EVE Fiction

So, there is a Jovian battlecruiser that is coming out, that I have noticed. (Assuming that Fozzie is not just punking all of us.) A few questions:

Will the Live Events team be involved in the release of this ship? If no, will there be additional fiction to explain how capsuleers got their hand on a Jove ship?
The bonuses and ship attributes in general seem to be a bit low for what I would expect from a Jove BC. Is this going to be some demo model for capsuleers with better ships (maybe Tech IV) being released later? (Similar to the export of Soviet tanks-most of the good stuff was stripped out)
If there is going to be some live events regarding this, what would be the best way for players, corps and alliances to get involved?

Thanks in advance,
Alizabeth, staff reporter, themittani.com

SoCT have their own line of ships which aren't actually Jovian, but do share some of their technologies and some of their aesthetics.

The bonuses and attributes are all down to Game Design, they decide what attributes a ship has for balance reasons and will keep things within the scope of what's acceptable and balanced for release into the game. This is something that has to be managed very carefully

In terms of how they look, I'm a huge fan of the SoCT ships with regards to aesthetic design. They look awesome

The Gnosis isn't a Jovian battlecruiser, just the same as angel cartel ships aren't Jovian. There are links in backstory with regards to shared technologies, and they share some similar visual traits with Jovian tech.

SoCT however are only very loosely tied with the Jove, having been founded by a Jovian called Ior Labron.

In terms of Live Events, you actually raise a pretty awesome point. I'll talk with Abraxas and Gnauton next week and maybe myself and Eterne can rustle something up for players to get involved with depending on whether and when the Gnosis might make it into the game .

Myself and the rest of the EVE Illuminati are always open to player ideas regarding Live Events, and we'd love to hear ideas that players have for them

....so when are we getting pirate boats that have minmatar+caldari bonuses and gallente+amarr bonuses? I am tired of getting shafted for training minmatar+caldari instead of minmatar+gallente for the 6 pirate ships they get.

I would just like to assuage any fears and confirm that the Gnosis being given out won't be tied to any Live Events. While I will never say never, the Live Events team currently has no plans to give out special items with actual gameplay impact through Live Events.

As for Minmatar/Caldari and Gallente/Amarr bonused pirate-faction ships, we'd need factions where those combos would fit thematically first. And no, Equilibrium of Mankind doesn't fit Gallente/Amarr.

Those who're brave enough to fly them, still will

With regards to Live Events surrounding this, a few ideas are spinning around in my head now and one of the key things I kept in mind when finalizing the Live Events outline for the first half of the year was the ability to add sub arcs that spring up due to player interaction and interference with the main storyline.

It's a tight fit, and it would have to also fit well with the context of what's going to be going on over the next few months, but I'll keep it in mind. Of course, if you want to talk about Live Events relating to this, then please feel free to kick off a thread on the Live Events forum :)

While as Eterne said, we don't have any plans to give out items specifically as a part of Live Events, creating events to explain why items that are going to be released are handed out to capsuleers isn't a bad idea at all.

Maybe if I can convince Eterne to let his hood down (I honestly don't know if he has hair under there to let down), we'll pull something together if it makes sense in terms of storyline.

While EoM ships do infact use hybrids, those are usually the railgun types. Moreover, all of EoM ships are distinctly shield-tanked (hint hint).

update: I also remember a developer's response about EoM: they are not considered for their own pod-cleared ship line as they are not a major pirate faction, but that may change at some point *fingers crossed*

mordu? thukker tribe?

just say mordus legion collaborated with minmatar engineering to modify their caldari boats for more speed orientation or something...



but the point is fairness in game, not lore, if lore is preventing the game from being fair, write more lore and make the ships O_o

Well, according to the official lore Mordu's Legion are actually Intakis that sided with the caldari, so caldari/minn reqs don't make much sense to me.

A lot of Nefantar moved from the Mandate to the Republic during the Elder Invasion, together with the Starkmanir.

It definitely makes the most sense, and it's something I'll also push hard for.

As a player I was always cross trained Gallente/Amarr because I preferred close range combat with a heavy tank. It'd be nice to see a set of ships that form a crossover between the facets of Gallente & Amarr.