Snakebite Jack was bitten by the bot-aspirancy bug. He assumed that he could solve any problem by throwing a bunch of money at it. You can fit as many Caldari shield mods to your Hulk as you like, but you'll still have a Code-shaped hole in your tank. Agents Braegnok, Jaxi Wreckful, Nitetime Video, and Temer Estemaire brought the criminal and his 1.4 billion isk exhumer to justice.
At first glance, Calazar Padecain's Mackinaw doesn't seem very remarkable. That's until you realize it's not a Mackinaw at all--it's a 237 million isk Retriever. Agent Thirtyone Organism saw the unusually expensive barge and managed to catch up with it, despite its speed tank.
Protip: When the EVE client asks you whether you'll accept a convo request from an Agent of the New Order, you say "yes". Calazar, the days of a silent, bot-aspirant highsec are over. Even a burrito knows that.
Many Code-violating Orcas died this week. lex Patrouette of RamParts8046.CORP.ink corporation lost the most expensive one, at 1.8 billion isk. Is it just me, or does this guy's corp name sound bot-aspirant? Time to buy a better bot: The Orca was fully anti-tanked in the lows/rigs, with expensive shield mods serving as the frosting on the cake. Agents Jared Lennox, iZaEaRl, loyalanon, Jebediah Phoenix, Walter Kramer, Throatslashar, Vic Jefferson, Sophia Soprano, Schlampa, Mildron Klinker, and Zane Arnolles rolled up their sleeves and went to work. By the end of it, highsec was modestly improved.
GI Jen of Renegade Miners Ltd. didn't win any friends with her corp name. Agents Pooboi, Sank You, and Hiromi Kusanagi spotted the rebel's Tengu and launched a three-man strike. It wasn't enough DPS, though; the Tengu remained intact, with a deep red gash in its armor. Why do we have a killmail? Because 15 minutes later, the aggression timer expired, and our Agents tried again. The Tengu, fully AFK, hadn't even moved the whole time. Our Agents returned and launched a second strike, proving the power of persistence.
Joseph Dierte's 7 billion isk Charon was the most expensive of the freighters felled this week by Agent Lord Mandelor of Tengoo Uninstallation Service, which recently joined the Pasta Syndicate alliance. Mandelor and twenty-five other gankers were involved--including some nice multi-boxing work by Wrong Target Sorry#. If you own a freighter and intend to travel through highsec, now would be a really, really good time to buy a permit.
Lady Vamp gave in to the vampire craze when selecting the name of her EVE character. The New Order understands this. We're hip to the latest trends of today's youth. We just want young people to realize that mining permits are pretty cool, too. Agent Sarthana popped Vamp's 1.1 billion isk pod as a reminder. The best things in highsec are timeless.
Damn, looking at that Orca makes me sad. T_T
ReplyDelete[Orca, HS]
Reinforced Bulkheads II
Damage Control II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Siege Warfare Link - Shield Harmonizing II
Mining Foreman Link - Laser Optimization II
Mining Foreman Link - Mining Laser Field Enhancement II
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Hobgoblin II x5
Hammerhead II x5
Use the above, buy a permit and mine responsibly. Is it that difficult?
Thanks Anon 7:41 PM.
DeleteI'm skilling up an Orca pilot atm, and the fit I'm using replaces one of the LCDFE1s with an Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II. Is that an acceptable substitution?
Thanks.
Sasha.
It depends. Omni EHP is similar, with the 2 LSE config tanking more against antimatter, void and explo (fusion, quake) and the 1 LSE config tanking more against EMP.
DeleteFor me, there are two mid slot configs for the Orca, depending on whether you are ATK or not. The first is to use two invuls and two LSEs. They will provide good blanket protection against all damage types, leave EMP as the biggest threat to you (no catas or taloses), and do not require heat to function.
The second is to use four resist fields, one for EM/Thermal/Kinetic and one invul. This will give you a little less EHP off the bat, shift your hole to fusion/quake ammo and provide more resists cold against antimatter and/or void ammo. They will also provide you with more resists against everything but fusion/quake when you put heat on.
The first choice (2xinvul+2xLSE) is de facto better, partly because it does not require quick reflexes to overload the rack.
And always remember, permit tank IS the best tank. Hope that helps, cheers..C:
*edit to the above*
DeleteOh..you meant an EM rig. No don't go for that, It will only give you around 6k more EHP against EMP, while lowering your EHP against all other ammo. And @30mil for the rig, its not really worth the money either.
Thanks Anon. makes sense. As always, 'off-the-shelf' fits need to be evaluated. Your info is something I can use.
DeleteSasha.
Better: Use something like the fit above and DO NOT BY A PERMIT!
DeleteVery nice work guys!
ReplyDeleteNice work on the Tengu chaps; persistence prevails!
ReplyDeleteSasha.
More garbage fits, easy kills, no skill required. If these players knew how to properly fit a mining vessel, the killmails would slow to a trickle.
ReplyDeleteBut "these players" either don't know what a proper fit is, or, worse, intentionally choose not to for the sake of "greater yields".
DeleteGanking easy marks isn't about showing off elite skills, it's about doing a job: player remedial fitting education.
That's exactly the point. They don't know the game they're playing. We're teaching them. Also selling permits.
DeleteAnonymousMarch 31, 2014 at 2:52 AM and yet, lo and behold, I'm still mining without a permit. I tell the Agents where I am in case they want to take it up with me and they never come. Why is that? Could it be they scanned my mining ship and realize I fit a hell of a lot better than what I've seen in the killmails, or do they simply realize I'm never gonna pay for a permit?
Deleteyou remind me of this kid at the bus stop who would stand on my parent's "no trespassing" land to try to get me to fight him. He had lots of problems at home.
DeleteAnonymousMarch 31, 2014 at 10:35 AM, I was about to say the same thing about the Agents in Abudban who say pay or else but do nothing.
DeleteNice, he also used the "I know you are but what am I" move. I think I hear the recess bell ringing.
DeleteI haven't read all of his blog but Ehnea has refused to pay for a permit, mocked the New Order in local and even openly stated where he was while mining. If the Agents won't enforce the code despite Ehnea publicly refusing to follow it, what does that say about the value of the Code as a "legal" document?
Deletegood question, what's does the NO say to this?
DeleteIt's all on the Code page on this very site.
Delete"Q. HA HA I am mining ice right now, you can't stop me!
As Supreme Protector, some may expect me to doggedly enforce the rules at all times against all offenders. This is a [misconception] of my role. Aside from those who have purchased indulgences, I will bump whomever I choose, whenever I choose. Your mining operations are entirely at my mercy. If I feel like stopping you from mining, I will; if not, I won't."
"Even a burrito knows that."
ReplyDeleteThis. This, right here, is why I read this blog every day.
"The best things in highsec are timeless."
ReplyDeletePermits only last a year.
Thankfully, The Code is eternal.
DeletePermits, on the other hand, last only as long as the faithfulness of their owners. Don't forget to renew yours today!
Jimmy boy, you forgot the best kill of the week!
ReplyDeleteEROTICA 1!!!
Please stop shilling here.
DeleteThanks!
What was the reason for killing the pod? I didn't quite catch it.
ReplyDeleteEmphasis.
DeleteSasha.
Sad part is even if these people had permits and not been afk they would have still been killed. Should follow your own code.
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