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True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.10.08 02:55:00 -
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Nor is it easy to do what they do.
But yes you are right, many mercs in the field are pretty poorly untrained and new to the mercenary life. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2722
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Posted - 2013.10.09 02:41:00 -
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Rinas Rylos wrote:Damus Trifarn wrote:For those arrogant enough to claim the ability to fight on both fronts, I can only ask them one thing: why would you ever subject your soul to the savage realities of both lives? God, no thank you. I kill enough people per day without heading out into space and murdering my way through cruisers and transports and everything else they're flying up there, thank you very much. Besides, at least the people I kill come back. And yes, I know those flying sky bastards come back too, but their crews don't. I am well informed of the tribulations a capsuleer must endure, though I dare say Soren, my patron, does not suffer in his service.
"The Lord's work is not something to shirk"
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True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2723
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Posted - 2013.10.09 03:03:00 -
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Damus Trifarn wrote:True Adamance wrote:Rinas Rylos wrote:Damus Trifarn wrote:For those arrogant enough to claim the ability to fight on both fronts, I can only ask them one thing: why would you ever subject your soul to the savage realities of both lives? God, no thank you. I kill enough people per day without heading out into space and murdering my way through cruisers and transports and everything else they're flying up there, thank you very much. Besides, at least the people I kill come back. And yes, I know those flying sky bastards come back too, but their crews don't. I am well informed of the tribulations a capsuleer must endure, though I dare say Soren, my patron, does not suffer in his service. "The Lord's work is not something to shirk" As the old adage goes I look on those that make their grim work enjoyable with a curiosity and speculation. I find the concept of enjoying such a cruel way of life appalling, and yet it is interesting to see how their minds have been able to overcome the stresses of war (I am not implying that your associate is psychotic; I am merely looking back at my experiences with some capsuleers) That being said, I have found that it is more prudent to loathe the work and embrace the fellowship of those you work with. I may not like having to mow down foes with a Boundless HMG, but I can enjoy the thankful remarks of my friends that I saved by doing so. Such an encouragement is a continuous supply of morale that gives my mind strength to fight the depression of combat and sharpens my senses to make the kill happen. It is not grim to take solace in the Lord, for the Lord is hope.
I do not enjoy the kill in my day to day life, but I see it as a necessity. God's will is absolute, and I am dedicated to my cause. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
3169
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Posted - 2013.10.16 03:32:00 -
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Dante Gheinok wrote:For the Capsuleers who think they can do what we do I say this ..... I was a trained baseline combat pilot before I became an Immortal Clone.
I can still pilot, who of them will unpod and help me take back control of the gun turret that is keeping the squad pinned down? (( Lore wise we cannot have both the Capsuleer Implants as well as the current generation of Clone mercenary implants....)) |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
3620
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Posted - 2013.10.25 03:50:00 -
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(( we really have to hammer home what is and isn't play knowledge when we RP. I am sick of people bringing up things to do with the Empress when most mercenaries would have no clue what she is or isn't like having never met or heard of these things.)) |
True Adamance
Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire
6271
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Posted - 2014.01.28 18:57:00 -
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sir ravenwing wrote:I find killing amusing, the staggering to the ground, the feel of a kill and the challenge but I only kill creatures of greed for we our made of greed and evil with a tiny spark of goodness. We must kill, not to get paid but to survive in this industrial world of greed, evil, and bloodshed. We simply fuel their markets in a cycle the will never end. As for the capsuller side, well I've heard them spit their lies. They shall never be what we are and we can't go to the endless black void of space so leave it a stalemate
That is the view of a weak man.....and only weak men believe what they do in battle defines who they are as men.
We could be so much more, and stand for such greater causes, enact great feats that normal men and women could only dream of.
"My Faith in you is absolute; my sword is Yours, My God, and Your will guides me now and for all eternity."
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True Adamance
Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire
6300
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Posted - 2014.01.29 01:42:00 -
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sir ravenwing wrote:Raises eyebrow "Weak man?,hah, that is of war if you want I can say a long speech about us, but I do not think we have much time for that, do you?" I would listen to your "speech" as you call it.
As I said. A weak man divines his purpose from war.
"My Faith in you is absolute; my sword is Yours, My God, and Your will guides me now and for all eternity."
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True Adamance
Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire
6406
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Posted - 2014.01.30 19:47:00 -
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Denak Kalamari wrote:Mister0Zz wrote:For the record, i have a capsuleer clone and an infantry clone. I spend around equal time in both going where I'm needed most. We're not different, just a quick transfer of consciousness and any one of you could climb out of a pod Bullshit. Everyone knows that you can not be a capsuleer and a duster at the same time, regardless if you have different clones. Denak is right, so far as I know the implants are currently mutually exclusive...
"My Faith in you is absolute; my sword is Yours, My God, and Your will guides me now and for all eternity."
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True Adamance
Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire
6424
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Posted - 2014.01.31 02:17:00 -
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Mister0Zz wrote:Aero Yassavi wrote:True Adamance wrote:Denak Kalamari wrote:Mister0Zz wrote:For the record, i have a capsuleer clone and an infantry clone. I spend around equal time in both going where I'm needed most. We're not different, just a quick transfer of consciousness and any one of you could climb out of a pod Bullshit. Everyone knows that you can not be a capsuleer and a duster at the same time, regardless if you have different clones. Denak is right, so far as I know the implants are currently mutually exclusive... This is accurate. The different technologies involved with capsuleers and immortal soldiers interfere with each other too much that it is impossible for one consciousness to be both. That is a common misconception, but our clones are designed to interface with the same CRUs that the capsuleers do. All combat relevant data is stored in the implant itself and is therefore incompatible with a capsuleer clone because the data doesn't transfer with the consciousness like usual. In other words When i can fight i cant fly And when i fly i cant fight but the consciousness transfer happens just the same
((Can you confirm that canonically, I believe CCP somewhere has stated we cloned soldiers cannot become capsuleers. I will look into this.))
"My Faith in you is absolute; my sword is Yours, My God, and Your will guides me now and for all eternity."
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True Adamance
Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire
6471
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Posted - 2014.02.02 18:12:00 -
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shadow drake35 wrote:21yrOld Knight wrote:Every once in a while i find a Pilot that says being a merc is easy. That it requires no skill or that any one can shoot a gun. When i see this i laugh. I mean you can do a lot but you can't do what i do. You can't dodge an enemy squad of 6 then kill them all. You can't square off against a heavy and win. I must say one thing's true you will GO 514 before your 2nd battle. I have my immortality not because i can be a fancy mail man, not because I can shoot lasers at rocks, and certainly not for being confined in a chair all day. I earn my immortality because i am a skilled killer, because i can commit acts of destruction with out thinking about it. I can run up to my enemy and brutality stab in the face after ripping his mask off. I can charge a point fearless killing my enemies not giving one thought about dying. I can personally kill someone not from space through a strike of some sorts, but face to face. I get to see my prey's face of terror when the crumple. So I must ask do you think that capsuleers can do our jobs. dust take skill not clicking a mic to got there and type a distance for a attack
Seems like you have very little idea abour what capsuleers actually do.
"My Faith in you is absolute; my sword is Yours, My God, and Your will guides me now and for all eternity."
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
8561
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Posted - 2014.03.21 02:54:00 -
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Dagger-Two wrote:You could likely speculate on Capsuleer opinion for ages.
I can tell you one thing, however. Amongst the ones I call friends, the general sentiment is fear.
Not fear of your power, of being usurped or surpassed, but fear of what a new breed of immortals is capable of.
Capsuleers already stain the skies with the blood of countless innocent people, and now immortal soldiers may soon do the same on our worlds. History has already borne witness to the atrocities that come with such power.
This trans-humanism that is romanticized amongst the elite is a steep, slippery slope. It causes you to forget what is truly important, to forget where you came from or who you really are. You end up a shadow of your original self, a monster with no care for those not like you.
It is these monsters they fear; that I fear. Capsuleer or mercenary, it does not matter. Both are threats to humanity at large, and I can assure you there are capsuleers out there who do not wish to be, who fight for the right reasons.
One day, sooner than you might like to think, the fighting will no longer be based around empires or ideologies, but around the very survival of our humanity against those who would see it destroyed.
To that end, ask yourself:
Are you still human?
Mortals should not fear us......I wish they did not.....
The people of the Empire having nothing to fear from me, nor those mortals of Republic who remain non combatants. I wish they would remember how many of our kind defend them and stand at the vanguard of our peoples wars so they they may not.
In response I believe I am still human.....the Faith might disagree....but I would like to think that when the time comes I can prove that even being what we are we still retain our essential humanity and Faith in God.
"Get thine Swag out of my face! Next you'll be writing #YOLOswagforJamyl in all your posts!"
-Dagger Two
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
8572
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Posted - 2014.03.21 07:11:00 -
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Dagger-Two wrote:True Adamance wrote:Dagger-Two wrote:You could likely speculate on Capsuleer opinion for ages.
I can tell you one thing, however. Amongst the ones I call friends, the general sentiment is fear.
Not fear of your power, of being usurped or surpassed, but fear of what a new breed of immortals is capable of.
Capsuleers already stain the skies with the blood of countless innocent people, and now immortal soldiers may soon do the same on our worlds. History has already borne witness to the atrocities that come with such power.
This trans-humanism that is romanticized amongst the elite is a steep, slippery slope. It causes you to forget what is truly important, to forget where you came from or who you really are. You end up a shadow of your original self, a monster with no care for those not like you.
It is these monsters they fear; that I fear. Capsuleer or mercenary, it does not matter. Both are threats to humanity at large, and I can assure you there are capsuleers out there who do not wish to be, who fight for the right reasons.
One day, sooner than you might like to think, the fighting will no longer be based around empires or ideologies, but around the very survival of our humanity against those who would see it destroyed.
To that end, ask yourself:
Are you still human? Mortals should not fear us......I wish they did not..... The people of the Empire having nothing to fear from me, nor those mortals of Republic who remain non combatants. I wish they would remember how many of our kind defend them and stand at the vanguard of our peoples wars so they they may not. In response I believe I am still human.....the Faith might disagree....but I would like to think that when the time comes I can prove that even being what we are we still retain our essential humanity and Faith in God. Your heart seems to be in the right place Kador, but look at what you wrote. ' Mortals should not fear us' Mortals. Lesser beings. That is how it begins. The separation subtly slips in to your mind, and you barely notice it taking hold. Whether that was your intended choice of words or not, the truth behind them remains. It is when we begin defining ourselves as immortals, and everyone else as mortals, that humanity is lost for both. We become Gods, and they become worthless. Regardless of differences in faith, you and I can undoubtedly agree: we are not Gods, and we should never think of ourselves or act as such.
Mortal surely for that is what they are......but by no means they lesser beings?
No if anything they possess what we lack....and it its own right that very thing is precious to me which is why I strive to protect it. I misunderstand your logic.....but logic is subjective and fallible..... and sometimes our kind form odd notions about what they are.
"Get thine Swag out of my face! Next you'll be writing #YOLOswagforJamyl in all your posts!"
-Dagger Two
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