History of EVE University: Difference between revisions

Line 3:

=Introduction=

EVE University is one of the oldest corporations in EVE Online. Since EVE University has a naturally high turnover of members, the collective history of the corporation is quickly dispersed. The aim of this page is to collect some of the stories. This page is a collection of the recollections of various different past and present members, so it is of course subjective. As significant time has passed since some of these events sources are rare, so there may be some inaccuracies. Some of this information is sources from EVE University founder Morning Maniac's two-hour history lecture in March 2007: [http://classes.eve-ivy.com/Morning%20Maniac%20-%20Past%20Present%20and%20Future.mp3 EVE University History, Past Present and Future]. It covered the history of the EVE University from its founding as a chat channel. However, well over half the EVE University's history happened after this talk.

Key:

* {{co|lightgreen|Corporation}}

* {{co|cyan|Wars}}

* {{co|violet|Operations}}

=2004=

<big>'''EVE University founded - March 2004'''</big>

{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''EVE University founded - March 2004'''</big>}}

EVE University was founded on 15th March 2004. The founder, Morning Maniac, had been answering questions in the Help channel, and wanted to provide something that was more helpful than what 'Help' had become. The heart of the operation was the EVE University public chat channel. Early on, the principle was established that EVE University would remain neutral, so that students can have the widest possible choice of future corporations.

=2005=

<big>'''Early wardec ~~announcement on CAOD~~ - October ~~4th~~ 2005'''</big>

{{co|cyan|<big>'''Early wardec - October 2005'''</big>}}

On 4th October 2005 EVE University had an early wardec via the EVE Online forums. This appears to be prior to the founding of The Big Blue.

This is interesting for several reasons. The first is the shift from helpful to slanging through the 13 pages of the thread. The second is that all of the same issues are being discussed five years later. This appears to be prior to the founding of The Big Blue.

{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''The Big Blue founded - October 2005'''</big>}}

~~<big>'~~''The Big Blue ~~Era'''</big> ~~

EVE University was one of the founding corporations of 'The Big Blue' alliance, together with N.A.G.A. Corporation, Four Horsemen and others. The Big Blue (always with the definite article) was founded in October 2005, and held sovereign null sec. The Big Blue built two outposts in Geminate: the Blue Pill in BWF-ZZ, and Masada Station in 8MG-J6. The Big Blue was interesting in that it maintained [[NRDS]] and a non-aggression policy, which was a rarity in null sec space.

~~EVE University was, with NAGA, the Four Horsemen, and others, one of the founding corporations~~ of The Big Blue ~~alliance. The Big Blue (always with the definite article) was founded in October of 2005, and lasted until~~ August of 2006. During this busy year, the alliance built two outposts in Geminate: the Blue Pill in BWF-ZZ, and Masada Station in 8MG-J6. In June of 2006, the Mercenary Coalition declared war on BLUE. A month later, The Four Horsemen withdrew from the alliance, removing much of The Big Blue's PvP power. Subsequently, attacks by Euphoria Unleashed and others rendered the situation untenable, and NAGA and EVE University dissolved the alliance and withdrew from the region. An interesting historical consequence is that the EVE University'~~s teamspeak server was hosted with NAGA until late 2009.~~

=2006=

{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''Dissolution of The Big Blue - August 2006'''</big>}}

The Big Blue ~~was~~ interesting in that ~~it maintained [[NRDS]] and a non-aggression policy -- a rarity in 0~~.~~0 space~~. Subsequent to The Big Blue's withdrawal, BWF-ZZ ~~has~~ developed a reputation as a cursed system, which no group ~~can~~ hold onto for very long.

In June 2006, Mercenary Coalition declared war on The Big Blue. A month later, Four Horsemen withdrew from The Big Blue, removing much of The Big Blue's PvP power. Subsequently, attacks by Euphoria Unleashed and others rendered the situation untenable, and N.A.G.A. Corporation and EVE University dissolved The Big Blue and withdrew from the region<ref>http://eve-history.net/wiki/index.php/Big_Blue</ref>. An interesting historical consequence is that the EVE University's teamspeak server was hosted with N.A.G.A. Corporation until late 2009. Subsequent to The Big Blue's withdrawal, BWF-ZZ developed a reputation as a cursed system, which no group could hold onto for very long.

''~~see also [http://eve~~-~~history.net/wiki/index.php/Big_Blue EVE History~~'~~s page on The Big Blue]~~''

{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''Formation of TGRADS - August 2006'''</big>}}

~~=2006=~~

At the time EVE University retreated from Geminate, a group of EVE University members wanted to remain in nullsec, allying with ISS, an organization which itself maintained neutrality. EVE University as a whole felt that this would nevertheless undermine its neutrality. Twenty-six EVE University members left to form a new corporation called The Graduates (TGRADS), and take over the Cassini outpost of ISS in EC-P8R.

~~<big>'''Formation~~ of TGRADS~~'''</big> ~~

At the time EVE University retreated from Geminate, a group of EVE University members wanted to remain in 0.0, allying with ISS, an organization which itself maintained neutrality. EVE University as a whole felt that this would nevertheless undermine its neutrality. Twenty-~~six EVE University members left to form The Graduates~~ (~~TGRADS~~)~~, and take over the Cassini outpost of ISS in EC-P8R.~~

{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''Ivy League founded - (Need date)'''</big>}}

~~Unfortunately, this~~ outpost was isolated from the rest of ISS. TGRADS was forced out of the region, and joined with EVE University in forming the Ivy League ~~Alliance. Subsequently, they maintained POSes in NPC 0.0, under the Ivy League flag. The difficulty and expense of maintaining these POSes, and the disparity between EVE University~~'~~s primary mission and the 0.0-ward desires of TGRADS, put strain on the relationship between the two. Subsequently TGRADS left Ivy League to join BRUCE, then an up-and-coming 0.0~~ alliance~~. After BRUCE dissolved, TGRADS joined Morsus Mihi. They are currently the largest corp in The Initiative., and still recruit preferentially from EVE University~~.

The newly formed TGRADS found that the Cassini outpost was isolated from the rest of ISS. TGRADS was forced out of the region, and joined with EVE University in forming the 'Ivy League' alliance.

* 18 Sept 06 -~~- Romble no longer in EVE University~~ (~~TGRADS~~).

{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''TGRADS leave Ivy League - (Need date)'''</big>}}

* Privateers (corp) war 24 Oct 2006. ~~(Privateers founded 6 weeks previous)~~. TGRADS in ~~ISS at this time~~. ~~Ivy League at ~700 members~~, ~~though this includes some inactives~~.

TGRADS maintained POSes in NPC null sec, under the Ivy League flag. However, the difficulty and expense of maintaining these POSes, and the disparity between EVE University's primary mission and the null sec focus of TGRADS, put strain on the relationship between the two. Subsequently TGRADS left Ivy League to join BRUCE, then an up-and-coming null sec alliance. They are currently the largest corp in The Initiative., and still recruit preferentially from EVE University.

=2007=

<big>'''The Drone Regions'''</big>

{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''The Drone Regions - 2007'''</big>}}

The drone regions of space were added to the EVE universe in November of 2006. At some point subsequent to leaving Geminate, until about April 2007, EVE University held space in the drone regions (S-R9J2), while remaining headquartered in Korsiki(?). In April of 2007, Invictus attacked, and eventually forced Ivy League out of 0.0 again. Invictus won sovereignty on 28 Jun 2007, according to evemaps.dotlan.net.

Line 385:

Line 393:

{{Quote|Kelduum writes: The Dropouts [TDROP] was formed by myself as a 'safe haven' for members during war - basically maintained by an alt, the idea was to keep a few of the members together and let them know how the war was going. Eventually, it got wardecced pretty quick, so was dissolved. If you check Keldalt Revaan's corp history, you should be able to find the time it was founded and closed. R.U.S.E. [RUSE] was the second incarnation of TDROP, and the name was chosen by a poll on the forums here. Officially "Rafe Udall Spacelane Enterprises", after the CEO (again, an alt of mine, and you should be able to find the info in my corp history), unofficially the name stood for "Respite Until Shooting has Ended". Eventually this also attracted wars, which lead to its dissolution and closure, and the reform in channels, starting with "EVE High" which became Chat.E-UNI and similar.}}

==References==

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 =Introduction=
 EVE University is one of the oldest corporations in EVE Online.  Since EVE University has a naturally high turnover of members, the collective history of the corporation is quickly dispersed.  The aim of this page is to collect some of the stories. This page is a collection of the recollections of various different past and present members, so it is of course subjective. As significant time has passed since some of these events sources are rare, so there may be some inaccuracies. Some of this information is sources from EVE University founder Morning Maniac's two-hour history lecture in March 2007:  [http://classes.eve-ivy.com/Morning%20Maniac%20-%20Past%20Present%20and%20Future.mp3 EVE University History, Past Present and Future]. It covered the history of the EVE University from its founding as a chat channel.  However, well over half the EVE University's history happened after this talk.
+Key:
+* {{co|lightgreen|Corporation}}
+* {{co|cyan|Wars}}
+* {{co|violet|Operations}}
 =2004=
-<big>'''EVE University founded - March 2004'''</big><br />
+{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''EVE University founded - March 2004'''</big>}}<br />
 EVE University was founded on 15th March 2004. The founder, Morning Maniac, had been answering questions in the Help channel, and wanted to provide something that was more helpful than what 'Help' had become.  The heart of the operation was the EVE University public chat channel. Early on, the principle was established that EVE University would remain neutral, so that students can have the widest possible choice of future corporations.
 =2005=
-<big>'''Early wardec announcement on CAOD - October 4th 2005'''</big><br />
+{{co|cyan|<big>'''Early wardec - October 2005'''</big>}}<br />
+On 4th October 2005 EVE University had an early wardec via the EVE Online forums. This appears to be prior to the founding of The Big Blue.
-This is interesting for several reasons.  The first is the shift from helpful to slanging through the 13 pages of the thread.  The second is that all of the same issues are being discussed five years later.  This appears to be prior to the founding of The Big Blue.
+{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''The Big Blue founded - October 2005'''</big>}}<br />
-<big>'''The Big Blue Era'''</big><br />
+EVE University was one of the founding corporations of 'The Big Blue' alliance, together with N.A.G.A. Corporation, Four Horsemen and others. The Big Blue (always with the definite article) was founded in October 2005, and held sovereign null sec. The Big Blue built two outposts in Geminate: the Blue Pill in BWF-ZZ, and Masada Station in 8MG-J6. The Big Blue was interesting in that it maintained [[NRDS]] and a non-aggression policy, which was a rarity in null sec space.
-EVE University was, with NAGA, the Four Horsemen, and others, one of the founding corporations of The Big Blue alliance.  The Big Blue (always with the definite article) was founded in October of 2005, and lasted until August of 2006.  During this busy year, the alliance built two outposts in Geminate: the Blue Pill in BWF-ZZ, and Masada Station in 8MG-J6.  In June of 2006, the Mercenary Coalition declared war on BLUE.  A month later, The Four Horsemen withdrew from the alliance, removing much of The Big Blue's PvP power.  Subsequently, attacks by Euphoria Unleashed and others rendered the situation untenable, and NAGA and EVE University dissolved the alliance and withdrew from the region.  An interesting historical consequence is that the EVE University's teamspeak server was hosted with NAGA until late 2009.
+=2006=
+{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''Dissolution of The Big Blue - August 2006'''</big>}}<br />
-The Big Blue was interesting in that it maintained [[NRDS]] and a non-aggression policy -- a rarity in 0.0 space. Subsequent to The Big Blue's withdrawal, BWF-ZZ has developed a reputation as a cursed system, which no group can hold onto for very long.
+In June 2006, Mercenary Coalition declared war on The Big Blue.  A month later, Four Horsemen withdrew from The Big Blue, removing much of The Big Blue's PvP power. Subsequently, attacks by Euphoria Unleashed and others rendered the situation untenable, and N.A.G.A. Corporation and EVE University dissolved The Big Blue and withdrew from the region<ref>http://eve-history.net/wiki/index.php/Big_Blue</ref>. An interesting historical consequence is that the EVE University's teamspeak server was hosted with N.A.G.A. Corporation until late 2009. Subsequent to The Big Blue's withdrawal, BWF-ZZ developed a reputation as a cursed system, which no group could hold onto for very long.
-''see also [http://eve-history.net/wiki/index.php/Big_Blue EVE History's page on The Big Blue]''
+{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''Formation of TGRADS - August 2006'''</big>}}<br />
-=2006=
+At the time EVE University retreated from Geminate, a group of EVE University members wanted to remain in nullsec, allying with ISS, an organization which itself maintained neutrality. EVE University as a whole felt that this would nevertheless undermine its neutrality. Twenty-six EVE University members left to form a new corporation called The Graduates (TGRADS), and take over the Cassini outpost of ISS in EC-P8R.
-<big>'''Formation of TGRADS'''</big><br />
-At the time EVE University retreated from Geminate, a group of EVE University members wanted to remain in 0.0, allying with ISS, an organization which itself maintained neutrality.  EVE University as a whole felt that this would nevertheless undermine its neutrality.  Twenty-six EVE University members left to form The Graduates (TGRADS), and take over the Cassini outpost of ISS in EC-P8R.
+{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''Ivy League founded - (Need date)'''</big>}}<br />
-Unfortunately, this outpost was isolated from the rest of ISS.  TGRADS was forced out of the region, and joined with EVE University in forming the Ivy League Alliance.  Subsequently, they maintained POSes in NPC 0.0, under the Ivy League flag.  The difficulty and expense of maintaining these POSes, and the disparity between EVE University's primary mission and the 0.0-ward desires of TGRADS, put strain on the relationship between the two. Subsequently TGRADS left Ivy League to join BRUCE, then an up-and-coming 0.0 alliance.  After BRUCE dissolved, TGRADS joined Morsus Mihi.  They are currently the largest corp in The Initiative., and still recruit preferentially from EVE University.
+The newly formed TGRADS found that the Cassini outpost was isolated from the rest of ISS. TGRADS was forced out of the region, and joined with EVE University in forming the 'Ivy League' alliance.
-* 18 Sept 06 -- Romble no longer in EVE University (TGRADS).
+{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''TGRADS leave Ivy League - (Need date)'''</big>}}<br />
-* Privateers (corp) war 24 Oct 2006.  (Privateers founded 6 weeks previous).  TGRADS in ISS at this time.  Ivy League at ~700 members, though this includes some inactives.
+TGRADS maintained POSes in NPC null sec, under the Ivy League flag. However, the difficulty and expense of maintaining these POSes, and the disparity between EVE University's primary mission and the null sec focus of TGRADS, put strain on the relationship between the two. Subsequently TGRADS left Ivy League to join BRUCE, then an up-and-coming null sec alliance. They are currently the largest corp in The Initiative., and still recruit preferentially from EVE University.
 =2007=
-<big>'''The Drone Regions'''</big><br />
+{{co|lightgreen|<big>'''The Drone Regions - 2007'''</big>}}<br />
 The drone regions of space were added to the EVE universe in November of 2006.  At some point subsequent to leaving Geminate, until about April 2007, EVE University held space in the drone regions (S-R9J2), while remaining headquartered in Korsiki(?).  In April of 2007, Invictus attacked, and eventually forced Ivy League out of 0.0 again. Invictus won sovereignty on 28 Jun 2007, according to evemaps.dotlan.net.
@@ Line 385: / Line 393: @@
 {{Quote|Kelduum writes: The Dropouts [TDROP] was formed by myself as a 'safe haven' for members during war - basically maintained by an alt, the idea was to keep a few of the members together and let them know how the war was going. Eventually, it got wardecced pretty quick, so was dissolved. If you check Keldalt Revaan's corp history, you should be able to find the time it was founded and closed. R.U.S.E. [RUSE] was the second incarnation of TDROP, and the name was chosen by a poll on the forums here. Officially "Rafe Udall Spacelane Enterprises", after the CEO (again, an alt of mine, and you should be able to find the info in my corp history), unofficially the name stood for "Respite Until Shooting has Ended". Eventually this also attracted wars, which lead to its dissolution and closure, and the reform in channels, starting with "EVE High" which became Chat.E-UNI and similar.}}
+==References==
+<references />