Yes, I know that Tyrannis ws dropped a while ago, but I’ve been too busy playing it to post anything about it. It’s funny how time can slip away from you when you’re hammering away on new content like that. Capsuleering hasn’t started yet, but I’m patient. Kind of…

As we all know and I outlined last time, the big draw here is that you can set up colonies on various planets and harvest the resources they offer. This can include all sorts of things, like heavy metals, non-cs crystals, and even suspended plasma. Of course, it’s going to cost an awful lot to keep the colonies safe, so I recommend you buy isk in decent quantities so that you can prep for the folks who are going to try and take your hard earned goods from you.

We all know that every pirate out there is going to be drooling at the thought of all of the resources up for grabs. Kind of makes me wish I had that Titan ready. It’d be pretty ideal for discouraging opportunistic types. Too late now, though. Here’s hoping that the fleet is up to the task!

Anyway, I feel like iI need to reiterate a few important points if you’re going to buy isk now.

The big thing that I usually recommend is to only buy from sites you know whenever a new expansion or major patch drops. The reason is really simple: scammers pop up in droves whenever there’s new content to be had. These guys will appear with all sorts of promises they never intend to keep, then vanish with your money.

The other thing to keep in mind is that prices aren’t going to hold steady for very long. Right now they’re right around $14.50 in most places, some higher, some lower. This won’t last for much more than a few days or so, maybe a week at the most. That’s when the supply chain will start to dry up and prices will start to climb. Usually it’s the lesser known places that will feel the crunch first. Stick to the bigger places when this happens, because they’ll have a larger supply pool to draw from. That helps keep the prices lower for longer. Plus there isn’t the added pressure of reduced supply making the deliverers nervous. Nervous people make mistakes more easily than others, which can lead to all kinds of trouble down the line.

Be safe out there!

I’ve come to the conclusion that this Titan isn’t going to build itself, and that it’s just taking way too much time to build the thing without a little help. I’ve done this a couple of times so far, but I’m having to keep the purchase sizes low to avoid bringing attention to myself. Today will be no different. I’m just looking for a little boost to help speed things along a little.

I’m feeling a little impatient about the whole thing because a few of the sites I’ve been monitoring have been complaining of really unreliable delivery systems lately. I remember when Toonstorm had a similar problem, but they were quick to simply cut out the people who were causing the problem. Since then they’ve had to slow delivery times a little, but at least they’re accurate. That’s why I’m going to buy from them today instead of someone else. No sense playing roulette with it.

Today I’m going to pick up 300 million isk. It’s running for 18.80 right now which has me pleased. Other places have spiked prices to compensate for some of the supply chain trouble they’re having. So I make the buy and today I’m going to play with live chat to see if it’s still working as well as the old fashioned confirmation call. As it turns out it’s working fine. I talked to the rep for a few minutes to make sure that they’re doing everything possible to keep me safe. No sense getting this Titan worked on if I’m going to get suspended for it. He was really reassuring, and let me know that all of the less-than-safe people they’d had to work with in the past were long gone. Plus my order would be ready in about 5 hours. Not bad all things considered.

And I’m back a bit later to let you know that the handoff went fine, and about half an hour earlier than expected. Time to sink that Isk right into the Titan and hope for the best.

Anywho, Toonstorm is still a great place to buy Isk, so keep them in mind.

Hey everyone!
I’m super sorry about not being able to update for the past month or so, I’ve been playing the heck out of Apoc and then of course life catches up with ya and it’s been warm outside…You know how that goes

I figured I’d come back with a BANG! or maybe a ZAP! Yeah Let’s go Zap…or maybe even a Pehw Pehw.

Anyway, I’ve got some questions from past blogs that I’ve posted that I think are pretty solid and need an answering. Let me first start by thanking the people who posted these questions and I hope you enjoy the site!
Let’s dig in - The first question comes from Angel about a blog I wrote in February! She asks:

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Several blogs ago, you mentioned “safety procedures in place” that would assure a secure delivery.

Could you comment on what it takes to make a delivery safely?”

Great question and I totally didn’t think of explaining that good enough. On that particular blog we were doing a purchase from Toonstorm for a good amount of Eve Isk.  Safety procedures include how the company you’re buying from handles the ISK. In game there are scammers and fraudsters just like in real life. CCP is pretty good about banning or catching people who set up fake corps in game with the intent to defraud users, and people who hack accounts etc. In that particular blog I had a good conversation with the customer service rep at Toonstorm who handles the Eve Isk trades for their company and I was very impressed with his answers and knowledge of the game. Talking with a fellow player put me at ease, and hearing about how they handle the ISK, purchase from safe places, and the measures they take to prevent buying bad product or get their customers in trouble.

Here’s a few general tips on what to look out for:

This got longer than I hoped and I hate to bore, so I’ll answer more questions in the next blog, and I’ll get back to updating regularly