Sins of a Solar Spymaster: Bad Crazy in Internet Space
The last few weeks have taken us to the edge of New Eden. The Goonswarm intelligence director and solar spymaster, The Mittani, has given us blow-by-blow accounts of the war going on in The Delve and what it takes to lose a war. But what happens when a person devotes weeks to a game without even taking the time to sleep? That's the kind of question The Mittani explores in this week's article, "Bad Crazy in Internet Space." Believe me, this article is definitely one to read.
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Sleep was sacrificed, work was skipped, and as each day passed a greater edge of delirium inserted itself into the normal operations of the alliance. One of our logisticians woke his wife up in the middle of the night shouting that "We've got to pack up everything and move the babies to Delve!" Another Goonswarm director told his wife that she should only use half the detergent in the dishwasher, because the "salad bowls are in reinforced mode." And yours truly (so I am told) once sat bolt-upright in bed and warned his spouse: "Don't touch that! Don't open the refrigerator! The spy is in the refrigerator!" before abruptly passing back out.
Space madness for sure, right out of a McCarthy-era killer robot flick. Well done, sir - it's rare to find an article that will shock and amaze then leave me laughing in this day and age.
And this is a box quote if there ever was one (wonder if Atari can order up some stickers for those retail copies):
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CCP often touts this sort of thing with the bland marketing lingo of 'player generated content.' What that actually means is that you get to share a galaxy with Russian aluminum magnates, French-Indonesian nightclub-owning hackers, self-aggranziding 'spymasters,' and people who will cut the power lines to your house to destroy your internet spaceship. There's something deliciously addictive about the sweeping, endemic insanity, one of the ever-present yet rarely remarked upon facets of this most unhinged of MMOs.
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Jeff "Ethec" Woleslagle Editor-in-Chief - The Ten Ton Hammer Network
Wow.. This just gets better and better every week! Well done! What an amazing read. Twice even!
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"That is strength, boy! That is power! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? Look at the strength in your body, the desire in your heart, I gave you this! Such a waste. Contemplate this on the tree of woe. Crucify him!"
This guy is a good writer and provides some "never before seen" backstory that is fun as hell to read.
I'd say he is being over modest by stating that losers lose, I'd say winners are the ones who exploit weaknesses whether or not that happens in the first five minutes or 5 months.
Anyway, this is the kind of story that makes me want to play EVE, but then I realize it would take me years to get to some place where I could contribute and have fun. Or am I wrong?
Sins of a Solar Spymaster: Bad Crazy in Internet Space
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