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Now that CCP has focused on their flagship product and 0.0 blocs are focusing on the CSM, it's more important than ever to have experienced CSM reps with broad game experience to guide the conversation as it steers toward a revamp of sov, risk/reward, and the relationship of 0.0 and empire. While CSM6 has done an excellent job overall, their lack of reaction at the GM's changing the War Dec rulings highlights a lack of expertise in small gang warfare and empire/lowsec conflict mechanics.

As CEO of Noir., one of EVE's most respected and established mercenary corps, I have years of experience in small gang combat in empire, low sec, and 0.0. While I am certainly a PVPer, my clients frequently include industrialists, mission runners, and small alliances of all sorts so I am uniquely aware of the need to balance war decs between attackers and defenders. Though my corp does not have sov, we have in the past so I am familiar with the issues facing small alliances and can engage with the 0.0 bloc representatives on how to make 0.0 work for everyone. As part of CSM4, I brought that expertise to the table effectively and was involved in both the initial Dominion/Tyrannis "feedback" (aka rage), laying the groundwork for many of the fixes and quality of life features now in the game, and the process of turning the CSM into the potent institution it is today.

CSM7 needs someone to represent the needs of small gang PVPers and provide needed perspective to upcoming ship balances, war dec mechanic changes, and sov revamp. With my 4 years as one of EVE’s top mercs and prior experience with the CSM, I am the best choice to help keep EVE on the right track in the post-Crucible age.

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CSM Thread Q+A Vol. 1 (how proposals are pointless, small gang warfare, Sov and Domion, neutral rr, war dec prices, wormholes, dancing lizards)
On Low Sec
Aleks vs. Widders (why you should vote perspective not proposal, vision of war in EVE, Alek goes point by point on Widders war dec proposal)
Aleks/Widders II (Neutral RR)
Alekseyev Karrde: Voice for the EVE University Voiceless (Alek vs. Kelduum Revaan)
CSM Q+A Vol. 4 (Bounty Hunting)
Alek takes on Kelduum's Revised War Ideas tl;dr i win.
Fly Reckless Interview
Voices from the Void 1 on 1 with Mike Azariah
Lost In EVE Debate (vs. Kelduum, Trebor, and Leboe)
EN24 Interview
Daisy Ad Parody

Could you detail what parts of Dominion and sov you find lacking and what you think should be done about them?

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Questions, questions !

1/ What would you change to High Sec to increase the reasons for a wardec ? (atm it's 1/ I want to kill these shiny ravens/nomads 2/ I don't like this POS 3/ I don't like them and I want to punch them in the face).

2/ Do you want to keep the current rr mechanisms ? (you can remote people even when you're not in the wardec "neutral rr" and you can dock/jump without the 1mn agression timer "undock games").

3/ What do you think of the current wardec prices ?

I spent some time under Alekseyev's leadership. I'm glad I did - he is pretty awesome all around. He has a very firm grasp on the nature of Eve, doesn't waste time on BS, and is willing to listen to everyone's input. Noir. spends time in high, low, and null sec, and gets involved in fights of all sizes - to say that his PvP experience is broad would be an understatement. He knows his stuff, and his perspective and demeanor would both be a valuable asset to the CSM.

You talk about Sov, Null, and Empire.

Why should a w-space resident consider you?

Nothing against the good Mr. Karrde, but don't forget that 2 of the current 14 CSM members are mercs (Seleene and Elise). People like us are thankfully not completely unrepresented.

Give em' hell Alek!

Nothing.
I'm just finding the number of wardecs extremely low in highsec, and that's (partially) because there aren't that much reasons to wardec someone.

You're a miner ? Belts are replenishing way too fast, you don't have to kill the other miners living in the same system.
You're an industrialist ? Too many station slots are available, and good luck ganking freighters, because that's the only way (excluding the market itself) to compete with them.
Etc.
There is an exception to the "dock in a station and/or drop for a NPC corp" : highsec POS. They are the only things that people must protect. Atm, highsec POS are truely invulnerable thanks to CCP, and even without that, I know no entities that could be willing to destroy a large POS with a moderate defense, on a regular basis. None.



Alek is willing to fix wardecs, and I have no doubts he will be competent to help CCP on this subject. But the "highsec pvp" is not only about wardec mechanisms.

With all due respect to both of them (which is considerable), Pandemic Legion is several times larger than the next smallest merc in the game and I cant remember the last time PL war dec'd anyone. Seleene's reaction to the GM ruling on war decs last year (ie he didnt even think it was a big deal) highlights this gap in represenatation; a gap I intend to fill.

I'm happy to work with any reps, including fellow merc PL reps, to improve our game. But someone has to speak for "the rest of us" mercs, those industrialists and PVP corps who interact with the war dec system, and small gang PVPers in all areas of EVE.

Thanks to everyone for the support! Thread is less than a day old and I'm already within striking distance of 100: you guys are amazing. And thanks very much for the questions. I will address every substantive question put to me on this thread and on Twitter.