User:Draffut

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• Draffut started Eve 2020.09.10
• Accepted into Eve University 2021.10.06
• The name is out of an old Sci-Fi novel by Fred Saberhagen called "Empire of the East" where the character is actually titled Lord Draffut. The full mantle seemed a bit much to live up to though.

Not jumping into the Uni environment yet. Trying to get up to speed on Uni while finishing up a set of missions for standings and then out of town for a long weekend. At home, I work from a desktop but on the road I may take a laptop and mostly just get a daily pirate or 5.

As of 2021.10.13, training up the missing pieces of the Short Skill Plan and contemplating a move to one of the campuses. The Uni just joined a war though so it may not be a good time to haul stuff.

Switched to a clean clone and joined the 2021.10.16 PillageRats Armor Bash. The only T2 Armor Assault Frigate doctrine ship I qualified for was the Federation Navy Comet and the one I got only had T1 turrets but it worked. First Uni fleet op and almost my first fleet ever. I bumbled the instructions a few times, mostly for terms and functions I was unfamiliar with, but I learned lots. My turrets drop off range was less than 3500m and the alternate ship targets rarely got near that so I mostly kept fire focused on the structure while being towed around by our squad leader. I broadcast for logi support when taking fire half a dozen times but they were quick and only once was I starting to warp out before the armor started coming up again. Lots of fun!

I got to be part of the 2021.10.18 PillageRats Hull Bash too. Uneventful, the ship took no damage and I don't think I messed up any instructions this time. Looks good on zKillboard too. :)

2021.10.19 Move to HSC is ongoing. Found a WH to Kador and knew from previous that there was a mostly deserted LoSec trail into Genesis. The route would cut 6 jumps to HSC and bypass the gankers at Uedama, assuming no trouble in LoSec. I ran a Tayra through the route as far as Genesis and back for a second load. Then, returning each time in the pod, a Retriever, Procurer, Miasmos, and 2 Badgers. Started seeing other traffic in LoSec towards the end and I was sweating too hard to continue. :D Starting to think I have too much junk and should be reading Marie Kondo!

2021.10.21 I tried to attend my first Uni class. Of course I didn't realize that I needed both Mumble servers defined and only had one set up. I guess I sort of assumed they both accessed the basic channels and Public just didn't go further. Wrong! I missed most of the class figuring that out but at least now I have it. Seems like, if there's a way to misconstrue the instructions then I will find it. LOL In other news, moving to HSC continues though I might park a barge or two and a clone at AMC.

2021.10.26 The move to HSC is complete. I picked up a Covetor, though it's not fitted yet due to limited ISK, as it looks like a preferred craft for Uni fleet mining. Doing a bit of mining with my other barges to boost the funds. Some Mumble chat got me wondering about bomber ships and it turned out that I only needed the Torpedoes skill to use one. I tried out the Uni skill reimbursement plan for the first time to get that. Now I just have to get and fit a Manticore! So many projects, so little ISK. LOL

2021.10.28 Barge mining continues. Crimson Harvest event makes it a risky time to haul ore to Jita. Looking into the Uni buy back program now. Manticore is flying now too.

2021.11.01 Participated in two armor bashes in the WeR4 war. Different tactics this time with hyperkittens but I think I did everything right. I've also placed a PI colony and did some mining in Amygnon for a mineral, Mexallon, that Jack RipperJr said he was short of. Almost forgot ... I attended a Uni class yesterday on Wormholes by Rogue.

2021.11.02 Hull bash on WeR4s Justice#7, kitten again. I was on the phone and running late, got halfway there and realized I had undocked before my ships switched. I was still in a mining barge! Back to HSC and arrived even later, but before the fleet was formed.

2021.11.03 Last hull bash on WeR4, kitten again. Checked PI and got it working a bit better. Then I jumped into a "travel-cepter" and flew to NSC. Left the ship and a clean clone there when jumping back to HSC.

2021.11.06 I parked a clean clone and a t2 Merlin at LSC, and jumped back to HSC. There's also a Covetor all fitted now for next weekend's HSC moon mining.

2021.11.18 The covetor helped a bit with the moon mining last weekend. My clone was away from Amy for a few days since then doing distribution missions for faction standings. Those are almost balanced now between the four main factions but not quite up to level 4 missions yet on all of them. I started gathering another P0 planetary resource, processing it to P1, and combining it with the other P1 to get P2 now. That's all still at the one site. Still doing some mining around Amy for the Uni buyback program too. Skilled up to using T2 strip miners but only one crystal so far.

2021.12.5 Update: I attended the "wormhole sleepover" a couple weekends ago, including some fleet ops, and a scannng class. Scanning came in handy on the following Monday when I was one of the winners of a pop-up scanning competition in Amygnon. Prize: a fitted Astero! I was granted Sophmore standing with the Uni too. There was a roam out of Averon into Pochven and I got some slight standings with both Edencom and the Triglavians. I've also been accepted as a "Production Officer" with the Uni.