The End of a Era

Issue #28

EON Magazine issue #28 which is now available to purchase marks my 13th Testflight article. It is also my last.

Over three and a half years ago when Zapatero asked me to write the  article for the magazine, my life was very different. My twins were only months old (and we were not even thinking about a third), my job was stuck in a rut with a lot of free time on my hands, and my Eve career was quiet and lonely in plexing in Faction Warfare for the Minmatar. As a result I had a lot of time to think about and plan my articles, then write them to quality I was happy with.

Times have changed. I've got three very active and time consuming boys, my job has become more demanding and rewarding, and my free time is more about playing Eve rather than just thinking about it. The upshot of this is that my ability to write good test flight articles was suffering, up to the point where I was always scrambling to get it done in time. In order to preserve my sanity and pride in my work, I told Zapatero with heavy heart that I could no longer write the test flights.

This was one change in a number of them to focus myself more on playing and less on the metagame. I cut down the number of podcasts I listen to, I no longer edit for the Eve Tribune (which looks like its on its last legs anyways), and I don't obsessively browse Eve forums and news sites. I get my info from twitter and various blogs, and let the rest sort itself out.

For me, its the end of the metagame-obsessing era. Now its just flying spaceships and maintaining my blog and podcast.

CCP's 2012 Resolutions

I made a list of new year's resolutions I think CCP should adopt. Find them here at the Eve Tribune.

On that note, we are looking for more writers. Get paid to write about Eve! Go here.

Minority Report

Over at the Eve Tribune I have an article today advising people to judge CCP for what they do, not what they think. We are not the Future Crimes division.

Promotion!

I am officially promoted to Editor In Chief of Eve Tribune, giving the previous editor a much needed break. I've been doing edit work for issues on and off for a year and for the past month and a bit in 2011 have been doing them all.

If you are interested in writing for the Trib or have any questions, you can contact me through the email EditorInChief.EveTribune[at]gmail.com. We are currently looking for writers and we pay decent ISK for your work.

Reporting

New Eve Tribune is up and I cover the current Eve english podcasts that I know of and are active.

Also on the front page you will see a new feature for latest news snippets as we attempt to get more responsive in today's fast paced world.

Eve Tribune Comeback!

The venerable publisher of Eve Tribune wants to make one more try to get the cart back on its wheels. To that end, Eve Tribune is back! I contributed with this little piece on the latest Create a Starship Contest CCP is running.

In order to keep the weekly issues coming, the Trib needs writers. Check out the recruitment info here.

Tribune is Back!

After some real life distractions, Eve Tribune is back with a loaded issue including an article I wrote in August about the week of dev blogs.

Enjoy!

Eve Tribune Article - Primae

A quick look at the Primae and other free ships from CCP and why I would like them changed.

EVE Tribune New Look

The Eve Tribune has a new look:

Enjoy!

Ships to Fix

A humour piece written by yours truly is up on the latest issue of the Eve Tribune: Scorpion looks good, what's next?

Logitech Keyboards

Here is my latest Eve Tribune contribution on Logitech 'G' Series keyboards. Also worth reading is the editor's followup on how he uses his G15 keyboard.

Faction, Deadspace, and Officer, OH MY!

Here is my latest Eve Tribune article that I wrote while researching high end modules for the Wyvern.

I Still Work For the Eve Tribune

Here's proof: Eve Gate Alpha review.

Dominix

Latest Fighting Spacecraft article at the Eve Tribune: The Dominix. I wrote and submitted it last month but issue at the Tribune have held it back until now. Enjoy

The Provi-Catch War

I've been chronicling the Provi-Catch war in the Eve Tribune the past few weeks and the latest installment is up!

Provi Versus Catch Part 2

A followup article in the Eve Tribune that I finished writing Monday is now up on the site!
Enjoy.

Eve Tribune Site Temporarily Down

For the last couple days Eve Tribune's website has been out of commission. The best techs are working to restore power to the printing presses.

I have moved to another ISP and there has been some problems in the move. Both server and email as you can see. But hopefully we'll be back up as soon as possible.

Regards
/Mr M on Eve Tribune

 As such, I suspect Issue 4 will not be released but if all goes well, issue 5 next week should be fine.

Provi Versus Catch

Latest Eve Tribune article of mine is up, found here, about the opening of hostilities between CVA and the Holders and Against ALL Authorities and allies.

Fighting Spacecraft: Rupture

Enjoy the latest Fighting Spacecraft article over at the Tribune: Rupture.

Mr Editor To You

Eve Tribune issue #50 has hit the stands with two articles from me (one a reprint of a recent blog post to add some filler) and I did the editing on this issue and next week's. Hope you enjoy!