Jita Park Speakers Corner

After discussing with Hans, i realize i had misunderstood the fact that the shootability of people with negative SS proposed by him extends to high sec. This is indeed huge drawback to piracy, and so i'm good with the overall idea.

it was just to clear up my position on the matter.

Hans seems a great candidate to me now.

Absolutely has my vote and those of as many of my friends and associates that I can muster.


We will be pulling for you.

Go Hans!

He's also going to be on the Voices from the Void podcast. \o/

Further to questions that I submitted to EVE Radio but were unanswered due to time constraints, I'm reposting them here.

My original email to EVE Radio:



I was a little disappointed that the context of my questions was missed. By "min-maxer/powergamer" I meant those who simply play the game for the numerical victories and bragging rights without concern for any other aspect of EVE Online. I wasn't very satisfied with the "alternative fleet doctrines means you're not a powergamer" response which I feel misses the point entirely.

Essentially, should those players who seek a more immersive storyline-driven experience look elsewhere and leave EVE to be the dominion of the e-sports PvPers?

Should player-driven content be the only content?

Absolutely not. I think it is a tremendous waste of all the creativity that went into EvE's lore to not develop the story lines of the various empires and pirate factions in parallel to the stories the players create themselves. Yes, even the prepackaged content (Chronicles, novels, etc) delivered by CCP enriches the universe in a way that's meaningful to many players.

Even though role play may not dominate Faction Warfare, we certainly wouldn't be the same without it, and I'd love to see more ways that we can use the wars between the militias to further the story line of the four empires.

With or without a CSM7 seat, there's no way I'm going to let a "complete overhaul" of Faction Warfare arrive without begging, blackmailing, manipulating, or bribing CCP Dropbear into authoring some Live Events to coincide with the major changes. There was a specific set of events that led to the creation of the feature (Read EvE Online: Empyrean Age for the full narrative), and I can't imagine a major iteration on the feature that isn't backed up by some new developments in the corresponding lore. Live Events would be a fantastic way to get players back into the spirit of Factional Warfare and inspire imaginations once again, especially for those that have migrated away due to boredom.

I've gotten a lot of positive feedback recently for writing in my platform that we should eventually expand Factional Warfare to include groups like the Angel Cartel or the Guristas, and to move more pirate missions and story content back into lowsec where its accessible by those of us not wrapped up in the meta-game.

The bottom line is players do get attached to their race, their ships, their homelands, their culture. Players want to involve themselves more in some of the storylines that are unique the EvE universe. I think its completely possible to have sandbox gameplay where players can respond to the lore CCP initiates, and leave their own mark on the storylines, without having to be part of a massive alliance or live in null sec to do so.

This has probably been one of the most inspiring moments in the campaign so far, thank you so much for sharing! That's my goal here, to help add to the balance of the council and broaden its expertise and experience.

Even more exciting than the support of a stranger is knowing that you're voting for the first time. That is AWESOME news. I wouldn't put all these hours in if it didn't think it would make a difference, and despite all the cynicism its great to hear that more people are realizing that voting now is more important than ever before.

Now that the company has been redirected, and the dev teams are working with the community once again, all the more reason to step up and get involved so that the interests of everyone who plays the game are protected.

Don't be a stranger, stick around and ask some questions if there's anything you'd like to know!

The most anticipated CSM7 interview is now underway. Marc Scaurus interviewing Kelduum Revaan and Hans Jagerblitzen. Cross-debating with the two participants as well.

You can catch it on the VandV podcast tomorrow. Episode 36.

"Are you stoned?"

I am hearing voices come from the void. Is that safe? or normal?

Links or it didn't happen!