DoW 91: Elder Statesman

“…and if you’re in a group of 14 and you can’t figure out who the dipstick is, it’s you.”

Special Guest: CSM Rep. Mike Azariah joins Alek and Deletor for an episode of laughs and hard questions

Poll Results: The Minutes and the NDA

EVE News:

  • Tiamat approaches, we take a look at the patch notes and discuss release cycles
  • CFC vs BL in Venal heats back up

This Week in Mercs:

  • NoNotBelieving update

CSM Corner: A look at the controversy surrounding CSM9’s recently-aired infighting and struggles with a changing CSM/CCP relationship

DoW 86 pt. 2: Minute by Minute

“So now we’re gonna get into the CSM Corner…”

CSM9 has set the record for fastest official minute release

Extensive Minutes Discussion:

  • Minutes process improvements and the frequent-release era
  • Sugar Kyle’s lowsec philosophy
  • Module Tiericide
  • 0.0 and sov
  • CONCORD now intervenes when corp members shoot each other
  • Alliance logos, ship skins, the power of identity and how CCP is dragging their feet on unleashing it
  • CCP Seagull: “It’s time to get over Incarna and start taking risks again.”
  • 20% of new players never train a skill (wtf?!)
  • Incursions acknowledged as broken ISK faucet

Music: Shia LeBeouf Live (Rob Cantor)

DoW 81: Can I Bring My Drake?

“Tora Bushido writes in with a dedication to Ynot…”

Ynot Eyob, leader of The Obsidian Front, joins us as our special guest

EVE News: Battlement Coalition forms to up pressure on Goons, Provi/Catch war escalates, EVE gets hit by DDoS

Contract Wrap Up: AT12

This Week In Mercs: Marmite Collective talks shit and drops war decs they never show up to. Must be Tuesday.

CSM Corner: SomerGate 2014

Dramatic Reading: Tora Bushido Freaks Out

-Alek and Ynot bond. It’s pretty magical.

Ending Music: Jackson 5 – I Want You Back

CSM9 Issue Panel: Development and Community

Feat. Ali Aras, DNS Black, Jayne Fillon, and Xander Phoena

-What’s the biggest thing wrong with the NPE?

-How do we balance for new players while keeping veterans engaged?

-Little Things vs. Big Things

-What do the candidates think about the EVE Roadmap and CSM’s role in executing it?

-How much of EVE’s core gameplay brings out ruthless competition and to what extent will candidates stick up for the “villains” of EVE?

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