There are things that even a three year EVE veteran have not seen. For me, it was a ‘Holy Grail’. The ever elusive ‘Officer Spawn’.
So, what happens to me last night? I manage to log on and NPC rat for a while, jump into a system and in the first belt, I see a 5 battleship spawn. Unusual I think. The words are on the overview and as I lock the target, the name repeats in my mind. Kaikka Peunato, Kaikka Peunato. Why do I know that name. HOLY FRAK…..IT’S AN OFFICER SPAWN!!!!
I close in and engage this sucker. For some reason, my web will not activate when I am in range, but I don’t care, he’s taking damage quickly. A few moments later, pop he goes. Funny, his wreck is now 45 km away. Must be another desync. I fly as fast as I can to the wreck, gather the loot and fly back to my home base in this lovely region of 0.0 space. I drop everything into my hanger and look at the spoils.
Not too shabby, a couple hundred million isk if I play the contracts right with my alt in Jita. So, I get everything into a covert ops and fly it out to low sec, pick it up with my trading alt and it’s isk in the wallet in a few days.
On my way back, I encounter a huge bubble camp and low and behold, as I get within jump range of the gate, disconnect. I log back on and I am in a fresh clone in my 0.0 base. Yup, lost the covert ops and the pod (http://www.eve-druid.com/kb/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=74071). Good thing it was on the return trip, otherwise I would be rather drunk and sad right about now.
So, finally, I got an Officer Spawn. Finally. It’s not the best of them, but it was one. Isk was decent and the sec status gain from it was a nice boost. I’m happy. One more milestone for me.
See you out there!!!!
July 15th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Congratulations!
I too have never had an officer spawn. But I don't rat enough to have the chance I suppose.
July 15th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Gratz on that! Some of the Bastards liberated a couple of Kaikka's Modified Ballistic Control Systems from a ratting (!) Raven awhile ago; those sold VERY nicely in Jita.
July 15th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Give it time, it will happen.
July 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
If all goes well with the sales of the stuff, I am sure that you will be popping it on some poor carebear's ship soon.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Congrats man. What a feeling!
Now to whom do we sell the tag to?
http://lettersfromeve.wpgmb.ca/index.php?option=c...
July 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Thanx man. I am not sure about selling the tag. Might keep it as a memento of the event.
BTW mate, I love you blog, it's a cool read, keep up the good work.
July 17th, 2009 at 11:21 am
A congrats is in order, I can only dream of such event for myself for now!