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May Newsletter

Posted by horikor — 2010-05-26T19:29:04-04:00

The patch notes have been posted for the May 26th release of the Tyrannis expansion. Join the discussion thread well underway on the EVE Information Portal Board. Don't forget to also stop by EVE Gate where you'll be able to change standings, chat directly with your contacts and corp mates, schedule events, and manage your EVEmail right on the web! But wait... there's more! Head on over to the CCP YouTube channel and watch the new Planetary Interaction Tutorial created to make sure you're ready to build when colonization becomes available on June 8th.

Mark your calendars and get ready for a whole new dimension of gameplay in EVE Online. Build a simple colony to supplement your income or establish a multi-colony network manufacturing lucrative commodities and high-demand starbase components . Over 65,000 planets across the universe go up for grabs when Tranquility comes up on June 8th.

May saw the re-introduction of Live Events, as forces of Sansha Nation infiltrated and patrolled multiple systems of known space. EVE pilots banded together both in opposition and support of the unexpected threat that seems to have subsided only slightly since their appearance earlier in the month. CCP Headfirst gives players the heads up on what's going on in his May DevBlog, All These Worlds: The Return of Live Events.

Would you like to know more? Below is a collection of links to threads about the first few days of the invasion, courtesy of ISD team member, Zachary Zain.

Ducia Foundry Team Target of Mysterious Attack

Reactivation of the Synenose Accord

The Scoop Campaign for Public Disclosure

SYNE Emergency Briefing on Sansha Activity

Eleutherian Guard Condemnation of Federal Response in Tama

After Action Report - Federation Defence of Tama

The Nation-inflicted Death Toll

Hacking the Sansha Threat

There's something for everyone in this month's collection of DevBlogs - a look behind the GM curtain, mission updates, API improvements, details about EVE Gate, and the return of Live Events.

Support for Support - GM Spiral explains how the GM toolkit has evolved over the years.

All These Worlds: The Return of Live Events - A crash course in discovering and surviving Live Events.

EVE Gate: For Those Moments Your Boss Isn't Looking - A run down of the pages and features available in the Tyrannis release of EVE Gate.

Tyrannis API Improvements - New API information now available for Calendars, Contacts, Starbases, and Outposts.

Courier Missions Revamp - These are not the holoreels you are looking for...

While many eyes shift towards the Sansha Invasions, others remain focused on their plans for conquest. Insurance fraud, a monocratic court service, Sansha abductions, war in Delve and another Titan down. These are true tales of the real adventures of EVE Online players as recorded and relayed by the Interstellar Correspondents.

Friends of Nation Capsuleer Group Formed

ATLAS Titan Downed in H-W9TY

Capsuleer Conference to Address Sansha Harvests

Sansha Incursions Increase

Capsuleer Opens Judiciary Service in New Providence

Umokka Raided By Sansha’s Nation, Abductions Escalate

Sansha Invasions Underway

Low Mineral Values Fuel Insurance Fraud

Pandemic Legion Keeps IT Alliance Occupied in Delve

Are you affected by the events in this article? Do you have information regarding another event in New Eden? If so, please contact us with any information that you may have.

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Qualifying rounds for the Alliance Tournament begin on June 5th. Be sure to regularly check the EVE Player News page for information on tournament prizes, radio and podcast coverage, teasers, and CCPTV information. The Round One Schedule has been posted and is already prepped for the addition of video links for each match.

» Visit the Alliance Tournament 8 Page

The polls have closed and the votes are in for the fifth Council of Stellar Management. The election had a record turnout, with over 39,000 subscribers casting their vote. Winners will be announced on May 26th. Speaking about polls...

The Sovereignty survey results have been posted and are ready for your perusal. Read the results and discuss them with your buddies. You do have buddies, right? We hope so, because this month's survey is all about the Buddy Program. Have you used the program? How do you feel about PLEX as a reward? Fill out the survey and let your voice be heard.

Take the Survey

Remember that a 21-Day trial for your buddy can turn into 30 days of free game time for you when they subscribe. Introduce your friends to the world?s most amazing online universe with the EVE Buddy Program.

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May 26th ? Tyrannis Expansion Release

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June 5th and 6th ? AT8 Qualifiers Round 1

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June 8th ? Colonization of Planets Begins

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June 12th and 13th ? AT8 Qualifiers Round 2

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June 19th and 20th ? AT8 FINALS

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Tyrannis Full Trailer

Posted by horikor — 2010-05-20T15:24:34-04:00

Eve Newsletter Tyranis Edition

Posted by horikor — 2010-05-20T14:58:50-04:00

Capsuleers will soon be able to establish colonies, excavate materials and set up extensive production chains on over 60,000 planets across the EVE universe. Here's a few answers to the common questions that have popped up over the past few weeks in anticipation of the expansion:

Is this for veteran or new players?

New players and established players will both be able to dive right into it. Planetary Interaction will even be accessible to trial users.

What can I harvest from the planets?

What can I make with it?

Players can excavate the surface for minerals to sell to fellow industrialists or use them to manufacture goods that were previously only available on the NPC market. Five complete tiers of manufacturing exist, allowing players to choose the level of involvement they want to engage in, with each tier offering goods to use or sell. Create nanite repair paste, starbase structures, fuel, and even some of the lucrative T2 components.

Do I need to train new skills?

No new skills are required to get started, however new skills have been added for those players interested in enhancing their scanning and colony-building ability.

Will we be able to build on planets in Wormhole space?

Yes!

Noah painted the broad strokes with his Livin’ On a Prayer blog back in March. A deeper look and more awesome developer art followed in CCP Soundwave’s latest blog entitled Impossible is Our Middle Name.

Access your EVE Mail in almost any browser. Create contact lists and assign permission levels so that only trusted friends and corp mates can see your most sensitive information. Schedule events and collaborate with other players using the EVE Calendar. Post and read updates for players, corporations and alliances. EVE Gate makes it easier for you to stay connected with your buddies in the EVE community.

Managing standings has become easier and more intuitive thanks to the improvements and changes heading your way in Tyrannis. Expect a more refined system that can be updated and managed both in-game and through your EVE Gate contacts list. For more info, peruse the blogs below or dive right into the Alpha version now at http://test.evegate.com

»	Organizational Tools, Standings and Other Interesting Changes
»	Standings Design Revisions
»	Standings and EVE Gate: The Way Forward

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Portal Free Download Until 5/24

Posted by horikor — 2010-05-15T00:30:35-04:00

Portal used to cost money. Until May 24th, it's free. End of story.

Well, technically speaking, there are some strings attached. Fortunately, they're entirely decorative. We just like the way they look, swaying in the gentle breeze created by a million people simultanously fainting from shock at the news that Portal is free. Now you have no reason not to try Portal.

"I have a reason," some of you are probably typing into an angry email. "You see, sir, I own a Mac."

Well guess what: For the first time ever, Portal is also available for the Mac.

"Capital news! But the excellent puzzle adventure Portal won over 40 Game of the Year awards; Surely it must cost at least five or six hundred dollars."

You'd think that, especially since it actually won over 70 Game of the Year Awards. But, like we keep saying, Portal is free. Free on the Mac. Free on the PC. But only until May 24th. So you only have a few days to decide if your free copy of Portal is worth the price we're currently charging - which is you ever-so-slightly moving your index finger just barely enough to click the big red "download" button right there to the left.

April Newsletter

Posted by horikor — 2010-04-27T00:00:00-04:00

Discover the new content coming to EVE Online at the Tyrannis feature site. Videos, concept art and descriptions of the major changes are now available, with more information and interviews on their way. Planetary Interaction and EVE Gate sections contain screenshots and links to the latest developer blogs. Visit the site and explore what's headed your way this May!

Visit the Tyrannis Feature Site

CCP Space 5-0 and front man for Permaband, Sveinn Jóhannesson Kjarval, assured a concerned community in a recent EuroGamer article that CCP HQ and its employees are "out of harm's way." Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland's recently active volcano, poured ash into the atmosphere, temporarily shutting down air traffic and travel in various parts of Europe.

Tyrannis is just around the corner, and this month's DevBlogs present a peek behind the expansion's curtain with some new concept art and screenshots sprinkled in. We've also put together several blogs on upcoming changes, including the Deep Safe changes and the introduction of a new standings system. Enjoy!

	The Not-So-Great-After-All Deep Safe Nerf of 2010 - You spoke up, we listened. Read the current stance on "Deep Safe" based on feedback from the community.
	New Assets and Art for Tyrannis - Concept art for Tyrannis and some examples of the new corp logo assets make an appearance in Eris Discordia's presentation of some of the new pretty in EVE Online.
	The Circle of Life - CCP Chronotis discusses changes to the insurance system, mineral collection, NPC loot tables, and rogue drone compounds - all in the name of a more dynamic, market-driven system.
	EVE: The Burning Life Novel Now For Sale! - Hot off the presses comes "EVE: The Burning Life," the new novel written by CCP Abraxas. EVE's resident chronicler offers some nuggets of the book, as well as insight into the story's dark themes.
	CSM - Call for Candidates and Changes to the CSM - The open call for candidates begins for the fifth iteration of the CSM! Along with the new election cycle comes important changes to the council's structure, term limits, and schedule.
	Standings Design Revisions - In a follow-up to his previous dev blog, CCP Greyscale discusses the changing standing system and the revisions to the feature's implementation based on player feedback.
	Puttin' on the Foil Coach - The "EVE Gate Alpha Stress Test" is announced as players get to play around and test the limits of this social networking feature.

Minmatar space joins Providence on the list of places to tread lightly as the G.A.N.J.A. rampage continues. A corporation comes to the rescue of an entire alliance, an alliance divides over the fall of an outpost and ImpulseCon 112 brought racing and an airshow to The Citadel. These reports relay the real experiences of EVE Online players as recorded and archived by the Interstellar Correspondents.

	T.R.I.A.D. Mission Agency Expands into Militia Warfare
	Corporation Helps Alliance Recover from Wormhole Loss
	Subwarp Racing Venture Holds Public Event
	Consortium. Alliance Coup Used to Evacuate Assets
	Twelve Systems Captured in Providence Offensive
	G.A.N.J.A. Continues Terrorist Activities in Minmatar Space
	Internal Conflict Strikes Caldari State Protectorate
	Consortium. Alliance Split After Loss of Outpost Platform
	ILF Shipyards Resume Operation

Are you affected by the events in this article? Do you have information regarding another event in New Eden? If so, please contact us with any information that you may have.

Want to become a news correspondent with IC? We are recruiting.

In this issue:

»News from 0.0

»Insider's Guide to Targeting

»Spies Like Us - a look at espionage in EVE

»Interviews with Ian "CCP Ginger" Bishop and Economist Dr. Eyjo

Plus in character articles, the 200M ISK challenge, new chronicles, Postcards from the Edge and much more! Issue #19 and a host of back issues are available through the EVE Online store.

The EVE storyline was the subject of the March survey and you may be surprised by the results. The full report is currently available for your perusal on EVElopedia. For April, we've put together a few questions regarding null sec, otherwise known as 0.0. We're interested in finding out what your experiences with 0.0 are and we've included a couple comment areas in order to be able to get your exact feedback on the matter.

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EVE-Online.com first opened 10 years ago on April 20th, 2000.

Over the years the content has continually expanded, providing indispensable data and unforgettable lore for the EVE community. Some of the highlights are:

»EVElopedia - the official EVE Wiki

»play.EVEOnline.com - an introduction to EVE for new players

»EVEGate - the official EVE community portal

»EVE Chronicles - over 180 tales, many not for the faint of heart

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