The Russians, Iirc was led by Mactep, and he's really a good strategist. They were running DED complexes right next to the sieged system. The Coalition was a mess after the defeat and it just got worse when the Goons came along and finished us off in the region. RA and RaT were really organised when it comes to pvping back then and metagaming was just one of the tactical options. Simply put the Russians were really good at pvp and whoring those DED 10 complexes like clockwork. If you ever flew with Mactep or evil thug, they run fleet battles with an iron discipline. Having played this game since 04 , this battle was soon overshadowed by the massive fight west of it. The first clusterfuck imo

EVE Online, the only game i regret not starting sooner.

So....this is going on the History Channel right? :D *Stellar* job!

holy shit I would pay for a historical eve movie like this. Anyway, book is great.

That's some Rooks & Kings quality content! I would pay so much for a full length documentary of this sort.

The Coalition of the South fleet was massive but weakly organized. It showed up with hundreds of ships of all makes and models with very little in the way of true strategy. The Russians, on the other hand, were extremely well organized and knew exactly what they planned to do. After months of guerrilla warfare they were a finely tuned fighting force. Every pilot in Red Alliance was outfitted with the exact same ship - called a Tempest - with the exact same components, the intent being that every pilot would be on the same page as every other pilot at all times. They flew in packs of 10. The Coalition of the South dreadnoughts unpacked their heavy artillery and unloaded on the defensive starbase while Red Alliance pilots charged the enemy lines. In their small packs they swarmed the Coalition dreadnoughts like a pack of bees: difficult to hit, and packing a punch. The damage they were doing to the dreadnoughts forced the rest of the Coalition to try to defend them. Rather than destroying Red Alliance's defensive starbase, the Coalition was now on their back foot just trying to keep their own valuable ships from being destroyed.

Can we get more of these please?

Utterly, utterly magnificent!! My copy of "Empires of EVE" arrives tomorrow. Like many I have been watching and following its progress for almost 2 years. You made me a wonderful 51st b-day present, Andrew! I said today that I hope, twenty years from now, I'm sitting in the nursing home reading "Empires of EVE V: The Rise & Fall of The Mittani's Imperium During World War Bee." Stupendous work! And a stupendous video, Paul Leary!!

It's similar to the Soviet partisans during the second World War.

THIS is what the EVE Online TV show should be! This reminded me of historical documentaries. I could see myself watching a 30-40 minute long video like this. Awesome awesome video!

I dont play EVE, but this is FANTASTIC!

I’ve come back so many times over the years to rewatch this. Please do another one again... please

Space Russian 300 moment i guess...

This video feels so much like one of the intros to the Wargame series' campaigns. This is really well done!

We Slavs realy are a bit specific, can't seem to unite when its peace time, but when war comes, when we decide to unite and do something, we god damn do it and there eint nothing you can do about it lol

Hell yes. Eve is the one game I'm absolutely in love with, but could never commit myself to play. This, however, is an excellent substitute. I love hearing the stories out of this game. I look forward to seeing more.

I dont even play EVE and I want more of these videos. Like today. :)

If you release an audiobook, I hope it sounds like this. Amazing job!!!

wow.. the voiceover the music the tale..im speechless..goosebumps one of the best videos to start a fire in me..

Absolutely incredible to think this was just one chapter of many in the history of C-J.

If anyone is interested in the music only, I've uploaded a mix of the music to my soundcloud, thanks again for all the awesome comments and support, it means a lot to Andrew and I to see this video doing well. soundcloud.com/pauleary/empires-of-eve-the-siege-of-c-j6mt-original-score

One of a kind history that truly explains Eve Online in a way no one else could, Kindly continue to produce these videos!

Never played EVE and I still enjoyed watching this. Good job, sir!

This is amazing! I'm on my 2nd read-through now. I would thoroughly enjoy a youtube video in this style going over the entire book

could we PLEASE get more of these??!!!! you are the perfect narrator for this stuff!

I really like you're presentation here. It works so well presented as documentary. I've played eve on an off for a year, but really got nowhere. Loved the frustration of the learning curve but had to tailor to my niche laying style. Logging on after months of inactivity and going it alone (Not a great plan.), so watching videos like these make me wish I didn't have a full time job and real life so I could properly invest in this game. Videos like these will have to suffice. After watching so much on the history, I really wish they'd make a show on this game like GOT. Would be neat seeing cut throat and irno willed players in coalitions get immortalised in such a way. The veterans really know how to strategise and it would fun seeing this dramatised.

Subbed! Amazing video! Also, fantastic narration voice! I look forward to seeing more of these!

i have been waiting for this to come out!! finally, its damn good, and yes, MORE!!

Amazing video! I rarely comment on youtube, but I really had to step out of the shadow to give my support to this initiative. Count me as a returning viewer if you are to release more videos of this kind. I understand the choice to use a 5 minutes format, but I really wouldn't mind if you release longer videos with more details, as some others already mentioned. Regardless, this format is perfect for people who don't play the game and just wish to hear some of the epic stories the EVE Universe have for us to tell. Many of my friends who don't dare to try the game are enjoying this kind of content, and this is for sure making them reconsider their decision. Amazing piece of work for everyone, New Eden citizens and outsiders as well.

how did 70 defeat 400? thats some fine fleet commanding

This was so good it made me want to get back into EVE. PLEASE make more!

Would love more of these EVE history videos. As a former drake pilot, I just got chills and a sudden urge to sign up again.

The music is really loud, making it hard to hear the voice every now and then.

I haven't played EVE in over a year, this makes me want to come back lol excellent story telling, I subbed :)

This should definitely be a whole series. The history of Eve Online is great and I would definitely pay for a whole docu-series.

Awesome video, about an awesome event I didn't know about! I really hope you decide to make more!

This game will enter in the history of video games, just by his awesome community. And thx to this video, everyone will be able to understand it's awesomeness ; ) Great job !

Ummm So the most important part you completely skip over...? 1. Be Outnumbered 5 to 1 2. Give counter attack command 3. ???? 4. Profit

brilliantly made... do more as this is the best aspect of the game... well done !

Perfect voice over, this was really well done

Phenomenal editing and score, congratulations

The editing of this is amazing.

Holy cats that was awesome. Do want to see more of this (and know what book i'm ordering when i get paid this weekend, lol.) The music was great, and whomever did the voiceover work was fantastic.

this was so bad ass, and presented so well, I could have thought this happened out of the game, and in the real world...I am majorly impressed.

So much nostalgia watching this. I remember being there as a member in Lotka Volterra. Can't believe this was over 10 years ago,

And that is why I count EVE Online to one of the most fascinating games... I would have definitely played it 2 years ago already, but sadly time is my enemy... No time for such games, still fascinating. Wonderful video.

Congrats for the video. Really amazing job

This video makes me unbelievably happy.

There is a Russian saying: He who comes to us with a sword.... dies with a sword....

Music so good! Can't handle it! I just want a CD of this guy's work to play in the background while reading the book. >

Holy shit man, this is amazing. Well done.

I've NVER played this game, and I probably never will. But this is so good!! This video looks like a "Previously on..." type thing. Like a trailer to what could be an awesome TV show! :P I need to get this book now. Great job on this!

For those of us that aren't readers, please make more of these! ♥

Awesome! History with a good, solid story. Really glad I never got involved on-line as it wold have sucked up way too much time. It's bad enough with all my other games.

This was exceptionally done well.!!

Oh god I can't wait for the second of these books with world war Bee in it!

2021 and i still love the vid

I hope to god Star Citizen can amount to even 60% of the diplomatic complexity EVE has to offer, let alone a working game (no offense)

Wow! Great one! Want more.

Amazing stuff. More PLEAASAEEE

Amazing, more please!

FUCKING GOOSEBUMPS YO!

well produced video with excellent narration. must...buy...book.

I love the narration really good!

dang! that was EPIC!!! i mean these guys have serious determination.

I've never played this game but damn this video is soooo entertaining! Wish there was a series.

Eve is fascinating because it isn't just a starship simulator, it's a geopolitics simulator. I hate playing it, it's a full time job, but man is it interesting to see the politics organically develop over years

Video was great. Bought the book read it one night, couldn't put it down.

Wow i am very impressed ! I said before that Star Citizen will topple EVE , but oh boy how wrong was i ... now i don' think this scale of battles will be possible in Star Citizen , not just yet maybe in 5 years who knows , but this is jut EPIC , can't describe it as anything else it is War and tactics just like people would do it in real life.Man i wish i was playing this game , although i would bid my life farewell and transcend into EVE.

Empires of EVE should be published as an audiobook as well.

MORE I need to know more!!! Its Awesome.

This is bloody awesome!

Damn, player driven content is the best kind of content. 👍

Simply Epic!

PLease do more. this was entertaining. its a nice synopsis for 'virtual' reality TV show.

PLEASE, COVER MORE OF THESE AMAZING STORIES!

I'd love to see more videos too. This was amazing, rally enjoyed it. The universe is so cool but the game is just too complicated for me to get into.

good video, hope to see more!

Damn now I feel old. Just decided to have a look on some of the old Legendary stories on Eve. I came in after this video. I started the game in this time. My brother was fighting in this war if I was not mistaken. He desperately wanted his little sister to join. I wasn't much into space games at the time but in this time I remember he had a huge battle against the Red Alliance against a Titan and some large amount of ships. They where then called The Brotherhood Alliance which was merged from Band of Brothers and after fighting off Red Alliance they took the name Pure Alliance. I joined the Brotherhood Alliance just before they became Pure Alliance but I was not part of the action just yet. There was lots op politics in the background with this war. Leaders that knew what they where doing fell away and secondary leaders has steped in for the position to call forth mergers to increase numbers for the consistent loss of ships. Hordes or money went through these operations and huge losses. there is a long line of history ripple effect after Red Alliance and it's interesting as hell. Imagine it was real life. This would be happening. A normal group of people starting something. Lots of people join and get driven to do things they have obviously never done before and yet the kind of men they become after this, they had no idea what they where becoming that day. Now we only speak of the history but feels as though this could not have been done by ordinary people such as our selves sitting somewhere in a basement playing video games. That War made me start Eve. For the simple fact that when That Titan made its entry, in those days before all these soft updates it had a Doomsday davice that not only went off killing nearly a 700 ships if I can remeber, It also made my brothers computer shut down. It created a masive hype. We did not see anyone die but that made it feel so much more intense and he reloaded his game in a mass graveyard with a pod and had to rush and fly out of the mess of survivors before getting killed or did get killed... It was epic. These where serious wars. It phased out lol and got boring. Sadly even if I wanted to start again. I had lost my account login informations and many many years of training. No way one can just simply start over after all that.

We need more of these :)

ugh why did i watch this, now i might re-active my accounts

This is so cool!

Amazing video and an amazing book!

More of this please!

Fantastic.

absolutely incredible

I'll buy if there's an audio book with this voice, even better if you add music to it. :) Will you make an audio book?

awesome

very well done guys

This makes this game look way cooler than it is. I'm so glad people put these videos together after the fact so I never have to play it lol

EVE Online is truly a one of a kind game. Hope to see more if these videos.

Anyone here from Brotherhood or PURE Alliance. anyone remeber Fistsandwich. Guy was a legend. Kept proving you dont need to have the best skills and ships to take out anyone. only skills. Was amazing. He would be in a small ship taking on 3 big ships in a mine field and he would kill them all 3. Guys was good but he was Prodigy. Fist if you ever read this...hows the Biltong and Boerewors treating you back there in England mate. Always thinking of everyone even years later. Fam.

this is great. Wish there was an option to listen to the players mics/ts too tho

amazing!

Coalition: hah ! We are 400 to 70, what ya gonna do ? Red alliance: *BLYAT*

If you make same way a bigger video like documentary that would be awesome.. I really like this video.. Npt fan of books

This is so much more immersive than the actual game for me :P Except when they call the universe "Eve online" instead of "New Eden" or whatever it is...

can u please keep this up i like it so much.....this is "history channel" for gamers or TLC if u will :P make more!

One of the most exceptional stories of New Eden

this gave me goosebumps