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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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