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Large-scale market economics in EVE are endlessly fascinating to me, but I have very little experience playing those games. I mostly make my money from killing computer-controlled pirates, not mining. People who mine are (understandably) obsessed with the market prices for their minerals because they have to sell their mined minerals to other players; there’s [...]

Think you know who plays MMOs? Pasty-faced teenagers in their parents’ basements, right? Or maybe disaffected college students looking for lulz? How does Olympic Medalist fit into your picture?
NThraller, a Norwegian pilot in hirr (a corporation in Morsus Mihi, my alliance) took home a silver medal from the Vancouver Olympics in the Giant Slalom last [...]

Comparing the value of player donations to Haiti relief efforts to the cost of a titan. (Based on this visualization of relative ship prices.)

Late last month, EVE players were witness to a fascinating economic situation: since January 29th, more than 606 billion ISK worth of items was donated to Haiti from the players of EVE. [...]

There’s been a bit of a firestorm in the EVE blogging community today about the way the community is organized. This is not very EVE-related, but there are a few points I want to make about it, and this seems as good a venue as any. If you really want the background on this issue, [...]