To Wish Upon A Wyvern: The Story of a Newbee in a Super

2017-05-12

Blink and you would have missed it. At 23:30 Eve time on May 7 a Goonswarm Federation Wyvern belonging to Amy Winthrop of the corporation Ascendance was downed in the lowsec region of Everyshore by Shadow Cartel. only fourteen minutes after another Goonswarm Wyvern was downed in Catch. A look at the killmail reveals a story of a shit fit, Black Ops battleships, and a lot of skill injectors.

What Happened?

During an interview, fleet commander thearrowofapollo laid out the events through the eyes of Shadow Cartel:

 thearrowofapollo: We received notifications of a poco being hit. We investigated a bit about the pilot, and we saw he liked capital ships so we sent a hunter that way and we saw he was in a Wyvern. We then checked ranges and prepped for tackle. I pinged for blops to fit max scrams, since the poco was almost rf-ed and we had no time to send a hic alt into the system. The hunter landed right on top of the wyvern at first and got decloaked so our Pilgrim warped back out, warped back in, and landing 5km off the Wyvern. By this time, I had like 30 blops with max scrams in jump range and the Wyvern started to align, the poco being rf-ed. From there on some more 20 blops were waiting for a secondary cyno, along with a few triages we had on standby.

INN: Was the Wyvern alone?

thearrowofapollo: Yeah, he was alone. We suspected it was a bait since there were 2 hic pilots docked in one station close to the poco with an insta undock to that poco also. so maybe it was a bait…or not. It failed its purpose either way.

INN: What was your reaction after it was killed and you saw the killmail?

thearrowofapolllo: We were happy we killed it, but the fit was awful. Like most of Eve, we don’t like goons so the kill was comforting.

Fifty Black Ops battleships melted the questionably fit Wyvern quickly. The Wyvern pilot did manage to reinforce the Customs Office before being tackled, but was unable to land any kills against Shadow Cartel.

Amy Winthrop Wyvern Killmail

Just… Why?

The Wyvern’s death brought up a lot of questions. What was she doing? Where did a fourteen-day-old character get a super? How many skill injectors did it take? To answer these questions, I had to go straight to the source, Amy Winthrop herself.

 INN: First up, are you new to Eve Online or is this just an alt of an older player?

Amy Winthrop: I’m a new player. Just quit WoW and wanted to have an endless endgame experience and all my research pointed to Eve.

INN: Why did you shoot the Customs Office?

Amy Winthrop: I had five days of jump fatigue (max) and had 6 hours until I could jump next. Upon researching the fact that you can kill customs offices, I found that the system I was in was filled with POCOs that belonged to a corp that upon checking their killboard, loses these things every day. Since my killboard already sucked, I figured why not jot some 100M+ kills on to it. Definitely backfired.

INN: Where did you get the super?

Amy Winthrop: I bought it off contract from some corp in lowsec. I’m a bit bitter about the whole 6 months’ rule [in Goonswarm]. Without it, I wouldn’t have lost my super.

INN: Since you would have had to buy skill injectors to fly a super this early, how many did you have to buy?

Amy Winthrop: 77. I’m the stereotypical injector junkie.

Amy Winthrop Injector Purchases

INN: Do you have anything you would like everyone to know?

Amy Winthrop: Yeah, this was 1,000% my own stupid fault. Everyone in my corp was telling me not to do it. This is not a reflection on my corp, my alliance, or anything other than my own stupidity.

 The Takeaway

This confrontation illustrates one of the greatest principles of Eve Online that sets it apart from any other MMOs. Skill points do not determine effectiveness. No matter how many injectors you use, you are only as good as you know how to be. All Eve players must come to terms with this principle eventually. For some, such as our young friend in the Wyvern, that lesson is a lot more expensive than it is for others. The only thing that experienced players can do is guide them on their way, and try to control the damage as much as possible.

 

What is the true moral of this story? According to Ascendance CEO Uncle Pilot, it’s pretty simple: “[22:09:50] Uncle Pilot > Never not fly a super on a 14 day character

As always, INN would like to thank thearrowofapollo, Amy Winthrop, and Uncle Pilot for answering our questions.

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Comments

  • Rhivre

    Why would you even do that? 😮 I get if it was an alt of an old player (Although, I probably should not be allowed near a wyvern), but a new player 😮

    May 12, 2017 at 8:49 AM
    • Pew Pew Rhivre

      Coming straight from WOW is a bit like wandering off the tour at Willy Wonka’s factory.

      May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM
    • MakeEveGreatAgain Rhivre

      That’s why they call it “disposable income”.

      May 12, 2017 at 10:27 AM
  • Pew Pew

    ” I pinged for blops to fit max scrams, since the poco was almost rf-ed and we had no time to send a hic alt in the o system.”

    Reading this reminds me of watching the wire.

    On another issue are you guys planning on covering Albion online some more? It’s come on quite a lot since you last reported on it and looks like it’s launching in a couple of months. It’s very much like EVE in so many ways so will probably appeal to similar players.

    May 12, 2017 at 8:55 AM
    • Rhivre Pew Pew

      Yeah, I think we should send someone in to have a look at Albion again

      Re: “the o system”, thats my bad and is now fixed.

      May 12, 2017 at 9:11 AM
    • Rammel Kas Pew Pew

      Interesting… I was testing that on second patch and a bit after. Back then Stunt and Anime Masters were quite heavy into it as well.

      May 12, 2017 at 10:21 AM
  • Sylphinja the Dark Rose

    So the Corp CEO doesn’t mind 14 day chars to fly supers? Cool beans.

    May 12, 2017 at 10:29 AM
    • Why would they care?

      May 12, 2017 at 2:04 PM
    • TyroneCashmoney Sylphinja the Dark Rose

      I’m not sure where you got the idea that he doesn’t mind since there is already a rule in place, but it’s not as though he can control players. Especially new players that don’t know any better.

      May 12, 2017 at 9:57 PM
      • Sylphinja the Dark Rose TyroneCashmoney

        Because he said it.

        “Never not fly a super on a 14- day old toon.” <– double negation in sentence. Intentional or otherwise?

        May 13, 2017 at 11:17 AM
        • Daniël van den Hoek Sylphinja the Dark Rose

          He pretty much said indeed that he doesn’t bother with what people fly. And I mean, this is a story that will be told for a very long time and will probs be laughed at in the future 🙂 Win win for everyone except the pilot’s wallet

          May 13, 2017 at 1:54 PM
    • No I don’t. This is a spaceship game, so if you are not on an alliance pvp fleet why would I give a damn what spaceship you fly.

      May 12, 2017 at 11:14 PM
  • TyroneCashmoney

    I knew they would be special when the very first thing they did, upon being recruited by ASCEE, was to lose a Chimera to an Imperium fleet. With PLEX in the cargohold, no less.

    May 12, 2017 at 9:55 PM