Outrage flared with the discovery that Upwell Consortium Infomorph Psychologists not only researched, but fully implemented a mechanism to farm skillpoints from clones resting in their structures’ clone bay, and deliver the extracted skill points to the market without compensating the unwitting Capsuleers.



Many prominent capsuleers, including Jin’taan and Seleene, quickly cried foul at the unprecedented action. It was this announcement, however, that changed everything:





At first, this announcement appeared to be no more than pent up frustration capped by a failed run for CSM 14. Then, in a shocking turn of events, the awful truth was revealed. Triglavian forces almost immediately began to invade New Eden’s Null Security space, reinforcing structures and killing pilots engaged in combat with non-capsuleer entities.



There is no possible explanation: Manic Velocity is not “The One” destined to bring balance to New Eden. Manic Velocity long did his very best to bring balance by whelping ships, but recently spent his time destroying non-capsuleer entities, and whelped only a trivial number of ships. With hope finally lost that Manic will return to his work of bringing balance to New Eden, new and more dramatic solutions are required. Non-capsuleer entities have hemorrhaged assets for decades. Bringing balance to their killboards will require the destruction of trillions of ISK worth of player assets.



Null Sec entities—as Noizy so eloquently puts it, “hate non-consensual PvE as much as many high sec residents hate non-consensual PvP,”—find themselves in chaos. Tensions are high as Drifter fleets reinforce structures across New Eden, and even High Sec alts cannot rat in peace.



Where is Manic?



Is he here?

Perhaps…



But, perhaps not…

The SCOPE recently broke reports Triglavians are kidnapping people from installations in space, and an undercover agent discovered this image of Manic Velocity, who, far from the relaxing retirement he anticipated, seems…somewhat less comfortable.



Did Manic Velocity, in fact, depart of his own free will? Or, is his disappearance part of a plan to balance both sides of the equation, by simultaneously increasing the rate of destruction of player assets, and reducing the number of pilots shooting non-capsuleer vessels? If Manic is not “The One,” who is?