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James 315
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.08.17 17:57:00 -
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There are a lot of rumors swirling around regarding Yet Another CAOD-Inspired 1-Man Alt Corp and its staff, claiming that I have resigned as CEO and have joined Goonfleet. For the sake of the Eve community, I will address these rumors and criticize BoB's recent war performance.
A YACAODI1MAC ANNOUNCEMENT
I must plough my lonely furrow...but by the time I get to the end of that furrow, it is possible that I may find myself not alone. -- Archibald Philip Primrose
We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm. -- Winston Churchill
It is true, I have resigned from the CEO position of YACAODI1MAC and joined Goonfleet. Some will see this as evidence that I am somehow biased against BoB and in favor of RSF. That is preposterous. I have made my reports about the war for the good of the community, including members of BoB who are consistently kept in the dark by their own leadership. The war between BoB and RSF is the biggest event in Eve's history, and the lack of reports from RSF and BoB sources, coupled with a near news blackout by Eve Tribune and the Eve Online news items, necessitated action by a brave young 1-man alt corp. While my reports have not been complimentary toward BoB for the past few months, is that my fault? I am not the reason they have done nothing but lose lately. Do I want BoB to be wiped off the face of Eve? Of course, but every other responsible Eve player, regardless of bias, wants the very same thing.
It is a tribute to the effectiveness of the BoB propaganda machine from its glory days that there are still people who are unaware that BoB is losing the war. But as the veneer of Invincible BoB is rolled back, more and more people have come to realize the truth. Consequently, the "Why is BoB Losing?" series has become more relevant than ever, with increasing numbers wanting to learn the reasons for the remarkable turnaround.
But there are also those who see BoB's consecutive losses for the past few months as merely part of a back-and-forth stalemate. I will clear up this confusion now. Yes, there has been back-and-forth. Forth for RSF, back for BoB. BoB has been losing this war in Eve Online the entire time. You see, prior to the "nerf" of titans, people on the eastern front did not play Eve Online--they played Titan Online.
Titans were not "nerfed". They were fixed. There is a big difference. Anyone can tell you that an invincible ship that instantly wipes out fleets poses more than a slight change in gameplay. The titans broke Eve. When they were finally fixed, pilots on the eastern front were able to square off against each other on Eve Online for the first time. It was not a "pro-Goon" patch; it was a pro-Eve patch. What happened in Titan Online is irrelevant, because it was an entirely different game. BoB's victories in Titan Online have no more bearing on the current situation than a tennis match defeat of rotund Remedial by the seismic Lady Scarlet.
Thus there is no reason to suspect that the "balance will be tipped" by additional patches. BoB was "good" at Titan Online, but they have been dreadful at Eve Online. From the first day Eve Online opened for business in the eastern front, BoB has failed to capture RSF systems, and has repeatedly lost systems and scores of deathstars. Since Eve Online began, BoB has lost over 70 deathstars and killed three--edging out the Minmatar *** Rights League for best effectiveness against RSF deathstars.
Why has BoB been performing so badly when it was so invincible in the past? If only someone would answer that question in a three-part CAOD series. Oh wait
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James 315
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.08.17 17:57:00 -
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Incredibly, Dianabolic continues to spin the old BoB yarn about BoB only wanting good fights, not effortless wins. This presents an ideal opportunity to test the efficacy of YACAODI1MAC analysis versus BoB propaganda and conventional wisdom (conventional wisdom having been essentially dictated by the old BoB propaganda machine).
If BoB is correct about its pilots only wanting good fights, then participation should have skyrocketed after the titan fix, because BoB was then presented with a real challenge. If the YACAODI1MAC analysis is correct, BoB participation and morale should have been high during the Titan era because they were getting easy wins, and BoB participation and morale should have plummeted afterward, as BoB continued to be successfully challenged.
As one should expect from Eve's premier 1-man alt corp, YACAODI1MAC wins the day. All observers on the ground (including Dianabolic himself) report that BoB's participation has been steadily dropping, to the point where BoB has at times become heavily outnumbered even during its own primetime. BoB has become increasingly dependent upon its pets, some of whom were called in all the way from Fountain. Dianabolic concedes that his pilots have become burnt out and unwilling to show up for mandatory ops. He does not admit that it is because they have been deprived their easy wins. Instead, Dianabolic makes a claim that is becoming familiar among BoB apologists: they are simply tired of fighting all the time after all these years. This is an interesting hypothesis, made more interesting by the fact that they all got tired of fighting coincidentally at the same moment Titan Online ended--similar to how the RSF logistics machine is supposed to screech to a halt once they make a few more jumps west into Feythabolis. But it does raise a question I would love to see those apologists answer: what future is there for a PvP alliance whose pilots are tired of PvP?
As we have seen, BoB has been losing Eve Online during this entire conflict, even managing to lose deathstars during its own primetime. While BoB will never admit that they have been outclassed in Fleet Commander skill and strategy, they do confess they are being outnumbered. Many BoB have expressed a desire to see CCP "nerf numbers". Perhaps the fate of each system should be decided, tournament style, by a 5 vs. 5 match? In the event CCP declines to fundamentally break its own game again, BoB will need to deal with being outnumbered. Ironic, isn't it? Not too long ago, BoB was lecturing Goons on the need to "fit in" with the rest of the community and develop friendships rather than alienating people. I guess BoB wasn't as popular as it thought!
But in fairness, though BoB may lack friends, it does have a good supply of pets. Recently, a leader of the Feythabolis renter alliance known as "Rise" issued a morale blog to encourage his troops. The speech was remarkable, because it more closely resembled an alliance's last, desperate speech of a war than a speech delivered before an invasion had even taken place. It is strange timing. The invasion of Rise's space in Feythabolis is expected before RSF has even finished kicking BoB out of Omist. Perhaps Rise no longer has confidence in BoB's ability to defend Omist? Have Rise members been reading banned YACAODI1MAC literature again?
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Zhaine
Coreli Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 17:58:00 -
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Edited by: Zhaine on 17/08/2007 18:01:23 Didn't you hear me before James: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN
Boring
Oh look I broke up the stupid alt post that no ones going to read, and in doing so became more interesting than it!
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Originally by: Viper ****zIe Edited by: Viper ****zIe on 17/08/2007 18:00:26 C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
Joined Goonswarm, go figure.
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James 315
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.08.17 17:58:00 -
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I must speak concerning the FinFleet issue.
BoB's induction of FinFleet as a full member corp of BoB gives their alliance an unexpected shove down the road from tragedy to farce. BoB's skeptics muttered under their breath when DICE was created, and there were more than a few snide remarks when Shinra members began popping up with the Reikoku tag. But FinFleet broke all records when its admission as a member corp triggered uproarious laughter all across Eve. A screenshot of FinFleet's corp details, complete with shiny new "Band of Brothers" logo, was passed out in forums far and wide, causing many players to double-check and confirm its authenticity in-game. In CAOD, the news inspired more "laughing smiley" icons than most comedy threads. It is hard to imagine the Invincible BoB of a year ago as the laughing-stock of Eve.
Besides the lolz, FinFleet's admission into BoB represented a major shift in BoB policy for another reason. Previously, BoB was very strict about membership. Though many pilots across Eve wanted to join an alliance that never lost, only a handful were allowed. In addition to the more flexible skillpoint requirement, a new member had to have recommendations from at least two members of BoB in good standing. The exception was when BoB drafted the best PvP'ers from its defeated enemies. Being a member of a defeated alliance was not a black mark upon one's record--provided its defeat came directly from BoB. After all, Invincible BoB beat everyone, so losing to them was no source of shame. BoB's policy was exceedingly effective at keeping spies away. Though some might have accounts in both BoB and another alliance, one almost never spied against BoB because BoB was considered to be one's "true" alliance. Why? Because BoB was a winner, and everyone wants to be a winner. As I mentioned previously, even the mammoth ASCN had zero spies in BoB.
A major deviation occurred after BoB started losing the territory war in the beginning of the fight with ASCN. BoB began rapid recruitment of pilots, mostly former members of BoB. But eventually BoB recruited from Shinra, an LV corp. This was quite different. BoB had decided to draft players from a corporation that had been defeated by enemies of BoB, rather than BoB itself. BoB originally intended to get only the "best" of Shinra, but once they let in two members, all hell broke loose. Shinra members acted as references for one another in vast quantities, until almost anyone in Shinra who wanted in, got in--including non-combat pilots and some newbies. During Lotka Volterra's war against RSF, RSF had planted spies in Shinra, and those spies went right along into BoB: the infiltration of two alliances for the price of one. Because those RSF pilots were loyal to something other than guaranteed wins, BoB was seriously breached, and its security remains compromised to this day.
FinFleet was another Lotka Volterra corporation, one whose first claim to fame was when it sparked hilarity by calling the Finnish police after Goons infiltrated the corp and listened in on their TeamSpeak. (The Goon spies who had the patience to remain in FinFleet are now rewarded with BoB membership.) BoB reached a new low by recruiting not simply the "best" of FinFleet, but incorporating the whole corp. Why the full corp? SirMolle's explanation is that FinFleet was just that good. It is unclear why of all the PvP corps in Eve, FinFleet was chosen for this honor, but it is clear that having FinFleet as its own corp rather than drafting everyone into Reikoku (as with Shinra), Reikoku's corp Kill to Death ratio will not be harmed. Furthermore, as we saw with Shinra, accepting two or more pilots means accepting almost everyone eventually.
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Viper ShizzIe
Coreli Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 17:58:00 -
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Edited by: Viper ****zIe on 17/08/2007 18:00:26 C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
Joined Goonswarm, go figure.
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James 315
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.08.17 17:58:00 -
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To get the full picture of what has happened, one must understand the general political situation of Eve approximately one year ago. There were three big political blocs: BoB, ASCN, and D2 (the Reds and Goons were written off). As LV grew and grew (in quantity, not quality), more people began to speak of the "Big Four". But it was the BoB pilots who derided LV the most, describing it as a "bloated", "overgrown" alliance that was a slightly better than Xetic. Now, even as BoB loses its systems (those gained in rounds of Titan Online or otherwise), it has spurned its former focus on quality. With Shinra and FinFleet in tow, BoB frankly resembles Lotka Volterra a lot more than the BoB of the past, as overrated as it might have been. But at least BoB's incorporation of pets slightly masks its over-reliance on non-BoB pilots to make up for the dwindling participation of genuine ones.
Why is this so important? Because it underscores the fundamental changes that have been taking place in BoB over the last year. Defensive amidst all the laughter, Dianabolic claimed FinFleet belonged in BoB and, "it comes as no surprise that they have performed well enough to ***** in to BoB." I am probably not the only one who laughed upon reading this assertion. But to the hardcore BoB pilots of the past, it provokes grinding of teeth: a year ago, a statement like that about the exclusivity of BoB would have meant something. BoB was run on a model of an elite, tightly-knit group of "professionals". With each Shinra and FinFleet, BoB becomes more like a Band of Acquaintances than a Band of Brothers.
I am occasionally guilty of painting all of BoB with a bit of a broad brush. But there are, of course, divisions among the BoB members, particularly between those who have joined recently and those who were present from the beginning. Faced with unprecedented defeats, all BoB members agree they want a change of course, but they have different ideas of how to accomplish positive change. As with any alliance, you will not see the "dissenters" posting on CAOD or in other public forums, but they offer their suggestions endlessly in the internal forums to which spies now have access.
There are many in BoB who want to go back to their elite roots. After so much time has passed, the expulsion of former Shinra members is no longer a realistic possibility. But there was still hope that BoB's directorate had learned its lesson from the Shinra debacle and would not repeat its mistake a second time. The induction of FinFleet answered the question forever. SirMolle is committed to bringing in numbers. BoB has changed, and it will not change back. The BoB pilots who want to be part of an elite group instead of Lotka Volterra II have no choice but to part ways with SirMolle.
Incoming Roman Empire reference! Most historians agree that when the Roman Empire declined and fell, it was because they over-relied on conscripted barbarians (i.e. pets) for their defense, and that the Romans themselves, due to their own development and that of their barbarian neighbors, were simply not that much better than their enemies anymore. BoB is heavily outnumbered. It needs to be much better than its enemies in order to survive. Is it? Forget FinFleet...just wait until you see the corporations BoB will invite in the months to come.
It is said that BoB is stalling for time with its POS spam and its hardener spam ("our spam isn't as bad as D2's spam!", the spammers whine). They hope that with time, the situation will improve. But there is no hope on the horizon. It is a sign of how far BoB has fallen that it celebrates as a huge victory when it destroys a hostile deathstar in its own system during its own primetime--long gone are the days when SirMolle appeared only to announce the conquest of a region.
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Dark Shikari
Caldari Imperium Technologies Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.08.17 17:59:00 -
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Edited by: Dark Shikari on 17/08/2007 18:07:50
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
Posting in an epic thread.
Also, sekrets revealed: JAMES IS MY ALT. I've been posted these threads all the time; that's why they are so epic!
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James 315
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.08.17 17:59:00 -
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Time is not on BoB's side. BoB's comparative situation with RSF today is much more equal than it will be in the near future. RSF's expansion, particularly in Goonfleet, is proceeding at a break-neck pace. Despite the rapid growth in the Goon capital and battleship fleet, it is still only in its infancy. Meanwhile, BoB will have fewer pets, less participation, and as the word spreads, BoB's new reputation will put an end to its long-standing aura of invincibility. Rather than recruiting enthusiastic new allies to the cause, BoB's decay will invite new enemies who desire BoB's territory, which is still the richest in Eve and ripe for the picking.
But enough about BoB. You read this post because you want to know why I left YACAODI1MAC. Just over four months ago, I created YACAODI1MAC with one goal in mind: to create the greatest 1-man CAOD alt corp in Eve history. My reports informed tens of thousands of Eve citizens about the greatest event in Eve history. Some decried them as propaganda, rarely making concrete arguments about why they were wrong. But as events unfolded on the ground, none could deny that my reports explained developments that my critics could not even predict.
And yet, even as my fondest dreams for YACAODI1MAC came true, I felt strangely unfulfilled. I reported and analyzed these magnificent occurrences, but I was not a part of them. No matter how many years pass until the Eve servers are turned off for their last and eternal downtime, the destruction of the Band of Brothers will always be considered the crowning achievement, the most glorious event ever to take place in the grand sandbox of Eve.
Eve will benefit immeasurably from the erasure of BoB and everything it represents. The war against BoB is to good an undertaking for me to pass by. I must enlist as a lowly grunt, pick up some cheap equipment, and let my guns do the talking. My only positive hope for BoB is that they last long enough for me to train dreadnought skills and siege the towers of NOL.
That is why I enter the war. And why should you, dear reader, choose to make yourself relevant to Eve and join the fight? Because thirty years from now, when you're sitting around the fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, "What did you do in the great war of Eve?", you won't have to say, "Well... I hauled veldspar in Geminate."
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Viper ShizzIe
Coreli Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:00:00 -
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First after text?
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Zhaine
Coreli Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:00:00 -
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Edited by: Zhaine on 17/08/2007 18:02:27 Win
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Kirex
Vale Heavy Industries Molotov Coalition
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:02:00 -
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Another Epic thread. Thanks James. :)
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Dire Lauthris
Coreli Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:03:00 -
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Engaging and interesting read. Thank you Zhaine!
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[The Exiled]
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Zhaine
Coreli Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:04:00 -
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Edited by: Zhaine on 17/08/2007 18:05:29
Originally by: Dire Lauthris Engaging and interesting read. Thank you Zhaine!
No problem. Glad to know I'm apreciated.
Originally by: Kirex Another Epic thread. Thanks James. :)
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EvilPhog
Amarr Art of War Cult of War
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:06:00 -
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Posting in a pro-bob thread!
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Bishop 5
Gallente Macabre Votum INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:07:00 -
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bullet points, prrrreeeeeeease? -------------
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Yazoul Samaiel
Caldari Black Nova Corp Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:08:00 -
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Quickly , spam link to this post so the rest of the goon circle jerking brigade starts foaming at the mouth in your alliance chat
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Maksiim
Doom and Gloom Derek Knows Us
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:11:00 -
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Better news, I hear Remedial got his very own titan...
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Fitz Chivalry
eXceed Inc.
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:12:00 -
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Good to see that the Coreli Corporation's ability to spam any and all bob threads with fanboi posts has, if anything, become even stronger since they joined Exuro Mortis.
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Maksiim
Doom and Gloom Derek Knows Us
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:13:00 -
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...Law Bonds.
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Viper ShizzIe
Coreli Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:15:00 -
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Originally by: Fitz Chivalry Good to see that the Coreli Corporation's ability to spam any and all bob threads with fanboi posts has, if anything, become even stronger since they joined Exuro Mortis.
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We haven't even joined yet =/
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Moon Kitten
GoonFleet
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:17:00 -
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Originally by: Viper ****zIe Edited by: Viper ****zIe on 17/08/2007 18:00:26 C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
Originally by: Dark Shikari Edited by: Dark Shikari on 17/08/2007 18:07:50
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
Posting in an epic thread.
If it isn't epically stupid replies with catchphrases from 4chan.
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Mebrithiel Ju'wien
Omerta Syndicate Exuro Mortis
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:18:00 -
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First page in what will become an epic thread
Good girls go to Heaven. Bad girls get drunk and pew pew everywhere! |
Dungar Loghoth
Caldari Black Omega Security Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:19:00 -
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Does this mean this is your last post, since you no longer are the CEO of your corp? Please? Pretty, pretty please?
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Herculite
Black Eclipse Corp Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:21:00 -
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Ironically I thought about posting 'First in a Goon thread!' and that was before I saw his new corp ticker.
James, I think you finally found where you fit in.
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Subira
Amarr Subira Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:21:00 -
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You know what they say.. "If you dont have the attentionspan to read it, troll it." Well done.
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Syntosk
The Undertakers Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:21:00 -
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first page in an epic thread... --
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Sokratesz
Paradox v2.0 Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:23:00 -
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too much /b/tards in here
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Flow Befort
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:23:00 -
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I got some chow mein with chicken and I'm enjoying it immensely right now.
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Nobu Yori
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:23:00 -
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Herculite I think you need to update your sig bro
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Joshua Foiritain
Gallente Coreli Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 18:25:00 -
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Originally by: Fitz Chivalry Good to see that the Coreli Corporation's ability to spam any and all bob threads with fanboi posts has, if anything, become even stronger since they joined Exuro Mortis.
Fanboi-ing gets us a 25% reduction in rent per month -----
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