EVE Online News

Trick or treating capsuleers,

Something spooky is happening in the EVE Store and New Eden Store this Halloween. Devilish deals seem to have appeared as a special treat for capsuleers. In the EVE Store, you´ll find a range of PLEX packs with free Sanguinary Savant SKINs and select ones with a 13% discount! 13 might be unlucky for some, but not to the pilots of New Eden.

The PLEX deals are as follows:

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  Get 250 PLEX and receive a free Punisher SKIN
  
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  Get 500 PLEX and receive a free Punisher and Dragoon SKINs
  
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  Get 13% off 1000 PLEX and receive a free Punisher, Dragoon, and Prophecy SKIN
  
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  Get 13% off 1500 PLEX and receive a free Punisher, Dragoon, Prophecy, and Retribution SKIN
  
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  Get 13% off 3000 PLEX and receive a free Punisher, Dragoon, Prophecy, Retribution, and Paladin SKIN
  
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  Get 13% off 20000 PLEX and receive a free Punisher, Dragoon, Prophecy, Retribution, Paladin, Apocalypse, and Apocalypse Navy SKIN
  

And that’s not all. Over in the New Eden Store there is a 13% discount on all Omega until 7 November. You can also grab bundles of Malagrin Marshlight SKINs for every empire, as well as the Blood Raider pirates and Angel Cartel. It’s a chance to unlock all possibilities with Omega and fit your ships with a terrifyingly stylish look for the season. What a treat!

Competitive capsuleers,

The Uprising expansion – a major new narrative-driven update for EVE Online – is just around the corner and in addition to getting a sneak peek to some of the features, you can participate in a mass test today that will allow you to display corporation or alliance emblems on your ship, which in the Uprising expansion will be the initial phase of Heraldry in EVE, first announced at Fanfest 2022.

To take part in the scheduled fleet fight at 17:00 UTC today, 27th of October, start by visit the Paragon Loyalty Points Store in the Jita Trade Hub beforehand (available starting at 15:00 UTC) where you will be able to obtain emblems for free to put on your ships. Once your colors are on display, activate a SKIN on that ship and get yourself to the FD-MLJ system at 17:00 UTC today to join the fight!

For more details on how to get involved check out this dedicated forum post.

Brave Capsuleers,

With Halloween Horrors haunting New Eden, the year’s spookiest Abyssal Proving Grounds (APG) event returns. The Crimson Harvest APG takes the form of a frigate free-for-all, and is set to deliver some terrifying action. This unique Proving Ground 28-31 October.

For this year´s Crimson Harvest APG, all ships that dare to enter will receive a bonus that increases Stasis Webifier Range by 40%, increased Energy Nosferatu and Neutralizer drain by 30%, improved Turret damage by 20%, and added an additional +500 base armor and hull hitpoints, while causing Energy Nosferatu modules to drain capacitor regardless of your own capacitor level.

Capsuleers will also find high numbers of exploding Bonus Nexus objects littering the Proving Grounds. These powerful spheres detonate when a ship comes into close proximity, triggering a blast that applies weapon and mobility buffs to your ship – but not your rivals’; unless they arrive at the Nexus within one-to-two seconds of you. That means you can expect pacy, dramatic PvP where sudden changes of fortune and closely fought battles are the flavor of the day.

To maintain that pace and action, sensor dampeners, weapon disruptors, shield boost amplifiers, shield rechargers, shield power relays, shield flux coils, and core defense field purgers are all banned for this event. Combatants are also limited to a maximum of one fitted local repair module across shields and armor. Additionally, modules, boosters or implants with a meta level higher than 0 are also prohibited. Are you brave enough to head into the Proving Grounds this Halloween? Then pick up your Proving Filaments and make your way to the Proving Grounds between 28and 31 October. As ever, the Proving Grounds leaderboards will let track Capsuleer performance throughout the event.

Oh. And.... BOO!

Combative capsuleers,

The Uprising expansion – a major new narrative-driven update for EVE Online – is coming in November and brings with it the biggest overhaul to Factional Warfare that New Eden has ever seen. The arrival of Frontlines will be a big change to how the empires’militias compete for control of the warzones on Tranquility.

To encourage participation during the testing period on Singularity and thereby obtain as much valuable feedback as possible on this new feature we are hosting a Frontlines Wargame on the Singularity test server with some cool rewards to be granted on Tranquility for individual capsuleers and player corporations who distinguish themselves!

The wargame will commence at 14:00 UTC on 26 October when Singularity becomes accessible to players after the initial state of the Amarr/Minmatar warzone on Singularity is set up and it will conclude at 14:00 UTC on 4 November when Singularity will be taken offline and analysis of the outcome will begin.

There will also be a livestream on CCP TV today, 25 October at 16:00 UTC where CCP Aurora and CCP Swift will go over all the changes coming to Factional Warfare and the content first shown at EVE Vegas last week. For details about the wargame refer to this forum post.

[h2]THE THEATER OF WAR[/h2]

The Frontlines Wargame on Singularity will take place in the Amarr/Minmatar warzone only. By confining the wargame to a single warzone we hope to maximize participation in one place and make monitoring the progress of the event easier.

Factions don’t matter for the purposes of this contest, though, and so within the context of this wargame on Singularity the Amarr militia will simply be regarded as the "Blue Force" and the Minmatar will be the "Red Force". So, if you’re a proud Gallente or loyal Caldari on Tranquility, you don’t need to feel bad about fighting for the Empire or the Republic on Singularity.

On the day the wargame commences, control of all systems in the warzone on Singularity will be evenly divided between the militias.

[h2]VICTORY CONDITIONS[/h2]

As this is just a wargame which is primarily to help with testing this new feature, you’re a winner just by taking part. That said, we realize EVE players won’t be content with mere platitudes, and so the militia with control over the most systems in the warzone at the conclusion of the testing period will be declared the winner of the wargame.

There will also be compelling rewards for individual capsuleers AND corporations for both sides who distinguish themselves in the warzone during the wargame period, regardless of the final outcome.

We appreciate any time capsuleers can dedicate towards helping test the Frontlines feature on Singularity. This wargame will be a great opportunity for you to dip your toe into a potentially new and exciting space vocation in New Eden!

For those participating in the wargame who would like to provide feedback on their experience, the team would welcome contributions to this thread on the official EVE Online forums.

We look forward to seeing where the first Frontlines emerge on Singularity. Let’s make Frontlines the best it can be.

[h2]DYNAMIC BOUNTY SYSTEM CHANGES LIVE[/h2]

Additionally, an update to the Dynamic Bounty System (DBS) mentioned at EVE Vegas has gone live today on EVE Online’s Tranquility server! The minimum payout for the DBS has risen from 50% to 100 %, meaning that ISK rewards for pirate hunting in Nullsec will now be higher.

Until 30 November, there will be a bonus 10% payout - making the minimum payout 110% for the whole month - which represents a significant increase in payout for blasting NPCs, so get out there and bring in some bounties! Changes will take place during the DBS updates, so solar systems with modifiers below the floor may take some time to adjust.

Whether you´re participating in the wargame on Singularity or checking out the new DBS changes on Tranquility it’s an exciting time in space.

Fly Safe!

Courageous capsuleers,

As EVE’s major new narrative-driven expansion Uprising approaches, you can start gearing up for the big day by testing the Frontlines and Advantage systems on the Singularity test server now!

The new Frontlines feature in Factional Warfare (FW) will draw pilots closer to the borders of their opponents and present new rewarding challenges that focus capsuleer efforts towards key, emerging conflict hot spots where empire history will be written! Systems in a FW warzone can have different operational states which are designated as follows:

• Frontline - adjacent to an enemy-controlled star system, the absolute heart of the battle, and the highest level of reward!
• Command Operations - adjacent to a Frontline system, vital for strategic supremacy with standard LP rewards.
• Rearguard - when none of the above apply, a relative safe zone in the maelstrom.

The operational state of the FW system will determine its properties, such as specific system effects, spawning of sites, Loyalty Point (LP) rewards, and victory point gains. For example, any LP earned through activities in a Frontline system will be subject to a 50% increase in rewards ! Command Operations systems will contain standard LP rewards and specific Command Operations sites which are potentially less dangerous than Frontline systems.

The new Advantage system – also ready for you to try now on Singularity - allows you to give your chosen faction an edge in FW. This edge can be achieved by obtaining a terrain advantage through ownership of adjacent Frontline and Command Operations star systems, through the completion of activities and sites in the FW warzone, and by deploying anchorable, player-built Propaganda Structures. The more involved and victorious your faction is in the warzone, the greater the effect will be on your side’s victory points!



What’s more, to add even more fuel to the building fire of Uprising and the tests on the Singularity test server, we will be hosting a Frontlines wargame on Singularity with some cool rewards on Tranquility for capsuleers and player corporations who distinguish themselves! The wargame will commence on 26 October, with more details to be provided in a follow-up news item coming very soon.

Get involved with the Singularity test now, and Frontlines wargame for the chance to gather data, become more familiar with the new systems, and be ready to fight for your empire when Uprising goes live in November!