Month: February 2016

  • Kirith Kodachi: Refitness

    Let’s go back to that Capital Dev Blog from October for one of the more controversial aspects, namely that combat refitting is going away: You will be unable to refit while you have a weapons timer The incredibly talented and endlessly creative players of EVE Online have taken combat refitting to its extremes. With some…

  • Overview: A quick look at the obscure EVE Online Japanese community.

    The EVE community is one of the most diverse in all of gaming. Americans, Russians, Germans, French and others all work actively with or against each other for various reasons. Coalitions form among people who can barely communicate, held together by a select few diplomats and players with a unifying rage against a common enemy,…

  • The Cosmopewlitan: The DUST settles, finally.

    “This is the way the DUST 514 ends, not with a whimper but with a Dev Blog” Well, the cat’s out of the bag, CCP Games has officially announced the end of the development of their once flagship FPS DUST 514. When the news broke out, a few of my EVE mates met the news…

  • Galactic News: Weekly Powers Update Incoming

    In the early hours of tomorrow morning (7.00am GMT), the GalNet monitoring of powers’ activities will go offline for a short period while the latest data is assembled. Any pilots who operate for one of the powers must deliver any cargo or vouchers bef…

  • Community Goal: Former Slaves in Need

    Recent reports from LFT 37 indicate that the system could be on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. According to system authorities, the issue began when the Paladin Consortium took control of the starport of Onnes Gateway and liberated all the imperia…

  • Community Goal: Manufacturer Appeals for Osmium

    The LHS 2936 Alliance Combine, a manufacturing concern based in the LHS 2936 system, has issued a galaxy-wide request for osmium. According to a company spokesperson, the rare metal will be used to create specialist alloys with which to improve the org…

  • Galactic News: Empire to Retake Facece

    A little over two weeks ago, the Facece system was occupied by an independent faction known as the Allied Facece Order. The news sent shockwaves through the Empire, with many asking how such a small organisation could take control of the second most im…

  • Galactic News: Federation Begins Analysing Wreckage

    Over the past week, hundreds of pilots have been searching for signs of Starship One, the Federal presidential vessel that disappeared in May 3301. Two factions had a stake in the search – the Azaleach Partnership, which was acting on behalf of Federal President Zachary Hudson, and the Daurtu Jet Comms PLC, an organisation about…

  • Galactic News: Focus on Democracy

    This weekly roundup highlights some of the minor factions pursuing the dream of democratic freedom by holding elections. Here are 10 of the 3,157 minor factions holding elections: Omagatae Liberals Aisling’s Angels Purple Public Corp. Orerve Unive…

  • EVE_NT in Nottingham on Feb 19 with EVE: Valkyrie & CCP Devs

    EVE_NT takes place in Nottingham, England February 19-20. This popular event has been attracted up to 200 EVE players in the past and is both rich in content and fun. The event offers a Friday night pub crawl and a whole day of activities and spaceship camraderie on the Saturday. CCP Developers CCP Masterplan and…