Ps and for the obervant reader, yes this is my post from last year copied,

Well if u woudl pay any attention i came only. A few votes short and providence had 2 candidates, oneo f which ali, made it in. Which was unique. Now i run solo for provi, care to bet soem isk on it ?

And he follows it up with "nobody else is running, I've got this!"! That kind of bravado's gotta inspire confidence!

Having spoken with core about this recently, I know that he will make a great addition to the CSM and has my full support.

I am a active Fleet Commander for VOLT and Providence and am seeking to be elected in the Council of Stellar Management to give a voice to the players who would not normally be heard.

Providence residents have always worked to keep space open and accessible, with its now very rare NRDS (Not Red DonGÇÖt Shoot) policy, anyone friendly to the rules can come and gain null sec experience and many new players, corporations and alliances have started in Providence thanks to this policy. Some stay and some move to larger power blocs having gained experience so this last bastion of NRDS does do good for many players all over Eve. Some say providence is the worst region in eve, others embrance the concept and feel this is how null sec is enjoyed best.

In a fitting way, i want to be elected to give a voice to those same players, some enjoying empire, some coming from empire to learn about Null Sec in Providence and of course some being residents of Providence. All of whom would not normally be heard under the much louder voices of the large null sec power blocs and there representatives. Its also about prioritisation being proportional to what people enjoy doing what for example.

CoreGÇÖs Personal Introduction

Let me first introduce myself; corebloodbrothers. Fleet Commander for The Volition Cult alliance and the Providence Residents, proud member of the Provi-Bloc and long time Eve Online player with three accounts, used for various activities such as trading, scouting, spying, titan, etc. In real life I am Dutch, 42 years of age and proud father of 4 daughters. During the day, I work as an IT Manager in a call centre with 50 agents and in Eve Online I am a godGǪ when the kids sleep.

Eve is my passion. I have 5500 kills at the moment and still enjoy PvP. I am a big fan of wormhole roams, new cruiser doctrines and the paper/rock/scissors mechanisms that Eve presents us. I do not agree Eve is broken and everyone proves that with their daily login. However there is room for major improvement and enhancement of the game fun, Eve should be evolving with us.

A CSM candidate should bring that across; CSM should keep CCP at their toes giving it all they have got and making sure their activities match the players demand as a whole. CCPGÇÖs resources should be divided proportionally based on player activity or their activity wishes. If 10% of Eve loves mining, then that should receive a similar proportion focus by CCP.

As a roamer and Providence member personally I would love to see Isk gathering based on local player activity as most CSM candidates promote these days. Everyone wants action, change is good, it forces you to adapt and opens up new opportunities. Change POS moon harvesting into a moon activity like in belts, I am sure CCP have ideas regarding this as mentioned in historical dev blogs. CSM should not want to try to implement their own ideas and stand in CCP shoes. They should push forward the player wishes and demand that change, no matter what the actual outcome for their individual agendas will be. CSM should handle player interests and even control CCP in their integrity. Personally I think the player council is unique and also a way of promoting Eve. I think that is a secondary responsibility, while still being as demanding and critical as you can be. Remember that your worst adversaries can be your biggest promoters on a higher level.

There used to be huge projects, lets not steer away from controversy. Some people say everything is broken in Eve. You can also say people enjoy Eve so much that they care on the level where they want to improve it all. I am a big advocate of a positive approach where you can demand the world. CSM does not work for CCP, it should work for its player base and reflect that, whether youGÇÖre an indy man, a wormholer, a pos owner, faction warefare; you name it. We share that goal with CCP and the employees who make their real life Isk there to pay for their mortgages and kids. We all want the best for Eve from different angles of interest, but we share that common ground. Some wanted to walk in station, others would like the social part to pick up, and some want to have browser access to the market. LetGÇÖs collect those wishes, split them in occupations and vote per section of Eve interests to prevent the blobbing of ideas by big blocks. As providence i dream of pi accessibele by standings in null sec, like i set my high sec poco s tax. Control to players how to utilize and control their space. How many mobile devices does one need? I dont know, i would love to have one that increases decloack change on a afk cloacker over time, i miss allaince fittings and bookmarks, but i guess there is slot of ideas everywhere.

What you can expect from me is to represent your interests, be open, and be a player demanding the best out of CCP for us. I will make the gap between player and developer smaller, representing all the best, funniest and craziest parts of the player base which you all love when you log on. This is what I love to do for you with the same passion as I have enjoyed Eve over the years and which make me login any time.

DonGÇÖt hesitate to contact me.

Ps and for the obervant reader, yes this is my post from last year copied, i am on holiday typing on mobile device, and throwing this in for now.

greetz
core

+1 CORE!! You wont find a better FC,player, friend. Core helps evveryone and his mainstay is to make sure everryone has fun in

our little sandbox. Never lose's temper, quiet ,understanding and a patient person that goes far beyond anyone i have had the

pleasure to fly with. As a CSM i believe without a doubt, EVE will be a better game for all of New Eden, and our great Provibloc.

All Hail Core. +1 for me and +4 for for my alts if i can.

An Officer and a Gentleman.
The Officer is a respect-commanding General with a mind for tactics which is fascinating to behold.
The Gentleman who always forgives his in game enemy combatants.

You go Core, you are the only person I know of at this stage who really knows what to do in EVE to bring decent, enjoyable content.

+1 For this excellent person.

In a fitting way, i want to be elected to give a voice to those same players, some enjoying empire, some coming from empire to learn about Null Sec in Providence and of course some being residents of Providence. All of whom would not normally be heard under the much louder voices of the large null sec power blocs and there representatives. Its also about prioritisation being proportional to what people enjoy doing what for example.

Question. You write:



So, you're a voice that would not normally be heard from a small bloc asking for CCP to prioritize proportional to "what people enjoy doing." The statement's a bit vague; for instance, are you saying that CCP should prioritize NRDS and similar gameplay in proportion to the percentage of EVE players who enjoy it? Because that percentage is not very large. Would you be focusing on high sec and NBSI null sec gameplay, since those are what most EVE players seem to enjoy? If you didn't mean that, what did you mean?

I ask because I like the idea that there's more than one way to do sov. It adds texture to the game, and it seems from my perch that it could make actual, self-sustaining economies (more!) possible without blueing up the whole part of space. So if I were a Provident, I would want you to argue your case not for what it currently is, but for what it could potentially bring to the game.

+1 for Core
Very good FC.
Not so sure about his brother

I asked Jayne Fillon these questions and got some good answers, so I thought I'd spread the love:

1) How are you planning to contribute to something actually getting done with respect to sov nullsec? Clearly, it's not on CSM to get it done, but the will has been there for years on both sides of the table. There is no shortage of ideas. There's been no shortage of debate. So instead of talking about ideas, let's just assume that CCP has a plan, ready for your feedback. Would you be willing to start a process of potentially disrupting nullsec over a period of (likely) years in order to start a steady trickle of features that will eventually coalesce into a new system? Would you rather try to hammer out a major release, with plenty of notice to interested parties, and accept that its release would not happen in your term, and
possibly not for some time after that? (After all, how long has it already been?) Or would you be more inclined to support whichever tactic CCP seems most inclined toward?

2) What if there's more than one way to claim and maintain sovereignty? What if it was more granular, and several alliances could share sovereignty of one system?

3) Let's say that CSM 9 has exactly the same impact on nullsec that previous CSMs have had: much discussion, some good ideas, some bad ideas, and some new shinies, but at the end of the day it's still IHUBs and TCUs and SBUs as far as the eye can see. What will you tell the people who are now hoping that you, or someone, will ~fix sov~?