Intergalactic Summit

CONCORD and the Federation have helped to create Upwell. Assuming this lack of control over their creation is genuine, then they must accept the responsibility of their actions. Considering CONCORD's response to threats like Sansha or the Drifters, this hasn't been a traditional response.

And seriously? We're the greatest threat to the Federation and the Republic? Have we ganked the Empress of Amarr in HiSec recently? Have we transported millions of civilians off their planets and turned them into cyber-zombies for Sansha Kuvakei? How many people in the Federation die each year due to Serpentis operations? How many more die due the Pendulum war with the Caldari State? A war, I might add, that nets CONCORD and by extension Upwell a LOT of ISK. The Cartel was forged by the Matari people. As I've noted elsewhere, out tattoos are a nod to that heritage. Amarr is still the single greatest threat to the Matari people, followed closely by the Republic itself and CONCORD through again, the Pendulum War.

If Upwell is too big for CONCORD to control, then perhaps organizations like mine are actually some of the best allies the Federation or Republic could have. A slave chain made of ISK is still a slave chain. Are you truly free if you have to purchase your freedom on the market?

Upwell's destruction of a civilian shipyard over an inhabited planet will not go unanswered. Nor will we sit idly by and allow ourselves to be preyed upon to maintain CONCORD's status quo. You call us criminals. You say we commit acts of piracy. You say we are killers, slavers, that we peddle drugs and prostitutes. It's true. all of it (). But what we don't do is lie about it. We don't hide behind a facade of "morality."

People once assumed that the Empire couldn't be fought, but the Matari, the Khanid, the Bloodraiders, the Jove and finally the Drifters proved them wrong. People once assumed the Federation was too big, that no one could stand up to them. The Caldari proved them wrong; their own drones proved them wrong. People once thought the Goons could never be taken down. The MBC proved them wrong.

People think Upwell is too wealthy, CONCORD is too powerful.

They are wrong.

Angels...are never far.

Might be a product of a Caldari upbringing but I'm with Upwell on this one.

The thing about for profit corporations is that you can trust them to act like for profit corporations. Of course you still need your wits about you but it does lend a certain predictability to their actions.

But you can't trust a stellar government to act like anything other than a bunch of random idiots with conflicting agendas who only think they know whats best and CONCORD is no better.

The fact of the matter is that while I am somewhat on Upwell's side here both they and CONCORD need to have their power kept in check

I don't care how powerful of rich someone is, they should always be compensated for their efforts fairly, and demanding something for no compensation is wrong.

Because nobody else bothered?

Stealing blueprints is corporate espionage, happens all the time and is highly profitable and thus, as was said earlier, within the predictable realm of behavior for a for-profit corporation.

I just didn't think they had the balls to be so gung-ho about it. Good show, lads.

Like how CONCORD got to the root of things like Sansha incursions or Empress Jamyl's assassination?

Don't hold your breath.

The only difference is the amount of money that the thieves stand to make.

So lets make a decent licensing offer and turn it into something that offers them immediate financial advantage, no need to go stealing something if we can persuade them to simply give it to us after all.

And yes I am aware of the potential costs of doing that, there are plenty of organisations or even individuals who have the resources and could be persuaded to help.

If FIO under Blaque is as good as it was in the past getting those informations should not be an issue.

The phrase 'tears of impotent rage' came to mind when I read the article. Upwell does the work, the Empires and CONCORD provide demand Upwell hand over the results or they'll throw a hissyfit, Upwell says nothing. I chuckled. i liek tears