Declarations of War

The wonderful Arydanika returns to Declarations of War for a FULL episode that will ACTUALLY be released!! I know, right? It's great. -Thanks to Arydanika for the re-do, shoutouts to CCP Fozzie, Rooks and Kings, Moment of Silence, and the EVE Pod Pack Skype channel -A nearly tied poll about 0.0 renting sparks an interesting discussion about sov -Arydanika talks about her latest happenings with the New Eden Open and the Pod Pack channel -Dec Shield “war” and organizing our space junk on Contract Wrapup -This Week in Mercs: Wiking Brigade leaves Dec Shield and joins Marmite Collective -Anticipation builds for HBC vs Stainwagon -We talk New Eden Open Finals -New devblogs on the Inventory, Bounties, and War Decs -CSM breaks new ground with its Development Strategy, look for townhall coming soon -Superstar Power Ballad.   

-Rooks and Kings edition featuring Lord Maldoror and Eldareth -Lord Maldoror describes the proper way to request triage support and R+K’s origins in Great Wildlands, along with tons of stories about their battles with CVA, FW, sov coalitions, and more -Noir. pays a visit to Impass -Drama in the HBC as The Jagged Alliance falls out of favor while -A- sov continues to be flipped -Speaking of, updates on Nulli + friends as well as HBC/Gypsy Caravan vs SOLAR -New changes to the HUD on the way. Lord Maldoror might have an opinion about it. -New changes to Battlecruisers, Command Ships, and gang links are announced to a surprising lack of give-a-fuck by our hosts -Reset button hit on the Stakeholder project while the CSM visits the Assembly Hall for some memorable trolling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20F3n6wHsbA Clarion Call I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGIWirJDZgY Latest R+K Vid

Former Noir. member/youtube sensation Pinky Feldman stops by to catch up with Aleks and Turtle after a busy year in space. (http://www.youtube.com/user/pinkyfeldman?feature=results_main) -Pinky Feldman fills us in on what he’s been up to in Moar Tears -PLEX controversy discussed with scientific polling -Contract Wrap Ups: Piracy in Ouelletta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHTiqUIXDqI&feature=youtu.be), highsec war vs Dark Taboo and Drama Llamas. Good stories, good fights -This Week in Mercs: New mercs popping up but not listed and a returning unit to Merc Contracts -EN24 vs theMittani.com -0.0 Warfare: Dotbro falls as CFC claims Tribute and soon Vale, -A- reorg, Gypsy vs SOLAR begins -Backstabbing, ice interdiction, blueprint hauling, and related drama -Faction warfare changes -Alek sheds light on the progress of the CSM Stakeholder experiment -Noir. Masterclass: Because of Falcon -Ending music from The D.O.T.’s latest album “And That” (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/and-that/id555683623)

Noir. veteran FC Laeveteinn joins Aleks, Turtle and Cass for another installment of Declarations of War. Thanks for listening! -Amazing new FC + Fleet Concept site www.fleet-up.com launches -Noir. recovers sec from Ouelletta, takes first assassination contract to lose it again -Ghost Army leaves merc life for FW, Clann Fiann joins Transmission Lost but still taking contracts -Shake ups in NC. leadership and the role TZ warfare is playing in the northern conflict -Red Overlord failcascades while AAA loses their first station in Catch, SoCo not looking good -PLEX Prices Spike: Causes and Consequences -CCP Sreegs holding alliances accountable for botting -Retribution released -Bounties and the CSM Stakeholder Project -Noir. History: Joining Trinity Nova Alliance

Crack out the history books, because it's time for a lesson. In our biggest interview to date, Mercenary Coalition founder Seleene joins us  to take a look back at one of the most infamous mercenary alliances in New Eden. You can also find an amazing look back at some of EVE's best videos with a film tour curated by the man himself, here: http://noirmercs.com/content.php?218-Mercenary-Coalition-Video-Archive Thanks for listening, see you next episode!

Vile Rat Fund: http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=9332&url=benefitforseansmithsfamily -Tribute: UMI falls, NC. moves to Vale to continue its defense -The South: Major additions to the HBC, Catch invasion imminent? -Someone in Get Off My Lawn leaves said LAWN with +46b ISK -Epic Fights, brought to you by Triage: Verge of Collapse vs. IRC, Rooks and Kings vs. CVA -New destroyers, Vaga models released -Ship balancing plans revealed, and they’re way ahead of schedule! -Contract Wrap Up: Y-MPWL -This Week in Mercs: GIS news and Veng Inc’s Bombers Bar makes headlines -CSM voting/election reform discussion/powderkeg -A very frillin’ Noir. Masterclass: The Vagabond Next week's episode will feature Seleene, EVE's most famous mercenary. Don't come expecting any CSM talk, we won't be having it; instead we're talking the life of Mercenary Coalition, EVE's history, and the future of mercs in New Eden.

We all wear hats. Sean Smith was no exception to that rule. To a precious few, he was a husband and father. Others knew him as a dedicated employee of the State Department, a testament to all Americans that serve this country. In the eyes of the perpetrators, just another American; to the news media, one of four killed in Benghazi; to us, simply Vile Rat. "Simply" Vile Rat. As if there was a vet within the proverbial thousand miles that didn't at least recognize the name. Granted you won't find a textbook recanting EVE's history while spelling out the major players at any given time, but his name would have come up. Those of us who remember can understand what the EVE community lost Tuesday night. As condolences, remembrances, thoughts and sadness spread through #tweetfleet, the senseless violence in which he was claimed became even more overwhelming. It was a sordid reminder that ignorance and hate, antagonists seemingly as powerful as the planning and foresight VR gave, could take from this community even the best laid plans. In a game that offers no guarantees but immortality, we were once again reminded that life continued to offer us the possibility of anything but. Just as his life spurred action, so must his death. To continue moving forward is to do him the best memory. Moving forward together as a community, understanding and exercising our differences in-game while transcending to the understanding that we can be and are still united as one outside of it. 'Cause if VR really taught us anything, it was that regardless of our differences, a little diplomacy can make the world go 'round. In the honor and memory of Sean "Vile Rat" Smith, we present you with Episode 33, The Ripard Teg/CSM Edition. -NT Show Notes -Special guests CSM Chairman Seleene, CSM Vice Secretary Hans Jagerblitzen, and infamously critical-of-the-CSM blogger Ripard Teg of Jester's Trek fame. -Alek and Seleene both shout out to Poetic Stanziel; coincidence or cloning?  We report, you decide. -Ripard Teg talks about his start in EVE and as a blogger -Discussion of the CSM6 election and the experience of being a candidate -Fierce debate over the role of the CSM -Alek reads controversial parts of Ripard’s latest blog and shit gets real -Real talk continues over Technetium alchemy and the accomplishments/shortcomings of CSM7 -EVE News: Massive ship graveyards in Tribute (CFC vs DotBros), big shakeups in Faction Warfare, DUST 514 hits Sisi -Black Ops hot drop highlights from Noir.’s latest deployment Examples cited by Ripard of Mittens using the bully pulpit to communicate a message to EVE players and elsewhere: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/07/eve-online-audience-with-the-king-of-space/ http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/14/feature/5582/The-Mittani-Speaks-Out.html

Hello sports fans! Episode 32 is here! Special guest this time around is the very talented George Ledoux (http://georgeledoux.com/). Having made a  name for himself in the world of Battletech as the voice of Duncan Fisher, George graces this New Eden spotlight with some of his very best character creations. Follow along with the latest EVE news, highlights and happenings while in the presence of the Lead Thug himself. Next episode will be recorded this Monday, our special guest is NONE OTHER THAN RIPARD TEG OF JESTER'S TREK FAME. I can't tell you how excited we all are about this, it's been a long time coming. As promised, Declarations of War Episode 32 LOVE YA M8 -NT   Shoutouts and Acknowledgements Alek- Mildly Intoxicated and Echoes of Nowhere King- Agerol Turtle - CCP for a decent Inferno patch George Ledoux.- Shoutout to the LA writer who screwed my pooch today ADVERTISE ON DECLARATIONS OF WAR - Contact Alekseyev Karrde in-game or via forum PM at http://noirmercs.com The Interview: George Ledoux -When did you start voice acting -First role, favorite role -Duncan Fisher -DUST 514 trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvt4WXBm-lA -Goons 4. EVE News Inferno patch 1.2 (http://community.eveonline.com/updates/patchnotes.asp) NCDot apparently breaks OTEC, shitstorm engage Fatal ascension gets robbed baaaaad (http://www.evenews24.com/2012/08/01/leak-stolen-innocence-fatal-ascension-robbed-of-250-billion-isk/) CFC resets all of HBC except TEST/PL; still won’t shoot at them though 5. Contract Wrap Up No contracts as we’ve been pairing up with Echoes of Nowhere and Mildly Intoxicated for some Bro Black Ops adventures down south.  Too many timers, not enough bops drops!  Hero Rifter Clyde Dalton Remnants of an old contract get shot in Bogelek, Noir. spends 2 hours circling the parking lot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOPcdOwVm_8) Agerol scams kingblade, repo operations commence, butt hurt and extremely glorious battle ensues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9gDgUWsplA&feature=player_embedded#! 6. This Week in Mercs CCP Request for Information to the Merc Community via Aleks New merc offering 0.0 services: Vengance Inc. (managed by former NA. Seraph IX Basarb.  Didnt grad, but still cool to see.  Bomb-run experts from the look of it) Cold Hand of Shadow hijacked! 7. CSM Coverage Townhall the 18th at 18:00. see the Jita Park forums for more info. Will cover in episode 33. 8. Dramatic Reading http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2Q4R6Q9N0W70I/ref=cm_pdp_rev_all?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview As always all episodes are available at www.noirmercs.com.  You can always reach Noir. via our public channel: “Cafe Noir.” (dont forget the dot) and apply to join us or Noir. Academy on our forums at http://www.noirmercs.com/forum.php  

Herro everybody, Turtle here. I just wanted to fill you in with a quick Q&A session, fielding questions from both the voices in my head and 4chan. Q: Where's Episode 30? you tard or just can't count? A: Episode 30 is currently in the hands of an angry and somewhat violent Scotsman (not actually the problem). He is also busy moving house (the actual problem). As such, I felt it wise to release 31 when it was done, and we will bring you 30 for our SULTRY interview with Arydanika. We haven't forgotten about her, cause she's been in our pubchat ever since. Q: How did said Scotsman finish Episode 31 first? A: He didn't! Last time around I had posted that we were attempting some things to bring you a more regular release schedule of DoW. Well, one part of that plan was to create redundancy in how we record and edit our podcasts (that of course being fancy talk for "turtle's gunna do it for a while"). Hopefully, expanding our pool of editors will lower work loads and release delays for all. Q: Who's your guest? A: Angux Thermopyle! Used to be a leader in Elysian Empire, now he spends his free time with us ;) Q: Show notes? Shoutouts Advertise on Declarations of War! Contact Alekseyev Karrde in-game or via forum pm at http://noirmercs.com Interview with special guest Angux Thermopyle Eve News Contract Wrapup This Week in Mercs CSM Coverage Dramatic Reading Links- -A- Awox - http://www.evenews24.com/2012/07/30/raw-theft-and-awoxing-in-against-all-authorities/ ATX - http://at.eve-ic.net/10/ Britain is gay! - http://www.evenews24.com/2012/07/31/the-mate-war-pretty-soon-no-english-word-will-be-safe/ Contract - Shadow Cartel - http://noirmercs.com/killboard/?a=cc_detail&ctr_id=211 Seleene/Voices from the Void - http://www.voicesfromthevoid.net/ CSM Summit Minutes - Download the PDF here: http://www.eveonline.com/council/transcripts/2012/CSM_CCP_Meetings_May_June_2012.pdf The "I have a life" version - http://www.evenews24.com/2012/08/04/csm-7-minutes-the-i-got-a-life-version/   As promised, Declarations of War Episode 31 with special guest Angux Thermopyle! Much love -NT  

Hello New Eden! Turtle here, with fresh episode goodness as well as bits of news from the land of DoW. You might have noticed some downtime/a new front end associated with the temporary DoW home (dow.noirarecloakyfaggots.com) and I can assure you that any rumors you might have heard of me breaking the old subdomain’s SQL database are completely true. Mondays, right. TL;DR, temporary home is back up. On that note, we realize the past few episodes have been taking longer than expected. Despite the difficulties on our end (let me assure you they exist lol), be assured we here at DoW are still just as concerned with bringing you a fresh, relevant and exciting podcast that’s totally on schedule! We haven’t been all of that lately. Just know that plans are already in motion to help cement our regular schedule and keep episodes flowing out the door. Thanks for sticking with us, good things to come! So as promised, Chitsa Jason is our special guest this episode of Declarations of War. (Show notes coming soon) Declarations of War Episode 29 Episode 30 features Arydanika of Voices from the Void, coming asap! Much love, -NT