Tag Archives: Drake

Posted on 2011-08-01 by Ecliptic Rift

EVE Vegas: CCP Dropbear

EVE Vegas has completed, but my notes still keep coming. CCP Dropbear, who may have the most epic name I’ve ever heard (“Nick Blood”), gave the last presentation on Saturday evening, and did so in appropriate CCP fashion: inebriated. In … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-11-16 by Ecliptic Rift

Reviewing the market: QEN Q3 2010

NB: This analysis generally distinguishes between summarizing CCP’s results and my own conclusions. Where the text contains mistakes, generally I accept the blame for them except in the cases where I specifically note faults in the QEN itself. Review CCP … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-05-17 by Ecliptic Rift

112.05.17 Defense of Vylade

The Bei tower has come down. Not due to hostile activity, nor (in a nod to some surreal rumors started by the NER executor) due to escaped velociraptors. Unfortunately, the return on investment just hadn’t appeared. I’d burned enough ISK … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-04-12 by Ecliptic Rift

What’s in my hangar?

So, what’s in your hangar? Most of my ship names consist of trying to find something that sounds technical and might relate in some (tangential) way to the ship’s purpose. Occasionally, I give them names for specific tactical purposes, like … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-03-16 by Ecliptic Rift

Ruins

In space, it’s always night time, despite the nebulae that set the sky on fire. In the dark little corners of the Metropolis slums, some constellations just don’t see as much traffic as one might expect. Occasionally, a gang of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-12-23 by Ecliptic Rift

Insurance musings

For whatever reason, I’ve had trouble turning an ISK in trading lately. Maybe I’ve lost my touch, maybe regional differences matter more than I really thought, or maybe the New Eden economy has fundamentally changed lately. I’d thought to get … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-12-19 by Ecliptic Rift

Dead End: not just a metaphor

After wrapping up a short move (Oursulaert to Villore), I thought I’d go exploring and relax a little. So I jumped out to my exploration Drake in Hostni, finished final preparations (refitting the probe launcher, refining some trash loot I’d … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-12-07 by Ecliptic Rift

Cleaning out Blood Raiders

I had worked up some substantial frustration after looking at component prices to build the new command ship blueprint my labs had produced. Seriously, when the cost of the Fernite Carbide Composite Armor Plates alone will nearly equal the market … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-12-02 by Ecliptic Rift

Getting the lines moving again

While BKAT regroups and consolidates a little, I thought I’d take a bit to restart my factories and labs. Trading generates more profits, but manufacturing provides steady, reliable income, generally with less time invested. Plus I like doing it, which … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-11-15 by Ecliptic Rift

Construction through colonization

For a long time, I’ve dreamed of a world without centralized power structures. A world where people work together in an effort to build something new, with their efforts rewarded with freedom and liberty. My dream just took another step … Read the rest of this entry →

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