EVE Online News

Proven Capsuleers,

The Triglavian Collective continue to dovetail their invasion efforts by inviting Capsuleers to test their might in the Abyssal Proving Grounds within the depths of Abyssal Deadspace! Accessible through dedicated sets of Proving Filaments that remain active during a series of limited time events, these new Proving Grounds will be accessible to small groups of Capsuleers, fighting against each other in a variety of specified ship types.

The schedule for the next three Abyssal Proving Grounds events is as follows:

21 - 25 August: 2v2 Battlecruisers
Ship Types: Drake, Ferox, Naga, Prophecy, Harbinger, Oracle, Brutix, Myrmidon, Talos, Cyclone, Hurricane, Tornado, and Gnosis - with no Faction/Officer modules or implants.

28 August - 1 September: 5v5 Corvettes
Ship Types: Ibis, Velator, Reaper, and Impairor - with no modules higher than meta level 4 (T1 and Named).

4 - 8 September: Caldari Union Day 2v2 Faction Frigates/Interceptors/Destroyers
Ship Types: Caldari Navy Hookbill, Griffin Navy Issue, Raptor, Crow, Cormorant, and Corax - with no Faction/Officer modules or implants.

Be sure to check out full details on how the Abyssal Proving Grounds events work and keep track of Capsuleer performance and prowess in these Proving Grounds events using the leaderboards!

The third Abyssal Proving Grounds event is now live in EVE Online, so make sure you have your Proving Filaments handy either from Abyssal Deadspace loot drops, or from the in-game market!

Until 11:00 UTC on 11 August, you can further celebrate Amarr Foundation Day by engaging in 3v3 player combat with Imperial Navy Slicers, the only permitted hull for this event.

Don't forget, you can keep track of Capsuleer performance and prowess in this event using the leaderboards!

Faithful Capsuleers,

Amarr Foundation Day returns once more, so it's time to rejoice and celebrate the Empire and its people! There is a daily login event running until 11:00 UTC on 10 August where you can claim free rewards, as well as attend Amarr parades in selected systems, and there will even be an awesome player-run gathering in-game to check out!

By logging in daily during the Foundation Day event, you can claim free gifts such as Amarr-themed character apparel, Crown Imperial fireworks and Festival launcher, Khanid SKINs for the Amarr Shuttle and the Sigil, plus Skill Points to boost your training. Pilots in Omega Clone State will get bigger rewards, while also being able to claim the Alpha rewards too!

In addition, you can visit Foundation Day event sites and witness celebratory parades where there will also be daily challenges with Skill Point rewards. These will take place in the Amarr, Ardishapur Prime, Kador Prime, Khanid Prime, Kor-Azor Prime, Sarum Prime, and Tash-Murkon Prime systems.

What's more, there will be in-game player-run Foundation Day celebrations with a number of activities taking place, starting at 19:00 UTC on Sunday 9 August. Make sure you check out all the details on the EVE Online forums!

Weathered Capsuleers,

Chaotic storms of Abyssal energy - called Metaliminal Storms - will begin appearing randomly in nullsec space this August when the Metaliminal Storms update goes live, as an unexpected side effect of the Triglavian invasion! These roaming storms will move slowly between star systems via the gate network.

The wandering weather will apply system effects, not unlike those seen in wormhole space and Abyssal Deadspace, with a core of systems that contain the strongest effects, as well as a periphery of additional star systems exhibiting weaker versions of those effects, also.

These storms will affect Capsuleer vessels in a number of ways, providing new challenges and opportunities across nullsec frontiers. In addition to the system effects, the core systems will also have additional sites spawning that can be discovered by Capsuleers who venture into the storm for potential riches!

To learn more and discuss the Metaliminal Storms please head over to this thread on the official forums.

The second Abyssal Proving Grounds event is now live in EVE Online, so make sure you have your Proving Filaments handy either from Abyssal Deadspace loot drops, or from the in-game market!

Until 11:00 UTC on 4 August, you can engage in 5-player Tech 1 Destroyer free-for-all combat, meaning that the permitted hulls for this event are the Corax, Cormorant, Coercer, Dragoon, Thrasher, Talwar, Algos, Catalyst, and Sunesis.

In even more exciting news, the leaderboards are now up and running, so you can keep track of Capsuleer performance and prowess in this event!

You can also get 30% off selected SKINs such as Oasis of Faith, Zento Isideko Combine and Snowline Bladeracer for the above Destroyers at EVE Online's New Eden Store until 6 August, so make sure your ship looks its finest for combat in the Proving Grounds!