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		<title>By: Solo4eva</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151918</link>
		<dc:creator>Solo4eva</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blob fests killed Eve ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blob fests killed Eve </p>
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		<title>By: U know Who</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151913</link>
		<dc:creator>U know Who</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They did - raiden and init join and on day one they get gobs of good space.  after weeks of fighting for Test, TJA got to STFU and take it shawshank style. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They did &#8211; raiden and init join and on day one they get gobs of good space.  after weeks of fighting for Test, TJA got to STFU and take it shawshank style. </p>
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		<title>By: U know Who</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151912</link>
		<dc:creator>U know Who</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I know it will never happen culturally, I always thought the combination of PL and -A-  would be unique.   While PL&#039;s numbers are smaller these days they still have an ungodly ability to theory craft and have a deep pool of good FC&#039;s.  Say what you want about -A- , but they can field large numbers of competent high SP pilots that have been constantly warring and can adapt quickly to changes in fleet composition.  That mix is a potent blend.  Add to the it a nonchalant attitude to sov, a healthy number of titans and SC&#039;s, and a culture based upon PEW.  
 
so on paper it&#039;s a scary combination, but I don&#039;t think it could ever happen - too much history. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I know it will never happen culturally, I always thought the combination of PL and -A-  would be unique.   While PL&#039;s numbers are smaller these days they still have an ungodly ability to theory craft and have a deep pool of good FC&#039;s.  Say what you want about -A- , but they can field large numbers of competent high SP pilots that have been constantly warring and can adapt quickly to changes in fleet composition.  That mix is a potent blend.  Add to the it a nonchalant attitude to sov, a healthy number of titans and SC&#039;s, and a culture based upon PEW.  </p>
<p>so on paper it&#039;s a scary combination, but I don&#039;t think it could ever happen &#8211; too much history. </p>
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		<title>By: U know Who</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151910</link>
		<dc:creator>U know Who</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t laught too long or loud -  it&#039;s probable you may find yourself in fleets flying for test. Look at your new &quot;friends&quot; and then look at their friends.  Vince has stated that he considers NCDOT a loose part of HBC  and test along with PL bros.   
 
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#039;t laught too long or loud &#8211;  it&#039;s probable you may find yourself in fleets flying for test. Look at your new &quot;friends&quot; and then look at their friends.  Vince has stated that he considers NCDOT a loose part of HBC  and test along with PL bros.   </p>
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		<title>By: Jon</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151843</link>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ignorance is strength. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Ignorance is strength. </p>
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		<title>By: dotbro</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151791</link>
		<dc:creator>dotbro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a parrot? ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you a parrot? </p>
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		<title>By: dotbro</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-/#comment-151790</link>
		<dc:creator>dotbro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;If they aren&#8217;t sycophantic, Goonswarm kicks them the hell out of the space and gives it to someone willing to be submissive. Goonswarm ends up with an amount of space it can manage and afford, and in turn is rewarded with a good number of large, bootlicking pets, who are completely useless without direction from goons.&quot; 
 
Fixed that for you. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;If they aren&rsquo;t sycophantic, Goonswarm kicks them the hell out of the space and gives it to someone willing to be submissive. Goonswarm ends up with an amount of space it can manage and afford, and in turn is rewarded with a good number of large, bootlicking pets, who are completely useless without direction from goons.&quot; </p>
<p>Fixed that for you. </p>
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		<title>By: Edward Martinez</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151741</link>
		<dc:creator>Edward Martinez</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In time TEST/HBC will understand this and crumble/split up into smaller groups. Creating a more diverse 0.0. Although i suspect them all to stay blue to each other anyway.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In time TEST/HBC will understand this and crumble/split up into smaller groups. Creating a more diverse 0.0. Although i suspect them all to stay blue to each other anyway.  </p>
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		<title>By: Lucy</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151705</link>
		<dc:creator>Lucy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come in 1.5b ship? When have you even undocked in something worth more than 150m? HBC fields Napocs for fun.. where is your counter-fleet? Oh i know... they are sitting in stations shivering with tears of shame running down the sides. 
 
I still fail to see the problem you have here.. this is not happy ponies in space, this is EVE! A sandbox, a harse enviropment. EVE is not fair, it will never be fair, it should NOT be fair. Since you fail to grasp that simple fact you will always sit in your tree whining like a little bitch. 
 
What you could do however is getting allies, be nice to other entities within the game who could help you get equal numbers. But nooo... you are so elite, so pro that you can treat anyone as second-class to you. How is that working out for you now? Didnt want those blues anyways?  
But i guess you will never understand this will you..?  
The problem with being an &quot;Elite&quot; is admitting you need help is it not? But sure... whine on about numbers, the unfair advantage HBC/CFC have because they worked for, and achieved, something great. Something bigger and more dangerous than you.__Next time we pass your stations ill be sure to wave at you, standing crying in your CQ, from my Napoc. :*_ ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come in 1.5b ship? When have you even undocked in something worth more than 150m? HBC fields Napocs for fun.. where is your counter-fleet? Oh i know&#8230; they are sitting in stations shivering with tears of shame running down the sides. </p>
<p>I still fail to see the problem you have here.. this is not happy ponies in space, this is EVE! A sandbox, a harse enviropment. EVE is not fair, it will never be fair, it should NOT be fair. Since you fail to grasp that simple fact you will always sit in your tree whining like a little bitch. </p>
<p>What you could do however is getting allies, be nice to other entities within the game who could help you get equal numbers. But nooo&#8230; you are so elite, so pro that you can treat anyone as second-class to you. How is that working out for you now? Didnt want those blues anyways?<br />
But i guess you will never understand this will you..?<br />
The problem with being an &quot;Elite&quot; is admitting you need help is it not? But sure&#8230; whine on about numbers, the unfair advantage HBC/CFC have because they worked for, and achieved, something great. Something bigger and more dangerous than you.__Next time we pass your stations ill be sure to wave at you, standing crying in your CQ, from my Napoc. :*_ </p>
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		<title>By: Jon</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151703</link>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Test is at war with Eastasia and has always been at war with Eastasia. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Test is at war with Eastasia and has always been at war with Eastasia. </p>
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		<title>By: tripleA</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151702</link>
		<dc:creator>tripleA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ehr.. 
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://i.imgur.com/9Qfyq.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://i.imgur.com/9Qfyq.jpg&lt;/a&gt; 
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://i.imgur.com/Lrrd3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://i.imgur.com/Lrrd3.png&lt;/a&gt; 
 
:) ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ehr..<br />
  <a href="http://i.imgur.com/9Qfyq.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/9Qfyq.jpg</a><br />
  <a href="http://i.imgur.com/Lrrd3.png" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/Lrrd3.png</a><br />
  <img src='http://evenews24.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  </p>
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		<title>By: tripleA</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151701</link>
		<dc:creator>tripleA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[m8, I understand your position but is this really the best thing you have to say? 
Let&#039;s suppose I&#039;m butt-hurted, mostly of the things I wrote down are direct quoting of TEST leadership, or are you asserting that: 
 
1. TEST never shit-talked about renting 
2. TEST never made propaganda against renting 
3. TEST never encouraged renters to &quot;break their chains&quot; 
 
etc..etc..? 
 
I joined -A- and was aware that: 
 
- they have pour diplomacy 
- they care about kb-stats 
- they are hated by 80% of EvE 
- they will be hated more and more in the future 
- etc, etc.. 
 
Speaking about you (supposing you are a TEST member), are you sure your alliance respects and maintains the ideals they where pouring you? I know what the (EvE)future holds for me, can you say the same? ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>m8, I understand your position but is this really the best thing you have to say?<br />
Let&#039;s suppose I&#039;m butt-hurted, mostly of the things I wrote down are direct quoting of TEST leadership, or are you asserting that: </p>
<p>1. TEST never shit-talked about renting<br />
2. TEST never made propaganda against renting<br />
3. TEST never encouraged renters to &quot;break their chains&quot; </p>
<p>etc..etc..? </p>
<p>I joined -A- and was aware that: </p>
<p>- they have pour diplomacy<br />
- they care about kb-stats<br />
- they are hated by 80% of EvE<br />
- they will be hated more and more in the future<br />
- etc, etc.. </p>
<p>Speaking about you (supposing you are a TEST member), are you sure your alliance respects and maintains the ideals they where pouring you? I know what the (EvE)future holds for me, can you say the same? </p>
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		<title>By: BntyHunter</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151666</link>
		<dc:creator>BntyHunter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There can still be a king of the hill, Im not saying that but Kings pay way way more to run countries than a farmer to use his land. 
 
Tec moons number one need to get spread out perfectly evenly, this would make some pockets in each Constellation worth fighting for and would be king of the hill but not have 1 group have 12 Tec moons within 1 Titan Bridge and 5 Regions wide not have 1 Tec moon, Sorry thats not what the model is supposed to look like, there is supposed to be war in all places. 
 
Take the USA, We need Timber, Steel, Coal, Hydro eletric power, solar etc are they all in one place? Hell no 
 
To tax Wyoming who raise sheep and have the population of a few million the sam as taxing california that makes enough food for the entire country each year and has 60 million people should not cost the same to own or run. 
 
And number 2, if you did divide the US, the Coal is in the Mid-South-East in basically 3 states, the Timber is in the pacific northwest mainly, and the Steel is in various places, if the made Tec only be 1 of the very popular moons the way the map is now it would make sense, essentially Goons would own all the COAL or Oil, But until its divided among all r64 moons so each race uses mainly 1 moon type to make its T2 Ships this way is broken. 
 
Make moons like Tec make T2 Cald ships since it there regions mainly, Delve would be Amarr ships and divide 4-8 others in there corners accordingly and make each corner worth something.....Thats not to hard to grasp and it would stir things up and be interesting not like watching the US debt clock rise and  rise for days on end. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There can still be a king of the hill, Im not saying that but Kings pay way way more to run countries than a farmer to use his land. </p>
<p>Tec moons number one need to get spread out perfectly evenly, this would make some pockets in each Constellation worth fighting for and would be king of the hill but not have 1 group have 12 Tec moons within 1 Titan Bridge and 5 Regions wide not have 1 Tec moon, Sorry thats not what the model is supposed to look like, there is supposed to be war in all places. </p>
<p>Take the USA, We need Timber, Steel, Coal, Hydro eletric power, solar etc are they all in one place? Hell no </p>
<p>To tax Wyoming who raise sheep and have the population of a few million the sam as taxing california that makes enough food for the entire country each year and has 60 million people should not cost the same to own or run. </p>
<p>And number 2, if you did divide the US, the Coal is in the Mid-South-East in basically 3 states, the Timber is in the pacific northwest mainly, and the Steel is in various places, if the made Tec only be 1 of the very popular moons the way the map is now it would make sense, essentially Goons would own all the COAL or Oil, But until its divided among all r64 moons so each race uses mainly 1 moon type to make its T2 Ships this way is broken. </p>
<p>Make moons like Tec make T2 Cald ships since it there regions mainly, Delve would be Amarr ships and divide 4-8 others in there corners accordingly and make each corner worth something&#8230;..Thats not to hard to grasp and it would stir things up and be interesting not like watching the US debt clock rise and  rise for days on end. </p>
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		<title>By: BntyHunter</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151663</link>
		<dc:creator>BntyHunter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your logic is so flawed its not even funny....I can come in 80-100 1.5 Bil ISK ships and you can blob me with 600 Drakes and I can never win unless you make a massive mistake, So by your logic risking more numbers of ships is risking more losing them?  
  
Your saying the side wih the most powerful tools [including numbers] are risking as much as the guys who have 80 men....Thats non sense.   
  
And if you did have 600 60 mil Drakes and Killed my 80 man 1.5 bil isk ships and lost half your army making my KB 3:1 you would still win the ISK game big time.  
  
Its way more scary using a smaller flee of elite ships then a blob of new ships who anyone can replace and insurance covers 65% of lol  
  
You really deserve a darwin award for this.   
  
I get whysome others may disagree but your reasoning is retarded....Obviously the side with a huge leg up and massive advantage to begin with is the most vulnerable because they have more ship to lose???  
  
Numbers is most powerful thing in game, W made Corps to be tight knit groups of like mindedness think of the mas countries, we made Alli`s to group corps/countries and Attack/Defend/Regulate certain areas you know like Nato or the UN, Multi countriy forces.  
That wasnt enbough for you guys so you made up coalitions....Lol So either all go under the Alliance of the &quot;Honey Badger Alliance&quot; or pay to play as 30 different groups banding together, the reason everyone doesnt want this is greed, far to many CEO`s/Directors make far to much ISK this way.  
  
If you made it so PL was one Corp [which it essentilly is now adays the same as Allies were in 05] Then you would have to get what? 20 Corps leaders and elect 4-6 Directors out of that?  
  
How about GSF lol 155 Corps Converging to 1 Corp instead of alli and having all these &quot;Bosses now have to ratt and grind like thee peasants, while only the top .01% take in the moon Goo money like it does now....Nope thats why it wont happen and people fight just like real life.....Money, and just like RL Germany and Italy didnt become 1 entity with greece with the EU and now they have to carry all the dead weight of those bad choices, where as your coalitions have 0 downsides.  
  
You have simply made the game who ever has the most guys wins.....Thats terrible and not what Eve was founded on since I have been playing in 05 and not founded on the isk vs reward.  
  
There has to be a point where small groups can control space, otherwise its very boring. So we look to other games like WOT MWO BF3 ARMA etc until CCP changes things then we come back. 
 
So just like RL you cant use my super secret bunker with all my nuclear missile control, just like in Eve where you are either a citizen with power within that Allince/Corp or you cant use that Jump Bridge/Station/Cloning Vat ship services etc. 
 
Blob warfare has been becoming a problem for to long but now it really is choking Eve to Death IMO. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your logic is so flawed its not even funny&#8230;.I can come in 80-100 1.5 Bil ISK ships and you can blob me with 600 Drakes and I can never win unless you make a massive mistake, So by your logic risking more numbers of ships is risking more losing them?  </p>
<p>Your saying the side wih the most powerful tools [including numbers] are risking as much as the guys who have 80 men&#8230;.Thats non sense.   </p>
<p>And if you did have 600 60 mil Drakes and Killed my 80 man 1.5 bil isk ships and lost half your army making my KB 3:1 you would still win the ISK game big time.  </p>
<p>Its way more scary using a smaller flee of elite ships then a blob of new ships who anyone can replace and insurance covers 65% of lol  </p>
<p>You really deserve a darwin award for this.   </p>
<p>I get whysome others may disagree but your reasoning is retarded&#8230;.Obviously the side with a huge leg up and massive advantage to begin with is the most vulnerable because they have more ship to lose???  </p>
<p>Numbers is most powerful thing in game, W made Corps to be tight knit groups of like mindedness think of the mas countries, we made Alli`s to group corps/countries and Attack/Defend/Regulate certain areas you know like Nato or the UN, Multi countriy forces.<br />
That wasnt enbough for you guys so you made up coalitions&#8230;.Lol So either all go under the Alliance of the &quot;Honey Badger Alliance&quot; or pay to play as 30 different groups banding together, the reason everyone doesnt want this is greed, far to many CEO`s/Directors make far to much ISK this way.  </p>
<p>If you made it so PL was one Corp [which it essentilly is now adays the same as Allies were in 05] Then you would have to get what? 20 Corps leaders and elect 4-6 Directors out of that?  </p>
<p>How about GSF lol 155 Corps Converging to 1 Corp instead of alli and having all these &quot;Bosses now have to ratt and grind like thee peasants, while only the top .01% take in the moon Goo money like it does now&#8230;.Nope thats why it wont happen and people fight just like real life&#8230;..Money, and just like RL Germany and Italy didnt become 1 entity with greece with the EU and now they have to carry all the dead weight of those bad choices, where as your coalitions have 0 downsides.  </p>
<p>You have simply made the game who ever has the most guys wins&#8230;..Thats terrible and not what Eve was founded on since I have been playing in 05 and not founded on the isk vs reward.  </p>
<p>There has to be a point where small groups can control space, otherwise its very boring. So we look to other games like WOT MWO BF3 ARMA etc until CCP changes things then we come back. </p>
<p>So just like RL you cant use my super secret bunker with all my nuclear missile control, just like in Eve where you are either a citizen with power within that Allince/Corp or you cant use that Jump Bridge/Station/Cloning Vat ship services etc. </p>
<p>Blob warfare has been becoming a problem for to long but now it really is choking Eve to Death IMO. </p>
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		<title>By: U know who</title>
		<link>http://evenews24.com/2012/09/23/poetic-discourse-own-what-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-151662</link>
		<dc:creator>U know who</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cultural  Weakness - TEST has made it a point to differentiate itself from Against All Authorities.  A primary  cornerstone of this differentiation - Renters.   The rental system has been portrayed by TEST as a &quot;master slave&quot; management style .  TEST has repeatedly stated that renting is one of the primary things that make  -A- &quot;evil&quot;.   TEST now find themselves facing serious financial realities and will likely need to rent space - becoming the same  &quot;slumlords&quot; they so rabidly rallied against.    As the TEST model aligns closer and closer to -A-&#039;s income model,  it becomes increasingly difficult to rally the troops on these &quot;pseudo-moral&quot;  grounds.    Complicating the &quot;we&#039;re all equal Bros&quot; mantra... several alliances that sided with TEST in the early stages of the war have since been gutted,  leaders cast aside and much of their membership absorbed into TEST entities.  This seems to  have served as  a mechanism to bring on higher skilled players within TEST.   Simply put, TEST are too quick to rationalize their many departures from stated &quot;cultural&quot; cornerstones.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cultural  Weakness &#8211; TEST has made it a point to differentiate itself from Against All Authorities.  A primary  cornerstone of this differentiation &#8211; Renters.   The rental system has been portrayed by TEST as a &quot;master slave&quot; management style .  TEST has repeatedly stated that renting is one of the primary things that make  -A- &quot;evil&quot;.   TEST now find themselves facing serious financial realities and will likely need to rent space &#8211; becoming the same  &quot;slumlords&quot; they so rabidly rallied against.    As the TEST model aligns closer and closer to -A-&#039;s income model,  it becomes increasingly difficult to rally the troops on these &quot;pseudo-moral&quot;  grounds.    Complicating the &quot;we&#039;re all equal Bros&quot; mantra&#8230; several alliances that sided with TEST in the early stages of the war have since been gutted,  leaders cast aside and much of their membership absorbed into TEST entities.  This seems to  have served as  a mechanism to bring on higher skilled players within TEST.   Simply put, TEST are too quick to rationalize their many departures from stated &quot;cultural&quot; cornerstones.  </p>
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