279: The Equinox Patch feat. Brisc Rubal

“By God I am taking credit for Micro Jump Drives on Carriers”

-Legendary Best Guest/CSM Rep Brisc Rubal joins us for a jam packed patch notes episode!

-SKINR: What’s fair and unfair to criticize about the long asked for but questionably implemented customization feature?

-Skyhooks, Metanox, and the future of Sov Warfare

-Imperium vs Panda Fam hostilities in Catch recapped. What goes into the strategic planning of these coalition-sized conflicts when the game mechanics get shaken up?

-CARRIER BUFF HOLY SHIT! I mean, ahem, carriers get a new, much-needed direction for their ship class but are a bit pre-nerfed in their new role

-FW Love: Pirate Insurgencies get Front-Lined and FW battlefields now play as expected

-New ships! New planets! Art department nails it

-Corps get tools for LP taxation and basic automated SRP

-New ship hanger looks pretty cool, but will it get annoying?

-Pochven’s seagulls get their wings clipped while C5/C6 wormhole PVE takes a hit

-Closing thoughts on the WH war of ’24

-Alek and Zeero share some great battlereports

The Equinox Patch
  • Whelmed 62%, 13 votes
    13 votes 62%
    13 votes - 62% of all votes
  • Underwhelmed 29%, 6 votes
    6 votes 29%
    6 votes - 29% of all votes
  • Overwhelmed 10%, 2 votes
    2 votes 10%
    2 votes - 10% of all votes
Total Votes: 21
June 11, 2024 - July 7, 2024
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277: Drones Out with Crovan

Best MC corp?

-MC veteran, podcasting legend, and recent Noir. recruit Crovan joins us for a show over 15 years in the making

-Crovan’s journey through EVE and the relaunch of The Drone Bay

-WH War 2024: Things go south fast for SYNDE (recorded prior to possible surrender!)

-Equinox Patch: details revealed for new PI and moon mining mechanics. What does this mean for the nullsec war brewing?

-Speaking of, how’s that going?

-Updates on life in The Reef, Noir.’s new WH project

-Nazi wormholers get dunked on

Best OG MC corp?
  • BDCI 45%, 5 votes
    5 votes 45%
    5 votes - 45% of all votes
  • Coreli 45%, 5 votes
    5 votes 45%
    5 votes - 45% of all votes
  • OMEGA 9%, 1 vote
    1 vote 9%
    1 vote - 9% of all votes
  • L2K 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 11
May 15, 2024 - May 27, 2024
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274: Angels and Devils

“That’s a bit more than EVE O Preview”

-Contract Update: WH POS/POCOs, FW Farmers, highsec Azbel, and Noir.’s first week in Guristas Faction Warfare
-Imperium and PandaFam square up in Catch and highsec
-SRS Fortizars become the latest high profile highsec war HQs to fall
-Hisec wardec mechanics update – reffing your own war HQ before the war goes live to extend the war to minimum of 6 days
-CCP begins the new expansion hypetrain with in-game event and lore drops

-Alek tries Vortron Projectors while Zeero unlocks his Stand in nullsec

Are war decs fun?
  • Yes 38%, 15 votes
    15 votes 38%
    15 votes - 38% of all votes
  • Yes, but only if you're attacking 28%, 11 votes
    11 votes 28%
    11 votes - 28% of all votes
  • No 23%, 9 votes
    9 votes 23%
    9 votes - 23% of all votes
  • I've never been wardec'd 10%, 4 votes
    4 votes 10%
    4 votes - 10% of all votes
Total Votes: 39
March 24, 2024 - April 7, 2024
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272: ISK Congeniality

“One of the most productive CSM Summits ever”

-The Oz returns to accept his Best Guest of 2023 Award

-Oz gives a (NDA compliant) insiders view of the 2024 CSM Summit

-An analysis of the Jan 2024 economic report and what, if anything, it can tell us about the coming year of warfare in EVE

-Contract Update: Sleep Reapers vs Gentlemen’s Club, *multiple* structure fights!

-Zeero updates on AG6 practice methods

Which would you rather see in EVE?
  • Slow and steady DEflation 76%, 13 votes
    13 votes 76%
    13 votes - 76% of all votes
  • Slow and steady INflation? 24%, 4 votes
    4 votes 24%
    4 votes - 24% of all votes
Total Votes: 17
February 20, 2024 - March 4, 2024
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