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.
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- Name: Bill McDonough
- Public Email: bmcdonough@themittani.com
- Discord Name: Arrendis
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Eve Online
CCP Speaks: Crafting the Story with CCP Delegate Zero—Part 2
Yesterday, INN presented Part 1 of our two-part interview with CCP Delegate Zero. In this installment, we continue to look at the process of creating EVE’s story, and how player volunteers help with one of the unsung balancing acts of…
Eve Online
CCP Speaks: Crafting the Story with CCP Delegate Zero—Part 1
Beyond the massive nullsec battles, beyond the missions and faction warfare, EVE Online is a setting rich in lore and story. As the Invasion World Tour progresses, parts of that story are coming to the fore. New developments in the…
Eve Online
BRISC RUBAL REMOVED FROM CSM 13
In surprising news today, CCP Dopamine has posted a new dev-blog to let the playerbase know that Brisc Rubal has been removed from the Council of Stellar Management. According to Dopamine, Rubal was “found to be sharing confidential information with…
Eve Online
The Discourse Reports Possible Triglavian Shipyards and Communication
The Discourse, a series from the player-run Arataka Research Consortium (ARC), has released a new episode dealing with new discoveries in Abyssal Deadspace. In this episode, ArctiveVoice and Shef Rostov document something they believe to be Triglavian capital shipyards in…
Editorial
EVE is Hard—Designing a Moonshot
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and…
Devblog
DevBlog: SKILLS ON DEMAND
In a new devblog released on Feb 26, CCP announced a set of changes coming to the skill training system. The changes, called “Skills on Demand”, streamline the ways players acquire (not train) most of the skills they’ll use in…
Eve Online
EVE Devblog: Security Update – Q1 2019
This Tuesday, Feb 19, Team Security released a new devblog on the subject of botting and RMT in EVE Online. The opening paragraphs summarized the state of the current efforts. In many ways, these have become almost boilerplate prose. ‘Hello,…
Editorial
War Dec Changes—One Month In
“War is cruelty. There’s no use trying to reform it, the crueler it is the sooner it will be over.” -Gen. Wm. Tecumseh Sherman On December 11, CCP games released the December Update to EVE Online. In addition to new…
Humor
Is A Massive Nerf of Delve Ratting Coming?
CCP may secretly be planning to take drastic actions to nerf the Imperium’s income with a nerf of ratting activities in the Southwest of New Eden. This potential move comes as the Monthly Economic Report has once again shown Delve…
Eve Online
PvP Lifestyle—Making a Living by the Sword
New Eden thrives on two things. The stability of instability, and the importance of players’ actions and choices. The first one means that some level of instability and upheaval is always present, while the second relies on players being free…
Eve Online
First Navigation Structures Deployed
The first of the new Upwell Navigation Structures have been deployed on Tranquility. In a tweet on Nov 16, CCP Fozzie announced that TEST Alliance Please Ignore (TEST) had successfully deployed the first of the Pharolux Cyno Beacons. Approximately 22h…
News
Stan Lee Dies At 95
LOS ANGELES — Stan “The Man” Lee has died. He was 95 years old. The comic book legend had been battling poor health in recent years, including what he described as “a little bout of pneumonia” this past February. He…
Eve Online
Live Events Continue: Ushra’Khan And AmarrMil Clash Over Kahah
In a follow-up to a story INN first reported on November 5, CCP’s renewed engagement in live events with players continues. At roughly 1800 UTC on November 5, Minmatar FW alliance Ushra’Khan (U’K) undocked a Providence-class freighter in Kahah. A…
Eve Online
Fweddit Self-Destructs 20B in Highsec Storyline Action
KAHAH—November 4, 2018: Between 16:42 and 16:54 UTC, Fweddit members and alts in Fwehman Brothers Holdings, Viziam, and Flight of the Kiwis self-destructed nine freighters worth 22 billion ISK. This move is the latest activity in an ongoing storyline connected…
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