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Corporate Survey of Thunder and Goodness Results!
The survey is now officially closed. There were 37 folks who chose to respond, which for a small blog in a small game isn't all that bad. I was shooting for 50 responses but was happy with 25+....
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Quality of Life for the Mission UI
I've been running lvl4's lately, enjoying the added variety of BC-sized Burners, Team Burners, Single Frigate Burners, and of course... Silence the Informant. (Side note: So far I'm still running...
View ArticleHow I Mission
This might be a repeat post, not sure. But it's come up in conversation a few times over the past week, so here's the brain dump that I came up with this morning while I was out riding between corn...
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Music to EVE By
There, I just used the game title as a verb. Yay for the English language.Was talking to the gang about the Interstellar Soundtrack this week, which spawned the idea for this post. Here are 5 tracks...
View ArticleOh Happy Day
Today is the day I've been waiting for ...Since moving to the country in 2010, we've had a really dorked up internet connection. And by dorked up, I mean "expensive" and sometimes "slow." For the past...
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New Domi Model Preview
Confession time -- I've never flown a Dominix in anger. I have to stop and roll my eyes around the room a bit and try to figure out if I've ever even owned one. I don't think I have. Mrs. Durden was...
View ArticleBest Laid Plans
So, I mentioned to Sugar in passing the other day that I haven't posted much because I've been running lvl4's and "hey, I've been running a lot of lvl4s" is a pretty short post.She replied...
View ArticleCoffee Politics and Incursions
At work, there are few things worse than what I call Coffee Politics. We have a small break area with one of those monster coffee makers and several pots. The coffee itself is free but they do take up...
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Why I Like Burners
I was asked recently why I liked Burners. Simple question, and I think I gave a reasonably elegant answer, but I've been chewing on it during quiet moments since.First things first, Burners were not...
View ArticleThe Real Life Post (and Fun With Footnotes)
Non-EVE content lurks ahead, with big nasty pointy teeth(1). You've been warned.It's been an interesting few weeks around here, and by "interesting" I mean things keep colliding with me in a way that...
View ArticleDespite the Wind
I was out on the bike this morning for a good long ride and as the miles ticked by, my mind turned to EVE. Around mile 27, I had a fully fleshed out post that just sort of erupted into my brain faster...
View ArticleAegis
Public service announcement: Aegis patch has hit us today.The patch notes are linked here. There are changes to Drone Damage Amplifiers and Missiles.There are therefore implications (perhaps bad...
View ArticleDistractions
Over the weekend (last weekend, this post has been in the edit bin awhile), I cashed out my latest round of SOE loyalty points and put a total of 10 Stratios in the cooker. It was the single largest...
View ArticleSo You Wanna Start a Corp (Part I)
PROLOGUE(alternately: Who does this guy think he is and why is he bothering us with this crap?)I'm Abavus Durden, CEO, Mission Grinder, and BPO Slum Lord. I've now been in/around “leadership”...
View ArticleFriday Roundup
With work and chores this week, and a bighuge meeting next Monday, not to mention the unexpected TQ downtime, I didn't spend a lot of time in EVE this week. I still popped in every night and checked...
View ArticleSo You Wanna Start a Corp (Part II)
II. COMPONENTS OF A SERIOUS CORPORATIONIn this installmant, I'll hit you with some ideas of what it means to be a "serious" corporation, and what things you should think about before pulling the...
View ArticleGuristas Incursions?
Well, this is kinda interesting....Guristas Incursions, maybe?Precursor to more megacorp involvement in FW?Just a cool video?What's Playing: The Black Keys, Live at BBC1, Little Black Submarines
View ArticleInquiry: Missile Changes and Burner Missions
I haven't run a burner mission in a few weeks, and not since the missile modules and associated changes went live. I haven't messed with anything on SISI either.I went trolling around forums this...
View ArticleSick Day
The best part about a sick day is watching the Price is Right. Mom was a TPIR fan, so as a kid we'd watch it every day together while off school for the summer. First there was morning chores (weeding...
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So You Wanna Start a Corp (Part III)
This is perhaps the most philosophical post of this series. Please bear with me.III. FIGHTING BATTLE FATIGUELet's start with the end: What Kills a Corporation?In my experience, one of the biggest...
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