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[h2]Capsuleers, the time has come to start celebrating![/h2]

As part of EVE Online’s 20th anniversary celebrations, we want to pay tribute to the EVE community and its capsuleers by composing an amazing mosaic! The characters you have created, the stories you have lived, and the communities you have built form the fabric of New Eden and the universe which players enjoy today. Starting today youall have the opportunity toadd your character portrait to the mosaic, whether you are an Alpha or Omega capsuleer.

To immortalize your character on the mosaic, you will need to log into EVE Online and complete three daily challenges between 2 March and 22 March. These challenges will alternate between the Skilling Spree, Mining Blitz, and Skillers in the Abyss. The opportunity to add your avatar to this historic tapestry is not to be missed and will be a piece of cake for a capsuleer!Those of you that successfully complete the challenges and qualify for the mosaic will receive email confirmation within a few days, but make sure you are subscribed to the email list to see it.

Inspired by the stellar works of Chribba and Razorien, the mosaickicks off the 20th anniversary celebrations.With the mosaic due to be revealed in May, you will be able to find your character portrait on the mosaic online, as well seeing it in its full glory at EVE Fanfest 2023.

This is just the beginning, with many more special moments yet to come such as celebrating capsuleers’ impact on New Eden,Capsuleer Day in May, Fanfest 2023 - which promises to be the birthday bash of the century – and even more throughout the year.

See you in space, on the mosaic, and at Fanfest 2023! 

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[h2]Enterprising Capsuleers,[/h2]

PLEX is the heart of New Eden’s vast empyrean economy, providing utility, style, or simply wealth to any pilot – and there’s no better time to grab it than today, with a 15% flash sale on select PLEX packages from 24-28 February!

You can use PLEX to purchase Omega time (unlocking doubled training speed & access to training advanced skills), obtain services like Multi-Character Training (MCT) or Skill Extractors in the NES, purchase SKINs and character apparel, and can also sell any quantity for generous sums of ISK on the market.

Head over to the EVE Store and enjoy all the benefits of PLEX at a discount while you can!



Stop by at the New Eden Store until 28 Feb, and you’ll be able to pick up any amount of Omega time with 20% off its PLEX price.

That means you can grab anything from a single month of Omega to a full 24 months' worth, saving your hard earned PLEX as you upgrade your EVE experience.

If you’re a veteran of New Eden, the time-limited sale offers the perfect chance to top up on Omega and continue your journey to greatness. And if you’re a newer pilot, Omega lets you taste the full EVE experience for less. Get access to new skills, faster training, and access to over 350 ships.

Fulfil your true EVE potential with one of the following discounted NES packs:

• 1-month: 20% off the full monthly cost of Omega (400 PLEX per month)
• 3-24 months: An additional 20% off the bulk monthly cost of Omega (ranging between 320 and 220 PLEX per month depending on the package size you are buying)

[h3]Generous capsuleers,[/h3]

Again, you have come together to aid those in need, this time in the wake of the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. The latest PLEX for GOOD campaign has been a showcase of gamer generosity, with the EVE community raising $26,140 that will be split equally between Ahbap and Doctors Without Borders. Various capsuleers from different groups and across different activities within the community came together and organized drives and events. You gathered in a massive brawl in Pochven over the weekend and ran public community fleets throughout the week over on Twitch, donated extremely rare memorabilia as well as donating Alliance Tournament price ships from Alliance Tournament XVIII. It has been heartwarming to see this kind of solidarity on display in New Eden.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides humanitarian aid to people affected by war, pandemics and natural or man-made disasters worldwide. MSF has been providing aid to victims of the earthquake since it struck, treating injured patients and providing invaluable medical aid and supplies to the area.

Ahbap is a Turkish local non-profit NGO (non-governmental organization) leading the support efforts in Türkiye.

[h3]HOW THE MONEY WAS RAISED[/h3]

As ever, the EVE community has held firm to its core values of kindness and humanity. By contracting PLEX to the in-game character CCP PLEX for GOOD, an account operated by CCP Games, they each contributed to this effort. In addition, EVE developers, hailing from all over the world, made personal donations to the PLEX for GOOD effort.

Millions have been displaced and over 46,000 have lost their lives in the aftermath of this tragedy, and now is the time for empathy and solidarity. In the face of such devastation, it is inspiring to see the EVE community come together to provide aid.

[h3]STILL WANT TO DONATE?[/h3]

If you are still looking to donate to help those impacted by the earthquakes, we encourage you to make a direct donation to one of the following organizations who are actively providing aid:

MSF - Doctors without Borders

AHBAP

UNHCR

UNICEF

Red Cross

[h3]A FINAL NOTE[/h3]

As before, the PLEX for GOOD campaign has shown that in addition to being a place of fun and adventure, New Eden brings amazing people together to do great things. Capsuleers in distant star systems have yet again banded together to make a real impact outside of New Eden, and for that we are truly grateful.

Charitable capsuleers.

Early this week in the dead of night, two massive earthquakes struck in the southern part of Türkiye, devastating nearby cities and those in neighboring Syria as far as 300 miles from the earthquake epicenters.

More than 300,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and over 21,000 people have lost their lives with this number sadly increasing over time. The world has mobilized relief efforts with doctors, nurses, search & rescue, engineers, emergency shelter staff, and many other lifesaving specialists. This includes the Icelandic elite search and rescue team who have described the freezing and extremely difficult conditions in which the collective rescue effort operates in their attempts to unearth the people who have been buried underneath the rubble.

Also affected are the millions of refugees residing on both sides of the border whom have been displaced from their own country living in flimsy shelters, tents, and partially destroyed buildings as well as the communities that have been generously hosting them for many years.

Lastly, we have capsuleers that are directly affected by this disaster. We have seen and now act on your calls for a PLEX for GOOD campaign.

[h3]What is PLEX for GOOD?[/h3]

PLEX for GOOD is a charitable giving project operated by CCP Games which allows players to convert their in-game currency into real world money which is then donated to charities and NGOs on their behalf. Since 2005, EVE Online players have raised over $1.2 million for humanitarian relief across a range of crises:

• 2005 - $25,326 – Southeast Asia (tsunami)
• 2010 - $34,350 – Haiti (earthquake)
• 2010 - $38,900 – Pakistan (monsoon)
• 2011 - $44,600 – Japan (earthquake and tsunami)
• 2011 - $32,900 – United States (Hurricane Irene)
• 2013 - $190,890 – Philippines (Typhoon Haiyan)
• 2015 - $103,650 – Nepal (earthquake)
• 2020 - $107,454 - Australia (bushfires)
• 2020 - $135,550 - Global (COVID-19)
• 2022 - $501,652 – War in Ukraine

[h3]How long will this campaign run?[/h3]

The campaign will be active as of now and will run until 23:59 UTC on 21 February 2023.

[h3]How can I contribute?[/h3]

Making a donation is very simple. It’s just a matter of contracting PLEX to the in-game character CCP PLEX for GOOD which is an account operated by CCP Games. Before you can contract PLEX, you must first move the PLEX from your PLEX vault and place it into your Item Hangar by dragging it from the PLEX vault and dropping it into your Item Hangar.



After that it's just a matter of contracting the PLEX in your Item Hanger to the CCP PLEX for GOOD character. Your contracts will be accepted daily and added to the pool of PLEX donations.



At the conclusion of the campaign, the PLEX collected will be converted back into real life currency by CCP Games and then delivered to our charity partner on behalf of the capsuleers of New Eden.

We are requesting that players respect a minimum donation of 200 PLEX. This will help us process donations efficiently while also allowing those with only a small amount of PLEX to participate.

If you don’t have any PLEX or ISK with which to obtain it from the market but would still like to give, we would encourage you to make a direct donation to one of the following organizations who are helping with the rescue and relief efforts.

Doctors Without Borders

Ahbap

IMPORTANT: CCP regards any scamming attempts surrounding PLEX for GOOD to be morally reprehensible, and any attempts at scamming relating to this program will be met with the harshest and swiftest action at our disposal. If you become aware anyone of attempting a scam related to PLEX for GOOD, please notify us at [email protected].

[h3]Where will my donation go?[/h3]

As it is still early and the situation is dynamic, CCP is actively working on determining the most suitable organizations to partner with so that the assistance through this campaign goes to those that are actively involved in relief operations. We would like the EVE Online community to help us with suggestions to add to this list in the coming days.

Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, natural and human-made disasters, and exclusion from healthcare in more than 70 countries.

The MSF teams in northwestern Syria began treating patients within the first hours of the first earthquake. They are actively treating injured patients, delivering emergency trauma and surgery kits as well as blankets, hygiene kits, and food items to families.

In addition to the emergency response, they continue to provide regular medical assistance in hospitals in the affected areas to ensure continuity of care for the most vulnerable during this crisis.

AHBAP

Ahbap is a Turkish local non-profit NGO(non-governmental organization), and they are leading the support efforts in Türkiye.

[h3]Conclusion[/h3]

The duration of this PLEX for GOOD campaign will be shorter than our previous campaigns as it is paramount that aid arrives as soon as possible. Spread the word to your spacefriends, as no matter how small, every donation matters.

If during the course of this campaign, EVE players wish to conduct their own PLEX-raising initiatives in their corps, alliances, or other communities, then please reach out to us at [email protected] and we will help raise awareness of your efforts!

Attention, capsuleers!

EVE Online continues to evolve and invest in the day-to-day experience of its players and its technological foundations to stay on course for a successful third decade in New Eden. This now includes the full rollout of the sparkling new Photon UI, as well as improvements to the multiple overview feature, Tranquility server hardware upgrades, and more!

Also evolving are the fortunes of New Eden’s great empires and EVE Online’s events, moving more purposefully towards a narrative-driven schedule instead of the previously established annual calendar of in-game events. This will be informed by the roadmap for upcoming happenings in EVE, first introduced in the Producer’s Letter.

[h2]EVOLVE AND PROSPER[/h2]

EVE’s user interface has evolved in collaboration with the EVE community, and the anticipated full rollout of Photon UI is here. With an overwhelming 94% adoption among players of the awesome Photon UI which offers a better experience for EVE players, the time was right to make it the default and only UI available.

A single, unified design style streamlines usability, improves learning, and reduces cognitive overload. Removing the old UI will enable faster feature iteration than ever before, and more frequent, easier implementation of updates. There will also be opportunities for new and cool features such as micro widgets to be implemented that would have been impossible with the old code.

Today’s update also allows you to toggle the default state of all compactable windows with a single checkbox, making it much easier to turn on Compact Mode in Photon UI by default for all windows that have that functionality.

In addition, the multiple overview feature has come out of beta and is now standard, with the maximum number of overview tabs increased! There is also now grouping available for overview presets, with added descriptions for the default filters to give players a better idea about each one’s purpose.

Features such as Compact Mode for Photon UI and multiple overviews allow for greater customizability, giving you the ability to tailor it to your specific playstyle. The improvements aren’t done, either, as the interface will continue to evolve and improve, so thanks to all capsuleers for their support and feedback thus far!

Further changes in Photon UI include your wallet balance now being added to the market window, updates to the docking/undocking animated notification, tweaks to item selection highlighting, and more! You can read the patch notes for more details.



Also, as part of the EVE Evolved initiative, the Tranquility live server has undergone some hardware upgrades, adding to the ongoing evolution and investment in EVE’s technical foundations. Stay tuned for a dev blog containing more details in the near future.

[h2]AN EVENTFUL FUTURE[/h2]

EVE’s established calendar of events is also in the process of evolution, sparked by last year’s Uprising expansion as a major step towards regular narrative-driven content updates. As forces gather, tensions mount, and events unfold within New Eden between the four great empires, the exciting roadmap for EVE has a series of thrilling in-game events lined up to get stuck into. Having already gotten off to a strong start in 2023, you can also look forward to more new features, expansions, and huge celebrations throughout the year – including what promises to be an amazing 20th anniversary for EVE Online!



Keep your eyes to the stars as very soon a new narrative arc-related factional campaign will go live in-game pitting the Amarr, Minmatar, Caldari, and Gallente against each other in a tech race that will have seismic implications on the landscape of New Eden. This will set the tone for a year in EVE where some of the events you have come to expect at certain times of year will be replaced by arc-focused events. But don’t worry, instead of attending the Guardian’s Gala, the Angel Cartel have had more pressing matters to attend to. Their shift in focus will play out soon enough!

[h2]SINGULARITY OF VISION[/h2]

In preparation for the upcoming events, and as indicated in the roadmap, you will soon be able to check out the new Direct Enlistment feature on the Singularity test server. This will allow capsuleers to participate in Factional Warfare on behalf of any empire they choose without having to leave their current corporation or alliance to join a militia.

This feature will be rolled out on Tranquility later this quarter, so go ahead and test it out!

[h2]FROM THE DIVINE TO THE METICULOUS – EVE STORE OFFERS[/h2]

With so much on the horizon, now is the time to get prepared and look your best! The brand-new Divinity Pack in the EVE Store is perfect for fresh capsuleers, featuring 1 month of Omega for access to EVE’s best ships and skills, 250 PLEX to sell for ISK or spend in the New Eden Store, 150,000 Skill Points and a standard cerebral accelerator to boost your skill training goals. You’ll also get the stunning Heartsurge SKINs for the Keres and Hyena, plus Men’s and Women’s Obsidian Opulence Jacket character apparel.



Furthermore, the Heart-Shape Pack offers even more opportunity to flex and flaunt, with MCT, 1000 PLEX, 500,000 Skill Points, specialist cerebral accelerator, Heartsurge SKINs for the Kronos, Vargur, Phobos, and Broadsword, plus Men’s and Women’s Obsidian Opulence Jackets and Pants.

Both packs are available until 23 February and can only be purchased once per account.

[h2]DESIRE FOR DESTRUCTION – NES OFFERS[/h2]

You can also lay your affections on two new bundles in EVE’s in-game New Eden Store! The Destructive Surge Bundle features Heartsurge SKINs for the Catalyst Navy Issue, Coercer Navy Issue, Cormorant Navy Issue, and Thrasher Fleet Issue, while the Dreadnought Desire Bundle features Heartsurge SKINs for the Moros Navy Issue, Naglfar Fleet Issue, Phoenix Navy Issue, and Revelation Navy Issue. Both are available only until 23 February, so don’t miss this popular SKIN’s first outing on the new navy ships!



With the player experience constantly evolving and improving, plus captivating narrative-driven events and features on the horizon, EVE’s exciting journey through its 2023 roadmap continues unabated towards forever! Don’t miss a beat and keep your eyes on happenings in-game, as well as upcoming features to test on Singularity, news of the next factional campaign, and be a part of the grand celebrations for EVE’s 20th birthday!
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