It Was Bound To Happen Sometime

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I was just recently enjoying my new Caracal and was tweaking it for ratting in a solar system I choose, when the inevitable happened.

I just finished off three big rats which netted me some big bounties.  Unfortunately, in order to get them all in one go, I had to keep my distance, and so the loot was spread out far in between.  I looted the nearest wreck, bookmarked the others, then warped out so I can warp in again, closer than if I chugged toward the wreck.

As I was taking the loot, I was attacked out of nowhere.  Nothing on my Local Chat, didn’t see anyone in my radar.  I was gonna warp out, but my warp drives were jammed.   I decided to fight back, but I couldn’t get a lock-on either.  I asked for help in from my Corp, but nobody was nearby.  The panic prevented me from taking the most logical next step, which is to eject and leave.

And so, my new Caracal was blown to smithereens.  Since I didn’t eject fast enough, my escape pod was quickly warp jammed too.

I was pod killed.

My clone was up to specs, so no skills were lost.  My ship was insured, so as annoying as shopping for parts would be, I didn’t lose a lot.  The painful thing was my augmentations.  Those cost millions, and at this point, I still have to work hard for every million of ISK.

I already have a new ship, taken from my insurance and fitted with my previous loot.  But now I have to be more careful when and where I rat.  I have basically moved on with the incident, but strangely, the remorse is genuine.

It was bound  to happen sometime, I just didn’t realize that the time was now.  Such is live in ’s Tranquility.

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October 1, 2007 | Filed Under games, video games | Leave a Comment 

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