Becoming Me

Hello Spacefriends! So this is going to be an extremely personal and reflective post. It goes into significant personal details that I have never shared with people other than my wife, however I feel the time has now come for me to tell this story. Given how much the eve community has supported us over …

How to Conduct Research 101

The events on Twitter over the last few weeks have had all the hallmarks of a trainwreck - I know I shouldn't watch but just can't look away.  And now we have the recent "disclosure" by an individual within the community that their (for lack of a better word) "toxic" behaviour was deliberately designed to …

Waiting in Station…

The alarm ringing in her ear, Kailii groggily sat up in her bed and reached out to turn it off.  Another day was about to begin. Outside her quarters she could make out the sounds of the night shift workers coming home while the day shifters prepared for the work ahead them.  A far cry …

Well that escalated quickly

Despite stepping away from Eve a couple of weeks ago, I've found myself still touching base with the community (some friendships are hard to leave behind).  I watched in mild amusement as reddit got mad over changes to the play styles of the 1% of the 1% (just remember folks - real capsuleers would biomass …

Moving on (for now)

Sometimes an idea for a post rattles in my head for days, sometimes even weeks.  Right up front, with is me saying farewell to New Eden (who knows for how long though). That's right - as amazing as this game is, and more importantly the community that surrounds it, it is time for me to …

Fanfest 2017 Review – Part 2: The Main Event

You can read Part 1 here. Having watched Fanfest from afar for several years now, for my wife and I attending for the first time, this event brought a whole new level to my experience of the game. Sure I've attended EveDownUnder for the last couple of years, attended countless local Brisbane Player Meetups (Happy …

Fanfest 2017 Review – Part 1: LARPing at H4-RP4

For any Australian (or CCP employee coming to EveDownUnder), the trip to Iceland is painful at best - nearly 24 hours on three planes, and thats not including the stopovers in-between. But it is a pilgrimage that pays off.  The feeling of being surrounded by so many spaceship nerds at once is indescribable at best - …

Taisy…Taisy…

With all the recent goings on regarding the Kyonoke Outbreak, I figured it was finally time to go check out the source. Still in New Eden though I figured I may as well take on some Guardian Angels along the way. I saw the Cynabal on scan and knew I needed to GTFO...but didn't. Oh …

Onwards to New Eden

Flight path to New Eden - EVE - Genesis: Check (Yes that is the system address - No, I did not get it correct when playing Eve Pub Trivia at last years EveDownUnder *shame*) Capsule speakers playing Radiohead: Turned up to 11 Undock status: system is completely boring.   Let's do this!   Inherent Implants Biotech …

New Year Activities

Yep still on school holidays.  Teacher life is fantastic at times like this, however with kids returning in two weeks, my planning and prep will likely need to start up in the next week or so (plus there's also the pupil free days before the unwashed heathens show up). On the Eve front I've managed …