May 2011: Split Infinity is the tiny blue blob above the ‘r’ in Authorities. Note the vast swathes of green and the lack of red. Six months ago I resolved to lead my corporation into null-sec for the experience, as described in the earlier post Null-Sec: The Final Frontier. That Read more…
“You enter the bar and are confronted with a barrage of light and noise. You note wryly that for an establishment purported to be a place of relaxation for capsuleers, Kodachi’s famous ‘Batman Orange One’ club is not short of stimulation. Beyond the gathering of drunk Matari gambling loudly over Read more…
It’s been a little over a month since our modest gang of Freebooters struck out into the great unknown to become part of Split Infinity alliance. It has been a month that has presented challenges and demands as we toiled to establish ourselves in deep null-sec. The Casual Approach It Read more…
Tales of null-sec are often heard from the safety of high security space. Long have we Freebooters been content to hear from afar the stories of epic fleet clashes, hot-drops and anomalies made of pure ISK. But no longer. Here begins a grand experiment to see if a motley collection Read more…
And lo, as the Age of the Capsuleer enters it’s eighth year and capsule-bound gods roam the heavens of New Eden in greater numbers than ever before, there has been a disturbance in the equilibrium of Greenbeard’s Freebooters. Once a fearless quartet of renowned and peerless warriors, the Freebooters have Read more…
This ongoing series of articles aims to chart the progress of a new player in EVE, with a view to discovering the pitfalls and roadhumps that might deter the newer player. You might like to read part one first. My chosen guinea-pig was my younger sister who, as well as Read more…
Sunday night was to be an epic event to usher in the Incursion era; the complex strands of intricate planning leading up to a theatrical set piece involving hundreds of players taking place on the doorstep of CONCORD headquarters in high security space. Clues as to the time and date Read more…
Sansha Kuvekei and his Nation armada are coming. Tomorrow. As we stand on the eve of the greatest threat to Empire space New Eden as ever known, the majority of the population of hi-sec continue about their business in blissful ignorance. Whilst other regions of space stand ready with pilots Read more…
Extreme Missioning is by definition extremely stupid. Hence the title: Extreme(ly Stupid) Missioning. It’s quite a clever title I think, although it only works when you read it, not when you say it out loud. Well, not unless those gesture-tastic folk that do ‘bunny-ears’ when they’re quoting someone have also Read more…
INT. TECH GEAR TELEVISION STUDIO – DAYTIME GREENBEARD is presenting his regular Tech Gear television show. He is sitting on his usual chair made from scrap metal on a raised platform surrounded by an attentive audience of tech-heads. LONG JACK and KARPOV KATYUSHA stand amongst them. GREENBEARD Hello and welcome Read more…