Recon, i understand that and why you have a massive problem towards me. during january and febuary some major stuff happened in real life that is too personal and distressing for me to post to random internet strangers, but needess to say that it was a big deal.

I actually wanted to have the opportunity to explain these things to you but you kinda jumped ship which i dont mind to be honest. point is that things are okay now which allows me to put the time and effort into the CPM that it deserves.

I can understand why some imps may have misgivings about me being in the CPM, but i promise you all i will be doing everything i can in this position to help the community. Since early early early beta i have done so much to try and make this game a success and that will continue as i gain new tools to help the community as a member of CPM.

Many thanks to everyone for putting their trust in us, I'm looking forward to helping set up this new Council to be every bit as efficient and productive as the CSM itself has become over the years. One of my big goals is to bypass the 7 years of trial-and-error its taken to get that institution to a healthy place, and get the CPM off to the right start from the very beginning. CCP has chosen some outstanding individuals to represent everyone here, who have demonstrated remarkable commitment to the community and an unquestionable work ethic.

One of the first issues I'm going to address is this utter nonsense about corp ticker - if you think its going to compromise our ability to serve, lets just nip this little idea in the butt right from the beginning. Just as the CSM has year after year, the CPM will be representing the community as a whole, not our individual corps. We will be under supervision and scrutiny from internal affairs, and we literally cannot abuse our positions for corporate or personal gain, or we will be removed, simple as that. So please everyone, lets skip right over the unnecessary drama baiting about which corp we belong to, and start reaching out to your representatives with your issues and concerns.

Inter-corp and Inter-alliance drama has zero place on the council, and all wars / beefs / conflict that happen in-game get laid aside when we work as a team to represent the community. That is why the CSM is strong, and I'm going to ensure that the CPM operates with the very same principles.

I'll try to answer any questions I can before leaving for Iceland for Fanfest tomorrow, but I'm quite busy packing and running errands, so I appreciate everyone's patience and I look forward to hitting the ground running as soon as I return.

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i promise you all i will be doing everything i can in this position to help the community.

You obviously dont know Jenza then cause youre only covering half of the main issue here. The other issue is her lack of ability to lead and work with other people. She hasnt even had a presence in Dust since January or maybe mid February. This is evidenced by the Betamax youtube page not having any new additions for two months and her twitter account going almost completely silent.

But Hans has turned down csm 8 for private reasons and now he is here. Did he know that, back then?

I'll believe it when I see it. Past experience shows that you are incapable of putting biases aside to work with or benefit others you previously did not get along with. Just the other day you refused to squad with someone purely because of the corp he belonged to, regardless of your having no prior problems with the person. You've also actively chosen not to participate in community events because of who was involved in running them. I fully expect a similar pattern of behavior from you while on the CPM, but feel free to prove me wrong.

I'll believe it when I see it. Past experience shows that you are incapable of putting biases aside to work with or benefit others you previously did not get along with. Just the other day you refused to squad with someone purely because of the corp he belonged to, regardless of your having no prior problems with the person. You've also actively chosen not to participate in community events because of who was involved in running them. I fully expect a similar pattern of behavior from you while on the CPM, but feel free to prove me wrong.

I do have my concerns about a lack of top end talent on the CPM, as well as the main criteria for being on the CPM being whether or not you have a podcast, hang out in IRC, or are able to stream videos.


I can think of many people who have contributed greatly with detailed bug reports throughout the beta on the forums, as well as posting possible fixes that make sense. That group has been completely left out of the CPM.

Kain being a pro-AFKer=somewhat troubling.

As a CSM member, I've been more than happy to block/ignore/walk away from countless jerks or people that I found obnoxious

I do have my concerns about a lack of top end talent on the CPM, as well as the main criteria for being on the CPM being whether or not you have a podcast, hang out in IRC, or are able to stream videos.

I can think of many people who have contributed greatly with detailed bug reports throughout the beta on the forums, as well as posting possible fixes that make sense. That group has been completely left out of the CPM.

Just think of us as your megaphones with built in swear filters!

Not really its empty. I can't see you doing more than getting on the forums and trying to keep up with the lastest crying foxfour does that on his own. I can see no benefit at all. I don't need a megaphone for your cause all the issues in dust are well known. Maybe eve findes some use for them but I've never heard of them doing anything note worthy, than causing me to have ignore the constant banter about voting for people noone cares about.

Alright man like I said I could careless only reason I even commented is they felt the need to clutter the announcement with this and new about PC or other issue are 1000x more important than empty titles that help noone.

Its a little messed up to have a single corp with 2 people sitting on the CPM dont ya think? Especially considering Jenza hasnt done anything for this community since January, and the fact that there are so many more people who are more than qualified for the spot.

Recon, i understand that and why you have a massive problem towards me. during january and febuary some major stuff happened in real life that is too personal and distressing for me to post to random internet strangers, but needess to say that it was a big deal.

I actually wanted to have the opportunity to explain these things to you but you kinda jumped ship which i dont mind to be honest. point is that things are okay now which allows me to put the time and effort into the CPM that it deserves.

I can understand why some imps may have misgivings about me being in the CPM, but i promise you all i will be doing everything i can in this position to help the community. Since early early early beta i have done so much to try and make this game a success and that will continue as i gain new tools to help the community as a member of CPM.

I remember the days when HAV whining was at a peak, when I pressed CCP about it they thought that HAVs didn't need infantry to support it. Slapped them about that notion and made them require some infantry support.

Yeah, no. What they did is make the HAV's paper. That doesn't make them require support, that just makes them god mode with glass heels. If you think HAV's are improved from E3, you are wrong by a mile.

Well as an omni-soldier I have been on both ends of the tank, I will tell you one thing.

Tanks with a squad sweeping in front and two anti- anti-vehicle infantry watching its rear are the hardest tanks in the world to kill. When I tank I know when to move where all the tank cover is and trying to utilize it and only support the infantry trying to sweep ahead of me. Unfourtuantely I am a horrible shot and cant use the tanks like zion, zitro, aldin and some of the better tanks from STB could and take advantage of infantry movement. Also from the looks of it, most people's tanks I 'SOLO' are not tanked proper, ever.

If I only have basic suits and adv weapons I shouldn't be soloing sagaris and suryas. I shouldn't pop most tanks on a single reload.

Swarm Launcher Tracking needs a nerf though IMO. AV grenades should be harder to fit. Sleeks need to fly further. According to the numbers Sleek AV grenades have the least amount of kills of ALL normal weapons in the game. (actually the MCC XL guns and null cannons have more kills than the sleek AV grenades)

You were tapped for your second X chromosome. End of story.

The two primary AV weapons are extremely long range. There is no way infantry can protect a tank from a forge gun at 400m, which is what happens vs good corps. Balancing for pubs will ruin this game.

I am not part of Jenza's corp by affilation, I am just a guest in Betamax as a closed beta tester involving in the testing community back then. I am there only as a welcomed Guest, I do not render political aid, I do not manage any leadership positions in the corp, I am just there to chat and help train. I will probably help field PC battles but only to get used to the systems and understand the game more.

I'm sure that BSOTT would love to have you.

Sure, need to get around a bit and I would like to see what you guys do for new players.

Yeah, I do not think they really looked at the community that closely before making their choices, but oh well. There are a couple good choices in there and it is just the beta version. Lets hope these guys do a good job. I can not wait to see them all at Fanfest.