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Jin'taan
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
3
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Posted - 2016.01.12 10:18:24 -
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Hello Ladies, Gentlemen and Fidos,
I am here to formally announce my intended candidacy for CSM 11.
Now -of course- youGÇÖre probably wondering who I am to be running for CSM, especially considering the relatively space famous nature of my running mates. Well, as you can see on the top left, my name is JinGÇÖtaan, and I am a member of CVA. More specifically however, I am an FC within the Provibloc coalition. IGÇÖve experienced quite a lot of my time in EvE through this lens, from bombing Brave Newbies and PL, to crafting about as many fits as there are ships in the game, for solo PvP or fleet combat.
But, in addition to that, IGÇÖve experienced a good amount of the content that is available in the game. IGÇÖve lived everywhere from Hisec to WHGÇÖs, and tried to experience as much as I can in each of those locations, diving in with a spreadsheet in one hand and dragging a few friends along with the other. IGÇÖve mined, IGÇÖve hauled, IGÇÖve built, IGÇÖve FCed Incursions in Hisec and Nullsec, IGÇÖve run moon mining PoSes and strategic deathstars, IGÇÖve led oldschool Dominion sov wars from both sides, and IGÇÖm currently fighting over Fozziesov timers with PL. And thatGÇÖs just a fine selection of it. If youGÇÖve done something I havenGÇÖt, chances are you can get me to try it atleast once.
Outside of the game however, IGÇÖm Aaron Denyer. IGÇÖm a design engineer, and work with GE and Airbus as a subcontractor. Whilst I understand and deeply respect some of my fellow CSM candidates desire for privacy, I think my real life background could be of note. IGÇÖm used to attending meetings, and utilizing critical thinking within them to help stop one viewpoint from being drowned out. Plus, at the end of the day, I intend to come to Fanfest. So expecting people to not know who I am in real life would be kind of defeating the point, as meeting up with the people youGÇÖve known for years through EvE is half the point of it.
If I am elected to join the ranks of the CSM, I intend to focus on two main things that I believe I have expertise in; Fleet Combat & Alternative Playstyles.
The former is rather self explanatory, but I feel itGÇÖs necessary to explain myself with the second part of that. Alternative playstyles are something that has been typically under represented in the CSM, with the vast majority of candidates and electeeGÇÖs being NBSI, despite the incredible popularity of NPSI, and an (admittedly small) nullsec coalition based around NRDS. Oftentimes the minor issues that affect the communities built around these ideas are overlooked, such as the original thoughts on removing fleet warps, or the relatively small number of standing slots available on an alliance level. These are the kinds of things that could seem like inconsequential issues to those who havenGÇÖt dealt with the practicalities of working within them, but are in reality a huge pain in the arse for anyone who has to do so.
These communities are an important part of the vibrant cloth that is EvE OnlineGÇÖs society. They provide low barrier to entry for new players to try various experiences that are otherwise daunting to try, and IGÇÖd say that having some 3 month old character try PvP in Spectre Fleet, or mine ore in Providence does more for the player retention rate than anything else.
And, with that, we come to why I want to join the CSM.
I want to join the CSM because EvE has been a part of my life for around 5 years. By the time I am old enough to drink in Iceland, I will have played this game for a third of my life. It is something that I love, and something that I have dedicated a huge amount of time and thought towards. I want to join the CSM because I want to help this game get better, in any way I can. |
Fardendur
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
0
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Posted - 2016.01.12 10:27:21 -
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+1 m8 gl |
Aria Hanomairos
LionGate Enterprises
Care Factor
0
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Posted - 2016.01.12 10:32:46 -
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Good luck! |
Manwe Tulkas
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
3
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Posted - 2016.01.12 10:34:35 -
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a vote for Jin is a vote for more dank content!
you got my votes, gl m8! |
Kanzero
Virtus Crusade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
56
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Posted - 2016.01.12 10:46:31 -
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+1 got my vote
A sensible candidate with the knowledge to contribute properly
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commander voklovski
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
0
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Posted - 2016.01.12 12:01:55 -
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+1 Jin |
Archeras Umangiar
CRY.NET
Nihilists Social Club
23
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Posted - 2016.01.12 12:25:56 -
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+1 |
Eos Canon
The Legion of Spoon
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
0
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Posted - 2016.01.12 14:49:09 -
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+1 |
Ahura Mashada
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
2
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Posted - 2016.01.12 15:00:31 -
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+1 |
Rounon Dax
Terra Nanotech
Yulai Federation
9
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Posted - 2016.01.12 15:07:55 -
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+1 |
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Chotar
Gemini Talon
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
0
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Posted - 2016.01.12 18:28:33 -
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+1 And Goodluck. |
Padre Aldan
Gemini Talon
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
1
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Posted - 2016.01.12 18:33:00 -
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+1
I support Jin'taan for the CSM. He has got my vote. |
Rashabar Zemayid
The Learning Cliff
0
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Posted - 2016.01.12 18:39:08 -
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Good luck, Jin! +1 from me as well. |
Jenara Lenai
Gemini Talon
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
0
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Posted - 2016.01.12 19:21:42 -
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+1
Good luck bud! |
MDSync Acer
Volition Cult
The Volition Cult
0
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Posted - 2016.01.12 20:23:45 -
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+1, Good luck |
Andar Purvanen
Imperial Dreams
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
6
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Posted - 2016.01.13 14:06:03 -
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+1
For the State, For the People, For God!
Death does not deter.-á I will mine until you surrender.
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Apex Aubaris
Hoover Inc.
Pandemic Legion
5
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Posted - 2016.01.13 16:19:58 -
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A few questions:
What is your opinion of the current state of fleet combat meta? (in Nullsec) Is it in a good/bad place?
Whtat is the most serious problem within the game that you think CCP should address in the near future?
Bonus question: Why are nightmares bad vs supercarriers and trackingtitans? |
Jin'taan
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
24
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Posted - 2016.01.13 18:36:04 -
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Apex Aubaris wrote:
What is your opinion of the current state of fleet combat meta? (in Nullsec) Is it in a good/bad place?
I'm in two minds on this really. It's certainly better than it has been in the past, with a lot more mid-scale (30-60~) PvP taking place between fleets in the south that I've been able to join in on. I think the Battlecruiser changes were one of main drivers of this, providing a great, cheap platform for FC's to use. In fact, the fact that Ishtars absolutely hazed BC's was one of the reasons it was so terrible for the PvP meta, as they and T1 Cruisers have always been the kind of 'baseline' for FC's to fly, and making them viable not just in stats, but keeping them so in the meta is important to keeping nullsec PvP ecosystem active, by ensuring that newer FC's have an option that can have a reasonable chance against all non-strategic gangs.
On a larger, strategic scale, fleet combat has stagnated a fair bit. Whilst we do have the added wildcard of MJD Destroyers, Tech 3 Cruisers and Faction Battleships simply reign supreme. However, I think the capital changes that are on the horizon have a chance to shake things up by giving us more easily accessible and stronger triage that might make T1 BS doctrines viable (from atleast an Isk Efficiency point of view) again.
Apex Aubaris wrote:
What is the most serious problem within the game that you think CCP should address in the near future?
It's my firm belief that the most serious problem affecting EvE is not one specific feature, nor one specific issue. It's the lack of proper iteration on player facing changes that are made to the game. Ideally, balance or feature changes should have a clear and pointed direction, and be reviewed to see what impact they actually had after the meta has had time to settle to determine whether they have been effective or not in achieving their goals.
I believe that this isn't just something CCP should be working towards however, it's something the CSM is uniquely well suited to help with, being (ideally) active and well connected players who can catch the pulse of the community, and the inevitable work-arounds that any change causes to pop up. Presenting an 'on the ground' report to CCP would really go a long way to helping them adjust changes in the direction they want to go, at least in my personal opinion
Apex Aubaris wrote:Bonus question: Why are nightmares bad vs supercarriers and trackingtitans?
Of all the Battleships one could bring, the Nightmares are honestly one of the best. They have decent EHP, and great sustained speed from the AB bonus. In fact, with their neuts and the incredible DPS of pulses, they represent a not insignificant threat to a solo or small group of super capitals, especially if accompanied by Triage or Dread support.
In fact, with boosts, a tracking titan has an incredibly tiny amount of applied damage to the Nightmare.
However, when said titans are supported by a fleet of Lokis & Protepodes who are well co-ordinated and able to web and paint the targets, the picture changes immensely, as their combined webs and paints can line the ships up for a one way ticket to the salvage station by utilising their incredible alpha properly.
The same applies to supercaps' fighter bombers when tracking fit, though their fighters are designed to be effective sans said support, so with the buffer afforded to them by their hull, can fit tracking mods and have an incredibly significant impact on combat, without risking themselves getting turned on and quickly burned down like a carrier would in the same situation.
In short, they do not do well against them if they are being used in a well thought out, co-ordinated and effective manner with sub-capital support to enable them to be used as a force multiplier.
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Gaius Superbus
Free-Space-Ranger
Northern Coalition.
1
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Posted - 2016.01.13 21:17:53 -
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As someone who has flown under Jin for quite some time I can only give him my +1, he is one of the guys who should be on everyone's voting list |
Archeras Umangiar
CRY.NET
Nihilists Social Club
23
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Posted - 2016.01.13 23:09:06 -
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As someone who have flown against and with Jin, i can only say (casually copying Gaius's way of writing the first bit)
Have my sword!
+1 |
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Apex Aubaris
Hoover Inc.
Pandemic Legion
5
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Posted - 2016.01.15 12:33:20 -
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Jin'taan wrote:Apex Aubaris wrote:
What is the most serious problem within the game that you think CCP should address in the near future?
It's my firm belief that the most serious problem affecting EvE is not one specific feature, nor one specific issue. It's the lack of proper iteration on player facing changes that are made to the game. Ideally, balance or feature changes should have a clear and pointed direction, and be reviewed to see what impact they actually had after the meta has had time to settle to determine whether they have been effective or not in achieving their goals. I believe that this isn't just something CCP should be working towards however, it's something the CSM is uniquely well suited to help with, being (ideally) active and well connected players who can catch the pulse of the community, and the inevitable work-arounds that any change causes to pop up. Presenting an 'on the ground' report to CCP would really go a long way to helping them adjust changes in the direction they want to go, at least in my personal opinion
This is actually a very good point, hope you make it up to iceland so you can at least get this across to them.
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Jin'taan
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
25
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Posted - 2016.01.15 19:55:09 -
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Thanks for the question Apex. I'm open to any and all, and do enjoy putting my thoughts into writing, no matter how hypothetical a scenario is required for those thoughts to become realised.
I've been getting a few private mails asking about how I thought the small battlecruiser rebalance went, so I decided to answer in a slightly different format, and published an article on the what I felt a battlecruisers role was within eve, and how these changes affected them.
I'll probably write out answers to a few more questions in this long form if there are ones that I can really go deep on in terms of analysing them. |
Tyrael von Mottenstedt
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
5
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Posted - 2016.01.18 21:47:25 -
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Jin'taan is an excellent FC with very good knowledge of the game.
I like his agenda for this CSM,so it's a +1 from me. |
Mithandra
Catastrophic Operations
Get Off My Lawn
430
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Posted - 2016.01.19 09:02:29 -
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So, you think you should be on the CSM because you are "used to attending meetings, and utilizing critical thinking within them to help stop one viewpoint from being drowned out"
Optimism. I like that. Buzzwords and synergy speak... not so much.
The National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking defines critical thinking as the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skilfully conceptualizing, applying, analysing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
Buzzwords.
Now that I've got that off my chest. I have read your stuff in this thread, and have to say that a vote for you would not be a wasted vote.
Eve is the dark haired, totally hot emo gothchild of the gaming community
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Tyrael von Mottenstedt
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
5
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Posted - 2016.01.19 20:38:17 -
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I'm going to ask a question that can, altough rather simple, say a lot about the candidate.
What are you training right now? |
Jin'taan
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
25
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Posted - 2016.01.19 23:22:50 -
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Tyrael von Mottenstedt wrote:I'm going to ask a question that can, altough rather simple, say a lot about the candidate.
What are you training right now?
Hah, just logged in to make sure, and Caldari Offensive Systems V popped up as completed, so I won't have to mention just how I lost a Tengu and had to retrain that skill.
Right now I'm chugging through the slog that is Fleet Command V, and have been on a Will/Cha remap for related skills for some time. I don't specifically need to have Leadership skills, as most of the time I tend not to use Command Ships in a fleet situation for fear of both getting headshot, and also due to my much higher SP alliance mates being able to lend their own perfectly skilled alts/mains to the job.
I started training these skills again during one of the patches that delegating boosts actually worked reliably, as giving fleet warps and being able to use the regroup function are very useful tools available to an FC. However, right now they seem to be rather random as to whether they work, sit and cycle in the 'Changing position' limbo for eternity, or just flat out fail to function. It's probably one of the 'little things' I'd more selfishly try to bring to the attentions of the devs, though I'd want to wait until after seeing the implementation off the Anti-Off Grid booster changes which have been years in the coming, just to see if the issue would even be relevant.
From an FC's perspective I look forwards to said changes, as they will provide a little bit more strategic depth to combat, as I will have to choose between killing their boosting ship to reduce their whole fleet's effectiveness by a significant margin, or taking out more traditional early targets such as Recons or Logistics. This becomes especially interesting when it comes to talking about fleet comps with certain weaknesses exaggerated by certain links, such as long range battleship fleets which tend to require skirmish boosts to their recons to extend their web ranges into the medium ranges, where sig tanking fleets might be able to operate. Alternatively, compositions with (relative) low DPS being able to kill their opponent's siege or armor links early would help give them staying power during an attrition fight where ship for ship trades are occurring.
Anyway, to get back on track, about 30 days deep into training Fleet Command 5 because I feel it may be necessary in the future for something I very much enjoy doing in the game, FCing. |
Apex Aubaris
Hoover Inc.
Pandemic Legion
5
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Posted - 2016.01.20 13:13:37 -
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Mithandra wrote:So, you think you should be on the CSM because you are "used to attending meetings, and utilizing critical thinking within them to help stop one viewpoint from being drowned out"
to me it looks more like he wants to be on the CSM because hes passionate about eve, knowledgeable about a major content driving area AND knows that he can contribute to a professional discussion (which being on the CSM is: you are an unpaid "game consultant")
instead of throwing things out like: hurfblurf I will change this area of the game and stop climate change while im at it.
a lot of thoose CSM campaigns try the thing RL politicians do: promise X and Y and think they are qualified because they are popular within X group of the game. which is dumb and bad and completly misses the point of the CSM.
so id rather see somebody going to iceland that is used to analysing systems, finding errors within them and fixing them because he does that for a living, instead of some memelord who thinks hes the **** because his peers say so.
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Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
856
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Posted - 2016.01.28 18:00:17 -
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So, I asked Jin'taan to answer a few questions, and the results are here LINKY
Fluffy Bunny Pic!
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Jin'taan
Pentag Blade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
26
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Posted - 2016.02.02 13:39:49 -
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Updated the initial post to include a few of my previous links and my interview with EvE_NT. Will be keeping it up to date as things go live and get edited! |
Thurifer Censer
Virtus Crusade
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
0
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Posted - 2016.02.03 10:12:39 -
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This is the man who made me want to fly a Nightmare and showed me what theorycrafting was capable of...+1 |
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