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ESS Changes Incoming, CCP Unclear On Specifics
CCP pushed out a new blog covering their updates to the Encounter Surveillance System (ESS) on October 30, for those who don’t know. For some context on the ESS, it is a deployable structure that adjusts the payout of NPC......
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Witness Me!
October 10, 2020. My Naglfar is off tether and aligned to the enemy keepstar in FWST, as it had been for five hours. I cycle my smartbomb and kill another bubble as I wait for my name to be called......
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Those Who Fail to Learn from History . . .
This is not the first time that the Imperium has been massively outnumbered in a war. The last time this happened was during the Casino War back in March of 2016. In many respects, the Imperium in 2016 was a......
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A War of Accretion
Celestial bodies form through accretion and die from entropy. And wars are not always won or lost in a major battle; after losses soldiers don’t always give in to attrition. Sun Tzu said in The Art of War that “the......
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Missed Opportunities
It’s tough to criticize someone after they win, and win they did. A staggering number of fleet commanders and coordinators led by Asher Elias killed a defended keepstar in FWST. The battle—unlike 49-U, this was one—lasted 13 hours in a…
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EVE’s Biggest Fight: FWST-8
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Invasions 101
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Liveblog: FWST-8 Keepstar Part 2
Following up from last night’s fight, PAPI and Imperium forces have gathered once again in FWST-8 as the second Keepstar comes out of anchoring. As of 1741 Eve Time, there are 6315 in local, with the Keepstar timer ticking down….
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The Elephant in the Room: Capital Ships
Header art by Quendan Comari. (Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a multi-part series that describes the true problems with EVE’s gameplay loop and disputes the notion that forced-scarcity is a viable solution. Part one explains why nerfing…
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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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World War Bee: Week 13
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The Return of the Industry King
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CCP Does not Deserve Your Trust
So I think trust is a hard thing to ask for, but it’s definitely something – the game will be in a healthy state once we’re over, once we’re done with this. CCP Rattati I do not trust CCP, and…
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Redistribution Throws Bad Money After Bad
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Triglavians Declare Totality
The Triglavians released a video September 28, which was quickly translated on the EVE forums. Not to mince words, the Triglavians said: GLORIFICATION PATTERN IN TOTALITY: REALIZEDTRIGLAV EXALTED DAZH ELEMENTS: FINAL LIMINALITYLIMINAL PROVING: THRESHOLD ATTAINEDANCIENT DOMAINS STABILIZATION: GOLD CONSENTDOMAIN OF…
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EVE Echoes Sept 24th Update
EVE Echoes’ September 24 patch notes listed 32 changes, titled new features, with a few significant sections to examine. To minimize your out-of-game time, we’re going to highlight a few key groups of changes. We also want to quickly note…
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The Art of War: WWB and the Imperium
This article, the third in a three-part series, focuses on the Imperium. The first part looked at Panfam’s options in the war. The second part focused on TEST. Here, we analyze the end-game options for the Imperium. “Strategy without tactics…
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