With the first day of the Fifth Alliance Tournament now behind us, the many entrants have entertained the crowds with spectacles of great piloting, stunning victory, ruthless aggression and shocking defeat. Continuing our rundown of the matches from day one, we now bring you a review of the last eight matches. Match 9: Triumvirate. Vs United Corporations Against Macros A resounding win for Triumvirate., who stuck to a tried-and-tested defensive team formation which easily brushed aside a far more [...]
An interesting opening to the Fifth Alliance Tournament , as guns, missiles and drones shred competition vessels ruthlessly in an opening round filled with carnage. With a diverse mix of tactics and some surprising results already, the tournament has already provided some great viewing. Here are the initial results and reviews of the first eight matches. Match 1: Blood Blind Vs The Kadeshi The first match of the tournament opens with a convincing win from The Kadeshi against Blood Blind. Blood Blind: [...]
The night before an Alliance Tournament begins is nerve-wrecking, not only for the pilots fighting, but for the organizers, the billions of fans who have placed wagers on the matches, the spectators rooting one way or the other, and the crews that pilot the ships. Axel Adell spends his night watching a movie. "Sunday's Mannar," he says as he watches the movie, a drama about a Mannar miner struggling with the death of his family following the destruction of Nouvelle Rouvenor during the Gallente-Caldari [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year’s entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Next in our series of Alliance introductions, we present KIA Alliance and Ushra’Khan. Amongst the hopeful Alliances looking to make their mark in history as champions, these two will be fighting the closing match of Day One. Both members of Group H , they have faced each other in combat in the past and must now face each [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year’s entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Next in our series of Alliance introductions, we present The Fourth District and Notoriety Alliance. The Fourth District Founded late last year, The Fourth District is comprised of four corporations and 130 members. Svetlana Scarlet, a Chief Diplomat of the alliance tells us that “the formation of The Fourth District was the [...]
In the last few days there has been a flurry of activity relating to team participation within the Fifth Alliance Tournament. The latest announcements from event officials have led to widespread criticism from GalNet observers regarding the organization thus far. After the highly publicized removal of Elemental Fury due to some administrative problems and the ongoing debate on GalNet regarding The Red Skull's entry, officials would have wished for no further problems. However, this afternoon a senior [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year’s entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Next in our series of alliance introductions, we present DeStInY. DeStInY. (DSTNY) Elevated heart rate. A fluttering, unsettled feeling in the stomach. Sweating. Shortness of breath and a tendency to suddenly shout loudly or possibly cry quietly on the shoulders of nearby friends or family. These will be the symptoms of [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year’s entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Next in our series of alliance introductions, we present Divine 0rder Divine 0rder (DOA) With only a few days to go before the first shots are fired, pilots across the cluster are cleaning their guns and tweaking their fits, caught in a frenzy of last moment preparation. One alliance that seems to have everything in hand, [...]
Reports are coming in from asteroid fields all across Empire-controlled space that GoonSwarm Alliance is conducting a new campaign against Hulks. GoonSwarm’s kill board for this campaign, (titled "Jihadswarm" in their signature style) indicates that some 66 Hulks have been killed along with a few industrial ships so far. Another 100 or so Hulks and Mackinaws have been reported as killed on their main board. I sat down with GoonSwarm diplomat Vile Rat and Karttoon, the leader of the Jihadswarm faction, [...]
As the 5th Alliance Tournament nears, the focus is squarely on the capsuleers who control the powerful vessels. But behind every successful capsuleer is a hard working crew that puts their lives on the line every time they go into battle. This is no different in the Alliance Tournament. In the coming days, the Interstellar Correspondents will follow the stories of three crew members as they crew ships participating in the Alliance Tournament. The first is Rozalin Fuma, a 32-year old Deteis and a [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year's entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Over the next few articles the Interstellar Correspondents would like to give you a brief introduction to a selection of the alliances taking part. This article will introduce HUN Reloaded, The Star Fraction and Pandemic Legion HUN Reloaded (RAX) RAX was formed in April 109. Consisting of a small core group of corporations [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year’s entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Over the next few articles, Interstellar Correspondants would like to give you a brief introduction to these lesser-known alliances. Today we give you Synchr0nicity and The Crimson Federation Synchr0nicity (SYNC) Founded less than five months ago, Synchr0nicity is comprised of five corporations and about 168 members. Headed [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year’s entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Next in our series of Alliance introductions, we present When Fat Kids Attack and The Kadeshi. When Fat Kids Attack (FATTY) Founded only two months ago, When Fat Kids Attack is comprised of five corporations and about 104 members. Flumz, CEO of x13 tells us that “FATTY” is an empire based alliance located in the southern [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year’s entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Next in our series of Alliance introductions, we present Blood Blind. Blood Blind (ABUSE) While Blood Blind alliance, also known as ABUSE, was founded late in 109, its 7 member corporations hold a great deal of piracy expertise. Executor kessah told me that she tries to instill the traditional practice of ransoming in her [...]
The Fifth Alliance Tournament is almost upon us. This year’s entrants include a number of new, smaller and mostly unknown alliances as well as the established tournament veterans. Next in our series of Alliance introductions, we present The Red Skull and Green Alliance. The Red Skull Although The Red Skull has been around for the better part of a year and a half, it has seen a number of executor corporations. The latest executor is Woopatang. Xornicon Altair, a director of Woopatang as well as [...]
Ammold - In celebration of the 5th Capsuleer Alliance tournament and as part of a recruitment showcase, the Republic Military school have held a special racing championship open to civilians to prove their piloting prowess. The event has been superbly attended and boasts a full roster of youthful and talented contestants all vying for the champions prize; the opportunity to enter the Republic Military School as a candidate for the Fleet Pod Pilot program. The contest was open for any Republic citizen [...]
Former ISS director, Serenity Steele, is due to release a hard copy of the results of her stellar cartography expeditions. This cartographic journal of the expedition will contain details of every region of the known universe. It is presented in a format designed for capsuleers to use as they pilot their spacecraft, whether they are in fleet formation or on solo roaming. The book itself is intended by Steele to reduce the prevalence of so called "smack talk" on the intergalactic network relating to [...]
Delve - An Interstellar Correspondent recently came across an advertisement on GalNet for the Pleasure Tower Hotel located within the system T-J6HT. Although there are countless numbers of manufacturing and recreational facilities scattered throughout the frontiers of New Eden, none have ever been open to the general public. Masu’di, CEO of Es and Whizz, was the author of the original advertisement and is currently the General Manager of the Pleasure Tower Hotel. He agreed to answer a few questions [...]
Once again the time for words is coming to an end and the guns will soon do the talking. The Fifth Alliance Tournament is just around the corner - coming to your GalNet viewer at the end of this month. The organisers and event staff are currently hard at work, planning transit logistics and constructing the purpose built arenas. In amongst this busy schedule they had to find the time to arrange the battle schedule, which has just been announced. In typical tournament tradition, selected members of [...]
Autaris - The cruiser tournament run by the events staff at The School of Applied Knowledge has crowned its victor. A staggering 172 teams entered the competition. The numbers were whittled down after many rounds of intense team battles that were conducted at the purpose built arenas in Autaris. Those teams that made it as far as the final four were guaranteed to walk away with at least 250 million ISK. Worthy of note is the corporation Duty. who managed to get two teams into the final four. The [...]
There are some pilots whose name will echo through the ages, their deeds and achievements undisputed, forever taking their place in the pantheon of New Eden. This is the story of one of those pilots, an explorer who flew into the deepest corners of nullsec and returned to tell a unique tale. Legends built up around him, stories are still told, and his disapearance ranks amongst the greatest mysteries of our time. This is the story of INNOMINATE NIGHTMARE. The Beginning Graduating from the Caldari [...]
MOLEA - A lone pod pilot tends a cemetery she has lovingly crafted in orbit above the planet of Molea II. The caretaker, Azia Burgi, has anchored over four hundred small secure caskets in distinct rows. Each casket contains the recovered corpse of a pod pilot, as well as an inscription identifying the decedent. Multiple corpses of the same pilot are “upgraded” to Mausoleum status. Any pod pilot with a corpse in Azia’s cemetery is welcome to request a customized inscription. “I thought it was a little [...]
This article will begin a series of monthly interviews with individual pod pilots. The purpose of which is to reach out beyond the most well known capsuleers and instead look at the "common man" (if any pod pilot can be indeed called "common"). We aim to question them about their backgrounds, accomplishments and goals and provide an insight into everyday life as one of the elite few known as “eggers”. Earlier this week I was out in 9-4RP2 (Cloud Ring Region) and sat down with Balof Faelin in his plush [...]
A hotly contested capital battle unfolded earlier today in the Delve system of PR-8CA. Early numbers from the battlefield suggest a slight numerical win by Band of Brothers, although it has come at the cost of crucial towers holding sovereignty in QY6-RK. According to an initial account of the battle given by Perpello from Band of Brothers, Red Alliance capitals were spotted at a starbase in PR-8CA without sub-capital support. Moving in with support of their own, the BoB forces pinned the RA fleet [...]
Amarr - The Sansha loyalist organisation Naqam has declared war on the longstanding Amarrian paramilitary group Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris (PIE). The first few weeks of the conflict have seen only light skirmishes so far, with both sides avoiding heavy losses. In a lively press release designed to mock the age of many PIE members, CEO of Naqam Izzychan offered a “retirement plan” and claimed that they were “past their due date”. Along with her remarks came what she described as an “awesome game [...]
The Great War in the south continues with large-scale conflict in Delve now becoming a regular occurrence. In the last couple of days fighting has centered on QY6-RK as both sides are attempting to establish control towers while destroying those of their opponents. According to KSUDruid, a BoB director, and Siddy, a front line captain, early fighting saw the deployment of a BoB Titan piloted by Shrike as they drove back efforts by their opponents to operate in QY6-RK. “My eyes are still blind,” Siddy [...]