Kurt Lance

Meet Kurt Lance. That's right motherfuckers, I did it again. I bought a new main. I kinda miss the convenience of a jump freighter though so I know what I gotta save my iskies for. But after trying to resurrect the Duke name, I was quickly convinced I didn't want to train Advanced Weapons Upgrades V again. And all those racial destroyers... yeah fuck that.

Unlike Tawa Suyo, Kurt has no baggage. Despite his years of SP, he has a fairly untouched killboard and a blank reputation waiting for me to fuck it all up. So with that said, here is a blast from the past via Miura Bull's old Brutor Bullfighter blog.

Tell us a little bit about your background in New Eden.

I was given an early release from prison to participate in the Caldari State’s Capsuleer Program under the condition that I enlist in the Militia and fight for the State’s independence. The corporate leaders and politicians thought it was a good idea to unleash an army of vicious immortal murderers upon the Gallente Federation. The arrogant bastards thought they could control us…

How did you become a Black Rebel?

Looking for trouble, I stumbled into a dimly lit bar where I met some crazy a** pilots in black jackets kicking the sh*t out of a newspaper reporter... Just f*ckin with ya. Drugs, booze, hookers, and bullets, sounds like home. How could I not sign on the dotted line?

What were you doing before you joined the Black Rebels?

Before joining the Rebels, I served in the Caldari Militia as part of my court-ordered rehabilitation. Apparently the Caldari Militia doesn’t take kindly to assaulting their officers so I had no choice but to get the hell out of there. Somehow, my drunkenness led me to the Minmatar Militia where I was once again reminded that I was fighting for someone else’s agenda. I went AWOL again and became a Rebel. Now I fight for my own cause, whatever that might be on any given day.

What is a Black Rebel?

What is a Black Rebel!? A Black Rebel is someone who would punch you in the face and tell you to go f*ck yourself for asking something like that. A Black Rebel is that flashy red icon on your overview that makes your a**hole pucker up. A Black Rebel looks out for himself and his fellow Rebels and that’s it. A Black Rebel is everything you are not Mr. newspaper man.

Is it true you need a tattoo to be considered for entry?

Such a thing would constitute a rule and BRRC has none of those.

The Rifter, tell me more?

According to Evelopedia, “The Rifter has a wide variety of offensive capabilities, making it an unpredictable and deadly adversary.” The same can be said for a Black Rebel and therefore the two are made for each other.

Are all Black Rebels unwashed scumbags whose only goal in life is to terrorize those they tag as 'the enemy'?

Would you rather be murdered by a cleanly shaven scumbag?

Tell me about your corpmates?

The Black Rebels are the most vile, disgusting, bloodthirsty, pieces of sh*t New Eden has to offer. You’ll find none finer.

Describe a typical day in the life of a Rebel.

There is no typical day in the life of a Rebel. It all depends on the target(s).


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Follow - Up (Homeless)

After yesterday's rant on being homeless in EVE, I've decided to quit sniveling and adjust. I considered heading back out to null but the corp I applied to turned out to be closed. I have graduated from joining cascading alliance in the process of their crumbling to attempting to join alliances, which have already failed and closed up. Hey, it saves me time and agony this way.

I seriously considered Brave's small gang corp, Brave Operations - Lollipop Division, but it always comes down to timezone for me. One of the biggest driving factors for soloing has always been the fact that no matter what corp I join, people are usually sleeping when i'm ready to break shit. When they want to break shit, I'm busy sucking down booze and roasted turkey legs that were cooked over an open-pit flame by my ol-lady. Who am I kidding? I'm a lone wolf. You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but all he needs to know is how to bite.

It has become fairly evident to me that the scram-kite game I enjoyed much success with has proliferated throughout Lowsec. The masses have caught on. I have had four fights with my new toon. Three losses and one victory (finally... SHIT), all of which demonstrated the evolving meta of Lowsec PVP.

The first fight was Atron vs. Atron. I never really know how to proceed with this kind of battle but in this instance I decided to use my range and hope he was looking to slug it out up close. I loaded null and burned off the beacon to around 7km. Things were going well but he started closing on me. I don't think he was snaked or linked, probably just speed rigs/mods but who knows? I believe I took him into armor first but I was a little slow on activating my repper. This fight was where the rust really showed... Once he hit my structure I instantly exploded. Someone forgot to turn on their damage control...

I'll spare the details of the next two fights. Sard Caid kicked my ass with an arty Firetail and once I realized what was happening it was too late. Then I had another Atron vs. Atron scuffle that was basically me wanting to brawl him down with Caldari Navy Anti-Matter and him fitting rails and saying nope to my stubby blasters.

The fourth fight was Slasher vs. Atron. I used to love fighting Slashers in the scram-kiting Atron so when I saw this dude on scan I licked my lips and got ready for an easy kill. I was in a 150 rail Atron this time, slightly gimped due to being smartbombed and losing my genos (WTF with the Santo wannabes?). But this dude was closing range on me like nothing. It was a really good fight. I eeked out the victory but my mids were fried and so where his. After reviewing his fit, I realized the lowsec meta was evolving again. Again, speed rigs to counter those pesky scram kiters...

Sometimes you get set in your ways. Things work so well that it becomes hard to do anything else. I have been so stubborn that I didn't even have EFT installed on my computer. I had lost sight of what makes EVE so great... the constant evolution of tactics.

I think I'll stay in Lowsec and lose some terribly fit T1 frigates for a bit.

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I haven't had much to post lately. A combination of insufficient fitting skills and real life obligations have kept me away from internet space ships for the last week. Before I went AWOL, we had a nice little R1FTA wolfpack roam on a Saturday afternoon. I spent most of my time reshipping but we nailed a pair of Sviples (SP?), whored on a Myrm kill that Lord Paylor basically solo'd in his Confessor, and took out a couple cruisers I think. It was a fun roam but I still hate FCing.

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Skilling up a new character is frustrating and takes a lot of patience, which is generally something I don't have. So I gave in and purchased another character with great skills and the ability to fly a lot of things. I want to keep Duke in R1FTA and continue contributing to this great corp by FCing roams and providing content, while he builds up skill-points. But with my new toon, I want to venture off into something different. 

I considered starting my own corp again but that never ends well. Being a CEO is a challenge that requires a special kind of person. I just don't want the hassle and a corp is something you just can't, or shouldn't walk away from. As a CEO, other players' enjoyment of EVE is riding on you and that is a little more responsibility than I'm looking for. 

So where to next? I think the lowsec meta has passed me by. I feel like an old dog that just can't learn the new tricks, or maybe I just don't want to learn them. Lowsec doesn't feel like home anymore. Nowhere does. 

I recently did a two week stint with Brave. While I enjoyed the friendly nature of the coalition at first, the TiDi was unbearable and I didn't really enjoy being lost in the pack. There are soooo many people on comms, you have no idea who you are talking to half the time. The new SOV changes are interesting, not that I really understand them, but they do present something new. 

NPC Null has always intrigued me. It seems like a big fight-club atmosphere but from what I hear (and see on recruitment forums), it's pretty dead. 

I hate FW and RvB. No offense meant but they just aren't for me. 

Highsec wars... Fuck that.

And I'm done probing wormholes...

So this brings me back full-circle to SOV Null. If only they had smaller corps within the grand scheme of it all... small gang operators... fleets that don't crash my laptop... smaller groups to socialize with. 

Thanks blogger for helping me work this out. 

~DK

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