Tag Archives: Research

Provisional arrest

Based on today’s response from CCP, I have put my plans to leave EVE on hold for now. But I’ve also put my plans for my corp on ice. The rest of this post just has a brief analysis of … Read the rest of this entry

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GUIDE: Datacore farming

Before the introduction of planetary management (interaction) with Tyrannis, many players looking for “passive income” turned to “datacore farming”. In the post-Incursion era, this involves getting to level 4 missions with NPC research corporations (5.0 effective standing). This article will … Read the rest of this entry

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Two and a half years ago…

Today, I dug out my old iPod Touch. My seven-year-old daughter wanted to use it more often, so I figured I’d clean off some old stuff and let her play Angry Birds or something. When I went through my old … Read the rest of this entry

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Escape back into meatspace

Do we play games (like EVE) to escape from what we could do in “real life”? Escapism and recreation play valuable roles in keeping ourselves sane and relaxed. If I spend all my time doing Stuff That Matters and thinking … Read the rest of this entry

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Non-aggressive play style

I don’t think I’m a carebear. Or perhaps, not completely. Sure, most of my gameplay has little to do with direct combat PVP. I mostly explore, trade, possibly run some missions, or go about some science & industry (invention, manufacturing, … Read the rest of this entry

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Maybe I’m indecisive, or maybe I’m not, I don’t know.

When I play RPGs, I always struggle with choice. So many options from which we can choose. Think about the career options in EVE, for example. You have pirates, nullsec warriors, explorers, miners, traders, researchers, builders, mission runners, militia, smugglers, … Read the rest of this entry

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Nonviolence in New Eden

I have done some reading on Gandhi recently, beyond the “sound bite” version we get in Western culture. I’m actually really interested in the opportunity to discuss some of these ideas about nonviolence within the context of EVE Online, as … Read the rest of this entry

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Slow research business

Since re-re-joining New Eden Research, I haven’t seen much research business. Not any, actually. I have plenty of labs available, and I’m burning something on the order of 50m ISK/week in fuel costs for my large tower. Before the disasters … Read the rest of this entry

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Tyrannis interview by T0rfi: Planetary industrial domination

So CCP T0rfi gave an interview in which he discussed the summer 2010 expansion, Tyrannis, in somewhat greater detail. You should probably read it before pressing on with my thoughts… And note that I’ve intentionally avoided any discussion about DUST … Read the rest of this entry

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Comfortable research

I’ve rejoined New Eden Research after building up Mundilfari Station in Vorsk, so if anyone needs highly-available research facilities of any sort, we can help. Corporations can join NER (including subsidiary corporations) and use the material research labs for 15k … Read the rest of this entry

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