Tag Archives: Piracy

Posted on 2011-07-18 by Ecliptic Rift

Musing on highsec piracy corporations

Lately, I’ve started to grow a little bored with my market efforts. Iurnan Mileghere still makes quite a bit of ISK on the market, enough to fund PLEXes for several accounts and still turn profit. But after the events of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-06-27 by Ecliptic Rift

Provisional arrest

Based on today’s response from CCP, I have put my plans to leave EVE on hold for now. But I’ve also put my plans for my corp on ice. The rest of this post just has a brief analysis of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-04-02 by Ecliptic Rift

Four levels of EVE players

Like most games, EVE has a number of levels of play. I’d like to delve into this line of thinking over several posts, as much to figure things out as to discuss it with others. Feel free to agree, disagree, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-11-16 by Ecliptic Rift

I call Hax

I love to read Crime and Punishment. That is, the forum, not the Dostoevsky novel (though I’ve started to consider it). Recently, I came across the perfect example of what makes it so great. A suicide ganker tried an old … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-09-28 by Ecliptic Rift

Rethinking the EVE corporate model

NB: I based this post on a comment on Backstage regarding corp hangar organization. It doesn’t reflect anything Naraka is planning at this time. In fact, except for the Backstage comment, nobody else in the alliance has even seen it … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-09-14 by Ecliptic Rift

Piracy everywhere

This is based on a post I wrote on the Ghost Festival forum in a planning area. For obvious reasons, I’ve edited it significantly regarding operational details, but I liked the core analysis. You are welcome to disagree in the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-07-02 by Ecliptic Rift

Highsec piracy

I will admit that the idea of highsec piracy occasionally appeals to me. Hitting miners and traders to see what they’ve got? Salvaging and looting in deadspace? Shooting down overly confident agency contractors? Delicious. Sure, you have to go out … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-06-08 by Ecliptic Rift

Piracy of one sort or another

A former associate, Joron Darkdust, has gotten back in touch recently. He pulled himself out of whatever hellhole had swallowed him up and seems to have fallen in with some interesting folks. I hope it works out for him. On … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-05-21 by Ecliptic Rift

Maybe I’m indecisive, or maybe I’m not, I don’t know.

When I play RPGs, I always struggle with choice. So many options from which we can choose. Think about the career options in EVE, for example. You have pirates, nullsec warriors, explorers, miners, traders, researchers, builders, mission runners, militia, smugglers, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-01-20 by Ecliptic Rift

Playstyle Tolerance: Carebears versus PvPers

NB: I had most of this written prior to Helicity’s rant. And I generally with much of that rant, actually, but after further reflection I realized it went too far and I needed to respond. Other worthwhile posts include those … Read the rest of this entry →

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