“Better Late Than Never”

–Poll Results: Turtle Reviews Movies Alek Won’t Watch

–EVE News: RUSRUS makes steady gains in the south, Battle of B-S7 (Rail Proteus vs Domi/Tengu), TEST and EMP attack Vale of the Silent, Jita Brings in the New Year with Fireworks

-N3/SOLAR T3 Fleet Doctrines compared, contrasted, analysed, etc.

-EVE’s Server Issues and Why/When/How CCP will expand single system capacity

–Epic Contract Wrap Up: WH True Sansha Large POS Takedown (Gevlon Goblin) and Honourable Third Party Logistic Support (Failed Diplomacy)

–This Week in Mercs: Alek announces nominees for the first annual Black Mark Awards

-THE CSM MINUTES ARE OUT!!!

–Dramatic Reading: “Get a Move On”

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“Stratifying the shit highsec players from the less-shit highsec players”

–Poll Discussion: Have you or your alliance deployed or fought over a highsec POCO?

–EVE News: The Yule Lads return once more with questionable lifestyles and innovative gifting techniques, Killmails for planetary bombardment, Embedded Factional Warfare reporter Niden sends us a detailed overview of the Gallente/Caldari warzone and the impact of TEST alliance in the conflict

–Contract Wrap Up: Alakgur POCO Defense, Venal: Inties Only

-This Week in Mercs: Suddenly Spaceships releases excellent video highlighting their best fights of 2013 

–CSM Wrap Up: CCP finally expanding the kinds of public statements the CSM can review before release, Rubicon .1 patch hints, Summer Expansion planning begins

–Masterclass: Tanking: Armor vs Shield

–Turtle Reviews Movies Alek Won’t Watch (NEW !!!): Elysium

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“If you noticed you’re paying a lot more for T2: You’re welcome.”

-CSM Rep and top Goon economist Mynnna joins us as the special guest to discuss Rubicon and CFC’s ongoing oppression of highsec

-The show was recorded the day after Thanksgiving in the US, so our hosts give EVE thanks and share their best holiday stories

–Poll Discussion: Who are you supporting in the RUS vs N3 war?

–EVE News: RUS/N3 War cools down a little but opens new fronts, -A- selects a non-Russian as their new executor, Rubicon launches to much rejoicing and lamentation

-Mynnna talks highsec POCOs and GSF’s partnership with RvB in pursuit of planetary conquest

–Contract Wrap Up: Rubicon Landrush

–This Week in Mercs: Marmite Collective gets creative for charity starting “MERCS for GOOD”

–CSM Corner: CSM Minutes still aren’t out but are likely to show up before Christmas, a Reddit dev AMA demonstrates the value of the CSM NDA, Rubicon’s .1 patch

–Dramatic Reading: “Because I fucking live here why the fuck do you think?!”

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“Wow, that’s a really horrible question to ask me in front of Ali isn’t it?”

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Feat. Xander Phoena, host of Crossing Zebras podcast

-Fan Mail: Alek lets the listeners own words tell Xander how it is about who has the better podcast

–Poll Discussion: Can you use a T2 cruiser/BS weapon system?

-Great discussion about training plans, fleet fits, and skill overlap

–EVE News: SOLAR joins up with Stainwagon to fight N3 Coalition starting a massive 0.0 war, SCL 5 brought us the first in-combat of preview of Rubicon, CCP tries an ambitious live event with mixed results

–Contract Wrap Up: Finishing touches on the campaign in Providence, a POS takedown contract in Hasama

–This Week In Mercs: Ali Aras joins Noir.! Mercs prep for the landrush of Rubicon

–CSM Segment: Xander talks with the CSM veterans about CSM8’s performance to date, Ali eats crow over the summit minutes which leads to a discussion about improving the minutes process, Rapid Missile Launcher changes

–Masterclass: Local Tanking vs Passive Tanking, When and Why