LNA's First Alliance Tournament

Within a few minutes of our match against Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork on Saturday, we knew our time in ATXI was over.  It was a well-fought match and one of the more enjoyable ones LNA had during the tournament, but our Minmatar rush setup could not compete with the raw blaster power of the Gallente rush setup that MIF fielded that day.  When it was obvious we no longer had a chance of winning, GF's were posted in local and we as a team congratulated ourselves on how far we made it during the tournament.  I don't think anyone had any expectations for LNA, but it was shown that we are not to be taken lightly.  I think everyone on the LNA team had a great experience with the AT, scheduling was a little tough for some and I know it became stressful at times, but I believe we all walked away with a sense of pride and accomplishment.


For me it was exciting to be a part of one of my most favorite things in EVE Online.  I have watched every alliance tournament that has been broadcast and always payed close attention to the teams involved.  I love the theory-crafting facet of EVE Online, and to be able to apply that to developing setups for the tournament was very enjoyable.  It was really cool to watch the replays and hear people who I have been watching commentate for years talk about our team.  Experiencing the tournament first hand is something I'll never forget and I hope to be a part of it again next year.

What does the future hold in store for LNA?  It's anyone's guess, we'll continue the fight in the Amarr/Minmatar warzone and focus on lowsec pvp.  People will come and go and we'll continue to have fun blowing stuffs up and being blown up by whatever comes across our path.  There's talk of forming a team for the Syndicate Competitive League, but you can be sure we'll be trying our best to make an appearance in next year's Alliance Tournament.

Who are Late Night Alliance?

First of all I'd like to congratulate my fellow teammates in Late Night Alliance for winning our first two matches in the EVE Online Alliance Tournament XI.  We've had a great time preparing for this tournament and to finish that strong in the first weekend is very gratifying.  You can watch our first two matches here and here.

So who are LNA?  We are a conglomerate of faction warfare corporations fighting for the Minmatar Republic.  In fact, we are one of the first Minmatar faction warfare alliances to be founded after CCP made the necessary changes in Inferno.  As Shahfluffer's put in his interview with The Mittani; we are "The alliance that was born out of a group of Faction Warfare corps made up of ‘MURICANS, Canadians, people that live upside down (Aussies and Kiwis), a random Mexican and Persian, and Gurls who would log on in "late US" timezone to kill stuffs gloriously."   You can read the entire interview here, it will give you a basic understanding of our attitude and how mighty and hairy our chests really are.

We are a group of players who log in the game to blow stuff up.  We could care less about politics, sovereignty, who's big and who's not, and the like.  While some of us do pay attention to the various happenings and changes in EVE politics, our primary focus is having fun and bagging internet spaceships.  We do have alliances and corporations who we particularly like to shoot at (Eve Uni, Fweddit), but for the most part we believe in equal opportunity engagement.  The core membership of the alliance comes from various pirates, low-seccers, and ghey knights who have been involved in FW for the last few years, our cornerstone being the infamous Bahamut420.  We drink a lot and are accustomed to tossing around "tasteful" jibes at each other.  All of us are big fans of Puffins.

Overall we're a great bunch of people to fly with.  We have our moments, as with all alliances, but for the most part we have things figured out.  Feel free to head over to our home in The Bleak Lands region if you're looking for some low-sec PVP;  at least one of us will be online willing to GCC you for a good time.