In-Game Events and Gatherings

Hello, New Eden!

It's that time again! After the smashing success of the first snowball fight, and the second snowball fight, we're doing it again! Another snowball fight in Luminaire for the holidays! For live events! And for New Eden!

In the spirit of the holidays, for the sake of events and gatherings, I'm hosting a player gathering during which pilots can strap Festival Launchers to their ships and launch snowballs and fireworks at each other-again!

Snowball Fight Details:
Luminaire VII - Moon 6 - Federation Navy Assembly Plant
20-DEC-15, Sunday
2100 EVE Time


* EVE Radio has confirmed their support! Tune in at http://eve-radio.com/

* Ace Echo will be live-streaming the event! http://www.twitch.tv/acetech09/

* Lightshows will be held (similar to the manner in which EVE Radio does on occasion)
-prizes will be devised based on discussions about this event: prizes will include PLEX, ships, weapons, and other comical gifts
-to participate, bring devices that emanate light: lasers, remote-repairs, cap transfers, target spectrum breakers, and drones
-only individual pilots can be rewarded! You can partner up with someone if you like, but prize packages can only be awarded to individual pilots!

* "Secret Santa" style of gift exchanges between participants will be held (provided that participants bring gifts to exchange with each other)
-items worth under $200 million ISK are encouraged, to be contracted to me at Luminaire VII during the event to make the exchange with other participants: everyone who gives a gift gets a gift
-Please mark the contract with "Secret Santa" to differentiate it from prize donations, or else your gift might be given away as a prize!

Note: The first time, CCP Falcon and CCP Logibro showed up in CONCORD Battleships...Everyone, including CCP, are invited to attend!


Event Schedule (may adjust based on time constraints):
2100: Event Begins
2130: First Lightshow
2200: Secret Santa Gift Exchange Begins
2230: Secret Santa Gift Window Closes
2230-2300: Ace Echo's Christmas Trivia Contest
2300: Second Lightshow
2330: Third Lightshow
0000: Fourth Lightshow
All Evening: Music (hopefully)


More details will be posted as ideas are discussed.

Contributions are encouraged so as to facilitate prizes, snowballs, fireworks, and other equipment for the event! Donators will be credited here.

Thank You For Your Contributions!:
Francophobia: HUGE collection of fireworks, snowballs, and over 70 Festival Launchers! Anyone who comes out to the event gets a Festival Launcher!
Bruce Warhead: $500,000,000
Mile Kitic Qirna: $15,000,000
Ace Echo: $2,000,000,000 (yes, BILLION!)
Akarani Xeibei: $1 ISK
Anataine Deva: $200,000,000
Berrice Silf: $1,000,000,000 (BILLION!) and a Vargur
EVE Radio: Radio advertisement
Jaantrag: Tech 2 Logistics Frigates, 50x Festival Launchers, advertising cans in neighboring systems
The Valhalla Project Incursion Group: 1x PLEX
Warp To Me: $5,000,000,000 (yes, BILLION!)
Puterrrr: Fully-Fitted Ashimuu
Sniper Smith: Immolator
Karl Hundason: Warp Scramblers and a Wolf BPC
Johnathan Padecain: Brutix Serpentis Skin, Men's Marshal Jacket, assortment of ships and items, PLEX
PHX1340: Hecate, T2 BPCs, and skill books
Jandice Ymladris: 100 Festival Launchers and $500,000,000
Darkstar53: Cynabal, T2 Equipment
Cattiva daSilva: Various Blueprint Originals, 5,000 Scordite Mining Crystals II, 2 Gnosis Crusiers, 2 Geckos
Zenariae: $143,000,000
4pp3l joko: $5,000,000
Mintoko: Nanite Repair Paste BPO
Max Colson: 25 Drone Damage Amplifiers
Yuuki Nakamura: BPCs for a Nyx, Providence, and Obelisk, Caldari Control Tower POS, various large ships (holy crap!)
Maestro Delphina: $40,000,000
Amarrian Scumbag28: $200,000,000
Grey Ghoste, Emperor of Dread, and Aliyah Pryde of "The Predators": 3x fully-fit Mackinaws
Louis Anton: Sisters Core Probe Launcher and 8 Sisters of EVE Probes
Malcolm Faust: Claymore BPC
Ronean Deam: $27,000,000
Ryan Greenlight: Fully-Fit Hyperion on behalf of Warp To Me
mostro: Quafe Zero
Yumata Davinci: Gallente Shuttle
Dinosaur Thrak: $200,000
Mor Baako: $100,000,000
Zigadenus: Fireworks



Chat with me in the "Live Events" chat channel if you'd like to know more or share some ideas.

Hope to see you all there! Merry Christmas...again!

Edit: We got coverage in a Developers' Blog! http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/happy-holidays-launchers-snowballs-trinkets...-oh-my/

Prizes only for capsuleers with lasers etc. on a Snowball event? I find that odd.

However, I'll take a look.

Thanks for your kind answer. Take my donation as expression of my gratitude.

Ill see if I can make it! Sounds fun! (hi A9)

Shame it's in high sec, otherwise i would totally bring a Festive Super. Well, the usual Raven it is then.

Oh my, Your event gathers more & more attention every year Commander! I'll be there as well!

For people curious on what kind of event it is, I can provide links to the articles I wrote about the two previous editions:

- Luminaire Snowball fight, 1st edition

- Luminaire Snowball Fight, 2nd edition

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Luminaire! Our prize list is significant!

Poor For Christmas Package
Party With Santa's Elves Package
Enlightenment Package
Carolling on Christmas Package
Deck The Halls Package

Party Animal Package
Renegade Reindeer I Package
Blood Harvest Package
Hearth and Home For The Holidays Package
Industrialists' Christmas Package

Not Poor On Christmas Package
Remember Jamyl! Package
Renegade Reindeer II Package
Welcome To New Eden In Style Package
Gift That Keeps On Giving Package

Through The Roof/See You Next Year Package
Get Guud Package
Renegade Reindeer III Package
Christmas Grinch Package
Lonely Christmas Drunken Maniac Package

Note: Prizes will include skillbooks to operate the ships and advanced weaponry right out of the box!

I'll be there. I will bring a drake navy with 8 festival laucher and a apocalypse with 8 lasers with 8 different crystals. Sadly i cannot fly them at the same time.
C u there.

Is ganking allowed?

It's a trap, they are going to kill you all unarmed