Write a short story about an in-lore character. For example, a reactor technician's experiences on a capsuleer's ship, possibly explaining how capsuleers hire crew, or perhaps a civilian whose life was disrupted by pirates and rescued by a fleet of capsuleers, or possibly a Firbolg pilot in the middle of a nullsec capital brawl.

Hecate

Create an in-lore series or movie set in EVE today. Use plentiful references to in-game entities, items, classic jokes, etc. Basically "Clear Skies" but using the new ships, graphics, mechanics, activities, lore events, and factions. Emphasis is set on comedy, in-game accuracy, and an engaging plot, in that order.

'Nados are red, scramblers are blue;

The armor is breached

The bulkheads have holes.

Gate guns are silent, CONCORD has lagged;

My shiny new 'Ceptor

Now just metal slagged.

Like clockwork gears ticking, the looters rush in

Racing to see what

The loot fairy dropped.

Skillpoints are costly, ships I had sold;

Two hundred injectors,

No longer for you.

Incursions

Incursions can be classified under the Enforcer career, however, it is completely overlooked in the AIR Career Program. Incursions are a high-level PVE activity where large fleets of expensive battleships engage Sansha's Nation forces in sites. Incursions are nomadic, meaning each spawn or "focus" is limited to a single constellation and only last for a few days to a week before despawning and popping up elsewhere in the cluster. Each system in the Incursion constellation has a classification that determines the difficulty and corresponding rewards for each site. Scout systems have the easiest sites, but have the lowest payouts for the top three contributors. Vanguard sites are somewhat more difficult, with similar payouts to Scout sites. The difference is that Vanguard site payout is parabolic. The best payout is for ten pilots. Each pilot above or below this number results in reduced payouts for each pilot. Assault sites are the next tier in difficulty, optimized for 20 pilots with a similar payout model as Vanguard sites. Headquarter sites are the most difficult site optimized for 30-40 pilots with a parabolic payout model.

1. Appeal
   Incursions are a very well-paying activity, ranging from 140 million ISK per hour for low-efficiency Vanguard fleets up to over 300 million ISK per hour for efficient Headquarter fleets. The incursion community is also a very specialized subset of the EVE community, offering new pilots a group that will help them upgrade, skill, and learn about how to fly in a fleet.

2. Opportunities

   Many groups fly incursions, though their ship doctrines for the ships accepted in fleet vary widely. TLA accepts marauders, with a strong emphasis on the highest possible DPS. Warp to Me accepts shielded ships. EVE Rookies runs both shield and armor Vanguard fleets, but only armor Headquarter fleets.

3. Challenges

   The Sanshas rats in Incursions sites are deadly. The rules and doctrines each community has are written in pod goo. As such, the bling, skills, and ships required are typically non-negotiable, making a very high bar for entry. Vanguard fleets are generally easier to access, as there are fewer rats and lower site DPS. As such, they require cheaper ships, fewer skills, and less advanced ships. EVE Rookies offers Praxis handouts for their Shield Vanguard fleets.

4. Advice

   Follow all guidelines, ship doctrines, and skill requirements required by your chosen incursion community. The rules are written in pod goo. Since all communities vary, ask the leadership if you have questions. Don't gamble with your expensive incursion hull.

Nestor

The Skyhook content is interesting, and gives a new place for rats to spawn. Beyond that, I haven't interacted with Equinox much, so I am fairly indifferent to the expansion. The Tholos and Cenotaph fill the hole in the pirate ships lineup nicely, but are currently too expensive in both skillpoints and ISK to be worth it for me to try and test them out.

The "Old Man Star" lowsec system in Gallente empire space is named for a lore story where a stargate building freighter was damaged, leaving a single man alive but out of cryopreservation too early. He used the ships defensive missiles to create explosions against the hull to nudge the freighter towards its destination. around 90 years later, he successfully build the stargate, linking the system to the cluster stargate network, to everyone's surprise who thought the freighter had been lost.