EVE

Obvious Bait is Obvious

stargrace July 9, 2024 0Comment

I spent a quiet evening scanning down wormholes and working on data / relic sites. I normally set myself some sort of goal, like 85 million ISK (if you’re paying for your subscription with ISK, this is what you need to bring in each day to cover the cost) and then head home shortly afterward. My hull had almost 200 million in it after a bit of a dry spell, but I was really tired so I decided to log out safely where I was instead of travelling.

The next day, I scanned down the signatures (I was in a C1 with a HS static) and noticed an uncloaked catalyst at one of the hacking sites. I flew over to my perch that I had made the day before, and uncloaked. The catalyst wasn’t actually completing the site, and was just hanging out at a can.

Interesting. I didn’t approach or engage, something about this wasn’t right.

Eventually after a few minutes they blew up a can, maybe to look like they were active. I had scanned down a few other wormholes in the system while watching them, so I warped off to the C5 – right when three buddies from the same corporation as the catalyst popped out of that C5.

Ah ha.

I think it was the first time I had seen someone actively acting as bait in that sort of situation. It wasn’t even particularly good bait. I had zero intentions of engaging (I’m in a helios after all) and I left and took my 200m loot safely back home. I’m sure with the high sec static attached to their C5 they were looking for some day trippers and easy content, but I’m just not the right target for that. I’m not a particularly good pvp player – but – I like to think I’ve been learning a lot these past few months, and know what situations I want to engage in and which ones I stay away from. That one just didn’t sit right.

As always. fly your way! o7

ISK Making for the Month of June

stargrace June 30, 2024 0Comment

It was a pretty good month as far as making ISK is concerned, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at my chart, because I spent everything on subscribing two accounts for 6 months each – that gives me plenty of time to earn it back, at least. Before all of my spending, I earned about 4 billion ISK – which is 2 billion less than last month, but I had sold off some of my high sec items that created the influx and I knew it would be a one time thing. The ‘goal’ is to earn enough to subscribe a single account each month, and then pay for my 2nd account with real money – if I earn extra (and pay for both accounts with ISK) then that’s good too.

Anyway! The ISK came from multiple things, as it usually does. A large portion is from PI, I now have it set up on 5 of my characters. Selling PI has slowed down a tiny bit but the prices have increased, so I’m not too phased. Another portion came from industry, I’ve been making drones, ammo, and a few smaller ships. I was contemplating getting into reactions but I have no idea what I’m doing, so I’m going to take a pass on that for now. Ratting and missions made up another portion of the ISK, nothing fancy about that. A large portion came from exploration, I sold everything I collected except for datacores. I didn’t get any exceptional drops or items, but a lot of little things that moved pretty well.

I did a little harvesting this month – gas only. I wasn’t in the mood to orbit rocks, and I avoided it whenever I could (the exception being those daily quests that sometimes have you out there). Now that both accounts are situated with game time, I’m excited about just stocking up and seeing what I can get into. I don’t fly any particularly expensive or fancy ships – maybe that will change (though I doubt it).

Skill wise – my main is currently working on supply chain management so I can work on industry a few jumps away, my exploration character is working on cybernetics V because there’s a specific bling implant I want. That’s right, it’s time for the blackglass + zeugma bling to happen. My combat alt is currently working on gallente cruiser V (only 8 days to go!) and the back up mining character is working on deep core mining III, even though I haven’t been in the mood to mine (I have a bunch of MCT so I wanted to use them up and why not be skilling). Finally, my marketing character is working on gallente hauler V, because I’m trying to get her into a blockade runner. After that she’ll go back to the marketing skills, she has all of the basic ones but I’d like to expand and specialize a bit more. I’d also like to (maybe) practice running to Jita, and I need to make a bunch of bookmarks for that, too. I’m contemplating moving my marketing stuff there. I know it’s the largest market in the game, I’m just not a fan of how busy it all is.

Anyway, June was great. Let’s see what July brings! As always, fly your way! o7

That.. Is a Lot of Mobs

stargrace June 29, 2024 0Comment

I’ve never actually seen a Sentient Infested Supercarrier before – until today, at least. This is one mean encounter, and not one that I was willing to get any closer to. Thankfully there’s the ‘look at’ option, so I can stay far away (cloaked, too) and just watch from a distance. Not only was there a sentient infested supercarrier, but there was another sentient matriarch in that bundle, too. Those ones I can usually defeat without any issues, but a supercarrier is well above the content I can handle. The bounty alone is 340,000,000 ISK for that single ship. Woah.

Heavy Drones V – FINALLY Completed

stargrace June 28, 2024 0Comment

My main character just reached 52,000,000 skill points – and I FINALLY completed heavy drones V which feels like it took forever. I’m very glad that’s finally done, and now I’m moving on with small projectile turret V – I believe the current skill plan I have was to optimize my Stratios for Superior Ghost caches in exploration. I try not to load too many skills up in my plan because I’d like to actually remember WHY I am training what I am. It doesn’t always work out the way I’d like, though.

Character overview:

• Main – 52,000,000 skill points
• PI alt – 1,700,000 sp
• PI alt – 2,800,000 sp
• Combat alt – 6,600,000 sp
• Mining alt – 7,300,000 sp
• Market alt – 2,800,000 sp
• Exploration character – 13,100,000 sp

None of my characters have *that* many skill points when compared to other characters created in 2009 but I feel like I’m at a comfortable place now with things at least. My exploration character is on an account by herself with no alts, and I may eventually let it lapse to alpha state, I’m not sure. My main can already do all the fun exploration things, so the skills double up quite a bit.

I don’t really use the mining alt any more, but I know they’re nice to have, plus things may change in the future. My PI alts barely do anything except log in, re-set the PI extractors, and deliver their PI once a week. I know activities in Eve really ramp up the more accounts you have, but two is a comfortable number, we’ll see if that changes over time.

Fly your way! o7