tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513127300993464032024-02-20T15:38:49.397-05:00The Trials of TawharrStumbling through New Eden, one whim at a time.Quincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-6288648484025706302008-05-22T22:48:00.003-04:002008-05-22T22:59:36.399-04:00I need to get better at this..However, I forget to post. Thus an update on my EVE Life. <br />I've joined a new corporation -SAW-. They seem like a decent bunch, everyone around my age so real life issues are expected and thus not a problem.<br /><br /> It has a very high amount of new players so vent is filled with questions, which is pretty cool since it makes me feel like I know what I'm doing.<br /><br /> We're lining up for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Caldari</span> in factional warfare... which is not so cool. I'll be honest, factional warfare looks absolutely amazing. I'm totally stoked for it, and it's been a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">loooong</span> time since that's happened for a game. This however looks wild, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CCP</span> is doing a fantastic job with their news posts to build it all up. The painful part is that I am for the first time ever in game thinking of Quincy as a down to earth <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Minmatar</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">citizen</span> and it feels kind of wrong to be planning to fight for the scummy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Caldari</span>. Busted station or no....<br /> This of course means that the mighty Jaybird I is flying for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ishukone</span> watch. Although it's also moonlighting with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">RSS</span>... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">sssshhhhhh</span> don't tell anyone.<br /><br /> Oh, and congratulations to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">CSM</span> members who earned spots on the council. Now go out there and prove the concept will add value to our game. <br /> To be honest I feel that the biggest issue facing the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">CSM</span> is the lack of community support. I feel that the first thing that needs to be tabled, before any other issue is how to get as many players invested in the process as possible. For the next round of elections I would view any number less than 30,000 votes as a disaster. People are passionate about this game, there's no reason that we cannot attain 50% participation. I should post this on the forums, but hey I like rattling on here.<br /><br />Fly Smart,<br /> QuincyQuincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-9095056026140346182008-05-05T20:51:00.002-04:002008-05-05T21:38:12.782-04:00There goes another one...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=764710">EXTRA EXTRA</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> So it seems that MC is gone due to picking a fight with BOB and the usual internal struggles. Assuming of course this isn't a forum Maskirova, I hope this is actually. Well you know what they say about poking a tiger with a stick. Or poking a crocodile in the eye, or hopping into a circle of wolves after rolling around in hamburger.<br /> Actually I thought that the alliance of MC, KIA and the other guys would've been able to carry the whole <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tortugan</span> thing off. <br /> <br /> Chalk me up as someone else who underestimated the combination of talent, planning, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">perseverance</span> and execution that BOB is capable of. <br /><br /> KiaEdz has a nice writeup of the whole thing <a href="http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=762520">here</a>. Speaking of KIA, I would say the smart money is on them to have the ability to start filling the massive whole that will be left in the mercenary field. Although, I expect that the remanents of MC will form something. However, as BOB proved here the critical elements of an alliance that lasts are planning, dedication and execution. At the end of the day you need leadership, and a lot of it to make this work. MC was a force as long as the Captain was able to steer the ship.<br /><br /> However, whatever happens MC was the alliance that I always thought about going for, but like so many things in this game, I never gained the conviction to do it. Sadly, I won't get the chance now. Never know, maybe this will make me chase the next EVE opportunity that comes along.<br /><br /> Goodbye MC, EVE-Online will be different without you. <br /><br />Fly Smart,<br /> Quincy Tawharr<br /><br /> <br /></div></div>Quincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-50437971772922807562008-04-29T18:44:00.002-04:002008-04-29T19:12:42.901-04:00Back at it...So I finally took the 82 jump haul out to 0.0 to start my change of pace. I settled on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sansha</span> space, for no particular reason other than it seemed like a good idea at the time. <br /> Not a lot in the way of a market out there which is a surprise... I expected there to be no market at all. Granted the market is a bout 30 jumps from where I am, but it's there. It often surprises me how little danger you're while traveling in this game. Since I was hauling <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BP's</span> for my stay in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nullsec</span> (154 no less). I was rolling in my trusty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">SexyBack</span>, a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Matari</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Covops</span>. <br /> Even jumping into a bubbled gate didn't phase me in the slightest. Pick a direction, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">recloak</span>, change directions when cloaked... laugh as the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Vaga</span> zooms by trying to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">decloack</span> you. Then <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">maneuver</span> around the bubble and you're home free. <br /><br /> Good Times really, on the down side I forgot to set a med clone on the way and now I'll have to go 20 jumps back from where I set up. A lab is 12 or so jumps away, but the factories are within a jump of where I am.<br /><br /> Props to whomever can nail down which system I'm in with a single guess.<br /><br />Fly Smart people,<br /> QuincyQuincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-9497180723299133132008-04-14T23:09:00.003-04:002008-04-14T23:25:49.392-04:00I've got a bad feeling about this...In my past I've been quite the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DnD</span> player.... I'm a huge dork what can I say.<br /><br /> With 4e coming I keep getting a bad feeling about where the game is heading.<br /><br />It's little things, like how Elves have suddenly grown an average of 6 inches.<br /> Or how rogues can now sneak attack <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Golems</span>.<br />Fighter's can keep an enemy "focused" on them.<br />Maybe I haven't done the work to read into it, but I just get the feeling that the people at Wizards sat down and tried to convert WOW to paper... I'll start to really look through this soon, since I'm interested in picking these up. I was interested in using the only <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">component</span> to hook up with a few people online until I found out that it was fifteen dollars a month. Which is insane, as much as I would love to get the old group together. For $15 a month we could all play WOW and I wouldn't have to design the adventures, or put up with people whining about failed saves.<br /><br />Fly Smart everyone,<br /><br />Here's hoping I'm horribly mistaken.Quincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-26591554593988695852008-04-14T21:59:00.001-04:002008-04-14T22:00:29.817-04:00So sue me....Ok, over the next few WEEKS.... I will be moving to 0.0..<br /><br /> On a side note it occurs to me that I have no idea where I'm going or what I'm doing.Quincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-90144477238949412412008-04-03T22:09:00.002-04:002008-04-03T22:16:14.106-04:00The big move...Over the next few days I am going to prep for my big move out to 0.0; where I intend to live in one of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">npc</span> regions. It's time for a change really, and taking the plunge into the frontiers of EVE should be an interesting change of pace. <br /> To prepare I've started buying ship <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blueprint</span> copies and vanilla T1 blueprints like mad. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Fortunately</span> the cruiser and frigate size module prints are fairly reasonably priced. The battleship ones however are not so nicely priced. I figure it'll cost me approximately 50% of my wealth to "set up shop" as it were. That should land me a few Battle cruisers, the fittings I need to run them and a mining ship for giggles. <br /> I'll probably mission for one of the pirate factions, and if I like it I'll work my way through all of them. I'd like to get a stable of shiny faction birds to fly. <br /> For now however, I need to find medium artillery blueprints... which in Essence may take some doing.<br /><br />Fly Smart,<br /> Quincy TawharrQuincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-89426258348686599922008-03-31T21:47:00.002-04:002008-03-31T21:50:00.344-04:00The Joys of Q1...Real Life is a drag at times. However, real life also just landed me a new set of wheels. Which means that real life is a little more serious business than <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Internet</span> spaceships.<br /> On a related note, the search for a new corp begins. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">RvB</span> is cool, and I'll stick around but I want something with a little more spice to it. Maybe I'll try out an RP bunch, I'm hoping for a slightly more focused group really. One that will allow me to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PvP</span> and mission to support it.Quincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-4758582816690078592008-03-20T21:17:00.002-04:002008-03-20T21:33:20.049-04:00Presenting Lewis Hamilton...Which is the name of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Purty</span> Malediction.<br /> She's quick, fire's missiles, and has a boost to Warp scrambler/<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">disruptor</span> range. Which I didn't realize until I had been flying it for a week. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Noob</span> moment really.<br /> I have no fancy speed implants, and given my corp rigs aren't really an option so I don't think I'm doing too badly with my fitting.<br />In the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mids</span>: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MWD</span> II , Warp <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Disruptor</span> II, Stasis <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Webifier</span> II<br />In the Lows: 2x Overdrive <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">II's</span>, and a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Nanofiber</span> II<br />In the Highs: 3x '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Malkuth</span>' Standard Launchers...<br /> Generally I try to stay out of web range unless I'm letting the cavalry close. The second reason to not use rockets is ; I'm not out to kill stuff with this. The Cavalry kills stuff, not the scout.<br /> She'll pull about 6.5km/s, and get this her targeting range is actually shorter than her disrupting range. 28km targeting with a disruption range of 28.8, how cool is that?<br /> Talk about a fun ship to fly, except when I chase a stabber 4 systems, scram it and then promptly fly out of targeting range.<br /><br /> Fly Safe everyone,<br /><br />QuincyQuincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-48417427564527451122008-03-15T23:02:00.003-04:002008-03-15T23:15:14.520-04:00A first time for everything....A little background, currently my corporation is Blue of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">RedversusBlue</span>. As the name implies we are locked in an eternal struggle of warfare. Kind of like Super Mario Brothers one if you will.<br /> Since we're a little short of Fleet Commanders I volunteered to lead a group of intrepid fighters out to combat the Red menace. To understate, fleet commanding is a challenge. Even when you have better people around you offering suggestions (which I asked for). We took <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">the</span> trip from our home system in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bei</span> to the Red's home in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hatakani</span> with our light force. The destination gate in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hatakani</span> ended up being camped on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hata</span> side. Which was fine except we ended up getting chased a few systems with me picking gates pretty much at random until we pulled a couple jumps ahead.<br /> Then our intrepid warriors and I elected to head home (read run away) to combat a station camp back home. We promptly ran headlong into a moving camp in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Balle</span>, I assume they were trying to figure out where we were. Amazingly only my beloved Rupture died. Which I lost driving a Stiletto away from a Battleship so it could run away. Why the Interceptor didn't just stay on the battleship I'll never know. I generally don't look gift horses in the mouth though. A learning experience to be sure, good times all around. Well, for Red anyways.<br /><br /> In the night I hopped into a Malediction... which I REALLY liked. The ship just felt right, better in fact than the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Minmatar</span> interceptors have. A little silly maybe, but it's a solid little ship.<br />I'll tinker with the fitting and then post it for your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">lulz</span>.<br /><br />Fly Smart (meaning don't let me lead your gangs),<br /><br />QuincyQuincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-36346902965572526872008-03-12T19:04:00.002-04:002008-03-12T19:05:41.568-04:00Downtime continues...NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!<br /><br /><br />:D<br /><br /> I guess we're not flying at all, pass the time with the quality EVE Podcasts to your right.<br /><br />QuincyQuincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-25286936855936866772008-03-11T21:29:00.007-04:002008-03-11T22:21:07.085-04:00Downtime has me thinking...Another patch downtime is upon us, if we're lucky the server will be back up tomorrow night. CCP's been pretty good with patches of late (touch wood) in my experience. Obviously I wasn't part of the boot.ini crisis. Like any smart EVE player I've picked a nice long skill to train , Energy Management 5, just in case. Which being 2 years old I really should have by now, but it's a boring skill so I didn't bother.<br /> <br /> What I was really thinking about is something Verone said during the elimination rounds of the Alliance Tournament. That there should be an EVE tournament that's not just for the alliances. So I thought about it a bit... and I came up with something that someone must have thought of a thousand times before. If it's your idea I apologize. <br /><br /> Remember the <a href="http://sakevents.blogspot.com/2008/02/sak-2-vs-2-cruiser-tournament-recap.html">SAK Tournament</a> a few months back? It was accessible because of the ship type used. An EVE for Everyone tournament should be a similar idea. So using that as a base, I suggest the...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The EVE-Open Tournament<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Find a witty RP name and you're ready to go. Now notice it's the Open? That means open to everyone who wants to compete, so no requirements on Corporation. Now I think 2v2 is a little low in numbers so let's raise the maximum team size to 10 (minimum 8), with 5 pilots max per match. The 5 man team allows for FC's to do their thing while keeping it on a smaller scale. <br /> <br /> While this does eliminate people it also forces people to have spares and the number requirement forces people to at least think about having enough people to progress. The points from the alliance tournament are great, maybe the values should stay the same so people feel "at home". But the point pool is reduced to say 20, allowing for a team of 5 frigates, 2 Cruisers, 2 Destroyers and a frigate, actually looking at that the point values need to change. I'll throw that up tomorrow.<br /> <br /> I would say that the cruiser should be the largest ship one could field, this event is for everyone after all. Second, let's eliminate T2 ships for the same reason. Still with me? Great, now all the faction implants have to go as well, while we're at it let's toss rigs, skill hardwirings and boosters out the window as well. The playing field is getting nice and level now except to make this a real sporting event that pits a players ability to fly, fit a ship and manage a simulated engagement against another opponent on a level playing field we need one more thing to change. All ship modules must be base T1 (non-named). <br /><br /> If you (somehow) pull this off you've created a playing field that virtually eliminates any ISK or Ratting site advantages. You've made a tourney for everyone, an event that can truly crown a champion because quite frankly you can't use your resources to overpower anyone. A level playing field means your game time decisions are the over-riding factor deciding whether you win or lose.<br /> <br /> How do we run this monster? To be honest it'd be tough. I'd guess that's an understatement but here it goes. Let's assume 64 teams enter, I would suggest that this type of number be used (16,32,64,128...) to make scheduling "easier". From here we take another page from SAK. The first few rounds are given a time frame to complete all matches within, and observers are used to "officiate" matches. Observers scan ships, and say go. Both sides would have to submit killmails and perhaps a FRAPS for match confirmation. <br /><br /> Off trackage, as I was saying 64 ships. So for the first round we break it into 4 team brackets. A round robin ensues with the top two teams from each bracket advancing, perhaps make each team play each other twice. I would suggest the same in round 2, until you get to 16. At this point the tournament flips to Single Elimination. Perhaps the cameras start rolling in the round of 32?<br /><br /> Long post, and probably totally unworkable but I'm very vulnerable to this sort of thing. I won't bore you any longer, but I do need to learn that less is more. <br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Fly Smart,<br />Quincy<br /></div></div>Quincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651312730099346403.post-29903235633217798642008-03-10T21:31:00.007-04:002008-03-10T22:42:01.457-04:00What am I?<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Warning</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;"> Pretentious First Post</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I promise I won't do it again</span>. :D<br /></div><br />I am Quincy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tawharr</span>, the name deserves a little explanation. Well maybe not but you're getting it. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Tawharr</span> is simply the surname I use in every <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">RPG</span> that allows a surname. Guild Wars, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DDO</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Tabula</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Rasa</span> (beta), and EVE-Online. It's a pretty easy way to find me actually, plus I like it.<br /> Oh and the guys on EVE-Radio butcher it the 'W' is not silent, it's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">TAW</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">harr</span> not TA-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">harr</span>. You can emphasize the last <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">syllable</span> if you like so long as you pronounce the w.<br /> Quincy... I wish I had something good to say about this, but the truth is that I'm a huge fan of Galaxy Quest so I aped the commander's middle name and took it as my first.<br /> The name's out of the way so what am I exactly?<br /><br />I am a member of Blue, so I fight Red.<br />I am Stone Cold Sexy, I mean look at that face.<br />I am Sebiestor, of the Minmatar race.<br />I am a <span style="font-weight: bold;">daring</span> frigate pilot.<br />I am an <span style="font-weight: bold;">imposing</span> Cruiser pilot.<br />I have a goal of flying every cruiser and smaller ship in EVE, at a high level.<br />I do not agree that <span style="font-weight: bold;">versatility</span> is a weakness.<br />I believe my <span style="font-weight: bold;">versatility</span> is my greatest strength.<br />I believe that specialization is boring.<br />I believe in my corpmates, no matter how hard we get pounded by Red.<br />I believe in joining any fight that I have a reasonable chance to win.<br />I believe that ISK and Skill points create the illusion of real skill.<br />and the most important points for last...<br /><br />I believe in flying <span style="font-weight: bold;">smart</span>, not <span style="font-style: italic;">safe</span>.<br />I also believe that <span style="font-style: italic;">failing to prepare</span>, is <span style="font-weight: bold;">preparing to fail</span>.<br />I believe that if what you're doing isn't making you happy you should change, I don't care who wants you to fly a basilisk.<br /><br />I am <span style="font-style: italic;">Quincy Tawharr</span>, and I am a <span style="font-weight: bold;">New Eden Swiss Army Knife</span>. Nothing else in this game makes me happy, so that's what I do.<br /><br />Fly Smart everyone,<br />QuincyQuincy Tawharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089104341375494798noreply@blogger.com0