 Introducing Tyrannis |
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Feb 26, 2010 - 1:33 PM - by Atheyus
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As stated below an exciting update for even online is finally coming out, in which we can build on planets, with the up coming Dust 514, this is a big step for Eve Online. See more below
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It's that time of year again. CCPs developers have finished planning and preparing and have started work on the next expansion for EVE Online. The exact release date will be announced later, but lets say that it will happen before the summer solstice.
What's in the package?
For a long time we have had... [Read More]
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Livin' on a Prayer |
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Mar 10, 2010 - 7:11 AM - by Atheyus
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Whoa, we're half way there. You might be wondering why I'm spouting Bon Jovi lyrics. It's because much like Tommy who worked on the docks and Gina who worked in the diner all day, we at CCP are also half way there. Half way to bringing you Tyrannis, the next free expansion to EVE Online. I'm CCP Hammerhead, Lead Game Designer of EVE. Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear.
The Singularity Test Server should be updated with the latest in-development code by the time you read this. That means enterprising young hackers will be pouring over the latest code and raw game data in an attempt to theorycraft the latest scoop about Tyrannis. Well in the spirit of transparency and in an effort to manage your expectations I'd like to tell you about the Planetary Interaction feature which is coming in Tyrannis and which you will... [Read More]
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Account Security |
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Mar 09, 2010 - 3:11 PM - by Atheyus
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RMT elements drain our resources with incessant account hacking. This is an Industry-wide problem and most MMOs are beset by non-stop issues with players' assets and hard work being stolen and sold off for real money by organized criminal networks, who will stop at nothing in order to profit.
Until last summer we experienced regular issues with mass hacking a couple of times a year, usually around Christmas and then again in the middle of summer. Nowadays, this is pretty much constant with hundreds of accounts being targeted every day. Many of those are old trial accounts or accounts that have been disabled for years and don't hold anything of value to the RMT types. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of accounts that do have assets and ISK that end up being cleaned out - even the characters themselves being sold off. The... [Read More]
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Retrospective: How was the CSM Summit in Iceland? |
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Mar 08, 2010 - 3:41 AM - by Atheyus
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In short, the answer to the question is nothing less than "The CSM4 summit in Iceland has been the best summit so far." The CSM1 summit was also very good, but for a different reason. Back then we were going in blind and much of the summit, although nowhere stated specifically, was about testing the theory and establishing work methods and traditions. The CSM2 summit was mostly about polishing and getting the small nuisances out of the way when it came to having the CSM and the CCP representatives talking together. After the CSM3 summit it was clear that further enhancements had to be done to the CSM as a whole, so we made several more steps there.
So, how was the fourth CSM summit different? Several key things were changed. First of all we had two days of CCP discussing current and future design ideas while we had... [Read More]
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