Arrendis
At over a decade, 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. And to the incomparable Fluffy von Bloodletter (aka Hank)... miss you buddy. The last two years just haven't been the same.
Contact Information
- Name: Bill McDonough
- Public Email: bmcdonough@themittani.com
- Discord Name: Arrendis
My Articles
Editorial
Is Game Design a Numbers Game?
Where should CCP’s priorities be, when it comes to game design? Does trying to please the most active people serve the health of the game, or should design decisions be agnostic of the current balance of numbers? There’s been a…
Editorial
Blockchain and EVE—Greed’s Still Good
On April 11, CCP released a ‘news’ article entitled ‘Blockchain and EVE Online’. In the article—with a ‘CCP Hellmar’ byline—CCP has finally attempted to address some of their customers’ concerns about many of the statements CEO Hilmar Pétursson has made…
Editorial
CCP Wants Your Unpaid Labor… or RMT.
By now, most readers are probably familiar with the Prospector Pack fiasco of this past week-and-change. Many of CCP’s customers are celebrating the removal of the pack. Multiple members of the CSM have expressed a sense of relief that CCP…
Eve Online
A Thank-You to RepSwarm, and the Line
The last eighteen months have been hell. That doesn’t line up with the timeline of the war, I know. But it’s still true. Eighteen months ago was early February, 2020. It was just beginning to be apparent that humanity was…
Eve Online
HACs Are Broken. . . Aren’t They?
We hear it all the time. In fact, we hear it so much that we accept it as true. The Heavy Assault Cruiser meta is broken. And so, Heavy Assault Cruisers themselves are broken. Unfortunately, this is both right and…
Editorial
Foundational Fleet Design
Ok, so, first off, this isn’t what you think. Yes, this article is about fleet design. Yes, I’m Goonswarm’s Fitting Director. No, it’s not about how to design fleets for fighting wars between nullsec empires in EVE Online. In fact,…
Interview
Progod Talks About Tuesday’s Attack
Tempers flared on May 25, as a Legacy cyno memorial was followed by a major attack on the O-EIMK constellation. Some in the Imperium were quick to cry foul, citing a general agreement that such memorials have been a time…
Devblog
Great? Escape: CCP’s Nullification Changes Go Live
On Tuesday, May 18, CCP pushed the ‘Great Escape’ patch live on Tranquility. Great Escape is the update containing the changes to Warp Core Stabilizers and Interdiction Nullification. After only six days of live testing on Singularity, the update saw…
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…
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