Yup, it’s official. The Wandering Druid of Tranquility blog is officially 2 years old today.
Happy birthday to you….happy birthday to you….
Wow, where did the time go? Posts, pages, many theme changes, PvP engagements recounted, patch notes, 3 different corporations player corporations as well as my own stints in my 1 man corporations, alts created. In real life I got married, changed jobs, upgraded computers, watched a cat grow ill and pass on, found a wonderful puppy (The infernal coconut fluff ball of fury). The time has just flown by faster than a Polaris class frigate.
Man, it’s been a wild ride, a lot of fun and I have seen a lot happen in the two years that I have been blogging. Let’s take a trip down amnesia lane, shall we?
`In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were REAL men, women were REAL women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were REAL small furry creatures from Aplha Centauri.’ –Douglas Adams.
I have seen a lot of changes and growth in the EVE community and especially in the EVE blog sphere over the past two years. More and more people are writing about their experiences in game. More and more people are sharing their viewpoints on many issues. The dialogue that has ensued is as varied as the clouds in the sky. Everyone has a different point of view and everyone articulates it very well. It’s a collection of verse that makes this powerful play that more enjoyable for everyone.
Do you remember when Innonimate Nightmare first started posting about his adventures in 0.0 space (http://00experiment.blogspot.com/2006/07/eve-online-00-experiment-post-001.html)?
The objective of this experiment is quite simply to throw him in at the deep end and see how well he survives and to regale and entertain with tales of his outlandish adventures along the way……
And thus, EVE history was made. Do visit this blog and read through it’s entries. It may no longer be active, but it’s a great read.
Do you remember when Nexa Necis first shared with the EVE community his now infamous ‘Carebear Playbook’ (http://www.eve-pirate.com/index.php?/archives/828-Sour-Grapes-For-Carebears-Fine-Whines-For-TRAPS.html#extended)?
1. Get war dec’d
2. Laugh at the corp who dec’d you. Talk shit. Lie and cheat if at all possible.
3. If you have died a lot now, think of as many excuses as you can. Hide out. Make threats. Name drop if possible.
4. If you’re still losing 500mil a week from losses, and the corp is offering you 200mil to surrender, don’t accept it. Petition it.
5. Consider starting a new corp or even better, join an alliance. Another option is to stay permadocked.
6. If those aren’t viable options, run and hide in a NPC corp and pray they don’t war dec the next corp you join.
This set of ‘rules’ was the source of many posts on the EVE forums, many people took offense to this list as many war targets fell to the continual attacks of Nexa and her ‘merry men’.
Can you remember when Crazy Kinux first posted his EVE Online Blogroll Lovefest (http://www.crazykinux.com/2008/04/eve-online-blogroll-lovefest.html) and when it was less than 100 entries long?
Can you remember when the NOS/Neut balancing was just a discussion or when the speed and agility balancing was in testing?
Can you remember when EVE blogging was something that only ‘a few’ people were doing?
I’ve been playing for over 3 years now and I can tell you, there has been a lot that has happened in the game. It’s been a pleasure and an honor to write about it for the past 2 years. I look forward to seeing what I will be writing about in the next year and beyond.
So, Happy Birthday to The Wandering Druid of Tranquility blog!!! Here’s to many more entries to come….
Tags: 2 years of blogging, Birthday, Blogging, EVE Blog Sphere, EVE History, Piracy
