EVE Online News http://44/ 2024-03-29T05:16:45Z http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/changes-to-plex-packages-coming-with-may-release/ Changes To PLEX Packages Coming With May Release 2017-04-28T16:21:00Z 2017-04-28T16:21:00Z CCP Falcon 92532650

With the May release, we’ll be making a few changes to PLEX to give capsuleers more control over PLEX and ISK during gameplay.

By breaking PLEX into smaller units, pilots will be able to trade smaller, or more variable amounts of PLEX to take full advantage of the market in New Eden. In addition to this, all pilots will now have direct access to the New Eden Store without having to jump through currency conversion hoops should they want to use PLEX to purchase SKINs and apparel. Full details of the changes to PLEX are available in the following Dev Blogs.

PLEX Changes On The Way

PLEX Rework – Follow Up

When these changes arrive on May 9th with the 119.5 release, we will also be changing the pricing structure of PLEX, so that they work like aurum used to: The more you buy, the bigger the bonus you get.

For some packs, this will mean a small increase in the price per PLEX, but the majority of PLEX packs have been converted to offer bigger bonuses.

At the same time, we are aware that the entry point price for PLEX is high with the existing system, so with the new PLEX system launching on May 9th, a couple of smaller packs will be introduced so that pilots who would like to spend a little less can access the benefits of PLEX for less.

The image below shows how the new PLEX pricing system will look after the deployment of 119.5 on May 9th.


(click to enlarge)

]]>
Changes To PLEX Packages Coming With May Release changes-to-plex-packages-coming-with-may-release
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/discontinuation-of-the-legacy-scanning-system/ Discontinuation of the legacy scanning system on May 9th 2017-04-27T17:38:15Z 2017-04-27T17:38:15Z CCP Phantom 91272585  

With the release of the new scanning system earlier in March, the time has come to disable the old scanning system. With the release 119.5 on May 9th, we will be moving all players to the new scanning system and removing the beta option from the Settings menu.

Additionally, we will be deploying a number of defect fixes in the release and will continue to monitor ways to improve the scanning experience of the new system.

]]>
Discontinuation of the legacy scanning system discontinuation-of-the-legacy-scanning-system
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/improvements-to-total-net-worth-counter/ Improvements to Total Net Worth indicator 2017-04-27T11:44:00Z 2017-04-27T11:44:00Z CCP Phantom 91272585 WIth the YC 119.3 release 1.9 on April 27th, the Total Net Worth indicator has received several improvements. The Total Net Worth counter displays a character's estimated total net worth based on inventory items, ships, and other assets. 

With this update, we have made several improvements:

  • The calculation of the total net worth is more accurate
  • Update frequency has been changed to 12 hours
  • Database queries have been optimized to reduce the server load

Due to these improvements, especially because of the more accurate calculations, you might see a change in your character's net worth. In some cases, the change might be considerable and could result in a significant lower Total Net Worth. The possible devaluation is due to the fact that we will now be excluding injected items that used to be included in the Total Net Worth calculation.

]]>
Improvements to Total Net Worth counter improvements-to-total-net-worth-counter
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/aurum-and-content-pack-sales-to-end-on-2017-05-02/ Aurum and Content Pack Sales To End On 2017/05/02 2017-04-26T20:06:00Z 2017-04-26T20:06:00Z CCP Falcon 92532650  

Aurum will be discontinued and existing balances will be converted over to PLEX with the arrival of the new PLEX changes, which will be deployed on May 9th with the 119.5 release,

With this in mind, sales of Aurum will end as of downtime on Tuesday May 2nd, a week before this change occurs, to smooth the transition from Aurum to PLEX.

In addition to this, given that several EVE Online content packs contain Aurum as part of their lineup, these will also be discontinued at downtime on May 2nd.

If you’d like to purchase Aurum before the changes occur, please be sure to do so before downtime on May 2nd!

]]>
Aurum and Content Pack Sales to End on 2017/05/02 aurum-and-content-pack-sales-to-end-on-2017-05-02
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/eve-vegas-2017-tickets-are-selling-fast/ EVE Vegas 2017 - Tickets are selling fast 2017-04-24T16:54:32Z 2017-04-24T16:54:32Z CCP Phantom 91272585

EVE Vegas 2017, the fabulous player gathering in Las Vegas, takes place from October 6 to 8. Tickets for EVE Vegas are selling at a record rate. 

This year, we have a new venue for EVE Vegas: The LINQ! The LINQ provides the perfect setting for this epic player gathering. It is directly located in the center of the infamous Las Vegas Strip.

Tickets for this event are selling at a record rate. Two weeks ago, at EVE Fanfest, we have announced EVE Vegas. Since then, we have sold more than 600 tickets. If you consider going to EVE Vegas, don't hesitate too long. Get your ticket today! All previous three years, EVE Vegas has been sold out.

Order your EVE Vegas ticket.
Further information about EVE Vegas.

We hope you can join us in Vegas for the largest EVE celebration in North America!

]]>
EVE Vegas 2017 - Tickets are selling fast eve-vegas-2017-tickets-are-selling-fast
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/new-eden-store-new-blue-cell-skin-for-sisters-of-eve-ships/ New Eden Store: New Blue Cell SKIN for Sisters of EVE ships 2017-04-18T14:33:42Z 2017-04-18T14:33:42Z CCP Phantom 91272585

A new set of SKINs is available for the Sisters of EVE ships: Enjoy the new SOE Blue Cell (Surveillance) SKINs!

We are delighted to present this elegant blue and graphite themed SKIN for the Astero, Stratios and Nestor. These beautiful SKINs cost between 400 AUR (Astero, Stratios) and 800 AUR (Nestor). The bundle containing SKINs for all three ships comes with a 10% discount and costs 1440 AUR.

If you would like to use your outstanding AUR before the PLEX changes on May 9th, this is a good opportunity!


Purchasing SKINs is easy:

  • Log into EVE Online
  • Have sufficient AUR
  • Go to the New Eden Store (press ALT+4 or use the Neocom to access the store)
  • Purchase the SKIN(s)
  • The SKINs are then available in your redeeming system
]]>
New Eden Store: New Blue Cell SKIN for Sisters of EVE ships new-eden-store-new-blue-cell-skin-for-sisters-of-eve-ships
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/frigates-of-eve-the-cross-sections-limited-edition-almost-sold-out/ Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition Almost Sold Out! 2017-04-14T15:11:14Z 2017-04-14T15:11:14Z CCP Falcon 92532650

CCP Games and Dark Horse Comics are proud to announce that Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition is almost sold out!

With only 1337 copies of the Limited Edition ever available, you should be sure to make your pre-order as soon as possible to avoid missing out!

The Limited Edition of the book is available in the EVE Online Store, shipping from the USA, EU and UK to provide low shipping rates, and will also be available from Popcultcha.com.au for those in Australia and New Zealand.

Packed from cover to cover with 160 pages of cross sections of all the most popular frigates used by the empires of New Eden, as well as detailed technical backstory on the origins of the vessels and the technologies they use, Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition will ship on June 6th 2017.

Please note that while the hardcover will be available in future, this is the ONLY time that pilots will be able to order the Limited Edition, which includes:

  • Collectable cloth blueprint of the Condor class frigate.
  • Three layer acetate film breakdown of the Probe class frigate.
  • 50% grey Limited Edition embossed clamshell presentation box.
  • Commemorative Rifter plaque with code for exclusive in-game trinkets and apparel.
  • Download code for digital copy of Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections.


]]>
Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition Almost Sold Out! frigates-of-eve-the-cross-sections-limited-edition-almost-sold-out
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/frigates-of-eve-the-cross-sections-available-for-pre-order-now/ Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition available for pre-order NOW! 2017-04-12T21:02:03Z 2017-04-12T21:02:03Z CCP Falcon 92532650

CCP Games and Dark Horse Comics are incredibly proud to announce that Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition is available for pre-order NOW!

With only 1337 copies of the Limited Edition ever available, you should be sure to make your pre- order as soon as possible to avoid missing out!

The Limited Edition of the book is available in the EVE Online Store, shipping from the USA, EU and UK to provide low shipping rates, and will also be available from Popcultcha.com.au for those in Australia and New Zealand.

Packed from cover to cover with 160 pages of cross sections of all the most popular frigates used by the empires of New Eden, as well as detailed technical backstory on the origins of the vessels and the technologies they use, Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition will ship on June 6th 2017.

Please note that due to anticipated high traffic levels during the Frigates Book Pre-Order, we are removing our standard products from the EVE Store for 24 hours in an effort to reduce load on the store.

Please check back with us soon to view the rest of the catalog, and thank you for your interest!

]]>
Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections available for pre-order NOW! frigates-of-eve-the-cross-sections-available-for-pre-order-now
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/frigates-of-eve-the-cross-sections-available-for-pre-order-tomorrow/ Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition available for pre-order tomorrow! 2017-04-11T23:29:36Z 2017-04-11T23:29:36Z CCP Falcon 92532650

CCP Games and Dark Horse Comics are incredibly proud to announce that Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition will be available for pre-orders tomorrow, at the stated times in the time zones listed in the image above.

With only 1337 copies of the Limited Edition ever available, you should be sure to make your pre- order as soon as possible to avoid missing out!

The Limited Edition of the book will be available in the EVE Online Store, shipping from the USA, EU and UK to provide low shipping rates, and will also be available from Popcultcha.com.au for those in Australia and New Zealand.

Packed from cover to cover with 160 pages of cross sections of all the most popular frigates used by the empires of New Eden, as well as detailed technical backstory on the origins of the vessels and the technologies they use, Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections Limited Edition will ship on June 6th 2017.

Pre-orders begin at 21:00 EVE Time tomorrow – Check the image above for your local time zone. 

]]>
Frigates of EVE: The Cross Sections available for pre-order tomorrow! frigates-of-eve-the-cross-sections-available-for-pre-order-tomorrow
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/fanfest-2017-day-3-in-review/ Fanfest 2017 - Day 3 in review 2017-04-08T20:10:12Z 2017-04-08T20:10:12Z CCP Phantom 91272585

Discover the most important news from EVE Fanfest 2017 day 3. 

Fanfest, the annual EVE celebration in the land of fire and ice, has opened its doors on April 6. Now, this legendary event is culminating in an epic final! Exciting news, expert discussions, crazy parties and more: Share your Fanfest experience using #evefanfest.

New Player Experience
Last Winter, we have completely revamped the New Player Experience in EVE Online. The results have exceeded our expectations, the feedback has been incredible positive. Building on this success, we are going to improve the New Player Experience even further. Both, improvements to the user interface (a previous example for this is the Total Net Worth Indicator) and improvements to the underlying structure (help players finding their own purpose in the amazing EVE Universe) are on the roadmap. 

EVE Vegas 2017
The incredible EVE Vegas is the second largest player gathering after Fanfest. This year, EVE Vegas 2017 will take place in The Linq. With full CCP support this will be - as in previous years - a fantastic gathering. Parties, presentations, round tables and CCP developers - all in one go! EVE Vegas 2017 will take place on October 6 - 8. Tickets are available now!

EVE: Valkyrie - Roadmap
EVE: Valkyrie had an amazing start! More than 1 million clones get destroyed every month, and more than 57,000 carriers. We already had four major game updates, all for free. The future is even more exciting! In April, we'll get an incredible new, ground based map. Fight above and below an abandoned Minmatar research outpost on the surface of a planet. Enjoy additional wormhole environments, English subtitles, Steam controller support, and improved training. There is more to come in the future! Ships will be revamped with a focus on quality over quantity (more character, more progression and more meaningful choice). A better ship selection will remove barriers to fun. And the improved economy will provide genuine rewards, more celebration and more surprises! Check out the roadmap!

ESI - Third-Party development
Third-party development support is very important for the EVE community. With CCP's support of third-party developers, amazing tools and websites have been created. This, in return, has made possible the massive battles and exciting events in the EVE universe. Currently the team is fully focused on improving the relatively new EVE Swagger Interface (ESI). All you need to know as third-party dev should be the easy-to-use ESI! 

EVE Art - Recap
The popular Art and Graphics panel gave a review of past 12 months which brought new ships, amazing ship redesigns, the next level of ship skins, a new visual damage system and other improvements. We have seen new structures, brand new effects, completely new suns and a lot of shiny new things (and rusty Minmatar stuff). Thanks for keeping EVE as beautiful as it is!

Player gatherings wordwide
EVE Fanfest is incredible. And there are many more exciting player gatherings world wide! Here is a selection of upcoming events:

  • Finns on a ship
  • EVE St. Petersburg
  • EVE Northeast
  • EVE Downunder
  • EVE NT
  • G-Fleet
  • EVE Dublin
  • EVEsterdam
  • EVE London

Find out more on the excellent event overview site EVE Meet!

Kyonoke Inquest
Following the ghastly events in EVE surrounding the outbreak of the deadly Kyonoke plague, we had an amazing live event at Fanfest. Thanks to Company P and their amazing efforts, Fanfest attendees have been able to decide the future events regarding this outbreak. Will everything get burned to the ground? Will the forces try to save lives and go for the scientific research? There is HOPE!

Party At the Top of The World
Fanfest is only really Fanfest if there is a Party At the Top of The World! This year, as special guest, we have invited DJ Kristian Nairn (also known as "Hodor" from Game Of Thrones). Of course, CCP's own band "Permaband" delivers another of their legendary gigs! 

Charity events
The charity events at Fanfest - silent auction and charity dinner - have been a great success! Together the community has raised USD 13,600! This is amazing. The proceeds are going to Barnaspítali Hringsins – The Iceland Children’s Hospital. Thank you very much!

EVE Fanfest 2018
Fanfest 2018 will celebrate the EVE Universe and its awesome communities. But that is not all! Fanfest 2018 celebrates also the 15th anniversary of EVE Online! Fanfest 2018 will take place in Iceland from April 12 to 14. Reserve these days already!

]]>
Fanfest 2017 - Day 3 in review fanfest-2017-day-3-in-review
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/fanfest-2017-day-2-in-review/ Fanfest 2017 - Day 2 in review 2017-04-08T13:33:29Z 2017-04-08T13:33:29Z CCP Phantom 91272585

Discover the most important news from EVE Fanfest 2017 day 2. 

Fanfest, the annual EVE celebration in the land of fire and ice, has opened its doors on April 6. Now, this legendary event is steaming full power ahead! Exciting news, expert discussions, crazy parties and more: Share your Fanfest experience using #evefanfest. Follow along with a fun new Snapchat account: "eveonline".

Don't forget to watch the daily Fanfest live broadcast (stream schedule).

Videos
Permaband - Come Fly With Us
The Scope – YC119 Kyonoke Inquest

Project Discovery - Exoplanet research in EVE
With the next "Project Discovery", you can do more real scientific research within EVE! Michel Mayor, University of Geneva, CCP, and the Reykjavik University are working together on this exciting project. You will be able to study light curves from solar systems far away as you’ll try to recognize and identify a kind of pattern to identify new planets. Of course, this research will be also tied into the background story and lore of EVE Online. Exoplanet research will be available to you and everyone else, also Alpha players. This summer! 

Structures - Refineries and Moon drilling
Two new Upwell structures are under development: Medium ("Athanor") and large ("Tatara") Refineries. Refineries are specialized in reprocessing and harvesting moon material. The whole process of gathering moon resources is going to be revamped. It becomes a collective and active process, instead of the current passive and individual one. Additionally, moon material reactions will be performed in Refineries. Reactions will use a new interface resembling the current industry UI.

Structures - Outposts become Citadels
Faction Citadels are coming! On a certain date, all Outposts and conquerable NPC stations (read the background story about those stations) will go down simultaneously and replaced with the corresponding Faction Fortizar Citadels. The corporation that controls the Outpost or Station on that date will own the Fortizar. Permanent landmarks for those Immensea Stations to keep the deep player-created history. 

Art review
EVE is beautiful. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Art team, the visuals of EVE are constantly evolving. Over the previous year, the visual damage system was improved (covering world objects and structures) and new effects have been added. We also have seen incredible new explosions. The most recent project will introduce totally new graphics and effects to the suns in EVE Online. Incredibly beautiful with minuscule details, these new stellar graphics will be deployed with the May release.

Game balance
Exciting news from the game balance front. This Summer we will get Sansha and Blood Raider implants, new anti-capital bombs and new electronic warfare bombs (webifier bombs). Capital ships/modules will receive a rebalance-pass (Capital MWD, Capital Afterburners, Doomsdays). Industrialists will celebrate that Capital Tech-2 Blueprints are going to use Capital Components. We are also going to see brand new Guristas Capital ships!

New PvE - Blood Raider shipyards
A new type of PvE is arriving to EVE Online this May: immersive, reactive, dynamic content that contextually fits with your location. NPCs that build infrastructure, acts and behaves in believable ways, fly the ships you fly, fight the way you fight. We start with Blood Raider shipyards. Upwell structures that have been repurposed by the Blood Raider NPCs to build their vast fleets. Those shipyards are hidden; you need to find them. Once found, you can attack them, but be ready for a serious defense! You will face NPCs that  dynamically react to your fleet composition, strength and tactics.  And this is just the start of our new PvE content!

New Blood Raider capital ships for you
We see three new capital ships (Force Auxiliary, Dreadnought and Titan) arriving in New Eden for you to pilot. These ships belong to the Blood Raider faction and are, as the other Blood Raider ships, a grotesque yet efficient fusion of Amarr and Minmatar technology. These ships have a bonus to energy warfare as well as speed warfare (webifier) - they will pin you down and suck you dry! The build costs of these ships are moderate (only max. 50% higher than their regular counterpart), the blueprints can be found in new Blood Raider shipyards.

Structures - Some stats
Since the introduction of Citadels and Engineering Complexes (EC), more than 10.000 Citadels have been deployed, and more than 6.500 ECs. Destruction rates, so far, are between 7% and 15%. Only 35 Keepstars are deployed in New Eden presently! Two corporations own over 100 Upwell structures! The Engineering Complexes are extremely successful. 72% of the industry job costs are now paid in EC's. One year ago, NPCs sucked in 77% of the costs. We have a truly amazing community!

CONCORD ships for players
A civilian version of overhauled CONCORD ships will become available for players. First, Fanfest attendees will receive these frigate and/or cruiser sized ships. As a special bonus, never seen before, some of the ship stats depend on your security standing. In general, these ships are flexible to fit, have lots of slots, have better warp speed and improved tackle range. As drawback, they are slower and with less dps.

Revamp of Tech-3 Cruisers
Tech-3 Cruisers with their high customizability are popular, but they are not without certain issues. Many subsystems are underused, there are also overlaps with already existing other ship classes. This year, we want to revamp Tech-3 Cruisers. The subsystem concept will be streamlined: 4 slots with 3 options each. We are also going to add new wormhole items to the hull build requirements.

Project Discovery - Citizen Science works!
A year in review for Citizen Science in EVE Online via Project Discovery. In the first Citizen Science project in EVE Online, players were able to help real scientific research by classifying and sampling proteins in human cell tissue. That year has been incredible. More than 28 million classifications have been completely by EVE players - that equals to almost 170 man-years of work! What a great success, thank you. The next Citizen Science project is already coming up: discover real exoplanets within our galaxy.

EVE Updates
Fanfest 2017 is a whirlwind of news and announcements! Check out EVE Updates regularly and have a look at CCP's Facebook page

]]>
Fanfest 2017 - Day 2 in review fanfest-2017-day-2-in-review
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/fanfest-2017-day-3-live-broadcast/ Fanfest 2017 - Day 3: Live broadcast from 10:30 to 19:00 UTC 2017-04-08T10:16:02Z 2017-04-08T10:16:02Z CCP Phantom 91272585

The amazing Fanfest 2017 from April 6 to 8 is in full swing. Follow the excitement and watch the live broadcast!

The live stream of the third and last day starts at 10:30 and ends around 19:00 (all times are in UTC / EVE time). Highlights today are the New Player Experience, EVE: Valkyrie Roadmap and the Closing Ceremony. There will be, of course, also quality time with the devs, more presentations and exciting insights. This is the schedule for April 8:

10:30 - Stream starts
11:00 - New Player Experience
12:00 - EVE Art 2016 Recap
13:00 - EVE: Valkyrie - Roadmap
14:00 - Live Concept Art
14:45 - Dev & Player AMA
15:30 - The Dirty Secrets of Trillionaires
16:15 - Dev & Player AMA
16:45 - EVE_NT: Events and EVEsports
18:00 - Closing Ceremony

Share your Fanfest experience using #evefanfest and enjoy the show.The stream comes also with contests and giveaways where you can win PLEX, SKINs and a whole host of other goodies.

Tune in and have fun!

]]>
Fanfest 2017 - Day 3: Live broadcast fanfest-2017-day-3-live-broadcast
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/fanfest-2017-day-2-live-broadcast/ Fanfest 2017 - Day 2: Live broadcast from 10:30 to 18:00 UTC 2017-04-07T09:51:30Z 2017-04-07T09:51:30Z CCP Phantom 91272585

The amazing Fanfest 2017 from April 6 to 8 is in full swing. Follow the excitement and watch the live broadcast!

The live stream of the second day starts at 10:30 and ends around 18:00 (all times are in UTC / EVE time). Highlights today are Michel Mayor and Expolanet research, Structures and PvE. Additionally, we have interesting dev interviews and exciting insights. Check the recap of day.

This is the schedule for April 7:

10:30 - Stream starts
11:00 - Game Balance
12:00 - Game Design Panel
13:00 - Project Discovery - Exoplanets with Michel Mayor
14:00 - Project Discovery Review
15:00 - EVE Graphics & VFX
16:00 - Structures
17:00 - Phenomenal PvE

Share your Fanfest experience using #evefanfest and enjoy the show.The stream comes also with contests and giveaways where you can win PLEX, SKINs and a whole host of other goodies.

Tune in and have fun!

]]>
Fanfest 2017 - Day 2: Live broadcast fanfest-2017-day-2-live-broadcast
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/fanfest-2017-day-1-in-review/ Fanfest 2017 - Day 1 in review 2017-04-07T09:46:55Z 2017-04-07T09:46:55Z CCP Phantom 91272585

Discover the most important news from EVE Fanfest 2017 day 1.

Fanfest, the annual EVE celebration in the land of fire and ice, has opened its doors on April 6. Now, this legendary event is full in swing! Exciting news, expert discussions, crazy parties and more: Share your Fanfest experience using #evefanfest.

Don't forget to watch the daily Fanfest live broadcast (stream schedule).

Videos
New Intro video: "Birth Of The Capsuleer"
EVE Online - Between Fanfests (2016-2017)
EVE: Valkyrie - Groundrush Update Trailer

Exoplanet research within EVE Online
EVE players have already contributed to real scientific research by mapping proteins in human cells with Project Discovery. Now we expand the scope to the whole universe! Right inside EVE Online, you will be able to contribute to the exploration of our universe. By studying light curves from solar systems far far away, you’ll be able to identify new planets. Scheduled for this Summer!

New dynamic PvE: Blood Raider shipyards
Something big is lurking in the vastness of New Eden: Blood Raiders shipyards! Those shipyards bring new reactive and dynamic PvE content that is highly immersive. You can attack these enormous structures, but be prepared for a serious defense never seen before. You will face NPCs that react to your fleet composition, strength and tactics. When is this coming? This May!

Permaband on Rockband
Permaband, CCP's in-house music group, is coming to Rockband 4! This summer...everyone who owns Rockband will be able to download Permaband songs and play them at home. For free!

CSM 12
The Council of Stellar Management (CSM) is a player elected group that supports EVE developers with community feedback. Yearly elected, the CSM is valuable and important. This year, 31.000 players participated in the elections. This is an amazing increase of 40% compared to previous year! The new CSM 12 members are:

  • Jin'taan
  • NoobMan
  • Yukiko Kami
  • The Judge
  • rhiload Feron-drake
  • Vince Draken
  • Innominate
  • Suitonia
  • Steve Ronuken
  • Aryth

Congratulations!

The Frigates of EVE Online: The Cross Sections!
A beautifully designed book about the frigates of EVE Online! This book contains incredible details and is a highlight for every EVE enthusiast. Amazing technical details and background information on 160 pages. All for you! Publication is this summer, June 6. A limited edition (1337 units) is also available. Pre-orders will be possible within the next days.

PLEX changes in EVE Online
We are going to revamp PLEX, making it easier to use and removing Aurum as second virtual currency. More details about the reasons, design and transition is available here and here

20 years of CCP
From a small, unbelievable idea that everyone said would be impossible to pull through to an internationally operating company that contributes 1% to Iceland's GDP. What a crazy journey for CCP! At Fanfest we also celebrate 20 years of CCP, yay! All this would have been impossible without the incredible EVE community and the amazing world of EVE Online. We have learned many lessons, and it was not easy all the time. Now, CCP is doing more than ever before, and we’re in the best place the company has been in ever.

Kyonoke Inquest
Following the ghastly events in EVE surrounding the outbreak of the deadly Kyonoke plague, we turn our eyes to Fanfest attendees for a solution. Thanks to Company P and their amazing efforts, Fanfest attendees will be able to decide the future events regarding this outbreak. Will everything get burned to the ground? Will the forces try to save lives and go for the scientific research?  Stay tuned!

Winter expansion for EVE Online
We are going all-in with the EVE Online winter expansion. Using all new capabilities (dynamic PvE etc.), we will create amazing new content in the universe. The heart of this expansion will be all about new content: New challenges, new rewards, new aspects of EVE to learn and explore in Empire space. Stay tuned for more info.

Future of EVE Online: Space colonization
We have the vision that you will discover truly new parts of the world. We are dreaming of the day that you are able to take full command of the ultimate tool of space colonization - space travel through star gates! We are building slowly towards this - but we will only bring it to you when we think it will be truly spectacular. This is our grand vision for the next several expansions for EVE Online. 

EVE: Valkyrie - Stronger than ever
EVE: Valkyrie, CCP's incredible virtual reality spaceship game, has been a massive success since its launch in March 2016. More than 88 years of game time have been played and 7 million ships got destroyed. Part of the success is based on the full cross-platform capability between all major VR platforms, multiple free game updates, constant game development, and amazing players. While this sounds great, the future plans for Valkyrie are even greater. CCP is committed! 

EVE: Valkyrie - Planetary combat with Groundrush
The next free major update, Groundrush, catapults EVE: Valkyrie to the next level! Fighter combat on the surface of a contested planet. Players will battle above, and below a former Minmatar research outpost. Expect tight tunnels, mountainous terrain, and cavernous underground spaces! 

EVE Gunjack and Gunjack 2
EVE Gunjack has sold over half a million times, and is the best-selling VR game ever! Gunjack 2 is a third-generation VR game for the Google Daydream platform. The development speed in this sector of the industry is truly astounding, and CCP is playing a leading role!

Sparc
Sparc is the world’s first virtual sport, or vSport as we’re calling it. It will also be the first non-EVE universe game that CCP will ship - quite a milestone! In Sparc you aren’t a futuristic gladiator. There’s no backstory or lore.  In Sparc, you are you. Just like you are you when you pick up a tennis racket and step onto the court. In Sparc, your VR equipment is your sports equipment. Think about all the potential and possibilities! The best? Sparc will ship in 2017!

]]>
Fanfest 2017 - Day 1 in review fanfest-2017-day-1-in-review
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/fanfest-2017-day-1-live-broadcast/ Fanfest 2017 - Day 1: Live broadcast from 15:00 to 19:00 UTC 2017-04-06T11:19:00Z 2017-04-06T11:19:00Z CCP Phantom 91272585

The amazing Fanfest 2017 from April 6 to 8 is in full swing. Follow the excitement and watch the live broadcast!

The live stream on day one begins at 15:00 and ends around 19:00 (all times are in UTC / EVE time). Highlights today are the Opening Ceremony and the Keynote presentation, but we also have tons of super interesting dev interviews and insights. This is the schedule for April 6:

15:00 - Stream opens - o7 at Fanfest 2017
17:00 - Welcome Ceremony
18:00 - EVE Online Keynote

Share your Fanfest experience using #evefanfest and enjoy the show. The stream comes also with contests and giveaways where you can win PLEX, SKINs and a whole host of other goodies.

Tune in and have fun!

]]>
Fanfest 2017 - Day 1: Live broadcast fanfest-2017-day-1-live-broadcast
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/new-eden-store-police-skin-for-megathron-battleships/ New Eden Store: Police SKIN for Megathron battleships 2017-04-04T11:47:53Z 2017-04-04T11:47:53Z CCP Phantom 91272585

We are excited to announce a new Police SKIN for the Megathron battleship class!

After the high popularity of this SKIN for Kronos class Marauders, we would like to extend the Police SKIN line to the Megathron. Enjoy this beautiful SKIN with its strong light and dark sections. Please be aware that this SKIN is, for the time being, available only for a limited time from April 4th to 11th.

This SKIN costs 1800 AUR.


Purchasing SKINs is easy:

  • Log into EVE Online
  • Have sufficient AUR
  • Go to the New Eden Store (press ALT-4 or use the Neocom to access the store)
  • Select the SKINs you would like to purchase
  • The SKINs are then available in your redeeming system
]]>
New Eden Store: Police SKIN for Megathron battleships new-eden-store-police-skin-for-megathron-battleships