Viewing archived items for January 2014
Unpaid bill leads to costly video game battle. "EVE is a universe full of grudges and constantly changing politics. If we were to lose, we'll rebuild. Then, we'll go back and start another war." - James Carl, Pandemic Legion
EVE Online wages largest war in its 10 year history - More than 50 Titans, capital class starships, have been destroyed in the 15-hour battle so far. Gianturco estimates that his side has lost 18 to 23 Titans, at the time of writing, and that the other side is down more than 40 Titans so far with "more to come." Notable Titan kills include The Kan's Erebus, which is valued at 222b ISK, or approximately $5,500.
B-R5RB: The Biggest Battle in All of EVE - "On the one-year anniversary of the Battle of Asakai, New Eden again exploded in spaceship violence. The battle in B-R has already surpassed all records set before, with over 70 titans killed and trillions of ISK in damages. As with most big fights in EVE, it wasn't planned-- but it's been brewing for a while." - Ali Aras
Coverage of the Battle of B-R5RB - An unpaid bill leads to costly video game battle
Gigantic Space Battle Breaks Out in EVE Online, Thanks to Unpaid Bill - "It'll be left to the victors to write history and when they do, we hope they do it with style."
Breaking Live: Massive EVE Online Battle Brings Out All The Big Ships
B-5RB Dropped Sov, Massive Fight is Brewing - Live video and Twitter feeds of the battle
Coverage of the battle of HED-GP - "The two sides will continue to skirmish, but it will be months before we see a capital fight of this scale again."
From Corporate Lawyer to Space Tyrant - An interview with player Alex Gianturco. "The Washington, D.C., corporate lawyer left his day job three years ago after building a parallel life as a galactic overlord in the popular space-combat game EVE Online. Today, his online character, The Mittani, is the most powerful among more than 500,000 players in the game's sprawling virtual galaxy."