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The Robot Devil
BetaMax.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2013.07.08 18:06:00 -
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$8,000 ship lost in a battle. It's a quick read.
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General Technique
Vherokior Combat Logistics
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.07.08 18:08:00 -
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fake?
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Nalhe Saldana
Forsaken Immortals
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Posted - 2013.07.08 18:09:00 -
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That way ---> https://forums.eveonline.com |
The Robot Devil
BetaMax.
CRONOS.
532
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Posted - 2013.07.08 18:12:00 -
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Live hereGeneral Technique wrote:
fake?
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Beld Errmon
D3M3NT3D M1NDZ
Orion Empire
690
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Posted - 2013.07.08 18:31:00 -
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Funny stuff, the rage on their comms.... lol. |
RoundEy3
Metal Mind Industries
184
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Posted - 2013.07.08 18:42:00 -
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No this is not fake. This is why people devote their lives and money to that game. For thrill of risking and wasting it all.
Pew Pew Boom! Bye Bye life. |
TheAmazing FlyingPig
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
1575
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Posted - 2013.07.08 18:42:00 -
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Why anyone would take a Revenant into combat is beyond comprehension.
EDIT: The killmail |
Tony Calif
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
2416
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Posted - 2013.07.08 18:49:00 -
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I disagree. Huge props to this guy for taking THE primary target out and about to bash people with :)
As the saying goes...
"You can't have warp stabs AND balls. They're both low slots."
This guy has more balls than 99% of EvE players. Kudos. |
Avallo Kantor
DUST University
Ivy League
127
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:01:00 -
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This did happen, the thing to remember though is that the player didn't actually spend $8k on the ship. He earned it (probably) all through in game means, and thanks to the help of his alliance.
The reason why so many news headlines include a real money cost to these ships is because of PLEX.
PLEX is a rather unique system to EVE online where you can buy an in game item that is worth 30 days of game time. (for about 19.99, more expensive than a regular $15 subscription / mo which is also an option.) These PLEX items can then be sold in game for ISK.
This is so attractive because a player could feasibly earn enough ISK each month to buy a PLEX, thus essentially having their play time fund their play time, and playing for Free. (a large number of older players do this, which means they can easily support multiple accounts for $0 a month)
This also causes the "$8k ship lost" headlines because it then becomes reasonably simple to use the PLEX sale value in game to have a USD ($) to ISK conversion. So assuming a PLEX is around 500 M ISK (for simple math), and $20 the ship lost was:
$8000/ $20 = 400 PLEX
400 * 500 M = 200 B
Which is actually false, the hull is estimated at 250 Billion ISK, with real market prices closer to 260 B. Not to mention fitting. |
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ChribbaX
Otherworld Enterprises Dust Control
Otherworld Empire Productions
527
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:06:00 -
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The guy bought the hull for 290... |
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Julius Vindice
A.N.O.N.Y.M.O.U.S.
League of Infamy
133
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:08:00 -
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WOW that guy was ticked off, even I know better than to put a rare asset into harms way. |
Maken Tosch
DUST University
Ivy League
3143
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:09:00 -
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/slowly places palms into face |
xLTShinySidesx
Sardaukar Merc Guild
General Tso's Alliance
467
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:15:00 -
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ChribbaX wrote:The guy bought the hull for 290... In a way I'm happy knowing that I own one of the two in-game at the moment 
The price of your just skyrocketed :)
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Ein Robot
Ex-Foxhound
5
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:16:00 -
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That would buy a lot of proto suits. |
Iron Wolf Saber
Den of Swords
5771
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:18:00 -
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This is almost better than that kestrel kill with 72 plexes inside its cargo hold and no tank undocking from jita during a corp war. |
Avallo Kantor
DUST University
Ivy League
127
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:22:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:This is almost better than that kestrel kill with 72 plexes inside its cargo hold and no tank undocking from jita during a corp war.
I remember that story. Hilarious.
Short sighted and stupid mistakes are often the funniest part of EVE news often.
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The Robot Devil
BetaMax.
CRONOS.
535
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Posted - 2013.07.08 19:38:00 -
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More about it. |
Myles Aarne
Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters
Ocularis Inferno
24
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Posted - 2013.07.08 20:29:00 -
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ChribbaX wrote:The guy bought the hull for 290... In a way I'm happy knowing that I own one of the two in-game at the moment
At first I was like "What!? Who..." and then I saw that it was Chribba. Rock on!
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Knightshade Belladonna
Condotta Rouvenor
Gallente Federation
466
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Posted - 2013.07.08 20:47:00 -
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What a dumb ass, he didn't have balls. dude raged hard , he thought he was in a perfect safety net going to gank the fk out of another super.
The other 2 just went up in more value.
Never undock what you can't afford to lose, or in this case leave the pos |
Xocoyol Zaraoul
Zumari Force Projection
Caldari State
612
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Posted - 2013.07.08 21:16:00 -
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Don't Fly What You Can't Afford To Lose.
If you PVE, expect to lose your ship from the start. |
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hooc order
Deep Space Republic
Top Men.
499
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Posted - 2013.07.08 21:17:00 -
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What loot did it drop? |
Odiain Suliis
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
DARKSTAR ARMY
163
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Posted - 2013.07.08 21:27:00 -
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https://soundcloud.com/nan-6/xxxgrath-ragexxx-full-version <----- longer version of PL comms of the situation.
edit: btw that guy raging isn't the one who lost the expensive ship. |
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