164: Network Effects

“It’s a dark day…”

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-Shit gets heavy as both Mercenary Coalition and Noir. shut their doors

-Alek and Laeve discuss the factors leading up to the closure, reflect on the significance of MC, and share their fondest memories of Noir.

-Alek discussed the launch of his new alliance, The Network.

-Highsec hijinx as the conflict between PanFam and Legacy resurges in an unusual direction. The cast breakdown why this epic null war is being fought in Perimeter as well as Geminate and Vale.

-Masterclass: Everything you ever wanted to know about energy neutralizers

Miss our Vegas 2018 coverage?

If you haven’t seen it, catch Alek and Matterall on Declarations of Talking in Stations Crossover Couch Edition Live from Vegas.

162: The Reveal

“How do YOU pronounce it?”

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-Laevateinn from Mercenary Coalition debuts as the show’s third host

-Laeve brings another seasoned FC’s perspective to the upcoming ECM changes, which overall do not please our audience

-CSM Minutes are out! And there’s a lot of details to go over from wardecs to mining

-EVE balance philosophy: Can EVE be perfectly balance? Should it be?

-Multiplayer Abyssal sites?!

-A preview of new anchorable structures including gates and “propaganda towers”

-Dronelands begin to percolate

144: Be Kind, Refine

To be fair, it’s decaff coffee

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The cast returns to discuss all things Lifeblood. Also we discuss the time FCON was still alive.

-gigX *handedly* wins our latest poll

-Lifeblood beyond the patchnotes; what are new market realities in EVE?

-MC takes contract against TRI in the South

-The Culture cedes Fountain to The Imperium

-An “update” on the PL/Provi/TEST “war”

-Host Highlights: Alek breeds, Jin wins a fight, and Artimus saves a Nyx in need