2024

Some Industry Splurges

stargrace April 13, 2024 0Comment

Just like I do in World of Warcraft, working the market in EVE means I need to know what people are buying, and how much they’re buying it for. Watching YouTube videos may be a great introduction, but if all you’re doing is what everyone else is doing – you’re going to quickly find that market over saturated. The best thing for you to do is to figure out a small portion of the market that you can wiggle your way into, and then expand from there.

I decided to expand on what I had already been doing with industry just a tiny bit. My ammo can be crafted for cheaper than it costs to buy it – but that wasn’t the reason I went and picked up the BPO today. The main reason is because I go through a LOT of ammo, and I get tired of running out to the shopping district every time I want to buy more. The fact that it’s cheaper for me to craft it is an added bonus and just made sense, so I went and took care of that.

There’s a handful of ‘popular’ ships that also sell for a few million more than it costs to craft, so I added those to the manufacturing jobs that I already had running. I might keep one for myself as a spare. My PI takes care of another group of crafting, and I have some alts who are also getting situated when it comes to PI. Nothing much, but I don’t need them to be much. For now, at least.

I also learned about warehouse containers – fantastic, because at the moment my inventory is a disaster. I’d like to put BPO / BPC into a container and then just not look at them for a while, heh. I hate that they don’t stack, either, so those 600 T1 items I decided to invent into T2 take up a whole lot of room. Ideally I wouldn’t necessarily live in the same place I was doing my industry work, but I like it here, so that’s where I am. Having containers should help keep things in line. I thought I already had containers, but I must have emptied them ages ago.

Apparently I get to experience my first war dec first. I’m not really concerned, I’m already pretty paranoid no matter where / what I’m flying, and the thought that concord won’t be coming to my rescue isn’t really one I’ve ever really cared about. Especially since these days I’m almost always in jspace. No data/relic sites today, but I did get a lot of industry done, so it was a nice change. I haven’t had a lot of spare gaming time, but I’m doing my best.

Fly safe o7

My EVE Experiences Through the Years (2009+)

stargrace April 12, 2024 1Comment

I’ve been playing EVE off and on (more off, than on) since 2009 – and I decided to go back through my older posts and note some of the moments that stood out to me over the years.

• March 18, 2009 – my very first day in EVE Online. I did the ancient tutorial, and wasn’t sure if I was going to keep playing. I had a 21 day trial account back then.
• May 20, 2010 – I’m flying my very first hulk, and I was SO excited. It felt like it took forever to train for.
• June 5, 2010 – My very first trip to Jita, where I felt TINY compared to the number of people around.
• June 6, 2010 – I jumped into my first WH, and did some mining. What a rush!
• June 9, 2010 – PI releases for the first time
• December 31, 2010 – I finished training to fly an Orca, and finally was able to afford the ship, too
• October 30, 2011 – Ice mining for the first time
• February 15, 2013 – I finally finish training to fly a Tengu (I still fly this ship as my main ship type)
• February 18, 2015 – I return after a few years away, and start working with R&D agents
• February 20, 2015 – I attempted to stream EVE, and some viewers reprimanded me for my Tengu fit, so I changed it.
• November 22, 2015 – After another break, I’m still ranting about R&D agents
• March 26, 2016 – 10 days of EVE for .99 (so I return, again, briefly)
• March 9, 2019 – My very first relic site
• March 10, 2019 – Lost my Tengu to C5 rats, whewps.
• June 11, 2020 – I start doing a few more relic/data sites (and promptly take another break)
• March 13, 2024 – I return (yet again) to EVE after a 4 year break, my longest away from the game.

I guess maybe the 100th attempt is the one that sticks? In those years I belonged mainly to one corporation (for 11 years), and they’re no longer active, which is why I made the decision to join Signal Cartel. Everyone tells me that EVE is a social game, and I believe that those social aspects are what keep people playing (so we’ll see how it goes). It has been pretty interesting to read up on how things have changed over the years (and what has remained the same).

Fly safe! o7