Declarations of War Alekseyev Karrde

“By God I am taking credit for Micro Jump Drives on Carriers”









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-Legendary Best Guest/CSM Rep Brisc Rubal joins us for a jam packed patch notes episode!







-SKINR: What's fair and unfair to criticize about the long asked for but questionably implemented customization feature?







-Skyhooks, Metanox, and the future of Sov Warfare







-Imperium vs Panda Fam hostilities in Catch recapped. What goes into the strategic planning of these coalition-sized conflicts when the game mechanics get shaken up?







-CARRIER BUFF HOLY SHIT! I mean, ahem, carriers get a new, much-needed direction for their ship class but are a bit pre-nerfed in their new role







-FW Love: Pirate Insurgencies get Front-Lined and FW battlefields now play as expected







-New ships! New planets! Art department nails it







-Corps get tools for LP taxation and basic automated SRP







-New ship hanger looks pretty cool, but will it get annoying?







-Pochven's seagulls get their wings clipped while C5/C6 wormhole PVE takes a hit







-Closing thoughts on the WH war of '24







-Alek and Zeero share some great battlereports







The Equinox Patch





Whelmed









Overwhelmed









Underwhelmed



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"Reeks of microtransactions"









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-Pirate, industrialist, and podcaster Random McNally joins us for a great interview and a timely episode







-Which MC corp is best? The People have spoken







-SYNDE surrenders the WH war in a shocking turn of events







-Custom ship skins, but at what cost? Controversy builds as CCP's SKINR monetization strategy for Equinox falls under scrutiny







-Contract Update: Frulegur escort







The SKINR question:





A reasonable way to monetize a great feature









A microtransaction too far



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Best MC corp?









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-MC veteran, podcasting legend, and recent Noir. recruit Crovan joins us for a show over 15 years in the making







-Crovan's journey through EVE and the relaunch of The Drone Bay







-WH War 2024: Things go south fast for SYNDE (recorded prior to possible surrender!)







-Equinox Patch: details revealed for new PI and moon mining mechanics. What does this mean for the nullsec war brewing?







-Speaking of, how's that going?







-Updates on life in The Reef, Noir.'s new WH project















-Nazi wormholers get dunked on







Best OG MC corp?BDCI 45%, 5 votes

5 votes

45%

5 votes - 45% of all votesCoreli 45%, 5 votes

5 votes

45%

5 votes - 45% of all votesOMEGA 9%, 1 vote

1 vote

9%

1 vote - 9% of all votesL2K 0%, 0 votes

0 votes



0 votes - 0% of all votesTotal Votes: 11



May 15, 2024

- May 27, 2024

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"This story will have an end."









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-A wild Bill Dingha Cynabal appears on the show to discuss his epic Corvette-to-Cynabal challenge







-What has Bill learned from this challenge? What should CCP learn?







-Wormhole War '24 continues as both sides trade decisive wins in bloody battles







-Noir. Contract Update: The Reef







-Zeero competes in the Anger Games and gives the inside scoop on how the tournament is playing out. How high did the Trash rise this year?!







Should Bill shoot for a Azariel?Yes 72%, 28 votes

28 votes

72%

28 votes - 72% of all votesNo 28%, 11 votes

11 votes

28%

11 votes - 28% of all votesTotal Votes: 39



April 26, 2024

- May 12, 2024

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Alek: Finish your story Bill!







Art by Elliot93

"We decided we're going to do something about it and we started planning."









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-Cyrus Kurush of SYNDE joins us for a first hand account of the largest war in wormhole space in EVE history







-The dynamics of C5/C6 WH space and the stakes of this conflict between SYNDE, Lazerhawks, and their respective coalitions







-Noir. and Templis CALSF tearing up the warzone in their debut weeks in Guristas militia







-A mysterious structure under construction in Auviken







-Are war decs fun? The fans weigh in with some surprising results







Pick a side:





Team HAWKS









Team SYNDE



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"That's a bit more than EVE O Preview"









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-Contract Update: WH POS/POCOs, FW Farmers, highsec Azbel, and Noir.'s first week in Guristas Faction Warfare-Imperium and PandaFam square up in Catch and highsec-SRS Fortizars become the latest high profile highsec war HQs to fall-Hisec wardec mechanics update - reffing your own war HQ before the war goes live to extend the war to minimum of 6 days-CCP begins the new expansion hypetrain with in-game event and lore drops







-Alek tries Vortron Projectors while Zeero unlocks his Stand in nullsec







Are war decs fun?Yes 38%, 15 votes

15 votes

38%

15 votes - 38% of all votesYes, but only if you're attacking 28%, 11 votes

11 votes

28%

11 votes - 28% of all votesNo 23%, 9 votes

9 votes

23%

9 votes - 23% of all votesI've never been wardec'd 10%, 4 votes

4 votes

10%

4 votes - 10% of all votesTotal Votes: 39



March 24, 2024

- April 7, 2024

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