My EVE story:
I lived in Iceland during the launch of EVE, but I was first introduced to the game in 2011 by an IRL friend, who showed me how extremely overpowered Drakes were and let me watch tournament practices under a vow of secrecy. Finally after a couple more years of reading cool headlines about huge battles, I gave it another shot in 2014 and joined Brave Newbies Inc.
My journey in EVE since then has taken me through most areas of the game. I started out mainly in wormholes, where I was the head FC and a director in a C5 wormhole corp during the heyday of high-class wormholes. During that time I worked extensively on projects aimed at introducing new players to wormhole space, and met my SO of 9 years. Later, during a time when many C5 corps were shutting down, I followed my friends to SniggWaffe and PL in lowsec. I got the “dunking on people in lowsec with capitals” experience and bought my first super. I made lasting friendships in all of these groups and still talk to many of them.
Most recently, I came back to Brave with my SO and adjusted to nullsec life. I found out that I enjoy the huge fights of nullsec warfare, which are one of the unique aspects of EVE. I’ve taken over the captain position for the Brave AT team, won Brave’s first AT ships in 2022, and have done commentary and analysis for EVE_NT, Captain’s Cup and on the CCP Twitch stream. I am active most days talking to new and returning players, because I enjoy helping new players.
In the last year I have continued on my path to become the most prolific killer in Brave on my alt Suzann Ivanova and got the most expensive player-owned killmail in the game in recent years. I have also done more market trading and hauling than any other year, because I somewhat enjoy doing that in between fleets, and in order to have ships ready for more fighting, and took over as head of Brave SRP.
Areas of expertise and what distinguishes me as a candidate:
There are a few things that distinguish me as a “nullsec candidate”. My alliance or coalition hasn’t sent me to represent their interests, though I do have their support. I’m happy to talk to people outside of my circle, and I have a varied playstyle across several types of space:
- Nullsec warfare - I am the third killiest pilot in Brave of all time, and when the wars are the busiest, one of the most killy active pilots in the game.
- Flying with several groups in New Eden to get different perspectives - with larger SIGs to blops on Fraternity., other alliances in my coalition, and on my Horde spy to see how the other side is enjoying the game.
- All that other PVP too - I enjoy doing small gang, kiting and AT-style fighting, blopsing, wormhole and Pochven PVP, and have experience both FCing and assisting FCs.
- PVE, trading, and logistics - I rat in nullsec, do wormhole sites, mine, haul, run abyssals, trade, and try just about any method of playing the game available to me, especially if it’s social. I am familiar with many ways of making ISK in EVE and am always learning more.
- Familiar with both the technical and social aspects of corp and alliance management, and communicate privately with many people about different features of this.
- A good perspective on active inclusion and diversity, both for new players and people new to a particular play style, but also groups of players who are not as well-represented in EVE as a whole.
- Good grades in Icelandic from high-school in 2004.
- I have a degree in game theory, an interest in game design, have playtested and been a part of publishing rules for miniature games and am good at spotting potential interactions and incentives/consequences.
- Extroverted and will talk to basically anyone. I have many contacts across New Eden and hear many perspectives, which can include yours!
Why I’m applying for CSM:
- I have a strong interest in this kind of work and it is a long-term goal of mine (back in the day I wanted to run on the wormhole ticket, but needed to get more experience first).
- I interact with a lot of new players in the game on a daily basis.
- I dislike when people complain about specific things when they don’t have good solutions, and when people with good solutions are not heard by people who have the power to make the change.
- As a connoisseur of many games, I care about EVE as a unique game that operates in its own niche.
- I want people to fight more and have bloodier fights that they can also feel good about.
- I have spoken to several CSM members both current and former, and have some idea of what is realistic and what isn’t in terms of things I might be able to influence. I also have the time to be consistently available.
- I love talking to people about EVE!