A Lesson Taught

Even though I hunt the nascent explorer, miner, combat site runner, I admire their resolve.  Their boldness to enter wormhole space and conduct the activity of their choice over and over.  I especially accolade the freshly minted capsuleers new to New Eden that boldly venture immediately into wormholes or other risky locations seeking their fortunes.  No reservations, they no sooner complete the exploration agent and they begin their journey.

Some do a bit of research to prepare themselves.  They begin with a basic set of skills and habits and as they go they learn by doing, learn by losing, learn by inquiry and asking their attacker for tips.  Some quickly develop their skillsets and become quite agile.  Others take longer.  And some never learn, but do provide desirable content to the hunters hot on their trail.  After a loss, some simply give up, never to undock in New Eden again.

This traveler, a mere 28 days into their journey.  The loss of the Heron, their first.  The loss of the pod, also their first.  Time will tell how this traveler learns, adapts, or simply vanishes.

The lesson for this traveler, do not scan when you are at known locations.  Especially the sun.  At least making a safe location in the system will provide a moment for escape prior to any pending doom.  The hunter must combat scan, showing a sign of their intent via the combat probes.  Granted there are some extremely adept combat scanners, skilled, and implanted to only increase their abilities.  But, the fact remains there will be a herald of the seeker, the openly visible combat probes narrowing down the target.

Do not give up.  Be bold.  Adapt and learn.  I genuinely hope to see you in the future.  Potentially in a future where I am the prey and you the hunter.

For now,

Be Well New Eden!