After 56 months of extremely active operation Stay Frosty passed a significant milestone this week by registering our 100,000th kill. According to zKill we passed that mark on Tuesday. Several weeks ago I had announced to the Corp that I would be awarding the pilot responsible for the 100k kill 100 T1 Frigates (and a few surprises). My only stipulation was that the final kill couldn't be a Pod/Rookie Ship/Alt - essentially nothing "lame". Our bloodthirsty band took to the challenge and we had a record-breaking day on Tuesday.
Privately I had decided weeks ago that I would most likely award the prize to two pilots, the actual 100k kill and the one immediately after it which broke the 100k barrier. If they happened close enough to each other. Which is what happened.
Vala Azar killed a Comet with a Tormentor. And Fire Bush killed a half-fit Rifter with an Omen Navy Issue. Both of which perfectly encapsulate the spirit of old-school low sec piracy that Stay Frosty has stood for since day one. And so both pilots will split the prizes, which should be delivered this weekend. Congratulation to them both. And to every pilot that contributed to this achievement, both currently and in the past.
If you are curious, the very first Stay Frosty kill was registered on May 7, 2013 when I solo'd a Kestrel in my own Kestrel. That was kill number one.
When I started this back then I hoped that it would last. That we'd somehow manage to make it work despite the odds, the complications, the competition and everything else stacked against us. It was a rough start, but from the very beginning we attracted people of great character who accepted the challenge. Not all of those players are still with us almost five years later, but many are. Along the way a few betrayed us, a few stole from us, a few disappointed us, but the vast majority rose to the challenges they faced. Challenges we all faced together. And despite my own personal horrors these past few years, we still managed to thrive. And survive. All of which is a testament to the 305 pilots that currently call Stay Frosty home. And to the nearly 2,000 other players that have passed thru our always open doors over the years. To all of them I say Thank You. This has been a great adventure.
Next? We have a couple of Low Sec groups to pass.