What exactly am I looking for in this so-called New Eden? It seems that everyone wants a piece of some isk pie, but I'm not so sure that I'm cut out for the long grind of mission running or the logistical complexity that is mining/manufacturing. So how am I going to find some isk pie for myself?! I was fresh out of the Gallente Center for Advanced Studies corporation with about as much knowledge of the Eve world as a squirrel has about flying (not including flying squirrels of course).
Rather than wandering around with the ultimate noob corporation as my support I decided to branch out and find something a little less conspicuously noobish. Unfortunately, I didn't know a single person in all of New Eden so I was at a loss for what to do or where to look. Fed up with my lack of instantaneous connectivity to the greatest players in Eve (who I expected to escort me past the simple task of becoming wealthy) I chose to spend what little isk I had on a fast ship with some ability to tackle the other pilots out there. I'd had enough of looking around for a corp. It was time to blow some stuff up!
The Incursus is one of the more exciting frigates in regards to looks and agility and while it isn't supposed to be the best early ship for warfare/privateering (or pirating ;) ) it can hold its own against most of the other frigates and cruisers out there. I hadn't actually had a chance to prove any of that yet but I was willing to try so I fitted my Incursus with what little armaments I had available to me and flew into the nearest lowsec system I could find.
My god is the directional scanner confusing at first! I felt like a T-Rex pointing those stubby little arms around trying to grab a delicious furry creature but my big stupid head kept knocking everything over and scaring away the nomnoms. Besides that disaster, I could feel the adrenaline starting to pump as I actively sought my first live prey. Flying from asteroid belt to planet, I started to place bookmarks in between warps as I'd heard about the value of safe spots by now.
After fitting my tiny T-Rex arms through the hoops of the directional scanner for some time I finally felt confident enough in my ability to actually warp to a potential target. I calibrated my scanner towards where I thought my victim would be waiting and then slammed my finger down on the warp drive ignition. After a few short seconds of travel I popped out of the warp tube and found myself completely alone next to a large planet. My prey had run away before I even saw it.... Rather than waste time flying back to a safe spot I kept looking around for that tasty target (a frigate) at the planet I'd warped to. Within about 30 seconds I quickly discovered why you should always warp to a safe spot when using your scanner.
My first lost ship! Jenny 1 was now little more than a few chunks of metal and some space dust! I was shocked. Who knew that a ship could explode so quickly? Fortunately, I managed to escape with my pod intact, but I was still sufficiently scarred by this most horrendous loss.
Limping back to my hanger in a busted up capsule, I vowed to never stand still outside of a safespot for more than 10 seconds. Noob lesson #1 learned: never think you're safe when at a remote planet in lowsec. I'd learned the ways of lowsec the hard way on my first journey, but the thrill of chasing down that evasive frigate still haunted me and I knew that I'd be back soon.
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