EVE Online News

Greetings Capsuleers.

"A healthy economic environment where players can find opportunities by making interesting choices is the goal. One of the key pillars of EVE is that loss has meaning and a state is being reached where loss is not meaningful anymore for veteran players. It is imperative, both for EVE's success and for the well-being of its inhabitants, that the economy resides within a healthy state."

Back in March, the EVE Online Ecosystem Outlook blog described the plans for resource distribution in New Eden. This endeavour started last December with asteroid belt changes, then moved on to ore anomaly changes and a moon resource shake-up, and now the fourth step of the Shortage Phase is planned to go live in mid-October. Alongside the final steps of the Shortage Phase, the first step of the Redistribution Phase will also go live in the middle of October.

[h2]Redistribution Phase[/h2]
The main goal during the first steps of the Redistribution Phase is to create 'Primary Supply Zones' and give value to all space in New Eden. The process starts by creating the following map of minerals:



This, as with anything else, will change according to how things in New Eden progress.

The above will be achieved through the changes detailed below.

[h2]Asteroid Ore DNA[/h2]
The biggest change to come is with the ore DNA. This change is part of both the Shortage Phase and the Redistribution Phase. The Shortage part has to do with the exact values that were decided, while the Redistribution has to do with the material composition.

The mineral output of all asteroid ores will be changing in order to create room for a better geographical distribution of minerals, as stated above in the Redistribution Phase Section.

Here are the changes (only standard ores presented, appropriate changes are in place for higher yield ores):



[h2]Asteroid Belts [/h2]
[h3]High Security[/h3]

• All variations of Omber and Kernite will be removed from Hisec asteroid belts.
  

[h3]Low Security[/h3]

• All variations of Veldspar, Scordite and Plagioclase will be removed from Lowsec asteroid belts.
  
• The quantity of all variations of Pyroxeres and Kernite will be reduced by 75%.
  
• The quantity of all variations of Hemorphite and Hedbergite will be increased by 400%.
  

[h3]Null Security[/h3]

• All variations of Scordite, Plagioclase, Omber, Jaspet, Hemorphite, Hedbergite, Gneiss, Dark Ochre, and Crokite will be removed from Nullsec asteroid belts.
  
• The quantity of all variations of Kernite will be reduced by 75%.
  
• The quantity of all variations of Bistot will be reduced by 70%.
  
• The quantity of all variations of Arkonor will be reduced by 50%.
  
• The quantity of all variations of Mercoxit will be reduced by 90%.
  

[h2]Ore Anomalies[/h2]
[h3]High Security[/h3]

• All Ore Anomalies will be removed from Hisec systems.
  

[h3]Low Security[/h3]

• Certain Ore Anomalies will be removed from Lowsec systems.
  
• The quantity of all variations of Gneiss and Dark Ochre in all Lowsec Ore Anomalies will be increased by 300%.
  
• The quantity of all variations of Crokite in all Lowsec Ore Anomalies will be increased by 9900%.
  

[h3]Wormholes[/h3]

• The following ores and their variations will be removed from Wormhole Anomalies:
  
  • Veldspar, Scordite, Plagioclase, Jaspet, Hemorphite, Hedbergite, Dark Ochre, Crokite, Mercoxit, Spodumain.

[h2]Sov Ore Anomalies[/h2]
The ore quantity composition of the Sov Ore Anomalies will be as follows:


Further changes are being made to other resources:

[h3]K-Space Gas Sites[/h3]

• The spawn probability of Mykoserocyn sites will be reduced.
  
• The spawn probability of Cytoserocin sites will be reduced.
  

[h3]W-Space Gas Sites[/h3]

• The respawn time for all Fullerite gas sites will be increased.
  
• The spawn probability of all Fullerite gas sites will be reduced.
  
• All Fullerite quantities at all sites will increase by 100%.
  
• Certain Fullerite sites will be removed from higher class wormholes.
  

[h3]Ice Sites[/h3]

• The spawn probability of all Ice Sites will decrease.
  

[h2]Closing Notes[/h2]
As mentioned in the EVE Online Ecosystem Outlook blog from March, the goal for this update is the reduction of inventory. Alongside that, the following is expected:

• More movement in Lowsec - and potentially more destruction
  
• Increase of mining ship losses
  
• More market transactions for ores/minerals
  
• Mineral income from refining items to increase
  
• Prices of minerals to change
  

This has now been almost a year long journey, and there is a lot more to come. For some this has been painful, but significant progress is being made towards the goals for a healthy New Eden ecosystem as mentioned in the EVE Online Ecosystem Outlook blog.

On this journey there have been very encouraging signs, and as New Eden reaches its final stages of the Shortage Phase, the journey into the Redistribution Phase begins.

[h2]CCPTV Stream[/h2]
The New Eden Ecosystem, Resource Distribution, and more will be discussed on Friday 25 September 18:00 EVE time with CCP Rattati, CCP Psych, Carneros & Caleb Ayrania. Make sure you catch it live on the CCP Twitch channel!

A new 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 29 September, you can get stuck into 1v1 Tech 1 Combat and Navy Faction Frigate engagements, meaning that the permitted hulls for this event include the Punisher, Tormentor, Merlin, Kestrel, Incursus, Tristan, Rifter, Breacher, Imperial Navy Slicer, Crucifier Navy Issue, Caldari Navy Hookbill, Griffin Navy Issue, Federation Navy Comet, Maulus Navy Issue, Republic Fleet Firetail, Vigil Fleet Issue - with a meta level restriction of 5 for modules (nothing higher than T2). Pirate implants are also restricted.

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

Dear Capsuleers,

We want to acknowledge and thank our Japanese Capsuleer community for being a committed and integral part of EVE's global playerbase, one that is very important to us. CCP games will soon be providing complete localization and support for the Japanese EVE Online community.

We will be drawing on our recent learnings from the use of better tools and processes to provide and maintain Japanese localization. This is a project that we have been working on for some months now with experienced partners, as well as members of the Japanese EVE-playing community who have provided valuable insight.

It will take time to deliver a product that you can be proud of, but the goal is to provide top quality localization and to establish a good standard of support for our Japanese EVE community, eventually leading to the completion of re-localization of the Japanese EVE Online client itself.

We have opened the Japanese section on the EVE Online official forums to facilitate the exchange, encouraging you to ask questions, provide feedback, and share further insights. In addition, we have established a Japanese Twitter account that you can use to stay informed of EVE Online news and updates.

Lastly, if you would like to get more involved in the revival of Japanese localization for EVE, we have opened recruitment for Japanese-speaking ISDs that will complement the Game Masters we already have in training!

We look forward to sharing more information with you about this project in time and we cannot wait to invite you all back to EVE Online.

Fly safe.

Conflict-loving capsuleers,

The quadrant-long Champions of the Abyss contest is drawing to a close with only two scheduled events remaining as part of the Zenith quadrant.

As announced in this dev blog, capsuleers who rack up most victories across all Proving Grounds events during this quadrant will be declared the Champions of the Abyss and pick up some cool prizes!

Here is the current leaderboard at the conclusion of the most recent event:


There are many capsuleers who are still in contention for a top 10 finish and strong results in the final two events may yet see some changes to that leaderboard! You can see the full Champions of the Abyss leaderboard on the forums here.

The final Proving Grounds events for this quadrant are:

25 - 29 September: 1v1 T1 Combat and Navy Faction Frigates

Ship Types: Punisher, Tormentor, Merlin, Kestrel, Incursus, Tristan, Rifter, Breacher, Imperial Navy Slicer, Crucifier Navy Issue, Caldari Navy Hookbill, Griffin Navy Issue, Federation Navy Comet, Maulus Navy Issue, Republic Fleet Firetail, Vigil Fleet Issue - with a meta level restriction of 5 for modules (nothing higher than T2). Pirate implants are also restricted.

2 - 6 October: 2v2 T1 Crusiers

Ship Types: Arbitrator, Bellicose, Blackbird, Caracal, Celestis, Maller, Moa, Omen, Rupture, Stabber, Thorax, Vexor - limited to 1 ship type with a meta level restriction of 5 for modules (no Faction/Deadspace/Officer/Abyssal modules). Pirate implants are also restricted.

And just to remind you what’s up for grabs, the top 10 characters on the final Champions of the Abyss leaderboard will receive:

• 1000 PLEX
  
• A unique medal commemorating their achievement added to their in-game character sheet

The top 5 characters will also receive:

• a US$50 voucher and free postage for a single order from the EVE Online Gear Store
  
• Their names up in lights on an in-game billboard advertisement celebrating their prowess for all of New Eden to see

In addition to that the top 3 characters will also receive:

• the EVE Online ship model of their choice from our friends at Mixed Dimensions. The stand for your model will be signed by the development team who worked on the Proving Grounds feature.

And finally, the identity of the overall winner will no doubt become a very hot topic amongst the population of New Eden. That capsuleer can probably expect the most prominent news outlet in the cluster to feature them prominently in an episode to air sometime after the conclusion of Champions of the Abyss!

Good luck to those seeking glorification in the Proving Grounds!

To celebrate Amarr Coronation Day, the Crown and Swords SKIN will be returning to EVE Online's New Eden Store, but only until 11:00 UTC on 8 October!

In addition, this SKIN line has now been extended to 10 more Amarr ship hulls, so you can also get the Crown and Swords SKIN for your Abaddon, Aeon, Anathema, Apostle, Archon, Ark, Oracle, Sacrilege, Vengeance, and Zealot.

Don't miss the opportunity to add this stunning livery to your fleet of select Amarr hulls before it's gone!