How I Spent $30,000 on A Video Game Spaceship In The Name Of Charity

[@maxk4324]

In this instance Scott, I think it's we who should be telling you to "fly safe"

[@yourcurtainsareugly]

A strange game. The only safe move is not to fly.

[@zabbas12]

Fly safe to the next level.

[@ZedNinetySix_]

The fact this comment didn't get a heart is pretty salty

[@Khaim.m]

@@dwgray9000 Where is that and what nonsense is happening there? Someone's nullsec hub?

[@HyperSpify]

@@yourcurtainsareugly sounds like real life

[@mihaicojanu4579]

My fav quote about EVE is "This game is a glorified space-themed chat room for the Nerds who are to Nerds what Nerds are to Normal People" from Zero Punctuation. Nice gesture on the donation, love the channel :)

[@muchozolf]

Good old Yatzee never gets old :')

[@hydrochloricacid2146]

Nerds²

[@qumefox]

No. Eve is the place where you log in, spin your spaceship in the hangar a few hundred times, then log back out because it really is a horrible game.

[@seanmartin7551]

...or I'm underestimating the appeal of having a second job you have to pay for.

[@Panosky]

@@seanmartin7551 this cracked me up so good =))

[@thetntsheep4075]

Next article: *Science KZbinr loses $33 000 trying to move his internet spaceship*

[@AndyOO6]

ya I don't think you could make a good enough contract to move that ship.. it would be KZbinr spends $100k to move $33k ship out of low sec..

[@thetntsheep4075]

@@AndyOO6 I doubt most people could even afford the collateral xD

[@shannaalabel]

JF it out

[@spikes1529]

Just double plastic wrap it... no one will know.

[@Thumbsupurbum]

Why move it at all? A ship like that you can't really fly anyway. Even in high sec some jerk will attack it just for the lulz.

[@PyroDesu]

"I melted down the holy books of a faction... sorry, but the market needed those minerals." Win.

[@benistingray6097]

What are holy books of a faction?

[@JonathanZeidman]

Something that can never be replaced, I suspect xD

[@scottmanley]

The Amarrian Empire is an in game faction which has a holy book, for a time it was possible to convert those to minerals needed for building ships.

[@daveh7720]

That was about the most EVE thing I've ever heard anyone say.

[@agsystems8220]

Dwarf fortress player: it's no mermaid bones but whatever.

[@DeeSnow97]

so you're a virtual supervillain who just came out of hiding to buy the best ride in the galaxy

[@muchozolf]

rarest ride*

[@voidhabit8438]

@@presidentkang1986 As far as i understand, he had that virtual money locked in the game, so he used it to buy that stupid rare ship and fund the Australian charity

[@muchozolf]

President Kang Imma make a guess you didn't watch the video. He didn't spend real money. Just a game currency. If he had 30,000 $ lying around, maybe he would've chosen another charity. Or maybe not, it doesn't matter. Besides, I bet that the perspective of owning a rare item in this game he has a lot of sentiment for payed some role in his decision. Peace.

[@paleemperor5379]

@@presidentkang1986 Maybe you should watch the video you mongoloid

[@Rasmos]

@@presidentkang1986 Hey, if you have 30,000 dollars, you can spend it on whatever you want. Fact is, it's his virtual currency and his choice on what he spends it on. At least he spent it on a good cause unlike some of these whales who spend hundreds of thousands on mobile games.

[@cmdrterrorfirma4244]

"I'm Scot Manly, Fly safe... or don't fly at all because that is safer."

[@sorenkair]

"spin safe. yes, ship spinning is safe."

[@SudaNIm103]

$30,000.00 for a “make-believe spaceship” is a pretty damn good deal when considering the fact that an “entirely nonexistent spaceship” can easily cost Billions of dollars!

[@slartybarfastb3648]

Space Launch System isn't entirely non-existent. They have the used STS engines ready to fly.

[@SudaNIm103]

@@slartybarfastb3648 Who said anything about SLS??? I was talking about: VentureStar (X-33) N1 DC-XA (Clipper Advanced/Clipper Graham) Zarya X-38 Project Prometheus/Project Promethian Ares V Energia II (Uragan) Saturn-Shuttle Buran BAC MUSTARD MAKS Astra Hopper SOAR (CNES Hermes) ESA IXV TIMBER WIND NERVA Sea Dragon Comet HLLV Kistler K-1

[@Atlessa]

@@SudaNIm103 Hey, the Buran exists! Everyday Astronaut has a video about it. It just never flew. But it exists and was technically ready to fly.

[@SudaNIm103]

@@Atlessa Where can I get\see one?

[@Atlessa]

@@SudaNIm103 In an abandoned Hangar in the former soviet union (Kasachstan or Russia)

[@pentagramprime1585]

Which is worse? Sky: "Dad, can I borrow the car?" or Sky: "Dad, can I borrow the spaceship?"

[@gabriel300010]

cant buy another spaceship

[@CKOD]

Car insurance pay out rates are fantastic compared to insurance rates in Eve, when it comes to rare/high value/non Tech level 1 ships.

[@tobytoxd]

Which is worse?? This: Skye: "Dad, i had a big fight with some pirates and i shot three of them down. But in the end they got me. Scott: "Good job, good job! Which ship did you take?" Skye: "That go.... - ######

[@nPcDrone]

Eve online ruined my life. It was so much fun

[@CathayanMagus]

I sunk over a decade into it until I got burnt out trying to appease people that I would just start a fight if I saw them in rl if they acted that same way on the street lol.

[@cmdraftbrn]

got my mining barge and quit / "won" shortly after.

[@cmdraftbrn]

@@kukuc96 sounds legit.

[@Geigeabc]

@@cmdraftbrn thats why you dont start with mining.

[@swizzlatheone4081]

yeah...and now its dead😕

[@GediMini]

Me: 'Oh man, this EVE Online actually sounds pretty cool.' Scott: 'you cannot play it as a solo player' Me: 'Oh. Nevermind then :D'

[@Riael]

you can, especially now when they added what is basically 1v1 arenas

[@sundayridetexas416]

I have always flown solo..since 07

[@lmaoroflcopter]

You can. But you'll naturally want to be part of a corp. Get a good active one and you'll have a brilliant time

[@mayorathfoglaltvolt]

Actually I played eve solo most of the time. But the PVP options is limithed if you are solo, everything else is doable if you are solo... Not because you cant pvp if you want, but most likely you will face multiple opponents, so you really need to know when should you engage a fight (and even more when not to, what is 99%of the time). But if you like to do spreadsheets you can make billions of isk (ingame money) per day if you have the capital (which is a lot even in eve's standard, it was like a mouth of gametime per day back then when I played the game - 20$ worth of real money) just by sitting in a station a buying and selling things. If you like spreadsheets, charts and calculations then most likely you'll enjoy it. I did, and made so much money just in two mouth I was able to fund my game for years (but yeah, I'm a programmer to so I wrote an analyzer script to make the buys and sells for me. So I made even more money.) And actually I was able to manipulate the whole market by a lot. They say if you know the eve's economy, than you can go to real stock market. PS: There wasnt 1v1 arenas back then.

[@mobiyus3282]

Scott should have added some precision to that statement. You technically can play solo, it's not that the game won't boot up if you're alone, but he should have said that the for most, the enjoyment of the game drops drastically if you are not part of a player-run group. It is totally possible to play solo, it's just more challenging in many ways to do so. Some people like it that way

[@dsagent]

*HEH* I bet most people thought this was a star citizen video.

[@tidospecht1890]

Yeah, I did, but I'm glad it's not :)

[@Volodimar]

I thought Scott lose his mind.

[@malalalalalala]

was my first thought but then it said "for charity" and i knew there's no chance it's star citizen

[@rcreccomendationsforpeople3906]

i actually thought it was a SC video

[@JonathanZeidman]

If it was SC, it wouldn't even be that exceptional.

[@vannoo67]

"The only winning move is not to play"

[@thefunkosaurus]

Pro fes sor fal con

[@parallelflow]

Wait, that also loses.

[@parallelflow]

xkcd reference.

[@thefunkosaurus]

@@parallelflow War Games 1983 www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/

[@scorpio6587]

How about a nice game of chess?

[@TheZoltan-42]

Scott finally getting into that ship to move it: "Okay-okay-okay... Just fly safe!..."

[@phuzz00]

"Fly Safe" (or occasionally "Fly Dangerous"), is a traditional sign off between Eve players. In text, it's often accompanied by a little glyph of someone waving (or saluting) like this: o7

[@xogmaster]

*collides with the side of the station's exit tube*

[@Zone1BC]

Check yo' Stagin!

[@TheReaverOfDarkness]

Let Skye pilot it through Egghelende.

[@nihil2157]

Lets not forget about time he was in stealth bomber squadron during war doing raids and hit-and-runs.

[@alpham777]

And what I love about EvE and this most is somewhere in New Eden someone is already plotting how to destroy that puppy. It might be 5 years from now but it’s gonna happen lol.

[@jeanemare4116]

And we all know it will happen by the means of social engeneering instead of game mechanics. Then it will be applauded by the community. Which is why I finally won the game. Fly safe y'all.

[@alpham777]

Someone’s gonna get to his kid or wife and pay them to bring it out of the dock while he’s away lol. The betrayal runs deep.

[@Zenn_Chan]

Can't wait for Scott to legit hire people with real money to form an escort fleet for his ship to get it to high sec space

[@Tornadosurfer45]

To be stabbed in the back and ganked by someone in his own fleet. That'd be a headliner.

[@sundayridetexas416]

Not even safe there

[@andrasbiro3007]

@@Tornadosurfer45 But it could be an awesome video which makes more money than the cost of the ship.

[@FireTome]

@@andrasbiro3007 But even if you make enough money, you won't be able to get the ship back. That was the entire point of this auction: The ship is not able to be acquired in any other way than winning a very rare event, or buying it off someone who won such an effent. This means that there is pretty much no way to replace a broken ship of this type.

[@todburner4678]

In this case null sec or whspace are probably much safer than high sec

[@Thirodil]

That's the perfect way of retiring an eve account

[@Lintary]

You and Kelon both did something amazing with this, from a bit of internet history to a really nice donation to charity. O and remember people, EVE is like Hotel California, you can check out any time you want, but you cannot leave ;)

[@ThomasGabrielsen]

I love the childish and a little goofy look in your eyes when you say: "Yes, I did! I did spend 30-40000 dollars [...]" That's the way you will stay young, forever. :-)

[@clearspirt]

I've seen article on one portal, that some dude sold spaceship for $30k several days ago. And here we are, I'm subscribed on buyer on KZbin.

[@StaK_1980]

You could always hop into it on the test server, fly it to Jita, post pretty pictures with the HUD off and let people guess. (incidentally, that is also a good way, to seed misinformation as to where this ship is right now... :-) )

[@JacobRosenegger]

I've been subbed to a Goon this whole time? UNSUBBED! In all seriousness, congrats on the ship and glad the proceeds are going to a good cause. o7

[@VainerCactus0]

grrr gon hat gon

[@mikldude9376]

Yes indeed , blown away by peoples generosity to good causes .

[@Julian-ky7ws]

Space I lived used to get invaded by goddamn goons literally every single goddman day

[@greyed]

@@Julian-ky7ws Or that time when an MMO was starting up (Tera?) and they decided hit the forums, make note of the usernames of people who posted a lot, and register those as character names in game on the "off chance" that people interchanged their toon and character names. :/

[@IvanaTwinkle]

I thought that was common knowledge. But maybe that's because I'm an ex player from GoonWaffe myself.

[@Huzzahgamers_inc]

Good for you Scott, I just don't understand how people can suggest others play these type of games. You mentioned World of Warcraft, these games have a very negativeness to them. You simply are choosing to do nothing with your free time when you choose to play them, when there are so many hands on things people should be doing outside of the house. I played WoW for almost 10 years and water away so much of my life, a finite thing and for what? I have nothing to show for it. Nothing tangible. I just hope whoever is reading this knows that after it is all done, there is nothing left but an empty space, a water space in your life. But I don't want to leave in that note. I really admire your donation, that's an amazing and quite awesome thing you have done. Thank you so much Scott!

[@scottmanley]

Well I did say 'don't play this game'.... I will say this game taught me a lot of economics, and it helped launch my channel. But I agree, games should be things you want to do rather than things you feel compelled to do.

[@mikeriner5332]

If/When you move it record it please! I know you can't stream it for fear of stream snipers, but an after action recorded video would be fantastic.

[@raifij6698]

Yeah give us the video news if he succes or fail to move the ship

[@kfor247]

Scott Manley: "To buy quite possibly the most expensive internet Spaceship" *Chris Roberts: "hold my Beer"*

[@actualperson1971]

A week later: "So yeah I got ganked"

[@finneire1282]

I was thinking he will have no bother in LS then die to a couple of Cats on Amarr undock.

[@dorsai]

Scott, it strikes me that you and I share more than a love of space in common. Back in 2003 I was introduced to the 'sport' of paintball. Like you I found it offered an appeal which led me to study tactics, among other skills. By the time I 'retired' I was a member of a small staff of high ranking officers who commanded over 2,000 actual players in a non stop 5 day battle. It even led to the making of a feature length movie, which for a time was available on Netflix. Stray safe and remember to always 'cover your rear,' something which I'm sure is just as important in your space game as it is in mine.

[@scottmanley]

Yes, I can see that, when something grabs me I do my best to excel at it.

[@ebigunso]

You've given away that you're intending to move this ship out of lowsec, now you'll have pirates on watch 24/7 waiting for you to undock...

[@57thorns]

Harvesting grounds for his pals. Eventually there will be huge wars for control of the area where it is. For the skilled pirate hunter there will be plenty of noobs to harvest.

[@despicableocelot8459]

I’m sure that some of his fans would volunteer to escort him, ala Elite Dangerous’s Distant Worlds 2.

[@mikespicer4827]

If there are those that protect there are also those that would like to get in close for the kill.

[@ebigunso]

@@despicableocelot8459 Escort doesn't work for single ships, it goes down too quickly for any escort to do a damn thing. So you need to make a run for it some way or another.

[@johndunlap9139]

He probably just said that to make everyone think that it's in lowsec when it isn't.... lol

[@Vermeulenisdenaam]

Scott: I retired, I managed to get out of the game. 2020: Welcome baaaaack!!!

[@TheArklyte]

"I didn't spend real money, but game money I'd acquired in years past." So... EvE devs are going to donate their money to charity to boost amount of ingame transactions? What?0_o

[@Rudizel]

You can buy the monthly subscription fee using in game currency (PLEX) just like WoW. I am guessing the amount of PLEX he spent is equivalent to 30k in USD. The current rate is 500 plex for $20 USD. 1+ Million plex equivalent, that is a looooooooooooooooooooot of in game time, i mean a lot. However he is a famous guy on youtube so he is probably in a clan of ppl that donate a lot of items/ships to him all the time. Still its extremely significant and for a good cause.

[@matheuswohl]

it's currency that he acquired in game(through trading and stuff) from other players who did spend real money in order to get. So in the end the math should check out

[@thesteaksaignant]

it's also a massive ad to get new players. 1000 more premium players and they got their money back in a few months

[@TheArklyte]

@@Rudizel @Matheus Wohl guys, thanks for explaining something obvious that I didn't ask about. Are they donating at 1-1 scale to plex cost? Because in that case I see Scott being a net loss to devs. He spent 10 years ingame. 30k is above any subscription fees I've heard:D

[@aenorist2431]

Efffectivly EvE Devs are loosing out on that much in revenue, assuming someone actually uses the plex to buy game time. Of course its an MMO and providing it does cost pennies on the dollar (server electricity) to what it actually costs the *player*. Even more practically theres trillionaires (in isk) trading among themselves ... none of these will ever pay a sub again, but they are also the absolute minority. We are. If I wanted to play again, I could play for free for a good few years, on a good few accounts ... but I don't, so the money sits dead in a corner.

[@southernbear736]

Scott we need resources for this special ship! Scott: Don’t worry I’ll put the Bible on the BBQ

[@thetntsheep4075]

According to current market values Mr Scott spent 3.399 trillion ISK on that thing

[@CN-wt2bj]

Can you exhange isk back to USD?

[@CN-wt2bj]

If so I'd be interested in playing.

[@thetntsheep4075]

@@CN-wt2bj Nope, he explained that in the video

[@fuzzysteve]

@@CN-wt2bj Not without eating a ban from the makers of the game, no.And you wouldn't be able to do that kind of transaction without it being kinda obvious.

[@iamzid]

@@fuzzysteve I don't know much about the game, but I do have experience laundering money. the trick to illegally moving large amounts of money is to make many smaller trades that are in the better interest of the "seller" and make the "buyer" look like they have poor business sense, but not enough to throw up a red flag. to put it another way, you turn a large one time payment into a payment plan for token goods.

[@matthewdunstone4431]

Scott, you’re a legend. Thanks for the help in Australia. Cheers, mate.

[@whatdamath]

So...how did Mrs Manley take it?

[@scottmanley]

She understood. We might go to Iceland.

[@thekraden04]

me: has never played eve. Scott: It's sitting in a station in low security space. me: I should make an account and get decent so I can help him escort that thing someplace safe.

[@mayorathfoglaltvolt]

It's actually safe there.

[@fuzzysteve]

Stations are the only safe place in Eve. And it's not a ship that can really be escorted. Too fragile.

[@Fenriswaffle]

@@fuzzysteve Could be stowed in a bigger ship, its a frigate so you could in theory store it in an industrial ship. Would be at least vaguely safer. But honestly, short of some crazy shenanigans of stealth, there's not much that'd be hard enough if its a gold magnate and if its scott manley. That combination? Oh boy

[@tisebi14]

@@Fenriswaffle yeah i think you could just pack it into a battleship

[@jasonheckenlively1172]

I have multiple ships I could stuff it in. Been a solo player since the mid 2000s. Id do anything to help scott manley safely park his internet spaceship

[@nicosmind3]

Been waiting for another *Eve Online* video from you for years. More vids please :)

[@johnpatz8395]

I haven't played Eve in many years, but I still love the game. Every couple years I think about getting back into the game, but just can't bring myself to do it as I remember how much time it used to consume, plus I've become more of a single player person

[@SlumMattress]

i've been playing solo for a year now

[@JPerry-jw9ik]

"You cannot play Eve as a solo player" Spoken like a true Goon!

[@darkguardian1314]

Being banned (rightly or wrongly) with huge assets is a major fear of mines.

[@Jade_Darkstar]

I didn’t realize that I used to watch his videos all the time until I heard his sign off... Good show Scott! O7 to all the great content and community support

[@KoNoRUa]

Honestly, I thought it was going to be an advertisement at some point, but oh boy I haven't been so wrong in a while. Scott, thank you for making so sincere and pleasant to watch videos. And you too, fly safe!

[@avalen767]

All the geniuses commenting immediately ”lol you dum why spend so much lel” before watching even ten seconds of the vid. The man didn’t spend a single cent of real currency.

[@PHeMoX]

It's is kind of irrelevant when you know people actually do spend $10K on virtual space ships for Star Citizens, which by all definitions is completely dumb.

[@tcunero]

@@PHeMoX Just because you don't understand or agree with it, doesn't mean its dumb. Everything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Fine art, Rare music, virtual ships. Value is subjective.

[@Morgan_Sandoval]

​@@tcunero Especially since what's actually being invested in by those people is the game itself. Big or small, buying ships in SC is just making you an angel investor, but instead of turning a profit from it, you get a digital ship and bragging rights when the game launches, as someone who helped make it possible.

[@jorge8596]

@@tcunero it's still a terrible financial decision, and therefore dumb, at least art is a physical thing and can't be easily deleted/forgotten. If someone buys a $10k painting chances are that painting will be on the walls of their grandchildren's house, however, if someone buys a $10k spaceship in a game that game might die in a couple of years or the person might get bored and forget it

[@Anonnymouse53]

The most annoying thing is people policing what people spend their money on. People who fund the project to the tune of tens of thousand can afford it. Let people enjoy their hobby.

[@joep041188]

"A good spreadsheet pilot" no kidding!

[@VasiliyLanov]

TL:DR "Because i can!"

[@varan22]

EVE tutorials are exactly how I discovered your channel about 6-7 years ago. One of my favorite channels since. Learned a ton from you, Mr. Manley. Thank you! o7

[@audiogarden21]

I can only imagine Scott turning into Palpatine the moment he loads up EVE. "I will make it, legal..."

[@LandNfan]

I haven’t played online games in years, but your video certainly brought back some memories. From 1988 to 1992, I ran a computer bulletin board system (BBS) called The Eagle’s Nest. It was an independent family-oriented board started to support and encourage interest in the Boy Scouts of America. It offered the usual BBS fare, message boards, downloads, and “door” games. Of the last, by far the most popular was Trade Wars. TW must have been one of the direct ancestors of Eve Online. Although only one person could play at a time (we only had a single phone line), the game was an on-going battle between scores of players. Most of the callers who played TW would max out their session time in the game. Ahh, the “good old days” before the internet.

[@JFKeNn3dy]

Eve Online is how I found your channel, loved flying with you in the GSF! Fly Safe!

[@IMythicalEwokI]

Hi Scott :3 Wanted to thank you for helping Australia, You are the person that originally got me interested in EVE and it's nice that you could use your EVE "winnings" to help out. Fly Safe.

[@Galerak1]

Your sign off line has never meant more than how it applies to you when you bring your ship back to high sec space. Good luck cmdr o7

[@scottmanley]

'Fly Safe' is something I picked up from other players in Eve Online.

[@kerrasu]

It would actually be less safe in High Sec space simply due to the player density.

[@timbob1145]

I know of a lovely wormhole this time of year.... Security could be arranged.

Appreciate the fact you did it to help support people over here who have been affected by the fires - thanks Scott

[@aosteklov]

The spark in your eyes when you talk about Eve... I feel you man!

[@wp2746]

Tip, when you undock from the station you got the ship in do it with an alt. You do it in a ship you can cloak with and fly it a few hundred km off in a straight line. Then make a bookmark and share that with the alt you want to use to get the ship out. If you exit the station you can insta warp to the bm and you are far enough the be a bit safer. Fly them like you won them, good luck bro o7

[@MichaelLesterClockwork]

I escaped the game a few years ago. I reinstalled it recently, and once I logged in, I remembered that I gave away everything to my old Corp. My Hi-Sec POS, my ships, my materials, my ISK, everything. Scorched earth worked, I uninstalled it again...

[@Khronogi]

But not your skills.

[@ninjaturnip9215]

I feel like congratulations are in order

[@makavelismith]

Extract your skills and give them to noobs.

[@CuzicanAerospace]

You may not be insane or an addict, but there's always been a wild glint to your eye when you smile, and now I understand why--years and years playing EVE Online.

[@roennest]

Kelon Darklight is the true hero in this tale of charity. He was the one who donated the plex, not Scott.

[@JosePineda-cy6om]

Both are heroes: without Scott, probably the ship would've been sold for a few thousand dollars. Scott decided on purpose to pay a ridiculously high amount of money, knowing fully well it'd all go to charity

[@roennest]

@@JosePineda-cy6om Your post shows you know very little of the game Eve Online. There are only 2 Gold magnates left in the game. And the high rollers of the game were offering a matching price to the one Scott paid. Scott BOUGHT a valuable item that will only go up in value - Kelon donated the plex to charity! There's a big difference. So I say again: "Kelon Darklight is the true hero in this tale of charity. He was the one who donated the plex, not Scott."

[@WildBillCox13]

Liked, shared, was already subscribed. Wow! This made headlines all across the Online gaming community when it occurred. Didn't know it was you, Scott, but I heard the story several times, from differing perspectives, and from conflicting sources. Thanks for setting it straight!

[@sportz5740]

2014 Cinematic "This is EVE" is one of the best marketing ploys I've ever seen. I've been hooked ever since....

[@isaiahrankin5063]

"This is Really eve is an even better one...much much more realistic.

[@sportz5740]

Isaiah Rankin Yes, I but wouldn’t want ProGod screaming at me

[@cokeforever]

You should have flown it to a bookmark in space and logout, then re-log after daily server shutdown, check local, jump to gate (bubbles are still prohibited in low sec, right?) and repeat ;) Then fly to Dodixie or Jita and troll everyone )))

[@cokeforever]

or better yet, you can hide it inside the wormhole and logout ;)

[@shrikedecil]

"I spent $30,000 in 'video game tokens' that have no legal resale value ... on video game stuff ... for charity."

[@57thorns]

This is the gist of it. The title is borderline clickbait, except this is the story behind all those other clickbait articles that gets it wrong.

[@victorbuster1]

jUsT lIKe BiTcOIn

[@michaelpapadopoulos6054]

idk if he changed it but this is literally the title of the video

[@Riael]

thats a completely stupid thing to say. if you take 30000$ in sdpain yoiu still have 30k$ even if nobody actually uses it as a currency, there is no loss of value between converting unless the exchange rate changes, which untiul now it didnt

[@sundayridetexas416]

I would argue in the grand scheme of things...any form of currency is as real as the next as we human beings created it and assigned it value.

[@RDDPro]

Cheers Brother! I was silently hoping you picked up a Guardian-Vexor, but a Gold Magnate is super badass! I've been playing just as long as you, maybe longer even. I was part of building (one of the) first player owned stations in PNQY, where the tribute to my pal Vile Rat happened. I was there when Steve went boom! ASCN was the big dog then. I play a while, take a break, and I've been away now for about a year. I should be training my skills... This account here on YT is one of my primary accounts on EvE actually. EVE is certainly an addiction, one that's hard to beat. So deep and fascinating in all aspects. It's sadly been getting dumbed down IMHO.

[@superdonovandavid]

Scott, you might be insanely addicted.

[@tomu2858]

Your description of something I do almost daily gies me the goosies. Great video. Scotia ya bass.

[@randomname3566]

11:25 best ending in a long time

[@Eselfar]

Very interesting presentation of EVE! Congrats for the win, hope it's gonna be useful for Australia. "Fly safe!" I think it's the least we can wish you. I hope you're gonna make another video on how you managed to park it in a safer place.

[@ratchetqwark89]

whoa i wondered who won this ship :O saw it recently on some news online

[@theambergryphon4266]

If it wasn't money that you could actually withdraw, you still got that nice craft and donated $33000 to help Australia. Win win.

[@edwardvermillion8807]

i wish i still had the 25 hours a day to spend doing eve... really jealous of your purchase. fly safe. O7

[@alexmarshall4331]

Hahaha I'm a 64 year old South East Londoner geezah who plays Smash Hits but this posting got me right at it mate... haven't got a tube of glue(cockney rhyming slang=clue) of what you really was on about but GEEZ did it sound exciting...and delivered with such enthusiasm.. big Big BIG thumbs up from a techno epsilon minus subscriber who really loves this channel....not sure exactly why but good on ya Scott... Keep it up and keep flying👍👉💎👈

[@SeraphX2]

Scott Manley: "You cannot play Eve as a solo player" Chance Ravinne: "You were saying?"

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

I, of course, know who (looks at the smudged writing on his hand) Cvagne Verrfbine is, but perhaps you'd care to explain it further, for... um... other people?

[@FloxPepper]

Jan Strzelecki Guy called wingspanTT on KZbin had a solo eve series for a long time I think

[@davianthule2035]

>chance ravine is the ceo of a large and now actually fairly powerful wormhole corp, is a solo pilot

[@this_side_up]

@@davianthule2035 no shit, I remember in 2016 when Isogen 5 was mercing Wingspan and the Therabois were just taking us to task. Oddly enough when Abbadon kicked me I was pretty bent, but just a lesson on not using a jump dessie as a joke on your FC I guess.

[@PantsuMann]

I saw the Kotaku article about this. Wondered if it was Scott, but naah cant be. Didnt read it either. Now I saw this in my flow. Goddamnit Scott, that is generosity at a very special level. Fly safe o7

[@TheArklyte]

Btw, Scott. WoW *HAD* stuff to do beyond bosses, raids and quests as shown by one specific ork rogue player in certain harbor and some other examples. Problem is, Blizzard was cutting it out to protect players from everything that might be challenging.

[@howdoichangemyusername]

Scott, you are in quite a unique position now to achieve the greatest non-warp speed in the game. After your "Fastest Ships in Eve Online" video, I decided to mess around with PYFA, and got the Gold Magnate to 75369 m/s, with the following fit: [Gold Magnate, StupidFast5] Navy Micro Auxiliary Power Core Navy Micro Auxiliary Power Core Republic Fleet Overdrive Injector Republic Fleet Overdrive Injector Republic Fleet Overdrive Injector Republic Fleet Overdrive Injector Corelum A-Type 50MN Microwarpdrive [Empty Med slot] [Empty Med slot] [Empty Med slot] Festival Launcher Festival Launcher Festival Launcher Small Ancillary Current Router II Small Auxiliary Thrusters I Small Ancillary Current Router II High-grade Snake Alpha High-grade Snake Beta High-grade Snake Gamma High-grade Snake Delta High-grade Snake Epsilon High-grade Snake Omega Zor's Custom Navigation Hyper-Link Quafe Zero Agency 'Overclocker' SB7 Dose III Also maxed skirmish links and C6 Black Hole effect are required. I challenge you to do this, and record - though maybe not on a stream. Also you absolutely need to bring Skye in on it :)

[@puremaga17]

loved Eve online.. lost 7 years of my life in that universe. I still have one character with about 1.4 mil ISK, ships and parts spread put all over the place. sadly no time to play anymore. Thanks Scott!

[@cortster12]

Isn't that amount of ISK really low?

[@Julian-ky7ws]

@@cortster12 1.4m is literally nothin. Just enough to get tourself a destroyer

[@Satanperkele]

Moving valuble assets in EvE online is one of the most nervewrecking things you could possibly do, as there are lots of skilled (and unskilled) people that are out to make your fancy ship explode. And thats what makes eve so much fun.

[@MrDbrennen]

Wonder if people will speak so fondly of Star Citizen 17 years after its release (in 2060, say)?

[@thanos8641]

Who tf has 30000 dollars to spend in a video game???? You're on a whole other level!!! Damn!!

[@DrAnimePhD]

I was about to dislike thinking it was Star Citizen, but then once I saw it was EVE I just nodded slowly in agreement

[@More_Row]

haha

[@hectorfuji]

Spaceboi Scapahandre lol me too, and that game is still "beta testing" if I'm not mistaken.

[@lmaoroflcopter]

Oh man. That is going to be some fleet op moving that beastie. 4am, scouts in all the systems, blackbirds and kitsunes up the wazzooh and one incredibly nervous Scottish man piloting a wee little frigate. Damn... The threat of a smartbomb gank in high sec is even stupid high.

[@lmaoroflcopter]

@@kukuc96 the bigger the ship, the slower the move. I'd be tempted to stage a huge move op, then stealth it out in a crane or something later.

[@notablegoat]

Scott: "I made my money in Eve by committing virtual war crimes"

[@Hirosjimma]

And fraud by manipulating the economy.

[@JosePineda-cy6om]

Well, if the game developers don't actively proscribe it, it's legit isn't it? After all, ransom and piracy are considered OK in that game - though only in certain areas

[@bobcoffee11]

I love that you bought this, it made me smile more then it should have.

[@s.g.3898]

God damn I love Eve. Been gaming since the 80's and never seen anything even close to it Fly Safe yourself lad lol o7

[@Chocwish]

That's kick ass. Congratulations & enjoy ship spinning the pretty gold thing

[@Replicant2079]

Oh you can fly solo in Eve. I've done it for months and years. That being said, "All paths lead to K162." o7

[@thundergod97]

Excellent investment Scott. A piece of game history and going to a good cause to boot. I spent 6 months operating in Null Sec....and it was a fun but exhausting 6 months. Don't want to repeat that, so I retired. Don't want to repeat that in any game I play. Just not into that sort of life anymore. RIP all the people who don't bother to watch and understand how you spent the $30k RIP all the people thinking this was for SC. Because investing in something you find worthy of your money is somehow a bad thing.

[@zapfanzapfan]

That game sounds like a serious addiction :-)

[@MarkiusFox]

I used to play as Caldari. Even had some people scratching their heads on how I had setup my pilot. The account has likely been hacked or something by now. Had a Ferox and the last I remember, I was doing high risk high profit courier runs; things like buying an item, picking it up at a station, then taking it to the place that wanted to buy it for more than I paid for it.

[@ToxNano]

I wish melting holy books would yield valuable minerals in real live :D

[@guard13007]

I loved hearing you stress about how to safely retrieve the spaceship from its current location, thank you for sharing that.

[@darkguardian1314]

I love these games but it will take over your life so, I don’t play. Two jobs and school. Skyrim took 3 months of my life.

[@RareAvengedSevenfold]

Dark Guardian I lost 3 years of my life to Elder Scrolls Online. Was at number 1 spots in all of Europe with my team. MMOs are a really fun experience but only if you can afford the time and putting social life on the backburner. I was lucky enough that I had the opportunity to do that but sadly many others permanently impact their relationships, friends, school or work.

[@iamzid]

@@RareAvengedSevenfold I gave 5 years of my life to a game called PWI. the fact the devs ruined it by removing ways to earn coin in game and turned it into a pay to win only game, so that only the whales could still afford to be competitive, was a blessing in disguise. I still have dreams about it sometimes... never again. I changed my account email's to throw away yahoo accounts and changed my passwords to random numbers and letters.

[@RareAvengedSevenfold]

@@iamzid That takes some guts! Like with drugs it's easy to get tempted to play again. Even better when the devs make it easier for you to do.

[@isaiahrankin5063]

Light weight...you enjoy sleep too much.

[@TheSybermedic]

Nice job, keep up the great work! And you "Fly Safe" with your new toy.

[@ocelotmadness6287]

wtf that was you? also this got recommended to me '46 seconds' after you uploaded it god damn

[@evanray8413]

oh wow isnt that amazing. you are such a lucky person

[@thebootsie1233]

Wow. I saw an article but I didn’t think it was you. Great donation!

[@mmarkgraf212]

Turns out I won Eve in 2006, I think my friend still plays on my 2003 account I sold him.

[@iirossii2005]

Congrats on a million subs!

[@BenHEXwin]

And ppl call me crazy for buying 10 bitcoins at $3k love your videos Scott, please keep them coming!

[@poleeed]

Buying BTC at that price the only crazy person is the one selling

[@daveh7720]

EVE Online is how I found Scott's channel. I was looking for advice on how to keep from getting blow'd up every time I left a station in the game. I wish I could say his game videos helped. Anyway, I ended up staying for the videos about real space. I gotta say, that's quite a bit safer.

[@StarCitizenJorunn]

LOL love the story, you're such a nice guy it's hard to imagine you involved with Goonswarm

[@m3tasc0ut]

effectively employing a PLEX sink to mitigate players selling them for real world money, while incentivizing those players with the idea of donation, and generating some real world benefit during critical times is so smart, and generous. Well done

[@recordingerror]

YES EVE ONLINE IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edit: I play EVE now thanks to you Scott

[@silentnode946]

I won Eve about the same time you did, I just didn't have as high a score in the end. Great way to turn that PLEX into something good!