Times are tough for my former fleet mates and allies the Brave Newbies. Their leadership has both shown itself lacking in the leadership department, and has displayed a disturbing propensity for jumping ship when the going gets tough. And now here they are, jammed in the EVE equivalent of south east Asia, and caught in the EVE equivalent of a land war, being hounded and pounded by every major PvP group in the game. There has got to be a limit on their interest in continuing in this sort of a grind fest. Brave leadership needs to Step Up, and they need to step up now.
The pure raw potential of a group like Brave though is staggering. Imagine what they could be once they get a bit more experience and training under their belt. Imagine the power projection of 15,000 crazy (former) Brave Bewbs, born in the fires of Catch and loosed upon an unsuspecting EVE galaxy. I think Goonswarm is aware of this, and I think that is a big part of their decision to suddenly open up the gates, with help from Brave's former spymaster, Porkbutte, and form a Goons version of the Brave Newbs - Karmafleet.
For the sake of all that is holy newbros, please, please do not join Goons. What BN should be and could be is a group based on the good fight, good times, friendly environment attitude that I have seen within your great alliance, that could actually some day completely supplant the cancer and poison that is Goons in EVE. I urge you - stay the course. If needed, get out of Catch, move somewhere a little less volatile, but continue in your course, to glory.
Be aware that TheMittani does not admire you or value you in any way, save that you serve his purposes, which are to continue Goon domination of this game. Joining him might seem like a good idea right now but where does it lead? I have been down that road before. I know where it leads. Don't be fooled by it as we were. Fatal Ascension gave up its heart and soul to be the kicking boy of Goons, and there they stand, a mockery of what was once a really good team.
I flew with Brave Newbies back in the days when they were considered to be little more than a curiosity, an oddly risk accepting group of PvPers in Talwars down in Rahadalon. Back then, the elitists would make a raid on Rahad a part of their Saturday afternoon EVE content, and go home chuckling about the plucky newbies in lowsec. But I began to see what you could become, and I greatly enjoyed flying with you. I enjoyed your joy of life and joy of EVE, and I enjoyed the fact that you were honestly a happy go lucky gang of friendly, fun EVE pilots. Well those same elitists are now sitting up and taking notice of you, Brave. They are no longer chuckling. In all of their history, it is unprecedented for Goonswarm to recruit as they are right now for Karmafleet. This should tell you that you are being taken very seriously indeed. Some of your leaders have made their deals with the devil. So now you have a choice - to go over to Goonswarm and live a slave, or fly free and someday help free EVE from the dominion of the Goon. The choice is yours.
The pure raw potential of a group like Brave though is staggering. Imagine what they could be once they get a bit more experience and training under their belt. Imagine the power projection of 15,000 crazy (former) Brave Bewbs, born in the fires of Catch and loosed upon an unsuspecting EVE galaxy. I think Goonswarm is aware of this, and I think that is a big part of their decision to suddenly open up the gates, with help from Brave's former spymaster, Porkbutte, and form a Goons version of the Brave Newbs - Karmafleet.
For the sake of all that is holy newbros, please, please do not join Goons. What BN should be and could be is a group based on the good fight, good times, friendly environment attitude that I have seen within your great alliance, that could actually some day completely supplant the cancer and poison that is Goons in EVE. I urge you - stay the course. If needed, get out of Catch, move somewhere a little less volatile, but continue in your course, to glory.
Be aware that TheMittani does not admire you or value you in any way, save that you serve his purposes, which are to continue Goon domination of this game. Joining him might seem like a good idea right now but where does it lead? I have been down that road before. I know where it leads. Don't be fooled by it as we were. Fatal Ascension gave up its heart and soul to be the kicking boy of Goons, and there they stand, a mockery of what was once a really good team.
I flew with Brave Newbies back in the days when they were considered to be little more than a curiosity, an oddly risk accepting group of PvPers in Talwars down in Rahadalon. Back then, the elitists would make a raid on Rahad a part of their Saturday afternoon EVE content, and go home chuckling about the plucky newbies in lowsec. But I began to see what you could become, and I greatly enjoyed flying with you. I enjoyed your joy of life and joy of EVE, and I enjoyed the fact that you were honestly a happy go lucky gang of friendly, fun EVE pilots. Well those same elitists are now sitting up and taking notice of you, Brave. They are no longer chuckling. In all of their history, it is unprecedented for Goonswarm to recruit as they are right now for Karmafleet. This should tell you that you are being taken very seriously indeed. Some of your leaders have made their deals with the devil. So now you have a choice - to go over to Goonswarm and live a slave, or fly free and someday help free EVE from the dominion of the Goon. The choice is yours.