Editorial

20 articles

Editorial

The challenge facing New Eden

Playing EVE Online is not for the weak of heart.

DunkDunkle · Jul 13, 2021

Mar 31, 2021·Gergoran Moussou

PAPI's Silk Road Offer, A Titan's Way Out- Trustworthy or Not?

Mar 3, 2021·redlinexiii

Why "Expert Systems" Won't Create Expert Players and How to Change It

In a recently published article, CCP introduced their newest way to "help" new players in EVE Online. You might think it would be a better tutorial, a more guided approach to learning the nuanced mechanics of the game, o

Mar 1, 2021·Gergoran Moussou

What Lowsec Means to Me

In the nearly two years I have played this game, I’ve spent a decent amount of time living in all areas of space (aside from Pochven). While I have spent more time in null-security space than anywhere else, I’ve always f

Jan 26, 2021·Rich Richman

Half Measures - The Citadel Problem

Rich Richman here. The views expressed in this post are my own and do not represent any other group.

Dec 12, 2020·Dexomus Viliana

The Culture of a War of Attrition

A couple of days ago something shocked me.

Dec 3, 2020·Rich Richman

Complacency to incompetence - The ESS Changes

On the first of December, CCP announced changes to the ESS shortly after it's release.These changes are made seemingly to encourage ratting, and offer more advantages for the defender. By offering more value and output a

Nov 28, 2020·Rich Richman

The ESS Changes, or "We want you to leave"

"We don't want to fight you, we just want you to leave our system." This is a quote commonly attributed to BRAVE representative and CSM member Dunk Dinkle. It is based on a CSM minutes conversation with ExookiZ and Aryth

Nov 22, 2020·Odinskraal

World War Bee 2, Observations From An Outsider

Eight years ago I began my EVE Online career. Truth be told, I actually haven't played for those whole eight years but I would drop in from time to time, usually after a big headline-making battle, and I would resub and

Nov 11, 2020·Rich Richman

A Dystopian Cult in Space

Picture a society. With a closed off dictatorial regime not accepting new nation states but willing to subjugate more citizens to it's ranks. Controlled by a single charming dictator, and maybe a few select companions by

Oct 26, 2020·Rich Richman

Real Life before EVE - A travesty in MMO treatment of players

On the 24th of April 2020 CCP released Forsaken Fortress. One of the most controversial updates in EVE Online for it's removal of the sacred mechanic of asset safety. The update had mixed reactions; whilst the concept wa

Sep 2, 2020·Rich Richman

The Rise of Botting and the Failure of CCP - an Uphill Battle Behind the Scenes.

CCP is failing its battle against botting. Even as we speak, the botting group controlled systems regularly reach well over 600 and 1000 Combat anomaly deltas in Cobalt Edge, Branch, and Oasa.

Aug 28, 2020·Rich Richman

Why Goons are Vilified

Addressing the well written essay by Goonswarm military leader Asher, he writes that Goons have traditionally been seen as the "bad guys" of EVE. A reputation that he believes is antiquated and wrong, and that following

Nov 25, 2019·DunkDunkle

How Tech 2 Blueprints get invented

The industrial world in EVE is not well known to many players, but Tech 2 (T2) ships and materials are commonplace in New Eden due to indyfolk.

Oct 7, 2019·DunkDunkle

How Tech 2 things get built

The industrial world in EVE is not well known to many players, but Tech 2 (T2)ships and materials are commonplace in New Eden due to the indyfolk.

Jun 10, 2019·DunkDunkle

HowTo — Voting in the CSM election

The voting for the 14th Council of Stellar Management (CSM) has begun. This short post is to explain how you actually vote in the election.

Mar 31, 2019·DunkDunkle

Capsuleer Illnesses

The pilots of New Eden are faced with many risks on a daily basis. Other capsuleers, pirates, mysterious wormholes and abyssal spaces, and other dangers lurk everywhere, but none are as dangerous as some of the maladies

Mar 4, 2019·DunkDunkle

How I do industry

A few people have asked how I plan & track my EVE Online industry work. Rather than a video, I thought a write up with pictures up would easier.

Sep 6, 2018·DunkDunkle

The Root of All Evil…

tl;dr: Venture capitalists got their mind on their money and their money on their mind.

Jul 23, 2018·DunkDunkle

Some of my friends ride with the Nazgûl

Current events in EVE have stirred up a flurry of postings on the Reddits, the Twitters, and assorted Slacks, Discords, and other centers of discussion. I haven’t really engaged a lot there, but here are a few things to