Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
My agent may have got wind of my whining about getting a succession of mining missions, as the next mission I am offered is a simple courier job. If that weren't enough to keep me happy, once I complete the mission I get a mail from a storyline agent ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
There doesn't seem to be much variation in the level two mining missions agents are sending me on, although I suppose there are only so many ways you can ask someone to shoot a stationary rock. Hmm, there's a thought: the rock doesn't have to be stationary. How ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
I have moved my operations from the station with the low quality level two Core Complexion, Inc. manufacturing agent one system across to take advantage of the high quality level two Core Complexion, Inc. manufacturing agent. Moving can be stressful and change can be difficult to deal with but ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
With World of Warcraft's 3.1 patch comes the Argent Tournament, a new set of daily quests to gain achievements, titles and pets. Being the recipient of an exclusive invitation to participate in the tournament, no doubt only restricted to everyone at or around 80th level on every server in ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
With World of Warcraft's 3.1 patch comes changed talents and talent trees, giving an opportunity for a free respec! I grasp this opportunity with both hands and keep Sapphire a protection warrior and Gnomesblight a frosty death tank. However, that's not to say I made no changes, and ...
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
My new level two manufacturing agent for Core Complexion, Inc. decides to put me through a trial-by-fire, sending me on a three-part encounter mission. I suppose she hasn't noticed my Drake battlecruiser parked outside and thinks instead that I am a fresh recruit. But that's okay, I can ...
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
In producing modules and ammunition to sell to capsuleers in New Eden I have to pay some attention to my costs and the market. As I buy minerals from the market and the manufacturing plant costs ISK to run there is an overall cost per unit to be considered ...
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The recent patch to World of Warcraft brought about some changes to the Battle for Lake Wintergrasp, the regular zone-wide PvP engagement with which my death knight has been heavily involved.
One change is for server restarts and maintenance no longer to affect the outcome negatively. From the patch notes, ...
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
My aim to gain standings with Core Complexion, Inc. for access to their level four R&D agents is coming along slowly but surely. It is serendipitous that I based my industrial operations in a system, and station, for Core Complexion to give me ready access to some early agents. ...
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
EVE Online is often described as a spreadsheet in space, which is quite fitting given that it rarely hides numbers from players, often presenting them to ten decimal places or more, and features a calculator built-in to the user interface, but it is disappointing to read people dismissing the game ...
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