Wormholes

For those following the story, I'm just about done with the tale of QEX/BU/Marmite's eviction of OTRSC last week at http://txgsync.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/repercussions/ . Hundreds of pilots volunteered for the repeatedly-foiled break-in fleets -- you guys stuck around for hours on comms, thank you! -- and I still have to figure out where/when that disappearing fleet of Ishtars went while I was offline, then I'll call it done. Gotten feedback from both sides at this point, so I hope it represents the encounter fairly! If somewhat fictionally. As usual for me, because when I write, being entertaining is far more important than being strictly truthful :-)

I apologize in advance for the length. I've kept ruthlessly pruning the story, and might continue to do so to try to make it shorter. As the show "24" demonstrates, even the events of one day may take a very long time to relate after-the-fact...

Rose Banana Hammocks...?


This is an amazingly written story. 10/10

Wow what a great read, get another WH fast so you can keep these coming.

If you need us to look out for a certain type in our daily chains let us know.

Very good read, thank you for writing it up.
Looking forward to more stories in the future.

Great Story! Very well written.

I look forward to reading another of your stories in the future.

I kept reading after this part of your blog. Well written story and a good insight in to wormhole life and tactics for noobs like me.

+1

Blood Union = evil Russians chainrolling their static raping any PvE Fleet they spot ( rare exceptions) and great pvpers

Quantum Explosions= ex-member of Blood union, pvp at same level i'd say, but i don't know the reasons for their split etc

You should know them ;)

All opinions expressed herein are my own, and do not represent the opinions of my corporation or my alliance.

Here are a couple of previous write-ups:

• An older profile of Blood Union from 2013: http://themittani.com/features/blood-union-profile .
• My write-up of my first experience with them: http://txgsync.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/pvp-as-a-survival-tactic/

The Blood Union/E X P L O S I O N S split appears to have been amicable. Joint operations remain common. After more than a year of routine ganks of "Like A Baws"-style fleets in C5/C6 space, I believe easy gank targets are becoming thinner. The farming prey who came to W-space mostly for the cash are drying up in the native timezone -- fleeing to Null, Incursions, and C3 or C4 space, evidenced by the rising tide of Null rental business, increasing Incursion competition, and greater occupancy rates in C3/C4 -- and thus QEX/BU have recently expanded their time zone coverage.

I believe "why" PvP corporations are being evicted -- and not just by these fellows -- is that competition is more fierce, and permanently-based farmers are drying up. In the past, just being an active PvP corporation that brought a fight -- ANY fight -- was enough to keep many of the wolves at bay. Wolves prefer any prey at all to having none. As the barrier has lowered to exploration, and recipes like the "Like A Baws" method of escalations have become increasingly popular, what was once barren space is becoming crowded indeed.

In a way, Blood Union and Quantum Explosion are doing W-space a favor by encouraging residents to become better players with better skills, fits, and tactics. As in any game, the only way to get better is to play against someone better than you are. You're going to lose hard and lose a lot if you don't know how to prepare, fit, and respond.

That's a valuable lesson, and I personally believe our recent -- and painful! -- education made me a better player.

Winthorp y u hide corp/alliance from postin?

Great story. Very fun to read :D