Will New Eden Burn?

It began as it always does, with hurt pride and the promise of vengeance.

This podcast [Link] perhaps unintentionally, has become a rallying cry for the legions of clone soldiers that reside in New Eden. While many of them have heard the horror stories of the exploits of The Goonswarm, most of them have never had an actual encounter with the real thing. For these soldiers to hear a transmission where one of the most powerful alliances allegedly views them as little more than expendable cannon fodder may have been the impetus for an uprising of Spartacus style proportions.

 "Guess what? I'm not scared of Goonswarm, I don't care how many ships they have. This is planetary warfare, they're not gonna command a million ships to attack me, at most they'll have a battalion of soldiers come after me, and as I said they're probably terrible, so it'll be a bloodbath. You honestly expect me to cower in fear because of a group of capsuleer pilots? Come on, pull your head out of your ass." - Mudmaster

Recent Galactic Press reports have referred to the affected as the Anarchist Movement. They are a unique brand of soldier clone that isn't interested in wealth, notoriety or resources. They only want to upset the status quo and render powerless their perceived overlords.Their mantra claims they have little to lose and everything to gain, but many of their detractors consider them blissfully ignorant of what it will take to achieve their goal. For now they organize through secure net postings [Link] and are said to be recruiting countless soldiers to their ranks. There are already whispers of seizing control of Technetium moons and working for the enemies of Goonswarm as a means of bolstering their numbers.

This proposed revolution, like all that have come before it, has support from the lesser power brokers in New Eden, and why wouldn't it? If successful, the vacuum created would provide countless opportunities for those who would seek to seize power.

"No one fears Goonswarm, at least not from my camp. Put an assault rifle in the hands of a pilot, put them on the ground, and then we can talk. Until then they just write a check, a large one." -Youknowutimsayin

 "The second clone soldiers can have some form of control over their own Wardecs I'm proposing a full on Spartacus raid. We're gonna' pick a system as A, and one as B, and we're gonna' burn absolutely everything in a straight line between the two just for **** and giggles." - Phantom Humperdink


"We actually had a fairly nice roast of them a few weeks ago. People seemed to get upset when we asked about their experience in planetside engagements. Goonswarm won't last against me tbh." - xProtoman23

"What you need to understand is that if push comes to shove a lot of us aren't really interested in your paychecks and little politicking. We're just flat out happy to burn your **** given the chance just because we can." - Phantom Humperdink

Are you an idiot? You're not gonna be orbital striking me all day no matter what, hell I don't even think you'll get to orbital strike me. You'll have to do something to allow your ships to get in position to strike me, and you'll have to kill me to let that happen, and we all know that won't happen because, well, capsuleers are horrible at planetary engagements. - Mudmaster

The Unofficial GSF Response was both cryptic and chilling:

Incorrect, we are here, we are watching, we are already determining which of you are the most intelligent, most capable, most organized, most dedicated, most desirable warriors to bring under our our wings on release day. We are already using the beta to winnow the chafe from the grain.


WE don't care about your K/D ratio, it's silly - many of us will spend a great deal of time raining fire on you for the sole reason of ruining that k/d ratio to show you how silly it is.


You thump your silly little chests and speak loudly of your skills and abilities, attempting to proclaim your victory without knowledge of your enemy, without knowledge of your battleground, without even knowledge of your self.


The Goons are not to be feared, but do not make the mistake of underestimating us, in capability or in asshattery. Do not assume your "leet" gun game skills make you a better fighter, for they will not engage on your terms. Like many New Eden corporations Goons attempt to "Win, then fight"


Become experienced in New Eden, travel through goon space, read your history to get an idea of what we have done in the past, and what we will likely do in the future, for the leopard does not change his stripes.



After you have done this, begin planning, begin organizing, begin coordinating. Then perhaps you may find victory.

Good Luck and Good Hunting - and remember "He who know himself and his enemies need not fear the outcome of a thousand battles."

One of the people at the heart of the controversy, Pinky Feldman, had this to say when asked for comment: "Its nice to see groups willing to take on the status quo."


The Anarchists seem supremely confident and answered every net posting with tales of skill and bravado. Some of the names are the same: xProtoman23, Phantom Humperdink, Tony Calif, Mudmaster, Sha Kharn Clone, Gene Dravon, Zion Shad and others, but has this group of agitators bitten off more than they can chew? Or will they be the spark that turns New Eden upside down? Only time and ISK will tell.