Noir. 200th Celebration.. And improving my skills
So, our celebrated 200th contract finally was complete, and we moved out of 0.0. Fortunately, I had no more humiliating losses and despite having next to zero game time available.. I was still able to get on a couple kills. So, while not out of the doghouse, I am near the doggie door.
As most pilots well know, particularly those of the larger alliances and coalitions, Noir. has begun their 200th Contract Celebration which has started off much better than our Curse campaign. We have wardec’d a ton of major alliances and have been flying around all over Eve looking to find targets. The response.. well, the response was predictable. Some corps left their alliances because of the War-dec, others like Eve Uni sent out 100 man fleets to hunt us down. Ah, gotta love it.
During this time I’ve improved both my skills with the interceptor and stealth bomber, getting the real life understanding needed to fly them well and effectively (so expect to see new configurations for both of them in the near future). I am also revisiting my skill at using the Rapier, Huginn, and Vagabond. The simple fact is that my understanding of how to use the Rapier and Huginn fell behind the times. Both of those ships aren’t exactly necessary in the major 0.0 fleets that the NC had fielded.. particularly since 1400mm equipped Maelstroms because they were the NC’s FOTM for quite a while. The Vagabond on the other hand, I never got to get good with in the first place, because of type of fleets that were being run against us at the time.
So, how does that relate to my time in Noir. Well, I am still surprised at how resistant I am at the thought of going back to Battlecruisers and the like. But, the merc life means exactly what it sounds like. You are trying to make money, and if a 40mil isk ship can do the task just as good as a 140mil isk ship, then you bring the 40mil isk ship. Sometimes doing that isn’t as easy as it sounds because.. hey, I’m a 70mil SP character.. doing the same job that a 4 or 5 mil SP can do nearly as good. But, that’s the reality of living a merc life.
On other notes, check out the new banner I got from Rixx Javix over at Eveoganda (http://eveoganda.blogspot.com/)!
Stealth Bombers – Cheap and Dirty
I’ll state this right now.. I hate Stealth Bombers. I actually loathe to fly them. The reasons are two fold:
- I see far too many pilots think they are an acceptable ship instead of battleships, battlecruisers, cruisers, or Interceptors.
- I swear that every pilot who flies one has a Texan (not the smart sounding Bush accent either) or Indian (“My keyboard is broke.”, “Pleawese put in da Reastored CD und Reastart yur Compooter…” variety) accent.. and if I bring up the topic of “Why didn’t you bring the right ship?” I get innundated with lame reasons why their Bomber is just as good as whatever was requested in fleet.
You people make me want to pod you.. really.
However, that isn’t to say that the Stealth Bomber is a worthless ship. No, the last Alliance Tournament definately showed that in some situations, a Stealth Bomber can play a critical role in success. And while I have very little experience behind the wheel of the Minmatar Hound, the following is a great guide should you choose to make yourself familiar with them.
http://amerrylifeandashortone.blogspot.com/2010/08/stealth-bomber-guide.html
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