Intergalactic Summit

There is speculation, though none of which confirmed, that Amarrian ground soldiers may soon be fitted with similar cloning technology as us capsuleers.

This can be rather alarming to enemies, or those unfriendly to the Empire. The Amarrian's superior numbers paired with extreme fanaticism and now the ability to join the immortals will give them a massive edge on the Battlefield.

It seems rather strange for Amarrians to adopt this rumored technology, seemingly before everyone else. Although Jamyl is a more progressive Empress, this is a completely unprecedented occurrence. This is even stranger because Amarrians have always frowned upon the use of cloning and have barely started to accept it. I guess this is too good of an opportunity to give up.

Discuss, keep in mind that nothing is confirmed but speculated.

There have been rumors for a couple of months now that capsuleers have been participating in independent studies about ground troops and cloning. Nothing solid yet.

Personally, I'm waiting for more information before I speculate.

More than a little worrying. Speaking strictly objectively, the amount of lives lost because of us capsuleers is nothing less than staggering. Of course these deaths have been limited to space and those who chose to venture into it. While it prides me that the Empire is once again leading innovation, its only a matter of time before such technology spreads. In the wrong hands this could lead to nothing short of a Holocaust.

I do fear for those under my care. I would hate to see my families vineyard turned into scorched earth and dead bodies because someone wanted to make a political point. Or worse, for a few isk.

Allow me to be clear:

There are numerous rumours regarding new military technology development of some kind, possibly stemming from events at a place called Pike's Landing in the Minmatar Republic.

As of yet, no solid, measurable evidence has been brought to light.

At all.

These rumours remain purely speculative

Oh goody, another excuse for CONCORD to encourage pointless conflict with little value, progress or point as an industrial stimulator. No doubt these theoretical soldiers would be roped into the same net of contracts and caveats to render them toothless, then fed distractions to prevent them rocking the boat. Just how far is the assembly going to go in maintaining this farce? First we had capsuleer fleets clashing and doing nothing. Now we're going to have armies clashing and doing nothing, since there will be even fewer casualties. Aside from the local population.

CONCORD is the only thing that prevents New Eden to fall in a total war, and also the only entity actively doing something against the Sansha Nation, even if that means counting exclusively on capsuleers.

Ushra’Khan finds this news alarming, and as such we have dispatched agents of our own to verify the validity of this claim. If they do find supporting information, they have been instructed to acquire this technology by any means necessary, so that the Minmatar Republic can build its own immortal army of Valklear Guard.

Like when the Caldari blockaded the Luminaire system ? Like when the Elders invaded the Empire ? Like when the Sansha Nation came back from Anoikis and started to uplift people, where every faction was unable to raise the smallest finger, all their technology rendered powerless against their aggressors ?

Don't misunderstand me. CONCORD has a purpose. I just happen to believe that among those purposes, apart from preventing the mutual annihilation of large parts of the cluster, is giving us capsuleers pretty lights to chase with no functional value to the world at large.

The Sansha incursions are the latest convenient distraction; and for a change, it's actually a valuable effort for all concerned. The Empyrean wars are not. That CONCORD and the individual nations persist in funding and supporting them, despite their complete lack of progress or result, is surely proof enough that they're simply a means of keeping us quiet. Not to mention the charming ability to engender hatred, panic and unity at home, because The Enemy is At the Gate!

No, it really isn't. The whole concept is a joke in rather poor taste.

Do not get me wrong either, if I was in charge that meaningless war would have never happened, the Elders would have been asked to stand down or hunted down for what they did, provist forces would have been "escorted" back into their own territory and Sarum's superweapon seized.

Unfortunately, facts like CONCORD not even raising the smallest fingers to bring guilty people to justice - like the Elders - combined to the fact that CONCORD was before all created by all the five signatories of the treaty of Yulai, four of them being the faction we are talking about, makes me believe that CONCORD can not simply do everything that they wish. If the war continue, maybe it is for the reasons you state, even as paranoid as I find them, they are not absurd either, or maybe it is just because of the true limits of CONCORD's power itself : if all the factions eventually lose their trust or support in CONCORD someday, then it will be the end for CONCORD, and they know it.