437 was fun, afterall. After Hell_Base revived his fleets and proved that he was willing to spend as much as it takes to win against me, I started hitting his neighbors' guard fleets. Then I hit all the miners around me. I told each player I was aiming for them next, to give them a chance to move... but since I knew most of the miners are offline I was simply telling the sector who I was attacking so they could start to understand that I was enjoying myself while sinking them all with longships.
After I put Hell_Base in his place a few times, by making fun of him and getting his friends to laugh a little bit, I decided to go hit some adjacent sector fleets with this eager noob who just sank his first FF fleet.
Sloaney was headed back out to attack some more fleets in 436 and I said I'd come along. I sent a longship fleet and a brand new submarine fleet. I aimed for the first FF miner I could find, and sank it without trouble. Just then, another 437 pirate showed up and started sinking ships too. Now there was three of us, sinking fleets left and right... Sloaney killed 1 or 2 then went back for repairs. 15 minute trip each time... I was still out there sinking stuff when he asked... what are you using in that longship fleet?
I explained havoc torpedos to him, then explained how to stack ships in combat to control them as one, and to stay on the outside edge of range (kiting). He was an information sponge, just the kind of player I enjoy. The more I told him in chat, the more he awakened to the possibilities of the battle game. Hell_Base was forcing the entire sector into being peaceful little sheeple that rely on him for protection. That was ending.
When the week was up, I refused to leave till I asked him if he wanted to come along. I didn't realize at first that he had a handful of other players that would come along too, each of them growing and learning at their pace, steadily behind Sloaney. He has a notebook full of notes. And I have a partner in crime now.
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