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November 20th, 2008Heart torn from Racing League
NEW EDEN - In a recent turn of events, capsuleer Gyra Rho, the heart of the Interstellar Racing League for the last 5 seasons, was forced to quit her position as race planner, organiser and official judge due to overwhelming commitments dirtside.
In an official statement Ms Rho said 'Due to an unfortunate series of events, I will no longer be able to perform my duties as organizer of the Racing League…It is with a heavy heart that I do this on such short notice, but circumstances have diverted my time away from this project to the point where I will no longer be able to provide the same level of commitment that I used to.' She went on to say 'For those that may be interested in seeing this project continue, I will be accepting applications for a replacement over the following week. I am looking for a trustworthy and committed individual who has an intimate understanding of the project and a similar level of passion for racing.' Ms Rho than thanked all the racers who were committed to the league and closed her official statement by saying 'Thank you all for indulging my sadist tendencies and taking part in these events.'
The Racing League has been saved from fading into memory by three capsuleers, two of whom are racers themselves, they are Killjoy Tseng, who oversees the official running of each race, Miette Delzahn, who runs the business side and the charming Quintrala, who is in charge of Public Relations.
They have not taken over the League directly but setup a new one that runs on very similar principles to the old, the new league has been named the Interstellar Racing Championship [ISRC]. All the points that have been accumalated by the individual racers and their teams from the ISGC have been preserved and transferred to the ISRC, also once this season is over, the ISRC will go on to host Season 7.
Ms Rho will be surely missed after working so hard to bring so much joy and grief to so many racers, and on a personal note this reporter for one will miss her unique touch that she brought to every race.
The next scheduled race is on Sunday, 23rd November, starting at 20:00. For more information, please visit the official ISRC site.
Source: myeve.eve-online.com
Molea Cemetery Destroyed by Jihadswarm
Azia Burgi’s cemetery was destroyed earlier this week by the JihadSwarm faction of GoonSwarm. Dozens of corpses have been stolen and several surviving caskets have been defaced.
Forgotten by many, the cemetery was the solo project of Azia Burgi. As reported in an article early this year, Azia “…thought it was a little sad that people just left their victims corpses alone in space after such a violent death. “ Azia began collecting these corpses and placing them in secure “caskets” to be anchored in her cemetery.
The report of her cemetery project sparked some interest from the pod pilot community, and the number of donations has produced a staggering backlog of 5,000 corpses. Jay Marshall remarked: “The EVE Cemetery is a monument to those fallen in battle. A place where one can go and say those final words they would like to the fallen, and even though we are in a clone-age, where one really doesn’t die, the bodies entombed around the cemetery are both a reminder and warning about our own mortality."
Unfortunately, the cemetery also attracted the attention of Karttoon, leader of JihadSwarm; “I ordered JihadSwarm to destroy the Cemetery in order to set free the desecrated and defiled bodies, stolen and trapped in mass graves to be put on display and gawked at as personal possessions of a vile woman. The deceased must be buried on planets, wrapped in our ritual shroud, and positioned to face in the direction of the temple of Qu’Lah." [Sesfan Qu'Lah was a revered GoonSwarm CEO -ed.].
"GoonSwarm believes in freedom of religion, as long it is righteous. I doubt any of the “tenants” had the opportunity to state their beliefs before they were dragged into this prison. It is my duty as leader of JihadSwarm to enforce the moral standards of the one true god.”
The GoonSwarm/JihadSwarm position was verified by Zapawork, the official diplomatic representative of GoonSwarm.
The attack on the cemetery’s control tower commenced at a time when Azia Burgi was dealing with personal business planetside. In addition to the destruction of the control tower, weak encryption protocols allowed JihadSwarm pilots to steal dozens of corpses and desecrate several of the empty caskets with such phrases as “xiut was here” and “can’t stop the fofo”. Of the 700 caskets originally anchored, only a hundred or so still remain.
Despite the destruction of her work, Azia remains committed to her project and has said, “As always the cemetery project is neutral and any corpse I receive from GoonSwarm will be treated with dignity and respect as are all the deceased. To the community in general: Thank you for your continued support please keep the corpse donations coming. Normal service will be resumed as is humanly possible.”
Karttoon has already vowed to launch another attack; “unless she is willing to change her burial methods so that they are in line with our beliefs. She is always free to contact me if she is interested in coming to a peaceful solution.”
Source: myeve.eve-online.com
EVE Online: Still Around in 50 Years?
November 18th, 2008EVE Online Newsletter Volume X
EVE Online Newsletter Volume X
The EVE Online Community Newsletter is available for viewing. Dealing mainly with patch v1.1, here's a teaser:
The EVE Universe quaked with the release of EVE Online: Trinity. Now, behold the might of Trinity Patch 1.1. The Amarr Empire has long boasted about its powerful ships and a fervent willingness to destroy all that opposes them. Finally, the Omen, Zealot and Apocalypse class ships are getting a boost to reflect that devastating potential. However, the ship improvements don't end here. In order to satisfy your lust for carnage, modifications have also come for the Eagle, Moa, Raptor and Ferox class vessels. Head to our download page and get the client of your choice.
EVE Voice gets a few vital improvements including Channel Prioritization, which allows fleet commanders priority when speaking to their fleet. The days of muffled voices drowning out each other while vital disseminated information is missed are over. When your commander speaks, all other voices are muted as to not miss anything important.
Waging war in deep space is dangerous enough without logistical hurdles getting in the way. Trinity Patch 1.1 will remove the need for direct fleet invites by offering an "open fleet" option. Pilots will be able to join open fleets within their alliance or corporation at the push of a button.
It's no secret that capital gain is king in EVE. While the market is second to none, it can understandably be a bit daunting to navigate at times. That's why a number of fixes to help with functionality and layout have been included in the Trinity 1.1 patch. Some of the new market settings address filtering for system security, filtering items that you have the prerequisite skills for and filtering items that you can currently fit to your active ship. These settings are sure to assist every pilot's learning curve when it comes to EVE economics and finding the right gear.
Also included is news about a tournament, EVE TV and a Capsuleer's Diary. Check it out.
Source: eve.warcry.com
EVE Online Hilmar Petursson Interview
EVE Online Hilmar Petursson Interview
MMORPG.com is featuring an interview with CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson. Focusing on business questions and the future of the company, here's a snip:
Beyond expansions we are told that in this coming summer, the dev team will be looking "aggressively" at the idea of story-based factional warfare that would see players be given PvE quests that would lead players into PvP. The hope is that this will get more players more excited about joining the living, breathing political world of Corps, PvP, territory control and more. All of this, we are told, will be done with the idea of maintaining the sandbox in mind. Once again, the company has recognized the potential threat that adding PvE content can have on a sandbox and is taking steps to prevent it.
There are lots more nuggets of information in the interview so check it out.
Source: eve.warcry.com
ISGC Racing League Season V - Round up
November 12th, 2008 Scuderia Caille - Frigate Team Champions
Venture Racing Team - Interceptor Team Champions
Dirtside - Assault Frigate Team Champions
and the special prize of Rookie of the Year went to:
Rawr Cristina
The season began on 30th March with the first race taking place in the Essence region. Three capsuleers lost ships during this opening race of the season and it was won by none other than the Interceptor Champion, Takashi Kurosawa.
Over the course of the season the racers went through Heimatar, Molden Heath, Everyshore, Tash-Murkon, Sinq Laison, Derelik, Genesis, Providence, Kor-Azor, The Bleak Lands and finally The Citadel.
The Citadel was the region that saw the destruction of 21 of the racers ships, the loss of a pod and millions of ISK worth of equipment. This was the most destructive and bloody race in the leagues history; it was also the first time that the organiser of the races Gyra Rho was not able to be present to officiate. In her absence a guest official, Horatio Cain, stood in for her, and under the circumstances it was agreed by all that he did an outstanding job.
Season VI is still in the planning stage but has the potential to be one of the most exciting seasons ever. It is currently due to start on Sunday 24th August.
For more information on the league or to sign up for Season VI please visit ISGC headquarters here.
Source: myeve.eve-online.com
Premade Outpost Platforms
Evolving Markets - Thousands of items trade hands on GalNet daily. Most items are relatively easy to build and are aimed at the average pod pilot. One pilot on GalNet has decided to try something different; create a product that is both time and resource consuming to build, and offer it for auction to the alliance that has the funds and space to deploy it.
An Outpost Platform can cost anywhere from 25 to 30 billion isk to build. Purchasing and transporting the goods, as well as the time involved in mining minerals, can be a daunting and time consuming task. With auctions like Dylon Xavier's, which include a freighter to move the "egg", alliances with established sovereignty will be able to deploy outposts within days of the decision to build one.
An alliance outpost builder told us that "It saves a lot of time moving parts and doing an investigation into the exact region to find the parts." As for the opening bid amount, he says "I would pay up to 4 billion extra myself but I can understand that people who are less rich would find 2 billion over the build cost is more suitable."
Although this kind of product can be a great timesaver, the anonymous builder tells us that "Building an outpost is still something special…a group effort, a goal, something to be proud of with blood sweat and tears; having it ready-made takes away from that in my opinion."
The outcome of this auction may lead to a new industry of professional outpost builders catering to a very small niche market.
Original GalNet Press Release
Source: myeve.eve-online.com
Next EVE Online Expansion Set For Nov. 11 - Mac Observer
November 11th, 2008EVE Online Gets A Box - Kotaku.com
Even as CCP works away at its secret plans for FPS domination, much is still afoot at EVE Online. This week sees not only the release of a major new expansion to the space trading MMO, but also news of the game's first proper retail release. In a box
Source: kotaku.com
Geomerics Lights Up EVE Online - Game Info Wire
Geomerics, the Cambridge, UK, based developer of cutting-edge graphics technology for videogames has announced its pioneering Enlighten technology has been licensed by CCP in a multi-product deal. The first use of this license will be seen in a
Source: www.gameinfowire.com
Atari To Bring EVE Online Back To Retail - Wired
With the slow encroachment of digital distribution, it's kind of odd to see a title working its way back to retail. But the sci-fi MMO EVE Online is doing just that. While the game was originally offered in retail outlets, it's been a strictly
Source: blog.wired.com
Atari to publish EVE Online - MCV
November 10th, 2008EVE Online's Walking Expansion Adds Player-Made Shops - Kotaku.com
I don't think I will be able to resist the call of EVE Online much longer. At CCP's Fanfest convention in Reykjavik, Iceland, the company has revealed further plans for the upcoming Walking In Stations expansion, which for the first time will allow
Source: kotaku.com
comScore offers e-commerce retailers holiday advice - CNET News
With the dour economy playing grinch this holiday season, e-commerce retailers may want to focus on offers of free shipping and online coupons, according to a recent survey by comScore. In a survey of more than 1,000 consumers taken in mid-October
Source: news.cnet.com
EVE Online: Quantum Rise Expansion's Last Staged Release - PR Inside
November 8th, 2008Playing With Yourself Feels Good, Doesn't It? - Kotaku.com
Are you the type of gamer who thrives on the rich worlds of EVE Online or World of Warcraft , worlds made more realistic by the semi-real interactions with other flesh and blood gamers? 'Cause, man, I am so not . And neither is Wired's Clive Thompson
Source: kotaku.com
next - Kotaku.com
I don't think I will be able to resist the call of EVE Online much longer. At CCP's Fanfest convention in Reykjavik, Iceland, the company has revealed further plans for the upcoming Walking In Stations expansion, which for the first time will allow
Source: kotaku.com
Icelandair limited-time offers
November 6th, 2008for those still looking to book their flights to FanFest 2008. Several of those offers have been extended until the end of the month, so we wanted to give our fans another heads up on some of the great deals still available. The locations listed below all have promotions that have been extended to the 31st of October.
Remember that this year's FanFest will have all the great events of previous years, plus an exclusive hands-on presentation of Walking in Stations. Time is running out to get in on the fun, so jump on these great deals fast!
Source: myeve.eve-online.com
Molea Cemetery Destroyed by Jihadswarm
November 5th, 2008Unfortunately, the cemetery also attracted the attention of Karttoon, leader of JihadSwarm; “I ordered JihadSwarm to destroy the Cemetery in order to set free the desecrated and defiled bodies, stolen and trapped in mass graves to be put on display and gawked at as personal possessions of a vile woman. The deceased must be buried on planets, wrapped in our ritual shroud, and positioned to face in the direction of the temple of Qu’Lah." [Sesfan Qu'Lah was a revered GoonSwarm CEO -ed.].
"GoonSwarm believes in freedom of religion, as long it is righteous. I doubt any of the “tenants” had the opportunity to state their beliefs before they were dragged into this prison. It is my duty as leader of JihadSwarm to enforce the moral standards of the one true god.”
The GoonSwarm/JihadSwarm position was verified by Zapawork, the official diplomatic representative of GoonSwarm.
The attack on the cemetery’s control tower commenced at a time when Azia Burgi was dealing with personal business planetside. In addition to the destruction of the control tower, weak encryption protocols allowed JihadSwarm pilots to steal dozens of corpses and desecrate several of the empty caskets with such phrases as “xiut was here” and “can’t stop the fofo”. Of the 700 caskets originally anchored, only a hundred or so still remain.
Despite the destruction of her work, Azia remains committed to her project and has said, “As always the cemetery project is neutral and any corpse I receive from GoonSwarm will be treated with dignity and respect as are all the deceased. To the community in general: Thank you for your continued support please keep the corpse donations coming. Normal service will be resumed as is humanly possible.”
Karttoon has already vowed to launch another attack; “unless she is willing to change her burial methods so that they are in line with our beliefs. She is always free to contact me if she is interested in coming to a peaceful solution.”
Source: myeve.eve-online.com