Tuskers Frigate Free For All - October 27 (Updated with Prize Link)

Awesome banner by Rixx Javix

EDIT: Though I'm a couple of days behind in updating this and I'd be surprised if anyone used only this site as their news source (flattered, but surprised), Sulei has posted a link to the list of prizes on the Tuskers public forum. Congrats to all the winners!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this event so much fun. I'm glad you all enjoyed the opportunity to kill ALL the things. For a more detailed look at the festivities, check out TG's write-up at Through Newb Eyes. I'll keep my own account brief:

At the time this screenshot was taken, 54 of the kills in the 24h total were unrelated to the Tuskers' event. Yes, only 54.

Blog Banter 40: Van Damme In Space?

While I'm not sure I'd call this a triumphant return to EVE blogging, the topic of the latest Blog Banter (BB40) caught my eye. Interstellar Blood Sports? Sounds like the everyday life of a lowsec pirate to me, I thought.

No, not THAT Bloodsport. Not even when you count that ECM drones are the blinding powder of EVE.

Upon reading further into the question, however, I quickly discovered that the commentary was intended to focus on tournaments and "eSports" in EVE Online. The next statement that popped into my head was, never mind, that's nothing like real PVP. Normally I'd have let the matter drop there with a smug return to my dinner, but on further reflection, the comment was so stuffed with my own assumptions and pre-conceptions that I couldn't resist poking at it to see what came out.