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[Antilogic]

Sorry for the incorrect intel reguarding the D2 titan, was written before that information was made public.

Ive been busy with writing etc lately, as I have been hired by www.eve-tribune.com to write for them! For next weeks I will have a interview with the person that brought the dev misconduct to light, and a overview of the heavy fighting that has happened this weekend- of which a total of 10 dreads and 5 carriers have so far been destroyed in huge fleet engagements.

In the meantime, may I suggest you check out the latest Goonfleet Video, which while being a slightly odd film to say the least, does contain some of the latest fighting, including capital fleet engagements and titan doomsdays. (Including a massively tanked drake that took the doomsday with 40% shields remaining).

And to think, im a pacifist in real life

[kethalpak]

you have been hired by eve tribune?!?! Congrats!!

I too hope there will be a power vacuum when the war is over, hopefully the smaller alliances will get a chance to rise up and take controll (think bob vasel alliances )

With the baby titan being destroyed, i think that may be returned to them as the hardware just isnt able to keep up with the scale of this war. The defending force was unable to occupy the same system as the attackers, so the anti-bobs had a free run to attack the pos (although a very laggy one). 2000 ships in an attack, whilst VERY impressive, is just asking for node trouble.

AAA delcares war against MC, now that was just a clasic, i saw that soon after they posted it. Short, sharp and to the point. Verry eloquent on their side .

The frequency of hostiles has increased in the ex-ascn territory, although the amount of attackers would not constitute an invading force, they are still attracting attention. BoB's guest alliance program is going to help them in this war to no end, as these smaller alliances are going to fight to keep the space they are inhabiting. If you add up all of the vassle's members, you can get a force to be reckoned with.

And to think, im a pacifist in real life

[RedEclipse]

Well, I'm part of Tau ceti Federation, a french speaking alliance (1100 players - 12th in term of size). We are a usually forgotten part of the RAGoons (and I love to stay that way - people don't care us until it's too late) so while we are involved against Bob, our main target is LV and we won't be able to help D² before it crashes, I think.

We were about the one that discovered LV's baby titan sitting in J1V-, unfortunuatly when it was discovered, Bob joined LV that day and we had both Bob's and LV giga capital ships side by side camping J1V- (in the Local chat : Sir Molle saying to Chowdown (the two Titans's pilots) : "Eh Chow... 1v1 ?" ).

We managed to flee from there... Just been a small part of the gangbang that hit LV in J1V- for the baby titan affair.
Tonight we are coming back as a whole. I'm sure you learn something about us in a week or two We just have some nice things to show to LV.

[Antilogic]

I too hope there will be a power vacuum when the war is over, hopefully the smaller alliances will get a chance to rise up and take controll (think bob vasel alliances )

Wouldnt be Southen Cross Alliance by any chance?

Its true

Well, I'm part of Tau ceti Federation

Sweet, one alliance I didnt know anyone from- however considering the space you are now controling on the alliance map your hardly overlooked!

Whats your ingame name? join the X-Universe channel! And my continued good luck to you and your allies in your heavy fighting!

Well im pretty tired now, having just finished my eve tribune article, which should be up tommorow @ www.eve-tribune.com. Please read and comment with any thoughts and anything you feel I can improve on- You can never stop improving

EDIT: D2 just popped a BOB Caladri Navy Raven officer fitted! 3-10 bil down the drain there

[kethalpak]

I too hope there will be a power vacuum when the war is over, hopefully the smaller alliances will get a chance to rise up and take controll (think bob vasel alliances )

Wouldnt be Southen Cross Alliance by any chance?

Not just us, but that would be an added bonus.

With the scale of this war, if bob survive, they will have to leave the ex-ascn regions and solidify their hold over period bases, which will leave those territories up for grabs. With the scale of this war, all the large alliances war stocks will be heavly delpeted if not totally gone, so i dont belive they will be able to hold the region either, leaving them up for grabs by the smaller bob vassel alliances. I think its about time there were some new faces on the map.

Just to clarify, the SCA are not a vassel state of BoB, we occupy their space, but we pay nothing and are asked for nothing in return. The SCA are loyal to BoB and BoB have always been loyal to ANZA. Thats the difference between us and other alliances. If you check the bios of australian, kiwi, or even some UK evolution members, you will see that they used to be members of ANZA.

Now if only EVERYONE got their act together, we would see more pew-pew and a far more enjoyable war.

[AtomicViper]

I thought RISE lived in ex-ASCN space?

Before I forget, anyone following the 0utbreak threads in COAD forum? It's funny.

[kethalpak]

This thread in the CAOD forum by Backdoor Bandit delivers. It highlights everything that is wrong with the forum comunity. It's also bloody funny.

[Antilogic]

This thread in the CAOD forum by Backdoor Bandit delivers. It highlights everything that is wrong with the forum comunity. It's also bloody funny.

"Any views expressed in the above post are my own and not those of my corp unless otherwise stated as such. If you are reading the above post, the..."

Well?

[kethalpak]

i like my disclaimer

[Antilogic]

Theres been some delay with eve-tribune it seems

In the meantime, here is a new link for the goonfleet video, reposted.

http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard ... dID=479529

[Antilogic]

YES! The Issue is finally out! WOOT

[Antilogic]

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Fighting Continues:

Detorid FALLS!

After 4 months of fighting in the region, the LV home region of Detorid has fallen to Red Alliance, Goonswarm, and the TAU CETI Federation.

Tenerifis CONTESTED

The Southen Coalition moves to the border of Band Of Brothers space, constesting the -LV- fall back region of Tenerifis. Continued heavy fighting and gritty battles by -LV- and the Interstellar Starbase Syndicate. ISS Calico is currently the centre of fighting here, with the station changing hands 4 times over the last week. Currently in ISS hands at the time of writing.

Feythabolis WARZONE

Not 2 months after the capital of the ASCN empire fell to Band of Brothers, is once again under a state of emergancy. RISE, BOB guests in the region, and retreating -LV- forces are engaging Southen Coalition advances groups in the region. Light fighting so far, trench warfare expected within 2 weeks.

MC OFFICALLY ON THE SIDE OF BOB.

Mercenary Coalition, having come under heavy attack from the Coaition forces of Against ALL Authorities have declared themselves under contract from BOB until the end of the current conflict. You can read the contract reporthere.

D2 NEW TITAN

Dusk and Dawn launched a surprise second Titan Class ship on saturday, to the Titan surprise of a BOB fleet, as they was decimated by the Doomsday. Heavy Trench warfare in the Y2-ANO system continues, and both side attempt to control the BOB fountain operations outpost.

Spotlight on Querious

The region is now under increased seige by the Northen Coaliton, as they push for the FIX outpost. BOB and MC forces have been sighted fighting in the area.

Phew.

Thats a lot of fighting. No more Super-capital class ships down yet, however it feels like only a matter of time.

[AtomicViper]

It's not surprising that the MC was contracted by BoB to help them fight, but judging from what Seleene said in the contract announcement, the coalition forces have made a stupid mistake. They had the chance to hire the MC, and missed it, and are now whining that they were never neutral, like they had claimed.

The forums are in a sad state right now, as is the state of alliance warfare. I really hope that this war fixes many of the problems that exist right now (Goonswarm, BoB, etc.).

[Antilogic]

As of 21:50 eve time The Interstellar Starbase Syndicate has Surrendered to Southen Coalition Forces!

[AtomicViper]

Meh, I was just about to post that too...

Surrender Thread

[kethalpak]

I expect the advance of the coalition forces will come to a standstill in feyth. If lv tactically advance in the opposite direction to feyth, they and the current occupants will become a hard hitting fighting force.

In this war there can be no neutrality, you are either with BoB or against BoB, if you claim to be nuetral, you will be said to be pro BoB by someone and be attacked.

I belive the reason that LV is retreating is those that have jumped on the anti-bob bandwagon for some PvP fun and to be a part of eve history. If the coalition succeed, it would be said that it took all of eve to defeat them, an idea that has cropped up on the forums from time to time. If bob win, it will only add to the arrogance and it wil be said that not even the combined forces of eve could defeat them.

Trillions of ISK have been lost in the short time this war has been going from numerous capital and super-capital ship losses. What decides this war will be a superior industry and large ISK reserves. The titans doomsday device has prompted a change for the face of fleet battles, as they are the ultimate anti-blob tatic. FC's are affraid to present a tempting target to either side in fear of loosing their ships.

If someone decides to amass a force of 50+ Battleships, the enemy will more than likely fly a cheap frig in to drop a cyno, and faster than your fleet commander can say: "OMFG warp out", there goes 5 billion ISK worth of ships alone and alot more in mods.

I belive BoB stand a good chance of winning this war despite the odds as they are arguably the most experienced PvP'ers in eve. They are the most likely to adapt to the changing nature of fleet warefare to adapt to the fact that everyone and their pet now have a titan (ok so not everyone). Also, as i have seen of BoB, they have quite a large ISK reserve, not to mention all the ISK their renting guests generates, as well as the 20% refinery tax at all their stations. BoB will incur heavy losses, but i see them ultimately claiming victory in the end.

The face of eve is changing, the galaxy will be shapped by this war, and everyone and their pet are jumping in on the action. I look forward to fighting you all!

[ElectricMonk]

You won't be fighting me! Medium size industrial corps in empire just put their wares up for sale and that's what we've been doing since before the war. I'm curious as to how many of our products have been used on the front lines...

LV's retreat and ISS' surrender are major considerations indeed and will change the political landscape dramatically. I had hoped for more from the ISS, but they are a constant disappointment.

[AtomicViper]

You have to remember that the ISS were already severely weakened after everybody jumped on them, and they lost most of their stations. Hell, they even sold the twin providence stations not to long ago to UK and Slyph.

LV will still continue to fight from Stain I think (they relocated there, or are in the process of relocating there from what I've gathered.), and BoB will continue to hold the northern coalition at bay in Fountain and Querious. The real question now should be, Will RA & Company attack BoB in Delve/Period Basis?

I know Goonswarm probably will, but will RA/TCF/CA?

[Antilogic]

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Let it all end in fire...

Southeasten Front

The first Band of Brothers station in the south has fallen to the Southen Coaliton! At 5PM eve time, Against ALL Authorities Dreadnaughts finished off the final BOB Player Owned Structure and gained control of 'The 0'o Helm's Deep' Station. This is the first move by Coalition forces against Alliance forces in the Esoteria region.

Detroid

Heavy fighting continues, with -LV- on down to the final 3 systems, surrounded and heavly under attack. Forces stationed there have no way out bar clone jumping.

Feythabolis Contested

Feythabolis took a turn for the worse for Alliance forces, as the Coaliton forces laid seige to the regions sub-capital. In heavy fighting where the system VNGJ-U peeked at 250 troops, 2 POS's was destroyed and 1 laid into reinforced. Multiple fleet engagements took place with forces involving more then 10 different alliances and corps. Executive Outcomes and Koroshiya Buntai took the heavest losses for both sides, and multiple capital craft (2 carriers and 1 Dread) was destroyed.

9CG- Western Front

The Band of Brothers station in 9CG has now fallen to Northern Coaliton forces. Continued fighting between BOB and forces comprising mostly of the Imperial Republic of the North, Morsus Mihi and Razor Alliance mean the station is unlikey to be completely secured for some time. Latest fighting reports Mercenary Coalition lost two carriers and multiple support battleships with light Coalition losses in heavy fighting.

Fountain

Fighting continues in Y2-ANO with little headway either way.


MAPS FOR ALL

Theres been 2 new maps lately, both of which I rather like, however im still loving all 3

And here they are!

[Joshua Foiritain's Territorial Alliance Map:
Pros: Josh's maps have been around for aslong as I can remember, making him without a doubt the most experienced current cartographer in EVE. His maps have never had more than mild complaints, meaning they're very reliable. Content wise, they show detail down to the smallest space claimers, show every conflict with full lists of participants, and generally have a lot of info crammed in.
Cons: Theres so much detail in there, it makes my eyes bleed. Also, presumably due to the complexity of the map, it isn't updated all that frequently (meaning it is often a little out of date). Josh is also in a BoB allied group, leading to inevitable claims (right or wrong) of bias.

Goonswarm Political Map of New Eden:
Pros: Visually, its a bit easier to see whats going on (although the fine details of the looks may still need a bit of work). In terms of the larger scale conflicts, it includes more detail (including the genius little aggression arrows). A little pro is that Goons are of a (currently) opposing political view to Josh, leading to balance.
Cons: The visuals are still a bit rough around the edges (although they're likely ironing that out as we speak). They also promise to update for more often, making it more up to date. Content wise, it omits some of the smaller alliance politics in order to focus more on the big players. Also, being Goons, there will be calls (right or wrong) of political bias.

Paladin Vent's EVE Influence Map:
Pros: It is calculated mathematically using sovereignty and stations, removing all possibilities of bias, and making it extremely accurate within it's remit. It is also apparently going to update once a week (which is believable, if theres an automatic process to run). Visually, its pretty no-nonsense, too.
Cons: Doesn't show anything other than Sov claims, so no conflict information. It also looks a little crude, although that might just be because its new.

[ElectricMonk]

You have to remember that the ISS were already severely weakened after everybody jumped on them, and they lost most of their stations. Hell, they even sold the twin providence stations not to long ago to UK and Slyph.

Good. I've always hated ISS.