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EVE Online Empyrean Age: Not like the trailer but still really good

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  • goobersgoobers Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    That actually sounds pretty fun, to fight against other small groups of people that spend the time moving to where you are, instead of you moving to them :)

    I've seen a bunch of people mentioning applying here, this news about a new enemy attacking has actually gotten me more interested in EVE than other MMOs, is it possible for me to join up with Merch? And if so what's the best race to train up for immediate fighting? :D

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  • MiSTieOtakuMiSTieOtaku Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Application sent in, I think. However, I did a little looking around and that video on this thread about tackling doesn't say anything about the necessary skills. While I'm waiting to get into the Corp, if I even can, it'd be nice to train something.

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  • goobersgoobers Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Well, I'm plunging in, as I just downloaded the trial and made a guy named Goobears. Now I'm trying to figure out how to join you guys :)

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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Application sent in, I think. However, I did a little looking around and that video on this thread about tackling doesn't say anything about the necessary skills. While I'm waiting to get into the Corp, if I even can, it'd be nice to train something.

    Propulsion jamming I
    Microwarp Drive op 1[or whatever the skill that lets you use mwd's is]
    Minmitar Frigate 3

    You're set

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  • Lord JezoLord Jezo Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    How's mining in the new expansion? Anything worth coming back to the game for in that area?

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  • VeitsevVeitsev Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Lord Jezo wrote: »
    How's mining in the new expansion? Anything worth coming back to the game for in that area?

    They added a new industrial ship called the Orca


    Orca Eve-Wiki Article


    If you are interested in mining though its not likely you will have much time at the moment. Goonswarm has been reset by Against All Authorities. Merch Industrial is based at the front lines. Mining is going to be hard to do for awhile.

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  • PelPel Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    goobers wrote: »
    That actually sounds pretty fun, to fight against other small groups of people that spend the time moving to where you are, instead of you moving to them :)

    I've seen a bunch of people mentioning applying here, this news about a new enemy attacking has actually gotten me more interested in EVE than other MMOs, is it possible for me to join up with Merch? And if so what's the best race to train up for immediate fighting? :D
    It SOUNDS fun, but usually is not. Usually trying to fight these sort of gangs gets you cockblocked because they scout and avoid anyone they can't crush. At least that's how it was with Stain, and AFAIK AAA and Stain are pretty similar.

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  • littwentythreelittwentythree Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Note to newbies: StormyWaters was kicked out of Goonswarm.

    So take what he says with a grain of salt of course he's going to have a different opinion of shit hth. This is probably one of the best times to start playing EVE :)

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  • MoSiAcMoSiAc Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Is there an updated list of bases to apply at? I just went to the one on slayer 7 and the office isn't there anymore. Also goes for the base at Orvolle. There is a goon office there though.

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I promise to re-sub when I get my debit card sent to me.

    Its only been a 2 week+ wait so far >.>

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  • Dr.ObliviousDr.Oblivious Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    MoSiAc wrote: »
    Is there an updated list of bases to apply at? I just went to the one on slayer 7 and the office isn't there anymore. Also goes for the base at Orvolle. There is a goon office there though.

    I know the office at Gelfiven is still there, course that may be a long ways out for you if you're hanging out in Placid.

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  • MoSiAcMoSiAc Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I noticed there is an updated list located in the info message about the corp.

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  • StormyWatersStormyWaters Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Note to newbies: StormyWaters was kicked out of Goonswarm.

    So take what he says with a grain of salt of course he's going to have a different opinion of shit hth. This is probably one of the best times to start playing EVE :)

    I'm actually far less bitter now though because -a- had a lot more pvp going on at all times (from main station-one bridge to hed gatecamp, 5 jumps from there to providence, 5 jumps from the station to curse, 5 to stain, 5 bridges+jumps to querious). POS war bums me out though hopefully feyth/eso fall quick and we can just run around in roaming gangs instead of waiting for someone to mistime a POS.

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  • Bryse EayoBryse Eayo Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Note to newbies: StormyWaters was kicked out of Goonswarm.

    So take what he says with a grain of salt of course he's going to have a different opinion of shit hth. This is probably one of the best times to start playing EVE :)

    I'm actually far less bitter now though because -a- had a lot more pvp going on at all times (from main station-one bridge to hed gatecamp, 5 jumps from there to providence, 5 jumps from the station to curse, 5 to stain, 5 bridges+jumps to querious). POS war bums me out though hopefully feyth/eso fall quick and we can just run around in roaming gangs instead of waiting for someone to mistime a POS.

    What corp are you in?

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  • DeadlySherpaDeadlySherpa Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Hey i'm posting in my online enemies' recruitment thread trying to discourage new players from joining. Please trust me when I say that there is no reason to play this popular MMO, especially when you consider merchi is on the front lines of one of the most action filled events on the server. with lag issues having been remarkably improved, impossible to catch ships being slowed down, and new player ships like frigate tacklers again having relevance I can't see why it'd be a good time to start playing or resubbing to the corp.

    Nope it's going to be really boring and you're not actually going to be able to fight in one of the battles that are going on almost constantly in feythabolis right now. Oh well, maybe later it'll calm down and you can join then.

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  • StormyWatersStormyWaters Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Bryse Eayo wrote: »
    Note to newbies: StormyWaters was kicked out of Goonswarm.

    So take what he says with a grain of salt of course he's going to have a different opinion of shit hth. This is probably one of the best times to start playing EVE :)

    I'm actually far less bitter now though because -a- had a lot more pvp going on at all times (from main station-one bridge to hed gatecamp, 5 jumps from there to providence, 5 jumps from the station to curse, 5 to stain, 5 bridges+jumps to querious). POS war bums me out though hopefully feyth/eso fall quick and we can just run around in roaming gangs instead of waiting for someone to mistime a POS.

    What corp are you in?

    COL, I didn't realize there was another -a- guy who posts here :O Why does your sig say both Merch & -a-?
    Hey i'm posting in my online enemies' recruitment thread trying to discourage new players from joining. Please trust me when I say that there is no reason to play this popular MMO, especially when you consider merchi is on the front lines of one of the most action filled events on the server. with lag issues having been remarkably improved, impossible to catch ships being slowed down, and new player ships like frigate tacklers again having relevance I can't see why it'd be a good time to start playing or resubbing to the corp.

    Nope it's going to be really boring and you're not actually going to be able to fight in one of the battles that are going on almost constantly in feythabolis right now. Oh well, maybe later it'll calm down and you can join then.

    I'm not a huge fan of the whole 'online enemy' crap, just because people get reset doesn't mean they're any different. I've played other MMOs where I fraternize with the enemy just fine, it just seems goons take it personally. Some epsilons theorized it's because they're so used to rejection :P

    I really do think it'll be a tz war though, unless there's a lot more alarm clock ops, it'll just be a battle of wills. yeah vvv that

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  • FoomyFoomy Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Note to newbies: StormyWaters was kicked out of Goonswarm.

    So take what he says with a grain of salt of course he's going to have a different opinion of shit hth. This is probably one of the best times to start playing EVE :)

    I'm actually far less bitter now though because -a- had a lot more pvp going on at all times (from main station-one bridge to hed gatecamp, 5 jumps from there to providence, 5 jumps from the station to curse, 5 to stain, 5 bridges+jumps to querious). POS war bums me out though hopefully feyth/eso fall quick and we can just run around in roaming gangs instead of waiting for someone to mistime a POS.

    sorry man, it's going to be long grindy pos timing goodness. mmm pos shooting/repping for months to come

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I really want to play some eve, argh

    Would it be worth it to dick around in a trial account for a week or so?

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  • Dr.ObliviousDr.Oblivious Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I'm been thinking about dusting off my old EvE character whose been sitting in the forgotten corner of my computer for several months now. Might be best time to come back too, I won’t really be at a disadvantage with my rusty PvP skills considering everyone has to, in a way, relearn how to properly PvP since QR made it’s day view.

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  • LoneIgadzraLoneIgadzra Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Note to newbies: StormyWaters was kicked out of Goonswarm.

    So take what he says with a grain of salt of course he's going to have a different opinion of shit hth. This is probably one of the best times to start playing EVE :)

    This jesus fuck. This is probably one of the best times to join with the way things are going post-AAA-reset. I am having loads of fun. We have all goons compressed into a few systems in feythabolis making them death traps for roving gangs, and easy US prime time action via stront timing. Having a bunch of our neighbors reset us is the best thing that's happened to goonswarm in some time.

    Unlike what StormyWaters was implying, things are at the worst in goonswarm when everyone is just sitting around in their own safe little corner of space raking in isk. This is true even for newbies, who would otherwise discover EVE's isk-making game to be terrible.

    On the other hand Quantum Rise introduced a shitty progressive performance decreasing bug which has already gotten me killed, but relogging fixes it kind of.

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  • Dr.ObliviousDr.Oblivious Registered User regular
    edited November 2008

    On the other hand Quantum Rise introduced a shitty progressive performance decreasing bug which has already gotten me killed, but relogging fixes it kind of.

    Well it's always like that after an expansion, not that specifically, but it’s always something or another that causes problems for everyone.

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  • AiserouAiserou Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I can't even play because of a couple of problems that appear to have shown up in the last patch. I'm getting the "socket was closed" error on log in, and then when I manage to finally log in, I usually freeze during loading, or the first time I give my ship a command. If I can get that far, I might be able to play for half an hour before running across a crash or getting disconnected randomly.

    FUN TIMES.

    As far as I can tell by reading the forums, these are all fairly rare problems that most people only get one at a time. It's like the game is actively trying to keep me from playing it again. Maybe someone told it all those nasty things I said when I canceled my sub. :(

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  • TekDragonTekDragon __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2008
    So what side of the great war is the PA corp on?

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  • MoSiAcMoSiAc Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    From what I can tell we are with the goonswarm which doesn't mean much to me yet, but it might mean more to some older pilots.

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Basically, goonswarm rapes things

    Once in a while, merchi goes and rapes things with goonswarm

    There is much raping though, be assured

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    MoSiAc wrote: »
    From what I can tell we are with the goonswarm which doesn't mean much to me yet, but it might mean more to some older pilots.
    It means you're on the bandwagon.

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  • MoSiAcMoSiAc Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    MoSiAc wrote: »
    From what I can tell we are with the goonswarm which doesn't mean much to me yet, but it might mean more to some older pilots.
    It means you're on the bandwagon.

    Then let the rapage contiune. Though I think have some RL friends on the BoB side, but I dont think I'll let them know I'm playing this time around heh.

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  • TekDragonTekDragon __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2008
    MoSiAc wrote: »
    From what I can tell we are with the goonswarm which doesn't mean much to me yet, but it might mean more to some older pilots.

    Out.

    An infinite variety of poop jokes in alliance chat doesn't interest me.

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I'm so mean to my irl BoB friend

    "How was that rape train in feybolis yesterday?"
    "Take down any bases lately? Ohh, of course not!"

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  • MoSiAcMoSiAc Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    TekDragon wrote: »
    MoSiAc wrote: »
    From what I can tell we are with the goonswarm which doesn't mean much to me yet, but it might mean more to some older pilots.

    Out.

    An infinite variety of poop jokes in alliance chat doesn't interest me.

    Cant say as though I have seen any but then again I have only been in the corp for a little over a day and spent most of that time just getting skills queued and running some simple missions.

    If I can tolerate barrens chat, this should be nothing.

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  • Dr.ObliviousDr.Oblivious Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    MoSiAc wrote: »
    If I can tolerate barrens chat, this should be nothing.

    You wouldn't have survived a week in Goonfleet.

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Some goon gave me 20m isk just for showing up for an uneventful gate camp, just to be a cool person

    So I don't really mind them(and yes I know 20m isk isnt a ton but it was a nice gesture)

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  • LoneIgadzraLoneIgadzra Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    MoSiAc wrote: »
    TekDragon wrote: »
    MoSiAc wrote: »
    From what I can tell we are with the goonswarm which doesn't mean much to me yet, but it might mean more to some older pilots.

    Out.

    An infinite variety of poop jokes in alliance chat doesn't interest me.

    Cant say as though I have seen any but then again I have only been in the corp for a little over a day and spent most of that time just getting skills queued and running some simple missions.

    If I can tolerate barrens chat, this should be nothing.

    Our old recruitment topic had a better intro to goonswarm, if the links still work: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=55869

    The culture is strong, but I would not play with any other alliance, because goons know how to make a shitty boring game fun, and always need something to laugh at (each other if the game is boring), and encourage newbies to take leadership roles and get people killed. Repeatedly.

    Also, being in the largest alliance gives one an opportunity to influence the game in very large ways (getting two members on the CSM for example), and you can be involved in every aspect of the game.

    "Poop jokes" doesn't quite cover it.

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  • dhirschdhirsch Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    E-p is on the front lines?! Awesome.

    Resubbing to defend the wangstar.

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  • MoSiAcMoSiAc Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I'm really starting to hate steam. They had my account blocked from purchases then they removed said block, and when I tried to pick up steam for 9 bucks, I am apparently blocked again for some stupid reason.

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  • LoneIgadzraLoneIgadzra Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    dhirsch wrote: »
    E-p is on the front lines?! Awesome.

    Resubbing to defend the wangstar.

    Confirming this. Saturday night I was part of the largest 99%-goonswarm fleet I've ever been in at like 300 people, and we raped a BS fleet in VNG.

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  • TekDragonTekDragon __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2008
    dhirsch wrote: »
    E-p is on the front lines?! Awesome.

    Resubbing to defend the wangstar.

    Confirming this. Saturday night I was part of the largest 99%-goonswarm fleet I've ever been in at like 300 people, and we raped a BS fleet in VNG.

    Using lag and server stability as a weapon must be fun.

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  • EtheaEthea Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    TekDragon wrote: »
    dhirsch wrote: »
    E-p is on the front lines?! Awesome.

    Resubbing to defend the wangstar.

    Confirming this. Saturday night I was part of the largest 99%-goonswarm fleet I've ever been in at like 300 people, and we raped a BS fleet in VNG.

    Using lag and server stability as a weapon must be fun.

    The fight had zero server lag. Grid load was normal for fleet fights, and only people that had poor bracket setups got hurt. Maybe next time troll.

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  • StormyWatersStormyWaters Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I spent a while last night looking at the pos situations in the 3 stations systems being hit, and just missed a shot at a hauler in c9n that was scooping a small/putting up a large :(

    However, getting majority in 0oy is nice, I wonder where Red Overlord will go next, JO-? K-9? 2-R? Who knows!

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  • goobersgoobers Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I think I followed the instructions right, but I still haven't gotten my Merch forum access set up right. :( However, I'm finally finished training Electronics to III, now I can train the other tackling skills!

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