The April Fool’s Invasion

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The Hek Mining Association would like to formally announce a very special fleet taking place. Although, as our name would suggest, we normally keep our operations limited to Hek and the surrounding systems, on April 1st, 2022 the HMA Public Mining Fleet will take place in Uedama. Yes, you read that correctly. For one day […]


We’re Back, Baby

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As some of you likely noticed our website has been down for the past week or two. Long story short, malware was found on our server. Rather than try and root it out we opted for the nuclear option and just reimaged the machine, set up a more secure environment and reinstalled everything. Please bear […]


How To Run An HMA Public Mining Fleet

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NOTE – This is an outdated post kept alive for the sake of posterity. For our current guide, see How to Run an HMA Public Mining Fleet [Updated]. As I am on vacation at the moment, and therefore not running my usual fleets, now seems as good a time as any to write up a […]


Size Isn’t Everything

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One of the hardest concepts for new pilots to grasp is that bigger ships are not better ships. Maybe, it comes from CCP’s PR team really selling those big battles out in null-sec. Maybe, it comes from your more standard MMOs and RPGs where your characters gear and abilities are always improving. But, wherever it […]


The Predator/Prey Dynamic, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Gank

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To your average miner, ganker is a dirty word unfit for polite company. They are seen as a depraved and cowardly lot incapable of “real pvp” which accounts for their only targeting “defenseless miners”. If you would bear with me for a few minutes I would like the opportunity to change your mind. To be […]


The Care and Feeding of Alts

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Alts, or alternate characters, are not unique to Eve Online. However, unlike most other games, alts are not only encouraged they are practically essential. In a game where trust is rare and betrayal common, you often have no one you can rely on but yourself. In addition, having an alt can add convenience to tasks […]


The CODE of Content

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As I hope you are all aware, the HMA has never and will never issue “permits” in lieu of fleet participation. Our purpose has always and will always be to drive player engagement. So, why do I have this in my bio? Have I, the Steward of Hek and de facto leader of the HMA, […]


And so, it begins…

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Greetings and Salutations, Hekians and outsiders alike. Today marks a new chapter in our journey as we move from a poorly implemented website to a poorly implemented WordPress blog. However, our devotion to generating content for the people of Hek remains as strong as ever. I just wanted to take a brief moment to thank […]