The system of Notoras in Black Rise is a nice little, out of the way system I dock up in every now and then. When I roam and don't want to head back to Isho, I'll call it a night there so when I undock I'm already behind enemy lines *cue in James Bond theme*. I see a fellow Black Jacket xxMACKxx in corp chat and we start chatting it up. As I undock a cyno is waiting for me *smile*. Off to a good start! I align to a celestial, lock up the Reaper and explode the cyno. I continue on my roam of Black Rise, stopping along each system on my route to scan around and look for targets. A few systems and no targets so I begin to roam towards Isho, stopping by the Asakai constellation first. Mack is having more luck finding fights as he shares a couple killmails with me. I enter Okkamon and continue to search. About twenty minutes in and no luck. I turn my Rifter towards Isho with the intent of hopping into my Astero and trying my luck with wormholes again. Mack dropped another fight in chat and I looked to see that he had fought the same Rifter twice, and was defeated. The fights happened in Isho! A Rifter pilot in Isho killing Black Jackets! I must fight him! I skip scanning the systems in the Isho pipe and burn as fast as I can over there. I was excited at the possibility of fighting a Rifter mano a mano! I entered Isho and as usual it was active and populated. I checked out local and saw the Rifter pilot was still here *fist pump* As soon as I enter system I see this:
[ 2016.01.20 18:23:15 ] Lost touch > you good for ISK?
[ 2016.01.20 18:23:21 ] xxMACKxx > totally
[ 2016.01.20 18:23:40 ] Lost touch > hehe T1 frig pew is cool coz you die its like 8m
I like this guy!
[ 2016.01.20 18:23:52 ] Sem Skord > Lost touch 1v1 nov?
[ 2016.01.20 18:23:55 ] xxMACKxx > yeah every now and then I sell a plex and I'm good for months
[ 2016.01.20 18:24:04 ] Lost touch > man let me rep
[ 2016.01.20 18:24:08 ] Sem Skord > kk
[ 2016.01.20 18:24:51 ] Lost touch > T1 frig?
[ 2016.01.20 18:24:59 ] Lost touch > or dragoon?
[ 2016.01.20 18:25:04 ] Sem Skord > t1
[ 2016.01.20 18:25:11 ] Sem Skord > your Rifter and my Rifter are gonna dance :]
[ 2016.01.20 18:25:28 ] Lost touch > hehe sounds like a party i wanna be a part of :p
Awesome! I warped to my home station and saw a flashy Thorax on the undock. I ignored it as I made last minute repairs and resupplies to my Rifter. After everything checked out I undocked and warped to the novice for our 1v1. But my opponent, Lost touch saw the Thorax and had other plans.
[ 2016.01.20 18:27:14 ] Lost touch > Thorax on gate
[ 2016.01.20 18:27:16 ] Lost touch > novice
[ 2016.01.20 18:27:20 ] Lost touch > team?
[ 2016.01.20 18:27:21 ] xxMACKxx > awesome
[ 2016.01.20 18:27:23 ] Sem Skord > sure
[ 2016.01.20 18:27:23 ] xxMACKxx > let's do it
[ 2016.01.20 18:27:35 ] Sem Skord > iw
[ 2016.01.20 18:27:48 ] xxMACKxx > undocking
For some strange reason I wasn't worried about this guy setting us up or backstabbing us during the fight. I think the fact that he fought Mack 1v1 and he was in a Rifter was the cause. Three frig pilots uniting to take down a nice big Thorax is always special though!
After a bit of warping back and forth between plex's trying to land on top of the Thorax (he was really fast for my AB brawling Rifter), I land 40km away from him as Lost and Mack are closer at 25-30km and burning. Mack brought his Crucifier to the fight and was able to land his long point on him but the Thorax was still faster than our frigs. I warped off to try warping back at a distance to get closer as Lost and Mack stayed on grid with the Thorax.
[ 2016.01.20 18:29:10 ] xxMACKxx > point
[ 2016.01.20 18:29:14 ] Sem Skord > iw
[ 2016.01.20 18:29:18 ] Lost touch > omw
[ 2016.01.20 18:29:35 ] Sem Skord > burning
[ 2016.01.20 18:29:50 ] Sem Skord > too fast
[ 2016.01.20 18:29:54 ] xxMACKxx > he's too fast
[ 2016.01.20 18:30:35 ] Lost touch > scrammed
[ 2016.01.20 18:30:36 ] Sem Skord > burning
[ 2016.01.20 18:30:49 ] Lost touch > drones
Yes! I landed on grid and was again 40km away but the Thorax had lost its speed advantage. The sights and sounds of battle were echoing as my Rifter made its way towards the fight. The sounds got louder and louder. The drones were out and were swarming the Rifter. I landed my point on the Thorax to hold him down in case Lost had to warp off and began going to work webbin' and shooting the drones. Mack's Crucifier had gone down during my trek to get to the fight but his sacrifice wasn't in vain as it allowed Lost to land a scram and hold down the cruiser. The system was still bustling with activity our Rifters shot down the wave of drones and turned our guns onto the Thorax. Our auto cannons and rockets were blasting through his shield and putting nice smoldering holes into his armor. A Firetail had landed but he took the gate immediately, probably unsure of what to make of the situation. Soon after a Punisher landed and was burning towards us.
[ 2016.01.20 18:31:25 ] Lost touch > kill kill
[ 2016.01.20 18:31:35 ] Lost touch > punnisher is friendly
[ 2016.01.20 18:31:39 ] Sem Skord > rgr
[ 2016.01.20 18:31:50 ] Sem Skord > dragoon after?
[ 2016.01.20 18:31:50 ] Lost touch > is draggon is friendly?
[ 2016.01.20 18:31:52 ] Sem Skord > no
[ 2016.01.20 18:31:54 ] Sem Skord > i dont know him
[ 2016.01.20 18:32:02 ] Lost touch > let us know if aggro
A Dragoon had landed about 50km from the killzone and was holding steady, not moving but watching what was going on. The Punisher was slowly making its way towards us as we continued to pound the Thorax. The cruiser turned its webs on me and fired away with its medium blasters landing a few grazing shots. I overheated my afterburner as the target entered deep armor causing his shots to miss my Rifter. Seconds later, the Thorax fell to the might of frigates! Woooo! A Vigil Fleet Issue was on short and the Dragoon began to burn towards us. At this point my paranoia kicked in, telling me to get out of there incase the Rifter and the Punisher decide to kill me as well. Mack's Crucifier wreck was nearby so I grabbed the loot and warped to a safe, leaving Lost, his Punisher friend, the Dragoon and the VFI at the plex. I watched d-scan and saw a couple pilots go flashy.
[ 2016.01.20 18:35:12 ] Sem Skord > well that was a turn of events
[ 2016.01.20 18:35:17 ] Sem Skord > good shit :]
[ 2016.01.20 18:35:27 ] Lost touch > hehe
[ 2016.01.20 18:35:28 ] Lost touch > was fun
[ 2016.01.20 18:36:00 ] Sem Skord > mack i grabbed ur loot from ur wreck
[ 2016.01.20 18:36:02 ] Sem Skord > show me the km plz
[ 2016.01.20 18:36:05 ] xxMACKxx > ahah thanks
[ 2016.01.20 18:36:13 ] xxMACKxx > Kill: xxMACKxx (Crucifier)
[ 2016.01.20 18:36:23 ] xxMACKxx > i'm pretty rusty
[ 2016.01.20 18:37:05 ] Lost touch > hehe that was hectic
[ 2016.01.20 18:37:18 ] Lost touch > oldschool ships tho :)
Lost and I returned to our previous arrangement.
[ 2016.01.20 18:41:06 ] Lost touch > wanna fleet and safe
[ 2016.01.20 18:41:11 ] Lost touch > coz some ships on scan
[ 2016.01.20 18:41:37 ] Sem Skord > 100km off planet x?
[ 2016.01.20 18:41:42 ] Lost touch > okies
[ 2016.01.20 18:41:53 ] Sem Skord > iw
[ 2016.01.20 18:41:54 ] Sem Skord > gl
[ 2016.01.20 18:41:57 ] Lost touch > need a sec
[ 2016.01.20 18:42:00 ] Sem Skord > np
[ 2016.01.20 18:42:01 ] Lost touch > repper loading
[ 2016.01.20 18:42:09 ] Lost touch > i derped and misclicked haha
[ 2016.01.20 18:42:21 ] Sem Skord > haha no worries
[ 2016.01.20 18:42:54 ] Lost touch > ok r
[ 2016.01.20 18:42:59 ] Lost touch > Gl Hf mate
[ 2016.01.20 18:43:05 ] Sem Skord > ditto
We moved towards each other from 100km out. He approached me at a side spiral as I went the climb altitude then dive bomb method. I eye balled his guns and he had auto cannons. At 50km we activated our afterburners and closed the distance. At around 15km he locked me up and began landing solid blows to my shields. I was still closing the distance and by the time I got to 10km I was already in low shields. I fired my guns and rockets and activated my repper. For a few seconds we exchanged gun fire and rockets, but I couldn't get closer than 5 or 6,000 meters. I checked his speed and sure enough he was faster than me. That meant he must of had falloff rigs with no plate and a gyro because my repper was getting overwhelmed with the incoming volleys. I managed to get him into deep armor and punch through his hull a bit but the speed gap between our Rifters was the deciding factor. Gf!
[ 2016.01.20 18:44:57 ] Lost touch > gf
[ 2016.01.20 18:44:58 ] Sem Skord > gf
[ 2016.01.20 18:45:07 ] Sem Skord > scram fit? no plate?
[ 2016.01.20 18:45:18 ] Lost touch > yup
[ 2016.01.20 18:45:24 ] Lost touch > want fit?
[ 2016.01.20 18:45:32 ] Sem Skord > sure
[ 2016.01.20 18:45:36 ] Sem Skord > 1 more?
[ 2016.01.20 18:45:44 ] Lost touch > Bleh?!
[ 2016.01.20 18:46:34 ] Lost touch > yea can do mate
[ 2016.01.20 18:47:32 ] Lost touch > Should have gave you my fit after the 1v1 hehe
[ 2016.01.20 18:47:52 ] Sem Skord > lol no worries, i got no mods to counter it :]
[ 2016.01.20 18:47:54 ] Sem Skord > same place?
[ 2016.01.20 18:47:58 ] Lost touch > okies
As I was hopping into another Rifter, Mack informed us of some more possible action.
[ 2016.01.20 18:48:28 ] xxMACKxx > couple incursus out there
[ 2016.01.20 18:48:36 ] Sem Skord > got 'em at plex's?
[ 2016.01.20 18:48:46 ] Lost touch > what plex?
[ 2016.01.20 18:48:49 ] xxMACKxx > they're gone
[ 2016.01.20 18:48:56 ] Lost touch > :(
[ 2016.01.20 18:49:06 ] xxMACKxx > rax at medium
[ 2016.01.20 18:49:12 ] Sem Skord > lets do it
[ 2016.01.20 18:49:13 ] Lost touch > team?
[ 2016.01.20 18:49:16 ] Lost touch > ok
[ 2016.01.20 18:49:16 ] xxMACKxx > nm he's warping around
[ 2016.01.20 18:49:18 ] Sem Skord > ah
[ 2016.01.20 18:49:22 ] Lost touch > go together
[ 2016.01.20 18:49:43 ] Lost touch > fleet me
After some scanning and chasing around, the Thorax was no where to be seen as well as the two Incursus's. Once again Lost and I returned to our previous arrangement.
[ 2016.01.20 18:50:22 ] xxMACKxx > yeah
[ 2016.01.20 18:50:25 ] xxMACKxx > system's clear now =/
[ 2016.01.20 18:50:38 ] Lost touch > ok 1v1 P x at 100?
[ 2016.01.20 18:50:44 ] Sem Skord > lets do it
[ 2016.01.20 18:50:51 ] Lost touch > rgr
[ 2016.01.20 18:50:55 ] Sem Skord > gl!
[ 2016.01.20 18:50:59 ] Lost touch > go on landing
[ 2016.01.20 18:51:11 ] Lost touch > gl fh
I was flying the exact same fit as before except I had Barrage loaded in an attempt to counter his speed. Midwarp I switched to regular close range ammo (Fusion) since we both warped from the same spot at the same time. I exited grid followed moments later by Lost exiting warp as well. He was right on top of me. Immediately we lock one another up and let loose the bullets and rockets. I kept my AB overheated to stay close as long as I could to dish out as much damage as I could. His shields fell first as his armor began to take heavy damage. My Rifter wasn't far behind him but I activated my reps at mid shield to time the incoming damage to my armor. A few more volleys blasted through his reps sending him into hull! I was holding steadily at half armor with some gun fire sending me a bit over; but my reps would patch the damage up and hold. The first few seconds allowed my Rifter to gain the upperhand early in the fight, but he was beginning to out pace my frig and gain range on me. The Gyro was kicking in as my tank began to cough up reps in a feeble attempt to repair the heavy damage. Quickly the fight became reminiscent of our previous 1v1 as I struggled to stay on him. He entered half structure as my last nanite rep kept me in deep armor. Soon both our Rifters were smoking and aflame but intact and firing away! It was glorious! A hard volley sent me into structure as he crept into low structure, it was getting close! He reached 4,000 meters and I thought it was done. There was an explosion as my neocomm pinged, with the wreck of my opponent in front of me!
[ 2016.01.20 18:51:53 ] Sem Skord > gf
[ 2016.01.20 18:51:54 ] Lost touch > gf
[ 2016.01.20 18:52:09 ] Sem Skord > Ishomilken IX - Moon 4 - Corporate Police Force Assembly Plant for loot
[ 2016.01.20 18:52:18 ] Lost touch > am good mate keep it
[ 2016.01.20 18:52:26 ] Lost touch > spoils of war :P
[ 2016.01.20 18:53:42 ] Lost touch > Well guys the fights were super fun so thanks alot
[ 2016.01.20 18:53:48 ] Lost touch > i need a shower and food tho
[ 2016.01.20 18:53:59 ] Sem Skord > yea man gf's and good killin stuff with ya
[ 2016.01.20 18:53:59 ] xxMACKxx > sure thing
[ 2016.01.20 18:54:08 ] Sem Skord > you gonna operate around here?
[ 2016.01.20 18:54:25 ] Lost touch > yea mate just remade fla5hy and isho top station
[ 2016.01.20 18:54:37 ] Sem Skord > awesome :]
[ 2016.01.20 18:54:49 ] Sem Skord > we dont have blues, but we can set you to the orange setting
[ 2016.01.20 18:54:57 ] Sem Skord > means ur honorable and give gf's
[ 2016.01.20 18:55:03 ] Lost touch > you guys need a hand takeing something down or a few 1v1's just holla at me or any of my guys
[ 2016.01.20 18:55:13 ] Lost touch > hehe sounds ood
[ 2016.01.20 18:55:15 ] Lost touch > good*
[ 2016.01.20 18:55:18 ] Sem Skord > will do, same for you n ur guys
Gf! My stomach was rumbling as I hadn't had breakfast yet, so I docked up and was about to log when Mack again informed me of a possible target.
[ 2016.01.20 19:00:12 ] xxMACKxx > sem
[ 2016.01.20 19:00:14 ] xxMACKxx > caracal?
[ 2016.01.20 19:00:41 ] Sem Skord > where
[ 2016.01.20 19:00:47 ] xxMACKxx > novice entrance
[ 2016.01.20 19:00:52 ] Sem Skord > lets do it
[ 2016.01.20 19:00:58 ] xxMACKxx > sec
[ 2016.01.20 19:01:04 ] xxMACKxx > looks like a blob
[ 2016.01.20 19:01:08 ] xxMACKxx > tons of crap
[ 2016.01.20 19:01:17 ] Sem Skord > lets hit the nov
[ 2016.01.20 19:01:19 ] Sem Skord > see if anyone enters
[ 2016.01.20 19:01:26 ] Sem Skord > the other nov
[ 2016.01.20 19:01:27 ] Sem Skord > compound
The Caracal had left by now, but the two Incursus frigs from earlier were in system. D-scan showed them at one of the two novices, so I waited at a safe for Mack so we could hit the other nov at the same time and duke it out with the frigs. A couple minutes went by and Mack informed me he was ready.
[ 2016.01.20 19:01:58 ] xxMACKxx > hmm kk
[ 2016.01.20 19:02:28 ] xxMACKxx > undocking
[ 2016.01.20 19:02:40 ] Sem Skord > rdy?
[ 2016.01.20 19:02:45 ] xxMACKxx > yeah
[ 2016.01.20 19:02:51 ] Sem Skord > iw
[ 2016.01.20 19:02:52 ] xxMACKxx > iw
[ 2016.01.20 19:02:59 ] xxMACKxx > tristan now
[ 2016.01.20 19:03:01 ] xxMACKxx > gonna be fun
Tristan? I didn't see anything but the two Gallente frigs at the nov but maybe my d-scan was acting up or something. I landed on the acceleration gate and Mack wasn't on grid with me nor on short. Only one Incursus was left inside the plex. I scanned the other one and it was a party. Condor, Incursus's, and a Tristan. That's when I realized Mack had probably warped to THAT nov!
[ 2016.01.20 19:03:14 ] Sem Skord > taking gate
[ 2016.01.20 19:03:18 ] Sem Skord > bro!
[ 2016.01.20 19:03:20 ] Sem Skord > the other nov!
[ 2016.01.20 19:03:29 ] xxMACKxx > fuck dude i'm warping into this thing
[ 2016.01.20 19:03:37 ] Sem Skord > lol take the gate
[ 2016.01.20 19:03:39 ] Sem Skord > omw
I chuckled and smiled to myself as I warped to the nov where the party was it. I mashed d-scan expecting to see his capsule but the Tristan, Condor and both Incursus's were still on scan along with Mack's Rifter. Don't die Mack don't die! I landed on the gate and activated it. Everyone was still alive, even Mack. My auto cannons were spinning with eagerness and my Nova rockets were ready to fly and deliver their deadly payload. What better way to end the session by going out in a blaze of glory with a fellow Black Jacket!
I enter the plex and the sounds and sights of battle greet me. I saw a capsule and figured it was the Tristan. The two Incursus pilots were flashy, the Condor was flying around and Mack was in the middle of it all, alone and unafraid firing at one of the Gallente frigs. I locked up the frig he was firing on and let my guns and rockets loose. I landed my point and web and began to orbit outside his blasters. The frig was already in half armor as Mack and I shredded through his armor and blasted away his hull. I locked up the other Incursus and Condor as the frigate began repping. The Condor had pulled range to 20km plus but was still on grid. Incursus #1 (our victim) was in deep hull but stubbornly refusing to explode. He was within a sliver of hull left when he repped once more but our guns quickly overwhelmed his reps and exploded the Incursus. Wooo! The fight wasn't over yet! I turned my fire to the remaining Incursus. My auto cannons and rockets were firing away as I set into my orbit. This Incurus seemed to crumble as his shields melted, his armor fell apart, and his structure simply disintegrated. Two down, one to go! The Condor was at 18km as I turned my Rifter in its direction. Suddenly it was approaching us at a fast speed, within seconds he was in scram range as I landed my point and web and fired away with my Fusion ammo and Nova rockets. Mack had closed range and began to tear apart the Condor's shields as I shut off my auto cannons to load EMP. I took the time to check short scan as my guns loaded and it was just us three on short. The Condor's shield were about to fall as my guns were ready to roll with EMP ammo. I fired away and we punched through his shields, blasting apart a nice chunk of armor. A Hookbill was on short but the Condor was close to exploding. A few more volleys ripped through the rest of its armor and moments later destroyed his hull as the Condor joined the wrecks inside the plex.
[ 2016.01.20 19:06:21 ] xxMACKxx > lol
[ 2016.01.20 19:06:22 ] Sem Skord > lol loot up
[ 2016.01.20 19:06:56 ] xxMACKxx > gotta dock
[ 2016.01.20 19:06:59 ] Sem Skord > rgr
[ 2016.01.20 19:07:11 ] Sem Skord > im looting
[ 2016.01.20 19:07:13 ] Sem Skord > short is clear
The spoils of war were ours! R1FTA was the victor in this frigate brawl! I was still laughing at the fact that Mack was in there by himself for a good little bit. I imagined him just firing his guns at everything and I laughed again. Man that was intense and badass!
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:04 ] Sem Skord > lol i warp in and ur just alone n unafraid in this frigate brawl
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:08 ] Sem Skord > that was fucking awesome
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:13 ] xxMACKxx > it was pretty rad =D
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:17 ] xxMACKxx > i should have been recording
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:17 ] Sem Skord > hahaha oh man
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:21 ] xxMACKxx > this place is becoming a hotspot
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:26 ] Sem Skord > aye
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:55 ] Sem Skord > alright man i gotta go
[ 2016.01.20 19:08:58 ] Sem Skord > get my kids ready for school
[ 2016.01.20 19:09:06 ] Sem Skord > good luck! o7
[ 2016.01.20 19:09:07 ] xxMACKxx > haha sure man have a great day dude
[ 2016.01.20 19:09:09 ] Sem Skord > you too bro
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| El Lupo, MAAAAAAAACK! |
Finally got the video to work! It has the Vagabond fight I mentioned before along with the Stay Frosty fight (the fight was longer than the video, I just didn't hit record until the end). I also included the footage from our frigate brawl. Hope you enjoy!
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