CSM6 got stuff done because they just happened to be around when CCP not only dropped the ball but deflated it, sold it off, lost it and replaced it with a blunt spork.
Had the Incarna release (read: NeX) not been such a load of crap as to generate resentment across all player groupings, CSM6 would have gone down in history as the "Barbie Council" .. just sayin'

PS: Does that mean the Mitten would have been SpaceKen? .. hahahahaha.

Hey yo Hans, you're going about this all the wrong ways. The CSM needs a good faction warfare dude and you're probably the best candidate to handle this, but you've got to focus your campaign on that, inspire your base and start figuring out ways to work with the guys who are going to be on the council, like mittens and seleene instead of setting up this confrontational posturing bullshit because you want to be the anti-goon.

CSM 6 got **** done because the personalities behind it understood how to make friends and influence people. Worry about other CSMs motivations when you get on the council, see how they work and can call them out on it there. Don't waste your opportunities with tinfoil hattery before you land the spot.

Might want to watch the video from the emergency summit and read the devblogs again. CCP credited the current CSM, both participating members who went to Iceland for the summit and those who didn't go but contributed through their forums and the skype chat for their work in steering the wayward ship back on course.

Surprise! I haven't forgotten. Time for some answers man, if they're ever coming. You had all weekend. Otherwise, I've just gotta assume.

For myself I don't dislike goons or csm6. But they don't steer ccp correctly for the low sec or high sec crowd. Adding drama to faction war? Couldn't anyone form csm have spoken up and said "maybe the players in low sec don't really want the drama"? Making faction war a testbed for null sec? I haven't heard anyone from csm6 admit these are bad ideas and they should have advised ccp that but failed. In fact csm 6 seems to generally be sticking to these bad proposals.

Its nothing personal its just that what many on csm 6 thinks is good for empire isn't what those players want. And frankly since CSM6 never seems to take the time to engage the players to find out what they want, it shouldn't be that surprising.

Mittens and others on csm6 often admit they don't represent low/high sec and empire needs someone. Yet they refuse to clearly abandon their proposals that miss the mark for those sections of space.

Its nothing against goons its just that the proposals are bad.

As far as getting "**** done" I don't know what you think they did.

The last csm basically told ccp they were going down the wrong path and many ended up leaving. The fact is it was the last csm that was more in touch with the players than csm6. CCP and CSM finally recognized this very late in the game. Not listening to csm5 sooner cost CCP about 20% of its workforce.

Might want to watch the video from the emergency summit and read the devblogs again. CCP credited the current CSM, both participating members who went to Iceland for the summit and those who didn't go but contributed through their forums and the skype chat for their work in steering the wayward ship back on course.

As I said, their "achievement" is due to CCP failure and not so much their ability/brilliance .. think about what they would/could have done if Incarna had gone down as smoothly as Hilmar thought it would .. you'd be lucky to have a sov revamp on the backlog at that point .. no course-correction, WiS > FiS, same low-hanging fruit crap they have been feeding us for 2+ years.
But you are probably right, every little thing is solely due the valiant efforts of the hard working current CSM .. and when the sun comes up tomorrow we can probably praise them for that one as well!

That link to Mittens FW copy lowsec solution? Much better ones have been floated since then, especially after Incursions gave us an idea of what is possible and what is not. Sincerely hope that LS gets some sort of 'theme' as the random violence got stale after a week .. carrots to aim for and sticks to poke each other with.
Question is if CCP can/will do it in a way that doesn't rely on the fail of the EHP grind.

I sort of assumed that Hans would be a FW candidate this year and I support him, no need to get all ~rah rah mittens~ about it.

During CSM6 Hans reached out to us and gave us a whole list of FW fixes, which we promptly dumped in CCP's lap, and they're now cognizant of them - pretty much entirely due to Hans taking the initiative.

FW dudes should have a rep, just like Wormhole dudes. If I was a FW player, I'd rally behind Hans. Good luck!

Good luck in the elections, Hans. You've demonstrated that you have the primary characteristic of a good CSM; the willingness to work hard, without letting emo or ego get in the way.

Based on everything I've read in your platform, I think we'd agree on much more than we disagree on. At the least, I'm sure bridges could be built

In supporting the 0.0 representatives in their encouragement of more sov warfare iterations, I would also be working to protect the interests of empire citizens who want to enjoy EvE their own way

I think debate should certainly occur among council members, but when it comes to proposing an idea to CCP, the more unanimous the support of the council the more effective the proposal will be at convincing the developers it is for the good of the entire game.

I think youGÇÖll find that cooperation with the re-elected council members is very much something I am capable of, though I believe voters also deserve to know what I bring to the table that is different from the status quo. I welcome any of the sitting council members stopping by to have a conversation about the issues, (as Seleene has), will continue to share the various ways I differ from them where appropriate.

Thank you Courthouse for taking the time to share the good advice.

You have a very well-written post and introduction. I really appreciate you as one of the strongest new comers. I have one question for you. What is the basis for the assumption that the current CSM wants to buff their own null-sec interests at the cost of low-sec and high-sec? The way I, and I suspect many of them, perceive it, making high-sec and low-sec better (if done properly) can actually be good for null-sec itself. What this means is, CCP can't just increase isk payouts to fix things; if they actually make high-sec and low-sec so that they have good and unique content, ultimately it will be good for the game. What's good for the game is good for the subscriber base, and what's good for the subscriber base is ultimately good for all security regions. I'm kind of rambling, but the point is, why do you think empire and null-sec have to be diametrically opposed?

With regards to high sec and low sec improvements being good for null sec space, I think youGÇÖre on the right track I just see the problem in reverse. I think that the lack of worthwhile gameplay in null continues to cause bored alliances to migrate into empire space, where their power is projected in an imbalanced fashion that residents there often find extremely disruptive. The sooner we fix 0.0, the sooner the majority of null alliances move back GÇ£homeGÇ¥ and allow empire citizens to enjoy the game their own way.

On the topic of POSes, Will you at any point push for the option to unanchor offline POSes that are NOT owned by the person wishing to take it? And if so, with what guidelines?

Also, my uber-duper super-important question;
will you push for the introduction of tophats in le nex store?

OH ****!! I KNEW I forgot to put fuel in it last night! .......Ok this will be a short post while I get online and assess the damage....





Push, no. Accept if already complete? Yes, but only if they cost less than real top hats.