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Lex Arson
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 03:54:23 -
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Hi, most of you know me not at all, or simply as 'that guy that posts badly on reddit (sometimes).' Believe it or not, every now and then something happens or comes along that warrants me sitting down, breaking out the typewriter, and attempting to crank out an actual Good Post instead of the usual memey one-liner drivel. I've been playing EVE for about five years now; which still makes me a baby compared to some, certainly, but EVE is my passion. The community, the politics, the underdog stories, the hours of patience and dedication leading up to a few minutes of an adrenaline-pumping fight. I think every now and then we as players forget that we have a game here that is quite unlike any other, where some player you've perhaps never heard of can have a profound impact on your game, be it positive or negative. Where friendships and indeed grudges can last well over a decade, where your past can haunt you and yes, your decisions matter immensely. No other game is quite like EVE, and I think we all ought to be doing our best to preserve this gem that we share.
It's no secret to anybody that has been following the overarching EVE 'story' that age is starting to take it's toll on our favorite pastime; the number of logged in players are down from their peak, new player retention is still poor despite many attempts to encourage newbies into the game, and there are no more large-scale conflicts or wars that drive the EVE narrative, giving players a sense of purpose. I've made no secret of the fact that I'm not a fan of the jump range/fatigue changes from the Phoebe expansion, and even less so of the new 'Aegis Sov' system which promotes harassment and 'sov-trolling' over meaningful and satisfying conflict. I've always been a lowsec player at heart, but sovereign nullsec is, has been, and always will be the beating heart of the EVE story. As things stand currently, sov space is in dire need of some Tender Loving Care if we want to see EVE live to the end of it's second decade.
In the olden days, as a smaller independent lowsec player I could never hope to capture and hold sovereign space without bending the knee to a larger coalition force. This was a result of the broken nature of power projection, or rather the fact that a well organized alliance could be anywhere at the map it wanted to be within minutes notice, making it a trivial thing for a small but powerful alliance or group of alliances to hold vast amounts of space. The Phoebe expansion fixed that by and large, restricting travel and imposing consequences on those who tried to grasp beyond their reach. This resulted in the shrinking of empires, meaning a little alliance like my own could capture and hold sov if I wanted to, and had the military might to conquer it from the locals. The fatigue changes had several side effects however; move ops were now a multi-hour affair with near guaranteed frustration for all involved. Missing an alliance move op more than likely meant suicide for your super or titan. It also meant several days worth of moving one jump, one hour at a time to your new staging system, and so on. It fixed the problem CCP set out to fix, but it came with a lot of baggage in the form of simply un-fun gameplay (being 'unable to play' while you have fatigue, waking up at downtime to move your super one jump at a time, taking everybody and putting them on small, separated 'content islands' so to speak).
Even with this, EVE adapted and trudged on. Power blocs dissolved or otherwise diminished, war still happened, narrative was generated. People logged in and did Things in Space.
Then Aegis Sov rolled out on patch day, and it all ground to a halt. Entire regions, rich with good truesec and abundant R64 moons were abandoned by organizations that didn't want them anymore. Sov war was no longer about who had the military might, but who had the most endurance. Sov can now be attacked by a single T1 frig at the same rate that it would be if attacked by a thousand dreadnoughts. Vast capital armadas, already crippled by the jump drive changes, were now all but worthless. Attackers could now maliciously attack your space with literally anything they had in their hangars, forcing you to travel perhaps across the entire region through bubbles and all sorts of unpleasantries, only to have the single T1 frigate warp off as soon as you entire local, and then return again after you'd left. With fatigue, jump bridges are no longer a viable option for defending your own sov either. Attackers could troll your sov all day long with nothing more than the intent to cause you to want to quit, without risking anything more than a frigate. Bad game design, and un-fun gameplay. With the scales so skewered, many people simply abandoned their sov and went to pick up the nomadic lifestyle, already made painful by fatigue. For the first time in EVE's history we've seen a mass exodus of players and organizations leaving nullsec because of the gameplay involved. And no matter how good of an idea CCP may have thought it was, the players are the paying subscribers, and they have made their opinions apparent.
cont.
There's no use crying after every mistake,
you just keep on trying 'til you run out of cake.
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Lex Arson
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
409
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Posted - 2015.12.23 03:54:29 -
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For things like this, we are supposed to have the CSM to provide a reasonable, balanced group of active players who represent the best interests of the EVE community as a whole. What we get every year is a popularity contest where bloc votes elect inactive and ineffective arbiters, or popular community icons who lack extensive knowledge of the mechanics at hand. The CSM needs to be comprised of active and involved alliance leaders, FCs, and content generators; the people who work for hours every day dealing with the in-game mechanics and know their constituents best. It's easy to say, 'start a war,' when you are not the one who has to do the grinding. As someone who works over 40 hours a week in their real job, comes home and spends even MORE time than that running an EVE alliance, I would like to ask for your consideration in the CSM XI election. I do not consider myself a lowsec or nullsec candidate, nor a capital or sub-capital candidate. I am simply a person who loves this game very much and wants to see it return to a time where wars of consequence are fought, and people are not mechanically deterred from enjoying the multitude of experiences EVE has to offer.
Thank you for your time.
There's no use crying after every mistake,
you just keep on trying 'til you run out of cake.
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Michele Bachmann
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 03:56:05 -
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+1 |
Gregor Noobius
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 03:56:55 -
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yer gay pwned |
MtnDo Me
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 03:57:26 -
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helo
lex arson is the fc of my dreams
he is without a doubt the only person to tell me that a shemale had a cute ****
that sort of thing just sticks with you, you know?
+1 for this good man
u have the power of tishu and reddit and autism at ur hands. dont squander this opportunity lex |
Thomas Molijnr
Scope Works Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 03:59:58 -
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lex, capri, gevlon
im terrified
edit: forgot my +1 |
Globby
ElitistOps Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2015.12.23 04:01:28 -
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im gay by the way |
Gabriel Luis
Dixon Cox Butte Preservation Society Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 04:01:30 -
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thanks for CSM Lex
+1
[03:18:54] Zack1023 > tishu = pl, nc.
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John Blathos
Motiveless Malignity Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 04:03:34 -
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You troll around and **** on forums but when it comes down to it you understand the game and give serious topics measured and critical thought.
+1 from JOHN BLATHOS and many more from strong IAGO CORP. |
MtnDo Me
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 04:04:40 -
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John Blathos wrote: strong IAGO CORP.
who |
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Vladimir Khurelem
Dixon Cox Butte Preservation Society Psychotic Tendencies.
0
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Posted - 2015.12.23 04:04:46 -
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+1
what a time to be alive |
GOB III
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 04:06:24 -
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posting on the first page of a thread |
Mr50Cal
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 04:10:39 -
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Known lex for a long time, and is someone who truly understands the mechanics and driving forces behind eve online and what makes for a healthy game. +1 |
Jerrith Jaleal
Goats With Frickin' Rocket Launchers
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Posted - 2015.12.23 04:42:12 -
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+1 Lex is a nerd |
Feawen
Collapsed Out Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2015.12.23 05:00:23 -
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As someone with a vast knowledge of in game mechanics and a passion for driving and delivering content, +1 to you CSM thread. You've got my votes |
Havoc Ambramotte
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 05:12:45 -
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+1 for me
Has the sexiest voice |
M T Steph
Black Omega Security The OSS
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Posted - 2015.12.23 05:34:07 -
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Finally, +1, not a truer word said. It changed the game and so many have left since. And now wait for it. a super can now be tackled by a bunch of frigs. Are capitals not slow enough already are they not already trampled down by jump fatigue loss of cap on jumping, and the fact that they are possible the easiest target to hold down. Im sure that CCP are now feeling the cash fatigue caused by this hence the new reduction of space aids. I personally have moved away from eve since this and I have started to spend my hard earned cash on other games. Eve was my go to game every time i stared my PC, now i really dont care for it. It was great whilst it was a sand box but it seems CCP forgot about that bit.......
Seems that CCP need to hold yearly meetings so that they can re-inject cash into the game in other ways. how long is it going to be before the real EVE junkies say no to the high prices......... ? |
Jayne Fillon
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Posted - 2015.12.23 06:28:16 -
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+1
Can't shoot blues if you don't have any. Long Live NPSI.
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Johnathan Severasse
Dixon Cox Butte Preservation Society Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 06:57:49 -
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+1 Lex finally made a good post.
You can quote me on this the next time I say "make a good post" Lex. |
John Blathos
Motiveless Malignity Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 07:25:24 -
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MtnDo Me wrote:John Blathos wrote: strong IAGO CORP. who WOW. On the eve-o forums? In a SPOTLIGHT thread? Savage af fam. Cuts me deep. |
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Zomgnomnom
Royal Black Watch Highlanders
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Posted - 2015.12.23 07:31:03 -
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I dig it.
+1 |
5pitf1re
Black Omega Security The OSS
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Posted - 2015.12.23 09:08:56 -
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You got my vote Lex. |
Eti Skywalker
What Could Go Wrong Snuffed Out
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Posted - 2015.12.23 09:26:33 -
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tl;dr
+1 anyways, dank candidate |
Starkone
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 14:09:46 -
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+1 dudes pretty much the reason i'm still subbed. With some of the ideas i've heard I think he can do that for other players as well through some subtle and not so subtle changes to our favorite hobby |
Orontes Ovasi
BURN EDEN Northern Coalition.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 16:16:11 -
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+1
I've known Lex for a little over a year and can attest that he's a man that knows his capitals and while a generally bad poster can make some pretty epic good posts as evidenced by this thread.
You have my vote Lex Arson sir |
Niraia
Nocturnal Romance Cynosural Field Theory.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 17:07:41 -
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Exactly what the CSM needs, +1!
Niraia
EVE Online Hold'Em
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Lex Arson
Adversity. Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2015.12.23 17:16:36 -
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edited OP to add some BOLD to break up wall of text a bit
also ama etc
There's no use crying after every mistake,
you just keep on trying 'til you run out of cake.
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Cyberking11
ElitistOps Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2015.12.23 17:49:08 -
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who? |
Collie Herb
Hizzy Hizzy Hippos
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Posted - 2015.12.23 17:49:57 -
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So the goons will get their 2-4 nullsec focused csms
PL will get theirs
A few other null focused CSMs will most likely be elected depending on how smaller alliances vote.
Do we need another null sec focused candidate that doesn't have any skin in the game?
I've heard nothing but good things about you and I am sure you would be great, but I have to question the need for another Null focused candidate when over half the candidates will be focused on these issues.
What separates your perspective on Null from the other 5-8 candidates that will certainly be elected running on the exact same platform you are?
The expansion cycle has been almost exclusively focused on Null for the last year plus. Every single CSM is full of very smart Null players, but according to the narrative Null life has never been worse. Why should independent players still throw their votes at Null candidates that either cant do the job or CCP won't listen to anyway.
I would probably vote for your name as most people have a lot of respect for you, but I can't if you are running on the platform of High-Sec is fine, Low-Sec is fine, Null-Sec is crap, and WHs should be ignored or left up to that one WH csm that's now a goon.
Edit: If I misread and you are running on the platform of increasing conflict drivers in Null then please explain some of your ideas and how they will be able to be intertwined with existing mechanics and the upcoming release of citadels. |
Chuggi
CK-0FF Phoebe Freeport Republic
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Posted - 2015.12.23 18:16:26 -
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Hey Lex are we done moving, you never told me where we were going.... |
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