
Network Effects Nov. 2020

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That’s a good question…
http://www.declarationsofwar.com/episodemp3/dow204.mp3
-CCP Goodfella and CCP Dopamine (EVE’s Brand Director and Senior Community Manager respectively) join the show for a wide ranging interview
-The challenges and opportunities of marketing the EVE brand: what’s working and what isn’t?
-The evolution of CCP’s community team
-The development of the EVE streaming community and it’s impact on EVE growth
-Discussion on the relative accessibility of EVE to the casual observer and potential player
-How has COVID-19 affected life at CCP?
-Pochven
-Releasing big patches during a massive EVE conflict and the role of server performance in tipping the outcome of high profile fights
-The Scope and Pulse
-The impact of EVE Echoes on EVE proper
-EVE Tournaments
-Plus: Host highlights and our first Golden Elite supporter (Oh hi Mark!)
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“I think they did it because they are cowards”
-Sindrakin Gorion joins us, FC for ChemiKals and the Goon with the most Noir. kills in Delve
-Sindrakin recounts his experience being a small gang FC in the Imperium and numerous fights with Noir. fleets, including handing out wipes to both Alek and Laeve
-Breakthrough in WWB2? Attackers anchor a Keepstar in Delve as a carefully planned Imperium titan trap is foiled by sever problems
-Triglavian invasion plans fully realized as the new Pochven region takes shape, to the disappointment of just about everyone
-Discussion of recent balance announcements including a total rework of the Eris and the realization of the mothership power fantasy
-Noir. Contract Update: Killing a Watchman Raitaru in highsec yields several multi billion ISK fleet fights
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“Things are going to get a lot more expensive”
-Analysis of the upcoming Resource Depletion Update
-WWB2’s battle lines shift as Pandemic Legacy makes breakthroughs in Querious at the cost of a recaptured Fountain
-Contract Wrap Up: Noir. spends a bloody week in Delve as Imperium adjusts tactics to counter roaming fleets
-Triglavian Endgame approaches: are systems about to be quarantined?
-Rolling Thunder Update buffs BLOPS, but by how much?
-Highlights and Shoutouts: Alek rats in a Curse, Artimus gets top killer, Laeve whores on bot titans, Andy passes his 1T ISK milestone, and a generous donation sets Noir. up for the Core expansion later this year (plus much more!)
-Alek and Artimus unbox and review their DoW and Noir. swag from Redbubble