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UPDATE: This event is extended until 11 May. This will give everyone a chance to get even more Skill Point Rewards and try their luck in the Abyss.

You loved the Skilling Spree, you loved the Chilling Spree, and you loved Skilling is Just a Means of Communication. Now, as part of the Eclipse Quadrant, it's time to dive back into the depths of the Abyss and take on whatever comes your way with the new Skillers in the Abyss event!

Log in between 11:00 UTC on 28 April and 11:00 UTC on 4 May and accept increasingly deadly daily challenges where you will have to kill either Abyssal Drones, Drifters, Sleepers or Triglavians in Abyssal Deadspace for Skill Point rewards.

To get started on your challenges, head over to the in-game regional market and acquire an Abyssal Filament, then activate it anywhere in space and you'll find yourself in Abyssal Deadspace!

If challenges remain uncompleted, they will be reset at the next downtime. They also do not need to be completed in order.

Happy skilling!

Greetings Capsuleers,

Coming 26 May, further improvements to the gameplay mechanics of structures will be introduced in the Forsaken Fortress update as part of the Eclipse Quadrant.

Since the introduction of structures with the Citadel expansion, thousands of structures have been built in New Eden. Many of these structures have been used for a variety of purposes by players, with some structures acting as Headquarters, key strategical beachheads, or even as logistical warehouses. For some of these structure deployments, their use may have dwindled over time to the point where they are no longer maintained by their owners. As a result, these forsaken fortresses proliferate space as ambitions, conflict, and entrepreneurs rise and fall in New Eden. Cleaning up your sovereign space by removing these abandoned structures can be a frustrating experience, a topic that has been brought up by the community and CSM alike.

In the continuing journey to frequently iterate, there will be changes made following the last structure update of Kicking Over Castles, from 10 December 2019. The Forsaken Fortress update will introduce a new structure state - 'Abandoned' - alongside the existing Full Power and Low Power states to formalize the mechanics of structures being abandoned. This will apply to both standard structures and FLEX structures. In the update, structures will transition from Low Power to the new Abandoned state if they have not consumed any fuel from service modules for 7 days.

When a structure enters the Abandoned state, the following structure abilities will no longer be available to it:

• No Reinforcement Phases - The structure will have no reinforcement phases, meaning it can be destroyed in one session (Damage caps will still be in effect. If a structure is currently in a reinforced state at the moment the abandonment timer expires, then that reinforce timer will operate as normal but no new reinforcement phases will be allowed).
  
• No Tethering - The structure will not provide any tethering assistance.
  
• No Asset Safety - Items will not be put into asset safety when the structure is destroyed (Wormhole located structures will continue to operate with no asset safety for all states).

Onlining a service module in a structure that is in the Abandoned state will return it to Full Power, restoring its abilities provided that the structure is not damaged, as service modules cannot be onlined for a damaged structure. If a structure survives through a Hull Vulnerable repair cycle and transitions back to the Shield Vulnerable phase, then the service modules will automatically attempt to re-online themselves, provided there is fuel available to do so. This is important in order to ensure that a Full Power structure with sufficient fuel cannot be prematurely forced into the Abandoned state by pushing it through a hull reinforcement and then allowing it to repair.

Two diagrams are included below that detail the new flow of structure states (Full Power, Low Power, Abandoned) and the phases (Shield, Armor, Hull Vulnerable).

Standard Structures:



FLEX Structures:



As mentioned earlier, this update to structure mechanics follows the topics and discussion in the community from the previous update to structures - Kicking Over Castles. As the journey in 2020 with EVE in Quadrants continues, it is hoped that these regular balance changes, game health improvements, and permanent meta changes continue to excite you and bring about further discussion to engage in.

These changes will be coming live to the Singularity test server soon, so keep your eyes peeled for further communications on that from the EVE social media channels.

Until then, Capsuleers, fly safe o7

Last month a five-day lowsec PvP killing spree took place from 26 to 31 March. During this period, alliances and independent corporations vied for the coveted title of Champions of Lowsec. Over those five days the indomitable capsuleers who inhabit lowsec space indulged in a brutal carnival of violence, and the results are in!

Before we go on, let’s briefly recap the rules:

• The duration of the contest is from when Tranquility comes back online on Thursday 26 March until downtime on Tuesday 31 March.
  
• The winner will be the alliance or independent corporation that accrues the highest ISK value of ship & pod kills during that period. Structure kills will not be counted.
  
• The alliance or independent corporation of whoever receives the final blow on the killmail will be credited with the full value of the kill.
  
• The ISK value credited will be equivalent to value of the hull and items destroyed on the killmail. Dropped items won't be counted.
  
• Only kills made in low security space (0.1 to 0.4 systems) will count.
  
• Only kills of other players will count. NPC, CCP, ISD or GM kills will not be counted.
  
• All kills which adhere to these guidelines will count, regardless of the circumstances surrounding them.

When the dust had cleared, only one group could emerge as the true Champions of Lowsec and it was: Snuffed Out who destroyed 136 billion ISK in ships and pods! Congratulations for taking out the top spot and the glory that comes with it. As per the announcement dev blog, as the winning alliance they will be receiving:

• Their flag displayed prominently at CCP’s new HQ for a month.
  
• An in-game billboard advertisement celebrating their lowsec supremacy which will run for an entire month and be seen by every capsuleer in New Eden.
  
• Medals from Mordu’s Legion awarded to every member of the alliance who showed up on a killmail in lowsec during the contest period.

We would also like to acknowledge some of the other fierce competitors who were in the hunt for the title. Following close on Snuffed Out’s heels was Pen Is Out who came in second with 116 billion destroyred, followed by Test Alliance Please Ignore in third place with 62 billion destroyed.

Now, let’s take a look at some of the statistics from the event - you sure got busy!

• During the contest period, 38,719 ships were destroyed throughout all lowsec space.
  
• The most dangerous system overall was Tama with 5,033 ships and pods destroyed.
  
• The killingest ship was the Gnosis with 5,992 kills during the contest period.
  
• The dyingest ship was, well, capsules, with 8,254 omelettes made. As for actual ships the most common victim was the Tristan with 1,240 destroyed.
  
• The most expensive kill was an Avatar class Titan which Snuffed Out very fortuitously happened upon and destroyed!
  
• The most dangerous pilot during the contest was Niara Amatin who bagged 105 eligible solo kills.
  
• The pilot who bagged the most expensive solo kill overall was Captn Michonne who picked off a very shiny Gila.

Work is now proceeding on the fulfillment of the winners' rewards. The in-game items will be delivered soon™ however the flag display will have to wait until we’re able to return to work properly, since like many people, CCP is currently working from home amid COVID-19 precautions.

Here’s a prettier and more thorough round-up of the statistics from the event:



Congratulations once more to Snuffed Out! There can be no argument going forward as to who are the true Champions of Lowsec!

In closing, on behalf of Mordu’s Legion CEO Muriya Mordu, we would like to extend special acknowledgement to the following Snuffed Out capsuleers who distinguished themselves during Champions of Lowsec:

• Admiral Panzer
  
• Adri Todako
  
• Albert Erata
  
• Aleks Ohmiras
  
• Aleksia Volt
  
• Alex Champ
  
• Alex DeWalker
  
• Alex Kosmos
  
• Alexandria d'Alchemia
  
• Alyssa Severasse
  
• Alyssa Utama
  
• Atom Captain
  
• austin Askiras
  
• Barbara Gabel
  
• Batschi Aideron
  
• Bdeogale
  
• BiiG FooT
  
• Bionicle
  
• Bloodraven83
  
• BobbaPhett
  
• BorisThe Blade
  
• brother stud
  
• Bubba12
  
• Cassius Chrome
  
• Chris Bector
  
• Conaildo
  
• Crying River
  
• Daedalus Perditor
  
• Dark comet
  
• Dawn Jenkins
  
• deadlymessenger
  
• Desertwolff
  
• Dexter Spacemen
  
• Doom Hammerr
  
• Drealar
  
• Eat My Ascii
  
• Fatrick
  
• Fud Face
  
• Futhark Kais
  
• fx one
  
• guloz
  
• Havoc Torquemada
  
• Haxa
  
• Himura Row
  
• Hy Wanto Destroyer
  
• I'm not Sappi
  
• Insane Buddy
  
• Iplowgirls Bigjohnson
  
• James Gabel
  
• Johnie Stark
  
• Jolly Archer
  
• k4rl
  
• KaiLeeder
  
• kell thorus
  
• Kiagon Fiero
  
• korean hacker
  
• L0-0natiK
  
• Lara Abyssinian
  
• Lavina Tsutola
  
• Lukas Koennel
  
• Mal Raylar
  
• Martok Kahless
  
• Mayonesick
  
• Militia Ostus
  
• Mishi Shahni
  
• Mor Baako
  
• Morrokvendi
  
• Mr Panzer
  
• Mrs Panzer
  
• nanhua college
  
• NanoCore
  
• Natalia Atharmos
  
• Niara Amatin
  
• NishikinoMaki Ciny
  
• Nylar Todako
  
• Ognak Belvar
  
• Palpatine Sheev
  
• Peasant Otsolen
  
• pennzoil
  
• Phyre Nova
  
• vpopetown
  
• Princess Cynobitchia
  
• Quetzalcoatl FortyTwo
  
• Richard Jomshof
  
• Rookie Zero
  
• S810 Jr
  
• Saken Ernaga
  
• Sappi Amatin
  
• Sara Kerrigun
  
• Sayler
  
• Serebras
  
• Sharisa Menhit
  
• sheepy01
  
• Shoogman
  
• smarnca
  
• Snorbett
  
• Spike Warp 0ff
  
• Stella Aivoras
  
• Stella MacTavish
  
• Stephen Heimly
  
• T imeLord
  
• Taraas Enko
  
• Tau AD
  
• Terry Lee Collins
  
• That Ender
  
• The Suicide Apostle
  
• Thi0ridazin
  
• Tinator
  
• TwoPac Amaru Shakur
  
• Ultroth
  
• Unst Auru
  
• Urdnot Wrecked
  
• useless fat nerd
  
• Vergina Magnet
  
• Vio Core
  
• Vrye Thellere
  
• wlsd 32
  
• Wrathraker
  
• YaTaMaN
  
• Yeska Enaka
  
• Yeske Enaka
  
• Yesong
  
• Yonis Pserad
  
• Yukikaze Jiang
  
• Zerling Rush

The Surgical Strike update is now live! It contains massive changes to Capital survivability, resistance modules, and more.

Bold changes are being made across EVE in the quest for diversity and new exciting options for Capsuleers. Surgical Strike will accomplish a number of things, including bringing Capital survivability more in line with the rest of New Eden, reducing the overwhelming power of logistics, introducing adjustments to some long-standing powerhouses in the Subcapital meta and more.

Check out the full details in the Surgical Strike dev blog!



In addition, there will be 2-for-1 offers on two sets of Avatar SKINs in EVE Online's New Eden Store, running until 11:00 UTC on 28 April. The first set includes the Oasis of Faith and Raata Sunset SKINs, and the other includes the Khanid and EoM SKINs. Both sets of SKINs are only 250 PLEX each!

EVE Online's New Eden Store will be offering you 15% off the 30 day Omega package from 11:00 UTC on 10 April to 11:00 UTC on 12 April!

Omega Clone State is EVE Online's premium subscription, allowing you to never miss a second of training and boost your skills by training them twice as fast as Alpha pilots, as well as giving you access to all of EVE's skill tree and giving you the opportunity to fly your dream ship by unlocking all 350+ craft in EVE.