Intergalactic Summit

That's kind of harsh, as Ishukone is still part of the ruling 8 megacorporations that make up the Chief Executive Panel. Which means that by that definition, Arcurio is now under State control, administrated by Ishukone.
Part of your point is valid however, as each megacorporation has their own flavour & culture, so making the comparision that Ishukone is the Caldari State is indeed an error.

However, I do believe you mean well, and are wondering at the price Ishukone has to pay, as that hasn't been unveiled so far. While they undoubtly carry over a large part of the cleaning & salvaging costs to Ishukone, due to Arcurio's location compared to the Shiigeru crash site, there's surely other things traded as well, as Material Acquisitions now handed over the 3 largest cities to Ishukone.
However, they can't just trade State assets, just their own, so that should eliminate accusations of treachery as a megacorp can trade away their own assets as they see fit.

I also published a summary of this handover, bundling earlier relevant reports to this into one:
Federation hands over historical Caldari capital to the State

I kept trying to make that point, James.

Civirely.

Sanctions of CONCORD can be up to preventing any of capsuleers from using NeoCom and capsule interface at all, denying any cloning facilities.

As for those, who value their wallets more than their lives, I heard stories from capsuleers, who, for their financial machinations, got not just wiped clean wallets, but were issued negative sum of ISK on their personal accounts.

No. You are a bridge builder. A diplomat. A peacemaker. A hundred different things. Traitor is not among them, when you do it for your own people and State. More has been done in the name of finishing this war now by the Ishukone administration than by any other entity in the State to date.

You seem upset, friend. Why must you be mad?

Ok so this latest development is an improvement, that's certain.

Why are capsuleers in lowsec killing each for control of an outlying system when the core Caldari origin world is being shared peacefully like this?

Maybe there is war profiteering afoot, and the capsuleers are playing the suckers in all this?

I must admit, I am deeply conflicted on this handover. On one hand I feel as though I can no longer serve the Protectorate with the knowledge that I would be fighting a cold war with an enemy that actively seeks peace through diplomacy. On the other hand I'm troubled about the exact intentions of this handover.

I suppose only time will tell if this is some sort of setup for future Federation hostilities, a power play on the part of Ishukone to consolidate power in the State, or a legitimate act of goodwill between our nations. All would no doubt be interesting, though I suspect some are far more likely than others.

Or maybe lowsec is just a place for the nations to put their capsuleers in so they can indulge in their scoundrelry out of sight of the well-mannered folks out in highsec. They are paying us to keep us there.

Perhaps you should heed your own advice and continue reading the article beyond the first sentence before writing a summary.


And to quote the previous article and Ishukone's representative.


For some of us, especially those with roots in the other megacorporations, the difference between Caldari and any individual megacorporation matters. To me it was worth pointing out the difference exists.