Comments on: The Vagabond (Part 2) http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/ Held together with duct tape and spewing bullets... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Wensley http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Wensley Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:22:52 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1923 Well, I might well come knocking on your door with a fleet at my back at some point, then. Until then, fly safe. Well, I might well come knocking on your door with a fleet at my back at some point, then. Until then, fly safe.

]]> By: DocFloyd http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1921 DocFloyd Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:18:27 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1921 Majesta Empire, Vale of the Silent... Majesta Empire, Vale of the Silent…

]]> By: Wensley http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1920 Wensley Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:38:47 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1920 Depends where you live, Floyd. Will post all the details in the new year. Depends where you live, Floyd. Will post all the details in the new year.

]]> By: DocFloyd http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1919 DocFloyd Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:17:41 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1919 Hey Wensley... I'm really curious, where you are heading to!? Any chance to gank you in a 0.0 fleet-fight soon? Nevertheless, nice to read you are getting familiar to the Vaga. I'm still 2 month away from it, but I'm so looking forward to flying this beast.... All the best! Doc.. Hey Wensley… I'm really curious, where you are heading to!? Any chance to gank you in a 0.0 fleet-fight soon? Nevertheless, nice to read you are getting familiar to the Vaga. I'm still 2 month away from it, but I'm so looking forward to flying this beast…. All the best! Doc..

]]> By: Wensley http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1918 Wensley Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:54:19 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1918 Well, I'm in an NPC region rather than sovereign space. The advantage of NPC regions is the access to stations but its probably safe to say that they are more active than a lot of sovereign space. The trick is to find yourself a nice quiet corner and settle in. As far as safety goes it is pretty safe to move around in nullsec if you know what you are doing. The real trick is to avoid camps by making sure you never warp directly between gates in systems where you're not alone. This way you should be able to scan any bubbles or camps and avoid getting caught in sling bubbles. You also need a ship that's fast enough to get you either out of a bubble or back to the gate that you came from before you get vapourised. With experience 95% of camps are avoidable. The final thing that you'll find invaluable is a cloak. If, for whatever reason, it gets too hot in your system then just make a safe and cloak up. If you go AFK for 10-15 minutes - get a cup of tea, have a fag, take a dump, whatever... - the odds are that by the time you come back they'll have lost interest and moved on. Because it can warp cloaked the Hound is a pretty funky ship for moving around nullsec in. Make sure you fit a bomb launcher so that you can surprise any unsuspecting camps you run into. If you want to get a taste of nullsec life and haven't made it onto CVA's KoS list then Providence is an excellent place to go and learn about nullsec in a relatively low risk way. There's plenty of population and its a good place to practice making safespots, avoiding camps, and watching the scanner. Definitely go out and do it, though. Take something cheap like an MWD-fit frigate the first couple of times. Before long you'll be travelling without a care in the world. Well, I'm in an NPC region rather than sovereign space. The advantage of NPC regions is the access to stations but its probably safe to say that they are more active than a lot of sovereign space. The trick is to find yourself a nice quiet corner and settle in. As far as safety goes it is pretty safe to move around in nullsec if you know what you are doing. The real trick is to avoid camps by making sure you never warp directly between gates in systems where you're not alone. This way you should be able to scan any bubbles or camps and avoid getting caught in sling bubbles. You also need a ship that's fast enough to get you either out of a bubble or back to the gate that you came from before you get vapourised. With experience 95% of camps are avoidable. The final thing that you'll find invaluable is a cloak. If, for whatever reason, it gets too hot in your system then just make a safe and cloak up. If you go AFK for 10-15 minutes – get a cup of tea, have a fag, take a dump, whatever… – the odds are that by the time you come back they'll have lost interest and moved on. Because it can warp cloaked the Hound is a pretty funky ship for moving around nullsec in. Make sure you fit a bomb launcher so that you can surprise any unsuspecting camps you run into.

If you want to get a taste of nullsec life and haven't made it onto CVA's KoS list then Providence is an excellent place to go and learn about nullsec in a relatively low risk way. There's plenty of population and its a good place to practice making safespots, avoiding camps, and watching the scanner.

Definitely go out and do it, though. Take something cheap like an MWD-fit frigate the first couple of times. Before long you'll be travelling without a care in the world.

]]> By: Wensley http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1917 Wensley Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:47:15 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1917 Nice idea. I think the secret to enjoyable ratting is definitely to do it in PvP ships. That way you have the option of hunting the people that pass through your system/constellation. Nice idea. I think the secret to enjoyable ratting is definitely to do it in PvP ships. That way you have the option of hunting the people that pass through your system/constellation.

]]> By: Jaxley http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1916 Jaxley Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:48:59 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1916 Hey, I know that Rifter pilot! :) Valor Inc are nice fellows. Great corp for the more ambitious kind of newbies, too. Hey, I know that Rifter pilot! :)

Valor Inc are nice fellows. Great corp for the more ambitious kind of newbies, too.

]]> By: Sard Caid http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 Sard Caid Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:09:58 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1915 I tend to find ratting tolerable. Doing it just for the sec status, I'm not stuck in the same system all day, and where I tend to rat I get frequent traffic of folk doing logistics, ratting or gangs flying through. I normally opt for a gankish fit Broadsword, so after spotting targets down the pipe, I can leisurely move to their outbound gate and bubble it if I think it's worth the trouble. I tend to find ratting tolerable. Doing it just for the sec status, I'm not stuck in the same system all day, and where I tend to rat I get frequent traffic of folk doing logistics, ratting or gangs flying through. I normally opt for a gankish fit Broadsword, so after spotting targets down the pipe, I can leisurely move to their outbound gate and bubble it if I think it's worth the trouble.

]]> By: Pastor Phelps http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/12/the-vagabond-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 Pastor Phelps Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:02:39 +0000 http://www.rifterdrifter.com/?p=812#comment-1914 Your 0.0 expeditions are inspiring. To me, null sec still means certain death, so I admire your bravery, especially since you are flying a Vaga. I plan on taking a trip out there similar to yours (for isk and faction loot) once I have a Hound fully fitted, but you've shown that it's possible to survive sov space in ships that are bigger and shinier than frig-size. I look forward to reading more. Your 0.0 expeditions are inspiring. To me, null sec still means certain death, so I admire your bravery, especially since you are flying a Vaga. I plan on taking a trip out there similar to yours (for isk and faction loot) once I have a Hound fully fitted, but you've shown that it's possible to survive sov space in ships that are bigger and shinier than frig-size. I look forward to reading more.

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