Chimes the soft spoken computer said as my falcon simultaneously is catapulted across the system and cloaked from a paranoid old habit. There was no one on the gate I just left and there were only a few people in local so I probably did have much to worry about. But this is low sec and who knows who is sitting, cloaked, in a picket position watching the people come in or out. Again, it's probably paranoia but it's only when I lose that paranoia when my day ends in a fiery, upsetting way. Plus I have to admit there is a bit of comfort in these procedures and habits. I've been away for a few months and it's nice to fall back into that old routine. Flying into back low sec pocket that's occupied by the random pirate trying raise their security status by ratting, this few brave miners or mission runners, and the industrial moon mining POS I realize how much I feel at home here. It's terribly lonely but for some reason it's lonely in a beautiful and romantic sort of way. It's a place I've learned to call home.
Recently I found a blog of another low sec pilot and it gave me the idea to chronicle my journey. Why? There are things I'm good at as well as things that I'd LIKE to be good at. Maybe by writing it down I'll be able analyze my journey and get better.
What am I good at? I'm a great support pilot, decent scout, and love following orders. The majority of my career has been with the eve uni and specifically in the Low Sec Camp(LSC). The nice thing about flying with the uni is that I always have the ability to fly with large fleets most days. My level of expertise, and I use that term loosely, is in stealth ships and EWAR boats, specifically ECM Target disrupter boats. I've focused on Caldari ships and generally fly the stealth bomber, manticore, and the recon ship, falcon. When running fleets I generally will fly in a falcon or a more basic cruiser/battleship version(the blackbird and Scorpion respectively). When flying in this role I am 'okay'. I have decent instincts and enough experience in low sec to survive on my own, fly alone, and contribute meaningfully to fleet actions even small groups. But where I lack is my ability to fight on my own or lead other ships into battle. The second weakness arise as a result from the first. I don't feel confident to lead combat ships when my experience is in support roles. Hopefully I can focus on switching that but unfortunately it's difficult to fly Caldari ships that are designed to do a great deal of damage and survive long enough to do damage on the field. Should I cross train into other races or just learn to use the Caldari ships more effectively? I don't know.
But this is something I plan to explore now.
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