The (EVE) Road Less Travelled

EVE is big.

I don't know if you've ever noticed, but this universe that CCP have created is ENORMOUS!  Over 5000 systems of k-space! It made me wonder though... How far do people traverse across this great big universe? How far would I be willing to travel just to say 'I've been there'? Are the sites CCP has planted around the game worth going to take a peep at? It made me think about where I've been myself, and so, bored, I hopped on EVE, opened up my map, and had a play with the control panel!

I'm gonna take a quick side step here for a bit of background on this sudden idea/plan/plot- of which I will explain in a second.

I went to see the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular tonight with my family. :)  (Link: http://www.doctorwhosymphonicspectacular.com/)

!Random Snaps!

I don't really watch Doctor Who, and I am by no means a 'Whoovian'. I know enough to get easy jokes, and I watch the occasional episode because my dad is addicted to it and sometimes I like sitting on the couch in the lounge room!

To be honest though, I love orchestras. I've now seen the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra twice now, once for 'The Impossible Orchestra'- a 24 hours straight performance to raise money for charity, and the second time tonight. Very talented people that. There's something about sitting in a room lit up, with an excited looking conductor who gets into the performance, the loud, beautiful music that just seems to resonate around you... and you know what?

A few of these particular pieces (maybe due to the footage being played on the big screen behind them :P) made me instantly think of my dear EVE.

This was initially brought on by my family asking me on the way to the Exhibition Center about the big massive EVE battle that everyone seems to know about, and so I went off on this much-longer-than-they-were-interested-in story about the background story/war and the mechanics and Titans and how the fleets and fights and standings and training works... etc. I mentioned they were putting something in the 'battle system' to commemorate the event, and I suddenly realised it was being implemented tonight!

Still regretting the fact I didn't hop over there for the big fight to take pictures (even though I probably would have crashed halfway there :P), I decided then and there that at some point in the very near future- I am going to see this monument. Yes its a bunch of wrecks but there's something about being able to say, 'I've been there'. Its for exactly that reason that me, Brink and Lucas accompanied Merk to the EVE gate a few nights ago. So he could say 'I've been there' (even after declaring it a waste of time and boring and pointless :P).

So... going back to my map playing with/crazy idea. I looked at the route to B-R5RB from my spot in Bosena. 33 jumps if you go quickest- through high sec. 106 if you go low sec only :P I know which one looks more interesting :P

This led me to thinking, well.. back to the map. Lets see just how big this thing is. :P

Uhhh.. a long way. But still, could be fun with small, fast things, non shiny, empty pods etc. So I posted on various forums saying 'who wants to do something down to there?' So we'll see. hehe. I'll probs still just be left alone, going by myself... (although Remi offered to come with so that's one!)

Anyways, from this map, and from playing before, I realised I had it set to show places I've visited. See all those red/yellow dots? I've been there! XD It reminds me once more of the grand scale of this universe... here's one without the names....

o.O I've only seen that tiny handful of space.....??? Jeepers. I got a long way to go! XD On a fun note, can totally see where Altaen took us for those null inty roams. :P

But there we go. We'll see if I end up going to B-R, but if not, I'm at least setting me a goal to make more of those red and yellow dots!

Oh, and before I forget, this week when I tagged along for Peri's Tuesday Night Fleet, we went into null, into goons space, and experienced many bubbles.. one group of which made us all laugh at the OCD (or boredom :P). Got some nice screenshots I'ma quickly add here. :)