Maugrim McFiriba's Eve Online Journal

Since I came to the realisation that in a sandbox game like Eve Online you pretty much invent your own definition of fun (or leave the game bored out of your skull because you think Level 1 missions and roid busting is the whole extent of the game), once I had set up planning for some skills to become a specialised Battlecruiser (specifically a Drake and Hurricane) pilot before moving up to Battleships I decided to see where else I could apply my meagre 8 week old talents.

The whole point of becoming a specialised Caldari and Minmatar Battlecruiser pilot was to limit my scatterbrain approach to skill training, while maintaining at least the flexibility to fly the ships of two races. Luckily with many skills equally important for all races, this isn't a massive time sink for Tech 1 ships! Since Maugrim is at heart a wardog, I was left wondering about the other side of the coin - mining and industry as a "carebear".

Cathbadh McFiriba, brother to Maugrim McFiriba, was lured into the fold of the Crimson Industries and Development corporation. As an alt, his duty is to bring laser death to asteroids and figure out how to manufacture items. His training commenced some days ago and with a little investment capital from Maugrim, he has his sights set on a Mining Barge as a short term objective (only 45 days to go for the best one available).

Unlike Maugrim, Cathbadh will be entirely mining and industry based. He'll be the hauler, miner and manufacturer complementing Maugrim's pure combat focus. He will put that much maligned cartoon series to shame and make all the other carebears jealous . But mainly he will let the guy pulling his strings experience and explore other areas of the game.

Cathbadh has been a serious investment. He now roams Uitra with a full head of +3 Attribute Implants, in a Badger with a full array of Cargohold Expander IIs, and is busy training Spacial Awareness IV at the moment. It will be a while before he becomes useful by being able to pilot a Retriever (followed asap by a Covetor), and in the meantime he has sunk a lot of funds donated by Maugrim. Luckily Maugrim does not require a lot of cash right now since he is bound to the Battlecruiser class of ships and doesn't need a lot of saved ISK other than enough funds to eventually buy and fit a Minmatar Hurricane.