EVE Online News

You can now get two brand new and stunning SKINs for your Gila, a popular ship for Abyssal Deadspace runs, from EVE Online's New Eden Store! The Abyssal Exostorm and Abyssal Darkfield SKINs are available in store, so why not go ahead and complete your set of Abyssal weather SKINs?

In addition to that, the Forces of the Abyss SKIN bundle is available for 1365 PLEX, featuring the Abyssal Firestorm, Abyssal Afterglow, Abyssal Thunderstorm, Abyssal Exostorm and Abyssal Darkfield SKINs. This represents a 30% saving on the total price of the five SKINs in the bundle!

Fortitudinous Capsuleers,

Thank you, valiant pilots, for your support and understanding throughout the recent DDoS attacks. The fortitude shown by New Eden's finest in the face of adversity is both inspiring and deeply appreciated.

As compensation for the playing time lost as a result of the recent DDoS attacks, you will be given the Capsuleer Fortitude Reward. Alpha Capsuleers will receive 100,000 Skill Points as a login reward, and Omega Capsuleers will receive the same Alpha reward, plus 250,000 more to bring their total to 350,000 Skill Points.

You can claim your Capsuleer Fortitude Reward between Monday 24 February downtime and Monday 9 March downtime.

Fly safe and fly proud!

Intrepid Capsuleers,

During the Naughty or Nice winter holiday event, New Eden was introduced to the exciting reindeer-themed jump Filaments that were capable of catapulting fleets from anywhere in space to random Nullsec systems. This had the delightful effect of pitting Capsuleer fleets against each other in unexpected (for some) combat! The good news is, these Filaments are now returning to New Eden permanently and will be available as early as Thursday, 27 February!

There will be six variations of the new Needlejack Filaments, capable of moving up to 25 players into a random Nullsec system upon activation. Some of the Needlejack Filaments will be available in a fully built state and will drop in exploration data sites, while others can be manufactured from BPCs. Some will even be distributed exclusively through upcoming events.

Once you get your hands on these jump Filaments, you can once again yeet your fleet directly into some action. Happy hunting, Capsuleers!

Tenacious Capsuleers,

It’s time to let you in on a new feature that will be arriving in late March as part of the Fight or Flight Quadrant, the Frigate Escape Bay.

The Frigate Escape Bay is a special bay capable of holding a single, fitted Frigate that will be added to all Battleships. Should the Battleship be destroyed, instead of being ejected in your capsule and left helpless, you will launch immediately back into combat aboard your Frigate!

The Frigate hulls that will be allowed to be stored in the bay are:

• All T1 Frigates
  
• Assault Frigates
  
• Electronic Attack Frigates
  
• Logistics Frigates
  

This change will shake up the Battleship meta of EVE Online and open up new and exciting tactical options for crafty players to use! It can also give Capsuleers a chance to stay in the fight longer... unless you opt to use your nimble ship to escape from the battlefield and leave your fleetmates to their fate!

Fight or Flight - the choice is yours.

What is even more exciting is the fact that the Frigate Escape Bay will be available for testing on Singularity next Monday!

Dear Capsuleers,

Last December, the endeavor towards a healthier mineral distribution throughout New Eden began. While this is a complex task, changes will be implemented in phases, over a period of time, to propel the project towards its ultimate goal: a dynamic mineral distribution system that will self-regulate based on inputs and outputs.

Of course, that is easier said than done, and the road to get there is long and fraught with peril. Drastic changes are being made that will be felt throughout the ecosystem, but there is confidence that they are positive changes for the long term health of EVE Online.

The plan consists of three phases:

• Shortage phase
  
• Re-distribution phase
  
• Dynamic distribution phase
  

The shortage phase is a mandatory step in order to get the data that is needed, so that what constitutes a ‘healthy’ distribution for the current player base can be identified and understood. This step will also allow all the factors that should be considered during the creation of the dynamic system to be listed. Currently, there are three to five steps within this phase. The first step was executed last December, and the second step is going live with this patch. The next step will be going live sometime next month.

As explained in December, communication of the details is sensitive and there are huge interests at stake. Nevertheless, there is a need to give out a high level overview about the next step.


[h2]Upcoming Moon Mineral Distribution Changes[/h2]

Since Moon Mining is a time sensitive activity that relies on multiple time windows, by giving you a heads up and allowing for some time, you can adjust your plans accordingly.

During the next release, a significant change in how minerals are distributed on moons is planned. You should expect the following changes:

• Complete removal of all basic ore types from all moons
  
• Adjustments on ore volume extracted per day, per moon
  
• Adjustments on moon ore type yields of basic minerals
  

It is understood that the changes that will go live throughout phase 1 will affect the macroeconomic environment and the market reaction will be closely monitored. Predictions have been made and the readiness to take measures is in place. After all, the industry is an integral part of how minerals are consumed, and as such it plays a great role in the mineral market’s behavior as well as current stockpiles in inventory. No stone will be left unturned in the mission towards a better future.

Fly safe!