Unusually, I actually played EVE quite a bit this week – real life has been good to me and with crummy weather, outdoor activities were limited to shoveling snow.
My C4 crew is slowly growing, we have new members from Europe logging in at times when I don’t expect people and its always a nice surprise to chat with newbros. They are fun and experienced and are keen to get into WH life, after all its the least known area in New Eden and certainly has a “mystique” that attracts lone wolves from all over. Its not rational but there is solace in knowing that nobody can see you until its too late. Or – alternatively – that you don’t have to take a fight if you don’t feel comfortable with the tactical situation. For example, last week I spotted wrecks and and site runners in our C3 neighbor. A quick D-scan round later and I had my cloaky Proteus on grid with a Legion and Drake who were busy mopping up sleepers. Now thats not a lot of firepower for a C3, especially if the Legion was salvaging at the same time, thus eliminating the opportunity to blow up a salvaging boat. It also implied that both ships are low in shield or armor from the engagement with the sleepers making them vulnerable to a headshot. So, I maneuver into position when I spot a Tengu and a command ship on D-scan. Ah, these two ships are not alone in this system. 1 v 4 are not good odds. Come to think of it, they are TEST capsuleers, the same crew that was evicted from nullsec and thrown into Faction War where they fatten their wallet before they lose it again in the next war against the CFC. 4 pilots, all from TEST with a Low Sec WH likely crawling with their friends – no, I am not engaging.
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