Arrendis
At seven 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
Eve Online
Summer Update Roll-Out Goes Smoothly; Project Discovery Being Tweaked
The 2017 Summer Update has been deployed, and so far, so good. The days of CCP’s updates and expansions invariably containing bugs, errors, and secret commands to accidentally erase your boot.ini file are long past. The update’s main features are…
Eve Online
Singularity: The Strategic Cruiser Update
The strategic cruiser. These ships have dominated the EVE meta for years. In today’s New Eden, they occupy the apex position for subcapital ships in engagements of any size. The only real competitor they have in terms of popularity and…
Eve Online
CCP Unveils New EVE Online Forums
In a new devblog posted on Jun 20, CCP Falcon has unveiled the future of EVE Online’s forum software. Based on the widespread Discourse platform, the new EVE Online forums will replace the current iteration that has been in use…
News
New Dark Theme on Goonfleet Forums
After years of laboring under the oppressive yoke of default PHP forum skins, Goonfleet.com has unveiled new theme customization options. In addition to the original blue and white theme, IP.Board, users now have the option of the Infinite Dark theme,…
Eve Online
The Scope: Blood Raider Shipyards Attacked
With Imperium forces successful reinforcement of the first Blood Raider Sotiyo, the Scope has released a news video commemorating the event, and recording the angry response of Omir Sarikusa, the NPC leader of the Blood Raider Covenant: “Empty is…
News
BATTLETECH ON PC: Harebrained Schemes and Paradox Announce Partnership
On May 12, Harebrained Schemes and Paradox Interactive announced that they will be teaming up to bring Battletech to the PC. The initial word came in an email sent out to backers of HBS’ previously-reported Battletech Kickstarter, and was confirmed by Paradox…
Eve Online
EVE Fanfest 2017 Reveals: CCP Signals the end of Aegis Sov?
At this year’s FanFest, CCP discussed three upcoming changes to EVE’s gameplay; PvE improvement, changes to moon mining to facilitate Starbase removal, and the replacement of Stations and Outposts with destructible Citadels. Individually, these changes are all steps further down…
Eve Online
TEST Leviathan Dies in Stain
A TEST Alliance Please Ignore (TEST) Leviathan worth approximately 118b ISK has been killed tonight by Stainwagon forces in the Stain system of 4GQ-XQ. According to commenters on the /r/eve subreddit, the pilot is planning to quit EVE. He may have tried…
News
BREAKING: 14 KF Rorquals Killed in PL Dreadbomb
As many as fourteen (14) Rorquals are reported to have been destroyed in a single Pandemic Legion dreadbomb in western Querious. Zkill currently shows nine (9) of the killmails, along with the losses of a Minokawa, Nidhoggur, and Thanatos that may…
Eve Online
Kyonoke Inquest and the Future
Another year’s FanFest has come and gone. With it came new features, new gameplay, new ship balancing, and the slow, inorexable promise of ‘we’re getting rid of Starbases, Soon™’. We see this every year, and every year, CCP continues to…
Eve Online
The Illusion of the Decisive Battle
On a recent installment of Talking in Stations, TEST Alliance FC Progodlegend offered an opinion on the Catch and Tribute wars as “the first modern wars”. He opined that where Dominion Sov had been like ‘land warfare’, the new meta…
Eve Online
TEST, Imperium Trade Titans in Catch
CATCH: The system of 36N-HZ saw action in the early morning hours of January 11 as TEST and the Imperium traded killmails for shield titans. The fighting surrounding the exchange saw the arrival of fleets from many of the participants…
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Goonhammer 20K: 2017 Dawns on Largest Player Org Ever
As 2017 begins, Goonswarm Federation faces the new year in a unique position. With over 21,000 members, the high-profile EVE Alliance is unquestionably the largest player organization or ‘guild’ in gaming history. By comparison, Currently Online, the largest organization in…
News
Biggest Battle of the Year So F4R Opens The Traitors’ War
What a difference three years makes. In the first month of 2014, EVE Online saw what was then the largest battle in online gaming history. It lasted almost from downtime to downtime. Over the course of the battle, the participants…
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