I double teamed!

Ah well, it had to happen. Was in Gusandall when Socrates Nocht (who I took out a month ago) ambushed me alongside another pilot, 'Vak'ran'. I wanted the latter and was hunting him but it was a 2 v 1 and lots of fun. I almost took out Socrates but my rifter couldn't handle the punishment and exploded. I warped out before it went pop so the pod was on its way before they could snare it.

2006.12.31 00:39
Victim: flashfresh
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Destroyed: Rifter
System: Gusandall
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: Socrates Nacht (laid the final blow)
Security: -2.2
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Red Light Enterprises
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: 125mm Light 'Scout' Autocannon I
Name: Vak'ran
Security: -0.2
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic Military School
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: Rifter

Destroyed items:
Cap Booster 100, Qty: 7 (Cargo)
EMP S, Qty: 1000 (Cargo)
Gremlin Rocket, Qty: 200 (Cargo)
EMP S, Qty: 45
Gremlin Rocket, Qty: 6


BY the way - HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Warg Trudner

What a name. He had to die.

2006.12.30 23:30
Victim: Warg Trudner
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic Military School
Destroyed: Burst
System: Gusandall
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -8.3
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: 125mm Gatling AutoCannon II
Name: Angel Impaler / Archangels

Destroyed items:
Basic Miner

Father and Son.

Nearing the New Year and I had to get some kills. I undocked and went hunting once again, going through the usual routine and flying through the triangle as I usually do. I passed through Eifer three times with no luck and on the fourth circuit spotted x2 rifters.

By now - I could scan and make ready automatically but the excitement is still the same. Paqman and his partner was in belt 5 - together. Can my rifter take on two rifters? Only one way to find out. I hit the warp to zero option and composed myself. I was going to take out the oldest player first and then pop the second one. Me arriving in their midst (I hope) would scatter then and scare them.

So it was - I was locked and battered by two rifters but I prevailed. My rifter was battered but I was elated. I killed the first rifter and got the pod. I wanted the other rifter but he warped out. I did manage to get the second rifter as he had warped to the nearest celestial. I managed to grab him too; he was hanging around for some reason. I managed to get grab this second pod too.

I chatted to Paqman (the first rifter kill) and it turns out that the second rifter was piloted by his son. That is so cool, a father and son team! The father asked me if I could spare his son but he had no money. I had already killed the dad but decided to let the son go. It was the new year after all.

2006.12.30 20:36
Victim: paqman
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic Military School
Destroyed: Rifter
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4

Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.7
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: Gremlin Rocket
Name: Angel Defacer / Archangels

Destroyed items:
1MN Afterburner I
Rocket Launcher I
1MN Afterburner I (Cargo)
EMP S, Qty: 31
Foxfire Rocket, Qty: 2


2006.12.30 20:38
Victim: paqman
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic Military School
Destroyed: Capsule
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.9
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: 150mm Light Prototype I Automatic Cannon

Gusandall - Brasgel

2006.12.30 17:34
Victim: Brasgel
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic University
Destroyed: Probe
System: Gusandall
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.3
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: 425mm AutoCannon I

Destroyed items:
200mm AutoCannon I
Carbonized Lead S, Qty: 13


2006.12.30 17:37
Victim: Brasgel
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic University
Destroyed: Capsule
System: Gusandall
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.7
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: Hornet I

Shaji

I was ambushed by Shaji as I was hunting someone else. The potential victim warped out as I came in and as I aligned to warp, Shaji came screaming in. Plasma clining to his rifter as he exploded out of the warp. He targetted me in a second and put in a tight orbit. I webbed him but this time, I couldn't hit him. A bit worried; I put on both medium nosferatus on him but he kept on firing and taking my shields down. I was down to armour and still not scoring hits when I unleased my drones.

He was tanking the drones but the Hobgoblins did their job in single-minded fashion. Shaji's rifter finally went pop. He warped his pod instantly. Shaji knew what he was he doing. We ended up chatting and he had a cap booster in his meds. He boasted that he had taken out ruptures and caracal (I believe him) in this rig and was only vulnerable to drones. Thank god for drones.

2006.12.30 14:03
Victim: Shaji
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Axe Gang
Destroyed: Rifter
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.2
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: Hobgoblin I

Destroyed items:
200mm Reinforced Crystalline Carbonide Plates I
Warp Scrambler I
150mm Light AutoCannon I
'Malkuth' Rocket Launcher I
Cap Booster 200 (Cargo)
EMP S, Qty: 726 (Cargo)
Gremlin Rocket, Qty: 412 (Cargo)
Gyrostabilizer I
EMP S, Qty: 33
EMP S, Qty: 34

Gultraten

A noob mining in a probe. It went pop.

2006.12.29 13:47
Victim: hast Ulga
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Pator Tech School
Destroyed: Probe
System: Gultratren
Security: 0.3
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.3
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: 125mm Gatling AutoCannon II
Name: Angel Ambusher / Archangels

Destroyed items:
Basic Miner
Civilian Expanded Cargohold
Civilian Expanded Cargohold

More killing in Eifer

Things got better!

I warped to a belt after spotting Anubis chatting in local about the rats. Fool, don't give out any intel! I warped in and landed on top of his thrasher - bumping him. It seemed to take ages to lock but once I did - he was dead. The webber ensured he stayed in place long enough for the 425mm autocannon to punch gaping holes in his destroyer.

2006.12.28 17:28
Victim: Anubis Hothyck
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Mia Ore Removal
Destroyed: Thrasher
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -6.8
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: 425mm AutoCannon I
Name: Angel Defacer / Archangels

Destroyed items:
Small Peroxide I Capacitor Power Cell
Co-Processor I
250mm Light Gallium I Cannon
Bloodclaw Light Missile, Qty: 2908 (Cargo)
Standard Missile Launcher I
250mm Light Artillery Cannon I
200mm Light Carbine Repeating Cannon I
200mm Light 'Scout' Autocannon I
Small Neutron Saturation Injector I
Small Tapered Capacitor Infusion I
Bloodclaw Light Missile, Qty: 40
Phased Plasma S, Qty: 23
Phased Plasma S, Qty: 23

Blood lust on the boil, I hungrily scanned and spotted a noob in a burst. I figured out that he was in belt I and warped there. Local was surprisingly quiet though there were some muttering about a pirate out hunting. The burst was on my overview and I locked him. He was far but didn't try to get away - he tried to warp and then must have panicked. His weapons were ineffectual as I webbed him. He died without a sound.

2006.12.28 18:19
Victim: Messerach
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic Military School
Destroyed: Burst
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -6.8
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: 425mm AutoCannon I

Destroyed items:
Basic Miner
Civilian Expanded Cargohold
Civilian Afterburner
Proton S, Qty: 100 (Cargo)
Small Armor Repairer I (Cargo)
Nuclear S, Qty: 70

Got his pod after what seemed like an age locking him.....

2006.12.28 18:22
Victim: Messerach
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic Military School
Destroyed: Capsule
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.2
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: Hobgoblin I

Later on in the evening, I logged back in after making a number of safespots. As soon as I came back in and warped to a belt (to rat) - I was ambushed by a rifter piloted by Cumbersnatch. I quickly webbed his quick ship and scrambled him. My NOS was on him and I decided t send out the drones and see it eat into his armour. He should have targetted the drones once he was webbed but kept on hitting me. I have to applaud his focus and tenacity....

2006.12.28 21:12
Victim: cumbersnatch
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Guns'n'Roses
Destroyed: Rifter
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.2
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: Hammerhead I

Destroyed items:
Fleeting Warp Scrambler I
200mm Reinforced Nanofiber Plates I
EMP S, Qty: 73

After Cumbersnatch was dispatched - ten minutes later, I was ambushed by two rifters. A bit more challenging as they started to eat into my shields and armour. However, once I webbed one of them and sent the drones on him - his partnet panicked and warped out. Leaving a lone rifter, webbed and scrambled with a lot of hostile drones buzzing around him and sawing into his hull....

2006.12.28 21:31
Victim: slipstick
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic Military School
Destroyed: Rifter
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -7.2
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: Hobgoblin I

Destroyed items:
Warp Scrambler I
Nanofiber Internal Structure I
200mm AutoCannon I
Sabretooth Light Missile, Qty: 37
Fusion S, Qty: 67

I failed to pod Slipstick but at least I tried.
Feeling exhausted, I decided that Eifer was a good place to stay awhile....I wanted to get to -10 after all.

Eifer and new area

Reading Eve-Pirate made me want to visit Eifer and her surrounding areas as Auga was getting quite crowded. Was in the rupture that has proven to be a fine ship. A bit slow but packs a damh hard punch. I warped in and scanned local. Lots of peeps so I quickly warped to a planet, dropping a BM for the beginning of my safespot.

I almost choked on my drink as I landed on top of a bestower. Not wasting time, I hit the scrambler, webber and x2 medium NOS.

The bestower melted under the 425mm autocannons. He wasn't afk - he fought back but indy v a rupture? Nah.

2006.12.28 16:37
Victim: Socrates Nacht
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Red Light Enterprises
Destroyed: Bestower
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -6.7
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: Hobgoblin I
Name: Angel Shatterer / Archangels

Moving about in Raa

My hunting took me back to Raa - a place of many an adventure and I spied a chappie in an executioner.

Marius Damocles > ur not gonna find me pirate
Marius Damocles > at least not in the belts
Marius Damocles > pirate hunting me boss
Tharrn > Where?
Tharrn > Just holler and he be toast.

Tharn was in a T2 Command Ship. Discretion was the better part of valour and I left. To find other victims.

Losing out in Gebuladi

Had to move between systems to see what else is around so Metropolis looked good and I jumped from Auga -> Dal and into Metropolis. The place is heavy with corps and ratters and I said to myself to hit the next ship I see.

I jump into Gebuladi and spot a RMS pilot. A quick scan reveals it to be piloting a cyclone battlecruiser. He was only 15 days old.

Deciding that one needs to risk a bit to yaarr I scanned him down to a belt and warped in. Heart thumping like mad (as per usual) I landed right on top of Dexion. Feck, the cyclone was BIG.

Not caring, I hit the scrambler and then webber.

I knew that this was going to be tough as he shields only went down by a fraction. He replied with a hail of light missiles that stripped me down to 50% armour before I even had a chance to repair. Damn.

Luckily Dexion didn't web me or scramble me or send his drones out - otherwise I would have been toast. I went down to 75% and distressingly, the cyclone was at 80% shield. Shit.

Judging that I had bitten off way more than I can chew; I warped to a safespot - my tail between my legs.

The conversation followed in local:


flashfresh > lol -
flashfresh > sorry landed right on you
Dexion Slayer > what?
Dexion Slayer > yeh right
Dexion Slayer > youde scratched my shield..
flashfresh > aye
flashfresh > pretty crap
Dexion Slayer > hehe surpised from a 15 day old?
flashfresh > nah -
Dexion Slayer > heheh you scared me shitless
flashfresh > cyclone: a good ship
Dexion Slayer > hehe thanks
flashfresh > so is a caracal
flashfresh > after the recent patch - caracal v v hard to break now
Dexion Slayer > my first one got blown up by amarr pirates
flashfresh > yeah?
Dexion Slayer > havent lost a ship since then
Dexion Slayer > yeh
Dexion Slayer > uninsured
Dexion Slayer > after 5 days
flashfresh > no way.
Dexion Slayer > ><
Dexion Slayer > yeh way
Dexion Slayer > sucked big time man i was devastated
flashfresh > sorry to hear that.
Dexion Slayer > ahh yeh
Dexion Slayer > sorry i ruined ur armor
Dexion Slayer > made some shits of around 360 i think
flashfresh > i have bloody neuts on - useless against other minnie shipos
Dexion Slayer > this is an arti barge :P
Dexion Slayer > good god heart still racing :D
Dexion Slayer > i never even fired a shot at a fellow player efore
flashfresh > 2006.12.24 15:38:03 Combat Dexion Slayer places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 175.4 damage.
flashfresh > well - pvp is fun.
Dexion Slayer > aww how come my log is empty
flashfresh > i was ratting but my rule is always engage first and then ask questions later.
Dexion Slayer > ahh yeh heheh
Dexion Slayer > you scared me though i thought i was dead for sure
flashfresh > i think we warped from belt I at the same time. I certainly didn';tsee you
Dexion Slayer > i saw you arriving at station
Dexion Slayer > cus i was testing my hardeners
flashfresh > shield hardners?
Dexion Slayer > yeh cus im so newb..
flashfresh > typical. i land and fire just as you're ready......
Dexion Slayer > i thought the thermal active shield gave 50% intotal
flashfresh > 2006.12.24 15:38:25 Combat Havoc Heavy Missile belonging to Dexion Slayer hits you, doing 148.5 damage.
Dexion Slayer > but what it does it cuts back the remianing res till 100 by 50%
flashfresh > like i said - you threw a lot at me.
Dexion Slayer > so actual;ly only gives me 40% :(
Dexion Slayer > sorry :(
Dexion Slayer > yous cared me
flashfresh > hey - i fired firest. dont apologise
Dexion Slayer > haha sory for sorry .
Dexion Slayer > err
flashfresh > you did the right thing. lucky for me you didn't have a scrambler or two
Dexion Slayer > k didnt make sence huh :D
flashfresh > heart still racing?
Dexion Slayer > yah
Dexion Slayer > ^^
flashfresh > -chuckle-
Dexion Slayer > you neanie :P
flashfresh > sorry?
Dexion Slayer > hehehe
Dexion Slayer > ow well was fun man :d
flashfresh > indeed.
flashfresh > dont venture into amamake btw
Dexion Slayer > i know
Dexion Slayer > camp
Dexion Slayer > the "campathon-6000"
flashfresh > only from osoggur
flashfresh > all others are ok
Dexion Slayer > ahhi usually only rat in here , otorn and sirekr
Dexion Slayer > +u
flashfresh > ur still in Gebuladi II - AB1?
flashfresh > you havent moved.
Dexion Slayer > no im in er VII belt 2
Dexion Slayer > rupture?
Dexion Slayer > ahh
flashfresh > yah
Dexion Slayer > using thermal ammo?
Dexion Slayer > cus my em res sux
Dexion Slayer > was testing thermal
flashfresh > typical
Dexion Slayer > ...no way?
flashfresh > no i was using em ammo
Dexion Slayer > ow shouldv hurt me plenty then
Dexion Slayer > got 0% em res
flashfresh > yah
Dexion Slayer > not recruiting ppl yet ?
flashfresh > no
flashfresh > prefer my own independence
Dexion Slayer > hehe hence the name huh,
Dexion Slayer > well i was afraid more pirates would show up now ><
flashfresh > if you want - i can put u in touch with a rl friend of mine who can help
Dexion Slayer > so i msged a friend ><
Dexion Slayer > no no im joining perpetual dawn in about a month
flashfresh > cool
Dexion Slayer > oww doh forgot my drones again
flashfresh > always happens
Dexion Slayer > yeh...
Dexion Slayer > happens if you leave ur head in bed..
flashfresh > ok moving on - my global flag has expired.
Dexion Slayer > haha okies man
Dexion Slayer > gl !
flashfresh > u too.

Bring out the rupture

Decided that I wanted to test out the rupture. Not bad, a bit slow but devasting firepower. Over the next week or so, it did well against rats but it's locking speed was too slow. I trained up signature analysis to speed things up and a few days later it paid dividends and who was it if not my old victim now in a thrasher.

2006.12.24 00:49
Victim: Scottish Sebiestor
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic University
Destroyed: Thrasher
System: Auga
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -6.2
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: 220mm Vulcan AutoCannon I
Name: Angel Shatterer / Archangels

Destroyed items:
Standard Missile Launcher I
280mm Carbine Howitzer I
EMP S, Qty: 402 (Cargo)
280mm Carbine Howitzer I
280mm Carbine Howitzer I
Power Diagnostic System I
Small 'Knave' I Energy Drain
280mm Carbine Howitzer I
200mm AutoCannon I
Proton S, Qty: 1435 (Cargo)
Small Shield Extender I
Bloodclaw Light Missile, Qty: 400 (Cargo)
Defender I, Qty: 199 (Cargo)
200mm AutoCannon I (Cargo)
X5 Prototype I Engine Enervator (Cargo)
Proton S, Qty: 10
Proton S, Qty: 9
Flameburst Light Missile, Qty: 34

Got the pod, 'natch.

2006.12.24 00:57
Victim: Scottish Sebiestor
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic University
Destroyed: Capsule
System: Auga
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -6.6
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rupture
Weapon: Hammerhead I

Hope it was a nice christmas surprise for him!!

Time to kill...something

Decided after a year of carebeear activities to kill innocent people.

First kill as an Independent Pilot (-IDP-)

Auga was now my home system and I got to know the place well. It was one jump from the infamous Amamake gate and after Kali / Revelations - there was a hue and cry that piracy was dead. Snigg proved this completely wrong.

Way to go Snigg.

Ah - well as I was patrolling my home turf, a new pilot popped into local. He was mine and indeed - targetting and scanning him down. He fell to the guns in a one-sided battle.

2006.12.14 23:38
Victim: Scottish Sebiestor
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic University
Destroyed: Reaper
System: Auga
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: Angel Defacer / Archangels
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -5.7
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: 200mm AutoCannon I

Destroyed items:
Civilian Expanded Cargohold
Civilian Gatling Autocannon

His pod soon after. Chap probably didn't even realise what happened. Dont care. A kill is a kill.

Yaarr.

2006.12.14 23:39
Victim: Scottish Sebiestor
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Republic University
Destroyed: Capsule
System: Auga
Security: 0.4
Involved parties:
Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -6.2
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: 200mm Light Gallium I Machine Gun

The Independent Pilots Are Born

A new corp. A new start.

Independent Pilots.

My own corp. My own rules.

Yarrr!

Leaving Rat Pack

Things started to change as the Rat Pack were packing up and leaving. It appeared that Bosbogur was getting too hot for them as they were involved in a few wars. Lanfear's Bane (a pirate) and his corp were also involved. I have respect for Lanfear's Bane as he has a good blog and a decent pirate to boot.

Also the Rat Pack had a policy of no pilots below -5.0 so they can have empire wars.

They were going the wrong way for me. So I left.

No hard feelings.