PL Resets S2N & Other N3 Alliances, Kills N3 Caps

Pandemic Legion, long-time Nulli Secunda ally and N3 associate, has reset their relations to neutral with almost the entirety of the N3 coalition outside of the Drone Regions.
A source within PL provided the details of the reset:

N3 Renters [Non-Drones Holdings]
Solo Cartel - ( Sant Jon ) [ Detorid ]
Brothers Of The Dark Sun - ( lling yang, Amelia Aurilen, Amalie Echerie ) [Detorid]
People’s Liberation Alliance - ( Vincent Mancini Corleone ) [ Detorid ]
Fortis Et Certus - ( Nonoko Chent-Shi ) [ Omist ]
The Pestilent Legion - ( Hellion Vlad ) [ Detorid]
Invidia Gloriae Comes - Aidan Warden [ Insmother ]
Independent Operators Consortium - Kregan Gadhar [ Omist ]
Creative Tendencies [ Impass ]
Novaku Alliance. [ Wicked Creek ]
N3 Alliances [Non-Drones Holdings]
Nulli Tertius [ Feythabolis ]
HUN Reloaded ( Tusko Hopkins, Kard Fater, DeviantAnt, Noel Wilbury, Ivan Tukachev )
Fraternity. ( Wind Spirits )
Cult of War ( Teraeyes, Brethana, Milek, satans lovechild, xRatchetx )
Kadeshians
The Unthinkables ( Space Chutney, Tempest Borne, Tempest Zeta, Assassin, Master Kent )
The Predictables
Gentlemen's.Club -  ( Rhaeghar  )

Darkness. ( Sort Dragon, Vigilante )
N3 Alliances [Based in Angel space but with a handful of Etherium Reach systems]
The Kadeshi ( Mirko Stinkz, Ltd Spacepig, Awatar, Cobra Kanwari, Rondra Kanwari, Kor Kanwari, Dinghy Young )
Caladrius Alliance ( Dexsar, Nendo yama )
Misc.
Shadow of Honor. [Dead Alliance]
Explicit Advisory [Dead Alliance]

That's non-drones N3 renters. They are free game for subcaps, caps, supers and titans. We've also told N3 proper alliances (nulli, kadeshi, darkness etc) that we are now weapons-free on their supers.

PL pilots have been quick to take advantage of this massive swath of the galaxy being opened up to hunting. N3 capital ships are appearing on the PL killboard - here's just a sampling: Archon, Anshar, Archon. Ender Hawk of Sniggerdly has gone on a particularly successful spree.


Clearly, Pandemic Legion is planning on ushering in Phoebe with a bang. It remains to be seen just how their reset of one of EVE's largest coalitions will shake up the political map.

It seems that PL's intent to return to "fuck everything" merc group is rather clear as of now.  They seem to be as deadset as possible on shaking up the stagnation in NullSec.

The Future of Renters in NullSec

With all the speculation and moves being made in Null/Low Sec space in advance of Phoebe one would not be too far off base in expecting people to try and hang on to old methods and agreements of surviving in EVE.  Because as we all know, some EVE players really hate change.

Taking the sell-off of the Drone Regions from PL, and N3 allegedly moving to the SouthWest as an example, a lot of alliances are looking to still try and hold onto a slice of landlord/renter ISK.  Or they move into the space left behind in the SouthEast and try to replicate the success of the BOTLRD era.

Regardless of intent, the writing on the wall suggests that rental empires are not long for the sweet embrace of death.  As most SOV-holders are looking to focus on holding easily defensible areas and generating more easily defended revenue streams, there are only a few groups left that will vie for the inevitable scraps of the rental table.

The first group that must be discussed is the pirates and small gang PVPers. Pirates and other small PvP groups are not the competitors of renters. Renters do PvE, mostly ratting. Pirates don’t really want to rat. Chasing away ratters without ratting yourself is just dumb: the income from the rats in your land will be gained by no one. Renters have no loyalty to the landlord as we saw PBLRD members running to B0T or NA for better service. They are ready to pay to anyone who guarantees them the ability to rat in peace. Currently these are the big coalitions.

the other groups that will likely be brought up are new faces in the SOV game.  Smaller alliances looking to carve out a piece for themselves.  Assuming that any smaller groups decide to grind down the evac'd SOV ahead of larger groups and succeed, they will most likely have to focus on holding that SOV from other small groups and defending the revenue of those systems from aforementioned PvP gangs.  In all likelihood, small groups won't be renting space anytime soon.

Currently the strategic and tactical control are the same. If you own SOV, then – using jump bridges and bridging titans – you are able to drop an overwhelming force on anyone who is messing in your land. Pirates live by hit-and-run. Renters don’t have to fear them as long as they watch local. The pirates cannot reasonably attack structures because the landlord shows up with a supercap blob or 500 subcaps.

After Phoebe the strategic and tactical control will split. The regional power will still hold the SOV as it can still deploy and grind down everything in a week while stomping on any attempt from the locals to fight. However they will have to deploy to do so, at the cost of not being anywhere else. This means that outside of such deployments, the local pirates are free to plant their towers and siege renters. If the SOV holder scrambles whatever members they have locally, the pirates would likely beat them up. This creates an awkward dual-power situation: both the formal SOV-holder and the local pirates are owning the same land.
Whomever takes control of the situation on the ground from the larger region holding group, both groups will inevitably come to the conclusion that sharing wealth is better than trying to hoard it.  A split in renter income will be paid to the pirates actively holding said systems, and the SOV-holder of the region will likely demand a cut.  And in effect it will resemble the "protection" rackets of organized crime, in a less violent and chaotic sense.

In most cases, this will not happen at first. The landlords will be reluctant to acknowledge that they lost tactical control and can no longer demand full rent. The pirates will likely approach with an “I just want the World burn”. This can lead to an initial exodus from some regions. An empty land where no one does PvE is good for no one. The SOV-holder will realize that lower rent is better than no rent, while the pirates will realize that having income is better than no income while having blue ratters at least attract random roamers that they can kill, while empty space attracts no one. So after the initial hiccups, the rates of this dual-renting will be accepted and renters will continue ratting as they always did.

Pandemic Legion Ditches Renters in Cobalt Edge, Drone

Pandemic Legion Ditches Renters in Cobalt Edge, Drone

Seems like the CFC aren't the only major power bloc to be making some drastic changes to protect their interests.  In a somewhat predictable move in response to N3 and it's interests to shift the layout and defensive focus of it's borders, PL decides to engage turtle mode.

Hey Folks,

As you are all well aware, change is coming to Εve this November and December. CCP has announced their latest release, Phoebe, and there are many ways in which space ownership will be affected. I strongly suggest reading the patch notes.
Brothers of Tangra started nearly two years ago with the express goal of providing the best service to our customers, and we are quite proud of what we have accomplished so far. The changes in the upcoming release have forced us to make some tough decisions on how to continue on providing top quality service. The conclusion that we reached is that for B0T and its customers to prosper in Phoebe, a few infrastructure-related changes would have to be made. To dissuade any would-be harassers, a more active force will have to be present to protect the area and its inhabitants. While the idea of a Brothers of Tangra led militia is appealing, we do not think it is enough to combat the most organized combatants. To that end we have enlisted the help of our friends in Legion of xXDeathXx to protect the space and those calling it their home.

There will be a slight, though completely unavoidable, hiccup in services depending on where you currently live. The regions of Kalevala, Оuter Passage‚ and Cоbаlt Edgе will need to be transferred to Legion of xXDeathXx sovereigntу ѕo that everything is settled for the November 4th release. The level of service you experience will not be affected‚ and neither the renter’s agreement nоr the rаtе. This is merelу a way to ѕafeguard against future changes with a more hands-on captain manning the tiller. Renters in Malpais and Spire will remain under Brothers of Tangra‚ thоught still protected, аs will any systеms in the aforementioned regions where sovereigntу upgradeѕ cannot be interrupted (I.e. beacon systems‚ jammers systems, and capital building systems).

During this periоd, which will be very grаdual ovеr the coming weeks, уou can feel free to contact the ѕame Brothers of Tangra contacts that you have now‚ оr the Legion of xXDeаthXx contacts listеd below – both are on the same page.

Triksa
IceArctik
cylin ceres

Thank уou for your underѕtanding in this matter. We are excited to enter this next phase with you. Again if you have any questions‚ dо not hesitаtе to ask.

Cheers,
BOTEXE