Tag Archives: T3

Posted on 2011-01-25 by Ecliptic Rift

What works in EVE production and trade

I want to focus for a bit on what does work in EVE trade and industry. Analyzing that should tell us something about compelling game design for non-combat gameplay. I haven’t attempted to rank the below items in any particular … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-03-30 by Ecliptic Rift

Review of mineral & insurance changes

CCP Chronotis published a dev blog today titled “The Circle of Life“. First, a quick summary of the coming changes: Tech 1 Meta 0 loot drops from NPCs will be nerfed, replaced with scrap metal and tags. Rogue drone compounds … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-03-10 by Ecliptic Rift

Exploration Proteus

I’ve wanted a strategic cruiser for some time, but held off from training Racial Cruiser V because I didn’t have tech II projectiles (for a Loki) or missiles (for a Tengu). Then I realized, hmm, I do have skills for … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2010-03-05 by Ecliptic Rift

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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Posted on 2010-01-15 by Ecliptic Rift

Skill update: January 2010

I haven’t done one of these in quite some time. Science skills continue to comprise a huge chunk of my abilities, as they have in the past. Industry and Mechanics look fairly solid. That last will continue to increase, in … 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 2009-11-18 by Ecliptic Rift

Fitting a Loki Cruiser for Sleepers

Loki, the trickster god, changed shapes according to his whims and devious plans to cause headaches and heartbreak for everyone around him. He did all sorts of nasty things that his family and friends frequently didn’t appreciate it, and eventually … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-11-10 by Ecliptic Rift

T3 Production Planning

I spent some time gathering together key data for planning the production of Tech III strategic cruisers. I collected my results on a page here, and I intend to update it as I get more comfortable with the process. Yes, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-11-09 by Ecliptic Rift

CSM 3 Meeting Minutes

So CCP finally got around to posting the CSM minutes from the September meeting. They claim that they won’t allow such a delay again. We’ll see… as for now, a few interesting bits from my reading: The CSM members know … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2009-10-13 by Ecliptic Rift

What ship do you want to fly?

Yesterday, I asked on Twitter, “Question for the day: what ship class do you currently not have trained but REALLY want to fly?” I got some interesting responses: CyberInEve: “Heavy Interdictors” diaryofaraider: “Time to sound like a total noob. Battleship. … Read the rest of this entry →

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