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Hard partying Capsuleers,

There are now just 48 days until EVE Fanfest kicks off in Iceland! Fanfest represents the ultimate coming together of the EVE community – a chance to celebrate our achievements, party hard, take in presentations from developers and expert players, contribute to roundtables, join some tournament play, and a whole lot more. Make sure to get your ticket!

After four years without an in-person Fanfest, this year more than ever it is also a chance to connect with your fellow Capsuleers, and even catch-up in-person with fellow pilots you’ve only seen online in recent years. There really is no other gaming community event like Fanfest - because there really is no other gaming community like EVE’s.

The infamous Fanfest Party at the Top of the World will return along with the traditional Reykjavík pub crawl, and a host of unofficial social gatherings (not included in the ticket price) between 2-8 May. There will also be a charity dinner, as well as a silent auction and many more exciting events.

[h3]Presentations[/h3]



As well as the always-exciting EVE keynote, there will be presentations spotlighting the best of EVE art, the role of audio in New Eden, the tech that makes everything possible, and the value of data in EVE’s economy. There will also be EVE Academy sessions on how new players can be welcomed, a presentation from Ian Chisholm, director of Clear Skies, a history of EVE cinematic trailers from CCP’s talented cinematic team, and much more.

And as previously announced, famed science and gaming YouTuber Scott Manley will be giving a presentation. Scott made the news when paying 1 million PLEX for a Gold Magnate in an auction. The PLEX was then in turn donated to PLEX for GOOD by the Gold Magnate's former owner Kelon Darklight in an incredible display of space-philanthropy. Hearing Scott speak in-person is bound to be interesting!

[h3]CCP’s CCP Games Games[/h3]



The bewilderingly popular and always absurd ‘CCP's CCP Games Games’ will return with new challenges, new competitors and the same old same messiness, wanton destruction and poor life choices that the audience loved in 2018. It’s even rumoured that some capable competitors are set to join the show. What will actually happen on the day is anyone’s guess!

[h3]Charity Dinner and Able Gamers[/h3]



This year the Fanfest Charity Dinner will be benefitting the amazing Able Gamers. The strictly limited tickets for this event grant you access to an unforgettable evening of drinks and food with EVE developers and CCP Games’s CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson at CCP Gróska HQ. Rather than go for a traditional seated set-up with table service, the meal will take a more relaxed form that lets you mingle and socialise with the EVE team.

[h3]Invasion World Tour Grand Finals[/h3]



Fanfest will host the Invasion World Tour Grand Finals, ensuring dazzling competition for pilots and spectators alike! The event brings together the winners from PvP tournaments from the previous Invasion World Tour stops. On 6 May, eight teams will compete live in a single elimination, 2v2 tournament. The following day the tournament will culminate with a best-of-three grand final taking place on from the main stage of Fanfest and live on CCPTV.

[h3]In Iceland early?[/h3]



If you arrive in Iceland early, you can join the free pre-Fanfest Mixers that run through 2-to-5 May. The mixers will concentrate on a few bars in a certain area that changes every day. Keep an eye out for more details.

[h3]Additional Fanfest events![/h3]



There are a wealth of other events taking place across Fanfest. You can test your EVE knowledge in the EVE Pub Quiz, or take in an exclusive preview of Down the Rabbit Hole: An EVE Online documentary. After the screening you can join a Q&A with the director, Fredrik Knudsen.



Clear Skies director Ian Chrisholm will also be present at Fanfest, showing us exclusive previews and WIP material from the upcoming Clear Skies 4 during the Clear Skies marathon at Bíó Paradís - along with providing a Q&A after the screening.

Tickets for some of the Icelandic tours and trips are still available, letting you experience a country like no other. There will be a Fanfest Reykjavik City Tour, EVE Monument Walking Tour, the Sisters of EVE tour for your friends and family, and the infamous Pub Crawl. Check the Fanfest Eventbrite tickets page.

On the Thursday you get a chance to join the ultimate flying experience with EVE Online Developers and players at FlyOver Iceland. See all of Iceland through state-of-the-art technology that gives the feeling of flying.

On the Sunday, there will be a chance to recover from any hard partying through a film screening at Bíó Paradís, and the Fanfest Walking Coffee tour.

[h3]Safety and the pandemic[/h3]



While Iceland is safe to visit, lessons from the pandemic and the wellbeing and safety of all visitors and staff are our top priority, and we continue to work closely with local health authorities to ensure your trip will be one where your welfare comes first.

[h3]Early registration[/h3]

You can register and pick up your badge and Fanfest swag bag at Gróska on 4 and 5 May between 12:00 and 18:00 local time.

[h3]Fleet up![/h3]



Fanfest takes place from 6 May to 7 May at the amazing Laugardalshöll Arena in Reykjavik. Tickets are still available, but as this is the first Fanfest in so long, they are selling out fast. Remember to book your travel as early as possible. Don’t miss out on Fanfest’s return – the community will be sharing stories about this one for years to come!

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Frosty Capsuleers,

Get ready to heat up your guns in Stay Frosty’s 8th annual Frigate Free-For-All. Head over to Ouelletta between 16-22:00 UTC on 19 March to get your hands on one of 10,000 free frigates and the EVE experience of a lifetime!

Once you arrive, simply dock up at one of Stay Frosty’s structures to receive a ship. Then undock and enjoy the free-for-all system-wide carnage. There are no limits on how often you can ask for a new ship so use the opportunity to get better at PvP, to have fun in a new ship, or just kick back and watch the explosions.

Everyone is invited so be sure to head over for prizes, SKINs, capital kills, and more. And in Rixx Javix’s own words: it is difficult to explain just how much fun these events actually are. The best way is to experience them for yourself.”
[h2]2v2 Frigate Frenzy Proving Grounds[/h2]
Alongside the Frigate Free-For-All will be a 2v2 Proving Ground event featuring team-based frigate combat for Capsuleers of any and all skill levels to take part in. The Proving Ground will run until 22 March and will feature the following ships to choose from: Punisher, Tormentor, Merlin, Kestrel, Incursus, Tristan, Rifter, Breacher, Executioner, Condor, Atron, and Slasher.

The make the event more enticing for brand new players, modules choices for the event are limited to Meta 0 base modules only. That means You can take a Warp Scrambler I, but not an Initiated Compact Warp Scrambler for example. Module Meta Level can be seen in the Show Info window.

So, pick your favorite frigate, pick your wingman, and head out for some amazing 2v2 abyssal action!
[h2]Frigate Frenzy Deals[/h2]
Starting today and running through to 22 March, you will find some awesome deals in both the EVE Store and the in-game New Eden Store. Get the Clover Pack in the EVE Store to get 720 PLEX with a premium Gila Abyssal Exostorm SKIN and 1,000 Hypercores included free!

Better still, head to the New Eden Store to spend your PLEX on Omega time for a second set of SKIN gifts. The Kestrel Matigu Seabeast SKIN is free with 1 month of Omega and four more are up for grabs with 12 months. Choose this to receive Matigu Seabeast SKINs for the Hawk, Crow, Kitsune, and Manticore – four incredible T2 Caldari frigates.

Check out the deals today then get stuck into frigate fun this weekend in New Eden!
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Calling all Capsuleers,

The time has come to get ready for the next round of action at the Abyssal Proving Grounds, with a 2v2 Frigate Frenzy kicking off on 18 March. Excitement and drama are assured!

This event will feature team-based frigate combat, and has been shaped to welcome Capsuleers of any and all skill levels, bringing together veteran and new pilots, as well as anyone in between.

The Proving Ground will run until 22 March and will allow use of the following ships: Punisher, Tormentor, Merlin, Kestrel, Incursus, Tristan, Rifter, Breacher, Executioner, Condor, Atron, and Slasher.

The make the event even more enticing for brand new players, module choices for the event are limited to Meta 0 base modules only. That means You can take a Warp Scrambler I, but not an Initiated Compact Warp Scrambler, for example.

As with other recent events, additional restrictions and buffs will be in place to spice up the meta:
Sensor dampeners, shield rechargers, shield power relays, shield flux coils, and core defence field purgers are banned.

Ships entering this Proving Ground may have a maximum of one local repair module fitted (shield or armor).

The following arena effects are in place for the event:
+25% Turret damage and tracking speed
+50% Shield, Armor, and Hull HP

To join this round of frigate-focussed Abyssal Proving Grounds action, grab those Proving Filaments and head to the Proving Grounds between 18 and 22 March, starting 11:00 UTC. As ever, the Proving Grounds leaderboards will allow you to track Capsuleer performance throughout this approachable team-based event.

GLORIOUS BATTLESHIPS

The changes to the beloved battleships of EVE are now live in-game, improving their mobility and survivability on the battlefield. A new role bonus has been added to all empire, faction, marauder, and black ops battleships (apart from the Praxis) which increases the effectiveness of armor plates by 50%, and bumps shield extenders by 100%. In addition, a +5% additive bonus to the hull hitpoint bonus from reinforced bulkheads has been incorporated to strengthen a battleship’s ability to hull tank. Lastly, large micro jump drive fitting requirements have also been reduced substantially.



Speaking of battleships, many scintillating SKINs for this class of vessel will be on sale between 8-16 March in EVE Online’s New Eden Store, including examples from the Eden’s Hunters, Ghost’s Hex, Vampire’s Hex, and Steel Cardinal SKIN lines to name but a few. Gotta stay sharp to look sharp!



A week from the update, battleships have been the official cause of death for 2.6 million NPCs, and they have fired over 8.6 million shots in PvP fights in the same time period!



BOLSTERED BULKHEADS

In an update to the changes introduced with Surgical Strike in 2020, resistance modules which had their resistances lowered by that update have now had half the resistances they lost returned. This has been done so that Capsuleers can enjoy the best of both worlds, worlds where force auxiliaries will still be vulnerable and combat can still be longer and more tactical. The benefits will be felt far and wide, by wormholers, Lowsec pilots, and small-medium gangs (and solo fighters) generally.

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