These forums have been archived and are now read-only.

The new forums are live and can be found at https://forums.eveonline.com/

EVE Information Portal

 
  • Topic is locked indefinitely.
 

This week in EVE #19 - Week 45/2013

First post
Author
Previous Topic Next Topic
CCP Phantom
C C P
C C P Alliance
#1 - 2013-11-08 12:00:37 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Phantom
"This week in EVE" is a weekly overview of EVE Online related news and events and shows what is going on in EVE Online. The focus of this overview is on official news from CCP: For example, dev blogs and important forum posts by CCP developers, the ever evolving background story and upcoming events. The summary of the previous week 44/2013 can be found here. Available is also the overview 2013

The current "This week in EVE" gives on overview of the week 45/2013 from November 2nd to November 8th


Dev blogs and videos
  • EVE Vegas 2013: A Dizzy Roundup - Forum discussion
    • The new DUST 514 Community Manager, CCP Saberwing, presents his first experience with the EVE Community at the EVE Vegas 2013, the biggest player gathering so far next to Fanfest!

  • Video: In development - Rubicon part 1 of 2
    • Watch CCP Guard and CCP Mimic how they explore new features coming to you on November 19. Discover background information and listen to the devs what they have to say about the new features. Check out this first part of the "In development - Rubicon" video!

  • Fleet, you fools! - UI Changes In Rubicon - Forum discussion
    • In her latest blog CCP karkur presents "small" improvements to skill training and implants (you don't need to stop skill training when plugging in implants), a NeoCom compare icon, and nice fleet UI improvements. You will be able to drag multiple people into a fleet or change their position in a fleet, load and save fleet setups on the server, and much more. Check the blog! All this is coming with Rubicon.

  • Ghastly Hotbed Of Spaceship Trauma - Ghost Sites in Rubicon - Forum discussion
    • With Rubicon we will introduce a new kind of combat sites - high paced game play with a nice risk/reward factor. Those sites will contain materials and blueprints for the first player manufactured implants ever; implants which can increase the warp speed considerably (warp mechanics will be also changed in Rubicon). Check out CCP Affinity's blog and learn more about the dangerous but rewarding Ghost Sites.

  • Sisters of EVE Faction Ships - Forum discussion
    • Brand new ships are coming with Rubicon. CCP Rise presents the newly available Sisters of EVE Ship, the Astero frigate and Stratios cruiser. Those ships have a strong focus on exploration and self-reliance in hostile space and are based combination of Amarr and Gallente ship design together with the ability to fit covert ops cloaks.

  • Chronicle: The Only Way Out is Through
    • CCP Abraxas published a new Chronicle! Read his potentially disturbing masterpiece about an ultra-secret research project that is entering a critical phase with potentially world changing results.

  • Community Spotlight: Agony Unleashed - Forum discussion
    • The weekly Community Spotlight features interesting and good initiatives from the Community for the Community. CCP Eterne presents this time Agony Unleashed who are famous for their public PvP classes of high quality. Agony Unleashed maintain also a public wiki. You are encouraged to read this excellent Spotlight!

  • EVE Online: Rubicon - Feature page
    • The EVE Online: Rubicon feature page is live! Visit the feature page and discover the upcoming features, wallpapers, videos and much more.


Devposts on the forum and news
[list]
  • Origin of the Meta 3 Mobile Home Depot units
    • Blueprint copies of the Mobile Home Depot unit Metalevel 3 will be found rarely in the new Ghost sites.

  • Re-balancing the Phoenix and citadel torpedos
    • CCP Fozzie explains that balancing the Phoenix and citadel torpedoes is a difficult and risky matter as the line between "useless" "overpowered" is very thin. Proceeding cautiously here is a wise move.

  • Tractor speed change of the Mobile Tractor Unit
    • The speed of the new Mobile Tractor Unit has been changed from initially 2000 m/sec to now 1000 m/sec. Known issues of this unit include looting erratically and stopping working when players leave grid for a significant amount of time. Neither are by design.

  • Problems with Steam not starting the EVE Launcher?
    • If you experience difficulties starting the EVE Launcher via Steam, then please try clearing the cached data in the EVE Launcher: either click the settings icon (if you can) or use the key combination Ctrl+S. Then switch to the 'Cache'...

    CCP Phantom - Senior Community Developer
    CCP Phantom
    C C P
    C C P Alliance
    #2 - 2013-11-08 12:00:48 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Phantom
    Background story and in-game news
    • KW-I6T Escalation Rages for Hours
      • A massive battle with almost 2000 participants and more than 250 billion isk destroyed raged for many hours over a Nulli Secunda outpost in KW-I6T.

    • Empire Navies expand call to action against enemy forces
      • CONCORD's request that capsuleers assist in an assault on high-priority targets has been amended with a warning of potential retribution from enemy combatants. The assault might not only be met with open hostility, but with a cold and calculated counterblow!

    • Empire Navies put out call for capsuleer assistance
      • Acting on behalf of the navies for the Amarr Empire, Caldari State, Gallente Federation, and Minmatar Republic, CONCORD has put out a one-time call for capsuleers to provide backup on a 'massive, sustained assault on high-priority targets'.

    • War breaks out in GE-8JV
      • The N3 Coalition, consisting of alliances such as Nulli Secunda [S2N] and Northern Coalition [NC.], made a pre-emptive strike on Against ALL Authorities [.-A-.]’s staging system, GE-8JV, in an attempt to prevent its own space coming under siege as standings are changed. Heavy fighting with over 3000 pilots followed. The start of a long drawn out war?

    • Mysterious explosion detected in Syndicate
      • An explosion emanated from the YFN-UN constellation in Syndicate earlier today. According to reports, the event was notable for the unusual radiation signature produced, which does not match any known natural or artificially-created phenomena.


    Events

    CCP Phantom - Senior Community Developer
    Chribba
    Otherworld Enterprises
    Otherworld Empire
    #3 - 2013-11-08 12:12:46 UTC
    Thank you for these updates! Keep the coming!

    ★★★ Secure 3rd party service ★★★

    Visit my in-game channel 'Holy Veldspar'

    Twitter @ChribbaVeldspar
    Khador Vess
    Pandemic Horde Inc.
    Pandemic Horde
    #4 - 2013-11-08 12:25:14 UTC
    Top notch. Thanks for keeping us up to date
    Nirod Ark
    Viziam
    Amarr Empire
    #5 - 2013-11-08 12:45:11 UTC
    Thank you for your way of doing things! Many times is refreshing!
    TheSmokingHertog
    Julia's Interstellar Trade Emperium
    #6 - 2013-11-08 14:46:07 UTC
    Keep this up :)

    "Dogma is kind of like quantum physics, observing the dogma state will change it." ~ CCP Prism X

    "Schrödinger's Missile. I dig it." ~ Makari Aeron

    -= "Brain in a Box on Singularity" - April 2015 =-
    Ariel Rin
    Tactically Challenged
    The Initiative.
    #7 - 2013-11-08 14:50:16 UTC
    Love these every week,

    But in the events section the Evedownunder link goes to a Black Legion event instead....

    Ariel Rin

    Creator and Manager of EVE Meet, for notification and sharing of out of game meets.

    Twitter - Ariel Rin - EVE Meet
    CCP Phantom
    C C P
    C C P Alliance
    #8 - 2013-11-08 15:18:49 UTC
    Ariel Rin wrote:
    But in the events section the Evedownunder link goes to a Black Legion event instead....

    Thank you for spotting this mistake. Now the link works correctly!

    CCP Phantom - Senior Community Developer
    Bagrat Skalski
    Koinuun Kotei
    #9 - 2013-11-08 15:49:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Bagrat Skalski
    Quote:
    Ghastly Hotbed Of Spaceship Trauma

    After yesterday, indeed. Lol

    Custom ship skins, character creator style "repaint". Bring it!
    Nicen Jehr
    Subsidy H.R.S.
    Xagenic Freymvork
    #10 - 2013-11-08 16:53:10 UTC
    Stratios is misspelled. Also is there a writeup somewhere where we can learn WTF actually happened with the live events yesterday? i got popped en route to RMOC and the only writeup I've seen so far is http://themittani.com/news/live-event-brings-fights-and-outrage . Can you confirm/deny the rumors that Serpentis and/or Angel actors blew up a couple stations?

    Little Things to improve ≡⋁≡ | My Little Things posts
    Hi O
    l'.
    #11 - 2013-11-08 17:07:13 UTC
    Love the direction you are going with the game as explained in depth on the in the eve.us.com homepage article.
    Bagrat Skalski
    Koinuun Kotei
    #12 - 2013-11-09 11:42:33 UTC
    Khador Vess
    Pandemic Horde Inc.
    Pandemic Horde
    #13 - 2013-11-11 11:01:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Khador Vess
    Bagrat Skalski wrote:
    Your neck Shocked


    so is this going to be the new 'Dude, Your Face' then?