Posted November 4th, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
Love 'em or hate 'em, invasions abound in nullsec in EVE Online. Most invasions are failed invasions, but that can be avoided with some careful planning and good judgment calls. Most folk, though, tend to lack that sort of judgment. This week The Mittani recounts a failed Goonswarm invasion, and perhaps for the first time ever, discusses why it failed, and what could have been done to avoid it.
In addition, we had screwed up the diplomatic side of war. When you think about invading a target and you run the idea past your allies and friends and they respond with crushing disinterest, that needs to be carefully weighted. The reaction of our war-buddies and allies to the Esoteria adventure was a resounding 'meh'. We went through with it anyway, and found ourselves fighting nearly alone, save for Zenith Affinity.
Read the full Sins of a Solar Spymaster here at Ten Ton Hammer.
Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 by IsilwenNightfall
| Initially we went to Esoteria to help a few dissident corporations in SysK overthrow their leader, who had allegedly been treating them like pets. But once we arrived, that situation had changed and the corporations we hoped to help had backed out of their plan. |
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Posted Wednesday, November 4, 2009 by LexStriker
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Even though I may not always agree with the 'Solar Spymaster', this one I think he hit right. There is a difference between managing a Corp and leading people. Personally, I believe most online Guilds/Corps/whatever's have a ton of managers, but very few leaders. The difference being that managers deal with things and leaders deal with people. These Corp Managers can deal with difficult situations and come up with great plans of conquests, but forget that 'others' are needed to implement what...