Pochven is by far my favourite part of space in New Eden so I had to do a timelapse of it! There are so many beautiful anomalies, celestials, and obviously wrecks, watch my video to see just a few of them in motion!

I've tagged Just on both YouTube and X as well.

It is no secret that Pochven is more than likely my favourite place in New Eden, and it also produces some of the best screenshots by far. The Pochven wormhome designs are just so damn cool, basically nothing comes close. The Astero is also more than likely my favourite ship right now, so that's a win-win :D

Ahhh, greetings fellow citizens of this space! I am Lurm the Slurm and I am here to tell you that your communication windows should be sized to at least half your HUD space at a minimum. The real game is, after all, played in local chat!

Seriously, though, local chat and player run chat channels are in my mind the lifeblood of the game and one of the main reasons the game feels as live as it does. This includes the local chat box itself, and then the players in the chat and their names and portraits. It truly is at the heart of all things in EVE. The feeling of jumping into a system on your way to rob its ESS and seeing no one. The quickening of the pulse when you see a name pop up in wormhole space or Pochven. The pride and joy that comes from the 'gf' given to you by someone you've just managed to defeat in honorable, or dishonorable combat. The deal or deed you've been hunting for being requested or posted in Jita 4-4. That private communication or mail from an old friend inviting you to join them on their glorious adventure once more.

There's nothing else like it and there's no way anyone would be able to convince me it is merely a 'tool for gathering intelligence'. While I believe that is true, I also believe it is just so much more to so many people. I was SHOCKED to hear that some people have local chat minimized, or have portraits hidden, or have it so small that they can't even see a single sentence in it...

...I just cannot believe it.

The real game is played in local chat!

I am going to take my chance and shout myself out because the more eyes I can get on roleplaying in EVE Online the better.

Soon after I started playing, a few months ago as I am still relatively new, I took to the local chat of Ahbazon to try and keep myself alive. Despite all the odds being stacked against me I managed to sweet talk my way into the good books of the locals and 2 billion ISK.

It remains to this day one of my fondest memories of my time playing and I love that it proves that EVE Online really is the ultimate sandbox game. Anything is possible, even making ISK per hour beyond your wildest dreams using nothing but your words.

Get out there, my dudes, undock those ships and interact with your fellow pilots in any way, shape, or form that you can! <3

The true end boss is fought before the game even begins.

Honestly the SKINR system is pretty fantastic. I did not expect the randomiser to actually deliver good and usable skins!

ROLEPLAYING!

So, you have heard about the lesser known (but still totally legit) 'Roleplaying' Career Path in New Eden and you want to get started? Well, you've come to the right place, Lurm the Slurm is here and all is well in the world once more. Let my Vexatious existence be all that matters to you for the next few minutes while I teach you all you need to know!

This career path, while less often persued by those that call the stars their home, can be the most fruitful and rewarding of all if approached with the right mindset and expectations. Engaging in roleplaying with other pilots in New Eden, or beyond, can earn you new and exciting opportunities, friendships to last a lifetime, and adventures that span the stars. It can also net you some pretty decent ISK if you are well enough versed and brave enough. It won't be for everyone, but for those that make it work it can allow you to develop skills that will spill over and help you in all avenues you follow. The biggest draw of Roleplaying? You can do it in any vessel, or even none at all!

Now... to get started you'll want to start by finding a sufficiently populated space and doing one of the following and waiting for them to yield results:

Pose a cryptic question: Why are we still here? Just to suffer?

Regale them with a tale: It all started on that fateful day so many years ago when a single star decided that it was their time to fall from the sky...

Give them advice: Don't waste your time looking back, you're not going that way!

Threaten them: You have been a thorn in my side for far too long!

The most important thing, and the biggest hurdle for most, is sending that first communication. It is just like undocking your ship, as long as you are doing it, you are winning. Don't be discouraged if they do not reply immediately, or at all, for roleplaying is a game of people and patience.

While these are just the basics, they are still more than enough to get your started. So get out there, send those communications, make those connections, and always remember that you are the main character of your own tale, everybody else is entering YOUR story midway through the plot.

Tackle the Roleplaying Career Path today with the pride, joy, and mischief, it deserves!

- Lurm the Slurm of Slurm City

Lurm the Slurm would most definitely be an Afterburner!

When playing EVE Online I generally tend to like to go fast, without stopping, and I often burn into situations and only stop to think about what I have done after the fact...

Now if only the game had some sort of specialized communications module I could attach to my ship to transmit my messages into space more violently...