EVE Online

Filed under: Sci-fi, Galleries, EVE Online, Game mechanics, Tips and tricks, News items, MapsEVE Online is a vast setting where all players interact in one galaxy. While other MMOs are sharded across different servers, some with different locales, EVE places all of its players togethe...

Both Tabula Rasa and Age of Conan got the full treatment, and Yahtzee has even criticized some single-player games (such as The Witcher) just for sharing gameplay elements with MMORPGs. His fans apparently thought he was being a bit too harsh. "Not all MMORPGs are the same," they presumabl...

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I've been occasionally accused of loving EVE Online. This is probably because I frequently find myself pointing at the MMO of the month and it's various design flaws and saying "EVE fixed this." After several rounds of that, I eventually ended up ending every such phrase with "- but it's not...

Gaming site Strategy Informer recently spoke with CCP Games about what the future may hold for EVE Online. The interview focused on two facets of the game: EVE's economy, and the fact that with other sci-fi MMO titles like Jumpgate Evolution on the way, EVE may face increased competition i...

Syp puts forth his ideal WAR feature set, which includes capturable and trainable pets similar to World of Warcraft's system and the player-created content and sidekicks of City of Heroes. Syp would also like to see WAR include an in-game music player like EVE Online, and other features d...

Still, this is EVE, and I have no doubt that the really sharp operators out there will find a new angle soon enough.  Their old operation just attracted too many copy cats and, as in real life, when something like that gets too much attention, things have to change.

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I’ve long been a fan of EVE Online, and constantly cite it as an example on how to fix whatever current issue is brought up in MMO gaming, so it’s somewhat surprising that I’ve decided not to renew my two accounts, which run out in November.

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Once upon a time, there was a game about internet spaceships set in a vast galaxy, just waiting to be explored and conquered. It wasn't a huge game in terms of subscribers, in fact it was quite niche, but its small following was devoted. The size of the community allowed the developers to reall...

The Amarr Providence is one of the most impressive ship ever designed by CCP. It's got that Amarr look to it, that just says "we are God's chosen, move or be annihilated". So what are your favorite looking ships? More EVE Online news and rantings at CrazyKinux's Musing!

In most MMOs, making currency without actually playing usually involves rule-breaking macro-farming which risks getting your account banned. In EVE Online, however, a number of viable options exist for making ISK with absolutely no effort. From hiring research and development agent...

I won something in a contest!  A Warp Drive Active Shirt!  I still haven’t been to any sort of EVE Online event where it would impress people however. CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson stirred up the “why so much fantasy?” discussion about MMOs and I put out my own views, to which I now just link b...

Split Infinity Radio, a gamer-run internet radio station (with a noticeable sci-fi MMO bent) recently interviewed Scott Holden, Lead Content Creator of EVE Online at Gen Con 2008. Holden has been integral in building up all the mission content that's about to drop in the upcoming Empyre...

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EVE Online tends to appeal to MMO players who like the depth and complexity of a sci-fi game where players have the freedom to act as they wish in a vast galaxy. But that freedom comes with a price; EVE can be a harsh setting, particularly for newer players trying to get a handle on the game. The Di...

Darkfall is going to be one of the biggest subscription-based MMORPGs over the next decade. It will rival and surpass EVE. Mark my words, you heard it from me first. And doesn’t the PvP MMORPG community have a standard bearer coming up in the form of Warhammer Online?  Doesn’t that make the bal...

The backstory of EVE Online is something that CCP Games has put a great deal of time and effort into creating. As all MMOs are ongoing works, so too are EVE's backstory and the storyline that players experience. To that end, CCP has people like Lead Writer Tony Gonzales (author of The Empyrean...

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We've known for a little while that the EVE Online 2008 PvP Tournament will be a departure from how it's been run in previous years. Perhaps better reflecting the interests of the wider player base, the 2008 PvP tournament will feature mining that takes place amidst the chaos of combat. The i...

CCP Games promised a number of fixes to EVE Online in Empyrean Age 1.1, the "power to the people" patch. Now that the patch notes are up, it seems they weren't exaggerating the extent to which the game is being tweaked. The patch will be deployed on Tuesday, September 2nd. Although it's a lengthy...

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The backstory of EVE Online is one of the game's major strengths. Not all players immerse themselves in the setting, which is a shame as the backstory -- built up over years -- is rich. No epic science fiction tale is without a grand struggle, and the story of EVE is one of the corrupting interpl...

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Ever since I first laid eyes on one of EVE's ship, I've wanted to have a scale model version of one. That was over 5 years ago, but today, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Today, the EVE Online Store is being shutdown to make place for a new and improved store, and in the process, CCP will fin...

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Sci-fi, EVE Online, Interviews, Opinion Silicon Knights President Dennis Dyack is apparently a balanced gamer. Sure, he's worked on games like Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and he's president of the company behind the big Xbox 360 exclusive Too Hum...

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MMORPG.com's video scoop from the Leipzig Games Convention wasn't limited to info on EVE Online's upcoming expansions. They also got some face time with Lead Economist Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson of CCP Games, who discusses some of CCP's projects and initiatives, namely the Council of Stel...

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The player-driven economy of EVE Online is large and complex, mirroring some of the complexity of real-world economics. As the player base and the collective scope of their activities in-game expanded, CCP Games sought out an economist to monitor and, if need be, regulate New Eden's eco...

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New information has come to light about what CCP Games is planning for EVE Online players as the Empyrean Age progresses. EVE Associate Producer Arend Stührmann spoke with MMORPG.com's Jon Wood in a Leipzig video interview about the releases slated for the rest of this year, and how CCP vie...

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Filed under: World of Warcraft, EVE Online, Business models, Culture Newsmagazine The Economist ran an article titled "Playing for profit" about using video game technology to increase productivity in the workplace. The article -- which was a sort of book report on "Changing the Game:...

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Exploits, Game mechanics, Guilds, PvP, News itemsWar declarations are an essential part of EVE Online. They allow corporations and alliances to fight for control over resources, territory, or simply to get revenge on their rivals. Then again, others de...

Well it seems that the EVE Online Blogging community is on a roll here as more and more capsuleers are putting pen to paper, or in this case, fingers to keyboards. I've never received so many request to add this blog and that blog to the list, and I'm all the more happy to do so.

As reported by EVE Network News, and mentioned to me by two reliable sources, CCP will release a new expansion, codename MIDAS, that will see Industrialist finally get the attention they deserve and the goodies they need! This follows an earlier article at Gamasutra which briefly discu...

Eddy Webb from CCP Games (EVE Online). Mark Capps (Unreal), and Mark Crump will answer your questions about how to get into the Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming industry. If you're an artist, designer, programmer, writer, or just a fan of the genre, join us for an inside look at how it all...

All times Eastern. Post will be updated as schedule changes, so be sure to bookmark this and check back! Also of note: frosty adult beverages will be on sale at all night-time ballroom events. Athens Room: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM DC MMO quest registration Be an NPC or PC, it's up to you. If you would li...

I grew up dreaming about giant robots, watching Robotech on week-end morning, collecting comic books, and RPG books such as Jovian Chronicles, Robotech, Heavy Gear, and loving all those other anime features (Patlabor anyone?). So when I saw this trailer for an upcoming Xbox 360 game, we...

In part 1 of this guide, I examined the usefulness of the overview system in EVE Online and explained the various customisation options available to players. In this final part of the guide, I look at the best ways to set up your overview for PvP, mission-running and a few other tasks. No matte...

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Fans of the sci-fi MMO genre have been looking for a game that fills a niche in the industry, somewhere between the complexity of EVE Online and the dynamic 'hands-on' starship piloting of many PC and console games. NetDevil might just be creating the title these gamers have been waiting fo...

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EVE Online is a game where a slight nerf on one game mechanic can have a large effect on many players. As such, and as with most MMOs, many EVE players react with indignation that their chosen ship, playstyle, or market specialization will be affected in the name of "balance." After all, no one...

The two videos, entitled "This is EVE" are the work of none other then Loxyrider, who was (and still is?) the Director of Eve TV. You can tell pretty quickly that this guy masters the art of film, and the videos do a good job of showing it. They cover all aspects of EVE, and not just the PvP, which is...

EVE Online To Fill In The Blanks - Aeropause on the up coming improved PvE and helping out new players into the game.EVE Online: Alliance war - Jim Rossignol over at EuroGamer continues his series on conflicts in EVE.EVE Online - Gen Con Overview - MMORPG.com on the recent Gen ConEvE Cast and Po...

Another interesting Space MMO is gearing up towards Beta. That's a second original IP Space Combat MMO to compete for the genre with EVE Online (SGO, SWG and STO aren't original IPs). And that's all the for the better if you ask me. There are some important game play differences between the 3, s...

He pointed to the Council of Stellar Management -- a democratically-elected group that represents the player-base in meetings with CCP -- and the player-driven open market that manages itself in accordance with real-world principles of economics as examples of the communal directi...

There are a few essential things any pilot in EVE Online should do before they undock from a station and get themselves into a potentially hostile situation. Come to think of it, anytime you undock there's at least some chance of hostility. Keeping that in mind, think of this as a visual check...

If you like PvP in space, check out EVE Online. If you like stylistic PvE in a fantasy setting, check out World of Warcraft. If you like D&D, check out Dungeons & Dragons Online. If you like sci-fi, check out Tabula Rasa or Anarchy Online.

The problem, if you can call it a problem, with finally settling into the various economic activities I have pursued in EVE Online, production, trade, mining, and mission running, is that I am starting to accumulate a lot of ISK. “I want to mine on the moon!”

Visually anyways. I don't have much details about the game, but from the video below, we can tell that they've got the visuals right. I've signed up for their Beta, and will certainly keep an eye on this upcoming game as more details become available. The developer is Reakktor, based in German...

Ambulation, or 'Walking in Stations,' is a hot topic among EVE Online players, but for opposing reasons. Some are excited about the prospect of being able to get out of their capsules and ships and finally interact on an avatar level with one another. Other players feel that Ambulation offe...

The EVE Online mission “Worlds Collide” and I have a history. Almost two years ago, when I first started playing EVE Online, I was given “Worlds Collide” as a mission. That did not go well. 2008.08.09 23:44:00 Involved parties: 2008.08.10 00:16:00

A month ago, CCP Taera, who left us much too soon for the netherworld, announced on the EVE Forums that CCP had created a Facebook page for its fans. So head over the EVE Facebook page and join, then make sure to monitor the EVE Online Flickr activity. I know I will.

Earlier last week, Malnor invited me as a co-host on his highly successful EVE podcast, Titan Weekly. During the show we covered subjects ranging from a potential CCP endorsed Stock Market, to balancing game play between new and old players, to missions and more.

Since it can often be hard to find or click on something in three dimensional space, EVE Online provides a useful tool called the "overview" to make life easier. The overview window lists objects and ships in your general vicinity and is one of EVE's most important tools for providing situa...

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Sam Guss is a writer at EVE-Mag.com, an up and coming site that focuses on EVE Online, who wrote a piece that caught our eye at Massively. His article is titled "Is EVE for You?" and looks at what the attraction to the game is for him, and speculates about the wider appeal of EVE to other dedicated...

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CCP Games and EVE Online developers have a very sad piece of news for a Sunday morning. Laura "Taera" Genender, a relatively new member of the EVE team, has passed away. Long known at MMORPG.com, Laura had recently joined CCP as an associate community manager. Read the announcement after the j...

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Events, real-world, MMO industryA sad announcement was made last night by CCP Games, that EVE Online's Associate Community Manager has passed away. Laura "Taera" Genender was one of the newest faces at CCP Games, and was well-known for her work over the y...

Over at Massively, James Egan has put together a list of all the evil schemes New Eden capsuleers can lure their fellow players to. It's an interesting list, since all these villainous activities are allowed in the game. I don't know of any other MMO out there where you can make a living doing o...

Filed under: Sci-fi, Galleries, EVE Online, Game mechanics, PvP, Roleplaying EVE Online is by design a darker game than most other MMOs, which means certain actions unthinkable in other games are allowed in EVE's setting of New Eden. It's a game that rewards cunning and brutally punishe...

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Economy, Guilds, PvP, Endgame, OpinionA few weeks ago, Jim Rossignol kicked off a series of EVE Online focused articles with his look at the basics of combat in the game. But small-scale PvP doesn't suit all players in EVE. Some get hungry for more p...

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Factional warfare became a part of EVE Online in the Empyrean Age expansion, which ushered in a time of backstory-driven militia conflict for players aligned with one of the four races of New Eden. What promised to be a new avenue for EVE's roleplaying community ended up being inaccessibl...

First order of business though, my corp, Phoenix Labs, is looking for some more industrialist with teeth. If you've got what it takes and are willing to chip in all you've got for the better of the corp, we want to here from you. Submit your application on our website before doing so in game.OK, n...

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, PvP, OpinionIn EVE Online, there are few things as feared by highsec dwellers as going into 0.0 space. These lawless tracts of New Eden do come with certain perils -- as CONCORD isn't there to protect you -- but there are arguably more benefits to flying in 0.0 t...

For those tough enough for the political/forum scene, the big news over the week-end and the last few days was the CSM attack on the EVE Forum and a somewhat controversial chat log which Winterblink posted on his blog. For those interested in game development, some news on the business side...

Highway robbery is a valid economic proposal in EVE Online! The scheme is more than a little dubious as people make alts, train them up just enough to be effective, gank away until they lose enough security status to no longer be useful, then roll another alt.

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The galaxy of New Eden has over 5000 solar systems, and plotting safe routes or simply some optimal wayfaring can be a bit involved. When in-game, you can pull up an interactive map to help navigate, but it takes up the entire client window while active. Some players prefer to view their maps o...

Most auction houses abstract away geography. EVE does not: the need to ship between stations is built into the game. You can make your living as a trans-galactic trucker. For most games, having all auction houses linked is probably a good thing.

Ships and stations got pimped during the Trinity patch, when EVE's graphical engine Trinity, got its upgrade to Version 2. I can't wait for the next patch which will bring planets, moons, backdrops and the likes to the same level as today's ships and station. Until then, we'll just have to li...

Eve Online skills - branching out - Having recently returned to New Eden, Rick explores the EVE Online skill labyrinth.AvA Combat in Ambulation - Somehow this old post resurfaces and blazes through a forum thread.EVE Online: combat basics - Euro Gamer MMO's Jim Rossignol looks at the curr...

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And, during the move back to Amarr space I came under fire a couple of times from pilots in opposing militias. There is a system along the way that only has CONCORD patrolling it, and they don’t care about militias, so suddenly I was fair game for people other than the pirates. That had to stop.

CCP Games has been giving us a glimpse into the lives and motivations of the four leaders of the warring races in EVE Online, through a series of weekly Chronicles. Thus far we've seen the weight of years of struggle carried by the Minmatar leader, Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor, and the Gallente P...

In somewhat of a continuation from yesterday’s post, and with the idea sparked after reading MBP’s post here, today’s topic aims to examine why so many PvE ‘carebears’ play PvP-focused MMOs, using EVE Online as the example. Not since Ultima Online has a mass market MMO had as harsh a death p...

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We've blessed with some new Chronicles these last 2 weeks. two of which cover the Empyrean Age factions (Minmatar and Gallente respectively): Silent Furies and The Paths They Chose.Came across this post on the EVE Forums about a BattleClinic (in cooperation with CCP) Factional Warfare R...

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I had a couple of hours the other night so I thought I would finally dive into the whole factional warfare thing that the Empyrean Age has brought us in EVE Online. Considering that my standings with the Blood Raiders is 0.00 and with the Guristas is -0.04, both NPC pirate factions that I have spe...

The Table of Content follows with all the regions, including the new Black Rise region that sits between the Caldari and Gallente Empires. The Universe map will allow you to quickly see the placement of the various regions as you jump between them.

Nothing tells your opponent that they are weak and pathetic than to assign them random derogatory ethnic names. Did a Caldari Raven somehow destroy your 2 billion ISK Nanophoon and pod you because you were stupid enough to sit around AFK in a belt? Be sure to call him something anti-Semitic...

We are so excited about our next expansion, EVE Online: Trinity, we have to show it off. Don't be fooled by the sleek lines and sheer beauty of these ships. Trinity is not just a pretty face. It's absolutely bursting at the seams with new content: agent missions, combat advancements, Tech II sh...