Las Vegas - Walking into any room where a significant number of capsuleers have gathered is always interesting. Typically, the room darkens slightly, no matter how brightly lit the area is as the color of attire is predominantly grey and black. The second noticeable fact is that they are often loud. Laughing, cheering and jeering drowns out most other sounds. I know it is a generalization, but it seems that they love to be heard, if not necessarily seen. On one particular occasion, upon entering a [...]
<img src='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/w71IkdlDvsf7a2sbTrFYVDyPb1qPbUTIwzdFaIM0jseGaaIz-pIDhksfICdBO2YEo5w6sTaOlQcJ747uj6pMCTeIQPi60e3h_ZxRCQOKrd00Tzb64M6XSqmrH7KOPM8LJRVo0PQd' width='351' height='51' /> Providence, New Eden - Just as the second half of day 4 of ATXIV got underway, reports started flowing in that a hostile fleet had entered Providence. In JEIV-E, Provibloc ships clashed with the primarily Triumvirate.[Tri.] and League of Unaligned Master Pilots [Lumpy] fleet. The invaders, [...]
Providence, New Eden - Ten years ago, in early February of YC109, a small group of pilots came together with the idea that they could make Sukanen, a low security system, safe from 'pirate' activity. FuriousPig and Irons of IronPig [IRPG] and Dreamy of Mystic Lion Hearts [-MLH-] formed Sev3rance [-7-] with the hopes that they could manage active aggression through the standings system of NRDS [Not Red, Don't Shoot]. Although the prevailing attitude from outsiders was that the program could never [...]
New Eden - Life in New Eden can be very challenging for new pod pilots. Knowing how to fit ships properly, navigating between high security space and low security space, and finding a home within a corporation can all be very daunting to tackle for the inexperienced. Sometimes the success or failure of a pilot's existence rests with the friends (or enemies) one makes the first few days after waking from the clone vat. While it is true that New Eden can be an unforgiving environment full of pilots [...]