I completed my self-imposed house cleaning in EVE. I had a mass of inventory that needed review – ship modules I’ve saved but outgrown, salvage that needed to be divided into keep for future production opportunities or reprocess for the components and items that should be sold on the market for cash.
It took a couple of sessions but I got it all done. I also finalized my entry level Faction Warfare ship fitting for the Tristan. I made changes based on the cost of items and missing training skills. All in all, I’m pleased wit the fitting and think the new Save Fitting options are fabulous. Of course the proof is in the pudding. I won’t know how well this build performs for me until I see it in action a few times.
In the interim, I also fitted a Tristan for PVE to get used to flying that particular ship versus my cruise control Vexor. I ran several missions in Agogille that all went very smoothly. One was comprised of three different encounters within the complex and I couldn’t complete the whole mission in one sweep. I had to warp out to regenerate capacity and replace my drone. Other than that it was good fun and certainly more challenging than flying them in a Vexor with my eyes half-closed.
I completed organizing my FW items into a couple of containers for transport out to a convenient .05 sector. I haven’t decided what location to select as my temporary home base while I’m in FW. I’ll get around to doing that in the next week or so and then I’ll be all set to join the conflict.
In december I left Eve somehow angry because part 5 of a chain mission took me longer than all the other 4 parts together. "I quickly do that final step before sleeping" became "Sh*t now there are only two hours left for sleeping and the mission isn't over yet..."
Eve (esp. the missions) is not really suitable for casual playing. In WoW, RoM, AoC, ... I always can stop in the middle of a quest and continue later without penalty. In Eve I then would loose the time bonus.
Never mind, all the talking about Apocrypha made me resub and follow a path I wanted to do back in december: getting a Covetor for mining. By chance I had looted all the necessary skill books from a floating PvP-victim. The other thing I did plan then was FW, but I'm still stuck at a standing of 0.3 - social skill increase doesn't impress the military. So I'll watch your progress in FW and join in, if Eve holds me long enough this time.
Posted by: Sören | April 23, 2009 at 10:28 AM
@Soren - What the heck? There's a social skill requirement? I have the EON magazine with a FW guide and there's no mention of that in the guide. Oh well, hopefully, I have whatever is required.
Yep, I agree that actually "doing something constructive" in EVE isn't as casual friendly as other games. If you're playing regularly, then yes, you can more easily pop into the game jump in your ship and get something done. If you're not, it takes time to acclimate yourself before you get out of the hanger, if you're trying to do something more than the cerebral exercise of checking up on stuff.
Posted by: Saylah | April 23, 2009 at 01:03 PM