Mausoleum
January 22 2016 at 1:51 AM Idea
A structure will be built. This is a mausoleum, a monument to our fallen brothers and sisters. The friendly geniuses in fair and far Reykjavik will find the proper expression of that idea. It will ideally provide for a couple of animated ways to salute a portrait of our fallen comrades.
New Eden should not be about 'safe space'. However, this is a place of reflection, it provides a space to contemplate our beloved friends, our respected enemies of yore whom we had the pleasure of flying with, whom we had the joy of fighting with in New Eden's open skies.
As a nod to the idea of risk versus reward, the place could be in a more difficult to access location, say: the original EVE Gate, such that the way towards it would be perilous, with a chance to salute our fallen friends in peace the reward for making the journey.
It is a way to increase immersion, it makes EVE that much more real, it anchors New Eden as the third place it has become in our lives. It is the last safe haven for the lost souls who are out of reach of the cynosaural field to guide them home. It is only fitting and proper that this place should be built.
To all our friends whom we have lost through the years: fly safe always.
o7
Thoughts?
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I went through a stack of old posts I salvaged from my first blog on the discontinued ’Typed’ service and came across this one.
CCP have now recently erected the most beautiful monument to our fallen fellow capsuleers. A very moving tribute. The capsule atop the monument seems superfluous when the basaltic rock formations, hello Iceland!, holding the lit cyno, is poignant enough as a message: we’ve lost one of our own and lighting a cyno to guide them home.
Vanity would have preferred this small post to be the inspiration for this wonderful monument but I’m pretty sure nobody else even saw the post in the first place. It’s also not a revolutionary idea, we have built commemorative structures for our dead since time immemorial.
It’s a great addition to New Eden, it is a quiet statement of support and condolence and it is executed in the grand and gorgeous style of the house. Count on CCP to do the graphics well for any occasion.
To all our fallen friends, with my heartfelt thanks for sharing this wonderful dream.
o7
