Gadgette
Caldari
Tadakastu-Obata Corporation
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Posted - 2007.06.15 02:59:00 -
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We were one of the founding corporations in BRUCE and are no longer a member (kicked us out before we got around to leaving on our own). We found them to be very medlesome in regards to how we ran our corp. We also found them to be far more combat focused than suited us. They also seem to favor agression over diplomacy. It often seemed they went out of their way to stir things up.
Some of the folks are great but mostly you'll be joining 1000 people sitting in 7 systems locked behind a single gate. It was getting pretty crowded when we were there. Can't imagine how it is now.
So you'll pay 1 million a month per member, often trapped like rats behind gate camps or in stations while hostiles hunted BRUCE in the cluster. All in all it wasn't at all what we needed to prosper as a corporation.
If you are a small corp expect to have no say in how the alliance is run.
Are they a terrible alliance? Not at all. Are they the best alliance there is? Far from it. I do wonder as fast as they are growing when are some of the big alliances going to realize that BRUCE doesn't have a capital fleet and if left alone will eventually have one. Someone is sure to think taking them on now before they get bigger and stronger makes sense.
To end on a good note, they have some great PvPers, some super fleet commanders and have super PvP classes. (all the more reason the bigger alliances should be keeping an eye on these guys! :-) )
Gadgette
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Gadgette
Caldari
Tadakastu-Obata Corporation
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Posted - 2007.07.09 17:32:00 -
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 Originally by: Manas
To be fair, BRUCE has changed alot since it's origins in low-sec 9 months ago. BRUCE has become much larger, much more PvP focused, and much more concerned about internal security and membership minimums. This has brought a number of benefits. For example, right now we have access to much of lower syndicate (and their resources).
We have become very discriminating in whom we choose for new corporations. It is clear that some of the original corporations prefered the BRUCE during it's looser laissez faire origins, didn't like the new directions and higher demands, conflict resulted, etc..
My corp joined a little over 1.5 months ago, and so far, for my kind of corp, the tight, forceful and organized leadership focus fits pretty good.
So it is interesting to note that we have MUCH better 0.0 access (two regions) with a MUCH larger set of blue boxes to us since we left medlesome BRUCE and the sad sad place that is Syndicate. Teebee is pretty much correct in how he was treated. We had several other loyal members or friends treated similarly.
If you want "tight and forceful" (and paranoid) leadership then BRUCE is the place. Take a moment and even consider the name they picked. "Brutally Clever Empire"?? Kind of an in your face, better than everyone else challenge right there. "I'm so smart, I'm so smart! "S" "M" "R" "T". Brutal? Yup. Clever? Well, one word, "Syndicate". Maybe not so much. Empire? Maybe, certainly getting big enough to seem like one.
Personally, I have no interest in being dictated to by alliance leadership. I prefer a more democratic and open relationship with the folk I choose to align with.
Now what I'm waiting for is when the other big alliances figure out that BRUCE is getting big, established, building towards a sizable capital fleet and is most definitely not looking to expand its space by making friends. I'm saving a bowl of popcorn for the wars that are sure to come once people realize BRUCE is the next big bully in the fight for 0.0.
Reading all that it comes across as pretty negative. Again to be fair, if you are looking for a PvP focused Alliance with rigid structure give BRUCE a try. Their "blob" is calling to you!
Gadgette
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