Another day another ship, things haven't gone so well of late, that's not to say I'm not bathing in my new found riches, it's just to say my losses are up again. This probably is the result of me recently taking more risks in combat with not only capsuleer pirates but also our serpentine friends.
On the plus side these losses have come with a few more victories to my name and hopefully in time I will learn more, becoming a much more efficient fighter. With Gallente frigate skill almost at five the days of advanced frigate combat draw ever nearer and though this won't change my general choice of the t1 frigate it will put another string on my bow.
Lost a cruiser yesterday in a DED 4 site, just couldn't get the damn thing to align. Luckily in some ways the sense of impending doom did allow me time to give the order for all crew to abandon ship. This allowed many more to get away with their lives intact. I then returned in a destroyer and managed to kill the remaining serpentis pirates. The loot from their ships totalled at one hundred and forty six million ISK and payed for my loss just under four times.
I guess the major factors of the eve universe are often to do with risk and reward, the reward isn't always money though that does help, sometimes it's honour, respect, knowledge or even companionship. A life in low security space showcases this idea perfectly, there are rare ores to be collected and good loot and bounties on the general pirate populous, not to mention the untapped wealth of the wrecks, lost drones and anomalies. Risks however are also numerable, the pirates are tough and can easily make mincemeat of any mining barge if the pilot is even slightly slow at warping out. The capsuleers, myself included, are under no obligation to hold back, meaning there are many sizable pirate capsuleer corporations which roam with little to no rules to stop them attacking who they please.
