The fact we just scared off a group of ore thieves with 3 unarmed ships (my Indy, dklegman's indy, and a mining barge) using the power of social engineering is SO FREAKING COOL.
You forgot to mention: The best part was them congratulating us in Local chat for being so alert and prepared. I think that says a lot about EVE and the people who play it.
We've got a lot of miners, but there's a branch that's building up for missions and planned expansion into 0.0 space in the next few months. About half our members have battleships in their hangars, and we're producing 3 Nidhoggir carriers right now - 2 for corp use and 1 for sale.
Nice. I'm Caldari right now but considering switching over to Gallente. I'm in the SAK starter corp and my character started off as more of a builder but I've gotten involved with combat and mining as well. My little fleet as of now includes an Osprey for mining, Cormorant for Salvage and a Caracal for missile-spewing goodness.
Our corp's a mix of gallente, caldari, minmatar, and dklegman's Amarr.
I've currently got a Tristan for frigate ops, 2 Catalysts, one rigged for pure combat and the other for salvage, a "utility" Vexor I bought last night (traded in my Exqueror for it) rigged for mining, combat, and salvage, a Thorax that's a combat beast, and I should be seeing a Myrmidon coming off our corp assembly line in the next week or so that I'll be loading for bear.
I really want to get a Dominix. Those look sick. All that aside, the Cormorant got me hooked on hybrid turrets. The range and accuracy of the railguns I was strapping to it (4x 150mm light scout rails @ ~33km accurate range) with 2 blasters and a missile launcher for close/mid range targets was ridiculously effective.
I just don't really dig missiles, honestly. The damage output with a strapped Caracal is nice but I really don't like the time it takes to reload and for the missiles to hit target. The damage is more consistent than the hybrid turrets, but I just don't really care for the _feel_ of it, if that makes any sense.
I wish I would've done more research before I started, and might restart the trial (and account) to focus more on combat and a different faction.
Hybrids are -fun-, though I'm of the "Don't mix guns!" school.
Besides, medium blasters + MWD = BOOM. Boom delivered anywhere you need it to, guaranteed.
That makes total sense - I've only used one ship (my Tristan) my entire EVE "career" so far with missiles, and it didn't click for me, but I know some people who love the standoff ability that a missile boat gives them.
If you need another trial code, just let me know where to send it, and if you like, give me your character name and I'll see about hooking you up some. :D
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Date: 2007-07-01 02:24 pm (UTC)Our corp's a mix of gallente, caldari, minmatar, and
I've currently got a Tristan for frigate ops, 2 Catalysts, one rigged for pure combat and the other for salvage, a "utility" Vexor I bought last night (traded in my Exqueror for it) rigged for mining, combat, and salvage, a Thorax that's a combat beast, and I should be seeing a Myrmidon coming off our corp assembly line in the next week or so that I'll be loading for bear.
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Date: 2007-07-01 05:53 pm (UTC)I just don't really dig missiles, honestly. The damage output with a strapped Caracal is nice but I really don't like the time it takes to reload and for the missiles to hit target. The damage is more consistent than the hybrid turrets, but I just don't really care for the _feel_ of it, if that makes any sense.
I wish I would've done more research before I started, and might restart the trial (and account) to focus more on combat and a different faction.
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Date: 2007-07-01 06:07 pm (UTC)Besides, medium blasters + MWD = BOOM. Boom delivered anywhere you need it to, guaranteed.
That makes total sense - I've only used one ship (my Tristan) my entire EVE "career" so far with missiles, and it didn't click for me, but I know some people who love the standoff ability that a missile boat gives them.
If you need another trial code, just let me know where to send it, and if you like, give me your character name and I'll see about hooking you up some. :D