More changes in my real life have resulted in even less Eve time and as a result I feel now removed from the game. The current leadership is stable and doing well, and they seem to share my vision of what the University should be and they work hard to shape it as such, with all the limitations of the game and the people in it. In the last three years I was mainly concerned with extinguishing fires and the occasional directorship drama, but fortunately for me and everyone involved these issues have become less frequent and intense.
After some real life changes my available free time was greatly reduced but I could rely on a great team of directors and managers to run the Uni. In the first three years I clocked about 4000 hours logged-in in the service of the University. Classes and doing things together were important but nothing was, and is, more important than the positive attitude towards new players. Statement from Morning Maniac, Eve University Founder and CEO Five years and 11 months ago I founded Eve University to create a place where new players could get together and be appreciated for who there were. On February 1st, Morning Maniac will officially step down as CEO, replaced by Kelduum Revaan, current Director of Operations. We have spent that time teaching new players in all aspects of Eve, and helping them on their way in New Eden to become successful pilots, freely providing information, skillbooks, ships, modules and various other resources. Official Eve University Press Statement - For Immediate Release Many of you know Eve University as the new player training corporation which was founded almost six years ago by Morning Maniac. (continued.) CAOD Thread Ivy League Forums Thread
Very often alumni stick around after they graduate and have moved to other corporations - in doing so they bring some significant knowledge of areas we can't cover directly, such as nullsec politics, and the darker sides of Eve. E-UNI is more than just a corporation though, it is a true community, and even the newest member can help out, by answering the questions of fellow members. This volume of membership is possible due to the way E-UNI is set up, with members assisting each other, and the vast majority of costs being paid for by donations we get from various donors all over the Eve universe, who we would like to thank for their generosity and support. With an estimated 10,000 pilots passing through our doors since we opened, (over 1,700 of those in the last 6 months alone), we have members and alumni in over 2,500 cities across more than 80 countries worldwide. While they initially seem simple, they lead to much more complex questions, many of which can't really be answered by guides and howtos, and require direct experience to answer fully. We still see the same sort of questions from the new players which we did all those years ago, but with more complexity within Eve comes questions on broader subjects: "Can I pod someone who has a bounty?", "What happens if someone steals my loot?", "How does this work?", "Is this a good fit for a cruiser?", "What is the best ship?". Those changes were significant in terms of OnlineAutomatåZ gameplay and how Eve developed, but throughout these six years, one thing has remained constant - there are always new players, and there is always more to learn. The skill queue, rigs and invention were a long way from existing, and there was no API - not to forget the introduction of warp to 0. The drone regions were closed to players, and there was no Black Rise region. There were only eight races to choose from, and Eve itself was substantially smaller. Back then, New Eden was a very different place - there were no alliances and sovereignty, no mining barges, destroyers or battlecruisers, no capital ships, no faction ships, modules or ammo, wormholes and exploration didn't exist, there were no deadspace complexes, no level 4 or 5 missions, no epic arcs and no factional warfare. In the last 6 years since E-UNI was founded, a great deal has changed in Eve.
We have been described as one of the few truly altruistic corporations in New Eden - we take new players and teach them what is necessary to survive and be successful in Eve with support such as lessons, events, guest lectures, ships and modules, skillbooks, forums and a wiki crammed full of information.
For those who don't know us by name, chances are that you have encountered more than a few ex-E-UNI members, and have flown with or against them, as we have alumni throughout Eve in pretty much every major alliance or sizeable corporation. Official Eve University Press Statement - For Immediate Release Six Years of Eve University Six years ago today on March 15th 2004, Eve University was founded by Morning Maniac, who stepped down earlier this year after years of hard work.