195: Viral Content feat. Laevateinn and Kravma

Stay home. Wear masks. Keep your distance. Disinfect.

Download Link

-Laevateinn and Kravma return for this jam packed episode!

-Laev, MD reports from the front lines of the NHS’s effort to combat COVID-19

-Artimus weighs in on the CSM Minutes regarding interdiction nullification

-Noir.’s Cloud Ring contract vs INIT

-Noir. takes on its first solo Fortizar in a for-funsies WH eviction

-Masterclass: Theorycrafting Drakes vs Cyclones vs Harbingers for hitting Jump Bridges

192: Sweeps Week feat. Andy Astronaut

“Transitioning from one area of space CCP has long neglected but recently changed a little to another…”

Download Link

-Carrying 3 Black Mark Awards in tow, Andy Astronaut joins us for the show

-Noir. hits a wormhole full of squirrels and scores big nuts

-Gang recounts some of their most memorable FCing mistakes

-Super crazy brawls and dev slaughtering in Providence

-February Economic Report discussion and analysis

-Follow up on the mutual evictions going on at the top tier of WH space

-CCP’s major update to FW and corresponding lowsec event

Bonus: Vily on T*PI

191: 2019 Black Mark Award Winners

“I screwed Jin’taan” -Artimus, according to Alek

DOWNLOAD HERE 

-GOTG disbands and TDSIN/Hard Knocks evict each other (TIS interviews here)

BUT FIRST, THE BLACK MARK AWARDS

Your nominees are:

-FC of the Year: Makalu, Ron USMC, Pando, Seddow

-Doctrine of the Year: Corms, RR Leshakes, 100MN Dreks, Stukas’

-Best Game Update: Blackout, Warp Speed Changes, Cyno Changes

-Dev of the Year: Rise, Oveur, Falcon

-Best CSM Rep: Dunk Dinkle, ExookiZ, Olmeca Gold

-Best Guest: Andy Astronaut, Cable Uta, Jin’taan, Brisc Rubal

-Noir. Rookie of the Year: Robert Mason, Andy Astronaut, Krav Sandro

-Noir. MVP: Zanziba’ar, Andy Astronaut, Zahn Seul

190: Romancing the Stones feat. CCP Rattati

This isn’t a scarcity period. Scarcity is the way it’s going to be.”  Also, hi Katrin!

DOWNLOAD HERE

 

-CCP Rattati joins us for an incredible interview covering DUST, Nova, and massive upcoming changes to the EVE economy 

 

-Rattati’s pre-CCP background and how he got involved in Dust 514

-What were Nova’s lessons from Dust going into the project?

-Why/how did you transition to Lead Producer of EVE’s Ecosystem?

-What are you hoping to learn from the scarcity period? [turns out it’s not a period!]

-What are the goals? Is it fighting capital/super proliferation?

-The impact of these changes on WH mining as a viable gameplay

-With normal minerals removed from moon chunks, what to expect regarding T2 goo and prices?

-Possible impacts of these changes on the PVP meta (both small gang and fleet)

-Team Talos’ involvement on economy changes that might affect PVP

-What is the vision of dynamic redistribution?

-Space weather and space biomes

-Risk and reward of upgrading your space, more meaningful choices for industry, and empire building in a scarcity-based EVE

Plus many more topics in this can’t miss interview!