CODE. is insignificant. They always have been and they always will be. I am not sure why there was any anticipation of any other result than what ended up happening. Did people really expect them to fight against ships with guns?

The moment they form a real fleet (even a rifter blob would be fine by me) and come out to null is the moment they will have my attention and respect.

What exactly happened to CODE? Why, they showed us who they really are. They also showed us what ganking miners really is. Think about it. If THEY can do it, then....but we've wasted SO much bandwidth on CODE. They are what happens when you leave a huge HOLE in your stuff. Trying to build an empire off the suicide gank? Noooooo. They never had it in them to think that thought! Trying to SEEM like they've built an empire off the suicide gank? Now you're talking.

What happened to CODE happens to us all. Some of us can meet the moment. Some of us cannot:



CODE's came. CODE went. Those of you who thought there was more to them than this
need to recalibrate your thinking. Oh yes, and the AT is rigged. But, I've been saying that for YEARS.

Everyone here seems to gloss over the probable financial motives they would have to not show up to this match.

Why didn't they field thrashers and nados instead? If they were dead-set on fielding a gank squad they should have had the foresight to know that someone would have banned their signature ships.

I would like to congratulate Code. for generating the most discussion of an alliance tournament match in the history of the event. A greater victory could not have been achieved had Code. "won" the tournament outright. Once again speculation is rife within the Eve online community about everyone's favourite pantomime villain corp, keeping the metagame alive and well.

Code. have brought the metagame to this annual event that has otherwise suffered from failing at demonstrating this key element of Eve. Praise James 315, may he and Code. continue to improve Eve through the metagame for many years to come, they and others like them are what set this game apart from all others.

whoa the respect of binah 369, noted person people care about

that's some serious stuff

Well given you don't have an unlimited amount of time and the two options of some kind of setup WOW-style arena PvP Tournament v.s. real Tranquility elite Freighter PvP, how can you blame us for going with the real stuff?

Insignificant troll from insignificant pilot is still insignificant. Go figure.

No this is my main and if you check my employment history you'll find I was in Code. until 8 days ago.

That applies as much to your post as it does to his tbh

If the goal of entering the AT was to win, yes, we would have fielded Vexors/Ishtars/Navy Vexors/Dominixes or something like that. Lots of our mains have decent drone skills since I've been pushing people to train into gank Vexor fits.

If the goal of entering was to have fun and cause hilarious stories for almost all of EVE to laugh with, we'd have forfeited.

If some of us had bet on a 100-0 whelping, we might also have forfeited.

If RvB or a third party offered us good ISK, we might have forfeited.

Draw your own conclusions.

Not laughing with. Laughing at.

If you wanted to be laughed with, a fleet of T1 fit T1 frigs named "Catalyst" would have gotten the same attention, and far, far less genuine derision. A fleet of mining barges would have trumped that. Battle ventures maybe, or suddenly Badger! (*disclaimer I have no idea if AT rules actually permit these, but you get the idea.)

Used to be a fan of the code antics - opening up the sandbox, forcing people to adapt, countering the myth of "safe" space, creating an intelligent bastard persona for it's pilots and the alliance to fence with the miner-whiners. Now... Too many juvenile hangers on, living off the shadows of past rhetoric and believing the great joke to be reality.

o/

Not laughing with. Laughing at.

If you wanted to be laughed with, a fleet of T1 fit T1 frigs named "Catalyst" would have gotten the same attention, and far, far less genuine derision. A fleet of mining barges would have trumped that. Battle ventures maybe, or suddenly Badger! (*disclaimer I have no idea if AT rules actually permit these, but you get the idea.)

Used to be a fan of the code antics - opening up the sandbox, forcing people to adapt, countering the myth of "safe" space, creating an intelligent bastard persona for it's pilots and the alliance to fence with the miner-whiners. Now... Too many juvenile hangers on, living off the shadows of past rhetoric and believing the great joke to be reality.

o/

The lack of points prevent my premier of the 'Code Combat Orca'...

Not laughing with. Laughing at.

If you wanted to be laughed with, a fleet of T1 fit T1 frigs named "Catalyst" would have gotten the same attention, and far, far less genuine derision. A fleet of mining barges would have trumped that. Battle ventures maybe, or suddenly Badger! (*disclaimer I have no idea if AT rules actually permit these, but you get the idea.)

Used to be a fan of the code antics - opening up the sandbox, forcing people to adapt, countering the myth of "safe" space, creating an intelligent bastard persona for it's pilots and the alliance to fence with the miner-whiners. Now... Too many juvenile hangers on, living off the shadows of past rhetoric and believing the great joke to be reality.

o/

If the goal of entering the AT was to win, yes, we would have fielded Vexors/Ishtars/Navy Vexors/Dominixes or something like that. Lots of our mains have decent drone skills since I've been pushing people to train into gank Vexor fits.

If the goal of entering was to have fun and cause hilarious stories for almost all of EVE to laugh with, we'd have forfeited.

If some of us had bet on a 100-0 whelping, we might also have forfeited.

If RvB or a third party offered us good ISK, we might have forfeited.



Draw your own conclusions.

I probably would have suggested something like that that if I was on the team (i.e. able to compete, darn cutoff), but this worked. It got everyone talking.

Chaos is good.

I probably would have suggested something like that that if I was on the team (i.e. able to compete, darn cutoff), but this worked. It got everyone talking.

Chaos is good.

Sure I read somewhere that Jimmy 'THE CODE' (some numbers) said that players interested in making money was selfish and bad and whatever.
Now it seems the CODE people are in it for the money.

So for fun, I'll release this.
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:20:36 ] loyalanon > we havent even had 12 people x up for alliance team
Clockwork Pineapple were the reason code were even in the alliance tournament, since we floated them the isk and plex to get started. However they just didn't have the people wanting to even participate. Their FC Loyalan0n wanted to legit have people participate and have a serious run, but their own membership couldn't give a ****. With a month until the start of the tournament they had done no practices, didn't have a team and didn't even have a single comp set up. We tried to get them to have a few members tag along to our practices against rote, but they just said **** it and kept shooting freighters.
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:19:55 ] Elmnt80 > Hey, I was curious what preperations code had started making for AT practices
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:20:15 ] Elmnt80 > Or if you were waiting for duality
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:25:06 ] Elmnt80 > But basicly, I want to offer any help I can. Because watching pubbies heads start exploding when you guys start winning will be the best thing ever.
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:31:07 ] loyalanon > nothing really
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:31:12 ] loyalanon > we are going to gank freighters till monday
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:31:14 ] loyalanon > then start practising
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:31:20 ] loyalanon > but if you guys want to train against us would be cool
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:41:01 ] Elmnt80 > Yeah, we can also help you guys with some basic fits and setups to get started if you'd like. We do practices on */* at : on singularity (at least until duality is up)
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:44:39 ] Elmnt80 > Tuesdays would probably work better, since we tend to practice against rote on wedsdays
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:50:02 ] loyalanon > yes no problems
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:50:09 ] loyalanon > that would be amazing
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:55:41 ] Elmnt80 > Cool, and like I said, I really wanna see you guys take home a few wins. The reaction of all the pubbies currently going "DURR HURR, AIN'T NO MINING BARGES OR FREIGHTERS IN THE TOURNAMENT" will be priceless
n++[ 2014.06.22 00:56:40 ] loyalanon > yeah hardcore
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:19:42 ] Elmnt80 > Well, if you do have people on who want to come practice, have them get on our TS
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:19:50 ] Elmnt80 > and we'll combine teams for a practice or two
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:20:01 ] Elmnt80 > then your dudes can get an idea of the kind of flying they need to do
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:20:29 ] loyalanon > yeah mate at the moment we have noone online
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:20:36 ] loyalanon > we havent even had 12 people x up for alliance team
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:20:56 ] Elmnt80 > Well, you should show up
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:21:15 ] Elmnt80 > cause I know we won't have people today and will need extras. :P
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:23:14 ] loyalanon > give me a little bit
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:23:27 ] Elmnt80 > We won't be starting until : anyways
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:23:42 ] Elmnt80 > Just meet us in ** around then anyways
n++[ 2014.07.09 01:26:58 ] loyalanon > kk ill let you know
He decided to gank freighters instead. :v:

but this worked. It got everyone talking.

I believe people pay to watch the tournament (never seen one myself although did consider it up until 2012 I think when some group threw the contest)