4 Guests, 2 Hosts, 1 Puzzle

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-Possibly the most guests we've ever had: Brisc Rubal, Frost Ees OP, the returning Jin'Taan, and Golden Elite member Mark Havoc

-All the guests went to FanFest, as did Alek. Zeero and Laeve (who has to leave early into the show) were our eyes in the sky watching via stream and taking notes

-FanFest on the ground: venue, attendee reactions, after party shenanigans

-FanFest as she is played: CCP's announcements, whether they hit the mark, how players are taking the changes in the week since, and the baffling mysteries of CCP's marketing strategies

-All this and more!

Subscription status post-FanFest:Subscribed but Suspicious 54%, 28 votes

28 votes

54%

28 votes - 54% of all votesHappily Subscribed 31%, 16 votes

16 votes

31%

16 votes - 31% of all votesMulit-Month Sub Not Renewing/Cancelled 8%, 4 votes

4 votes

8%

4 votes - 8% of all votesNot Subscribed, Wont Subscribe 6%, 3 votes

3 votes

6%

3 votes - 6% of all votesNot Subscribed but Will Subscribe in 2022 2%, 1 vote

1 vote

2%

1 vote - 2% of all votesTotal Votes: 52

May 16, 2022

- May 30, 2022

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"It's like all other conversations instantly stopped."

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CCP raises monthly subscription prices from $15 to $20 and we feel a certain type of way about it.

Assuming you like what you hear at Fanfest, how long would you give CCP to launch those features before unsubbing?3 months or less 47%, 25 votes

25 votes

47%

25 votes - 47% of all votes6 months 26%, 14 votes

14 votes

26%

14 votes - 26% of all votes1 year 23%, 12 votes

12 votes

23%

12 votes - 23% of all votes2 years 2%, 1 vote

1 vote

2%

1 vote - 2% of all votesMore than 2 years 2%, 1 vote

1 vote

2%

1 vote - 2% of all votesTotal Votes: 53

April 24, 2022

- May 16, 2022

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Zeeroak Ool and Diamond Fury join the show as regular hosts

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-Noir. pilots Diamond Fury and Zeeroak Ool join Alek (and the cast in general) for a packed show

-The EVE community thanks the newly minted CCP Kestrel for all his contributions as a player and CSM representative

-Contract Update: Placid Faction Warfare

-A followup to the Prospector Pack discussion. Is Zeeroak is the retained player CCP has been talking about???

-Big Patch Note Breakdown covering changes to Citadel weapons and the Proteus

-EVE's deep south burns as RC/FI.RE reignites and Imperium sets Feythabolis ablaze

-Alek commentates the Anger Games Open Scrims

-Host Highlights: Diamond gets his first Noir. payday, Ikeo tanks like a boss, and EVE Uni fends off an NPC titan (pictured above)

Pick a Side:RC 71%, 12 votes

12 votes

71%

12 votes - 71% of all votesFI.RE 29%, 5 votes

5 votes

29%

5 votes - 29% of all votesTotal Votes: 17

April 12, 2022

- April 25, 2022

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Our Solitude contract went better than expected

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-Alek is joined by alliance leadership types Martin Lockheart of Hardly Competent, blogger Xuixien of Solar Wind Security Solutions, and Henrick Suzaku of the Caldari Militia's SPD

-Contract Update: Solitude turns on a dime after a pair of pitched battles breaks defender morale, leading to the near-collapse of Greater Solitude Commonwealth, a political realignment of the region, and an early job well done for Noir.

-A follow up to our carrier buff poll

-CCP ignites a community firestorm by offering magic Retrievers for cash; we cover the controversy, CCP's response, and the continuing player backlash

-Talking in Stations celebrates 6 years and founder/host Matterall retires from the show. Unfortunately Craigbot eats most of our discussion about it :(

Ship packsCCP selling ships/items directly for $ is never good 61%, 23 votes

23 votes

61%

23 votes - 61% of all votesCCP selling player made ships/items directly for $ could be OK 16%, 6 votes

6 votes

16%

6 votes - 16% of all votesCCP selling player made ships/items directly once-per-account for $ could be OK 16%, 6 votes

6 votes

16%

6 votes - 16% of all votesCCP selling spawned ships/items directly once-per-account for $ could be OK 8%, 3 votes

3 votes

8%

3 votes - 8% of all votesCCP selling spawned ships/items directly for $ is fine, what's the big deal? 0%, 0 votes

0 votes

0 votes - 0% of all votesTotal Votes: 38

March 21, 2022

- April 3, 2022

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"Triple boxing itself"

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-Laeve returns for a catchup episode also featuring death row crickets

-Battle of the Bergurs and Laeve's thoughts on the recent DoW interviews

-The Invasion of Ukraine

-Noir. goes on contract in Solitude

-Noir. launches an NPSI program with initial events for EVE Uni and a public roam

-Carriers and their potential roles currently and down the line. What are they missing?

-PH and FRT trade regions as PanFam pressure finally overwhelms BOSS's stalwart defense of their Venal structures

Would more support fighter or EWAR options make carriers viable?Yes 38%, 6 votes

6 votes

38%

6 votes - 38% of all votesNo but do it anyway 38%, 6 votes

6 votes

38%

6 votes - 38% of all votesNo 25%, 4 votes

4 votes

25%

4 votes - 25% of all votesTotal Votes: 16

March 9, 2022

- March 21, 2022

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Disclaimer: Technically not 120 minutes

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-CCP's Burger and Paragon join Alek to discuss the Road to Fanfest and the questions raised by this much lauded dev blog

-Fanfest is coming!!! What should people expect out of this event 3 years in the making?

-Mining NPE and the most effective metrics for new player retention

-No more ninja POCOs: gantry now have timers and are shootable (no change to the actual POCO once it's up)

-Gameplay options for Rorqual conduit jumping and how aware CCP are of the potential abuses

-Instant compression! Good. What's the gameplay goal of compression in the first place though?

-Follow ups on the Dynamic Bounty System, the ESS, and the unrealized potential of bank heists

-Progression for aspiring carrier pilots? What pilots should aspire to carriers and why? What is their role if they can't fight near tether?!

-Taxation and the evolution of EVE's PVE structure

-CCP Burger's feelings going into the Fanfest Keynote

PS: Pardon the initial mic quality (it does normalize).

The Battle of the BergursCCP Burger 53%, 8 votes

8 votes

53%

8 votes - 53% of all votesCCP Paragon 47%, 7 votes

7 votes

47%

7 votes - 47% of all votesTotal Votes: 15

February 22, 2022

- April 10, 2022

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"I have an unpopular opinion on this."

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-Reaction to interview with CCP Rattati and Swift-Long overdue Contract Updates! -SNUFF dreadbomb trapped in place-New nullsec conflicts starting up: TRI vs FIRE and NC. vs BOSS-2021 Black Mark Awards winners announced!Will Rote be able to save both of their Fortizars this week?Yes 80%, 12 votes

12 votes

80%

12 votes - 80% of all votesNo 20%, 3 votes

3 votes

20%

3 votes - 20% of all votesTotal Votes: 15

February 2, 2022

- February 14, 2022

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"Devs replying to you on Reddit isn't a God given right either."

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-CCP Swift and CCP Rattati join the show for an in-depth, no holds barred interview

-Scarcity, the Age of Prosperity, their rollouts/marketing, and what the data is telling CCP now

-Gaining and maintaining player trust

-NFTs, blockchain, and how emerging tech trends relate to EVE's future

-The Doctor Who event: who licensed who, what resources went into it, what CCP's learning from it, and the wholesome reason behind it all

-Hot topics for 2022 including (but not limited to): structures, FW, untapped PVE experiences, approach to ship balancing, and CCP's current thinking on priorities and prioritization

-Voting for the 2021 Black Mark Awards is now live! VOTE HERE!

Has this interview changed how you see CCP Rattati?Yes, I see him less favorably now 47%, 139 votes

139 votes

47%

139 votes - 47% of all votesYes, I see him more favorably now 27%, 79 votes

79 votes

27%

79 votes - 27% of all votesNo, pretty much the same 27%, 79 votes

79 votes

27%

79 votes - 27% of all votesTotal Votes: 297

January 18, 2022

- January 31, 2022

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"Two Forts enter, one Fort leaves!"

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-The Mittani's interview has improved his image; Andy gives his thoughts

-Review of the Winter Nexus event 2021

-Mining patch! Scarcity is "officially" "over" How good/bad was its final form and how is it being received by the miners among us?

-INIT expands its jump bridge network into Cloud Ring, at TRI's expense

-FRT/WinterCo vs Rote/Pochven Militia continues to blaze hot with two weekends of do-or-die Fortizar timers

Miners: Is the "Prosperity" Patch as bad as you thought?No 56%, 14 votes

14 votes

56%

14 votes - 56% of all votesI haven't mined since the patch 36%, 9 votes

9 votes

36%

9 votes - 36% of all votesYes 8%, 2 votes

2 votes

8%

2 votes - 8% of all votesTotal Votes: 25

December 13, 2021

- December 27, 2021

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"That guy Remedial knew from Lordless”

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The Mittani sends his regards to the Declarations of War faithful as Alek goes one on one with the King of Space himself.

This epic interview spans the length and breadth of Mittani's +15 year EVE career from starting out before Goonswarm was an in-game entity, his rise to establishing the Goon intelligence apparatus and later running the alliance, the Great War, the evolution of Goonswarm's coalition into The Imperium, both WWBI and II (Casino and Beeitnam wars, respectively), the CSM, scarcity, and everything else in between.

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Has this interview changed how you see The Mittani?Yes, I see him more favorably now 62%, 38 votes

38 votes

62%

38 votes - 62% of all votesNo, pretty much the same 33%, 20 votes

20 votes

33%

20 votes - 33% of all votesYes, I see him less favorably now 5%, 3 votes

3 votes

5%

3 votes - 5% of all votesTotal Votes: 61

November 30, 2021

- December 13, 2021

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