- "Have you any last words?"
- YES. I DON'T WANT TO GO.
- "Well. Succinct, anyway."
-- Death at the other end of the scythe, for once
(Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man)
Very early this morning, at a time I really should have been asleep at, I tangled with a Dramiel.
Ordinarily a Dramiel doesn't present me with too many problems, but this one was different. It had a long point, artillery and as I would find out later, an ace up it's sleeve.
I undocked a Hawk, something I'm rather enjoying, engaged the Dramiel, easily dispatched it's drones and then was never able to get within range, the Hawk died.
Thinking is not my strong suit when deprived of sleep but I thought I'd try get him with a Daredevil, the strong, long web maybe more suited to catching him, would still need to fly smart to negate his damage.
I warped in, he's at range and where he would stay for the remainder of this five odd minute long dogfight. I locked him up, then lost lock, jammed? No, Damped, sweet jesus, what a maneuver, very smart, down to a 14km lock range, I would never get close enough to acquire lock, let alone land a web, no matter what I tried, he was one step ahead, the Daredevil died.
An expensive evening, an expensive lesson but two very good fights.
Nicely played :)
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Thursday, 1 March 2012
Friday, 30 December 2011
Just one of those days
In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.
-- Schrodinger's Moggy explained
(Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
First time in a long time I've been able to hunt properly and it just didn't happen today.
Flew a Drake for the first time, killed an unfitted Apocalypse, went on a solo roam, lost said Drake making the wrong choices trying to split a gang up, lost a very expensive pod to same gang, lost a very expensive Daredevil to a Jaguar and Ishkur duo later on, got chased off by a Proteus and Loki in my Harbinger and lost a very good Rifter fight against Saftsuze, very close.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
-- Schrodinger's Moggy explained
(Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
First time in a long time I've been able to hunt properly and it just didn't happen today.
Flew a Drake for the first time, killed an unfitted Apocalypse, went on a solo roam, lost said Drake making the wrong choices trying to split a gang up, lost a very expensive pod to same gang, lost a very expensive Daredevil to a Jaguar and Ishkur duo later on, got chased off by a Proteus and Loki in my Harbinger and lost a very good Rifter fight against Saftsuze, very close.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
The 200
It is said that whosoever the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whosoever the gods wish to destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It's more interesting, and doesn't take so long.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Soul Music)
Some milestones are best left without fanfare but to be honest, I'm just honest. I'm also not very bright but you don't have to be the smartest to be the best, you just need to be smarter than the other guy. This does not however, always work.
A known plex runner/farmer is in Gusandall, in a Dramiel, in the direction of the 2/10. My normal reaction would be to grab a Daredevil and go ruin his day, however he is wary of me and my Greebo, he has felt the fury before. This time I chose something a little, how shall I put it?
Unconventional.
The Worm class faction frigate has garnered me one or two successful kills, but test like a Dramiel is something she has never encountered, I warped to the 2/10, he had warped out, I waited at the gate, just out of activation range, hoping if he spotted on scan he would investigate.
He did, warped to the gate, but instead of engaging he activated the gate and warped to the first room. I closed till in range of the gates activation range and followed him in, where he was waiting. I engaged, he obliged and started shooting right back. I launched a flight of drones, quite possibly the only way to win this fight would be to use the 'hope and pray' tank afforded by ecm drones, as my Worm was not very strong. However, my luck, much like my intelligence abandoned me to the mercy of the Dramiel's guns and drones. My Worm explodes and I whisk my pod to safety, but not before looking upon the wreck of my latest milestone, loss number two hundred.
The Dramiel then engages a Claw inside the plex and I hope this distraction will allow me the subterfuge to grab my Greebo and to extract revenge. However he warps out as I land, but curiosity gets the better of him.
Is Kane having a bad day?
Would he be able to overcome the might of the Rizzel Daredevil?
Only one way to find out. He warps back at 70km from the plex entrance, I start to close, he's staying still, until I reach 20km, he starts to move but is shortly halted as my web and scrambler stop any thought of escape, we engage at point blank range, the Angel frigates, both fearsome in their own right, locked in mortal combat, only one would warp away intact.
The Dramiel explodes, much as any other before that has danced with Greebo and his kin.
As this happens, another Daredevil enters local, piloted by an ex resident of these parts, devildog215. He lays down the challenge, a 1v1 vs Kane foshizzle Rizzel. The Dramiel pilot indicates to him I would be found at the 2/10, which I confirm, he warps in and we dance the deadly dance, until one stands, victorious, Greebo, the Champion of Gusandall.
A little saddened that one of Greebo's kin has been slain, I warp to a safespot to wait out my GCC timer, the Dramiel pilot has returned in a Rifter and is waiting inside the 2/10 for me, I kindly oblige and once again introduce his pod to the cold, harsh, reality of the Gusandall solar system.
A mixed evening for me, but once again, frigate combat reigns, the truest test of man and machine, even if it only lasts seconds, the euphoria of winning or losing, stands till the end of time.
I dock up, Greebo sitting comfortable over his docking circle, a spin or two before I retire to my quarters for a cup of Earl Grey and a movie.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Soul Music)
Some milestones are best left without fanfare but to be honest, I'm just honest. I'm also not very bright but you don't have to be the smartest to be the best, you just need to be smarter than the other guy. This does not however, always work.
A known plex runner/farmer is in Gusandall, in a Dramiel, in the direction of the 2/10. My normal reaction would be to grab a Daredevil and go ruin his day, however he is wary of me and my Greebo, he has felt the fury before. This time I chose something a little, how shall I put it?
Unconventional.
The Worm class faction frigate has garnered me one or two successful kills, but test like a Dramiel is something she has never encountered, I warped to the 2/10, he had warped out, I waited at the gate, just out of activation range, hoping if he spotted on scan he would investigate.
He did, warped to the gate, but instead of engaging he activated the gate and warped to the first room. I closed till in range of the gates activation range and followed him in, where he was waiting. I engaged, he obliged and started shooting right back. I launched a flight of drones, quite possibly the only way to win this fight would be to use the 'hope and pray' tank afforded by ecm drones, as my Worm was not very strong. However, my luck, much like my intelligence abandoned me to the mercy of the Dramiel's guns and drones. My Worm explodes and I whisk my pod to safety, but not before looking upon the wreck of my latest milestone, loss number two hundred.
The Dramiel then engages a Claw inside the plex and I hope this distraction will allow me the subterfuge to grab my Greebo and to extract revenge. However he warps out as I land, but curiosity gets the better of him.
Is Kane having a bad day?
Would he be able to overcome the might of the Rizzel Daredevil?
Only one way to find out. He warps back at 70km from the plex entrance, I start to close, he's staying still, until I reach 20km, he starts to move but is shortly halted as my web and scrambler stop any thought of escape, we engage at point blank range, the Angel frigates, both fearsome in their own right, locked in mortal combat, only one would warp away intact.
The Dramiel explodes, much as any other before that has danced with Greebo and his kin.
As this happens, another Daredevil enters local, piloted by an ex resident of these parts, devildog215. He lays down the challenge, a 1v1 vs Kane foshizzle Rizzel. The Dramiel pilot indicates to him I would be found at the 2/10, which I confirm, he warps in and we dance the deadly dance, until one stands, victorious, Greebo, the Champion of Gusandall.
A little saddened that one of Greebo's kin has been slain, I warp to a safespot to wait out my GCC timer, the Dramiel pilot has returned in a Rifter and is waiting inside the 2/10 for me, I kindly oblige and once again introduce his pod to the cold, harsh, reality of the Gusandall solar system.
A mixed evening for me, but once again, frigate combat reigns, the truest test of man and machine, even if it only lasts seconds, the euphoria of winning or losing, stands till the end of time.
I dock up, Greebo sitting comfortable over his docking circle, a spin or two before I retire to my quarters for a cup of Earl Grey and a movie.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Indestructible... NOT!
"Real children don't go hoppity-skip unless they are on drugs."
-- Susan, the ultimate sensible governess
(Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)
I lost two goddamn Rifters today... TWO. These were against a corp who are fast becoming my Nemesis, Black Rebel Rifter Club. The first Rifter was lost to a rather well flown Arty Rifter, the second to a Jaguar and same Arty Rifter.
You win some, you lose some :) But it seems I will need to adjust my tactics. I think I'm going to enjoy RIFTA, like I said before, a good bunch of pilots and finally folk who are going to give as good as they get.
Other than the two devastating losses, it has been a good day for the solo Pirate, a solo kill of a Typhoon Fleet Issue at the Emolgranlan gate, an EVE Uni pilot on his own, running a plex in Eifer (I was surprised as anyone that it wasn't a trap)
A nice Vengeance kill plus 60million ISK Pod ransom and a rather fast Dramiel kill. A Merlin and Rifter rounded off the days activities.
Solo Piracy isn't dead, it never will be as long as folk keep trying, stay strong, never retreat, never surrender.
-- Susan, the ultimate sensible governess
(Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)
I lost two goddamn Rifters today... TWO. These were against a corp who are fast becoming my Nemesis, Black Rebel Rifter Club. The first Rifter was lost to a rather well flown Arty Rifter, the second to a Jaguar and same Arty Rifter.
You win some, you lose some :) But it seems I will need to adjust my tactics. I think I'm going to enjoy RIFTA, like I said before, a good bunch of pilots and finally folk who are going to give as good as they get.
Other than the two devastating losses, it has been a good day for the solo Pirate, a solo kill of a Typhoon Fleet Issue at the Emolgranlan gate, an EVE Uni pilot on his own, running a plex in Eifer (I was surprised as anyone that it wasn't a trap)
A nice Vengeance kill plus 60million ISK Pod ransom and a rather fast Dramiel kill. A Merlin and Rifter rounded off the days activities.
Solo Piracy isn't dead, it never will be as long as folk keep trying, stay strong, never retreat, never surrender.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Old smokey with extra cheese and mushrooms
Greebo could, in fact, commit sexual harrassment simply by sitting very quietly in the next room.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Maskerade)
These kills brought to you by Dorn Val and Malande, muchos gracias.
My Daredevil has been rebuilt, due to donations received from Dorn and Malande. I was toying with the idea of using the ISK for something else, but what else is more fun than flying a frigate that melts faces.
I have retired the Sgt Angua moniker for the time being, it served me well but it's time for a new breed of Daredevil, something a little more fitting to its devastation, Greebo be thy name.
Flea bitten, with scars all over his face and his partially present ears he is a huge swaggering bully of a cat - renowned for once chasing a bear up a tree. He has one green eye and one which is milky white, he is intelligent for a cat but uses three categories to define the things he sees as "rape, fight or eat." This is the cat that Nanny Ogg refers to as "Mr. Puss-puss," and sees, in her head, as a cute little bundle of fluff - yet everyone else calls "gerroffyerbugger!!!"
Greebo's maiden flight took me to my spiritual home, Eifer, and whilst there he had his maiden kill, a ratting Caracal. Not too difficult a prey, but something to sharpen his claws on.
Greebo is ready for a test, it comes in the shape of the Black Rebel Rifter Club. I like these guys, there are three of them, a Claw interceptor, a Republic Fleet Firetail and a Caldari Navy Hookbill. A fearsome combination and one I'd do well to steer clear of but then steering has never been my strong point.
I warp in at range to belt 1, I would need to split them up as going toe to toe with all three would be too much for even Greebo to handle. Hookbill warps in at zero, loiters for a bit before I try to draw him to the 2/10. They don't follow so I warp back to belt 1, but above zero. Firetail is at 100, then warps to planet three, scanner shows two of the trio there so I warp at fifty. Claw and Hookbill on site, fifty clicks away, a choice needed to be made, the Hookbill carries a tracking disruptor whilst the Claw would probably be the biggest threat damage wise.
In the end the choice was made by the meta level of the ship, the Claw was primaried, everything else is a blur as Claw goes down, Hookbill up next, I close sharply, tracking disruptor means very little when you're climbing right up their tailpipe.
Once the threat of the Hookbill had been vanquished, all attention was turned to the Firetail. I shatter the shields, the fight about to be over but a curious thing happens, it doesn't just explode? Plated? Had to be.
I'm at about 10% armor as the Firetail finally drops, I was starting to get nervous, Greebo is only a few hours old, too soon to lose, but he stands proud over the field of battle, planet 3 Gusandall, RIFTA vs NOVAK, one man standing.
Oh, and my Pizza arrived just as the fight finished :P
Great fight RIFTA, I like your style o7
Went on a roam later with the M34N guys in this:
Repping the reps
-- (Terry Pratchett, Maskerade)
These kills brought to you by Dorn Val and Malande, muchos gracias.
My Daredevil has been rebuilt, due to donations received from Dorn and Malande. I was toying with the idea of using the ISK for something else, but what else is more fun than flying a frigate that melts faces.
I have retired the Sgt Angua moniker for the time being, it served me well but it's time for a new breed of Daredevil, something a little more fitting to its devastation, Greebo be thy name.
Flea bitten, with scars all over his face and his partially present ears he is a huge swaggering bully of a cat - renowned for once chasing a bear up a tree. He has one green eye and one which is milky white, he is intelligent for a cat but uses three categories to define the things he sees as "rape, fight or eat." This is the cat that Nanny Ogg refers to as "Mr. Puss-puss," and sees, in her head, as a cute little bundle of fluff - yet everyone else calls "gerroffyerbugger!!!"
Greebo's maiden flight took me to my spiritual home, Eifer, and whilst there he had his maiden kill, a ratting Caracal. Not too difficult a prey, but something to sharpen his claws on.
Greebo is ready for a test, it comes in the shape of the Black Rebel Rifter Club. I like these guys, there are three of them, a Claw interceptor, a Republic Fleet Firetail and a Caldari Navy Hookbill. A fearsome combination and one I'd do well to steer clear of but then steering has never been my strong point.
I warp in at range to belt 1, I would need to split them up as going toe to toe with all three would be too much for even Greebo to handle. Hookbill warps in at zero, loiters for a bit before I try to draw him to the 2/10. They don't follow so I warp back to belt 1, but above zero. Firetail is at 100, then warps to planet three, scanner shows two of the trio there so I warp at fifty. Claw and Hookbill on site, fifty clicks away, a choice needed to be made, the Hookbill carries a tracking disruptor whilst the Claw would probably be the biggest threat damage wise.
In the end the choice was made by the meta level of the ship, the Claw was primaried, everything else is a blur as Claw goes down, Hookbill up next, I close sharply, tracking disruptor means very little when you're climbing right up their tailpipe.
Once the threat of the Hookbill had been vanquished, all attention was turned to the Firetail. I shatter the shields, the fight about to be over but a curious thing happens, it doesn't just explode? Plated? Had to be.
I'm at about 10% armor as the Firetail finally drops, I was starting to get nervous, Greebo is only a few hours old, too soon to lose, but he stands proud over the field of battle, planet 3 Gusandall, RIFTA vs NOVAK, one man standing.
Oh, and my Pizza arrived just as the fight finished :P
Great fight RIFTA, I like your style o7
Went on a roam later with the M34N guys in this:
Repping the reps
Monday, 19 September 2011
DOH!
In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.
-- Schrodinger's Moggy explained
(Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
After soloing a Rail Megathron in my Daredevil, I derped and lost it trying to solo a Loki, I screwed up, lost transversal and exploded.
I'm rather upset with myself :(
I'm also now taking donations to replace her, mods, hull, ISK, whatever you can spare. Be part of the Rizzel legacy, donate today
-- Schrodinger's Moggy explained
(Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
After soloing a Rail Megathron in my Daredevil, I derped and lost it trying to solo a Loki, I screwed up, lost transversal and exploded.
I'm rather upset with myself :(
I'm also now taking donations to replace her, mods, hull, ISK, whatever you can spare. Be part of the Rizzel legacy, donate today
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Friend of a friend
"'E's fighting in there!" he stuttered, grabbing the captain's arm.
"All by himself?" said the captain.
"No, with everyone!" shouted Nobby, hopping from one foot to the other.
-- Making Friends and Hitting People
(Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!)
It's not often a fight, that has no winner can be as fun as one I had this evening against someone who could be best described as a nemesis of sorts.
Crazy Vania has run the 2/10 in a Dramiel on numerous occasions, he has tormented some of the locals, has died at my hands a fair few and has once or twice actually destroyed my marvelous flying machines.
He has recently left the services of Electus Matari, the local anti pirates and joined Pod Liberation Authority. Over the last few days he has been coming to Gusandall in a Cruor.
Mottled, dark red, and shaped like a leech, the Cruor presents a fitting metaphor for the Blood Raiders' philosophy. Designed almost solely to engage in their disturbingly effective tactic of energy draining and stasis webbing, this ship is a cornerstone in any effective Blood Raider fleet - and could play an intriguing role in more standard ones.
Special Ability: 100% bonus to Small Energy Turret damage
Amarr Frigate Skill Bonus: 15% bonus to Energy Vampire and Energy Neutralizer drain amount per level
Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to the velocity factor of stasis webifiers per level
The last few fights I've had against the Sentinel have made me weary of energy neutralisers and said Sentinel pilot was back in local, so being the daring type I am, I grabbed Sgt Angua, the most volatile frigate I own.
Volatile because it possesses devastating firepower, but also because it requires capacitor to function, without cap she was dead in the water so to speak.
Vania seems to have tangled with the Sentinel but had docked up for the moment. A fight against both would not be the smartest choice.
I warp to the plex and enter the first room. Sentinel is 300 clicks off, I start to close but soon decide no, he wants to dictate the engagement, so take that away from him and let him come to Kane.
I moved back towards the plex centre, and soon, as predicted he started to close. 19km and no closer, I could not allow him within his neut range. I am easily faster and maintain range without problem, waiting for him to make the first move.
Vania warps in with his Cruor, the dance with the Sentinel has taken us 300 odd km away.
The Sentinel is not the most patient and warps out, not being able to get close enough to get a neut off. I have the option to move towards Vania or warp out but nothing ventured, nothing gained :)
I close, not too close though, again, those neuts have me a touch shy. We dance for a bit, I overload my web and scram, take a deep breathe and hit approach, this was going to have to be quick.
Exile or X-Intinct, I chose X cause a lower sig might help more than extra rep, can't rep with no cap and as I'd definitely be low on that, I chose not to even bother with the rep.
I inject the X, my vision blurs a bit, my armour drops as I can't really focus, damn side effects, but that's drugs for you.
Web goes green and I close quicker, scram and guns glow green, overloaded as I'm now at point blank. Vania webs back, neuts go to work on my cap. His shields are stripped and I work on his armour as his lasers strip my shields.
He hits about 60% armour as my mods turn off, Sgt ANgua is now dead in the plex. Vania starts on my armour, no way of repping, I see a sliver of cap and get off two salvos, cap dry. my armour keeps disappearing, a sliver of cap, another two salvos, Vania now deep in armour.
This fight could go either way but I didn't have the luxury of warping out, I was here till the end.
Another sliver of cap, another two salvos, Vania closer to structure and I think he chose to rather withdraw than risk a loss.
He warps out, an intense fight and one I think I was very lucky to warp away from.
He offers a round two...
Crazy Vania > wanna try again kane ?
Crazy Vania > I think I figured a mistake I did
DeathStar > you warp'd into kane?
Kane Rizzel > stagger your neuts
DeathStar > prob 1 of the bigger mnistakes in eve tbh
Crazy Vania > I wont tell you which mistake it was
DeathStar > mistakes*
Crazy Vania > yes I know
Crazy Vania > dont need to tel me that
DeathStar > lmao
Crazy Vania > I have experienced, let's say, in the flesh
I don't actually fancy my chances and decline but we start talking in local and eventually on voice comms and he's a decent fella, he is a good friend of a recent M34N recruit and is ok in my book, he's also a fan of Terry Pratchett which is always a good thing.
On to something I mentioned earlier, Anti Pirates, what has happened to the Anti Pirate corps and alliances, Electus Matari are still about but a shadow of the past really? It seems to be something of a dying art.
"All by himself?" said the captain.
"No, with everyone!" shouted Nobby, hopping from one foot to the other.
-- Making Friends and Hitting People
(Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!)
It's not often a fight, that has no winner can be as fun as one I had this evening against someone who could be best described as a nemesis of sorts.
Crazy Vania has run the 2/10 in a Dramiel on numerous occasions, he has tormented some of the locals, has died at my hands a fair few and has once or twice actually destroyed my marvelous flying machines.
He has recently left the services of Electus Matari, the local anti pirates and joined Pod Liberation Authority. Over the last few days he has been coming to Gusandall in a Cruor.
Cruor
Mottled, dark red, and shaped like a leech, the Cruor presents a fitting metaphor for the Blood Raiders' philosophy. Designed almost solely to engage in their disturbingly effective tactic of energy draining and stasis webbing, this ship is a cornerstone in any effective Blood Raider fleet - and could play an intriguing role in more standard ones.Special Ability: 100% bonus to Small Energy Turret damage
Amarr Frigate Skill Bonus: 15% bonus to Energy Vampire and Energy Neutralizer drain amount per level
Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to the velocity factor of stasis webifiers per level
The last few fights I've had against the Sentinel have made me weary of energy neutralisers and said Sentinel pilot was back in local, so being the daring type I am, I grabbed Sgt Angua, the most volatile frigate I own.
Volatile because it possesses devastating firepower, but also because it requires capacitor to function, without cap she was dead in the water so to speak.
Vania seems to have tangled with the Sentinel but had docked up for the moment. A fight against both would not be the smartest choice.
I warp to the plex and enter the first room. Sentinel is 300 clicks off, I start to close but soon decide no, he wants to dictate the engagement, so take that away from him and let him come to Kane.
I moved back towards the plex centre, and soon, as predicted he started to close. 19km and no closer, I could not allow him within his neut range. I am easily faster and maintain range without problem, waiting for him to make the first move.
Vania warps in with his Cruor, the dance with the Sentinel has taken us 300 odd km away.
The Sentinel is not the most patient and warps out, not being able to get close enough to get a neut off. I have the option to move towards Vania or warp out but nothing ventured, nothing gained :)
I close, not too close though, again, those neuts have me a touch shy. We dance for a bit, I overload my web and scram, take a deep breathe and hit approach, this was going to have to be quick.
Exile or X-Intinct, I chose X cause a lower sig might help more than extra rep, can't rep with no cap and as I'd definitely be low on that, I chose not to even bother with the rep.
I inject the X, my vision blurs a bit, my armour drops as I can't really focus, damn side effects, but that's drugs for you.
Web goes green and I close quicker, scram and guns glow green, overloaded as I'm now at point blank. Vania webs back, neuts go to work on my cap. His shields are stripped and I work on his armour as his lasers strip my shields.
He hits about 60% armour as my mods turn off, Sgt ANgua is now dead in the plex. Vania starts on my armour, no way of repping, I see a sliver of cap and get off two salvos, cap dry. my armour keeps disappearing, a sliver of cap, another two salvos, Vania now deep in armour.
This fight could go either way but I didn't have the luxury of warping out, I was here till the end.
Another sliver of cap, another two salvos, Vania closer to structure and I think he chose to rather withdraw than risk a loss.
He warps out, an intense fight and one I think I was very lucky to warp away from.
He offers a round two...
Crazy Vania > wanna try again kane ?
Crazy Vania > I think I figured a mistake I did
DeathStar > you warp'd into kane?
Kane Rizzel > stagger your neuts
DeathStar > prob 1 of the bigger mnistakes in eve tbh
Crazy Vania > I wont tell you which mistake it was
DeathStar > mistakes*
Crazy Vania > yes I know
Crazy Vania > dont need to tel me that
DeathStar > lmao
Crazy Vania > I have experienced, let's say, in the flesh
I don't actually fancy my chances and decline but we start talking in local and eventually on voice comms and he's a decent fella, he is a good friend of a recent M34N recruit and is ok in my book, he's also a fan of Terry Pratchett which is always a good thing.
On to something I mentioned earlier, Anti Pirates, what has happened to the Anti Pirate corps and alliances, Electus Matari are still about but a shadow of the past really? It seems to be something of a dying art.
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Jams and Preserves
The world is made up of four elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. This is a fact well known even to Corporal Nobbs. It's also wrong. There's a fifth element, and generally it's called Surprise.
-- (Terry Pratchett, The Truth)
Some folk will go to extra-ordinary lengths to get a kill.
Editors note: The game logs have been edited as there was a lot of frustrated button pushing by Kane which made them pretty much unreadable, the important information has been left intact.
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Gamelog
Listener: Kane Rizzel
Session started: 2011.03.01 17:48:19
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One of the Dramiel pilots from last night is spotted entering Eifer in a Republic Fleet Firetail, I board Sgt Angua and head on over the the plex as I'm certain he is back for revenge.
Sure as a bear shits in the woods, he enters Gusandall and warps straight to the plex. He lands, I target and the fight kicks off...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:40 ] (notify) For initiating combat your security status has been adjusted by -0.1215.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:41 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail), doing 426.3 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:42 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail).
He engages me, as expected, he came here for this...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:43 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) lightly hits you, doing 129.8 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:46 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) aims well at you, inflicting 215.9 damage.
What happens next though was not expected and to be fucking honest it caught me off guard...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:46 ] (notify) Domination Warp Scrambler deactivates because its target, the cure, is not locked.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:46 ] (notify) Federation Navy Stasis Webifier deactivates because its target, the cure, is not locked.
Wait, what? ECM? You have got to be fucking having a bubble*
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:48 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:48 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
I start furiously mashing the console to lock...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:49 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) hits you, doing 135.6 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:49 ] (notify) Approaching the cure
He's hitting hard, maybe approach isn't the wisest option, maybe try get some range till you can lock?
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:51 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) hits you, doing 148.6 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:53 ] (notify) DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:53 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
Yes, I fucking know I can lock exactly zero and fuckall...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:54 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) aims well at you, inflicting 175.4 damage.
I'm still hitting lock like a crazed monkey on PCP as the Firetail goes about the business of dismantling the newly rebuilt Sgt Angua...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:57 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's
...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:58 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
I'm starting to get annoyed...
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:00 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) aims well at you, inflicting 168.5 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:00 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
YES, I FUCKING KNOW!
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:03 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 222.5 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:06 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) hits you, doing 136.6 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:09 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) barely scratches you, causing 48.3 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:11 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 309.8 damage.
Still mashing the lock button, I'm pleased to see the countdown to resolution, I close the gap...
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:11 ] (notify) Approaching the cure
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:14 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) hits you, doing 153.9 damage.
He's still hitting me, Sgt Angua deep in armour, but the hammer drops
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:15 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II places an excellent hit on DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail), inflicting 617.2 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:17 ] (combat)DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) barely scratches you, causing 97.1 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:17 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail), doing 460.1 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:19 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail), doing 418.3 damage.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:21 ] (notify) Targeting attempt failed as the designated object is no longer present.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:21 ] (notify) Targeting attempt failed as the designated object is no longer present.
Did he just get another jam? Or did he just fucking warp off?
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:21 ] (notify) Approaching the cure
He still appears on my overview so I try approach and relock...
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:21 ] (notify) Republic Fleet Firetail has just left Gusandall as of ago
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:22 ] (notify) Targeting attempt failed as the designated object is no longer present.
Oh... He exploded, best try and lock that pod Mr Rizzel...
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:25 ] (notify) Approaching DEATH RIGHTS' Capsule
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:29 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Capsule).
With the pod tackled, I offer him terms...
Kane Rizzel > 250mil
Kane Rizzel > just for the ecm
DEATH RIGHTS > lol
DEATH RIGHTS > was worth a try
250 was a touch steep and I'm in a good mood (or maybe it's the painkillers)
Kane Rizzel > hehe
Kane Rizzel > 50mil and we call it a day
Kane Rizzel > ?
DEATH RIGHTS > i dont have it sorry
[ 2011.03.01 17:52:33 ] (notify) For participating in the podding of DEATH RIGHTS your security status has been adjusted by -3.0375.
[ 2011.03.01 17:52:33 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Capsule), doing 444.3 damage.
Pay the man or buy a new brain as I always say.
DeathStar > lol <3> Kane
Kane Rizzel > Bounty payment
From: CONCORD
Sent: 2011.03.01 17:53
For your termination of DEATH RIGHTS we have paid you the bounty that was set to his head: 1,005,000.00 ISK
Kane Rizzel > fucker jammed me twice
DeathStar > =(
DeathStar > bet he wishes his pod had ecm
Kane Rizzel > http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=9031210 cheeky bugger
*Having a Bubble means Having a Laugh in Cockney rhyming slang (Bubble bath = Laugh) It is to be noted that Kane is neither Cockney, nor is he British, he just likes to sound like a geezer.
-- (Terry Pratchett, The Truth)
Some folk will go to extra-ordinary lengths to get a kill.
Editors note: The game logs have been edited as there was a lot of frustrated button pushing by Kane which made them pretty much unreadable, the important information has been left intact.
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Gamelog
Listener: Kane Rizzel
Session started: 2011.03.01 17:48:19
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One of the Dramiel pilots from last night is spotted entering Eifer in a Republic Fleet Firetail, I board Sgt Angua and head on over the the plex as I'm certain he is back for revenge.
Sure as a bear shits in the woods, he enters Gusandall and warps straight to the plex. He lands, I target and the fight kicks off...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:40 ] (notify) For initiating combat your security status has been adjusted by -0.1215.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:41 ] (combat)
He engages me, as expected, he came here for this...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:43 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:46 ] (combat)
What happens next though was not expected and to be fucking honest it caught me off guard...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:46 ] (notify) Domination Warp Scrambler deactivates because its target, the cure, is not locked.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:46 ] (notify) Federation Navy Stasis Webifier deactivates because its target, the cure, is not locked.
Wait, what? ECM? You have got to be fucking having a bubble*
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:48 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:48 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
I start furiously mashing the console to lock...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:49 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:49 ] (notify) Approaching the cure
He's hitting hard, maybe approach isn't the wisest option, maybe try get some range till you can lock?
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:51 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:53 ] (notify) DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Republic Fleet Firetail) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:53 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
Yes, I fucking know I can lock exactly zero and fuckall...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:54 ] (combat)
I'm still hitting lock like a crazed monkey on PCP as the Firetail goes about the business of dismantling the newly rebuilt Sgt Angua...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:57 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's
...
[ 2011.03.01 17:50:58 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
I'm starting to get annoyed...
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:00 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:00 ] (notify) You are already managing 0 targets, as many as your ship's electronics are capable of.
YES, I FUCKING KNOW!
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:03 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:06 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:09 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:11 ] (combat)
Still mashing the lock button, I'm pleased to see the countdown to resolution, I close the gap...
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:11 ] (notify) Approaching the cure
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:14 ] (combat)
He's still hitting me, Sgt Angua deep in armour, but the hammer drops
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:15 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:17 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:17 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:19 ] (combat)
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:21 ] (notify) Targeting attempt failed as the designated object is no longer present.
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:21 ] (notify) Targeting attempt failed as the designated object is no longer present.
Did he just get another jam? Or did he just fucking warp off?
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:21 ] (notify) Approaching the cure
He still appears on my overview so I try approach and relock...
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:21 ] (notify) Republic Fleet Firetail has just left Gusandall as of ago
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:22 ] (notify) Targeting attempt failed as the designated object is no longer present.
Oh... He exploded, best try and lock that pod Mr Rizzel...
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:25 ] (notify) Approaching DEATH RIGHTS' Capsule
[ 2011.03.01 17:51:29 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble DEATH RIGHTS [LOTP](Capsule).
With the pod tackled, I offer him terms...
Kane Rizzel > 250mil
Kane Rizzel > just for the ecm
DEATH RIGHTS > lol
DEATH RIGHTS > was worth a try
250 was a touch steep and I'm in a good mood (or maybe it's the painkillers)
Kane Rizzel > hehe
Kane Rizzel > 50mil and we call it a day
Kane Rizzel > ?
DEATH RIGHTS > i dont have it sorry
[ 2011.03.01 17:52:33 ] (notify) For participating in the podding of DEATH RIGHTS your security status has been adjusted by -3.0375.
[ 2011.03.01 17:52:33 ] (combat)
Pay the man or buy a new brain as I always say.
DeathStar > lol <3> Kane
Kane Rizzel > Bounty payment
From: CONCORD
Sent: 2011.03.01 17:53
For your termination of DEATH RIGHTS we have paid you the bounty that was set to his head: 1,005,000.00 ISK
Kane Rizzel > fucker jammed me twice
DeathStar > =(
DeathStar > bet he wishes his pod had ecm
Kane Rizzel > http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=9031210 cheeky bugger
*Having a Bubble means Having a Laugh in Cockney rhyming slang (Bubble bath = Laugh) It is to be noted that Kane is neither Cockney, nor is he British, he just likes to sound like a geezer.
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Milestones and Explosions
Greebo's technique was unscientific and wouldn't have stood a chance against any decent swordmanship, but on his side was the fact that it is almost impossible to develop decent swordmanship when you seem to have run into a food mixer that is biting your ear off. -- (Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad)
A Pirates Perspective now has one hundred followers \o/
To celebrate I share this amazing tune
Sgt Angua has been rebuilt and saw action this fine day against those asleep at the wheel (Ivan was afk playing Starcraft 2) and those bold enough to engage her. On both occasions the victims were in Dramiel class frigates. Whilst some say they are overpowered, I treat them more as a challenge.
Edit: Make that three Dramiels.
On that note, CSM elections are upon us and there are a fair few folk campaigning for buffs, nerfs and whatever else will get them votes. This term, much like last I'm not following who wants to do or say what and as such will not promote any candidate. It is up to you the individual to make your own mind up, it's the only true freedom we have.
What's in a name?
There have been a few queries regarding the names I assign to ships. As many have noted I use the work of Terry Pratchett as my reference and use his books and characters for inspiration, but am also known to use other sources depending on my mood or the role of the ship.
Sometimes a name is used because of the characteristics of a specific person or non person in the Discworld and how it applies to the ship.
One such specific case is Sgt Angua: Delphine Angua von Überwald is the first werewolf in the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, hired under Lord Vetinari's "special hiring procedures", at the same time as Detritus (a troll) and Cuddy (a dwarf)
She is a Werewolf and as such some have asked why I would apply the name to the Daredevil, well, it's mainly because of her tenacity at tracking criminals/prey and the ferociousness and power she possesses.
It's also a note that I use her rank as Sergeant and not her latest rank of Captain, but this is because I will always remember her as a sergeant.
Other names are a play on words or a number of words such as Flubber because that's what I call Fleet Issue Stabbers, get it? I crack myself up sometimes :)
Then there's something like the Amarr Navy Slicer which I call Victorinox, or the Worm named Squishy or a Zealot named 'That's no moon' because I got the fit from a friend called Deathstar.
There's a Stabber called Sho Kosugi, which was used for Ninja Salvaging by an associate and two Pilgrims named after famous Pilgrimage routes, Bodh Gaya and Kumano-san-zan.
I like the names to mean something, even if it is just to make me smile or giggle.
Quotes from the void
Over the years I have collected quotes from various channels, I'll share some of them now as I go through my notepad.
oogs > kane, i think you made a friend for life with that farmer :
oogs > :)
Kane Rizzel > I hope he doesn't get beaten :D
Cletus Cassidy > lol
Cletus Cassidy > just imagine the inspirational poster now.... "The Beatings will continue until Kane goes away"
oogs > wow, heh. i thought i was looking at local, and I saw Kane up there. first thought was "oh shit, dock!"
Tadrith Windblade > what kind of ore is in this belt
Kane Rizzel > it's normally explosive with a load of kinetic and thermal thrown in, sometimes there's even EM
Tadrith Windblade > hey i dont need pvp info, im just a miner trying to earn some money
Snake Boy > when i grow up i wanna be like Kane
OriasV > Welcome into the presence of Kane Rizzel, please kiss his feet before entering
Kane Rizzel > lol
Kane Rizzel > glad I wasn;t drinking anything when I read that
Szeth Kiros > wow, someone has a bitch
Szeth Kiros > =)
OriasV > Nah, he just apparently has a legacy, you cant join without knowing about him
OriasV > its like walking into a church and asking who jesus is
Szeth Kiros > So, you kiss jesus's feet too?
OriasV > That's between me and jesus
Shadowforged > The mission agents in Emolgranlan send folks several jumps the opposite direction because they know Kane waits in low sec just one jump out.
Tor Lann > truth
Mynxee > I wish i had Kane's balls.
Ralph42nd > jesus if I ever see you in local ... I'm going to just self distruct
2008.08.18 18:53
<@AlphaMeridian> LOL
<@AlphaMeridian> Mistake #1) You Undocked
<@AlphaMeridian> Mistake #Fatal) You agressed Kane Rizzel
<@AlphaMeridian> there's got to be some way to put that in a sig or something because goddamn
Miura Bull /emote sometimes has to pinch himself . . . sharing a channel with two Gods like Garmon and Kane Rizzel
Horza Otho > Damn hurricane pilots and their nav skillz of doom
Ryo Jang > could say the same about nosdom pilots and their lack of balls
[quote="Wanna Kill"]speaking of - very, very few of the 'famous' eve players ive seen are anywhere near badass. Kane rizzel is the only one who comes to mind as being badass, not a fucking fatass like that fella
Kane Rizzel > 02:09:59 Combat Your Gatling Pulse Laser II perfectly strikes ecto seven [4-CE](Slasher), wrecking for 140.1 damage.
Kane Rizzel > first blood for the sader
Xaren Keth > I'm sure the locals are thrilled that you no longer need to reload :)
AlphaMeridian> dude
AlphaMeridian> you should have forced him to call you "Mr. Rizzel"
AlphaMeridian> "why kane" "fuck you we're not on a first name basis, you can call me Mr. Rizzel"
And lastly, how to upset a Chinese ISK farmer after they swear at you for killing their Raven, just swear back at them in their own language :D
Lang ren > Kane Rizzil cao ni ma
Kane Rizzel > dude, I would never do that to my mom
Kane Rizzel > cao ni made bi, yi zhi zou, sha bi
Lang ren > vFUCK YOU
Lang ren > ni ge zhu ,chi shi zhangda de
See, they do know English
A Pirates Perspective now has one hundred followers \o/
To celebrate I share this amazing tune
Sgt Angua has been rebuilt and saw action this fine day against those asleep at the wheel (Ivan was afk playing Starcraft 2) and those bold enough to engage her. On both occasions the victims were in Dramiel class frigates. Whilst some say they are overpowered, I treat them more as a challenge.
Edit: Make that three Dramiels.
On that note, CSM elections are upon us and there are a fair few folk campaigning for buffs, nerfs and whatever else will get them votes. This term, much like last I'm not following who wants to do or say what and as such will not promote any candidate. It is up to you the individual to make your own mind up, it's the only true freedom we have.
What's in a name?
There have been a few queries regarding the names I assign to ships. As many have noted I use the work of Terry Pratchett as my reference and use his books and characters for inspiration, but am also known to use other sources depending on my mood or the role of the ship.
Sometimes a name is used because of the characteristics of a specific person or non person in the Discworld and how it applies to the ship.
One such specific case is Sgt Angua: Delphine Angua von Überwald is the first werewolf in the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, hired under Lord Vetinari's "special hiring procedures", at the same time as Detritus (a troll) and Cuddy (a dwarf)
She is a Werewolf and as such some have asked why I would apply the name to the Daredevil, well, it's mainly because of her tenacity at tracking criminals/prey and the ferociousness and power she possesses.
It's also a note that I use her rank as Sergeant and not her latest rank of Captain, but this is because I will always remember her as a sergeant.
Other names are a play on words or a number of words such as Flubber because that's what I call Fleet Issue Stabbers, get it? I crack myself up sometimes :)
Then there's something like the Amarr Navy Slicer which I call Victorinox, or the Worm named Squishy or a Zealot named 'That's no moon' because I got the fit from a friend called Deathstar.
There's a Stabber called Sho Kosugi, which was used for Ninja Salvaging by an associate and two Pilgrims named after famous Pilgrimage routes, Bodh Gaya and Kumano-san-zan.
I like the names to mean something, even if it is just to make me smile or giggle.
Quotes from the void
Over the years I have collected quotes from various channels, I'll share some of them now as I go through my notepad.
oogs > kane, i think you made a friend for life with that farmer :
oogs > :)
Kane Rizzel > I hope he doesn't get beaten :D
Cletus Cassidy > lol
Cletus Cassidy > just imagine the inspirational poster now.... "The Beatings will continue until Kane goes away"
oogs > wow, heh. i thought i was looking at local, and I saw Kane up there. first thought was "oh shit, dock!"
Tadrith Windblade > what kind of ore is in this belt
Kane Rizzel > it's normally explosive with a load of kinetic and thermal thrown in, sometimes there's even EM
Tadrith Windblade > hey i dont need pvp info, im just a miner trying to earn some money
Snake Boy > when i grow up i wanna be like Kane
OriasV > Welcome into the presence of Kane Rizzel, please kiss his feet before entering
Kane Rizzel > lol
Kane Rizzel > glad I wasn;t drinking anything when I read that
Szeth Kiros > wow, someone has a bitch
Szeth Kiros > =)
OriasV > Nah, he just apparently has a legacy, you cant join without knowing about him
OriasV > its like walking into a church and asking who jesus is
Szeth Kiros > So, you kiss jesus's feet too?
OriasV > That's between me and jesus
Shadowforged > The mission agents in Emolgranlan send folks several jumps the opposite direction because they know Kane waits in low sec just one jump out.
Tor Lann > truth
Mynxee > I wish i had Kane's balls.
Ralph42nd > jesus if I ever see you in local ... I'm going to just self distruct
2008.08.18 18:53
<@AlphaMeridian> LOL
<@AlphaMeridian> Mistake #1) You Undocked
<@AlphaMeridian> Mistake #Fatal) You agressed Kane Rizzel
<@AlphaMeridian> there's got to be some way to put that in a sig or something because goddamn
Miura Bull /emote sometimes has to pinch himself . . . sharing a channel with two Gods like Garmon and Kane Rizzel
Horza Otho > Damn hurricane pilots and their nav skillz of doom
Ryo Jang > could say the same about nosdom pilots and their lack of balls
[quote="Wanna Kill"]speaking of - very, very few of the 'famous' eve players ive seen are anywhere near badass. Kane rizzel is the only one who comes to mind as being badass, not a fucking fatass like that fella
Kane Rizzel > 02:09:59 Combat Your Gatling Pulse Laser II perfectly strikes ecto seven [4-CE](Slasher), wrecking for 140.1 damage.
Kane Rizzel > first blood for the sader
Xaren Keth > I'm sure the locals are thrilled that you no longer need to reload :)
AlphaMeridian> dude
AlphaMeridian> you should have forced him to call you "Mr. Rizzel"
AlphaMeridian> "why kane" "fuck you we're not on a first name basis, you can call me Mr. Rizzel"
And lastly, how to upset a Chinese ISK farmer after they swear at you for killing their Raven, just swear back at them in their own language :D
Lang ren > Kane Rizzil cao ni ma
Kane Rizzel > dude, I would never do that to my mom
Kane Rizzel > cao ni made bi, yi zhi zou, sha bi
Lang ren > vFUCK YOU
Lang ren > ni ge zhu ,chi shi zhangda de
See, they do know English
Friday, 25 February 2011
ISK and Consequence
I AM DEATH, NOT TAXES. *I* TURN UP ONLY ONCE.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay)
I said this yesterday in a chat channel somewhere in the universe:
[ 2011.02.24 23:36:33 ] Kane Rizzel > again, if you have the isk, spend it, no use hoarding it for a rainy day, when I engage you, it's fucking raining
Some highsec residents have taken up lodgings in a system neighbouring Gusandall with super capital support. They run between lowsec and Emolgranlan on a regular basis and tonight there was a Jaguar loitering in Gusandall but as soon as I got near he would bug out.
It was only a matter of time before they got the requisite numbers to deal with me and I was spoiling for a fight.
Eventually the Jaguar hangs around Gusandall too long, I start hunting, he warps to celestial at different distances and eventually settles on the 2/10 plex. By now there is a cloaked Nemesis in system along with his friends next door in a Wolf, a Dramiel, a Malediction and a Hound.
Tall order, that it was, but, perhaps it was time to die.
I warp to the plex, he's in there as shown by my on-board scanner. I warp in, he's 30 clicks off, but instead of closing I start to widen the gap, Afterburner at max, burn away.
I get to about 60 clicks when his friends jump in and warp to the plex, the fight would be on, I would make my stand, here and now.
They enter the plex and the Malediction is fastest at 4km/s, I wait for him to get close enough, turn around and melt his face, Wolf is close behind, thicker skin than the Malediction but closer than the Dramiel and a more pertinent threat.
All attention on the Wolf, he does have a thick skin, or so it seems as he's taking some time to go down.
By now the Dramiel has caught up and I turn my attention towards him but I have taken too much damage, more so than my armour repairer could deal with, Sgt Angua, the mighty Sgt Angua explodes... Taking most everything with her :D
It was a good fight, one which took probably the better part of two hours to get but boy was it a rush and this why me and those like me do what we do.
Sgt Angua served me well and like very few other ships, impressed me every time she took to the cold of space, even her last fatal voyage was one where she exemplified what Kane Rizzel and NovaKane Incorporated are all about.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay)
I said this yesterday in a chat channel somewhere in the universe:
[ 2011.02.24 23:36:33 ] Kane Rizzel > again, if you have the isk, spend it, no use hoarding it for a rainy day, when I engage you, it's fucking raining
Some highsec residents have taken up lodgings in a system neighbouring Gusandall with super capital support. They run between lowsec and Emolgranlan on a regular basis and tonight there was a Jaguar loitering in Gusandall but as soon as I got near he would bug out.
It was only a matter of time before they got the requisite numbers to deal with me and I was spoiling for a fight.
Eventually the Jaguar hangs around Gusandall too long, I start hunting, he warps to celestial at different distances and eventually settles on the 2/10 plex. By now there is a cloaked Nemesis in system along with his friends next door in a Wolf, a Dramiel, a Malediction and a Hound.
Tall order, that it was, but, perhaps it was time to die.
I warp to the plex, he's in there as shown by my on-board scanner. I warp in, he's 30 clicks off, but instead of closing I start to widen the gap, Afterburner at max, burn away.
I get to about 60 clicks when his friends jump in and warp to the plex, the fight would be on, I would make my stand, here and now.
They enter the plex and the Malediction is fastest at 4km/s, I wait for him to get close enough, turn around and melt his face, Wolf is close behind, thicker skin than the Malediction but closer than the Dramiel and a more pertinent threat.
All attention on the Wolf, he does have a thick skin, or so it seems as he's taking some time to go down.
By now the Dramiel has caught up and I turn my attention towards him but I have taken too much damage, more so than my armour repairer could deal with, Sgt Angua, the mighty Sgt Angua explodes... Taking most everything with her :D
It was a good fight, one which took probably the better part of two hours to get but boy was it a rush and this why me and those like me do what we do.
Sgt Angua served me well and like very few other ships, impressed me every time she took to the cold of space, even her last fatal voyage was one where she exemplified what Kane Rizzel and NovaKane Incorporated are all about.
Monday, 21 February 2011
The Mistake
A day ago the future had looked aching and desolate, and now it looked full of surprises and terror and bad things happening to people... If she had anything to do with it anyway.
-- Granny Weatherwax commits optimism
(Terry Pratchett, Maskerade)
There's something to be said for confidence, it either fuels you or will ultimately lead to your downfall.
Me, I'm Kane Rizzel, my confidence and ego have their own Customs Office. I am very good at what I do but I have also been known to make some of the biggest facepalm decisions in the history of the universe.
So when two Russian Dramiels appear on scan in Gusandall, in the direction of the 2/10 plex, I just shrugged my shoulders and said "Hey, what's the worst that can happen?"
I warp to the 2/10 in Sgt Angua, a rather ferocious Daredevil class frigate, not as popular as her more famous Dramiel cousin but more than capable of dealing with at least one of them. Two might have been a tall order but you know me, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I activate the acceleration gate and Sgt Angua is launched into the first room of the plex, where her onboard scanner indicates the two Dramiels are loitering.
I burst out of warp and look at my overview of the plex and see the two Dramiels at different distances, closest about 40 clicks.
I start to close...
[ 2011.02.21 18:37:32 ] (notify) Approaching Andromeda
A bit of Lame Kane™ to get started as the Dramiels decide on what to do...
[ 2011.02.21 18:37:34 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1039 m/s
Dramiels look to have decided as they both start to close the distance, rather sharpish too, this is their first mistake...
[ 2011.02.21 18:37:47 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1518 m/s
100% thrust, I change my tactic and close on the faster of the two as he is now naturally closer...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:03 ] (notify) Approaching Хэдкраб
Their second mistake was allowing me within 20km as an overloaded Stasis Webifier reaches out and touches the faster of the two Dramiels
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:19 ] (notify) For initiating combat your security status has been adjusted by -0.1295.
It's reduced to a crawl but things go from bad to worse as now I'm in range of an overloaded Warp Scrambler
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:26 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel).
Sometimes you just have to sit back and smile at the things you are capable of, I open fire...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:28 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II lightly hits velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), doing 300.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:30 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), inflicting 480.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:32 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), causing 197.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:35 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:36 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), inflicting 476.9 damage.
Do they have guns on those things?
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:37 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to velsevur places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 364.9 damage.
Oh, it appears they do, as the fight kicks off in earnest...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:38 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II places an excellent hit on velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), inflicting 648.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:39 ] (notify) velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:39 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to velsevur hits you, doing 20.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:40 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to velsevur barely scratches you, causing 147.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:40 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), doing 442.3 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:42 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to velsevur hits you, doing 32.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:42 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to velsevur heavily hits you, inflicting 239.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:42 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), causing 211.5 damage.
At last, his friend joins in as I start to micro-manage some mods, need to repair some armour damage and keep them in range whilst cycling my afterburner...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:43 ] (combat)MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) barely scratches you, causing 64.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:44 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to MaianeZ hits you, doing 19.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:44 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), inflicting 590.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:45 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to velsevur hits you, doing 18.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:45 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to velsevur hits you, doing 168.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:46 ] (combat)MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) hits you, doing 131.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:46 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel), causing 243.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:48 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to MaianeZ hits you, doing 18.0 damage.
The first Dramiel is not long for this verse as it spasms and explodes
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:48 ] (notify) Light Neutron Blaster II deactivates as Хэдкраб begins to explode.
All attentions now to his friend, with me at half armour...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:49 ] (notify) Approaching Andromeda
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:49 ] (combat)MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) hits you, doing 123.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:51 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel).
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:51 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to MaianeZ hits you, doing 14.7 damage.
Now the time has come, the time to drop the hammer, guns overloaded, shit just got real...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:51 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel), doing 303.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:52 ] (combat)MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) hits you, doing 121.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:53 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel), causing 240.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:54 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to MaianeZ hits you, doing 14.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:55 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel), causing 224.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:55 ] (combat)MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) hits you, doing 114.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:58 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to MaianeZ hits you, doing 14.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:58 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) completely.
Somehow my scram turns off, probably me not paying enough attention to my capacitor as I'm cycling repper and propulson...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:59 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel).
No worries, he wasn't going anywhere...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:59 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to MaianeZ hits you, doing 10.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:59 ] (combat)MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) hits you, doing 132.3 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:59 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel), doing 452.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:02 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel), inflicting 499.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:02 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to MaianeZ hits you, doing 9.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:02 ] (combat)MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) hits you, doing 143.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:03 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel), doing 365.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:05 ] (combat)Caldari Navy Gremlin Rocket belonging to MaianeZ hits you, doing 18.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:05 ] (combat)MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) aims well at you, inflicting 153.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:05 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel), doing 508.3 damage.
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:08 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel), inflicting 746.9 damage.
And just like that, another Dramiel dies...
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:09 ] (notify) Light Neutron Blaster II deactivates as Andromeda begins to explode.
A smile extends from ear to ear as I glance over a field of victory, to the victor the spoils, although it seems the good stuff didn't survive.
Another successful assault on the unscrupulous murderers of my Gistii friends.
In other news, had a Phoenix class dreadnought self destruct on a group of us earlier
-- Granny Weatherwax commits optimism
(Terry Pratchett, Maskerade)
There's something to be said for confidence, it either fuels you or will ultimately lead to your downfall.
Me, I'm Kane Rizzel, my confidence and ego have their own Customs Office. I am very good at what I do but I have also been known to make some of the biggest facepalm decisions in the history of the universe.
So when two Russian Dramiels appear on scan in Gusandall, in the direction of the 2/10 plex, I just shrugged my shoulders and said "Hey, what's the worst that can happen?"
I warp to the 2/10 in Sgt Angua, a rather ferocious Daredevil class frigate, not as popular as her more famous Dramiel cousin but more than capable of dealing with at least one of them. Two might have been a tall order but you know me, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I activate the acceleration gate and Sgt Angua is launched into the first room of the plex, where her onboard scanner indicates the two Dramiels are loitering.
I burst out of warp and look at my overview of the plex and see the two Dramiels at different distances, closest about 40 clicks.
I start to close...
[ 2011.02.21 18:37:32 ] (notify) Approaching Andromeda
A bit of Lame Kane™ to get started as the Dramiels decide on what to do...
[ 2011.02.21 18:37:34 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1039 m/s
Dramiels look to have decided as they both start to close the distance, rather sharpish too, this is their first mistake...
[ 2011.02.21 18:37:47 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1518 m/s
100% thrust, I change my tactic and close on the faster of the two as he is now naturally closer...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:03 ] (notify) Approaching Хэдкраб
Their second mistake was allowing me within 20km as an overloaded Stasis Webifier reaches out and touches the faster of the two Dramiels
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:19 ] (notify) For initiating combat your security status has been adjusted by -0.1295.
It's reduced to a crawl but things go from bad to worse as now I'm in range of an overloaded Warp Scrambler
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:26 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel).
Sometimes you just have to sit back and smile at the things you are capable of, I open fire...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:28 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:30 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:32 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:35 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:36 ] (combat)
Do they have guns on those things?
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:37 ] (combat)
Oh, it appears they do, as the fight kicks off in earnest...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:38 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:39 ] (notify) velsevur <SOLAR>(Dramiel) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:39 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:40 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:40 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:42 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:42 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:42 ] (combat)
At last, his friend joins in as I start to micro-manage some mods, need to repair some armour damage and keep them in range whilst cycling my afterburner...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:43 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:44 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:44 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:45 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:45 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:46 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:46 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:48 ] (combat)
The first Dramiel is not long for this verse as it spasms and explodes
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:48 ] (notify) Light Neutron Blaster II deactivates as Хэдкраб begins to explode.
All attentions now to his friend, with me at half armour...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:49 ] (notify) Approaching Andromeda
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:49 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:51 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel).
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:51 ] (combat)
Now the time has come, the time to drop the hammer, guns overloaded, shit just got real...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:51 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:52 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:53 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:54 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:55 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:55 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:58 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:58 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel) completely.
Somehow my scram turns off, probably me not paying enough attention to my capacitor as I'm cycling repper and propulson...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:59 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble MaianeZ <SOL-W>(Dramiel).
No worries, he wasn't going anywhere...
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:59 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:59 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:38:59 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:02 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:02 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:02 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:03 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:05 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:05 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:05 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:08 ] (combat)
And just like that, another Dramiel dies...
[ 2011.02.21 18:39:09 ] (notify) Light Neutron Blaster II deactivates as Andromeda begins to explode.
A smile extends from ear to ear as I glance over a field of victory, to the victor the spoils, although it seems the good stuff didn't survive.
Another successful assault on the unscrupulous murderers of my Gistii friends.
In other news, had a Phoenix class dreadnought self destruct on a group of us earlier
Friday, 18 February 2011
The Raptor
WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEART OF MEN?
The Death of Rats looked up from the feast of potato.
SQUEAK, he said.
Death waved a hand dismissively. WELL, YES, OBVIOUSLY *ME*, he said.
I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE.
-- (Terry Pratchett, The Truth)
It's been a quiet few weeks for me, my time focussed elsewhere but I did get up to mischief last night with my good friend Jonathon Xavier, who is having an awesome time since moving to the area from nullsec.
We won some, we lost some but in the end I think we broke even but what mattered most is we had a laugh.
This evening however, I haven't been up to much until I spotted Syreon 514 flying a Jaguar. Since I was already in Sgt Angua I undocked and warped directly to the 2/10 plex as Syreon likes to try and farm it.
I landed on the gate as he warped into the first room, activated the ancient accelerator gate and followed him in.
As I entered the room I was dismayed to see him warp directly out :(
Kane Rizzel > run isk farmer
Kane Rizzel > run
It was while lamenting his cowardice that I noticed a Raptor class interceptor on scan
Kane Rizzel > Silas, fancy a 1v1, your raptor vs a rifter?
I made warp for the station and entered said warp just as the Raptor entered the first room of the 2/10.
Kane Rizzel > bugger, I just left
Kane Rizzel > wait right there
I docked up and made ready a Rifter class frigate
Silas Hangman > ha ha ha
Silas Hangman > not with rat agro
He said, obviously not wanting to fight inside the plex.
Kane Rizzel > I can bring a rifter if you prefer
Silas Hangman > nah, i wanna test it against a DD
Now this was a surprise to me, I thought by offering a 1v1 against my Rifter he would bite but wanting to go up against my Daredevil is just madness but I'm willing to indulge madness.
Kane Rizzel > ok, form fleet and we do it at a safe
I offer the usual terms to a 1v1 and he accepts, forms fleet, makes a safe spot and tells me when he's ready.
I warp in, he's opened up a 150km gap by the time I land. I Lame Kane™ to close the distance and he starts to do the same at a rapid rate, at about 30 clicks he engages, still too far for me to even lock.
Afterburner to 100%... Overload
Web... Overload
SCRAM... Overload
Once within 10km I hit my guns, they glow a pleasing green and the Raptor explodes.
A short but rewarding fight and props to Silas for taking it.
Just a note, If you see me in a channel and I don't respond, it's nothing personal I promise. I'm busy with other things and may be distracted for extended periods of time.
Stay strong and never surrender.
The Death of Rats looked up from the feast of potato.
SQUEAK, he said.
Death waved a hand dismissively. WELL, YES, OBVIOUSLY *ME*, he said.
I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE.
-- (Terry Pratchett, The Truth)
It's been a quiet few weeks for me, my time focussed elsewhere but I did get up to mischief last night with my good friend Jonathon Xavier, who is having an awesome time since moving to the area from nullsec.
We won some, we lost some but in the end I think we broke even but what mattered most is we had a laugh.
This evening however, I haven't been up to much until I spotted Syreon 514 flying a Jaguar. Since I was already in Sgt Angua I undocked and warped directly to the 2/10 plex as Syreon likes to try and farm it.
I landed on the gate as he warped into the first room, activated the ancient accelerator gate and followed him in.
As I entered the room I was dismayed to see him warp directly out :(
Kane Rizzel > run isk farmer
Kane Rizzel > run
It was while lamenting his cowardice that I noticed a Raptor class interceptor on scan
Kane Rizzel > Silas, fancy a 1v1, your raptor vs a rifter?
I made warp for the station and entered said warp just as the Raptor entered the first room of the 2/10.
Kane Rizzel > bugger, I just left
Kane Rizzel > wait right there
I docked up and made ready a Rifter class frigate
Silas Hangman > ha ha ha
Silas Hangman > not with rat agro
He said, obviously not wanting to fight inside the plex.
Kane Rizzel > I can bring a rifter if you prefer
Silas Hangman > nah, i wanna test it against a DD
Now this was a surprise to me, I thought by offering a 1v1 against my Rifter he would bite but wanting to go up against my Daredevil is just madness but I'm willing to indulge madness.
Kane Rizzel > ok, form fleet and we do it at a safe
I offer the usual terms to a 1v1 and he accepts, forms fleet, makes a safe spot and tells me when he's ready.
I warp in, he's opened up a 150km gap by the time I land. I Lame Kane™ to close the distance and he starts to do the same at a rapid rate, at about 30 clicks he engages, still too far for me to even lock.
Afterburner to 100%... Overload
Web... Overload
SCRAM... Overload
Once within 10km I hit my guns, they glow a pleasing green and the Raptor explodes.
A short but rewarding fight and props to Silas for taking it.
Just a note, If you see me in a channel and I don't respond, it's nothing personal I promise. I'm busy with other things and may be distracted for extended periods of time.
Stay strong and never surrender.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
The Trap
WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?
-- Death appeals to Azrael
(Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man)
Disclaimer: Before I start, I included the entire combat log, it's long but I feel taking bits out is not right
I walk into the NovaKane hangar this evening with a slight headache, some days it's just best not to get out of bed but things need doing and there's always something to do.
An associate reports something curious, Electus Matari Claw and Dramiel in the direction of the 2/10 plex but the Dramiel kept appearing and disappearing off scan and the local comms net.
Eventually it's just the Claw, the Dramiel is now gone.
"It's bait you know?" says Keira
"Of course it's bloody bait" I reply.
Keira can state the obvious in such a mocking tone.
"Guess I'll be going in then" I say as I board Sgt Angua.
The associate reports the Claw, still in the direction of the plex, I enter the black and set warp directly for the gate.
I land, the Claw only 20 clicks away, he engages as I land, quickly trying to control range...
[ 2011.02.03 22:21:54 ] (notify) Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) has started trying to warp scramble you!
MWD have recently been updated to work in all deadspace complexes, but it is now more important than ever to fit your ship accordingly as I engage back, first webbing and then scrambling the Claw's propulsion...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:05 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw).
The Dramiel appears on scan, the trap sprung, as the Claw starts to shoot at me...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:07 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias lightly hits you, doing 88.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:09 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias hits you, doing 104.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:11 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias heavily hits you, inflicting 127.3 damage.
His range control is poor as I'm now on top of him, I open fire...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:12 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), causing 191.3 damage.
Dramiel lands from it's warp and engages as it does so...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (notify) Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias misses you completely.
Claw is primary target...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) completely.
Swing and a miss, but the fight is far from over...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), doing 354.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias lightly hits you, doing 99.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 37.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), inflicting 486.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias hits you, doing 121.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 39.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:20 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), doing 252.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:20 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 127.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:21 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:22 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:22 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:23 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias heavily hits you, inflicting 181.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 20.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw), doing 139.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 149.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (notify) Domination Warp Scrambler deactivates as Wasp begins to explode.
The Claw explodes, I turn all my attention on the Dramiel...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (notify) Approaching What Where ?
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:26 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania lightly hits you, doing 87.4 damage.
Webbed and scrammed but I'm bleeding atmosphere and fuel into space...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:27 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel).
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:27 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 29.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 20.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 31.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:29 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), doing 365.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:30 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 123.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:31 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), doing 356.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 18.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania strikes you perfectly, wrecking for 104.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania lightly hits you, doing 98.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:33 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:34 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 161.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:35 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II places an excellent hit on Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 586.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 43.3 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania lightly hits you, doing 25.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 21.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 95.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:37 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II barely scratches Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), causing 257.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:38 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:39 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 438.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 45.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 33.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 171.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:41 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II lightly hits Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), doing 261.7 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:43 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:43 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 30.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 33.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 42.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:45 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania heavily hits you, inflicting 161.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:45 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 427.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:47 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II places an excellent hit on Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 409.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:47 ] (combat)150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania hits you, doing 136.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 39.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 16.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania barely scratches you, causing 18.6 damage.
The fight is close, but in the end...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II is well aimed at Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel), inflicting 195.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:49 ] (notify) True Sansha Stasis Webifier deactivates as What Where ? begins to explode.
Dramiel down, the pilot warping his escape pod out just as I achieved lock.
Kane Rizzel > gf
Crazy Vania > :)
Kane Rizzel > login trap not work
Crazy Vania > I'll keep trying to figure out ways to kill your dare
Crazy Vania > :)
Kane Rizzel > but gf none the less :D
So I was baited, of course I was, it's as easy as that, there could have been a Concord billboard with BAIT in bright shiny letters and I still would have gone in.
Why? you may ask... Hehe, y'all should know by now but mostly I do it cause I love it.
Sgt Angua is fast earning her keep and continues to impress me.
-- Death appeals to Azrael
(Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man)
Disclaimer: Before I start, I included the entire combat log, it's long but I feel taking bits out is not right
I walk into the NovaKane hangar this evening with a slight headache, some days it's just best not to get out of bed but things need doing and there's always something to do.
An associate reports something curious, Electus Matari Claw and Dramiel in the direction of the 2/10 plex but the Dramiel kept appearing and disappearing off scan and the local comms net.
Eventually it's just the Claw, the Dramiel is now gone.
"It's bait you know?" says Keira
"Of course it's bloody bait" I reply.
Keira can state the obvious in such a mocking tone.
"Guess I'll be going in then" I say as I board Sgt Angua.
The associate reports the Claw, still in the direction of the plex, I enter the black and set warp directly for the gate.
I land, the Claw only 20 clicks away, he engages as I land, quickly trying to control range...
[ 2011.02.03 22:21:54 ] (notify) Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) has started trying to warp scramble you!
MWD have recently been updated to work in all deadspace complexes, but it is now more important than ever to fit your ship accordingly as I engage back, first webbing and then scrambling the Claw's propulsion...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:05 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw).
The Dramiel appears on scan, the trap sprung, as the Claw starts to shoot at me...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:07 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:09 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:11 ] (combat)
His range control is poor as I'm now on top of him, I open fire...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:12 ] (combat)
Dramiel lands from it's warp and engages as it does so...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (notify) Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias misses you completely.
Claw is primary target...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) completely.
Swing and a miss, but the fight is far from over...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:14 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:16 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:18 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:20 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:20 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:21 ] (combat) 200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Benito Arias misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:22 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Benito Arias <-EM->(Claw) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:22 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:23 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (notify) Domination Warp Scrambler deactivates as Wasp begins to explode.
The Claw explodes, I turn all my attention on the Dramiel...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:24 ] (notify) Approaching What Where ?
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:26 ] (combat)
Webbed and scrammed but I'm bleeding atmosphere and fuel into space...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:27 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel).
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:27 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:28 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:29 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:30 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:31 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:32 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:33 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:34 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:35 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:36 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:37 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:38 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:39 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat) Hobgoblin II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:40 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:41 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:43 ] (combat) 150mm Light AutoCannon II belonging to Crazy Vania misses you completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:43 ] (combat) Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II misses Crazy Vania <-EM->(Dramiel) completely.
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:44 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:45 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:45 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:47 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:47 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat)
The fight is close, but in the end...
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:48 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.03 22:22:49 ] (notify) True Sansha Stasis Webifier deactivates as What Where ? begins to explode.
Dramiel down, the pilot warping his escape pod out just as I achieved lock.
Kane Rizzel > gf
Crazy Vania > :)
Kane Rizzel > login trap not work
Crazy Vania > I'll keep trying to figure out ways to kill your dare
Crazy Vania > :)
Kane Rizzel > but gf none the less :D
So I was baited, of course I was, it's as easy as that, there could have been a Concord billboard with BAIT in bright shiny letters and I still would have gone in.
Why? you may ask... Hehe, y'all should know by now but mostly I do it cause I love it.
Sgt Angua is fast earning her keep and continues to impress me.
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
The Devil
Being a werewolf meant having the dexterity and jaw power to instantly rip out a man's jugular. It was a trick of her father's that had always annoyed her mother, especially when he did it just before meals.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms)
There was a time when the Dramiel was just another faction frigate, but someone took what was an also ran and turned it into the only ran, with upgraded guns, range, speed and a deployment of four drones.
I remember back when flying the Dramiel was like flying a sexier Rifter but now the Dramiel is flown by anyone who thinks they can fight and if they can't fight, they can easily run away.
It is a particular favourite of plex farmers and for obvious reason. I don't blame them, if you want to make ISK, almost risk free, then this is the ship for you.
The Dramiel is the most long-standing and often-used ship design in the Angel Cartel's vast repertoire of vessels. A frigate workhorse if ever there was one, this sharp-tusked, dangerous beauty can sting unimaginably hard if one is not prepared for its assault.
Special Ability: 100% bonus to Small Projectile Turret damage
Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Projectile Turret falloff per level
Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 7.5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret tracking speed per level
Now y'all know I take great pleasure in making sure the Gusandall 2/10 complex isn't farmed, hell, I hate any ISK farming period and as such have made it my mission in the past to harass and kill any who would try and do such in the area.
There's a fellow who's been trying to run the plex on regular occasion, I caught him a while back when he was using a Succubus, I was in a Worm, he wasn't happy when I ransomed his pod and said some unpleasant things with regards to my character.
He was spotted earlier in the evening running the plex using a Dramiel but had left by the time I got ready, but as with all farmers, they always come back for more.
I wanted something to catch him, and then I wanted something to kill him.
Little hard data is to be had on the Daredevil's exact origin, but it is believed that Guardian Angel engineers created it to serve as a defensive complement to the Cartel's Dramiel frigate. In both flair and utility it closely resembles its counterpart, but it eschews offensive capabilities in favor of greater defensive potential and stronger armor plating. A tough nut to crack.
Special Ability: 200% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage
Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret falloff per level
Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to the velocity factor of stasis webifiers per level
Now I remember flying the Daredevil before but never really got the hang of it, back then it had drones, but a lot has changed. My last DD was donated to Prometheus Exenthal for Frigank 6, but it didn't live long enough to feature too heavily.
Back then the Daredevil was ok, but now it's actually pretty damn impressive.
I undocked and warped to the 2/10, checking the scanner all the time during warp, the Dramiel still there. I land on the ancient acceleration gate and activate it, launching into the first room of the complex.
There he was, about 90 clicks away and moving well over 2.5km/s.
I would have to lure him in, a bit of Lame Kane™ to start off with, make him feel the comfort his speed afforded him would win him the fight.
[ 2011.02.01 18:37:30 ] (notify) Approaching Bromiel
[ 2011.02.01 18:37:35 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1441 m/s
He starts to close on me, hovering at about 35km
[ 2011.02.01 18:37:37 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1396 m/s
He slowly tightens his orbit.
[ 2011.02.01 18:37:58 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1795 m/s
The time has come, at about 30 clicks away, afterburner is set to overload...
[ 2011.02.01 18:38:40 ] (notify) Speed changed to 2412 m/s
At 24km a stasis web reaches out to the Dramiel and caresses the sleek hull
[ 2011.02.01 18:38:54 ] (notify) For initiating combat your security status has been adjusted by -0.1217.
He engages back, launches drones...
[ 2011.02.01 18:38:58 ] (notify) Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.02.01 18:38:59 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Syreon 5I4 barely scratches you, causing 27.8 damage.
He fires off some Barrage ammuntion in my general direction...
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:00 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel).
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:02 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Syreon 5I4 hits you, doing 83.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:04 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Syreon 5I4 barely scratches you, causing 55.9 damage.
I don't think he expected me to be this close, I open fire...
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:06 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II places an excellent hit on Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel), inflicting 874.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:08 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Syreon 5I4 heavily hits you, inflicting 96.2 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:08 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II lightly hits Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel), doing 323.3 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:09 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Syreon 5I4 lightly hits you, doing 21.1 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:09 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel), doing 522.5 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:11 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Syreon 5I4 heavily hits you, inflicting 37.0 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:11 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Syreon 5I4 hits you, doing 28.9 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:11 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Syreon 5I4 heavily hits you, inflicting 100.8 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:12 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel), doing 526.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:14 ] (combat)200mm AutoCannon II belonging to Syreon 5I4 hits you, doing 81.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:14 ] (combat)Hobgoblin II belonging to Syreon 5I4 hits you, doing 32.6 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:14 ] (combat)Your group of Light Neutron Blaster II hits Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel), doing 618.4 damage.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:15 ] (notify) True Sansha Stasis Webifier deactivates as Bromiel begins to explode.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:16 ] (notify) Domination Warp Scrambler deactivates as Bromiel begins to explode.
Twenty two seconds of action and Sgt Angua stands victorious over the wreck of the Dramiel, The pilot quick enough to get his escape pod out this time, he docked immediately and went on vacation.
I'm very happy with her first outing, the sheer animosity of how she tore through the Dramiel impressed me, really impressed me. I expect the Dramiel pilot to be back in some or other faction ship and we'll be ready.
Edit: Shout out to The tHornton from The Hatchery, because he asked :)
-- (Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms)
There was a time when the Dramiel was just another faction frigate, but someone took what was an also ran and turned it into the only ran, with upgraded guns, range, speed and a deployment of four drones.
I remember back when flying the Dramiel was like flying a sexier Rifter but now the Dramiel is flown by anyone who thinks they can fight and if they can't fight, they can easily run away.
It is a particular favourite of plex farmers and for obvious reason. I don't blame them, if you want to make ISK, almost risk free, then this is the ship for you.
Dramiel
The Dramiel is the most long-standing and often-used ship design in the Angel Cartel's vast repertoire of vessels. A frigate workhorse if ever there was one, this sharp-tusked, dangerous beauty can sting unimaginably hard if one is not prepared for its assault. Special Ability: 100% bonus to Small Projectile Turret damage
Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Projectile Turret falloff per level
Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 7.5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret tracking speed per level
Now y'all know I take great pleasure in making sure the Gusandall 2/10 complex isn't farmed, hell, I hate any ISK farming period and as such have made it my mission in the past to harass and kill any who would try and do such in the area.
There's a fellow who's been trying to run the plex on regular occasion, I caught him a while back when he was using a Succubus, I was in a Worm, he wasn't happy when I ransomed his pod and said some unpleasant things with regards to my character.
He was spotted earlier in the evening running the plex using a Dramiel but had left by the time I got ready, but as with all farmers, they always come back for more.
I wanted something to catch him, and then I wanted something to kill him.
Daredevil
Little hard data is to be had on the Daredevil's exact origin, but it is believed that Guardian Angel engineers created it to serve as a defensive complement to the Cartel's Dramiel frigate. In both flair and utility it closely resembles its counterpart, but it eschews offensive capabilities in favor of greater defensive potential and stronger armor plating. A tough nut to crack.Special Ability: 200% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage
Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret falloff per level
Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to the velocity factor of stasis webifiers per level
Now I remember flying the Daredevil before but never really got the hang of it, back then it had drones, but a lot has changed. My last DD was donated to Prometheus Exenthal for Frigank 6, but it didn't live long enough to feature too heavily.
Back then the Daredevil was ok, but now it's actually pretty damn impressive.
I undocked and warped to the 2/10, checking the scanner all the time during warp, the Dramiel still there. I land on the ancient acceleration gate and activate it, launching into the first room of the complex.
There he was, about 90 clicks away and moving well over 2.5km/s.
I would have to lure him in, a bit of Lame Kane™ to start off with, make him feel the comfort his speed afforded him would win him the fight.
[ 2011.02.01 18:37:30 ] (notify) Approaching Bromiel
[ 2011.02.01 18:37:35 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1441 m/s
He starts to close on me, hovering at about 35km
[ 2011.02.01 18:37:37 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1396 m/s
He slowly tightens his orbit.
[ 2011.02.01 18:37:58 ] (notify) Speed changed to 1795 m/s
The time has come, at about 30 clicks away, afterburner is set to overload...
[ 2011.02.01 18:38:40 ] (notify) Speed changed to 2412 m/s
At 24km a stasis web reaches out to the Dramiel and caresses the sleek hull
[ 2011.02.01 18:38:54 ] (notify) For initiating combat your security status has been adjusted by -0.1217.
He engages back, launches drones...
[ 2011.02.01 18:38:58 ] (notify) Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2011.02.01 18:38:59 ] (combat)
He fires off some Barrage ammuntion in my general direction...
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:00 ] (notify) You have started trying to warp scramble Syreon 5I4 <X.I.X>(Dramiel).
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:02 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:04 ] (combat)
I don't think he expected me to be this close, I open fire...
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:06 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:08 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:08 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:09 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:09 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:11 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:11 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:11 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:12 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:14 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:14 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:14 ] (combat)
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:15 ] (notify) True Sansha Stasis Webifier deactivates as Bromiel begins to explode.
[ 2011.02.01 18:39:16 ] (notify) Domination Warp Scrambler deactivates as Bromiel begins to explode.
Twenty two seconds of action and Sgt Angua stands victorious over the wreck of the Dramiel, The pilot quick enough to get his escape pod out this time, he docked immediately and went on vacation.
I'm very happy with her first outing, the sheer animosity of how she tore through the Dramiel impressed me, really impressed me. I expect the Dramiel pilot to be back in some or other faction ship and we'll be ready.
Edit: Shout out to
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Alone in the dark
Mal: "Which one do you figured tracked us?"
Zoe: "The ugly one, sir."
Mal: (beat) "Could you be more specific?"
It cuts through the night sky, elegant in its invisibility, sophisticated scanning and probing systems it's key weapon and in this respect it is deadly, the scanner sweeping the system. A target is narrowed down to a 15 degree arc, probe is launched and the aching wait starts, the seconds tick by, the probe finishes it's first cycle and finds nothing... damn it... second sweep is under way, 21 nerve shattering seconds, cycle ends and again the target is not amongst the results, just the usual space junk of haulers & shuttles. Third cycle starts, nerves are on edge... it's as if everybody is holding their breathe. Cycle ends and the results show a drone, a single drone in the entire system, the scanner is narrowed down and tuned to show drones, the target has drones deployed and the probe result is amongst them. The invisible ship initiates warp to the position of the probe hit. A Sleipnir undocks from the station and waits for the invisible ship to report back that she's in position. Deep in the system at a safespot outside of scan range a Claymore Command ship uncloaks and activates its Skirmish Warfare links. The word is given and the Sleipnir slips into warp, the seconds ticking by like a glacier on an age old journey to the sea. It feels as if time is standing still as the Sleipnir bursts out of warp and sees an acceleration gate, which is activated as soon as the Command ships systems return to normal space.
Tackling modules are primed and set to overload in case the target is not where it's expected to be and the extra range is needed. The gate launches the Sleipnir into a deadspace complex where MWDs are useless but the pilot is smart enough to fit an Afterburner, he's done this before.
A flash of light greets the Raven calmly killing Amarr faction ships inside the plex, the Sleipnir a mere 17km from it and closing rapidly a warp disruptor reaches out and touches the Raven, it's own drones streaming out towards the Sleipnir. The night sky is lit up as Autocannons and Cruise missile launchers bridge the gap between the two ships, the EMP rounds of the Sleipnir tearing massive holes in the strong shield systems of the Raven and soon its armour is being ripped to shreds. In an instant a bright flash eclipses everything in the system, the Raven explodes in a violent spasm and the system falls silent as the escape pod warps out. The Sleipnir pilot is grinning and acknowledges his two accomplices as he warps back to the station
Deep in the system the Claymore cloaks.
The Cheetah covert operations frigate is a marvel of Minmatar engineering, favouring electronics and sneakiness to the traditional speed and in your face approach of so many of our ships. The Cheetah is a key component in many of my hunts, specifically for fat, juicy Mission running battleships. Keira used to be my go to girl for this but recently she has taken to flying her Claymore and it's difficult to get her out of it. So it was with much trouble I recruited someone to replace her and oh boy what a pilot, way more probing skills than Keira and without the holier than thou attitude that makes her seem like a bitch at times. The new Cheetah pilot is however a private contractor and has chosen to remain anonymous but has become a vital part of our little team.
I'm a solo Pirate but the machinations behind the scenes make it less lonely in the dark and at times very, very rewarding.
A devil is born
Unveiled another new ship tonight for it's first trial run and it surprised me. The Daredevil Guardian Angel frigate. It has a split weapons system like so many faction frigates, favouring Hybrid Blasters and Rocket Launchers for a close range brawler. I undocked it as there appeared to be a few Rifter pilots in system and they would make good test subjects. I missed two of them as I had a warp scrambler fitted with less range than the disruptor and they both managed to warpout before I got into range but I spotted another Rifter warp into a belt as I was leaving, he was hunting me so I warped to a belt and waited. Soon enough he warped in and I closed to within range, scram and web active. He returned tackle and the fight was on, Daredevil vs Rifter and it was a close fight with me in deep armour when he finally popped, I had overloaded my weapons to squeeze out every last bit of DPS and was relieved to see the Rifter explode. The escape pod warped out near instantly so was unable to add to "The Morgue"
But a successful test nonetheless.
I docked up and dropped the loot in the corp hangar and made myself a cup of Earl Grey, lit a cigarette and put some music on, time to relax. I have a busy weekend planned, it's my Birthday on Sunday and I plan on much carnage.
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