February 2012
19 posts
Hans has a blog. Go read it. →
Hans Jagerblitzen for CSM7!
Late to the Party Again...
Last night I climbed into pod, activated comms, and was greeted with laughter from my comrades, as I had literally just missed this.
That’s right, four over-a-billion ISK apiece carriers downed, flown by vaunted NOIR pilots. Although by their fits they clearly aren’t experienced by Faction War standards.
I guess maybe they heard that Faction War was where the actions was… and...
RIP Icy Hawt, welcome to The Late Nite News
Sneaky Noob, back from a long sabbatical, is now penning the journal for the new Late Nite Alliance.
Keep track of the antics and drama that is Late Nite there! Read it NOW!
(Note: HUANG elected not to join the alliance, due to its increasingly piratical nature)
Just a T3 sort of Eve-ning...
Made it into pod last night, and it was still slooowwww. Bahamut and Curtiss Hawk managed to organize a camp of the KBP gate in Providence. We had me in a Vulture boosting shields, and Curtiss in a hero-rep Scimitar. Other than that, a few frigs, cruisers, a hictor, a Drake and Bahamut’s Tornado. I did get to shoot a Celestis as I waited for the rest of the fleet to form up.
Well, we...
Susan Black finally joins Faction War, in both... →
In this excellent and thoughtful article, Susan Black discovers for herself the real appeal of Faction Warfare PvP. In my opinion, she hits the nail on the head here:
In small gang, low-sec pvp, and Faction War, there is the complete opposite mentality to this group-think [of null sec combat]. You need…and are expected to have a keen sense of personal creativity. With this creativity...
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CCP thinking about an IPO? Eve Online makes Tech... →
All I can say is… really? I guess laying all those poor guys off really boosted profits.
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Never listen to the drunk guy...
So, I hadn’t been in pod for ages. But I have some time from the planetside duties I’ve found myself swamped with, though I know there aren’t a lot of Amarr around.
So, the guys are camping in Huola. I join them, and for a long while essentially nothing happens. We did catch one pirate Gila, but things were so quiet even stalwart HUANG xia Koshua couldn’t help but...
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Eve Inferno Release Announced →
Factional Warfare will also be seeing changes to make it much more relevant and fun by giving real reasons to fight for your faction.
Vague promises, but I remain hopeful. Here’s to more and easier-to-obtain PvP!
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Mark726's EVE Lore Survival Guide →
On the Freebooted blog:
A one-stop shop for all content-seekers, roleplayers and those curious about the backstory of EVE Online, written by Mark726 of EVE Travel.
Anyone with even a passing interest in the Eve Universe backstory, check it out!
"Lowsec really is a gigantic Fight Club" →
More stats from CCP and analysis from Marc Scaurus, once again proving beyond any doubt, if you want to PvP, you should be in low sec! Which, of course, we who dwell there already knew…
Kill of the Week, and other kill stats...
I haven’t posted any killmails or killmail stats in awhile, but a couple of these caught my eye recently. One pair in particular are the Mystical Might’s Tengu and pod losses. Between them that was nearly a 4.25 billion ISK loss. Ow, that’s gotta smart. The trolling comments on the KM’s alone along with MM’s excuses are worth the read.
In other related news,...
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Low Sec is the Fight Club of Eve* →
Low sec has often been disparaged both by the mighty null-sec care-bear alliances and even CCP as ‘PvP lite’ and as a training ground for the ‘real’ PvP of null sec. However, anyone who actually spends all their time living and fighting in null sec know it’s far more hazardous and exciting than null sec, with more and better fights against skilled pilots.
And...
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Electus Matari Joins Factional Warfare →
This link goes to Shalee’s excellent Sovereignty Wars blog article.
Electus Matari has a very long and close relationship with HUANG. Some of their internal standards and rituals are even HUANG inspired. And the last time I was in pod I caught the tail end of an EM roam.
Some EM pilots are excellent PvPers… others no so much. The last fleet I flew with was about 1/3 seasoned vets...
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ooc: Vote for Hans Jagerblitzen for CSM! →
The link goes to fellow faction warrior Drakarn’s excellent blog, as I’m slammed in RL at the moment and I”ve no time for original content. An excerpt:
As announced on Sovereignty Wars here yesterday, or was it day before yesterday in my timezone, Hans Jagerblitzen (Here are his blog and Twitter links) is running for CSM7 on a High-Sec/Low-Sec/Faction War/Piracy manifesto. I...
