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I also had one Wing as a “firefighting” unit where they would respond to any escaping RvB members attempting to re-ship in-system (and oh boy did they try!). I had most of my Wings hold at the Aldrat gate – this is where I wanted to hold them for the duration of the battle. One of the things I organized before the battle was to split up my fleet into wings of 50 (which was based on how Eve Online handled fleets back then as well), with each one having their own individual shot-callers (to spread out the damage and make it harder for enemy logistics to protect their fleetmembers). Leading such a fleet would not be easy, but thankfully I took the time to prepare. It was – and may still be to this day the biggest fleet Eve University has ever fielded. I was blown away by the time the fleet formation was done, we had enough to fill one fleet of 255 members, and the remainder which added together to about 450. I wrote up a lengthy heroic-style speech via Evemail, and hoped that I would get the numbers. In the end, I was given the temporary rank of “ILN Commodore”, to oversee the war.įrom there, I got the ball rolling after RvB put the POS into reinforced, I knew I needed to drum up interest to defend it once Reinforced Mode ended (old POS mechanics worked differently than today’s reinforcing of structures). I decided at the time that I wanted to defend the POS, and requested permission from Kelduum Revaan (Eve Uni’s then-CEO) to help run the defense of the POS. At the time, we were in a transitional phase, where the Ivy League Navy (an ancient predecessor to our now existing FC Team) was leaderless due to real-life commitments from its leadership, and we had no organized defense against them. We are lucky that Jalxan – a seasoned veteran who led the battle of Aldrat against RvB almost a decade ago – has recently returned to the Uni and found some time to share his thoughts:īack in 2013, we were facing a war with RvB, with their intention of taking down the Eve University Player Owned Station (POS) in Aldrat. We are also holding an ongoing internal propaganda competition which has already yielded some gems as well: Most notably this animation by Fudster:Īnd these amazing posters by Marcel en Distel: Of course propaganda and banter is part of any good war in EVE, so our Communications Department (now War Propaganda Department) has created some dashing media you might have seen pop up around various channels already.

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RvB and EVE University have taken up their old tradition and agreed to a mutual war with some specific rules, with the most important one being: keep it classy! We are looking forward to a week full of fun fights around the clock and constant opportunities to learn for all involved parties. This war is going to be a different beast altogether though.

Of course, these wars are also a great opportunity to organise bigger fleets to take out the enemy’s war HQ as quickly and efficiently as possible.

We do have our fair share of experience with highsec wardeccers, as anything else, we use these always as an opportunity to teach our members about safety protocols, such as using voice coms and standing fleets as well as organising QRFs when targets show up around our campus locations. EVE University is going to war against RvB today!

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