Originally by: Kelduum Revaan

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I have to say, even if it had cost 10.5 billion ISK, it would be worth it to see the 'Priva-tears' (thank you, Tormenta) whining this has generated.

Ok, so, some clarifications, straight from the source:

• I am the one behind this, and it was done without the knowledge of anyone in Ivy League.


• Wars can be declared for "any reason". Admittedly it may not be the original intent, but this is a sandbox, after all.


• The accounts these 'alts' are on are not mine, but friends of mine who are new to Eve.


• Although these are not my accounts or characters, I did however provide some directions, and supplied the necessary ISK.


• Making a war mutual removes its cost, but also removes it from the cost calculations.


• There is nothing unusual with the wars themselves. They follow the normal mechanics in every way.


• The mechanics behind this were submitted as Bug Report 56896 for clarification, and it was confirmed that it was by design.

Now, claims involving horrendously bad calculations aside (and, I must say, its good to see that Mr Hooch has managed to find that calculator and edit his posts), I am not aware of anything that suggests this is an exploit of existing mechanics.

This does not make IVY immune to wars, however it should dissuade the Privateers from their apparent 'holy crusade' to destroy Eve University. I think it is safe to say that the killboard speaks for itself on their performance so far, as it is suggesting that the great and powerful Privateers are unable to kill a bunch of noobs and their teachers. Simply put, our pilots learn from their mistakes, and come back stronger next time.

As far as neutrality goes, now correct me if I am wrong here, neutrality is typically between multiple separate entities, but there seems to be only two involved here: The Privateers, and Ivy League. I don't see how any claims of breaching neutrality applies here.

Finally, regarding mercenaries, I'm not aware of IVY paying for any. I may be mistaken, but after looking through the corp wallet, I am under the impression that any mercenaries involved are working for free.

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Kelduum Revaan
Director
Eve University <IVY>

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