Disputed Intel Implicated in Titan Execution (Eve)
January 8th, 2010A joint force from Sons of Tangra and allies Pandemic Legion engaged the super-capital at a control tower belonging to SOT corporation Bulgarian Mafia Squad. The tower was offlined by its owners before some 60 pilots engaged the titan, including 17 dreadnoughts, 5 supporting carriers and a pair of Broadsword heavy interdictors to prevent its escape.
Hurley initially took no action, stating “I doomsdayed when I was in structure, because until I was in structure I thought it was all a joke.”
The Judgement blast from the titan destroyed multiple offline structures on the control tower but inflicted minimal damage to the attacking fleet, which were fitted to engage a titan and thus heavily defended.
It is not the death of this titan, however, but the reasons for it that mark it out as something of interest. Intelligence was relayed to DVRN CEO grappler that Hurley was planning to leave DVRN and join their enemies, IT Alliance. A mail was sent to Sons of Tangra command declaring Hurley a viable target.
Grappler stated: “It’s not an SOT thing. I made the call based on the evidence I had at the time.” He went on to say “There will be no further statements by myself or any of directors and SOT leadership has told its members not to comment about this on CAOD. Any statements by myself or SOT leadership will be twisted and contorted by the IT propaganda machine, so for now I decline your request for an interview.”
Hurley has a long history of an intense and frequently-expressed dislike for Band of Brothers, its leadership and subsequent incarnations such as IT Alliance (which houses the original core corporations of Band of Brothers) since she was expelled from Black Nova Corp some years ago.
“In my time in 0.0 I have witnessed more than my fair share of backstabbing, spying and [politics]. I had joined SOT for the purpose of being a no-one, a whisper in the background. I wanted no important roles, expectations or responsibilities… I choose SOT because they were a small fish with some 0.0 space and enough [fighting] to enjoy.”
A member of IT Alliance had apparently asked internally if their friend “hurley” could join; it’s unconfirmed whether this refers to Hurley the titan pilot or is someone else known by the same or similar handle, but IT Alliance members assert that Hurley-of-DVRN was never invited to join, had not approached them about membership and would not have been accepted if she had.
Hurley had been inactive for two weeks prior to the incident and claims to have been planning to sell her titan but not to leave Sons of Tangra. Her roles were revoked due to inactivity by DVRN command staff, but rumours appear to have spread rapidly that she removed them herself. Hurley claims to have started loading her assets into the titan to evacuate them in case she was expelled and unable to retrieve them from stations and control tower hangars later on. It was during this process that the titan was engaged and destroyed.
While reimbursement of the titan has certainly been brought up within DVRN, there has been no official statement as to any outcome or the factors considered in the decision.
Espionage and intelligence are common, even vital aspects of nul-sec warfare and internal communications are known to be read by both sides of a conflict. Given this situation and the level of wariness it instills, was such an outcome as Hurley’s death inevitable?
Hurley stated “[Old pilots] quit… for reasons other than boredom. I believe that the [fighting] never gets boring; it’s the political garbage that burns out old [captains]. They then try it on their own or go back to empire and die out there, because it just isn’t the same for them anymore.”
“Will I quit? Probably not, but I do want to give up on 0.0 now and that could possibly lead to the end of my career. Is it worth it? For me, not anymore. I could buy another titan, but why?”
GalNet References
Sons of Tangra Battle Record - note that the “Friendly” and “Hostile” columns are disrupted by the friendly status of the titan.
Hurley Dead - CAOD announcement & debate. For an archived version prior to many of the edits in the CAOD debate, see eve-search.
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Pirates of the Burning Sea: Dev Chat In One Week
In on week’s time, we’ll have ourselves another developer chat with Pirates of the Burning Sea. This is your chance to talk to the people behind the biggest MMO launch of 2008. The chat is on Wednesday April 9th at 8:00pm Eastern (5:00pm Pacific)!
Your details:
When: 04/09/2008 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific (Wednesday)
Where: irc.chatspike.net 6667 in #WarCouncil
General chat will be available in #warcryWho: The following Flying Lab developers will be on hand.
- Russell Williams (FLS CEO)
- Kevin Maginn (Lead Game Designer)
- Joe Ludwig (Producer)
- David Hunt (Game Designer)
- Drew Clowery (Game Designer)
- Troy Hewitt (Director of Community Relations)
- Tom Atkinson-Edwards (Community Specialist)
Need a way in? No problem just use our Java Client , Chatspike’s IRC Client or an mIRC Client.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Source: eve.warcry.com
Curatores Veritatis Alliance Celebrates 5th Anniversary
The Curatores Veritatis Alliance [CVA], one of a handful of the oldest capsuleer alliances in New Eden, celebrated their fifth anniversary on 30.11.111.
In Providence, a parade of the Golden Fleet could be seen on patrol in CVA controlled space. A Golden Fleet, according to GalNet, is a fleet of ships consisting of only Amarrian-hulled vessels, used extensively by Amarrian loyalist corporations. The fleet stopped for various speech opportunities along the way and among these speakers was Gangleri the CEO of 1st Praetorian Guard. His speech seemed to share the sentiments of the many well wishing pilots of New Eden, “Pilots of the Curatores Veritatis Alliance, you are a credit to Amarr, and a credit to your own illustrious name. You inspire us to greater things, all in the name of Amarr.”
CVA is an alliance loyal to the Amarrian Empire whose long-standing mandate has been to bring security to lawless space where the Amarrian Navy and CONCORD cannot. Through their “not red, don’t shoot” policy, the CVA allows neutral pilots to operate on a limited basis in their controlled systems in the Providence region. This unique policy has enabled many new and veteran capsuleers to learn and profit from the harsh realities of lawless space while enjoying some measure of formal protection from the alliance itself.
Even Ushra’Kahn [UNITY] offered up their respectful salutes to their long time enemies. Xious, of the Phase-9 corporation within UNITY was seen toasting the CVA on their accomplishment through GalNet, “Congratulations on five years on the field, here’s to five more - preferably filled with lots of fighting.”
Of course not everyone shares Xious’ point of view. Seriphyn Inhonores of Eleutherian Guard recently remarked, “CVA, I’ve found, is nothing but another power-hungry nullsec alliance that seeks to justify its existence by claiming to associate itself with the Empire, coating their activities behind the veil of God to make it seem righteous.”
Despite criticism, CVA has worked hard over the past five years trying to make nullsec accessible to neutral and friendly pilots alike. Only time will tell if they will be able to continue to do so for the benefit of current capsuleers and those to come.
GalNet
GalNet Intergalactic Summit Announcement
The History of The Curatores Veritatis Alliance
History of the Golden Fleet - PIE Inc
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