Clik here to view.
Another Exciting Sandcastle
EvE is a sandbox and thus your experience in the game is what you make it. A lot of that has to do with the people you interact with, the friendships you make, and the stories you share. I've had the...
View ArticleZOOM ZOOM ZOOM!
My brain cells have finally recovered from the crazy, intense weekend that ensued after the public launch of Signal Cartel last Friday evening (EST). I admit that I wasn't sure how our unusual corp...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Musings on the Explorer's Way
Opening the doors to Signal Cartel on January 30 was more like opening a small floodgate. Every day, I log in to find new applications and new faces in Corp chat. We are 85 already! Who knew there were...
View ArticleCSM X Thoughts
I voted my slates for two accounts this morning, both exactly the same. It was not particularly difficult to choose 14 candidates. It was MUCH more difficult to prioritize them.My primary focus in game...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Recent EVE Character Portraits
I'm continuing to work my way through the Eve character portrait queue. In the last few weeks, Real Life and the considerable attention that Signal Cartel has required since launch have cut into the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
At The Quafe Rack
CCP announced a contest the other day for EVE-related artwork submissions. Two winners will be selected whose work will be enlarged, printed on canvas, and displayed on a blank wall at CCP HQ. Not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
War Hugs :P
It's now about five weeks since public launch of Signal Cartel. Corp life is bubbling along delightfully with over 170 members active all across New Eden, mostly in wormholes, null and low sec. Which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Engine of Interesting Experiences
In 2007 when my first EVE character was a two-day old newbie mining her little Gallente heart out in the rookie system Bourynes, a friendly 2003 pilot named Edohatrem Inur struck up a conversation. He...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Curating a Corp Culture
It is an interesting thing to establish a vision for a "counter-culture" corp, lay the groundwork, and watch it manifest the way it has been doing in Signal Cartel.As we continue to grow at the...
View ArticleIC: BrightStar's Promise
It was good to be back on solid land, if only for a day or two. Zoohen V's morning sun was warm as I walked through profusely blooming gardens toward the kennel. Promise ran ahead to examine and mark...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Effort...Why Bother? Because It Matters.
Celebratory Hugs Fleet roams have become a thing in Signal Cartel for notable membership milestones. As we approached 500 members earlier in July, Johnny Splunk (EvE-Scout co-founder and a founding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reasonable Expectations
Sugar Kyle raised some interesting questions today in a blog post titled Deserving: "What as a player do you think you deserve? What do you expect when you log in?" She mentions the anger she feels...
View ArticleWalking In Stations: An Impossible Dream?
Recently, the Neocom podcast crew put out a Tinfoil Factory episode on Walking in Stations. It's a lively discussion worth listening to. The panel is composed of players (including two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IC: Mud and Mountaintops
She meanders on a mossy stone path that curves gently to follow the perimeter wall of the combination warehouse and office space. Her fingertips brush a wall of live foliage to her right. Her eyes gaze...
View ArticleMusings on Skill Trading
When CCP's dev blog coasting the idea of players being able to sell/buy skills came out yesterday, I had an instantly negative reaction. I found it difficult to express why. The rationale given in my...
View ArticleMy EVE Vegas Experience
EVE Vegas 2015 is the first really big player meet I have attended. The tl;dr for this wall-of-text blog post is that it was freaking magical, amazing, fun, and wonderful. The caveat for this blog post...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Generosity and Gratitude
We all know that our community is a generous one. Stories of ISK and in-game items being gifted to to players abound. EVE players donate to PLEX for GOOD to aid in various causes, support auctions and...
View ArticleTeam Chroma: A Juried EVE Online Fan Art Showcase
My corpmate Salie Gaterau (who is also a professional artist in real life by the name of Gabriel Cassata) and I were talking one day about how much is left visually unexplored in New Eden. What we can...
View ArticleJeff Edwards' Conversation with Signal Cartel
Not quite two weeks ago, Jeff Edwards dropped by Signal Cartel comms to talk with us about his Fountain War book project. I have been meaning to write this post up since then but...blame RL for getting...
View ArticleRandom Rambles: Those "Pesky" War Decs
I remember the first time Signal Cartel was war decced. Lots of our members were in a bit of a lather. As new players, war decs freaked them out a little bit. We vets calmed them down, provided...
View Article