haha I have my own small fleet of freighters and orcas now. Since on both alt accounts i have 2 characters (so 4 total) that can use both. So I have 2 orcas and 2 freighters. Works out great, like a revolving door of goodies I like the orca the most though cause I can haul tons of stuff in isk value in the corp hanger and do it afk and no one will bother with you since it wont drop, while I keep the freighters to 800m for my afking and load them with large items instead, freighters are also better for afking cause they are faster moving to the gate when they warp to it (freighter is 100m/s orca is 65m/s) so youll get to a spot quicker with the freighter afk.
I've spent way too much time doing that stuff as you can see lol.
How are you liking Perpetuum Fallen? I've been hearing mixed things about it, it looks interesting though.
So you guys are making stuff by just buying things in Jita and auto-pilot flying out 20+ jumps and re-selling? Seems too good to be true >< Also, I'm guessing since you are flying such big ships that there is no risk of being alpha'ed. I currently have a jump freighter that I used to move ore every once and a while, but nothing huge.
Possibly but all of this from CCP shows massive warning signs. They are no longer connected to Eve's community or they don't care, both of which are pretty scary for a game like Eve. Honestly, I have no doubt they are going to sell actual items, it is just a matter of when at this point. IMO whatever we hear from the CSM with their emergency meeting is CCP doing damage control to buy time till they turn on what they said and fuck us.
Bleak outlook on my part sure, but not unjustified giving the current circumstances and info we have.
Killer write-up. I have 2 accounts, though my combat pilot won't be worth much so he'll be the one to sit in Jita.
About hauling, how often do you run into people actually trying to gang you? Unless something has changed, I used to tank gate guns when we found someone worth it the old days. Going into low sec with a freighter and 800m worth of goods would scare the snot out of me. I'll definitely run a scout alt, but may even hire some help if it comes to that. No risk, no reward I guess.
As I said, we are learning the ropes still in Perpetuum.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn3V_ivJ32k
its a miracle i got my 4 year old account back lol. Whew, saved me 6 mil sp. alright so is raven still a good mission runign ship and has mining changed much ?
As I said, we are learning the ropes still in Perpetuum.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn3V_ivJ32k
I'm not sure how far back 4 years goes in terms of gameplay and graphics, but probably the newest thing in mining is Orca support, where the Orca pilot runs modules/implants that reduce cycle time, increase strip miner range, and so forth.
Raven is still the same ship it was (I think 4 years is still post great missile nerf)... There are better ships, however, such as Golem (Raven-like "Marauder" class), and Caldari Navy Raven.
New blog out from the CCP/CSM meeting.
http://www.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=935
Currently reading it now
Statement on behalf of CCP from Arnar Hrafn Gylfason, Senior Producer for EVE Online
Following the series of events surrounding the launch of Incarna, CCP invited the Council of Stellar Management (CSM) to an extraordinary meeting in Reykjavik to discuss and address a variety of topics ranging from ship spinning to performance to virtual goods strategies. The discussions were very productive and both parties came to an understanding and agreement on key topics. That meeting has now ended and a firm resolution reached by both parties.
CCP acknowledges that the reaction following the leaked internal communication could have been handled better. Good communication and trust between CCP and the EVE community has always been a fundamental priority for CCP and will continue to be so.
It is CCP‘s plan that the Noble Exchange (NeX store) will be used for the sale of vanity items only. There are no plans, and have been no plans, as per previous communication and CSM meetings, to introduce the sale of game breaking items or enhancements in the NeX store.
The investment of money in EVE should not give you an unfair advantage over the investment of time. The CSM, under NDA, has been presented with CCP‘s plans for continued evolution of the business model and agrees that nothing they saw breaks this principle. CCP has committed to sharing their plans with the CSM on this front on an ongoing basis.
CCP acknowledges that communication surrounding the launch of the virtual goods store should have been better. To address that, we will write up dev blogs that explain the pricing strategy of the NeX store and the price tiering system. We will also communicate that we intend to put the focus on further fleshing out the lower price range and give visual examples of upcoming items.
The CSM raised concerns with performance running multiple clients after the Incarna launch where the minimum hardware spec will only support one client logged in when in a station environment. CCP will work on creating a minimum hardware spec that supports multiple clients, but wants it to be clear that the current minimum specification aims at single client with low settings.
The CSM helped CCP understand the emotional connection players had with „ship spinning". They vehemently demanded the return of the feature, which CCP committed to introduce in some form at a future date. Until that functionality is added back in, the option to load station environments will remain in the Settings menu.
We are very happy with the results of the meetings and appreciate the commitment to EVE the CSM members have shown by attending the meeting on short notice.
Arnar Hrafn Gylfason
Senior Producer of EVE Online
Statement on behalf of the Council of Stellar Management from The Mittani, Chairman of CSM 6
The CSM came to Reykjavik for this extraordinary summit to address the cloud of suspicion and fear which has descended upon CCP and the EVE community in the aftermath of the Incarna expansion and the various internal leaks.
The issues we have addressed and discussed with CCP are:
Captain's Quarters: We discussed the hardware and lighting issues within the CQ and we were satisfied that they were being addressed. We were pleased when Torfi announced that the current "Disabled Incarna Door" will be replaced with an environment that will provide similar functionality and performance to the pre-Incarna Hangar, and this environment will be available until Incarna performance is similar to pre-Incarna performance. While the final details and timelines have not been worked out, ships will once again spin all over New Eden.
Noble Exchange Rollout Debacle: We were shocked and appalled to discover how badly the planning and implementation of the Noble Exchange was executed. Despite the fact that they did not have enough assets of the right types to do a proper rollout, they launched anyway. The CSM believes that if CCP had properly communicated the details of their vanity goods pricing strategy and had sufficient low-tier items available at launch, the controversy would have been greatly reduced. CCP will issue a dev blog in the near future explaining their vanity goods strategy and how it will be implemented in the Noble Exchange.
Game-affecting Virtual Goods: We are convinced that CCP has no plans to introduce any game-affecting virtual goods, only pure vanity items such as clothing and ship skins. We have been repeatedly assured that there are no plans for ‘gold ammo', ships which have different statistics from existing common hulls, or any other feared ‘game destroying' virtual goods or services. We have expressed our deep concern about potential grey areas that the introduction of virtual goods permits, and CCP has made a commitment to discuss any proposals that might fall into these grey areas in detail with CSM at the earliest possible stage.
The Fearless "Greed is Good?" Leak: We accept CCP's position that Fearless is a deliberately controversial internal publication and does not represent the policy of CCP Management or of CCP Zulu, the Senior Producer of EVE Online, nor the direction of game design.
The Leaked Hilmar Global Email: We were appalled by the leaked Hilmar email and the atrocious and out-of-touch messaging it contained. We sympathize and agree with those players offended and disgusted by it.
Arnar (CCP Zulu)'s Angry Friday Blog: We were disappointed by the tone taken in Arnar's Blog, but we understand that he was in a state of extreme agitation and reacting to the leaks coming from within his company, which he saw as a breach of trust. While we may disagree with some of his decisions, we are united in our support of Arnar as the Senior Producer, and were pleased with his followup Apology Blog. We hope that his statement today will begin to restore your trust in his leadership and vision.
We believe that the situation that has unfolded in the past week has been a perfect storm of CCP communication failures, poor planning and sheer bad luck. Most of these issues, when dealt with in isolation, were reasonably simple to discuss and resolve, but combined they transformed a series of errors into the most significant crisis the EVE community has yet experienced.
We hope that this meeting will be the first step in the restoration of trust between CCP and the EVE community, and we will keep the community informed as to CCP's efforts in delivering on the commitments they have made to us and to you.
It is CCP‘s plan that the Noble Exchange (NeX store) will be used for the sale of vanity items only.