Arrendis
At almost nine years, EVE is the third-longest bad habit of my life. When not playing EVE, I'm usually spouting off about something in a way that's going to make someone irritated, or spending time with the incomparable Fluffy von Bloodletter, whose actual name is Hank. But let's face it, Fluffy von Bloodletter's a much better name, even for a cat.
Contact Information
- Name: Bill McDonough
- Public Email: bmcdonough@themittani.com
- Discord Name: Arrendis
My Articles
Devblog
Foundation Quadrant Goes Live with New Patch
In a May 3 devblog, CCP announced their new Quadrant, Foundation—which began the next day, May 4. The theme: “[C]elebrate the identity of the four Empires of New Eden, as well as the incredible 18 years that have passed since…
Eve Online
Expert Systems: Newbie Help, or Bumbling Cash-Grab?
On February 25, CCP announced the upcoming Expert Systems feature. As INN has already covered, this will provide new capsuleers with temporary skill levels that expire after one week. CCP intends these skills to allow new players to try out…
Eve Online
Siberian Squads join the Imperium
After leaving Legacy Coalition and the PAPI mega-coalition at the end of January, former DeadCo alliance Siberian Squads [SB-SQ] has joined the Imperium. The news broke just before 1600 EVE-time with the following announcement from The Mittani: SIBERIAN SQUADS JOINS…
Op-Ed
Engaging PvE in EVE Online?
There’s a lot going on in EVE right now, including a war with some small, insignificant fights. But it’s a new year, and that got me thinking. Every year, we hear from CCP about… well, stuff. All kinds of stuff….
News
EVE Offline: TQ Experiencing Stability Issues
As of 1600 EVE on Wednesday, Tranquility has been experiencing repeated crashes and persistent instability. CCP is aware of the problem and server admins are working to correct the problem. In addition to all their internal tools and alarms that…
Eve Online
Imperium Sacrifices 250 Dreads to Kill Keepstar in FWST-8
OCT 5, 2020: FWST-8, DELVE—Nearly 3700 players clashed in NPC Delve today in what is likely the bloodiest single engagement of World War Bee. The fighting centered on an anchoring FRT Keepstar. Outnumbered by as many as 500 opponents, the…
Devblog
CCP 2020 EVE Security Update
On July 29, CCP released their EVE Security Update for 2020. In it, they put up a bunch of interesting numbers: botting accounts banned, number of reports files, number of accounts filing reports, and more, all for the first seven…
News
CSM15 Election Results
The results of the CSM15 Election are in! Despite an abbreviated campaign and voting season this year, players cast over 36,000 votes in this year’s election. The winners are: Brisc Rubal—The Initiative. Gobbins—Pandemic Horde Innominate—Goonswarm Federation Kenneth Feld—Pandemic Legion Maria…
Eve Online
FANFEST 2020 CANCELLED
FEBRUARY 28—CCP announced today that FanFest 2020 is cancelled. The move comes in response to the continuing spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and is being taken as a precautionary measure. In the announcement, and accompanying EVE Pulse video CCP Dopamine…
Eve Online
The Imperium Welcomes Ranger Regiment as Trial Members
Ranger Regiment has joined the Imperium. In a post of the same title on the official Goonfleet forums, Goonswarm alliance CEO and Imperium autocrat the Mittani announced the move and extended the coalition’s hand in friendship. “I would like to…
Eve Online
Saviors Are Nothing Of the Sort
Three weeks ago, Dirk Stetille and I interviewed CCP Masterplan, of Team Talos. During that interview, we talked about how Talos sees Fleet Logistics—remote assistance—as a thing that’s inhibiting conflict in EVE. At the time, I said (in the interview,…
News
FALCON DEPARTS CCP
In a tweet released earlier today, Verone, a.k.a. ex-CCP Falcon, announced his departure from CCP. The announcement came after nearly a week of speculation on reddit and other sites, stemming mostly from Falcon’s absence at EVE Vegas, as well as an extended…
Talkshows
Announcing Reboot of The Meta Show
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2019 INN Announcement: Reboot of “The Meta Show” Addition of New Co-Host, Format and Style The Imperium News Network, EVE Online’s largest player-run media enterprise, is announcing today that it is rebooting its flagship EVE…
News
EVE Vegas 2019: EVE Echoes Into The Future
EVE Online is a game with a strong, active metagame that has come to consume large segments of the game. Now, CCP is learning to play the metagame themselves. In a new press release, CCP has beat themselves to the…
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