Ecliptic Rift

So Hulkageddon II has fallen upon us. I won’t go into all the controversy over Hitler and colon cancer, but suffice it to say that some folks really don’t like the concept.

I have some advice for these folks. No, not “seek professional help”. I recognize that few of them are invoking Godwin’s Law or Matthew 5:21-22, though the ones doing the name-calling really should know better.

In addition to “fit your ship properly” and “don’t mine AFK”, try this: “don’t mine in belts.”

Mining doesn’t have to happen in planetary asteroid belts, you know. It works just as well any place you can find asteroids. For example, we have asteroid belts available via exploration (gravimetric sites). High-sec grav sites don’t get a lot of attention, but if you want to shoot at rocks, suck them dry, and stay under the radar, they’ll work fine.

You can also go out and mine in missions. I don’t mean those terrible abominations of “mining missions“, but regular agent-assigned combat missions with lots of rocks in the deadspace pockets.

Maybe these options take a little more preparation and organization, but they sure beat replacing a 200m ISK ship and the associated equipment, don’t they? Seriously, try them. You might have some fun and you won’t have to risk your mental, emotional, or spiritual health to do so.

I’ve taken several days off of EVE Online to enjoy some time with my family and loved ones (plus, oddly, a lot of work). However, CCP have released the Dominion patch notes so I thought I’d take a few moments to review some welcome surprises (and reminders) found within! In general, this post will address little bits of the expansion that haven’t already received lots of attention, so no talk about sovereignty and factional ships and such.

And post a comment about your favorite bits!

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