193: Resistance is Futile feat. Brisc Rubal

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Alekseyev Karrde

“Well well well, the tables have turned.”

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-Best Guests Andy Astronaut and Brisc Rubal return for a jam packed show

-Noir. Academy EU edition is now recruiting! Apply here

-Brisc’s ascendance in the EVE podcasting world, including becoming a full time cohost of The Meta Show

-COVID-19 and EVE players being ahead of the remote working curve

-Yesterday Brisc announced he’s running for another CSM term: why now?

-Surgical Strike!!! A massive balance patch is incoming which we break down for small gang and null fleet metas

-Noir.’s gone up against INIT in several recent contracts related to the norther war. We hear from their point of view for the first time on DoW!

-Inside scoop on INIT’s WH evictions

-#SafariChallenge, a small gang PVP tourny which Alek almost won

192: Sweeps Week feat. Andy Astronaut

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Alekseyev Karrde

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

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-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

190: Romancing the Stones feat. CCP Rattati

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Alekseyev Karrde

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

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-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!

189: Feelin’ Froggy

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Alekseyev Karrde

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“I quad box 90% of the time.”

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-Contract Discussion: Top Tier Tatara saves

NOTE: Too many contracts! Our opponent for these Tataras was End of Life, not Hell Dawn. Apologies to both entities for the mix up on-air.

-Contract Discussion: Fade

-The Northern war breaks open as PandaFam takes down a GOTG Keepstar and TEST sets up a new front

-Black Mark Awards 2019 Nominees: Vote here!

PS: Makalu Cries by Sindel Pellion