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310: A Time of Great Change feat. Crovan

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-Alek is joined by creator of The Drone Bay, Crovan, for a weirdly history-rhyming episode

-Some changes coming to the DoW lineup

–Earth shattering: Pandemic Horde leaves PanFam, collapsing their coalition, the Dronelands, and possibly itself in the process

–Anatomy of a failscade and the hellcamp of R-AG

-History of EVE geopolitics, the dynamics of coalitions, and the Drone Regions roles in each

-What is Imperium doing with this victory and how will WinterCo react? Does Horde survive?

-Oh yeah and there’s a major expansion coming up that will have massive implications for the economy: Crovan gives us the rundown on Catalyst

-The Tuskers win ATXXI in convincing fashion, setting the stage for a dynasty-making threepeat next year

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Does Horde survive this?
  • No 57%, 13 votes
    13 votes 57%
    13 votes - 57% of all votes
  • Yes 43%, 10 votes
    10 votes 43%
    10 votes - 43% of all votes
Total Votes: 23
November 10, 2025 - November 22, 2025
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309: Warhead feat. Dr. Nicholas Wright

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Behold within, the existential horror of your own mind…

-Neuroscientist, Pentagon advisor, and author of the book Warhead join the show to discuss why and how our minds are wired for conflict

-What are Models and why are ours primed for fighting and group dynamics?

-What makes EVE similar and dissimilar to conflict in the physical world?

-How do you win a war and keep your group from losing one?

-Are we stuck like this or can our mental Models be changed?

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Is "fun"/"entertainment" a vital human drive?
  • Yes 100%, 6 votes
    6 votes 100%
    6 votes - 100% of all votes
  • No 0%, 0 votes
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    0 votes - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 6
November 4, 2025 - November 14, 2025
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308: Loved and Lost feat. Kshal Aideron, Chimeries, and Aster Iris

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A guest-packed episode dissecting the fall of one of EVE’s oldest WH freeports, Tennyson

-CSM Alumni, EVE Rookies CEO, and Wormlife Freeport CEO Kshal Aideron is joined by Wormlife FC Chimeries as our special guests

-Noir. pilot Aster Iris makes his podcast debut to help Alek with the WH fight play-by-play

-The history of EVE Rookies and Wormlife Freeports, and the significant of Tennyson WH

-Tennyson gets RFd! The initial attack and defense

-“Everything changed when the Fire Nation Shadow Cartel attacked”

-The struggle for Metenox supremacy reignites in lowsec

-Is highsec too safe?

NOTE: Discord was going through it during this recording. Zeero did an excellent job restoring as much of the audio as possible but you may notice some distorted or clipped words we were unable to recover.

If you were FC, what would you do?
  • Spare the structure after a good fight 50%, 17 votes
    17 votes 50%
    17 votes - 50% of all votes
  • Structure kill is the reward for winning; triple digit loot! 50%, 17 votes
    17 votes 50%
    17 votes - 50% of all votes
Total Votes: 34
October 5, 2025 - October 31, 2025
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307: No to Rehab feat. Sierra Sin

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Are we the baddies?

-Sierra Sin, one of the executors of LinkNet AKA Provi’s second largest landholding alliance, joins us to give the non-AO defender perspective from the Absolute Rehabilitation War

-We’ve heard from WinterCo/Rehab, we’ve heard from the inside of AO, but what was the war like from the Provi coalition perspective?

-What’s LinkNet actually all about? We learn more about their backstory and unconventional structure

-RMC vs RC, WinterCo and Rehab, INIT and the war’s end

-Absolute Order: worth it?

-Huge balance patch for Legion, the cast highlights the meta shifting changes you need to know

-Alliance Tournament feeders are over and the contestants are set!

-Contract Wrap Up: Enaluri

-CSM 20 elections announced with some welcome changes

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How has Sierra's story influenced your opinion about Absolute Order's coalition?
  • About the same as it was (negative) 38%, 6 votes
    6 votes 38%
    6 votes - 38% of all votes
  • Changed for the better 31%, 5 votes
    5 votes 31%
    5 votes - 31% of all votes
  • Changed for the worse 25%, 4 votes
    4 votes 25%
    4 votes - 25% of all votes
  • About the same as it was (positive) 6%, 1 vote
    1 vote 6%
    1 vote - 6% of all votes
Total Votes: 16
September 17, 2025 - September 27, 2025
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