https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/17/eve-evolved-is-it-too-late-to-start-playing-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/17/eve-evolved-is-it-too-late-to-start-playing-eve-online/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=459286 Sci-fi MMO EVE Online reached a special milestone this year with its 20th anniversary, and for many people, it raises an interesting question: Is it now too late to start playing? People have asked this same question as far back as I can remember, in fact I’m certain I asked it myself when I started […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/17/eve-evolved-is-it-too-late-to-start-playing-eve-online/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/23/eve-fanfest-2023-eve-players-will-help-cure-cancer-with-new-project-discovery-minigame/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/23/eve-fanfest-2023-eve-players-will-help-cure-cancer-with-new-project-discovery-minigame/#comments Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=459055 Back in 2016, EVE Online developer CCP Games announced an unusual partnership with scientific research organisation MMOs and the Human Protein Atlas. They created a new minigame inside EVE named Project Discovery that asked players to spot features in images of cells in exchange for in-game rewards. Over the years this minigame has been used […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/23/eve-fanfest-2023-eve-players-will-help-cure-cancer-with-new-project-discovery-minigame/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/23/eve-fanfest-2023-eve-onlines-havoc-expansion-will-finally-let-you-side-with-the-pirates/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/23/eve-fanfest-2023-eve-onlines-havoc-expansion-will-finally-let-you-side-with-the-pirates/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=458860 Details of EVE Online‘s latest expansion have been revealed at EVE Fanfest 2023, and the word of the weekend is “chaos.” The aptly named Havoc expansion will be allowing players to officially ally themselves with EVE’s pirate factions for the first time and cause chaos on the front lines of faction warfare. The expansion builds […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/23/eve-fanfest-2023-eve-onlines-havoc-expansion-will-finally-let-you-side-with-the-pirates/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/22/eve-fanfest-2023-the-eve-online-fps-is-back-as-eve-vanguard-this-december/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/22/eve-fanfest-2023-the-eve-online-fps-is-back-as-eve-vanguard-this-december/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:15:09 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=458858 It’s safe to say that EVE Online has a complicated history with first person shooters. The idea of stepping foot on the planets of New Eden has been part of the game’s long-term vision for over a decade, but it’s never quite worked out. First appearing as FPSMMO DUST 514 back in 2013, EVE’s first […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/22/eve-fanfest-2023-the-eve-online-fps-is-back-as-eve-vanguard-this-december/feed/ 16 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/15/eve-fanfest-2022-ccp-delivered-free-food-to-eve-online-players-waylaid-by-the-fanfest-covid-outbreak/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/15/eve-fanfest-2022-ccp-delivered-free-food-to-eve-online-players-waylaid-by-the-fanfest-covid-outbreak/#comments Sun, 15 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=388142 It’s been over a week since EVE Online players from around the world met up in Reyjkavik, Iceland, for EVE Fanfest 2022, the first official in-person EVE event since 2019. As as we reported a week ago, it didn’t take long before players began testing positive for COVID-19, with well-known player Max Singularity (also known […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/15/eve-fanfest-2022-ccp-delivered-free-food-to-eve-online-players-waylaid-by-the-fanfest-covid-outbreak/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/10/eve-fanfest-2022-all-the-major-eve-online-announcements-from-fanfest/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/10/eve-fanfest-2022-all-the-major-eve-online-announcements-from-fanfest/#comments Tue, 10 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=387280 It’s safe to say that EVE Fanfest 2022 was very much a social event first and a game event second, with fewer concrete announcements of new features and gameplay compared to previous years. Among the main announcements were the reveal of a new partnership with Microsoft to enable data export directly from EVE Online to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/10/eve-fanfest-2022-all-the-major-eve-online-announcements-from-fanfest/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/08/eve-fanfest-2022-fanfest-attendees-have-already-begun-testing-positive-for-covid/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/08/eve-fanfest-2022-fanfest-attendees-have-already-begun-testing-positive-for-covid/#comments Mon, 09 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=387270 (We’ve updated this post at the end with the latest counts and info.) EVE Fanfest 2022 in Reykjavik is barely over, and the first cases of COVID-19 among attendees have already started to emerge. At least two people who were at the event have reported testing positive, including famous EVE Online player Charles White, who […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/08/eve-fanfest-2022-fanfest-attendees-have-already-begun-testing-positive-for-covid/feed/ 15 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/07/eve-fanfest-2022-the-eve-online-universe-fps-is-still-in-development/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/07/eve-fanfest-2022-the-eve-online-universe-fps-is-still-in-development/#comments Sat, 07 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=387143 EVE Online developer CCP Games has had its eye on the first-person-shooter genre for over a decade at this point, starting with its PS3-exclusive DUST 514 that was launched in 2013 and discontinued just three years later. The company later showcased a fully playable prototype of a PC-based EVE shooter named Project Nova at EVE […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/07/eve-fanfest-2022-the-eve-online-universe-fps-is-still-in-development/feed/ 18 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/06/eve-fanfest-2022-eve-online-is-getting-a-spanish-client/ Fri, 06 May 2022 13:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=386968 EVE Online has been an intensely international game throughout its lifetime, with significant audiences across the US, Europe, and Russia. Most players are stuck using the English client, however, as the few localisations the game does have have often been poorly done according to native speakers. We learned back in 2019 that Russian players actually […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/06/eve-fanfest-2022-eve-online-puts-spreadsheets-in-your-spreadsheets/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/06/eve-fanfest-2022-eve-online-puts-spreadsheets-in-your-spreadsheets/#comments Fri, 06 May 2022 13:05:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=386971 While EVE Online‘s nickname of “spreadsheets in space” was intended as a joke, the developers behind the game are really leaning into it. CEO Hilmar Petursson remarks at events that this is a badge of honour for the game because “spreadsheets run the world,” and the real power players of EVE Online do love their […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/06/eve-fanfest-2022-eve-online-puts-spreadsheets-in-your-spreadsheets/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/29/eve-online-plans-to-add-instanced-pvp-arenas-for-instant-action/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/29/eve-online-plans-to-add-instanced-pvp-arenas-for-instant-action/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=289115 PvP in EVE Online is rarely fair, with the outcome of most battles coming down to the number and type of ships on each side of a fight and the circumstances under which the fight began. CCP Games is now gearing up to turn that idea on its head with the addition of a new […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/29/eve-online-plans-to-add-instanced-pvp-arenas-for-instant-action/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/25/thousands-turn-out-for-terminal-eve-online-players-final-birthday-bash/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/25/thousands-turn-out-for-terminal-eve-online-players-final-birthday-bash/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:00:16 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=288778 EVE Online is probably best known for its ruthless player alliances sparking massive wars over territory, but this week everyone set their differences aside to help one player go out with a bang. EVE player Chappy78 Chapman posted the unfortunate news on the EVE forum that his cancer has returned and it’s terminal, and that […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/25/thousands-turn-out-for-terminal-eve-online-players-final-birthday-bash/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/14/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-asset-safety-bait-and-switch/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/14/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-asset-safety-bait-and-switch/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=285900 Imagine if you logged back into your favourite MMO after a few months away to find that your character’s gear was gone or valuable items were missing from the bank. You contact support and tell them that your account has been hacked, only to be politely informed that the game was changed to allow people […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/14/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-asset-safety-bait-and-switch/feed/ 52 https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/04/eve-online-patch-enables-trillions-of-isk-in-theft-from-inactive-players/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/04/eve-online-patch-enables-trillions-of-isk-in-theft-from-inactive-players/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=285451 When EVE Online introduced player-built citadels in the 2016 Citadel expansion, there were fears that people wouldn’t trust them enough to put their valuable assets into them. To keep people’s stuff safe, CCP added a mechanic called Asset Safety that magically whisks your items and ships away to a nearby station if the structure they’re […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/04/eve-online-patch-enables-trillions-of-isk-in-theft-from-inactive-players/feed/ 35 https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/03/eve-evolved-a-live-event-threatens-to-reshape-eve-onlines-map/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/03/eve-evolved-a-live-event-threatens-to-reshape-eve-onlines-map/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2020 22:00:24 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=284923 While EVE Online has always focused on the real stories created by players through player-vs.-player conflict rather than on its NPC storyline, its universe has rich lore stretching back thousands of years. The political machinations of the four empires and the history of the ancient races have often set the stage for expansions and PvE […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/03/eve-evolved-a-live-event-threatens-to-reshape-eve-onlines-map/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-online-players-to-face-massive-invasion-in-the-eclipse-quadrant/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-online-players-to-face-massive-invasion-in-the-eclipse-quadrant/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:00:20 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=276141 The EVE Online universe faced a terrifying invasion in 2019 as the Triglavian Collective began sending vast fleets from their homes in Abyssal Deadspace to terrorise New Eden. The ancient race of humans were discovered living in Abyssal Deadspace, pockets of underspace that players can access using Abyssal Filaments. We attacked the collective for months […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-online-players-to-face-massive-invasion-in-the-eclipse-quadrant/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-loyalty-to-lowsec-update-shakes-up-faction-warfare/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-loyalty-to-lowsec-update-shakes-up-faction-warfare/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:00:42 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=275435 Between the relative safe haven of EVE Online‘s high-security star systems and the lawless depths of nullsec where alliances play ping-pong with titans, there lies a grey area called lowsec. Originally a home for player pirates preying on roaming miners and traders, lowsec was expanded on in 2008 with the release of the Faction Warfare […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-loyalty-to-lowsec-update-shakes-up-faction-warfare/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/19/eve-evolved-fight-or-flight-is-a-season-for-change-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/19/eve-evolved-fight-or-flight-is-a-season-for-change-in-eve-online/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:00:40 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=264566 January marks not just the beginning of a new year for EVE Online but also the start of a new seasonal development strategy for the 16-year-old sci-fi MMO. This winter is all about PvP as EVE enters its “Fight or Flight” season, a series of updates dedicated to smashing internet spaceships to bits. It began […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/19/eve-evolved-fight-or-flight-is-a-season-for-change-in-eve-online/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/16/eve-evolved-first-impressions-of-the-eve-echoes-mobile-beta/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/16/eve-evolved-first-impressions-of-the-eve-echoes-mobile-beta/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=255363 EVE Online has been a PC MMO staple now for over 16 years, carving out a niche for itself as a long-term hobby with a high difficulty bar. The game has had to adapt to changing industry circumstances over the years, catering to the rise of free-to-play and microtransaction-based business models and providing new gameplay […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/16/eve-evolved-first-impressions-of-the-eve-echoes-mobile-beta/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-online-developers-will-soon-be-allowed-to-play-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-online-developers-will-soon-be-allowed-to-play-eve-online/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=256595 EVE Online‘s developers have historically had to keep the community at arms length to avoid inadvertently influencing the player-run sandbox. After the 2007 t20 scandal that revealed a developer had illicitly gained rare blueprints to help his in-game alliance, CCP put in place a strict policy on what developers could do on their player accounts, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-online-developers-will-soon-be-allowed-to-play-eve-online/feed/ 10 https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-evolved-inside-hadeans-eve-online-record-breaking-battle-attempt/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-evolved-inside-hadeans-eve-online-record-breaking-battle-attempt/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=256610 If EVE Online is known for one thing (apart from massive scams and online heists), it’s the truly massive PvP battles that have taken place in its sandbox over the years. EVE currently holds the world record for the “Most concurrent players simultaneously involved in a single multiplayer PvP videogame battle,” with 6,142 players involved […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-evolved-inside-hadeans-eve-online-record-breaking-battle-attempt/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/08/eve-online-senior-community-manager-ccp-falcon-departs-ccp-games/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/08/eve-online-senior-community-manager-ccp-falcon-departs-ccp-games/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=253947 It’s safe to say that EVE Online hasn’t had the smoothest history of dealing with its playerbase throughout the game’s 16-year life, having endured high-profile scandals and periods of intense backlash from players. MMOs as involved as EVE Online live and die on the strength of their communities, and serving that community for the past […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/08/eve-online-senior-community-manager-ccp-falcon-departs-ccp-games/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2019/10/14/eve-evolved-chatting-up-eve-online-world-record-holder-ethan-katia-sae-richards/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=248646 EVE Online player Ethan Richards is best known by the name of his in-game character Katia Sae, who earlier this year completed an incredible historic voyage nine years in the making. CCP Games confirmed that Katia had visited every single accessible star system in EVE Online (all 7,805 of them!) without losing a single ship. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/23/eve-evolved-is-the-eve-online-community-a-force-for-good-in-the-world/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/23/eve-evolved-is-the-eve-online-community-a-force-for-good-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=226719 When we write or talk about MMO communities, we often focus on the practicalities of guilds or in-game events, the drama of forums, and community backlash following controversial developer decisions. It’s easy to overlook the fact that we’ve built these complex virtual societies in many games that have had remarkably positive impacts on people’s lives. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/23/eve-evolved-is-the-eve-online-community-a-force-for-good-in-the-world/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/13/eve-evolved-eve-online-is-losing-players-and-no-one-can-agree-on-why/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/13/eve-evolved-eve-online-is-losing-players-and-no-one-can-agree-on-why/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=243729 Nobody wants to think that a favourite MMO is losing popularity, but with EVE Online now being over 15 years old, it’s a possibility that is never far from players’ minds. Even after CCP Games stopped releasing firm subscription figures, players still track the daily concurrent player trends and analyse the monthly economic report data […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/13/eve-evolved-eve-online-is-losing-players-and-no-one-can-agree-on-why/feed/ 32 https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/04/eve-evolved-what-injecting-chaos-means-for-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/04/eve-evolved-what-injecting-chaos-means-for-eve-online/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2019 22:00:12 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=237054 The past few weeks have been pretty transformative for EVE Online, with the global communications blackout across null-security space revitalising roaming gang PvP in a way I personally haven’t seen for nearly a decade. What started as something of an experiment by CCP Games now seems to be blooming into a radical new design direction […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/04/eve-evolved-what-injecting-chaos-means-for-eve-online/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/11/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-comms-blackout-will-lead-to-absolute-anarchy/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/11/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-comms-blackout-will-lead-to-absolute-anarchy/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=233577 All hell is about to break loose in EVE Online for the territorial alliances waging wars in the depths of space following some the craziest weeks in the game’s long history. A series of events that kicked off late last month with NPC fleets attacking player-built structures throughout nullsec is about to escalate into all-out […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/11/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-comms-blackout-will-lead-to-absolute-anarchy/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/30/eve-evolved-npc-invasions-wreak-havoc-across-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/30/eve-evolved-npc-invasions-wreak-havoc-across-eve-online/#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:00:43 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=232004 When CCP Games released a new EVE Online expansion named Invasion at the end of last month, players were readying themselves to battle limited NPC attacks in high-security space. No-one expected all hell to break loose in the depths of player-controlled nullsec space, but that’s exactly what’s started to happen this week as powerful NPC […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/30/eve-evolved-npc-invasions-wreak-havoc-across-eve-online/feed/ 10 https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/26/eve-online-controversy-breaks-out-over-new-starter-pack-ccp-addresses-the-community/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/26/eve-online-controversy-breaks-out-over-new-starter-pack-ccp-addresses-the-community/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=231531 EVE Online has a long and complicated history when it comes to the debate surrounding microtransactions. The playerbase literally revolted against developer CCP Games in 2011’s infamous Monoclegate scandal when it became known that developers were considering pay-to-win microtransactions, with the subsequent drop in subscriptions prompting CCP to later lay off 20% of its staff […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/26/eve-online-controversy-breaks-out-over-new-starter-pack-ccp-addresses-the-community/feed/ 21 https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/23/eve-north-2019-a-huge-battle-once-broke-out-in-eve-online-but-not-a-single-player-was-involved/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/23/eve-north-2019-a-huge-battle-once-broke-out-in-eve-online-but-not-a-single-player-was-involved/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=230861 Massive battles are the norm for sci-fi MMO EVE Online, with players routinely clashing in their hundreds or thousands over territorial claims and political alliances. Last year’s Siege of 9-4 was even large enough to earn EVE Online the Guinness World Record for the largest PvP battle in any game. Hundreds of other conflicts rage […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/23/eve-north-2019-a-huge-battle-once-broke-out-in-eve-online-but-not-a-single-player-was-involved/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/22/eve-north-tune-in-to-eve-north-today-on-the-eve-online-twitch-channel/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/22/eve-north-tune-in-to-eve-north-today-on-the-eve-online-twitch-channel/#comments Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:30:14 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=230853 The EVE Online world tour is on the road again following three successful events in Amsterdam, St Petersburg, and Sydney (or is it Sidney?). This weekend the festivities are taking place in Toronto, Canada, as CCP developers descend on fan meetup EVE North to transform it into a mini Fanfest-style conference. MassivelyOP has been following […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/22/eve-north-tune-in-to-eve-north-today-on-the-eve-online-twitch-channel/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/25/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-the-invasion-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/25/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-the-invasion-in-eve-online/#comments Sat, 25 May 2019 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=226759 EVE Online‘s Invasion expansion lands in just two days on May 28th, and there are plenty of things you can do now to make the most of the expansion. Even with all of the mystery and speculation still surrounding the new Triglavian invasion feature, now is the time to start organising groups to tackle the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/25/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-the-invasion-in-eve-online/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/24/eve-down-under-ccp-drops-the-invasion-expansion-trailer/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/24/eve-down-under-ccp-drops-the-invasion-expansion-trailer/#comments Fri, 24 May 2019 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=226589 CCP Games is out in force in Australia right now for the third leg of the EVE World Tour, and the topic of choice is of course EVE Online’s Invasion expansion. The expansion was only announced at the start of this month and kicks off in just a few days on May 28th, and this […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/24/eve-down-under-ccp-drops-the-invasion-expansion-trailer/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/24/eve-down-under-kicks-off-with-a-hilarious-screwup-in-sydney/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/24/eve-down-under-kicks-off-with-a-hilarious-screwup-in-sydney/#comments Fri, 24 May 2019 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=226486 EVE Down Under kicked off today (last night, for those of us in the US) in downtown Sydney, Australia, with a series of developer and player talks on everything from the art design process behind EVE Online’s ships to the upcoming Invasion expansion that is due to drop in just a few days on May […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/24/eve-down-under-kicks-off-with-a-hilarious-screwup-in-sydney/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/23/eve-onlines-invasion-starter-pack-just-went-on-sale-for-100-off-on-steam/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/23/eve-onlines-invasion-starter-pack-just-went-on-sale-for-100-off-on-steam/#comments Thu, 23 May 2019 17:05:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=226300 While EVE Online has a limited free-to-play Alpha tier, new players can get a leg up on starting by buying one of the starter edition packs that usually come with some Omega subscription time and other bonus goodies. To celebrate the imminent release of the Invasion expansion on May 28th, CCP is running a 100% […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/23/eve-onlines-invasion-starter-pack-just-went-on-sale-for-100-off-on-steam/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/13/eve-evolved-what-really-sets-russian-eve-players-apart/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/13/eve-evolved-what-really-sets-russian-eve-players-apart/#comments Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=224181 One of the most interesting things about EVE Online is the fact that its single shard server forces players from different countries and cultures to co-exist in the same space. In a virtual universe in which the distances and barriers between real world nations should be meaningless, players still tend to split off into geographical […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/13/eve-evolved-what-really-sets-russian-eve-players-apart/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/04/eve-online-invasion-expansion-lands-may-28th/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/04/eve-online-invasion-expansion-lands-may-28th/#comments Sat, 04 May 2019 22:15:23 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=223379 The virtual universe of EVE Online is bracing itself for an invasion, and it looks like things will be kicking off much sooner than expected on May 28th. The Invasion expansion will see the ancient Triglavian race emerge from their twisted abyssal realm and enter the New Eden star cluster, potentially leaving massive destruction in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/04/eve-online-invasion-expansion-lands-may-28th/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/07/eve-evolved-big-things-are-happening-in-eve-online-this-spring/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/07/eve-evolved-big-things-are-happening-in-eve-online-this-spring/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:10:04 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=216440 There’s a lot going on in EVE Online right now, from the insane storyline playing out right now in-game and new Triglavian ships on the horizon to long-awaited changes about to drop that will make wars and PvP in high-security space much fairer. The April release is scheduled to drop in two days on April […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/07/eve-evolved-big-things-are-happening-in-eve-online-this-spring/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/24/evesterdam-2019-eve-players-intercept-triglavian-war-plans/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/24/evesterdam-2019-eve-players-intercept-triglavian-war-plans/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=216375 The EVE Online community was surprised recently when billboards across the game were hacked and displayed a threatening video from the Triglavian Collective, a twisted faction recently discovered in Abyssal Deadspace. That was just the first step in a much larger story that is rolling out live right now in EVE Online, and it’s starting […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/24/evesterdam-2019-eve-players-intercept-triglavian-war-plans/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/23/evesterdam-2019-eve-online-explorer-visits-every-star-system-without-being-killed/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/23/evesterdam-2019-eve-online-explorer-visits-every-star-system-without-being-killed/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=216226 When people say that EVE Online is a game that lets you make your own path, they aren’t kidding. While CCP Games builds gameplay and maintains the New Eden star cluster, it’s the stories of players doing extraordinary things in the sandbox that are always the most compelling. Sometimes that means thousands of players cramming […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/23/evesterdam-2019-eve-online-explorer-visits-every-star-system-without-being-killed/feed/ 26 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/21/gdc-2019-heres-how-ccps-10000-player-battle-tech-demo-went-down/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/21/gdc-2019-heres-how-ccps-10000-player-battle-tech-demo-went-down/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=215835 Developer CCP Games currently holds the world record for the largest PvP battle in gaming history, which was awarded in recognition of January 2018’s 6142-player Siege of 9-4 in EVE Online. The studio wants to push those numbers higher, and recently partnered with Hadean to put on an EVE-themed live demo of its Aether simulation […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/21/gdc-2019-heres-how-ccps-10000-player-battle-tech-demo-went-down/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-storyline-is-about-to-go-off-the-rails/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-storyline-is-about-to-go-off-the-rails/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=215081 The most compelling stories that emerge from EVE Online are usually tales of player-based conflict, dastardly deals, and political intrigue, but the game’s core lore and storyline is actually incredibly interesting. Beyond the back-story of the four races of New Eden and the conflicts between them and the pirate factions of EVE lies a grander […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-storyline-is-about-to-go-off-the-rails/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/10/eve-evolved-the-war-on-bots-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/10/eve-evolved-the-war-on-bots-in-eve-online/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2019 22:00:36 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=212819 The news dropped recently that EVE Online will be adding some new limitations and restrictions to its free-to-play tier, which may seem odd to onlookers as CCP Games expanded on the free offering at the end of 2017. The new restrictions are designed to target those abusing the free tier to farm high-level courier missions […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/10/eve-evolved-the-war-on-bots-in-eve-online/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/06/ccp-games-and-hadean-develop-10000-player-deathmatch-demo-eve-aether-wars/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/06/ccp-games-and-hadean-develop-10000-player-deathmatch-demo-eve-aether-wars/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=213115 Since the first time EVE Online developer CCP Games showed off its VR dogfighter EVE:Valkyrie, players have dreamed of having the directly controlled fighters fighting alongside massive ships in the real political wars of EVE Online. PvP battles in EVE Online can reach unparalleled scale thanks to its supercomputer server and a feature called Time […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/06/ccp-games-and-hadean-develop-10000-player-deathmatch-demo-eve-aether-wars/feed/ 10 https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/17/eve-evolved-eve-online-has-a-gambling-problem/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/17/eve-evolved-eve-online-has-a-gambling-problem/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:00:29 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=210317 The gambling debate has kicked off again in EVE Online, this time in response to the annual Guardian’s Gala event that’s currently running throughout the game. Last year’s event just involved killing NPCs in special event sites for rare items and skins, but the 2019 version has a new gambling component. Players are rewarded with […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/17/eve-evolved-eve-online-has-a-gambling-problem/feed/ 25 https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/14/ccps-ccplease-sees-ccp-appease-pleas/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/14/ccps-ccplease-sees-ccp-appease-pleas/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=210020 One of the problems every MMO faces throughout its lifetime is that it can be difficult to figure out what small quality-of-life issues players are experiencing and communicate progress on them to everyone. EVE Online developer CCP Games tackles the first problem by using the player-elected Council of Stellar Management to crowdsource information on problems […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/14/ccps-ccplease-sees-ccp-appease-pleas/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/11/eve-evolved-how-working-with-npcs-could-improve-eve-online/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=208581 While EVE Online is primarily based around the conflicts that arise between groups of players competing in the same virtual universe, the New Eden star cluster also contains dozens of NPC factions locked in their own conflicts. Players can take part in some of these conflicts by hunting pirate faction NPCs in exchange for bounties […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/21/eve-evolved-solving-conflict-avoidance-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/21/eve-evolved-solving-conflict-avoidance-in-eve-online/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=206294 Back in October, I made the case that wars were literally ruining EVE Online for the huge number of players living in high-security space. War corporations were using the system purely to harass small industrial and social groups that couldn’t realistically fight back, and many players targeted by these wars would just quit the game. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/21/eve-evolved-solving-conflict-avoidance-in-eve-online/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-evolved-seven-of-the-best-eve-online-fan-videos-of-all-time/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-evolved-seven-of-the-best-eve-online-fan-videos-of-all-time/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=204211 EVE Online has a long history of incredible cinematics and player-made videos, but that legacy has somewhat fallen by the wayside in recent years. Players still regularly put together PvP compilations and the instructional videos made today are of a much higher quality than those made years ago, but there’s something to be said for […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-evolved-seven-of-the-best-eve-online-fan-videos-of-all-time/feed/ 18 https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-online-cheater-accidentally-exposes-himself-in-a-hilarious-way/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-online-cheater-accidentally-exposes-himself-in-a-hilarious-way/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 14:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=204259 We can probably all agree that cheating in an MMO is just not OK, but it can often be difficult for developers to positively identify cheaters and rule-breakers. It certainly helps when the player accidentally exposes his or her cheating ways in an irrefutable manner, which is exactly what happened to one EVE Online player […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-online-cheater-accidentally-exposes-himself-in-a-hilarious-way/feed/ 13