Tag Archives: Back Alley Trading Company

Posted on 2010-06-16 by Ecliptic Rift

Blog Banter 18: The details of my life are quite inconsequential

Welcome to the eighteenth installment of the EVE Blog Banter, the monthly EVE Online blogging extravaganza created by CrazyKinux. The EVE Blog Banter involves an enthusiastic group of gaming bloggers, a common topic within the realm of EVE Online, and … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-01-16 by Ecliptic Rift

Back in Ecliptic Rift

It’s done. I’ve closed the Back Alley Trading Company and set up in Ecliptic Rift again. I’ve opened another office and this week should see me starting to get my operations moving. Watch this space…

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Posted on 2010-01-14 by Ecliptic Rift

Closing up Back Alley Trading Company

Due to various business and personnel reasons, the Back Alley Trading Company [BKAT] will close up shop and liquidate. This process has already begun and communication has been sent to all current employees. At this point, most of the pilots … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-01-12 by Ecliptic Rift

Sebiestor tribal corp concept

We frequently see corp or alliance identities in EVE revolving around larger factions. The Amarr have CVA, the Minmatar have Electus Matari and Ushra’khan, not to mention innumerable militias in factional warfare for all four of the primary factions. Smaller, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-01-12 by Ecliptic Rift

Blog Banter 14: Enabling the future

The first banter of 2010 comes to us from CrazyKinux himself, who asks the following: As we begin another year in New Eden, ask yourselves, “What Now?” What will I attempt next? What haven’t I done so far in EVE? … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-12-17 by Ecliptic Rift

Freshening the blog design

I felt like I wanted to freshen things up a little bit, so I updated to the Station theme for WordPress. Actually, this site and the front page for the Back Alley Trading Company swapped themes for various thematic reasons … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-12-06 by Ecliptic Rift

Syndicate-Thukker deterioration

The intricacies of power politics never cease to confuse me. I spent some time out in Syndicate this week, conferring with the Intaki Bank offices in TXW-EI (and a few other corporations) to clear up some confusion from a few … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-12-03 by Ecliptic Rift

Four reasons to stay alt-free

NB: This post largely derives from thinking about what my good friend Escoce has written at least twice on the subject of alts, some time ago in relation to a Blog Banter on metagaming and then again recently with a … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-12-01 by Ecliptic Rift

BKAT chat room

Anybody interested in chatting out-of-game with Back Alley Trading Company members (or just amongst yourselves, I’ll give you a topic ) can come check out our webified room.

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Posted on 2009-11-30 by Ecliptic Rift

Station choices

Yesterday, I asked on Twitter, “Tell the truth: does the station model (graphics) factor at all into your decisions regarding where to open offices?” This came up because I needed to open up a new office or two for Back … Read the rest of this entry →

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