Alright. We did the thing.
Rixx Javix and I have officially launched The Safe Spot "The Rixx & Kinux Show" — a bi-weekly EVE Online podcast — and I'm sitting here with that strange cocktail of feelings you get when you ship something you actually care about: excited, anxious, hopeful.
Excited because I'm back in New Eden after a long time away, and EVE still has that "you're never fully in control" living on the edge magic, and I get to talk about it with my good friend Rixx.
Anxious because launching anything public is basically inviting the universe to throw tomatoes while you're still adjusting the mic stand (speaking of which, I'm still waiting for my Blue Yeti mic ordered this past Saturday, but stuck in some warehouse somewhere this side of the Hudson).
Hopeful because this isn't some one-off "hey we made a thing" moment. This is a long-term project — something Rixx and I have been talking about, poking at, shaping, and slowly building for months.
Why this podcast, why now?
Rixx and I come at EVE from two different angles:
He's been in it for practically the whole existence of New Eden.
I'm the returning capsuleer, dusting off instincts, relearning systems, and trying not to get podded. (Let's be real: that'll come soon enough.)
That contrast is the point.
We're not trying to compete with the loudest hot takes, the most optimized spreadsheets, or the "here's why CCP is doomed / saved / doomed again" carousel. We want something in a different lane — practical, human, curious, grounded, and actually useful to pilots who want to understand EVE, not just consume it.
If you're new, we want to help you find traction without turning the game into unpaid overtime. If you're a vet, we want to talk about what's still interesting after you've seen the same arguments loop for ten or twenty years. And if you're somewhere in the middle? Perfect. You're probably the most dangerous kind of player anyway: the one who still learns.
What you can expect
We're releasing episodes every two weeks on Rixx's YouTube channel, but we're recording more frequently to build a buffer. Real life doesn't care about content schedules, and we're not pretending otherwise.
We'll cover gameplay — fits, habits, learning curves, "why did I die" moments — but the heart of this is the community layer of EVE: how people find their place, how corps shape your experience (for better or worse), how you rebuild confidence after losses, how you learn without burning out, and how you make EVE feel like a world, not a checklist.
And yes, we want feedback. Topics you want covered. Questions you wish someone had answered earlier. The stuff you'd ask a friend if you had a safe space to admit "I have no idea what I'm doing."
(If you're a vet and you're about to type "well actually," please hydrate first.)
One tiny reality check (because future-me will thank me)
Here's where I gently push back on our own excitement: the first few episodes are us finding the shape of the thing. If you're expecting fully formed perfection on episode one, I regret to inform you we're human.
But if you're into the idea of listening to a podcast become itself — episode by episode — that's exactly what this is. A long project. A slow build. A shared hobby that might turn into something genuinely valuable for the people flying alongside us.
Anyway. We launched. It's real. And we're proud of it.
Here's the promise we're building it around:
The Safe Spot Manifesto
EVE is beautiful. EVE is brutal. That's the point.
The Safe Spot exists because we love EVE as a living sandbox where choices matter, people matter, and every undock is an act of courage. We're not here for drama, meta shouting, or nullsec theater; we're here to make EVE make sense.
We believe new players deserve respect, veterans deserve more than recycled takes, and "getting good" means learning how to think, adapt, and keep flying after you explode. We focus on what actually keeps pilots in the game: finding direction, finding (or leaving) your people, handling loss and burnout, learning without turning EVE into a second job, and becoming useful, confident, and dangerous at your own pace.
EVE isn't just ships and skills; it's culture, trust, stories, and mistakes that become legends. Our promise is simple: clarity over hype, curiosity over ego, and practical wisdom over performative expertise — with some fun along the way.
This is a safe spot not from danger, but from confusion.
Breathe, learn, laugh, undock again.
Fly brave. Fly smart. Fly with purpose.
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