretty hard, because even took TCU without scout in enemy space several jumps in low and null-sec - not really easy thing. After reflection, I came to the conclusion - my ship should have next properties.
1) Enough place in cargo for TCU
2) Someone can fair it even if he will only see it on direct scan, but it is not really delicious target for catch it.
3) It can kill or alive in some weak camp, like solo interdictor or frigate.
There was two possible ways to do it - find suitable WH or go throw gates. I decided to go throw gates coz of some random stuff about finding that type wh. <_<

Realization

After some time playing in EFT, i decided to use this fit. As i thought he had a kind of chances against sabre or another dictor, to get away from garmur, to go into gate from some other stuff ang try to make MWD+Cloak move. Fine, i got some variable moves in bad situation, lets find suitable system. A lot of solo roams, dotlan researching i found some candidates. Some another portion of roams to understand, how they react on entosis and on just neutral in system, i chosen this system.

After decision i checked path in last time, roam last time and began execute my plan. Instant import from eft, buy in jita, fit, lets go! While i was getting my fit there formed some problem - solo sabre camp on my way. Looks like she tryid to kill only small target, like shuttles and pods, but maybe she will fight, dunno. Going throw low-sec, null, several jumps and i found it - she waited for me on gate. Buble up and local boosted for one another person. There was only one possibility - fight or try to mwd-cloak. I decided to fight, at least i can check my estimations. Decloak griffin, its going to be pretty bad, coz i have very small amount of tank and dps and i have TCU in cargo with extremely bad fit. Imaginated how funny this kill would be on kb, overheated my turrets. :laugh: Falling into jam, sabre killing my drones, but im pretty ok, jam going off, sabre die in her own buble, kill griffin and im again on my way to the legend!

Something going wrong

I Found some free planet, anchor TCU, but claim is still not mine. Checking description on TCU - OH MY GOD!!! I need to use entosis on it. How it was possible to miss that? Fk, fk, fk, tick-tock, time is going, several travellers going throw system so my TCU already found! Anyone can get claim in system at my expense! Fast decision - go to nearest low, dock gnosis, selfdestract, and come back on some real entosis ship. Ok, lets do it!

FASTER PLS

Jump on gnosis, while checking dotlan every second. It was still unclaimed, but statistics on ingame map was 1 person in space in last 15 mins. Maybe it was me? I hope so. Low, dock, selfdestract, fit, new path. Tama camped again, so i forced to go around, tick-tock, tick-tock. Statistics saying its 2 persons in space - its definetly not me. Maybe they will not be fast enough? FASTER!

Going as fast as i can, i coming back in same system. Again sabre, again griffin, again bubble up. But now im already on fighting ship, easy kills sabre and going deeper in null sec. Come to system - there 3 local, tengue and proteus on dscan, but killboard saying that they are not really dangerous people - like 200 kills and 100 loses in blob, not really scary for me. Warp on TCU and use entosis, no one came.

The ultimate success of the operation

Well, time to check result. Now I am - Claim Alliance CEO, that got his territory just by himself, without disrupting my own restrictions, got this claim alone by myself, without help from anyone, without blue standing with anyone. Personally it is one of my hugest achievements in EVE Online. Even if my space would be lost, it will have no mean - i already got it, it will be forever in history in logs, on dotlan and in this theme on forum. Sometimes even best of us losing their space, you know. Eve online - make the dreams come true, just DO IT!

P.s. sorry for my bad english, i hope u enjoyed this topic anyway.

Well done! You now have the opportunity of becoming an imperial subject. An imperial viceroy will contact you soon.

Don't be like that! The same offer stands for TISHU as well.

Your choice, of course. My intentions were good.

p cool story imo! gg +1

tl;dr

"Um, Hi! Come kill us and take our sov!"

Your counter play is to apply yourself.
Not be a whiner and apply yourself...

In before a gang goes there to claim this territory and gets killed by gate campers!

I wonder what odds one of the EVE bookies has on him holding this Sov for longer than a week......

that said, a round of applause in in order for this brave new power bloc arising in the West. *clap*

Well done.

A worthwhile read.