“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

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“I think we need to go to commercial after that one”

–Special Guest: Phreeze, the infamous FC of Insidious Empire

–Poll Discussion: CCP’s Community Support Incentives

–EVE News: Somer/DNSBlack/Poetic RMT controversy continues, Pandemic Legion baits out over 30 Black Legion super carriers in an epic space battle

-Phreeze rants about Odyssey, bombers, and T3s. But mostly bombers.

–Contract Wrap Up: The 9UY campaign in full force with fierce fighting featuring nearly every major alliance in 0.0, CVA squeaks out a defense in spite of themselves

–CSM Segment: Panel discussion on the new POS Siphons

–Masterclass: T1 vs T2 weapons

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