Thanks for Reading: 3+ Years Playing, 1+ Year Blogging

I did not realize it, but I've been posting on this blog for over a year now. This blog's birthday was November 14th, 2013, and has accumulated over 60 posts, at varying levels of content and readability. My main character, full name Sven Viko VIkolander turned 3 years old on October the 16th, 2011, at 5:09PM to be exact. That fateful day after which I would not play virtually any other game in over 3 years (I should actually thank CCP for saving me a lot of money!).

Here is the story behind my character's name: The name was chosen arbitrarily. Sven, after the name of a random past friend; Viko, because it sounds like a male version of "Vika," the name of a great Pianist, and "VIkolander" because typo. But, things are permanent in EVE, and as a result they have a way of becoming endearing to the people behind the keyboards.

My first post was on November 14th, a short bit about my history in EVE. My second post was a compilation of isk I made running exploration sites while living in low security space. I've kept this blog "low profile," as I blog about EVE primarily because I love writing about EVE, and I love reading about EVE.

So, if you've visited this site and read any of my posts over the past year, thank you. 

Like many players, I got "hooked" on EVE primarily through the community...

I got into exploration watching JonnyPew's early videos (didn't we all?)...

I got into PVP largely from watching Alliance Tournament X, but then even more so from the streams that followed. After ATX broadcasts, the player formerly known as "Kil2," now CCP Rise, would often stream, along with the still active streamer Sard Caid (whom I still love watching). They and countless others inspired me to PVP...

I got into market trading reading the many fantastic blobs about markets, trading, and industry in EVE, some of which are listed to the right...

So, I guess you could say I owe everything I love about EVE to the community. When I first started playing, I devoured blogs about all aspects of EVE. I got hooked on the game more from reading about it than actively playing it, and I still love reading about and watching EVE almost as much as playing it (sometimes more). So if you are a "content creator," a blogger or video maker or streamer, thank you. You've made the game what it is for me, where I am over 3 years in and still deeply enjoying so much of the game and community.

Cheers