[17:48:34] target > Why you do this stupid thing?

did you mean.. leave my stationary hulk in a belt with an easy warp-in, in a .5 sec?

no, probably not : http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=15008160

derp + noob.. = nerp?

Had a mack in hull. While solely concentrating on DPS I never trained Propulsion Jamming, counting on the usual afk'ers. This guy initiated warp as soon as I got off the 1st volley.. got off with just a bit large repair bill.

WTF

scoping for possible targets, I saw a tornado on scan IN a belt, but nothing else. Thinking he's a bold ganker just waiting for prey, I warped at distance and.. suddenly:

seriously. WTF.

first blood

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=14996049

my two catalyst pet-project-alts are 1 day of training in, and nearing 450 DPS combined. Training for implants and overheating are the major time hogs looking ahead. 

new day, new beginnigns

started two new alts for Catalyst / -10 track. As Ez pointed out, there is no point in buying a gank toon since it can be trained so cheaply / quickly.

So, as an experiment, Lets see how much damage 7 days of training and 500K ISK in skillbooks can do ';..;'

text art - essential taunting primer

Some of these might have to be adjusted, before copying/pasting to local I recommend laundering these thru your "notes" tool in game. Most of the time only spaces need to be adjusted.

1. The madbrometer:
   
   madbrometer says you're...
   ╔═══════════════╗
   ║▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░║
   ╚═══════════════╝
   ^not mad ^medium ^very mad, bro!
   
2. Epic Fail/Fap:
   .
   ╔═╦═╦╦═╗ ╔═╦═╦╦╗
   ║═╣═║║╔╝ ║═╣═║║║
   ║═╣╔╣║╚╗ ║╔╣║║║╚╗
   ╚═╩╝╚╩═╝ ╚╝╚╩╩╩═╝
   .
   ╔═╦═╦╦═╗ ╔═╦═╦═╗
   ║═╣═║║╔╝ ║═╣═║═║
   ║═╣╔╣║╚╗ ║╔╣║║╔╝
   ╚═╩╝╚╩═╝ ╚╝╚╩╩╝
   
3. Bears / Bunnies (the last one needs spaces adjusted before you paste.)
   
   ()_()    
   (ƒ;..;)ƒ  
   (")(")  
   
   ♥__♥
   (='.'=)
   E[:]|||[:]З
   (")_(")
   .
   (\ (\  
   ( -.- )
   (") (")
   
       (\  (\
      (  •̪● )
   (")╭∩╮(")
   .sup ladies
   (\  (\       (\  (\      /)  /)
   ( >.> )      ( •̪● )    ( <.< ) 
   (")♥(")    (")╭∩╮(")   (")♥(")
   
4. Message Tank:
   .
   ●█︻█████▄▄▄︻︻︻═══┻$$$$         
   ▃▅██████████████▅▄▃
   ████ message goes here !! ███████▅
   ◥⊙▲@▲⊙▲@"""◥⊙▲@▲⊙▲@
   
5. Smily:
   
    .
   ░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░
   ░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░
   ░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░
   ░▒▒█░░▒▒▒▒██░░▒▒▒░
   ▒▒████▒▒▒█████▒▒▒▒
   ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
   ▒▒▒░░░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒▒
   ░▒▒░░░░░░░░░░░░▒▒░
   ░░▒▒░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒░░
   ░░░▒▒░▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░
   ░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░
6. Gurista bunnies:
   
   .
     ░░░░░▄██▀▐▌░░
   ░░░░░░▄░░▀▄▐░░
   ▄██▀▀▀▐▌░░▐▌▌░
   ░░░▀▀▀▌▌░░░▌▌░
   ░░░░░░▀█░▄▄▐▌░
   ░░░░░░▄██████▄░
   ░░░░░▐█████▀██▌
   ░░░░░▐▀██▀░░▐██
   ░░░░░▐▄▄██▄▄██░
   ░░░░░░▀█▄▄██▀░
   ░░░░░░░▄▀▀░▀█▀░
   ░░░░░░░▀████▄...
   
   .
   ░░░░░░▄██▀▐▌░░░
   ░░░░░░▄░░▀▄▐░░░
   ▄██▀▀▀▐▌░░▐▌▌░░
   ░░░▀▀▀▌▌░░░▌▌░░
   ░░░░░░▀█░▄▄▐▌░░
   ░░░░░░▄██████▄░
   ░░░░░▐█████▀██▌
   ░░░░░▐▀██▀░░▐██
   ░░░░░▐▄▄██▄▄██░
   ░░░░░░▀█▄▄██▀░░
   ░░░░░░░▀████▄▀░
   ░░░░░░░░▀▀▀▀░░░
   
7. I ♥...
   
   ╔══╗
   ╚╗╔╝
   ╔╝(¯`v´¯)
   ╚══`.¸ ̿ ̿ ̿̿̿̿'̿'\̵͇̿̿\=((•̪●))=/̵͇̿̿/'̿̿ ̿ ̿̿ ̿
   
8. PVP
   
   ╔═══════════════╗
   ║█▀▀█░▀░☼░▀░█▀▀█║
   ║█▀▀▀☼░▀░▀░░█▀▀▀║
   ║█░☼░░░░▀░░░█░░░║
   ╚═══════════════╝
   
9. suttbex happens.
   
   .
   ╭∩╮(◣_◢)╭∩╮
   ╔═══╗╔═══╗
   ║╦═╗║║╔═╗║
   ║╠═╣║║╚═╗║
   ║╩═╝║║╚═╝║
   ║╦░╦║║╔═╗║
   ║║░║║║╠═░║
   ║╚═╝║║╚═╝║
   ║╔╦╗║║╗░╔║
   ║░║░║║╠═╣║
   ║░╩░║║╩░╚║
   ║╔╦╗║║╔═╗║
   ║░║░║║╚═╗║
   ║░╩░║║╚═╝║
   ╚═══╝╚═══╝
   
10. The Whales
     .
    ▄████████████▄▐█▄▄▄▄█▌
    ████▌█▐▌▐▐▌▐▐█▌▀▀██▀▀
    ██▄█▌▀▀▀▐▐▌█▐██▄▄█▌
    ▄▄▄██████████████▀
    
    so long and thanks for all the
    ████████████████████████████▄    ▐█▄▄▄▄█▌
    █████████████▌▄▌▄▐▐▌███████████▌▀▀██▀▀
    ████▄████████▌▄▌▄▐▐▌▀███████████▄▄█▌
    ▄▄▄▄▄█████████████████████████████▀
    
    this whale intentionally left blank
    ████████████████████▄    ▐█▄▄▄▄█▌
    ███████████████████████▌▀▀██▀▀
    ████▄███████████████████▄▄█▌
    ▄▄▄▄▄█████████████████████▀
    

sound advice on Epic Arks

xxx> how to get epic arks?
zzz > you need a godlike flood
zzz > but one thing someone pointed out top me recently is that all the animals were supposed to be on there, yet didn't the fish go "no bro that's no good bro"
zzz > "to dry bro"
zzz > "we'd be like beached"
zzz > "beached bro"

The Game, The Puppet

Eve online has a really interesting concept for subscription, in that you can use the wealth generated in-game, to pay for the game. As my main nears its 4th birthday, and the BeefFleet now sports 3 accounts with a combined 4.5K DPS, this plot from Eveboard paints the picture:

I'm not playing the game, the game is playing me :P

 

 

What this is not showing is my gains in standings with two factions i burnt to -10 while running too many anti-faction missions in Gallente space, all the dips not marked as plex purchases are tag purchases to turn in data-center missions. I'm up from -6.8 to -5 this month .. still a bit to go.

Since the process leaves me with little surplus cash, foreseeably for another 2 months, I've downscaled my hulk ganking addiction from BC's to destroyers. But the Crucible expansion made that transition a smooth one since Catalyst now rates at 730ish DPS, I can still down most hulks with 2 cats (or solo macks.) Nothing quite big-scale as my Gankvember spree, but still:

http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=14941238 \0//

Skillwise, I'm still grinding ships and weapons, cross training each toon for at least two races. My oldest is already fully 3x cross-trained (all subcaps except amarr) which in retrospect is a sign of boredom and lack of direction.

"I have a plan.. somewhere in the back of my mind there is a purpose for all of this. "
- the puppet