I grabbed a Hurricane I had laying around and set off for the solo system. I dodged a pretty big fleet fight coming out of the new Blue home system. I guess I was pretty lucky that Red FC's didn't notice in time. Anyway, I got to the inbound gate to the destination system and I saw a Catalyst there. I didn't think I'd be able to catch him, but I gave it a shot. I popped my Warrior IIs out there and let into him with my Autocannons. I was surprised when I got point on him. He went down pretty darn easily.
After I took him out, I looked at his corp history. The character was rolled within the past week and the first player corp he joined was Red. I checked his KB to see that I was the first person to kill him! Woohoo popped his cherry! In all likelihood, it was an alt of somebody not paying attention. Just in case it was a new player though, I decided to reimburse him for the Catalyst and throw in a little more. I was just in that kind of mood I guess. Anyway, it was a cool experience for me, and regardless of whether or not he was brand new, I love seeing the new faces around RvB. The growth of the corporation coupled with the location change has really shaken things up. I'm still enjoying it quite a bit, although I'm starting to itch for a good NullSec roam soon.
Nice gesture returning him ISK. If he is new to Eve, perhaps your gesture will give him a positive attitude towards our game. Nice going.
ReplyDeleteSo you basically killed a noob? Not much to brag about really. Though, glad to you reimbursed the guy. Really, try something outside of RVB pvp. You'll learn more and have more to brag about :)
ReplyDeleteCertainly not bragging about killing a noob T1 Catalyst. Just thought it was an interesting event. I fly with RvB because its casual and fun. I've never claimed to be any kind of elite pilot.
DeleteIf a blog entry and the title header is devoted to popping the cherry of a noob, then I'd say that's bragging. Or worth highlighting on your part. Whatever word you wish to use.
ReplyDeleteAre you saying that RVB is the only place to fly fun and casual? Serious question. Not trolling.
No of course not. I just find it suits my current time constraints. There's almost always a fleet up, so I can just log in, shoot some Reds and log off pretty easily. Plus logistics is super easy in High Sec with corps like Red Frog to run couriers for me. No knock on other play styles, it just works for me.
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