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The Promised Land

Some time ago I wrote an article about the parallels between Ayn Rand’s philosophy and EVE Online. Back then I named the Caldari State as expression of an ideal Randian society, but when it comes …...

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Celebrity Devs

The EVE community loves its celebrities, and the players’ relationship with CCP’s development team is just as passionate. Many players follow the comings and goings of the company’s staff with … [visit...

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Holiday In-Jokes

During the winter holiday season, CCP traditionally distributes gifts to the players. Some of those are useful, others are just for fun and some refer to in-jokes or game-related events. This year we …...

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The Grand Chessboard 2014

Due to a rather rushed release of this piece, a few errors and misinterpretations of facts have found their way into the description of events during the Halloween War. It is not the intention of …...

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No Longer A Game

EVE Online is a game with few rules. Espionage, betrayal, scams and traps are part and parcel of player interaction. Most EVE players accept that, and many even embrace one or more of those aspects. …...

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The Gallente – Caldari War: Why We Fight

There are two long-standing conflicts in EVE’s backstory. Faction Warfare and a number of missions are constructed around their narratives. While the war between the Amarr and Minmatar is based on …...

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The Gallente – Caldari War: Peace and Resurgence

In the first part of this historical overview, we learned how the Caldari and Gallente turned from cooperative neighbours into bitter rivals. … [visit site to read more]

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The Caldari – Gallente War: Rise Of The Militias

At the dawn of the Empyrean Age, CONCORD faced its first crucible and failed to prevent interstellar war from breaking out yet again. Like the Gallente in the visit site to read more]

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The Limiting Factor

The minutes of the Winter Summit obscure many things behind the NDA, but one thing has become obvious: several CSM members have asked for a rebalance (read: nerf) of certain ships and weapon systems. …...

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The Art Of Being Offensive

Recently the subject of ethical interaction and in particular how offensive language is used in the game has entered the general discussion again with three posts by visit site to read more]

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Who Are The Drifters?

“Scientists are far from reaching a consensus”, Scope News reported recently in relation to Caroline’s Star and the … [visit site to read more]

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My Spaceship Politics

It is that time of the year again: CSM elections. Rather than giving you a list of endorsed candidates, I’ll share some of my own reflections on this year’s election. Not that I can claim any … [visit...

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Sovereign Decisions

This past week, the announcement of the new sovereignty mechanics has been on the forefront of discussion. From implications for small gang tactics to large scale political metagaming, virtually …...

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Niccolo’s Manual

Virtually every EVE player will be familiar with the word Machiavellian. Most will know that its origin is a work by political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli entitled The Prince, and a few of … [visit...

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I kept believing but …

In the past, there have been many EVE players who have levelled scathing criticisms at CCP for its attitudes and actions. I always felt they were overreacting, and that some of them should … [visit...

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Emergent Threats

I would like to thank Rhavas of Interstellar Privateer for his contributions. Following a long … [visit site to read more]

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Casus Belli

As Niden mentioned in his last Lowlife column, CCP plans to break up the Faction Warfare alliances between Gallente and Minmatar, as … [visit site to read more]

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Join Now!

Last week’s CZ Minutes inspired me to write some “free marketing material” for CCP and unlike the creators of our favourite … [visit site to read more]

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The Leadership Problem

Whenever alliances or coalitions fall apart or go through difficult periods in EVE, the blame is usually laid with leadership. This can be observed in the recent crisis of BRAVE, and all the way …...

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The Doctor Returns

In the most recent Scope video, CCP presented a revelation that goes beyond the fleets of Drifter battleships seemingly gathering for war: visit site to read more]

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The Most Precious Commodity

It is often said that the most precious commodity in EVE is trust. It can not be bought with any amount of ISK and when it is lost, the effort to regain it can be staggering—potentially impossible …...

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The Amarr – Minmatar War: Faith and Conquest

Some time ago, I wrote a synopsis of the Caldari-Gallente war and declared it a more interesting subject than the war between Amarr and Minmatar. I stand by that statement, but it would be unfair to …...

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The Amarr-Minmatar War: Rebellion and Decline

In the previous installment of this history series, the three major civilisations of New Eden had all made contact … [visit site to read more]

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The Amarr-Minmatar War: Empire and Empyreans

In this final chapter of the conflict between the Amarr and Minmatar, the Matari tribes finally become a power in their own right, while the Amarr Empire also undergoes significant transformations. …...

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Lore Reality Check

Previously, I have written a three part series each about the Caldari-Gallente war and the visit site to read more]

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Amarr Unite!

On 27 June at 16:00 EVE time, Amarr roleplayers and many of their affiliates and allies gathered in Sarum Prime at the site of the visit site to read more]

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The Brave Perspective

You have probably heard the news. Brave Newbies (BNI) have thrown in the towel on the sovereignty stage. Alliance leader Lychton Kondur has passed his responsibilities on to Nancy Crow who pretty …...

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Infomorph Psychology

In EVE Online, Infomorph Psychology is a skill that regulates the maximum amount of jump clones you can have at the same time. How exactly psychological training influences the number of dormant …...

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Gentrification

Renting space has a long tradition in nullsec. Over the years, some of the greatest powers provided homes for people who would otherwise never get a chance to establish themselves in the depths of …...

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Bloc(k)ing Content

In the past week, I listened to a discussion on a recent Podside episode (#350) and participated in one that happened on … [visit site to read more]

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Nullsec Today: The Problems

In the comment section of my most recent article, Dirk MacGirk asked an interesting question: If you were designing the game today for a fresh launch tomorrow, what … [visit site to read more]

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Nullsec Tomorrow: The Proposals

There is a widespread conviction that the current sov system is problematic. Personally, I do not believe that the problems can be fixed with tweaks, just as there was … [visit site to read more]

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Providence Skies On Fire

Ever since Goonswarm associated themselves with the cosplay enthusiast and comedic roleplayer Max Singularity, tongue-in-cheek saber-rattling against the Providence … [visit site to read more]

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The Affluent Society

The Affluent Society is a 1958 book by economist John Kenneth Galbraith in which he describes his view of the socioeconomic challenges faced by the post-war United … [visit site to read more]

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The Jovian Disease

In EVE’s backstory, the Jove are the only known race who had a largely uninterrupted development since humanity’s arrival in New Eden, but today they are all but … [visit site to read more]

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A Tale Of Two Meetups

Amsterdam and Nottingham are two very different cities. One of the few things they have in common is an old city centre with lots of brownstone buildings. Just as … [visit site to read more]

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Media Meta

One of the most fascinating spin-offs that has spawned from within the EVE player community is the large amount of related media. Last week, Rock-Paper-Shotgun … [visit site to read more]

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E-Sports vs. EVE-Sports

It is of course not news anymore that Wardlords of the Deep and Camel Empire were visit site to read more]

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Faith And Spirituality in New Eden – Part I

A vast majority of EVE players come from societies which were shaped significantly by the three Abrahamic religions, so when we think of faith, the Amarr Empire is usually our first association …...

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Faith And Spirituality In New Eden – Part II

In the first part of this series, I discussed the most prominent religion of New Eden and probably the most … [visit site to read more]

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He Who Controls The Past …

In May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sunk the British ocean liner Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. The German Kriegsmarine insisted that their action was … [visit site to read more]

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Living on the Edge

Lots of work and an intermediate period of sickness that prevented me from looking at a screen has kept me away from EVE for two weeks. I didn’t even follow news, … [visit site to read more]

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Greed And Loathing In New Eden

I imagine that virtually everyone who comes here to read this piece will be familiar with the escalating war of words around the ill-received Fountain War kickstarter. … [visit site to read more]

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The End Of Epic EVE?

There is a tendency – especially among older players – to declare that EVE is missing content on a grand epic scale these days, implying that this is a central aspect of the game. In response, I …...

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Seasonal Secrets

It is a longstanding tradition for CCP to gift players with a range of items during the winter holiday season (summer for all our friends on the southern hemisphere of course). These gifts have come …...

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Our Inheritance

We are used to receiving gifts from CCP during the holiday season, but this year we got something unexpected. Two days before Christmas, CCP Delegate Zero released a … [visit site to read more]

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Flying With A Newbie

There is regular discussion about the way new players experience EVE and which problems they face, what makes them stay or leave, and which path they could or should … [visit site to read more]

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That Grr Goons PL Site

In the minds of many EVE players there is a strong tendency to think in terms of antagonistic absolutes. People are relegated to pigeonholes like carebears, griefers, … [visit site to read more]

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Extracting Rage

Pay-To-Win has always been a very sensitive subject among the EVE player community. CCP created a game which did not require any grind to acquire experience points, but at the same time, to grow in …...

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Talking Like A True Leader

Maybe if you are old enough you can still remember the rousing declarations of Sir Molle or the creativity of Bobby Atlas. If you have played EVE in more recent times, … [visit site to read more]

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