Eve - Progression?

In the past 2 months I kept on playing Eve with my 2 accounts.
Nothing fancy, nothing new, but I learned a lot... how to play solo :). I still have my alt in [BNI], but I rarely check it out... I guess my aversion to loss is the main blocker here. And... right now I usually play some other games while Eve runs in background (like D3 and Watch Dogs). So being capable of playing semi-AFK is a bonus.
I'm still alone in the corp, but it doesn't bother me too much, my current play style suits me well enough.
A bit of status on both accounts.

[Main]

•  Main char -> mostly used for PvE -> L4 missions on a Raven, I can do almost all of them now, using a "sniper" MJD fit, with cruise missiles and range extender scripts. Almost 10 mil SP now, core stuff + missiles. Training to get a Rattlesnake and then back to cruise specialisation and BS masteries (Caldari and Gallente). I am a bit unsure about the ships tho, was oscillating between CNR, SNI and Rattlesnake. 
• Second char -> industry/trade stuff. For the moment training in parallel (had to use a PLEX) for Orca (16 days till) and Mackinaw
• Third char -> the BNI alt. Not much here, I trained it for different frigs and exploration, but not used it much, I'm still a awkward at doing stuff in null... and the Brave sov area is crowded as fcuk ... with enemies and allies :)

[Secondary]

• Main char -> miner "expert" - still several days from using a mackinaw but doing good in a retriever. 1400 m3/160 sec with T2 stuff (*unbuffed). Not bad, around 12 mil/hour afk-style. 
• Second char -> the "sweetheart". Trained her for PI and then going all Noctis spec. A great char to clear the field after the main PVE one finishes a mission. I intend to make it a PVE support in the future, training it for Raven. 
• Third char -> used by my daughter, just for learning purposes

All in all, I made a lot of plans, changed some of them, learning stuff, trying stuff, losing stuff (yeah, lost a Noctis when clearing a L4 field ... stupid mode was ON). 

I kept on doing PI, getting about 200 mil/month from 4 chars, in a 0.3 system. I know, it's low income, not very optimised, I'm relaunching programs at 3 days, but still, low stress income and it helps me control my jitters when I enter low-sec space. 

As guessed, most of the income comes from AFK mining, around 20-25 mil/hour/2 accs. Better than nothing, stress-free. I have minerals/metals waiting to be sold on the trade char: about 2.6 bil. 

As I said, future plans are somehow blurry:

- get a Rattlesnake on main PVE

- get an Orca on trade alt

- get 2 mackinaws for the miners

- start doing some more exploration (low sec and null sec)

- start doing some "actual" PvP/exploration on the BNI alt, but training is now locked on the main, so not sure how/when this will happen

- maybe, move the miners to a null sec alliance (?!)

- wait for next major patch -> industry changes and stuffz

- other stuff which I'm not very clear about

And now some pics from the carebear adventures I had :)

1. The beauty of the Noctis 

2. Missioning in Raven

3. Noctis in action (I really love this ship, it's a blast for the role if fulfils)

4. Lazors everywhere. 

Back to it

A bit of re-boot here, after some break...

I will come back with a few posts regarding various aspects I touched IRL and VR. 

Meanwhile ... this image never stops to amaze me.

P.S. Yes, Eve is on the #1 place in my gaming activities lately. 7o

Vegan !>?

A bit of a "general" update type of news. Due to ICS symptoms I decided to try vegan diet for a while. 

The first signs are very encouraging, the pains and discomfort are 99% gone, I feel much better. 

Strangely I'm not hungry, even if the calories intake is pretty low.... 

So, vegan... after many years where I was eating almost anything and everything. Not such a big deal, mentally I mean, I was vegetarian before and now I know so much more about nutrition and stufz...

Health is getting better, muscular mass is going down :)... So, soon I will start adding eggs and some dairy in the meals, however keeping the veggies as base for everything. 

Out. 

'dem little monsterz

Not much to say. The TriX is so much powerfull, but heat and noise are not as good as ACX 3. 

The card is a beast in its own way, I can run 2 Eve instances (full detail) and Diablo 3 in the same time, all at 60 FPS. And D3 runs at 1440p full detail. 

Cute and strong. 

Not much to add :)

First kill of the ... ever

And it happened. My first kill in Eve :)
It was not something special, or monumental, just an unlucky Hurricane which got warp scrambled near a gate in Sendaya, me being one on the many newbs buzzing around in a frigate. So, yea... it was a group kill :) not "mine" but I got on the kill list so the 'bear inside shrunk a bit.

Sendaya?! Yes, I joined BNI (Brave Newbies) with an alt. And swoosh to the HQ I reached yesterday.
For a total carebear like me, this was a "terrifying" experience, first time to step into low sec, first time to engage actively in a fight. Chaotic but FUN!!!

I'm keeping my main as an "ISK" generator tool for now, some PI, some L3/L4, but I switched all training to the PvP alt. For the alt I've done the military arcs so when I moved to Sendaya I went along with a Slasher and an Amarr destroyer. Cool toys, especially the Slasher, buzzing around at over 1000 m/s, fast align and fast to warp.

It looks like a mosquito and it flys like one:). 3 light autocannons, a 1 MN afterburner, 1 web, 1 shield booster and I'm set for some "dancing" around.









The skill plan I'm following for this char is huge, from a n00b 'spective.
BravePvP-Skill Plan

Other than that, I keep on using the Retriever, on the other account, about 7-8 mil/hour. Lousy income, but being almost AFK doesn't sound so bad, it just keeps churning rocks while I play on the other account (and D3 ROS in the same time, 3 monitors is a blessing). For this mining alt I will go all the way industry style, up to manufacturing stuff and getting more profit out of it. But, this a long range plan, for now steady training and learning is the thing to do.

On the main/PVE char, I'm trying to do L4's, not working as good as I like, "moar" skills are needed, but the PvP char is taking the lion's share for now.

At the end, a few more pics with the Minmatar ships I got when doing the military arc for the PvP alt, nice toys.

... a pic with the "mighty" Retriever :). Brand new, ready-to-be-ganked.

Raven wings and mining pleasures

On the gaming side I kept on playing Eve and ... Diablo 3 ROS (with my daughter).  Maya saw me playing Eve lots lately and asked me if she can try it ... the answer was no... she needs to learn so much more English to be able to grasp some of the sandbox. For Diablo it's not such a big issue, it's easy for her to swap builds and stuff and see the immediate effect.

So, back to Eve, I got myself a shiny new Raven, I was able to mine most of the mats for it, I payed only about 50 mil ISK in the end, from the total of 176 mil (current Jita price). The ship is nice and all, but I had a hell of a time trying to fit it and see what/how it works. The tryouts were all in L3 missions, trying to stay on the safe side for now.

First I tried a "sniper" build, flying at over 100 km from any ship, just launching the cruise missiles. It was all "honey and milk" until I met some tracking disruptors which were blocking me at that range. I could do nothing, but warp out. The drones were not a real option, max range with my skills was only 65 km.
Next try was a kind o passive shield tank ... like a drake... Of course it was a bad idea, I had to warp 3 times in the beginning of a L4 mission.
So I switched to an active tank, hardeners matched to the mission and I can finally kill stuff. I still have to watch agro, watch the tacklers and manage my cap, but I'm starting to get the hang of it.
Tacklers (tracking disruptors mostly) are still a big pain in the ass, luck the Hornet drones can take them out ... in time.

ISK balance is still over 200 mil ISK (don't ask...) and I have over 500 mil worth of assets in different stations, just need to start selling them. I started a mining alt, finishing Industry V now and hopefully in a few days he can start flying a retriever. He still managed to mine over 50 mil ISK worth minerals in an ORE frigate, in the last 2 weeks :).

The game is still a puzzle, still so many things to learn.
I managed to read quickly the ISK guide stuff, lots of info, lots of new questions.

Next post, in the Gaming section I intend it to be one about D3, I had quite a lot of fun finishing the game this weekend, with my dear daughter.

P.S. I intend to vote on the CSM, I liked the http://www.lowseclifestyle.com/ blog, so she gets my vote.

Mixed liftings and low body state

I have not updated stuff in here for a while, was not a great time for me, these last weeks.
The SCI symptoms are almost gone due to medication, but I got a huge dose of dizziness and vertigo lately. Each and every day for the past week and a half. I presume it's because of the cervical area old issue which come back to haunt me again... hopefully the issues will go down soon.

I continued to train, not as intense and motivated as before, same training style, nothing new. Power levels were definitely lower, I struggled with 90 kg bench press... but I keep on fighting.
Today I intend to do legs training, which I skipped last week (lots of biking tho). Will see how this works out.

On the nutrition side, I started to shift more to the "green" side, less/no meat, less processed foods.
I started using pollen every day, lots of veggies and less protein powders.
Feeling good, except the dizziness.
I keep on fighting.

Getting epic in Eve

... epic in a way:)
I played quite a bit in the last weeks, I learned a lot but I still have much to learn.
The last stuff in which I am involved is the Sisters of Eve epic line, quite interesting, half-way done. For this purpose I fitted a Caracal, this time with his own fittings (HAMs and shields). No issues so far, will see in the last missions how it goes.

Other than that I tried my hand with a bit of mining on an alt... good for semi-AFK mode.








Some Jita trading (got something like 60 mil ISK worth salvage from missions)

Before starting the SoE arc I was doing lots of L4 missions, got between 1 and 4 mil ISK/mission.

The game is complex and hard/easy in the same time, I tried some PI too, some distribution missions, I kept reading blogs about it, it's a different experience. No PvP for me tho... but I'll keep digging.

Shifting the weight

I haven't written about the last days, it was a bit hectic.
However, I was able to have 2 more training days, one for legs+abs and one for chest+biceps+traps.
Nothing special, except that with the new (old) system I can push thing a bit, my muscles have enough time to rest.
So, I went to 100 kg on the decline bench press, with a little help. Lesson learned, 95 is good enough for solo play.
On the other side of reality, I had the almost-fail colonoscopy...  after 40 hours of fasting... Fail in the sens the pain was too much to resist for the procedure to go all the way (I won't go into details...). Other than that the blood analyses were almost perfect, a bit high on Sodium and Creatinine (still in the range tho) . What will follow will be a bit of pro-biotics and some specific treatment for ICS.
I'm waiting now to get back in shape, to restore my energy level and hopefully tomorrow or Friday at least will get back to gym.

And ... Spring is here!

 Image from DesktopNexus site. 

Back to the roots

So, after a week with many incidents which lead to a missing-the-gym syndrome, I started (again) with a classical approach to my training.
I was rested (at least physically) so I could push the iron around with more power and motivation.
So, back to the roots.

Back routine:
- wide pullups: 14 to start then some 10 with 10 kg and 6 with 15 kg - not bad, I was afraid I was not able to do them anymore after the long pause at this exercise
- machine pulls, horizontal: max lvl-12
- deadlifts (bent legs), for lower back: went with max 60 kg, could go with more but I won't risk it (as before with 100 kg...)
- some rovings, nothing to write home about

Triceps routine:
- the mighty dips: 20 (no weight), 12 with 15 kg, 10 with 10 kg - good enough
- machine triceps press downs: 8xL14, lvl 10 drop set

Some shoulder exercises:
- front and lateral raises
- machine/s press

Nutrition goes well, 4 meals a day, low carb, not so much fat, under 2k calories.
... Preparing for next week's colonoscopy...