Welcome to the our next installment of Fail Mail Friday. This is where we showcase a kill mail that we pirates would call a “failure”.

This week’s submission comes to us from Jakkul. Here is the link to the killmail and below is a copy of the fitting that you can use with EFT.

http://eve-hellfleet.com/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=144009

[Thorax, Cornugon Arcturus's Thorax]
Co-Processor I
Co-Processor I
Co-Processor I
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II

Survey Scanner I

Miner II
Miner II
Miner II
Miner II
Miner II

[empty rig slot]

Hammerhead I x1
Infiltrator I x1
Mining Drone I x1
Mining Drone I x1
Mining Drone I x1
Valkyrie I x1

I have seen some interesting mining setups in my day, but to go mining in a Thorax in low security space alone.  That does take some courage or a serious lack of awareness of the dangers.

First rule of your high slots on a ship, fit for what gets a bonus.  On a Thorax, it’s medium hybrid turrets.  Of course, most pirates will have a serious case of ‘eyes bleeding’ when they see the mining lasers on here to say nothing of the 3 Co-Processor I modules in the low slots that should really be replaced with some sort of tank.  A armor plate at least.

So, congratulations to Jakkul for our Fail Mail Friday submission. As being the selected for this week’s fail mail,  Jakkul will receive the whopping  10,000 isk for the Co-Processor I that was fitted on this mail.

Have a fail mail that you would like to submit? You can send me an in game email to Ga’len with Fail Mail in the subject line. You can also contact me on Twitter @Galen_Druid or send me an old fashioned email to Galen@eve-druid.com and again, use Fail Mail in the subject line.

Until next time, have fun and see you out there!

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EVE Online is so much more fun when you are part of a corporation and/or an alliance. In our alliance, we have a wonderful pilot in Hellcats, Eviwyn. She has a blog as do many of our members, however, her talents are not limited to pvp and writing.

She’s also a talented digital artist.  Below is a forums signature that she made for me out of the blue:

Ga'len's New Signature

So, what’s the deal with the Y!HAA and the the cowboy riding the Loki?  It’s a reference to my silliness and a homage to that famous scene from the movie, Dr. Strangelove, where he rides the nuclear weapon into obilivion. In my case the loss of a Loki to an obvious bait trap that I very nonchalantly responded to, “Well, it’s an obvious trap, the next step?  Spring the trap”, and thus I died in a blaze of fail.

Regardless of the inspiration for the banner, I like it and I’m using it from now on.  It’s just cool looking, isn’t it?

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Welcome to the our next installment of Fail Mail Friday. This is where we showcase a kill mail that we pirates would call a “failure”.

This week’s submission comes to us from Arionos. Here is the link to the killmail and below is a copy of the fitting that you can use with EFT.

http://clown.eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=7392455

[Megathron, Spirit keeper's Megathron]
Small Armor Repairer I
Warp Core Stabilizer I
100mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
50mm Reinforced Crystalline Carbonide Plates I
50mm Reinforced Titanium Plates I
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II

Shield Recharger I
Stasis Webifier I
Ionic Field Accelerator I

425mm Railgun I,Antimatter Charge L
425mm Railgun I,Antimatter Charge L
425mm Railgun I,Antimatter Charge L
425mm Railgun I,Antimatter Charge L
425mm Railgun I,Antimatter Charge L
425mm Railgun I,Antimatter Charge L
Prototype Cloaking Device I
Small Tractor Beam I

Large Cargohold Optimization I
Large Cargohold Optimization I
Large Cargohold Optimization I

Berserker I x1
Berserker I x1
Berserker I x1
Berserker I x1

It seems that dual tanking is a common theme this month.  This was an attempt at a missioning Megathron, I think.  I can not be sure.  If someone can figure this one out, please comment on this.  Words, well, I am at a loss here.

So, congratulations to Arionos for our Fail Mail Friday submission. As being the selected for this week’s fail mail, Arionos will receive the whopping  6,130 isk for the Small Armor Rep I that was fitted on this mail.

Have a fail mail that you would like to submit? You can send me an in game email to Ga’len with Fail Mail in the subject line. You can also contact me on Twitter @Galen_Druid or send me an old fashioned email to Galen@eve-druid.com and again, use Fail Mail in the subject line.

Until next time, have fun and see you out there!

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…it was so simple.  Each morning came to light the day, just as the last one had.  The sun would slowly rise over the horizon, the house would begin to stir and the call of the forest would drift through the window into the room.

His sleeping mind would be awakened by the smell of the trees, that musty freshness that sweetened the air from the morning dew.  It would greet him with the hope that one day, he would be far from this place and living in peace.

The sensor alerts echoed in the distance and moved closer to the front of Ga’len’s mind.  His daydream of memories past was cut short.  Another ship was coming into his hunting area.

Revenge, for my friend, Ga’len grinned his evil grin in his mind, alas, it is afoot now.

The An Bealach an Vaga decloaked quickly, locked it’s weapons and began to open fire.  As the shields of the incoming rifter melted away, sensors dectected more ships appearing in range.

Blast, they were waiting for me this time, Ga’len’s smile was detected by his sensors in his pod.  No matter, to it then!

First was the Rifter frigate.  It closed on his ship quickly, spewing rounds into his shields as it’s warp scrambler locked him down.  Ga’len turned his ship and aligned out to a planet, trying to put distance between him and the closing frigate.  Sensors had detected something unexpected in the rest of the hostile gang.  A Loki and it was closing fast.

As the Loki closed range and engaged it’s warp disruptor, the rifter’s hull gave way to the vacuum of space.  Suddenly, Ga’len’s ship began to move faster, but not as expected.  Yes, the microwarp drive was working, but not as it should.

So, webbed me as well? No matter, I can still outrun you.

The engines of An Bealach an Vaga overloaded and Ga’len lurched forward, moving away from the Loki.  By this point, the Loki was deep into it’s armor and for a split second, Ga’len thought about staying in the fight, but the lack of shields and armor made that decision for him.

As Ga’len moved out of range of the Loki’s warp disruptor, he willed his comms to life.

“Nice trap my friend, well played.  I would taunt you, but I can see from my sensors the 2 interceptors closing in on you and the 3 battle cruisers who just fired on you are more worthy of your attention than I.”

Ga’len warped off towards a planet as the Loki fell prey to the other roaming pirate gang.  All that he could hear on his comms were the threats of revenge from the doomed Loki pilot.

Sometimes, it pays to not be the biggest fish in the pond, Ga’len pondered.

Continued…

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Welcome to the our next installment of Fail Mail Friday. This is where we showcase a kill mail that we pirates would call a “failure”.

This week’s submission comes to us from a fellow corpmate, von Diel. Here is the link to the killmail and below is a copy of the fitting that you can use with EFT.

http://eve-hellfleet.com/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=134057

[Harbinger, Quinten Verner's Harbinger]
Medium Armor Repairer I
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane I
N-Type EM Hardener I
N-Type Explosive Hardener I
N-Type Kinetic Hardener I
N-Type Thermic Hardener I

Medium Shield Booster I
10MN MicroWarpdrive I
Cargo Scanner I
‘Langour’ Drive Disruptor I

Civilian Gatling Pulse Laser
Heavy Modal Laser I,True Sanshas Infrared M
Heavy Modal Laser I,Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Heavy Modal Laser I,True Sanshas Infrared M
Heavy Modal Laser I,True Sanshas Infrared M
Heavy Modal Laser I,Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Salvager I

[empty rig slot]

The weapons are not a bad fit, it’s yet another example of a dual tanking setup.  Not really the thing to do, putting a shield booster on an armor tanking ship.

So, congratulations to von Diel for our Fail Mail Friday submission. As being the selected for this week’s fail mail, she will receive the whopping 32,000 isk for the Medium Armor Repairer I that was fitted on this mail.

Have a fail mail that you would like to submit? You can send me an in game email to Ga’len with Fail Mail in the subject line. You can also contact me on Twitter @Galen_Druid or send me an old fashioned email to Galen@eve-druid.com and again, use Fail Mail in the subject line.

Until next time, have fun and see you out there!

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