Link between Faux GNN and EON Discovered?

In this exclusive, our source inside the EON Alliance supplies us with private discussions from within the group where leadership discusses the reputations of current alliances, avoiding the missteps of corps like STB, and most importantly an instance where they openly discuss using the Faux GNN [no relation to us] as a disinformation tool. Keep reading for full access to the transcripts!



NuMbz┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐
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With the announcement that full corps are coming very very soon is it time we go public?
not openly recruit or anything but get the brand out there?

no doubt ppl gonna start taking notice of the Eon corps that have been heavy on the beta gettin used to stuff.

This is also another reason i was pushin ppl to be more active on the beta since grping was added. 1st impressions are important and alot of the corps here honestly have not been puttin the time in gettin knowledge on the game, every night its basically SyN and R*S and already us 2 have been building chemsitry, learning the ins and outs of the game.

With player corps now u have ur corp branded to u and like i said 1st impressions are lasting ones, cant have ppl sayin "oh its Eon...they only have a few good corps in there played against the rest they not that good or they just not good at all"

I feel too many ppl are adopting the "oh we will wait till release to figure stuff out and decide what our roles are etc"

thats bad. Now is the time to do that when stats, SPs and other stuff dont matter, so when the game launches we can hit the ground running. NOW is the time to be training members and gettin them up to speed on the games mechanics, figuring out the general role ur corp will play as well as members.
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JW v Weingarten
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People should stop saying ' i will play Dust when it releases.'
This is the time to start playing, discover the game and discover what role fits you best so you will have a better start
once Dust releases.

Just start playing the damn beta
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LifeLine66
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Yeah everyone should start getting thier members testing dust if they havn't already... we've been doing that since beginning of this build, now i believe having a good turnout. R*S from what ive seen has a good turnout as well.

I think we should announce ourselves -just- before this next build, lets wait until they announce its release date (try and really get our activity more together), unless they intend to spring it on us as a surprise. Its not too big of a deal if we dont advert beforehand, but when they announce it is when people will prob start getting more active in actually finding a corp, and it would be handy to have our announcement thread well timed with a dev thread about the build release.

Our alliance will be first to come to mind to any forum browser (and have the mysterious allurement since others have kind of put themselves out there already), so i feel it would be perfect timing. We should have an idea of what we want to post before that date comes so we can get it out, then have our members bump periodically through the day.
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Angel
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NuMbz┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐ wrote: With player corps now u have ur corp branded to u and like i said 1st impressions are lasting ones, cant have ppl sayin oh its Eon...they only have a few good corps in there played against the rest they not that good or they just not good at all wrote:

I would like to reemphasize this.

We can learn a lesson from some other corps' mistakes. STB, for instance, has really hurt their 'brand' by doing things like calling in 5 or 6 tanks on an ambush round, and no matter how they deny it on the forums, most people now associate them with tank spamming.

When corp tags are added, people should try to remember that they represent Eon whenever they are playing. Being a part of SyN and Eon is a big deal for me, and it absolutely kills me to see people doing stuff that hurts the reputation of all of us. I realize of course that all we are doing now is pubs, and its hard to take that seriously all the time. I only ask that people have fun, but remember they are representing everyone else in the alliance when they play.

Creating our own alliance 'brand' is something that I think we should discuss and it should be reflected in however we decide to introduce ourselves and in how we play in general. There is plenty of time to worry about this when the full game releases, but I think we should do our best to make a good first impression in the beta.

I agree with the timing that life suggested. I believe that we should get our name out there so that people know who we are when the full game releases. Also it will help with recruiting.
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Grezkev
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What types of "brands" are you suggesting Variant?
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Nanofied
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Im with numbz on this one every corp should be getting ready for our eventual debut. That includes knowing what role you want to play as a individual and as a corp. If you plan to just kinda wing it on release dont be suprised when a more organized group shits on you. That being said I think we have a solid foundation for a amazing alliance from what ive seen so far !!! Theres alot of talented Dust players in SyN and my clan Red Star already and add a few more dedicated corps to that and I think we will be in good shape.
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corbear007
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I agree on getting ready, I'm pushing my members hard to pick it up and play, I got quite a few interested, and quite a few joining here really soon, I personally need to find time to get in with some games with everyone, I know I haven't been on really since the last build but I'm working towards it, life comes first however
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Nanofied
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With this build about to end Its no big deal but I believe the next build is the final build before release. Last chance to get organized before the real thing. Im gonna try to get even more R*S involved when public beta starts !!
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Angel
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Grez what I mean by brand is very brand is what comes to people's mind when they think of our alliance. In other words a reputation. For instance in EVE, if I come across someone from TEST Alliance, I will fight them every time, because their alliance is viewed to have very few skilled pilots and are terrible in small gang and solo fights. On the other hand if I saw someone from Pandemic Legion, I would do my best not to engage them because they are known to have quite a few skilled pilots. Reputation plays a big role in EVE, especially when it comes to finding allies, recruiting, etc.

What I am saying is that what we put on our introduction thread and how we conduct ourselves will affect how people think of our alliance. This in turn will affect what type of players are drawn to our alliance when we start recruiting. I was just saying that we should keep this in mind once we go public and have corp tags added.
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NuMbz┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐
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@ life funny....i just did a draft of our intro thread today in work as i was bored. will post up later to see what peeps think and when the date of the build drops we can drop it the day before on the beta forums and dust514.org as well

.................no we arent gonna be tools like ROFL and have a homo coming out party and crash the IRC lol
keeping it professional.
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Grezkev
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Can always use GNN in a way as well
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NuMbz┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐
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Grezkev wrote: Can always use GNN in a way as well wrote:

tbh i wont use GNN to do anything Eon related.
Conflict of interest having the GNN thing attached to Eon tbh

ppl are gonna take ur blog just as srs as they take DUSTERS especially if u start doin stories and rumors etc on our competitors
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LifeLine66
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Yeah any favouring we would do with GNN we would want it to be subtle so it doesnt go the way of dusters
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Nanofied
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I think its a great idea to use GNN as a disinformation tool. Just got to be more subtle than DUSTERS about it.
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Grezkev
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Nanofied wrote: I think its a great idea to use GNN as a disinformation tool. Just got to be more subtle than DUSTERS about it. wrote:

While Numberz is 100% correct about conflict of interest, Eugene is also correct to an extent.

We have to accept that there will be multiple news groups reporting on DUST. I hope to make GNN a standard for one of them, but it'd be ignorant to think it will remain alone. News organizations will develop just like they do in any capitalist society...based on supporters, funding, and their audience.
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RGs_PREDA
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"Being a part of SyN and Eon is a big deal for me, and it absolutely kills me to see people doing stuff that hurts the reputation of all of us."
^This!

Also i will start getting groups going on dust once my internet is stable. GNN could be a good idea if it's not bias unlike the derps over at dust mercs.

While we've heard the untrue rumors associating us with the EV, ROFL and even a major EVE corp, nothing could be further from the truth. These lies by the Hivemind/Spankit gave some the impression he was in charge of our blog, he is folly and farce. The GNN is here to report the happenings of New Eden, not to serve as a tool that serves the interests of one alliance or another or to mislead as discussed above. As always, we'll continue to provide more details as they become available.