Hello everyone!First my appolies for the forum not working. I’m currently looking into this to try and figure out whats wrong, and I hope to have the forum working again soon!And suddenly it seems to be working again.. 🙂
Upcoming ILN Event Leads to Fatailities
KORSIKI, THE FORGE – Trouble once more racked the School of Applied Knowledge, as four clones were activated in relation to an upcoming ILN-sponsored event. The goal of the pod pilots was apparently to peek into two boxes, labelled “Red Team” and “Blue Team” before their official unveiling. Fleet Admiral Silentbrick has apparently deployed a number of warbots and combots, with some stationed in ventilation shafts and access ducts.Two of the clone activations apparently came from attempts to get through the vent system, where they met a combat armed with a flechette gun. The other two are reported to have tried to run past a Warbot guarding the hallway and were hit by hyper velocity railgun fire.When we asked the Fleet Admiral about the incidents, he just said, “Talk to my Secretary.” However, since his secretary is a Mk. 14 Caldari Marine Corps Warbot, which targets and threatens to fire on anyone getting near it, we decided that was a “No comment”.We did however receive a letter from Silentbrick later that stated “All rumours of me cackling evilly at any mention of the event are patently false. Any one who doubts that can make an appointment with my secretary and receive my full opinion on the matter.” The letter was signed, Evil Overlord, but it was crossed out and replaced with “Silentbrick, Fleet Admiral, Ivy League.”– Unidentified Embedded Reporter, EUNN
E-UNI Pilots: Bane of all Pirates
KAKAKELA, LONETREK – Following the end of the war with NyX Incoming [N1X], pilots of EVE University [E-UNI] decided to continue the fight, but against a different enemy.Pirates of the various factions, from the Angel Cartel, Blood Raiders, Serpentis and the like, have long been trying to reclaim High Security Space for themselves. A fleet lead by an Ace pilot, known to the University solely as ‘Gunny 1833’, and his friend, Tappo Kone lead a fleet of new pilots in a valiant struggle against the never ending tide of “rats.”All manner of ships, from Frigates to Battleships joined the fleet. Tappo and Gunny lead the charge in two massive battleships. Soaking up damage like a sponge, the two pilots allowed the rest of the fleet to destroy ships at very little risk to themselves. To further decrease the risk, Gunny guaranteed that anyone who lost a ship cruiser-class or smaller would have replaced. Fortunately, this was not necessary.Souljo, a new pilot who had never seen so many rats, enjoyed the operation immensely. “Gunny and Tappo charged into the missions like crazy [maniacs] with about 50 targets shooting at them,” she said, describing the operation in an interview.. “they had us light weights coming in to handle anything cruiser size and smaller.” The “little guys” were under instruction to warp out if they got locked, so that there was little chance they could be hit, thereby eliminating most of the risk. Because of these precautions, and how well everyone got along, Souljo described it as “one of the most enjoyable things about E-UNI.”Pleased as well with the fleet’s success was the Caldari Navy, who rewarded their efforts with bounty prizes and points to spend at their Loyalty Points store, as well as access to some of their more elite agents for many of the pilots.– Lord Wulfengheist, EUNN
Wizards Successful in EW-Games
On Sunday, the 3rd of August, The Wizards of Oz once again won this week’s EW (Electronic Warfare) Games against their longtime foe, the Leopards.The EW games, run, organized and refereed by Kody Apollo, Events Manager, are held each week in Korsiki with 15 mill ISK in prize money, however this week’s games were held in an undisclosed spot in Nuken for security reasons. Each team attemped to use tractor beams and EW to pull a cargo can (the “ball”) towards their own goal whilst preventing the opposing team from doing the same.With 3 Blackbirds a side, both teams made heavy use of ECCM, with steave435 achieving a whopping sensor strength of 98 as he raced away with the can, bringing victory to the Wizards, however an incident involving stasis webs turned the normally fast paced matches into a grinding stalemate at one point during the match.Even despite this, everyone enjoyed the games, especially Hai’ku who is marking his second victory with the Wizards by purchasing his first cruiser with the prize money, and noted that “that’s more money than I make in a day running level one missions.”After the match, the teams entertained themselves by chasing CSM Member and Director, Dierdra Vaal, around in his Falcon in a fruitless game of hide and seek. Amusingly, both teams made such great use of ECCM that even Deirdra’s recon vessel was often unable to get a successful jam cycle.Starting next week, the EW Games will begin at the new time of 0700. Both the Wizards and the Leopards hope the change will bring more players and variety to the competition, and are positive about future matches.– Cazzah, EUNN
The Unsung Heroes
In every war that Eve University [E-UNI] has had, it has fielded large fleets against its enemies, and this is what gets noticed. However, the the University’s intelligence department plays a major part in making E-UNI effective during wartime. These are the silent bodyguards of the fleet that work tirelessly without complaint, and E-UNI has one of the best intelligence departments of any empire corporation.As the war winds down, the pilots in the intelligence department will be quietly thanked for saving the University from significant losses, while covertly locating the enemy so that the full force of the fleet could be brought to bear.Eve University teaches many things to the students. For warfare the University isn’t just teaching students to just fight with numbers, the University fights tactically too, and that’s why great emphasis has been placed on making the intel the fleets receive the best available.– Kody Apollo, EUNN
Exploration Sites Provide Relief to Wartime Doldrums
THE FORGE – Eve University students banded together over the weekend to exploit several exploration sites scanned down by an Eve University (E-UNI) pilot.On Saturday, August 2nd, E-UNI Events Manager Kody Apollo led a sizeable PvP equipped fleet to a Radar site that had been located in the Geras star system earlier that day. The fleet was comprised of members of all skill levels, and also served as an excellent opportunity for some of the newer members to experience fleet operations during war conditions. The proceeds from the site were donated to the University at an estimated worth of 30 million ISK.Later, on Sunday August 3rd, Gravimetric sites were scanned down in both the Nuken and Osmon systems. Storiim Tsovoran, Director of Intelligence, took the lead in organizing a well-guarded and scouted mining operation to fully mine the asteroid belts. Profits from the operation have yet to be calculated, but are due to be split between participants including miners, scouts, and guards. Although there was no nearby War Target activity during any of the exploration operations, one unfortunate would-be pirate was engaged by the defence fleet and his vessel was destroyed when he ‘flipped’ a jetcan.All three operations serve as examples of what can be done within the Ivy League war policies when the different branches of the University work closely.– Xavier DeepPockets, EUNN
E-UNI Celebrations Cause Property Damage
KORSIKI, THE FORGE – Following the official cease fire notification for the conflict between Ivy League and NyX Incoming [N1X] forces, a huge celebration rocked the School of Applied Knowledge. The ‘Ivy Bar and Grill’ was packed with IVY Naval Personnel celebrating their victory, and free ‘warbeer’ and meals were provided to those who had served.However, all was not entirely merry as a heated argument regarding the exact direction of hostile ships after they had escaped IVY fleets erupted into a minor brawl. No serious injuries were reported, though one table and some tableware was damaged. The reasons for the brawl were attributed to a combination of excessive warbeer and high spirits, and no arrests were made.Elsewhere the in the station, hangar crews were seen working extra hard in an effort to get ships ready for the end of the cool down period, as ships ranging from massive freighters to tiny exploration frigates were being prepared. During one rush of ships exiting the station, a frigate owned by an Amarr noble was apparently moved onboard AI to avoid an imminent collision, which resulted in an impact with the station. The owner was last seen in a headed discussion with his insurance agent, the outcome of which is not known at this time.– Lord Wulfengheist, EUNN