The Letter

We received the equivalent of an ultimatum from Carthage Industries. They believe that we are a "ripe target and militarily weak" If we don't give them 1 billion dollars they will kill us. The letter itself is almost hillarious because its loaded without right lies. Our corp leader took one look at this letter and called 1 billion an actual insult. We have nothing to worry about.

The War has begun!

Today is the first day of the war and already the causalities have already started coming in. Our corp is no match for Carthage Industries. However, this is expected and planned for. Our corp has been at war many times with other corps so we know what to expect. We may not have the battle experience and hardware but we do have the industrial might to outlast them.

WAR!!!!

Today, a PVP corp Carthage Industries has declared war on my corp. Mostly this corp is just looking for easy pickings and is just overall trouble. As long as the war is going on, they can attack us time and anywhere. The toughest part is that it can be very costly because they can destroy multiple ships and they can kill you as well. War is hell and hell is war.

Ship Destroyed!

I lost a exhumer class mining barge today. This is THE ship I use for corp mining. I was looking for better ore and I couldn't find any. So I tried going to a low sec area, which also didn't have any. As I was trying to leave, I see a battleship in the rear view sensors. I knew from the start that this ship was trouble. However, there was nothing I could have done to prevent it. So the enemy battleship attacked me and I lost my ship.

New Ship Ready for deployment

Today I bought a new Viator transport ship. This is what it looks like.The great part about this ship is that I can install a cloaking generator on it. It will make it invisible to enemy ships. I plan on using it during war time. I can move stuff without worrying about getting blown up with my precious cargo. I named my new ship Serenity, from the TV series Firefly. She may not look like much but she's got it where it counts.

Level 4 Mission Run

I was in a fleet of corp buddies today doing level 4 missions. These are really tough missions. In the first pic I was flying in formation with my corp buddies. The second pic im giving a broadside to a Megathron Battleship. It was cool. The last two pics are of a hanger that I blew up by accident. With all the shooting there was alot of collateral damage.

Darth Vader's TIE Fighter

While in my travels I met Darth Vader. He and I came to an understanding and let me borrow his TIE fighter. Sadly, He wanted it back. However, it does look really cool! Darth is really nice once you get to know him. He's just misunderstood.

New certificates awarded!

Today, I was able to skill up enough to receive two new certificates. These certificates are the Standard level High Velocity Helmsman and the Elite level Gallente Military Soldier class. The descriptions of the certificates are listed below.

The High Velocity Helmsman certificate represents a standard level of competence in enhanced-velocity piloting. It certifies that the holder can use all Afterburners and tech 1Microwarpdrives, and all low-slot modules contributing to velocity. The holder is aware that Microwarpdrives are often non-functional inside Deadspace areas. This is a useful skill set if you occasionally want more speed than a regular Afterburner can provide.

The Gallente Military Certificate is the final step of the Federation Navy Academy graduate program for Soldier specialists. It certifies that the holder of the certificate has qualified for Gallente Crusier-class vessels such as the Thorax, and is capable of using the relevant offense and defensive systems. Crusier-sized vessels are well suited to tackling more profitable Level 2 missions in the hands of compentent pilots.

The Resolute

I took this picture of the battleship Resolute. I thought that it looked cool with the sun in the background.

Mining where no one has mined before!

Today, I journeyed all the way to the Pain System. Its a small system thats in the low security areas. When I arrived I found the motherload of all asteroid belts. You can see a picture of the asteriod field. The only down side is that since it is in a low sec area, the low sec areas are infested with deadly pirates.

Test Flying the Hyperion

Today I tried out the Hyperion Battleship I named Resolute. I joined up with a bunch of corp buddies and tried out a lv 4 mission. It was a good place to test out the Resolute's combat capabilites. I noticed that while the Resolute was able to easily decimate the enemy ships it had a slow rate of fire and the damage itself didn't take down the enemy ships fast enough. This is expected because I haven't worked on the battleships gunnery skills for awhile. Despite the drawbacks, it was actually very cool to see the enemy ships blow up like popcorn.

Kefkan Brighthope

This is my character Kefkan Brighthope. As you can see Im ruggedly handsome and a nice guy. I like taking women out on my starship. I enjoy long walks across the cosmos. Im a junior exec in a small industrial corporation. Id love to hear from you.

Skill up in Eve

I had some skills level up today. Skills level up differently in EvE Online than they do in games like World of Warcraft. Unlike WoW I don't have to sit in front of the computer and kill endless monsters in order to level up. Eve is skill up over time. It's kind of cool because I can be in class or at work and Im leveling my character. The only downside is that some skills take much longer to level than others do. Today I leveled the skill Astrometric Pinpointing to level 2 and each skill maxs out at level 5. This skill gives greater accuracy when hunting down targets through scanning. Basically, It will allow me to locate objects like WH's alot easier than before.

The WH Op

The Wh op is going smoothly. I had some trouble getting my mining ship into the wormhole. The corp set up a mobile station to make a base camp. When I arrived I couldn't find my mining ship and when I finally found it all the of modules on it were also missing. However, eventually it was all sorted out and we got started mining. We had the ENTIRE corporation in the Wh mining all the rare ore. We mined literally all day. I think the toughest part of the op was the hauling of the ore out of the Wh. The corp set up these emmitters that make it impossible to warp directly to wormhole. The porpose of these emitters is to make any unfriendly ships unable to move and they would be stuck. Then we can take them out so that the corp would be protected. Everytime I had to pass through the Wh I had to stop and travel at normal speed. Other than that, the entire op was AWESOME!

Going down the wormhole!

In the middle of no where theres a gaping hole that leads to wonderland. Will I ever be able to return home? Or do I stay but then you will never know the wonders I have seen?

Setting the self destruct!

I was goofing around so I set the self destruct on a starter ship. Its a really weak ship that you get when you begin the game. Its your very first ship. So I blew it up. ^^ oooooo pretty fireworks! lol

New Ship Ready for deployment

I just finished outfitting my new Hyperion Battleship. This baby is bristling with firepower and hungry for action! Watch out because this may appear on a radar screen near you!

Mining Fleet

Im in the middle of another mining op. I wanted to show what a typical mining fleet looks like. Im in the middle of the screen. To the right is the Orca. Its kind of like a corporate storage facility for mining ops. The ship on top is the hauler. After the miners have a cargo hold full of ore they jettison it into space so that the hauler can pick it up and move it to the orca. Its really cool.

Promotion

Due to my experience and dedication the corp's exec as promoted me from just a general member to a junior exec. :)

Wormhole Op Tomorrow

The corp is going to do a wormhole mining op tomorrow. These are incredibly dangerous because there are craft called "sleepers" they are incredibly powerful and they lie in wait for unsuspecting vessels then they attack and try destroy them. However, if this mining op is successful. They payout can easily be in the billions. Which is a good thing. Another danger to wh mining is that the wormhole is unstable and you could be trapped in the far reaches of space. Lost in space can be a reality!!

Kefkan Brighthope's Biography

Kefkan was born in the year 23341. His mother was a world famous artist and his father was a fleet engineer. Life was good until tragedy struck. Kefkan's mother was aboard a new starship that his father created but there was a warp core breach and Kefkan's mother died in the explosion. Distraught with grief, Kefkan's father squandered the family fortune on rum and gambling. He was later found dead by authorities in an allley with a knife in the back. The men responsible were never found. Now Kefkan Brighthope is on a mission to rebuild the family fortune and find out what really happened that caused this terrible tragedy.............

Red Shirt Award

Today I have been awarded the Redshirt Award. This award is given to pilots who die repeatedly in the line of duty regardless of personal cost.

I was awarded this because our corp was at war with another corp awhile back and I was attacked by enemy pilots. I was flying an unarmed 800 million dollar freighter at the time and I set the self destruct and got to a escape pod and was able to escape certain death.

Mining op

I started a mining op in the Alentene solar system today. With a bunch of my fellow pilots we mined asteroids for ore and then split the profits with the corporation that we are with. Im flying a Retriever mining barge. This is what it looks like. Its not the best barge in the world but its better than nothing. The asteroid field we are mining is comprised of Veldspar and Sordite. Both of which are easy to mine but are low grade kinds of astroids.

First Post

Hello All!

This is my first online blog so I have some explaining to do.

This blog is going to be an online diary of an online game I play Eve Online. Its a space warfare game that is fun to play and stuff is always happening. My pilot Kefkan Brighthope is always up to something so I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to read and comment on anything that sounds interesting to you.