Welcome
The Dirty Dabblers are a player-run corporation in the game EVE Online. If none of those words mean anything to you, what are you even doing here?
Who We Are
We were founded in 2024 by a group of real life friends. Some of us are veterans of EVE, some of us are newbies, and none of us take ourselves very seriously. We treat EVE Online as a game, because that's what it is. We're old(er), have things like lives and jobs and families, and are just here to have fun.
We're also bad at this game. We're frequently wrong about how to do things, always learning something obvious, and we lose a truly terrifying number of ships in the process. If you fly with us, you will die, but you'll probably have fun doing it.
Our high-sec operations are based in Lonetrek. Our engagement policy is Not Red, Don't Shoot (NRDS) in high-sec, and Not Blue, Shoot It (NBSI) everywhere else. In general, we try to follow Wheaton's Law: "Don't be a dick." If you're looking to do a diplomacy with us, reach out to Arktis Kado in game.
We are primarily active in the evenings in the US East time zone (New York City). That's usually 17:00 to 21:00 EVE Time. Some members have chronic insomnia, or are otherwise inexplicably awake at obscenely weird times, but we try to schedule ops within that window.
What We Do
While we're a pretty chill, laid back corporation made up of people who just want to hang out and have fun, we still have some structure. To that end, here's how we spend our time...
PvP
Since EVE Online is built around Player-vs-Player content, our corporation is also built around PvP. We organize "scrimmages" amongst ourselves, do low-sec roaming in the FW warzones, and poke around in null-sec and wormholes looking for trouble. Members are also allowed, and encouraged, to join public or semi-public PvP fleets if they wish.
This doesn't mean that members need to be PvP-focused, but it does mean that every member is expected to be willing and able to fleet up when needed. It also means that if you're looking for a pure "industrial" or "care bear" corporation, you may want to look for another one to join.
Production
To support our PvP activities, we engage in mining, manufacturing, and logistics work. We put these activities under the umbrella term "Production" so we have fewer letters to type. We have regular high-sec mining fleets with boosts, are ramping up ship, module, and ammunition manufacturing, and are working out logistics.
To be clear, our Production is in support of our PvP activities. We have a growing ship replacement program (SRP), offer free drones and ammo, and are slowly building up the capital to launch and maintain Upwell structures to base out of.
While much of these activities are done with alts, we do have a limited number of Production-focused players in the corporation.
PvE
Occasionally, we run group Player-vs-Environment content, including combat sites, homefront operations, and Level 4 Security missions. We do this when we're bored, have limited time, need to make ISK, or were too naughty in low-sec and need to raise our security standings. Fleeting up for PvE content is also a way to practice working and flying together.
Most of our members do some form of PvE content for the above reasons, and while it's usally done solo, we can still give advice and share tips. (These tips are probably wrong.)
Who We're Looking For
The Dirty Dabblers are recruiting. If, for some reason, all of the above hasn't dissuaded you from applying, read on!
A note to would-be thieves and griefers: We never grant hangar or wallet access to non-Directors, and only ever give the Director role to real-life friends we've personally known for years. We also never turn on "friendly fire" for the corp. All of which means that if you're just looking to cause trouble, you should probably look elsewhere.
A note to would-be dwellers of sovereign null-sec: We will never, ever, ever hold sovereignty in null-sec, nor will we ever, ever, ever be part of an alliance which does. Our CEO has been there, done that, and all he got was burn-in on his monitor while staring at blobs and developing an even more passionate hatred of landlords. If you want to become part of a "bloc," you should really look elsewhere.
A note to would-be stirrers of feces: We don't do drama. Our official policy toward members who fail to adhere to Wheaton's Law is: "Don't make a Director remind you to treat others with common courtesy and basic human dignity." To that end, we insta-kick and ban assholes, including but not limited to: racists, fascists, homophobes, transphones, anyone who uses the term "woke" to describe something they don't like, theists who won't shut up about it, atheists who won't shut up about it, people who watched Fight Club and don't realize that Tyler Durden was the bad guy, and most everyone who has ever used the phrase "I'm just asking questions" on social media. And no, we won't debate you on this.
Still here? Excellent!
Membership Requirements
- Don't have alts in other player-run corporations. We're not super strict about this, but we want to limit conflicts of interest, divided attention, etc. If you are in another corporation, let us know and we'll talk about it.
- Be in our Discord server. Voice comms are only required during fleets, but joining the server and being in it is mandatory. To be clear, you must be in our Discord server as a member, and you must be in voice comms, with a mic, while in a fleet with us.
- Be based where we're based, or be prepared to move. This should be obvious, but our CEO often goes wandering dozens of jumps away and has to haul clone back to Lonetrek to play with his friends.
- A willingness to PvP when asked. We generally won't call an "all hands" situation unless we're at war, or face a similar issue.
- An eagerness to PvP is strongly encouraged.
- At least 30 days in game, and an Omega account. We are extremely new player friendly, and are totally willing to help new players learn, but we want people who do know something about the game, and have decided that it's the game for them.
- Be active. We're not strict on activity and fleet participation, and we totally get that real life comes first, but we're looking for people to play with, not people to pad our membership numbers. If you can only be online and flying with us twice a week, that's cool. Less than that? Ehh...maybe we're not for you.
Application Process
- Join our public channel in the game. It's creatively named "Dirty Dabblers Public".
- Get to know us as we get to know you.
- Join our Discord if invited.
- Join us on a roam.
- Be invited. Our recruitment is fairly open, but we want to at least try to make sure we're a good fit for each other.
- Please note that an ESI and background check may be required.
- Please also note that we sometimes make exceptions to our requirements, though usually only in cases where an applicant is personally vouched for by an existing member.
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