That’s Field Commander To You

Alrighty. I have slowly started taking the plunge back into Eve Online. Where we last left off, I had stepped down as CEO of my corp, handed the reigns to my second in command, while I go gallivanting off into the universe looking for gud fights. I found it in Faction Warfare only for RL to take over and my galavanting had to cease.

The one thing that I never really got to accomplish is the ability for me to refine my FCing skills. I had done some things that I was very proud of ingame but to this day, it bugs me that I didn’t have the time to do more FCing. I guess it was always the boyhood fantasy coming out here where I wish to lead my men onto the battlefield and slug it out with the enemies for last man standing rights. So I will slowly start to ramp up the killboard and the appropriate ingame contacts allowing me to continue furthering this agenda.

And as I do that, I have slowly started to build a new ingame service where I ‘consult’ with corporations on high level strategic issues. Having done my homework and research, I can imagine this turning into a profitable venture for me. Profitable enough to easily pay for a game account and have enough left over to spend money on expensive toys. And the best thing about it is that it fits within my motto; Make as much money as possible by spending as little time as possible.

So yes, that’s Field Commander Deene to you 🙂

I was looking for some amazing EVE FC videos for inspiration. I found this one below. Amazing video and it really highlights the tension and adrenaline rush in EVE PVP despite its isometric perspective (think anti FPS viewpoints). Low and behold, the FC in this video is none other than the amazing Chatgris himself. CEO and FC of the famed Gallente Militia corp, Quantum Cats Syndicate. He embodies all the traits that a great FC should have and what I aspire to; commanding presence, target calling expertise, poise under pressure, articulate, and good teacher.

Let’s roll.

On Vacay

Gonna be on vacay for a weeks. Will still check in on the village and help when possible. But things seem to be running automatic nowadays especially with a couple new people as well.

Some books I am going to reread for inspiration include The Luck Factor. I think it’s appropriate to read that given the new year resolutions meme occuring right now.

And Men’s Style Manual . This second book is for inspiration on a new company and business concept I want to launch. I’m really eager to change the landscape on how men look, dress, and feel here in the area.

I’m only getting started. I won’t blackout. Promise 🙂

 

Your Number #2

Captain Picard was nothing without Commander Riker; His #2. His second in command. Riker was always there to be the yin to Picard’s yang. Riker would play the good cop who could get along with others while Picard could focus on being the bad cop; the one who had to keep his distance from the crew and focus on having a “get sh*t done” mentality.  Riker eased the burden of the leadership role.

Apprentice Program

I am seeking an apprentice .

Benefits:

• You will have access to your own bed in the community inn along with hot meals on a daily basis.
• You will get a starter set of smithing and carpentry tools to assist you. They will be in the 30ql range with possibility of up to 50ql
• You’ll be paid 40c a week. More depending on timeliness

Weekly Chores

Varies week to week but;

• Creating planks and shafts
• Improving low stone walls and houses
• Digging and transportation of dirt, clay, and sand
• Mining and transportation of rock shards
• Make bricks and mortar
• Some minor terraforming such as dropping dirt, a bit of flattening, or paving.

Qualified Candidate

• Must be premium
• Must have the capacity to deal with the grinding out of resources.
• Typically a newbish player who wants to learn. This is not meant to be a profitable employment opportunity.
• Is looking to level up his foundation skills which includes mining, carpentry, and masonry.
• Does not need handholding and is capable of reading the Wurm wiki without me having to explain everything. Or just ask kchat.
• Should have access to Teamspeak 3 but not mandatory.

How To Apply

Send me a forum private message to “deene”. In your email, give me the following;

• Your timezone,
• Your player experience,
• How often you play
• Premium or not
• Availability to start
• If you are capable of handling the creation of the resources I mentioned.

Top Reasons For Moving To Exodus

In another week or two, it will be official and Exodus will be the most active server on all of the Freedom Isles. Inde and Exodus are currently neck and neck in terms of player activity.

Given the mass exodus to Exodus, there are alot of us who are trying to understand why. I thought I would take the time to state 3 reasons for why people are moving into town. Tongue in cheek of course.

3) Because it’s the only remaining virgin land where you can’t get killed on. Carebearing on JKH just isn’t worth it

2) Because everyone wants to live in Southern Exodus and finally get a chance to say this

1) Because Exodus kchat is great training grounds for immature flamebaiting and trolling without CA moderation

If you came from Inde or Deli, then what is your reason for moving to Exodus?

LOLing

[03:29:52] <Deene> why do you always LOL ?
[03:32:47] <Trainman> i dont know but it must make me look verry dum
[03:33:17] <Trainman> it has becoem a retarded habit
[03:33:24] <Deene> LOL
[03:33:49] <Deene> i just genuinely LOLed there
[03:33:59] <Trainman> win 😀

Well, I LOLed.

I don’t play alot of online games. Wurm is the only 2nd MMO I’ve ever given any time to. I never quite understood why some people LOL on every response back to me. Is it some sort of virtual emote trend that I’m unaware of? Am I the really weird one and they are all the normal people for the constant LOL?

New Wurm Blog

Check out The Wild Boar Inn by Moxie, mayor of Avonlea Bay.

Noob Management: Letting Noobs Be Noobs

Some of us forget what it’s like to be a noob in this game. Remember those first few days of constantly exploring, kiting animals, and tinkering with the functionality of new tools? Try to remember that when you recruit a noob into your village. I always try to make it a point to put them to work on a village project when they first join. I also try to be helpful and give them a few spare tools that they will need.

But I also understand they still have a desire to build their own home (even though I have a spare one for them), make their own low ql tools (even though I can crank out something better), and die a few times in the process (even though I say to avoid those scorps).

It’s part of the immersion process with a game like this. They need to immerse themselves even if it means taking the longer route to something.

I get it. So I let them do what they need to do (within reason). And when they’re ready, they’ll do their part to contribute to the village and to the Wurm community as well.

Pimpin Ain’t Easy

No it’s not.

I got quite a kick out of painting the sailboat and finally learned about the dye-making process as well. If I find the time, I may offer a “spray painting “service where I go around painting people’s items for a fee.

The thing I find out about Wurm is that people are willing to pay the money or time to make their belongings look prettier.

Or I could build the painting service into certain items to be sold. For example, I could sell ships and offer the paint job as a value add to attract more customers.

Now if you excuse me, I need to go pimp out other belongings of mine to be blue as well!

Becoming An Epic Village

In my first post, I prognosticated some of the dynamics that would occur with Epic. A couple people emailed me privately and enjoyed some of the tips and insight that was shared and asked me for additional advice on how to survive on Epic. This article will give a general strategic overview of what you need in order to not just survive, but thrive on Epic. This is going to be done from the point of view of a Mayor living on a home village. If you are elevation, many of these can still apply but you may have to make some subtle adjustments.