Dangerous EVE

Feb 1, 2018 DireNecessity

As is tradition, a few weeks back the brother and I took the middle grandchild to the 2018 Utah International Auto Expo. He’s six now and more car preoccupied than…

Ideological EVE

Dec 12, 2017 DireNecessity

If you’re old enough and hail from the United States as I do you might remember the 1980’s Daycare Satanic Sexual Abuse Panic. As Wikipedia explains, it all started in…

Living Co-creation

Nov 19, 2017 DireNecessity

“We are not the gods of EVE … We are her janitors.” – CCP Games employee“This statement accurately reflects the empowered position of players within EVE Online and the role…

EVE Vegas 2017: Ghosts

Oct 14, 2017 DireNecessity

 GhostsI prefer not to dance with ghosts. They’re dreadfully insubstantial and all wrapped up in the haunted past. If only preference alone could rid of me them but no, the…

Expectations

Sep 22, 2017 DireNecessity

I was watching the middle grandchild a few weeks back (he’s five) and to get out of the house I stuffed him in my truck (he loves trucks) and took…

Pod and Planet: 2017

Sep 12, 2017 DireNecessity

Being a 14-year-old player-driven MMOG, EVE Online has developed its share of prestigious player-run competitions. For the battle-frenzied Capsuleer there’s Theomachy. For the immortal poet there’s Telegram Sam’s Pod and…

Understanding Incarna

Jun 21, 2017 DireNecessity

Following a multi-month outbreak of real life, I returned to EVE only to discover the place on fire. It seems we’re in the midst of a second Summer of Rage…

On Civility

Mar 10, 2017 DireNecessity

When a couple of space buddies and I attended 2012’s Fanfest I wasn’t shy about declaring myself a highsec griefer.Wikipedia (paraphrased):A griefer is a player in a multiplayer video game…

Goon Watching

Jan 26, 2017 DireNecessity

If you lean towards the academic and haven’t yet looked into the University of Minnesota Press’ “Internet Spaceships are Serious Business”, I suggest you pick up a copy and have…

Appreciating EVE

Jan 11, 2017 DireNecessity

Over the past several weeks I’ve dabbled in a free to play MMOG other than EVE, Forge of Empires, a browser based Eurocentric historical progression city management game with dash…