Picture this children:
There I was just minding my own business, happily rolling around with my 10man gang on serendipitous FFA weekend when we get reports of a red typhoon agressing a Merlin on the Jos gate in Liekuri. We arrive at the gate but nothing is here, so we figure we will warp to the Poin gate just in-case. Behold, a drake with the pilot sperging in local 'come at me bro' despite numerous people telling him to dock it. So we agress and a Domi and phoon jump into us, at the same time, a wild red fleet appeared. The drake pilot continues to shout in local for the reds to kill our fleet and in the confusion 4 of our pilots die.

On a better note though:

http://rvbeve.com/bl...l&kll_id=272163
http://rvbeve.com/bl...l&kll_id=272178
http://rvbeve.com/re...l&kll_id=272876

The following extract is the tail end of the convo between me and Jimmy 4chan, the Drake pilot. It essentially follows the request that he reimburses the 4 pilots that died due to his gang being around. (Important note; I used the word mate/mates a couple of times).

n++[ 2012.07.29 17:52:35 ] Jimmy 4chan > need to speak to somebody that doesnt call me a *** every 20 secs
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:52:59 ] Nyu Trustan > I havnt been offensive, im giving you your terms
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:53:23 ] Jimmy 4chan > you have repeated me called me homosexual
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:53:37 ] Jimmy 4chan > and refered that i am in a relationship with other pilots in this game
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:53:53 ] Nyu Trustan > mates is not a homosexual reference.
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:53:57 ] Jimmy 4chan > going to petition you now
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:54:01 ] Jimmy 4chan > yes it is
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:54:03 ] Nyu Trustan > yea go for it mate
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:54:28 ] Jimmy 4chan > thanks for your willingness to accept ccp sanctions
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:55:09 ] Nyu Trustan > Your going to get your petition looked at for 2 seconds and closed, I wish you well in your time away from RvB, you may return if you choose to pay for your kills
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:55:13 ] Nyu Trustan > See you round mate

So all fun and good, the guys a bit slow and seems to think 'Mate' is a highly offensive homophobic term, I await my ban with trepidation.

The NC.war-dec then lands and before long, Jiny gets a convo from some dude high up in NC.:

Travis Musgrat > How are you doing today
Jiny > fantastic...what can I do for you?
Travis Musgrat > WELL
Travis Musgrat > who o i contact for scheduling a fight
Travis Musgrat > and why do your leaders call players homosexuals
Jiny > hmm....I would recommend going to either Tim Pest or Delucian
Jiny > and I wouldn't know anything about that....
Travis Musgrat > 1 more things why are players kicked when they reimburse pilots they kill but are expected to reimburse players they did not
Jiny > perhaps they were rude in local or failed to listen to requests from leadership after they should have already known the rules?
Travis Musgrat > lol
Travis Musgrat > i said i would pay the ships i killed
Travis Musgrat > but the guy wanted me to pay for like 12 other ships
Jiny > well, the rules are clearly posted....so if you failed to read them and then decide to be rude about it...
Travis Musgrat > wasnt being rude he was the one calling homosexual
Travis Musgrat > i said i would pay for the ship i killed
Travis Musgrat > but why should i be required to pay for ships i didnt shoot
Jiny > i still don't see the part where anyone called anyone gay, homo, or anything along those lines
Travis Musgrat > ive already sorted him a 48 temp ban that will start tomorrow so im not concered about the guy
Travis Musgrat > kept referring that i was in a realationship with 2 other pilots in my former corp
Travis Musgrat > that aside whyshould i have to pay for ships i did not shoot
Jiny > do you mean the word "mate"?
Travis Musgrat > yes
Jiny > that's a brittish word for friend, associate, comrade....
Jiny > not a gay reference
Travis Musgrat > thats very offensive where i live so my gm bro is going to ban him for a while tomorrow
Jiny > well that's up to CCP....but something tells me they aren't going to see it that way
Travis Musgrat > that aside why should i be required to pay for others ships whom i did not shoot
Jiny > you were part of a group of rule breakers....together you killed a bunch of ships...
Travis Musgrat > i was not a part of any group
Jiny > not how it looked from this side
Travis Musgrat > so why should i be required to pay for ships that were kill after i was killed
Travis Musgrat > even those that were not killed by the bs that i was not with
Travis Musgrat > and if that is the case the gang that killed me should be required to pay for my ship since they are they ones that engaged me first and forced me to jump in between gates several times
Jiny > you should not have been out in that ship
Travis Musgrat > and i was not aware of that so i agreed to pay for the ship i killed and was going back to switch and was killed by a different gang
Travis Musgrat > but the guy said i would have to pay for every ship that was killed after i was dead even if i or those 3 bs were not on the mail
Jiny > Kill: SheFlung Dung (Merlin) so you weren't with them, but the 3 of you are all together on this mail?
Travis Musgrat > how is that hard to believe
Travis Musgrat > i tackled ther merlin and they helped kill it and i left after they tried to kill me
Travis Musgrat > 2 armor bs and a drake dont exactly go together
Jiny > http://rvbeve.com/re...l&kll_id=272886 I don't see them on your kill....don't look like they shot at you to me...
Travis Musgrat > i jumpeed gates several times so if you understand basic game mechanics you clear aggro by doing so and those that shot you will not appear on the mail
Jiny > yes I am aware of how the game works....but you jumping a gate doesn't really prove anything does it?
Travis Musgrat > and it was a ffa afaik so plenty of people were shooting different people
Travis Musgrat > saying that because they didnt shoot me bc i was in their gang doesnt prove anything
Jiny > regardless....you were given a chance by a TL....you ranted and raged at him, then you wardec RvB....so....what exaclty are you expecting me to do here?
Travis Musgrat > matei have 876 billion isk so i dont have a problem paying for their ships if you give a valid reason for shooting them
Jiny > I thought mate was a derogatory term?
Travis Musgrat > yes it is
Jiny > so.....
Travis Musgrat > same as ******
Travis Musgrat > **********
Travis Musgrat > etc
Travis Musgrat > you get the point mate
Travis Musgrat > i said i would pay for the ships i killed in my drake
Travis Musgrat > but just not the ones that were killed during the fight that continued after i die
Jiny > well that time has passed, you were rude to my members, then to one of my TLs....now by your own definition you are being rude to me, enjoy your wardec
Travis Musgrat > why should i pay for this http://rvbeve.com/re...l&kll_id=272834

What has this got to do with shrubberies?

n++[ 2012.07.29 17:53:53 ] Nyu Trustan > mates is not a homosexual reference.
n++[ 2012.07.29 17:54:01 ] Jimmy 4chan > yes it is

Things like this make me wish I was in RvB. You guys have all the fun!

...

Mate.

We are always open mate.

Throw an alt in!

This guy was one seriously special snowflake.

tl;dr

someone make a summary

tl;dr

someone make a summary

TL:DR your alliancemate is a giant douchebag

I saw what you did there, mate.

I have no care about the goings on in null sec but are NC. a bunch of billy no mates?

inquiring minds want to know

o7
Drac

Mate.

How was vegas?

Hey NC. you broke the OTEC Pact, get ready to evac Tribute~

CONSEQUENCES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME MATES

Goonswarm Federation has joined RvB - BLUE Republic in a war against Northern Coalition.. Their participation in the war will start at 2012.07.30 23:28


mate.

Goonswarm Federation has joined RvB - BLUE Republic in a war against Northern Coalition.. Their participation in the war will start at 2012.07.30 23:28


mate.

Goonswarm Federation has joined RvB - BLUE Republic in a war against Northern Coalition.. Their participation in the war will start at 2012.07.30 23:28


mate.

sence!

Goonswarm Federation has joined RvB - BLUE Republic in a war against Northern Coalition.. Their participation in the war will start at 2012.07.30 23:28


mate.

Goonswarm Federation has joined RvB - BLUE Republic in a war against Northern Coalition.. Their participation in the war will start at 2012.07.30 23:28


mate.

Point for consideration: Who'd have thought being a douche about being kicked from RvB could case all of this :)?

This could seriously go down on record for being one of the most pants-on-head ******** reasons for major eve war.

Mate.

This could seriously go down on record for being one of the most pants-on-head ******** reasons for a major eve war.

Mate.

P.S.: retarwew with the 'w's replaced by 'd's is censored on the forums? How odd.

I'm glad to see that all my mates in RvB are still managing to provide amusement.

haha yeah with all your new found blues mate <3

We're still OTEC partners, this is just for recreational shooting rights

They are real blues mater

We're still OTEC partners, this is just for recreational shooting rights

Having been part of the brief Wrik Hoover fleets in the Delve war, I hope you bring them this way for your recreational shooting + open them up to us :).

How exactly does one go about coordinating with RVB comms?

How exactly does one go about coordinating with RVB comms?

Confirming we're all mates in RvB.

How exactly does one go about coordinating with RVB comms?

Confirming that you are confirming we are all mates in RvB

Simple: Shoot ALL THE THINGS

We use EVE voice mate.

Travis Musgrat is an hounourable bushido space captain with all the integrity of a scrumptious chocolate teapot.

I guess it's a good thing the mate didn't ask him if he could bum a f a g.

Mates o7

You may have horrible taste in voice comms mate, but it'll be fun shooting shitlords with you mates.

I recommend we officially declare 29July as "Universal Mate Appreciation Day", which does oddly enough get shortened to UMAD...

Simple: Shoot ALL THE THINGS

What has this got to do with shrubberies?

As an Aussie in NCDOT, I plead with our Red Mates and Blue Mates to free us of this anti-mate oppression.

FREE MATES NOW

Nyu mate, I'm so relieved you haven't been banned yet! I was so worried for you mate - it seemed a certainty!

Ah yellow fed: your troll forum recruitment thread was great. The efforts you went to on changing it were mind-boggling. Trying to pull the link to it but can't quite find it :(.

A corp to dec RvB made of NC. alts(+ people lacking the skills to read, therefore taking you seriously :) ). I wish you luck.

(If anyone can find the link before I edit it in, please post it).

this one?

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1716440

How exactly does one go about coordinating with RVB comms?

Please do keep us updated about this "GM Bro" and the upcoming ban. I am sure I am not alone in my curiosity.

I declare open; the MATE WAR.

Have officially logged in, can confirm no ban has been implemented yet, I cannot begin to describe my relief.

Reports of heavy NC. ship movement to Jita and several of them reported actively flying near our HQ's.

The first blood has been spilt: http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=14175848

I declare open; the MATE WAR.

120 random srubs shooting

^ working link for the combat report: http://bit.ly/Mg7KdC

it took me a few seconds to figure killboard links dont work here, sorry mates ...

Few people realize that if RvB tries, we can form up a dozen logis, a hundred or so dps ships and full T3 boosts in about 20 minutes flat. It just so happes t

Sup Mates, Hows things??

Pretty good mate.

Question: Does your ship replacement program cover losses to highsec noobs?

Hello mates, what's going on in this thread?

I recommend we officially declare 29July as "Universal Mate Appreciation Day", which does oddly enough get shortened to UMAD...

(If anyone can find the link before I edit it in, please post it).

And so The Mate War begins.
... [stuff] ...

Vidya: http://youtu.be/vPsbAq_nzG8

One could say they were DomiMated ?

* Radarjack dodges the rotton tomatos!

You have been added as contact
From: Travis Musgrat
Sent: 2012.07.30 14:29

Travis Musgrat has added you as contact with Excellent Standing

Pet Number 90

In reply to

Meight
From: Praetor Abre-Kai
Sent: 2012.07.29 22:23
To: Travis Musgrat,

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The need is felt to share this with the eve world: EVE forums, reddit, twitter, etc (really want an evenews24 article too :) ).

Ok.

http://www.evenews24.com/2012/07/31/the-mate-war-pretty-soon-no-english-word-will-be-safe/

http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_related&kll_id=14189221

GF's were had. Fun was had. Why all the angry? We're all mates here.

edit: because I can't use the battlereport fixer like the noob I am.

Except the bit that actually talks about the rvb/nc war/fghts etc, the rest of that article is horrid... (2 different authors - the credited one mucked it all up tbh).

Nobody specified it had to be a good evenews24 article mate.

http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_related&kll_id=14189221

GF's were had. Fun was had. Why all the angry? We're all mates here.

edit: because I can't use the battlereport fixer like the noob I am.

[20:31:47] Poision Kevin > and our epic core of 6 RR BS's couldn't hold reps vs 120 random scrubs shooting*

That should be 'shrubbers' as in 'Dwym the Shrubber', 'Roger the Shrubber' etc.

Good fight today:

http://dog-net.org/brdoc/?brid=9951

Nyu seems like a solid dude who I, except from all this and him nosing for answers, would gladly random chat with more often.

Do realize however there is changes shortly to come, we are a 0.0 alliance, and we have logistics to do.

http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_related&kll_id=14189221

GF's were had. Fun was had. Why all the angry? We're all mates here.

edit: because I can't use the battlereport fixer like the noob I am.

Poision mate, dont go leaving us now.

This has to be more fun than roaming round nullsec for 5hrs getting few kills, or loldropping supers onto a frigate blob etc etc surely?

And as Jim says, as 3rd parties go, you guys are much better and more fun to fight than the usual crop of highsec bads.

o7 m8

o8 m7

Nyu, I don't know why that link doesn't show our losses, it was pulled directly from Eve-kill as it is what it generates from...
Confirming we did lose ships too :D

As far as wardeccing goes, yes this is fun, totally agree, however we are a 0.0 alliance and there WILL be more fights, but sooner or later we need to move around big ships into 0.0 space and we can't hold with it forever. (People can't leave corps either with JF alts due to the new wardec mechanics where you have to wait a week before joining again)

The main idea was to provide a fun place to pew in (Yellow Federation) whilist we do our thing in 0.0. Then as stated "something" happend and has now put us in the position where we are.

I doubt any purple fleets will be of use/need when this happens, becasue I can promise you, there won't be no 30-50 man fleets from us by then.

Either way, hopefully we'll purge the best out of it whilist it is possible Mates ;)

How is the NC. leadership justifying this one to their members?

I'm going to view the current situation as making the best of a 'pants on head' moment by your leaders. Let's not deny that that's what it was, and enjoy it for what it is now :).


Fully expect you to head back to 0.0 after a week, just keep it up for that week :).

On a side note, jimmy, dark and ruxmark seem to be the head of yellow. Once you guys redeploy I offer yellow fed 0 respect and offer 0 'gudfites'. We will still blob them, we will still pod them and generally ruin their day until they crawl back into whichever crevice they appear from.

Fighting some decent guys that want some fights as a change is one thing.

Deciding to make a NC. high-sec branch as an insignificant 3rd party war corp that piggy backs onto the back of RvB? That's lame. Even the recruitment thread for it is stolen. I hope this isn't an approved idea from NC. leadership, it just looks bad on you guys.

How is the NC. leadership justifying this one to their members?

.... I hope this isn't an approved idea from NC. leadership, it just looks bad on you guys.