Thukker are nuts. News at 11.

Oh the Fleet helps. But like you may have noticed, we have this war thing going on, and they already require indie capsuleers to help keep low-sec on other regions.

Is any one else starting to get a little tired of the way the IGS has just turned into "SCOPE HEADLINE! LET'S DISCUSS IT!"?

Is any one else starting to get a little tired of the way the IGS has just turned into "SCOPE HEADLINE! LET'S DISCUSS IT!"?

I'm also way past tired of how some jackasses take every headline and twist it in some way so they can take cheap jabs at the Republic. They should fortify their own glass houses before lobbing stones at others'.

Last I heard the Serpentis and Blood Raiders were still operating freely in the Federation and Empire respectively. Apparently neither of those empires have enough vessels to stop their homegrown criminals either. Hypocrites.

The Republic Fleet is a naval resource. Cloned soldiers are a surface resource.

Surface policing is not done by fleets.

If you are tired of the topics discussed on any forum, the solution is not to ***** about what other people talk about, but to start a discussion on a topic more of your liking.

I have found that most Thukkers I know take little issue with piracy, they take issue with slavers. If the cartel would cast away some of their less savory methods and habits. They can find themselves viewed in a different light. Thukkers protect their people, they always will. The rest of new eden is free game though.

A representative of the Thukker Tribe said, GÇ£This is a win-win situation for us. The mercenaries will settle on the planets and discourage the Angel Cartel from attempting to invade."

I think this guy needs to look up what "mercenary" means.

DUST: "Halt! We are being paid to protect this planet from the Angel Cartel!"
Angels: "Here's a cheque with your name on it. Fill in whatever amount you want."
DUST: "Enjoy your new planet, Sir!"
Angels: "Pleasure doing business with you."

Not quite the situation. The Thukker aren't paying these mercenaries to protect these planets, they're just saying "Here's a bunch of free districts, go crazy." So now these mercenaries are protecting their own territory that they own, and the Thukker hope that will discourage the Angels from attacking the planets as that would mean attacking the mercenaries.

MOLDEN HEATH GÇô Within the first ten minutes of the Thukker Tribe opening planetary districts in Molden Heath to cloned mercenaries, every district set aside had been claimed by independent corporations. Individuals continue to arrive by the thousands as they fortify their newly-claimed districts and prepare to sell their skills to the highest bidders.

Entire planets have been claimed by corporations such as SVER True Blood and D3LTA FORC3, while others are split between many different corporations. Already reports have come in that several corporations have planned assaults on rival mercenary groups in an attempt to claim more land for themselves.

The Thukker Tribe, however, is dismissive of the potential violence between corporations and instead noted the positives. A representative from the tribe said, GÇ£Within hours of us announcing our plans, local chatter from the Angel Cartel increased ten times over. The Republic Security Services has told us that many of them are highly worried about the presence of the cloned mercenaries and the capsuleers they will draw into the region.GÇ¥

The Angel Cartel itself has not made any statements on the matter, but reports have come in that several Angel Cartel ships have been seen evacuating the region. However, other reports show the Cartel continuing to engage in criminal activities inside Molden Heath.

The Minmatar Republic has similarly refrained from making any official statement on the Thukker Tribe's invitation.

Free districts that have little to no value, and are thus of no interest to mercenaries to claim and own in the first place, as they'd be just problematic luggage. I think ms. Luftschreck's proposal has a lot less logical fallacies there.

MOLDEN HEATH - According to reports from Republic law enforcement, the Angel Cartel has begun to experience a downturn in fortune within Molden Heath from a combination of cloned mercenaries, Thukker Tribe assets, and elements of the Republic Fleet. While the Thukker Tribe and Republic Fleet have been active in Molden Heath for years, the newly settled cloned mercenaries have enabled them to refocus their operations...