EON Issue #021: 2010 - Table of Content

Though I've yet to receive my copy of the 21st issue of EON, I thought I'd share with you the content that was forwarded to me by the editors.

I can't wait to get my copy as this issue is filled with content that's dear to me: the EVE Storyline and the EVE Fanfest! The EVE universe is a fascinating place and the EVE Chronicles have allowed us to learn a bit more about this dark and hard place we capsuleers call home. I've even stated in the past, and reiterate here, that I'd love to see some hardcover book on EVE - similar to those big fat beauties from Pathfinder.

As for the upcoming Fanfest, I'm already looking at my possible itinerary and maybe extending my vacation a few more days to spend it with MrsCK somewhere in Europe! How about you? Will you attend the Party t the Top of the World next March?

IT’S STORYTIME
It’s always been there, but EVE’s storyline has never been the most overt aspect of the New Eden universe. All that’s set to change with Incursion, as CCP is looking to bring the back-story firmly to the front. With player events back on the agenda and everyone from the mightiest 0.0 alliance to the lowliest high-sec miner invited to take part, it looks as if your reasons for doing what you do are about to get ever more dramatic.

CONSTRUCTING FANFEST
As we wait patiently for 2011’s extravaganza on the roof of the planet, we take a trip back in time through Fanfests of old to discover how they came to be, why they came to be and who came to... uh, be them. Whatever. The moments that made CCP realize getting a large group of its players together under one darkened roof was all worthwhile, the lessons learnt, and what we can expect from future trips to the sunny shores of, er, Iceland.

SURVIVING EVE
Of course we love EVE more than life itself, but that doesn’t mean that life should be neglected in the pursuit of one more can-flip or podkill. We take time out from staring at the monitor to examine ways to step back, smell the flowers and still appreciate our beloved game for all its worth but without becoming totally burnt out in the process. Remember traveller, a healthy capsuleer is a happy capsuleer and vice versa.

THE 50M ISK CHALLENGE
Give a bunch of pilots a (relatively) small lump of cash, tell them to spend it on whatever ship and fittings they think are best and record the results. Following Issue #019’s 200 million ISK ship-building challenge, we thought we’d try it again but with a more modest amount. You’ll be surprised just how far a tiny budget goes in New Eden’s chop-shops these days.

PLUS

• The Mod Delusion – how EVE’s greatest fans are taking New Eden into other game engines
• ‘Condemned To Repeat’ – an all-new, exclusive Chronicle of espionage and deceit from Danny Schalit
• In depth ‘Insider’s Guides’ to Militia Fleets, getting the most from EVE’s communication tools and the first of a multi-part look at Drones
• Interviews with EVE TV veteran and CCP Video Producer Stevie Ward and Technical Director and ‘Lag Warrior’ CCP Yokai
• Behind the characters of Silentbrick, Niccolado Starwalker and Sakura Nihil
• Profiles of Art Of War Alliance and Veneratio Venator Alliance
• The latest news from CCP and the latest reports from 0.0 space
• Postcards, Funnies, My Two ISK and much more

Oh, and there’s one more thing... E-ON is going digital, but they’re not abandoning the hard-copy magazine – far from it. As a special incentive, ALL subscribers to the hard-copy edition will receive FREE access to the coming-soon E-ON Digital, which will be able to be viewed online or offline on a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or Android device. The print edition will still retain its glossy-page collectability, but the digital version will enable us to bring new features such as full archive searching, lower cost and instant availability. Go tell the world, E-ON Digital is coming soon...

Table of Content Coming Soon...

EON Issue #018: 2010 - Table of Content

I'm usually pretty quick to post the Table of Contest of the current issue of EON whenever I get them. But somehow, this one slipped through and when I saw that some of us had received issue #019, I was ecstatic, went in to check the EON ToC listing I've put together, only to realize issue #018 was still missing!

This is even more surprising since the 3 lead articles in that particular issue are some of the best writing I've seen so far in EON. You see, all 3 were written by good friends of mine, @Mynxee's "Sisters of EVE", @Zptr's "2010" and @Nyphur's "Combat Evolving". As well as articles by @KirithKodachi and @RocWieler.

For those of you already subscribed, or who've had the chance to flip through one of its issues during Fanfest, you know that EON stands out as one magazine above the rest. While other print publications facing extinction, EON leads the way as an MMO-specific gaming magazine, where members of the community can participate in its creative process!


PAST FORWARD
For the last couple of months all people have been talking about is sovereignty. Sov this. Sov that. Sov the other. Being such an important part of EVE that’s understandable, which is why we’ve devoted much of this issue to this very emotive subject. From a detailed look back at how conquest mechanics have shaped New Eden, to our regular look at the ongoing wars out in 0.0, we go one further and ponder the future of EVE in 2010, starting with the fallout from the Dominion release all the way to what we might see in the expansions over the coming months.

THE REAL SISTERS
It’s been rumoured that females play EVE. Not just pretend ones with female avatars who sound weird on TeamSpeak, but real ones who can do something called ‘multitasking’. Mynxee is one such creature and she’s made it her mission to seek out others of her species to find out what it is about EVE that appeals to them and what their experiences of EVE are like. Meanwhile, two of CCP’s most testosterone-free Devs reveal themselves in the latest series of In Crowd articles.

STAR GUIDES
Even if we do say so ourselves, the role-playing guide in this issue is particularly excellent. Why? Because it cuts to the very essence of what role-playing is and prepares you for a deeper and more satisfying EVE experience, as do our other three guides; to EVEmon, Singularity and jump clones.

FREE POSTER
It seems you guys loved the Caldari Cruisers poster we gave away with issue #016, so we’ve decided to do another one! This time (while stocks last) subscribers will receive a massive 841mm x 594mm wall chart showing all the Amarr Cruiser hulls (Tech I, Tech II and Faction) and how they relate to one another, so that you can spot the cosmetic and functional differences between the common Augoror and the Navy Issue variant with a simple glance. ‘Show Info’ has become a thing of the past, thanks once again to paper technology!

PLUS
New Chronicle: ‘Things Can Only Get better’
Profiles of LFA and Wildly Inappropriate
Postcards from Dominion
Black Ops battleships get the Testflight treatment
Istvaan Shogaatsu and Grr go In Character
All the latest news, and more...

Table of Content - EON 018

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 12 ---- Quarterly Alliance Report
• 18 ---- Postcards from the Edge (Screenshots)
• 22 ---- In Crowd: Anne Walsh
• 24 ---- The Real Sisters of EVE, by @Mynxee
• 31 ---- In Character: GRR
• 32 ---- Chronicle: Things can only get better, by John Kastronis
• 38 ---- Alliance Profile: Libertas Fidelitas
• 43 ---- In Character: Istvaan Shogaatsu
• 44 ---- Cover Feature: 2010
• 50 ---- Alliance Profile: Wildly Inappropriate
• 52 ---- Combat Evolving - Part 1, by @Nyphur
• 58 ---- Testflight: Back Ops Battleships, by @KirithKodachi
• 66 ---- In Crowd: Bara Gunnarsdottir
• 68 ---- Insider's Guide: Jump Clones
• 70 ---- Insider's Guide: To Role-playing, by @RocWieler
• 74 ---- Insider's Guide: EVEMON
• 76 ---- Insider's Guide: Singularity
• 78 ---- EVE Directory, by Zapatero
• 80 ---- My 0.02 ISK, by Brother Ersatz
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

Don't miss the next issue!

EON Issue #017: DUST 514 - Table of Content

In this day and age of the InterTubes, it's nice to walk away from the digital world, find a nice quiet spot in the house, sit down on a comfy couch with a nice alcoholic beverage (say a Taylor Fladgate port or a Grand Marnier) and start reading a high quality, visually stunning & intelligently edited magazine such as EON.

You may think that I'm stretching the truth here, just for the sake of you the reader, but the opposite is actually the case. EON has become an integral part of my EVE experience. And these days, with the sort of schedule that I have, it's a real treat roam through its A4-sized pages.

This latest issue - "EON #017 DUST 514" - is no exception to the rule. And with the lead article on the new and upcoming EVE console first-person shooter, how could it not be interesting!

IN DUST WE TRUST

For console gamers DUST 514 promises to be the most unique shooter ever

devised, but for those of us already fighting between planets what will it

mean to have hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, fighting on the

ground? A crack squad of E-ON special forces capture CCP to find out how the

EVE FPS will fuse with EVE Online, plus we get the views of players to see

if they are as excited about DUST 514 as they should be.

THREE CHRONICLES

Officially, the early days of Amarrian expansion were a time of glory for

New Eden's largest empire, while today the worlds within the factional

warzones are seen as frontiers that will one day reward the brave pioneers

that have tried to tame them. The problem with official versions of events

past and present is that they are very often wrong, as evidenced by three

new chronicles in this issue of E-ON, which show a very different side to

life on the frontiers of New Eden.

TRUST FUNDS

Players have never been as rich as they are currently, yet the status of

banks in the New Eden economy has never looked bleaker after a string of

high-profile trust issues that have left the industry in tatters. Player

economist and blogger LaVista Vista delves into the history of banking in

EVE to see if it has a future and what it might look like.

PLUS

• News on Cosmos and Dominion from Fanfest 09
• Testflight: Electronic Attack frigates
• Profiles of Pandemic Legion, Dr Caymus and Jeran Tek
• Interviews with CCP Molock and CCP Manifest
• Win signed copies of The Burning Life
• Full round-up of 0.0 activity in Quarterly Report
• Guides to wormholes, modules and EVE: Conquests
• Websites for new players
• Šand all the latest news

Table of Content - EON 017

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 12 ---- Quarterly Alliance Report
• 18 ---- Postcards from the Edge (Screen shots)
• 20 ---- Cover Feature: DUST 514
• 26 ---- In Crowd: Ned Coker
• 29 ---- In Character: Dr Caymus
• 30 ---- Chronicle: Word of God, by Nixon Bardsley
• 34 ---- Alliance Profile: Pandemic Legion
• 37 ---- Feature: The Descent of Money
• 42 ---- Chronicle: Invisible War, by Paul Elsy
• 46 ---- In Character: Heath Ledger
• 48 ---- Testflight: Electronic Attack Frigates
• 57 ---- In Character: Jeran Tek
• 58 ---- Chronicle: Broken Contracts, by Douglas McKinney
• 62 ---- In Crowd: Scott Holden
• 64 ---- Insider's Guide: Ship Modules - Part 2
• 70 ---- Insider's Guide: EVE Conquests
• 74 ---- Insider's Guide: WormHoles
• 78 ---- EVE Directory, by Dierdra Vaal
• 80 ---- My 0.02 ISK, by Wormsworth
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

Order yours now!

EON #016 - Table of Content

This is going to sound like a record skipping, but I've been late, really late that is, in posting the Table of Content for the latest issue of EON.

It's nothing to do with my enthusiasm for this fine piece of mashed-up tree pulp and chemical stains. Au contraire. I again have to blame this game called First Life. Seems the arrival of a RL clone once again has disrupted my current daily schedule.

Add to that the fact that I had to rebuild my PC, and recently lost my broadband connection, and we can start to imagine that the folks on Olympus have promised to make my life difficult.

But rest assured, I am starting to get control back. Slowly but surely, things are being worked out. The new PC is built. My phone/digitalTV/broadband provider, Bell Canada, is sending two of its technician tomorrow to get us back on track.

I can see the light at the end of the wormhole!

Table of Content - EON 016

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 12 ---- Quarterly Alliance Report
• 16 ---- Postcards from the Edge (Screen shots)
• 20 ---- In Crowd: Mathew Woodward
• 22 ---- The Warp Drive Active Story
• 27 ---- In Character: Sinqliason
• 28 ---- Alliance Profile: Veto (Veto Corp link)
• 30 ---- Chronicle: Freeze on Freedom - Part 1, by Douglas McKinney
• 36 ---- Cover Feature: Sovereignty 2.0
• 42 ---- Alliance Profile: CVA
• 44 ---- In Character: The Mittani
• 46 ---- Testflight: Strategic Cruisers
• 55 ---- In Character: Linesh Motex
• 56 ---- Chronicle: Freeze on Freedom - Part 2, by Douglas McKinney
• 60 ---- In Crowd: Alex O'Donovan-Jones
• 62 ---- Insider's Guide: Corporation Branding (by Mynxee!)
• 68 ---- Insider's Guide: Modules - Part 1
• 72 ---- Insider's Guide: Production - Part 3
• 78 ---- EVE Directory, by none other than James Egan
• 80 ---- My Two ISK - Thes Redav
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

10 days left for the EON half-price offer!

EON magazine, the best pulp gaming magazine period, is celebrating it's 5th year! Yeah, that's 16 issues published so far and I still have to say, the magazine's gone from great to even better, and now should be a necessity for every capsuleer worthy of flying a ship from the confines of a pod! If you're not sure that there's something of value in this beauty of a magazine for you, simply check-out the Table of Content I've put together for each of the issues published so far. I rest my case!

To mark this momentus occasion, MMMPublishing is pratically giving away the back issues. Indeed, until the 13th of September, these little paper gems will be offered at half-price! Here's the dull details on this magnificent offer:

To celebrate EVE's official magazine as it enters a fifth year, MMM Publishing is putting all back issues on sale. For a limited time only you can get all 15 of the first issues of E-ON for just $7 each – that’s less than half the regular cover price and cheaper than any games magazine on the planet! Not only that, but all subscriber freebies will be included, but only for as long as they remain in stock! The offer ends on 13th September, so get your order in early! All Back issues are still available – you’ll find them in the EVE Store. Quote the code EONM50 when you check out your order to get the discount.

Now get yourself over to the EVE Online Store and get those orders in, lest you miss out on all the extra goodies that'll be included with those back issues! Nuff said!

EON #015 - Table of Content

I'm was usually pretty quick to post the EON table of content when I got my issues in the past. Unfortunately I was still very much taken away by Real Life's responsibilities when I got the 15th issue of our beloved magazine.

Once I got it though, I was quickly caught-up in the richness of this latest issue. It's got some great articles ranging from Finnigan's Quaterly Alliance Report, to the Clear Skies II interview, to the brilliant and no less scary "The End?" essay on the possible Big Crunch of New Eden. And lets not forget the chronicles, the "Beginner Ships" article, and much more.

All in all, an issue that everyone who's put an effort into, should be proud of! When anyone in the press cries wolf saying that Print media is on the verge of implosion, I look at my issues of EON and shake my head.

Good work Zapatero! Great results guys!

Table of Content - EON 015

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 12 ---- Quarterly Alliance Report
• 16 ---- E-ON Awards 2009 - The Winners
• 18 ---- Postcards from the Edge (Screen shots)
• 22 ---- In Crowd: Greg Kruk
• 24 ---- Clear Skies 2
• 31 ---- In Character: Svetlana Scarlet
• 32 ---- Alliance Profile: Ushra'Khan
• 34 ---- Chronicle: Grandma's Letters, by Tom Czerniawski
• 40 ---- Cover Feature: The End?
• 46 ---- Alliance Profile: Morsus Mihi
• 48 ---- In Character: NTRabbit
• 50 ---- Chronicle: Prequel to Dark, by Paul Dunthorne
• 52 ---- Testflight: Beginner Ships
• 65 ---- In Character: Sheriff Jones
• 66 ---- In Crowd: Pall Ivarsson
• 68 ---- Insider's Guide: EVE API, by Capsuleer creators PyjamaSam and Roc Wieler
• 72 ---- Insider's Guide: Production - Part 2
• 80 ---- EVE Directory, by my friend LaVista Vista
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

EON #014 - Table of Content

I finally got my issue of EON sometime last week. I say finally because I'd been waiting for it patiently for quite sometime now, seeing through Twitter that for others, the wait was over.

I'm always a little impatient once I know the the latest issue has been mailed and that it's only a question of time before I can get my print-fix of EVE. Those one or two weeks before I see that white plastic envelope in my mailbox are almost heart breaking though. I kid you not!

But this was even more so for this 14th issue, since I had written the Fanfest article, and just couldn't wait to see how it had turned out, once Zapatero had sprinkled some of that magic pixie dust with his flashy editing! It is my opinion that I did not wait in vain, and the whole issue turned out amazing!

This issue has seen some great contribution from some of the members of the EVE Blog Pack: Zapatero, Flashfresh, Karox Lominax, Winterblink and I. Good work guys!

I'm still going through the issue at this moment, and will likely read the Chronicles last, as I like to take them in nice and slow. A quiet evening once all are off to bed, a glass of port or Grand Marnier, and a few hours to dive into EVE fiction! Gives me goose bumps!

Table of Content - EON 014

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 12 ----EVE Quarterly Report
  
• 14 ---- E-ON Awards 2009 - The Nominees <-- And I'm in a few categories!!!
  
• 16 ---- Postcards from the Edge (Screen shots)
• 18 ---- In Crowd: Ludvik Kalmar Vidisson
  
• 21 ---- In Character: Tornsoul
• 22 ---- Alliance Profile: Atlas Alliance
• 24 ---- Chronicle: Body Language, by David Alexander Corno
• 30 ---- The Party at the Top of the World <-- My Fanfest article!!
  
• 37 ---- In Character: Archbishop
  
• 38 ---- Band from the Game: The Roxxor Story
  
• 44 ---- Alliance Profile: Ivy League
  
• 46 ---- Chronicles: According to Plan, by Christopher Haber
  
• 48 ---- In Character: Azia Burgi
  
• 50 ---- Cover Feature: Modular Ships
  
• 56 ---- Exploration: Into the Unknown
  
• 60 ---- Alliance Profile: Band of Brothers
  
• 62 ---- Testflight: Logistics Support Cruisers
  
• 70 ---- In Crowd: Hjalti Danielsson
  
• 72 ---- Insider's Guide: Combat Boosters
  
• 74 ---- Insider's Guide: Production - Part 1
  
• 80 ---- EVE Directory, by my friend Flashfresh
  
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

EON Issue #014 is traveling the snail gates of Gaia

It's not every day that you get to see your name printed on the official EVE Online site - twice on the same day! - and I'm not referring to the forum section and all that CK spam! For this latest issue of EON, I had the pleasure of being tortured by Zapatero to write... let rephrase that. I had the honor of writing about my experience at the EVE Fanfest 2008, which was a first, and hopefully not the last, for me.

It was a lot of fun to think back and relive some of those memories in order for me to write that article. Fanfests are an amazing experience, which everyone and anyone involved in EVE should live at least once!

Hopefully with the article, I'll manage to share enough of the experience to get your mojo flowing and get you to travel to the top of the world, in a cold, cloudy and humid realm, and have the best time of your life!

See you there in November!

Here's what else to expect in this latest issue of EON.

THE JOY OF TECHS

This issue we peer into the imminent future (or look to the very recent past, depending on whether you’re reading this before or after 10th March 09), at the building blocks of the many thousands of potential Tech III ships that will be appearing via explorable wormholes as part of EVE's tenth expansion this coming spring. With CCP providing the parts, we ask how the ships will be glued together, how their attributes will be determined and what special features might make them worth investing in when the time comes. We theorise at what might be at the end of the wormholes themselves that are making Tech III a possibility.

FIRST-TIME FANFEST

After one of the most spectacular Fanfests so far, EVE blogger CrazyKinux re-lives the experience of what was his first; from the puzzled look from friends and family concerned for his sanity for wanting to travel to Iceland to meet a bunch of spaceship nerds, to the mild hangover after four days of blowing away every preconception they had. Without giving too much away, we reckon CK quite enjoyed his first trip to Fanfest.

THE ONE AND ONLY

While much of this issue focuses on the future and looking ahead to Tech III, we remember that Tech I still has much to offer: in Testflight, Sivona climbs aboard EVE's unloved logistics cruisers to see if they have a role on the modern battlefield, whilst Karox Lominax escapes the melee and rustles up a guide to manufacturing and production.

PLUS

• The definitive made-up history of dev band RoXoR
• Profiles of Band of Brothers, TornSoul, Atlas Alliance, Archbishop and Ivy League
• Insider’s Guide to boosters
• E-ON Award nominees revealed
• Serenity Steele’s Quarterly Alliance Report
• A chance to win the new board game, EVE: Conquests
• Interviews with CCP’s Abraxas and Lúlli Teiknari
• Blogs, Essentials and Resources for pirates
• Two exclusive new Chronicles

...and all the latest news

Congrats to Karox and Flashfresh for being part of this one too. And yes, to you too Winterblink. We all know you crave a good Carebear hug!

EON #013 - Table of Content

Last Friday, after what seemed to be the longest wait ever, I finally got my copy of the 13th issue of EON.

You figure that Europe must be moving away from North America, because it takes less time to travel to the moon and back, then it does to ship a magazine across the Atlantic!

But anyways, enough of my whining! This latest is full of great articles, chronicles and more. The Insider's Guide on Factional Warfare, the economy and cartography are brilliant pieces. There's also tidbits of information on the EVE RPG and board game (Conquest), EVE Tribune and of course the main article on Quantum Rise, the next expansion.



I have yet read the chronicles, which returned in this issue - The High Garden and Before - but I promised to let you know my thoughts once I have. I can't wait for the special "EON Chronicles" issue to come out. EVE Fiction FTW!!

Table of Content - EON 013

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 14 ---- EVE Quarterly Report - On the Alliance Warfare
  
• 16 ---- Postcards from the Edge (Screen shots)
• 21 ---- In Character: LoxyRider
  
• 22 ---- Alliance Profile: Caeruleum Alliance
  
• 24 ---- In Crowd: James "CCP Mindstar" Wyld
  
• 26 ---- Chronicles: The High Garden by Nixon Bardsley
  
• 30 ---- The EVE Tribune Story
  
• 37 ---- In Character: Tusko Hopkins
  
• 38 ---- Cover Feature: The Bottom Line
  
• 44 ---- Alliance Profile: Mercenary Coalition (MC)
  
• 46 ---- Chronicles: Before by Nick Blood
  
• 50 ---- In Crowd: Shay "CCP Lingorm" McAuly
  
• 52 ---- In Character: Hexx
  
• 54 ---- Testflight: Vexor Navy issue, Osprey Navy issue, Stabber Fleet issue & Omen Navy issue
  
• 62 ---- Alliance Profile: Paxton Federation (PXF)
  
• 64 ---- Insider's Guide: Factional Warfare
  
• 70 ---- Insider's Guide: EVE Cartography
  
• 74 ---- Insider's Guide: EVE Economy
  
• 80 ---- EVE Directory
  
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

Let me leave you with this: the EVE Fanfest is just shy of 14 days from now - that's two weeks people! I can't wait!!

EON Issue #013 should be on its way soon

Well it looks like the latest issue of my favorite magazine is about to ship out. The EON store was updated earlier this week, as was Zapatero's blog, who also got a major overhaul. Nice job Zapatero! Now you just need to find some time in your schedule to blog more often.

Getting back to EON though, it seems that we'll be getting a few more details on the upcoming Midas Expansion, which is the next one to be released. Where's Ambulation then? I can't wait for both, and though Ambulation will certainly add to the experience, Midas will have a greater impact on the game. As such, I can't wait to read about it and start planning for it.

Carebears FTW!

So here's what we can look forward to in this next issue:

SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE

The theme for this issue of E-ON is the economy. Yes, we know it's all doom and gloom in the real world, but in EVE things are actually doing OK. Thing is, not everyone understands how it all works, yet perhaps we all should, beyond the buy low/sell high mantra that some like to wheel out to prove they've got it all figured out.

Like some great unseen power, the economy of EVE surrounds and penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together. Luckily we've found someone who can teach us all about its mysterious ways without continually putting nouns before adjectives and spouting lots of voodoo nonsense... and he isn't all that diminutive either. And, no, we're not referring to CCP Chronotis, who kindly lets us in on CCP's thinking behind what will be the focus of the coming winter expansion, and why even those who might have already dismissed it as one for carebears should sit up and take notice.

CHRONICLES ARE BACK

After a short break from fiction last issue, we have two new Chronicles for you to enjoy - ‘The High Garden’ and ‘Before’. Not only that but all subscribers to the magazine will get a collection of six postcards adorned with classic E-ON Chronicle artwork sent for free with their caring, sharing E-ON. It's actually been a fair while since we gave away postcards - it was back with the second issue of E-ON in early 2006, which also had a great chronicle picture on page 56. No, wait, come back!

BIASNESS AS USUAL

The EVE Tribune has been reporting on what's been going on in and out of EVE almost as long as E-ON has, rummaging through the bins of EVE's rich and famous and upsetting all and sundry with war reports that may or may not be as accurate as some would like. Love 'em or hate 'em, they deserve a lot of respect though, and E-ON duly steps up to tell the tale of Tribune. Mr M doesn't reveal all on page three, but he comes close.

A GUIDING HAND

As if a guide to EVE's economy wasn't enough, we have Sivona trying out the best Faction Cruisers, a meandering and enlightening journey through Factional Warfare and a run through all the methods that you can employ to figure out where to go, and how to plan, in EVE should you be in travelling mood.

PLUS

Details of the EVE: Conquests board game The first Quarterly Alliance Report Profiles on Mercenary Coalition, Paxton Federation and Caeruleum Alliance CCP's Lingorm and Mindstar talk QA Jade Constantine's links (that sounds so wrong) ...and lots of other stuff

Don't forget those great, free Chronicle art postcards (for subscribers only)

EON needs your EVE Online Screenshots!

Anyone whose been a regular here at CrazyKinux's Musing will know that it's a passion of mine to take screenshots while playing EVE. Hell, some will even go so far as to call me a screenshot addict! OK, so yes, I do a weekly "EVE Postcard" for a number of weeks now, I've got a few shots of EVE under Trinity I graphic engine (only 1,568), a few more under Trinity II (415 so far), and a dedicated collection on my Flickr account. But can you really blame the man, when New Eden looks so beautiful!

This shot was taken in Khanid Region, somewhere near Zirsem.

In an effort to share this beauty, EON's Editor, and Grand Poobah, Zapatero himself, is looking for your screenshots for the next issues. If you believe you've got the eye for some great shots, send them over to him.

EON #012 - Table of Content

The unbearable wait ended yesterday afternoon when I received my copy of EON issue #12 in which I wrote the cover article "Mining Evolved". It's without a doubt the lengthiest article/post/feature I've ever written on EVE, and was a lot more work than I had anticipated.

I feel as though I'm walking with giants in this issue, with the likes of Nate Combs (TerranTus Novallum), Zapatero, Sivona and Benilopax having penned articles. Hopefully, I haven't made a fool of myself, and my humble efforts will give me the opportunity to repeat the experience.

/crosses his fingers...





As a side note, if you're interested in reading one other player's perspective on the current state of Mining in EVE, I highly recommend that you read Nyphur's article over at Massively.com entitled "EVE Evolved: Mining, the forgotten profession".

Table of Content - EON 012

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 18 ---- Postcards from the Edge (Screen shots)
• 22 ---- First Pilot's Club - Part 2
• 27 ---- In Character: Oresome
• 28 ---- Alliance Profile: Goonswarm
  
• 30 ---- One Alliance to Rule Them All - Part 2
  
• 36 ---- In Crowd: David Arnar Runolfsson
  
• 39 ---- In Character: Curzon Dax
  
• 40 ---- Cover Feature: Mining Evolved <-- My article!!
• 46 ---- Alliance Profile: Evoke
  
• 48 ---- Staying Underground - The Eur Story
  
• 50 ---- In Character: DHB Wildcat
  
• 52 ---- Testflight: Heavy Interdictors (Broadsword, Phobos, Devoter, Onyx)
  
• 60 ---- In Crowd: Halldor Fannar Gudjonsson
  
• 62 ---- Alliance Profile: Intrepid Crossing
  
• 64 ---- Insider's Guide: Lag
  
• 68 ---- Insider's Guide: Fiction Writing
  
• 76 ---- Insider's Guide: Forums
  
• 80 ---- EVE Directory
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

All in all, this issue is again packed with a ton of great info, sites, guides and stories that I always find interesting. I can not wait for the next issue! It'll be all about Ambulation.

/me starts to drool...

EON Issue #012 should be here any day now!

The latest issue of EON magazine shipped out of the UK on July 4th, last Friday. So it should be here any day now. I think I've checked the mailbox at least 3 times a day since Tuesday. This is a special issue for me.

You see, yours truly, has penned the cover article for the issue. With some great editorial help from Zapatero, I've written the article on the history of Mining. So I'm a little anxious to see the final results.

Hopefully it'll come out not too bad. I guess you'll be the judge of that!Here's what to expect in this next issue:

LET'S ROCK Mining is a profession that has been cruelly overlooked by E-ON, and in-game miners have been looked upon with disdain by a great many. CCP itself admits it's a part of EVE that's been left to its own devices for a touch too long. In the face of such wanton ignominy, this issue we give some love back to the grime-faced mineral extraction technicians of New Eden by looking at how mining has changed, what the profession means to EVE in general and hint at what changes lie ahead.

HUGE FREE POSTER OF THE UNIVERSE Two years ago we gave away a free poster featuring a map of New Eden and an update has been long overdue. This issue we're proud to be able to give away to our subscribers a new, even bigger version. At A1-size (841 x 594mm) it will include notice of outposts, security information, jump lines and Faction Warfare regions, system and region jump lines and of course region names. It certainly won't have the same kind of depth as the new EVE Strategic Maps book, but will certainly be complimentary to it, and will look very cool on any wall regardless. Remember, it's for subscribers only.

COUNCIL MEETING With the freshly-interred members of the Council of Stellar Management having returned from their first meeting with CCP, as well as reporting on what transpired, we ask whether what went on was just a bit of a chat or the beginning of a revolution for virtual worlds.

THREE INSIDER GUIDES In a slight departure from normal gameplay guides, in this issue we bring you a look behind the EVE forums, an idiot-friendly guide to lag and a massive how-to on writing EVE-themed fiction.

PLUS Profiles on Intrepid Crossing, Goonswarm and Ev0ke | Heavy Interdictors undocked | Interviews with GM Wyrm and prepH | Curzon Dax and DHB WildCat? tell us their histories | ...and lots of other stuff

Maybe it'll be in the mail tomorrow. Or else it's going to be a long wait until next Monday!

EON #011 - Table of Content

This latest issue is probably the best issue so far. And I'm not saying that because my name (p10) and blog (p77) both appear in this issue. This wouldn't be the first time.

My relationship with EON goes back a long time. Some may remember that I had a picture of me and my better-half in issue #003. Once you've stopped starring at Lacy and Melissa, you'll notice me on in the bottom middle photo. Big smile, dark blue shirt next to the cute brunette in a turquoise top (my wife), yep that's me! That was back in 2006 at the Las Vegas Player Gathering.

Anyways, back to why I think this is the best issue so far. I say so because of the quality of the articles, news and chronicles. Now I haven't gone through the whole issue, but with what I read so far, I really look forward to the next issues.

In our digital day and age, where important gaming events come-up weekly, if not daily, EON still manages to get me excited about upcoming events (Fan Fest 2008), guides (Insider's Guide series) and upcoming products (EVE novel, EON Special Issue). And before I forget, anyone who's ever read an issue of EON, please take the time to complete the EON Survey that Zapatero has put up. It's time well invested in the future of this precious publication.

Table of Content - EON 011

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 14 ---- EON Awards 2008 - The Winners
• 16 ---- Post Cards from the edge (Screen shots)
• 18 ---- Chronicles: If it's Good Being Free... by David Alexander Corno
• 22 ---- In Crowd: Elisabet Gretarsdotir (CCP Employee Interview)
• 24 ---- The History of New Eden (Part Three)
• 31 ---- In Character: Fantome (Player Character Interview)
• 32 ---- Alliance Profile: Archean Cooperative
• 34 ---- First Pilot's Club
• 42 ---- In Character: Schani (Player Character Interview)
• 44 ---- Cover Feature: One Alliance to Rule Them All
• 50 ---- In Crowd: Kristin Dor Sigurbergsson (CCP Employee Interview)
• 52 ---- In Character: Voogru (Player Character Interview)
• 54 ---- Testflight: Marauders (Golem, Kronos, Vargur & Paladin)
• 62 ---- Chronicles: Looking After Your Own by Richard James
• 64 ---- Insider's Guide: Starting Out (Part Two)
• 70 ---- Insider's Guide: Fleet Setups
• 76 ---- EVE Directory
• 78 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)
  

As always, this latest issue is a must for dedicated EVE players. I strongly suggest that you order it or better yet, subscribe!

EON Issue #011 on its way right now!

The latest issue of yours truly's favourite EVE Online magazine is on it's way, having shipped out on the late last week. Here's what's coming up in this next issue, though I will have a detailed ToC (table of content) of the issue when it gets here, as usual!

ONE ALLIANCE TO RULE THEM ALL? - Why are Julius Caesar, JRR Tolkien and Isaac Asimov meeting in a smoky station bar in the Drone Regions? And why does CCP's Greyscale appear to be preening his mechanical feathers? Why, they have come together to plot the conquest of 0.0, of course! In order to ponder the ultimate military conundrum of EVE, Terra Nova's Nate Combs has assembled (in his own head, we might add) a stellar cast of some of the greatest thinkers in history and had them play out a bizarre thought experiment to consider the motivations and make-up required of an alliance in order that it might rule all others. Don't worry, Greyscale's wings are purely cosmetic.

MARAUDERS - Last issue we brought you a Testflight on the best budget cruisers to take into PvP. This time we try out what are among the most expensive (and apparently the most versatile) sub-capital ships on the market: the much-talked about Marauder Battleships. How should they be used on the post-Trinity battlefield, if at all, and what mods should you fit? Answers inside.

BACK IN THE DAY - With each successive patch and expansion EVE has been evolving to the point where the original game from 2003 is almost unrecognizable. Speaking to a bunch of crusty EVE veterans we catch a glimpse of what EVE was like then, what it's like for them now and ask whether the changes made have been for good or for ill.

HISTORY OF NEW EDEN - PART III - The Great Northern War saw the winding down of pirate corp mOo and the wind up of Band of Brothers, in-between which we saw the rise and fall (and rise again) of many alliances across EVE. Most importantly New Eden's first big bust-up formed the blueprint for every major war that has followed. EVE-History.net's Reiisha looks at how it started and chronicles the slow grind of it's eventual end.

PLUS - Tony Gonzales on EVE's first novel • Tuxford on being Tuxford • A noob joins EVE university • Profiles of voogru, Fantome and Schani Kratnorr • ...and lots of other stuff

EVE Online reviewed in GFW latest issue

It's not every day that an MMORPG which is about to turn 5 years old get a review in a mainstream gaming magazine. Well EVE did just that in the March issue (#016) of Games for Windows -The Official Magazine. In the Updates section (on page 83) they review Trinity an 8 out of 10 score. On the plus side they mention that visual update that came with the patch is simply gorgeous and that there's new content. On the down side, they complain (with reason) that the agent missions need an overhaul. Couldn't agree more with this review. Unfortunately, they mess-up the DirectX version saying that the overhaul bring DX10, though in reality, Trinity is DX9.

As well, they review a a series of PCs as part of an Ultimate Gaming Machine competition, and one of these PC, the one from Commodore Gaming, has an EVE Online skin.

Quite cool to see EVE still getting some press after all these years! Guess CCP's hard work over the years is paying off.

EON #010 - Table of Content

With the 1oth issue of EON, MMMPublishing have managed to out do themselves! I got the issue a while back, but only picked it up to start reading over the week-end. And boy is this one loaded with the good stuff. This issues has articles on the Fanfest 2007 (thanks to fellow Canuck Winterblink), CCP history, PVP cruisers and a ton of others!

And then there's the EVE Fanfest 2007 DVD (with printable jewel covers here and here). A godsend at the very least. If any of you out there weren't convinced that this event is the EVE geek version of paradise, then nothing will. I'm now counting the days until CCP announces the next one, and booking hotel and flight as soon as word get out. I can't wait!!

So, without further ado, here is the table of content of this latest issue. Mark your calendars boys and girls, the next one comes out in April, and will have updates on Ambulation, which should be arriving sometime before Xmas.



Table of Content - EON 010

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 14 ---- E-ON Awards 2008
• 16 ---- Post Cards from Fest (Photos of last years Fanfest)
• 18 ---- Fanfest 2007
• 24 ---- Fanfest: Round Table Round-Up
• 26 ---- In Character: Midnightter (Player Character Interview)
• 38 ---- Chronicle: A Moment's Rest by Sauili Niemelã
• 30 ---- Alliance Profile: Triumvirate
• 32 ---- Ten Years of CCP: The Original Plan (Part two)
• 38 ---- In Crowd: Helgi Mar Pordarson (CCP Employee Interview)
• 42 ---- Chronicle: Small Fish by John Kastronis
• 48 ---- Cover Story: The State of EVE
• 54 ---- Alliance Profile: Hedonistic Imperative
• 56 ---- Testflight: PVP Cruisers (Caracal, Rupture, Thorax, Stabber, Arbitrator, Vexor, Maller, Blackbird)
• 66 ---- In Crowd: Reynir Hardarsson (CCP Employee Interview)
• 68 ---- Insider's Guide: Starting Out (Player Guide)
• 78 ---- Insider's Guide: ISD - Part 4 (Player Guide)
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

EON Magazine - Table of Content

As promised in late October, I wanted to put together all the Table of Content for every issue of EON published so far. Well it's done!

We can now go back to this list and see the full content available to us thanks to the hard work for the folks at MMMPublishing.

You can easily see if you need to order a particular issue you've missed, because of a specific article you'd like to consult. If you decide to order a specific issue, or a full year subscription, head over the to the EON store to do so!

The full list can be accessed using the 'eon toc' tag. If instead you're interested in a particular issue simply select from the list below. As for future issues, I'll keep updating this post as I receive new issues. Please let me know if you spot any errors that may have slipped in.

Here's the full list:

1. Issue #001 - Super Size EVE
2. Issue #002 - Empires Strike Back
3. Issue #003 - Rebuilding EVE
4. Issue #004 - Holy Trinity
5. Issue #005 - 200 Rounds
6. Issue #006 - Looks Who's Walking
7. Issue #007 - Turning Up The HEAT
8. Issue #008 - Pirate Battleships
9. Issue #009 - Ascension
10. Issue #010 - Power to the Players
11. Issue #011 - The 0.0 Thought Experiment
12. Issue #012 - Mining Evolved
13. Issue #013 - Hostile Takeover
    
14. Issue #014 - Ship Shape
15. Issue #015 - The End of New Eden
16. Issue #016 - Territorial Advance
17. Issue #017 - DUST 514
18. Issue #018 - 2010
19. Issue #019 - Soon!
20. Issue #020 - Soon!
21. Issue #021 - Event Horizons
22. Issue #022 (coming soon)

While we're on the subject of EON, let me ask you this: Which is your favorite issue so far? Please fill in the poll and use the comments to let me know why.

Fly Safe!

[LAST EDIT: April 4th, 2010]

EON #009 - Table of Content

By now, most of you (who subscribe to EON) have received your issue or are about to - I got mine this past Thursday, upon my return from Atlanta.

For those who don't subscribe or who order issue by issue, and for subscribers who want a quick way to find content I thought it would be a great way to add the 'Table of Content' in a post, so that we can easily search for something using my blog's Google Search box (in the right column).

I may end up going back and adding a ToC for each past issue, so that we can do searches for every issue published so far. Call me crazy, but I hate loosing time looking for information (flipping through every issue), when I can easily search using this blog's search field!



Table of Content - EON 009

• Page 6 --- E-ON Upfront (News)
• 14 ---- Postcards from the edge (Screen shots)
• 24 ---- In Crowd: Torfi Frans Olafsson (CCP Employee Interview)
• 26 ---- Chronicles: Green Dreams by John Kastronis
• 32 ---- In Character: Vegeta (Player Character Interview)
• 34 ---- Alliance Profile: Agony Empire
• 36 ---- Cover Feature: EVE: Ascension (Homeworld 2 mod)
• 42 ---- Chronicle: Just Another Traffic Advisory by Nixon Bardsley
• 46 ---- Alliance Profile: KIA Alliance
• 48 ---- Testflight: Motherships (Nyx, Aeon, Hel and Wyvern)
• 58 ---- In Crowd: Solveig Maria Magnusdottir (CCP Employee Interview)
• 60 ---- Chronicle: The New Damage by Gauti Fridriksson
• 65 ---- In Character: Chribba (Player Character Interview)
• 66 ---- Insider's Guide: Being a CEO (Players Guide)
• 74 ---- Insider's Guide: Fleet Operations (Players Guide)
• 82 ---- Teh Funnies (EVE Humour)

So there you have it! This latest issue is the biggest so far with 82 pages, and it's full of great information, fun stuff, useful guides and great lore. A must for dedicated EVE players. Highly recommended that you order it or better yet, subscribe!

Have fun reading it!

EON Issue 009 on its way soon

A new issue of EON is on it's way! And this one will be the biggest ever; 84 beautiful pages! Here's a brief overview of what to look for:

EVE: ASCENSION
Anyone who has played one of the Homeworld games will remember its epic fleet battles, with hundreds of fighters, corvettes and battleships trading laser fire across the billowing folds of deep space. Well now, thanks to the efforts of a small team of coders and artists, the massive EVE universe is being condensed, blended and trimmed to fit the mechanics of one of the best real-time strategy games ever made. EVE: Ascension will be the result of EVE and Homeworld's coming together, and we chat with the project leader about the stresses, strains and ambitions behind EVE's biggest fan project


NEW FICTION
More pages in this issue means we've been able to squeeze in more fiction than ever before - three epic stories on the dangers of terraforming ("Green Dreams"), gate maintenance ("Just Another Traffic Advisory" - yes, it's hard work keeping those highways open) and having ideas above your station ("The New Damage")


INSIDER GUIDES
Two massive guides, one on how to lead your corporations and alliances, the other detailing the duties and responsibilities one must have in mind when on fleet operations. So whether you lead from the front, or attack from the rear, there should be something in this issue for you ;)


TOURNAMENT RECAP
E-ON#009 has unofficially been dubbed 'The Verone Issue', as not only did the Veto leader pen a guide to being an effective CEO (above), but also helped out with a look back on all the group stages of the recent Alliance Tournament, which if you missed, you can catch up with here.


PLUS
Mothership Testflight - Profiles on KIA Alliance & Agony Empire - Interviews with t0rfiFrans & 'The Mother of CCP' - Chats with Vegeta and Chribba - The latest news about EVE and CCP


FREE SUBSCRIBER GIFT - POSTER-SIZED 2008 E-ON YEAR PLANNER

Looking forward to it. If it was to arrive before Fan Fest it would be even better since at least I could console myself reading through it.