Zephyr

18 Decembrie 2009 Articol scris de: iulixxi (www.eve-ro.net)

Cu ocazia sarbatorilor, CCP va ofera o nava unica - Zephyr, dotata cu un lansator de probe special (care necesita totusi un minim de skilluri pentru a putea fi folosit), imuna la Sleepers (temutii NPC din sistemele WH).

Aceasta nava este oferita gratuit de producatorii jocului si poate fi revendicata prin intermediul sistemului de "Redeem Items" in perioada 18 Decembrie 2009 - 06 Ianuarie 2010.

[...] The Zephyr is a unique starship design, relying almost entirely on solar winds for sublight propulsion. Super-light sails allow it to ride the torrents of photons streaming through space, and its barebones construction gives it a tiny sensor footprint and almost negligible mass. Originally conceived by the ascetic Intaki polymath Valsas en Dilat as a demonstration of minimalist starship design, it was never intended as a commercial venture. The recent discovery of the uncharted Sleeper Territories and their myriad wormholes has brought the Zephyr new attention - its mass makes it an ideal exploration vessel. Valsas remains adamant that the Zephyr never sees mass production, but at the close of YC111 he authorized the Intaki Syndicate to distribute a single hull, paired to a specialized Prototype Iris Probe Launcher, to every registered capsuleer.[...]

And here's what makes it unique: It has it's own special probe launcher (for wormholes) and Sleeper NPC's won't shoot it in the same way that all NPCs won't shoot pods. While flying the Zephyr is as easy as a shuttle, using the launcher will require some core probes and training of the skill Astrometrics to level 1. You can find both on the market or get the Astrometrics skill book by doing EVE Online: Dominion's new exploration tutorial.[...]

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Dominion Contest - Castigatori

29 Noiembrie 2009 Articol scris de: iulixxi (www.eve-ro.net)

S-au afisat castigatorii la concursul organizat de EVE-RO. Extragerea a fost asistata de binecunoscutul Chribba.

Cei 10 fericiti sunt:

	Character		Country (IP)
01	MeriHacX		Mexico
02	Kimurriel		South Africa
03	Vahz Rex		United States
04	LaVedoDura		Italy
05	issu		United States
06	Shedden		United Kingdom
07	puse4ka		Russia
08	Edax		Australia
09	Bandit Rider		United States
10	Botthkill		Romania

Felicitari castigatorilor!

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EVE Dominion - Features page

25 Noiembrie 2009 Articol scris de: iulixxi (www.eve-ro.net)

Astazi s-a lansat "features page" (impreuna cu trailerul mult asteptat) pentru noul expansion EVE Online - Dominion.

Ce ne asteapta in noul expansion puteti vedea chiar aici pe pagina oficiala.

Embrace Dominion - Trailer and Expansion Page Now Live

The Dominion expansion site delivers an explosive new trailer and all the highlights of EVE Online's 12th expansion, with links to devblogs and media that further detail the game-changing features that await you. Set your skill queues and mark your calendars. A new age of dominion begins on December 1st.

Watch and share the all new Dominion trailer on YouTube or explore the features of Dominion at http://www.eveonline.com/dominion.

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Dominion Contest

12 Noiembrie 2009 Articol scris de: iulixxi (www.eve-ro.net)

Cu ocazia lansarii noului Expansion EVE Online - Dominion (01 Decembrie 2009), EVE-RO in colaborare cu CCP organizeaza un concurs avand ca premii 10 PLEX (Pilot License Extension - Extensii de 30 zile de joc).

Conditiile sunt simple:

• Trebuie sa ai un cont activ EVE Online.
• Trebuie sa furnizezi o adresa de e-mail valida. (Castigatorii vor fi anuntati pe e-mail)

Fiecare inregistrare va primi un numar iar la finalul concursului 10 numere for fi alese random determinand astfel castigatorii.

Premiile vor fi livrate direct de CCP castigatorilor.

Concursul incepe pe data de 01 Noiembrie 2009 si se incheie la data de 27 Noiembrie 2009. Castigatorii vor fi contactati pe data de 28 Noiembrie 2009.

Looking to add some free PLEX to your account? EVE Online Romania has the contest just for you! Simply provide them with your character name and email address and you'll be automatically entered into their PLEX drawing. Learn more about the contest here. This contest ends November 28, 2009.

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A aparut E-ON editia #017

16 Octombrie 2009 Articol scris de: iulixxi (www.eve-ro.net)

De cumparat aici.

Publicata pe data de 16 Octombrie 2009 (data a fost amanata initial din cauza continutului exclusiv pentru fanfest)

E-ON Issue #017 - Out Now
http://store.eve-online.com/E-ON-Magazine-017-P189.aspx

Published 16th October 2009 (delayed to incorporate exclusive content from Fanfest 09)

Content includes:

• IN DUST WE TRUST
  
  For console gamers DUST 514 promises to be the most unique shooter ever devised, but for those of us already fighting between planets what will it mean to have hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, fighting on the ground? A crack squad of E-ON special forces capture CCP to find out how the EVE FPS will fuse with EVE Online, plus we get the views of players to see if they are as excited about DUST 514 as they should be.
  
  
• THREE CHRONICLES
  
  Officially, the early days of Amarrian expansion were a time of glory for New Eden's largest empire, while today the worlds within the factional warzones are seen as frontiers that will one day reward the brave pioneers that have tried to tame them. The problem with official versions of events past and present is that they are very often wrong, as evidenced by three new chronicles in this issue of E-ON, which show a very different side to life on the frontiers of New Eden.
  
  
• TRUST FUNDS
  
  Players have never been as rich as they are currently, yet the status of banks in the New Eden economy has never looked bleaker after a string of high-profile trust issues that have left the industry in tatters. Player economist and blogger LaVista Vista delves into the history of banking in EVE to see if it has a future and what it might look like.
  
  
• PLUS
  
  * News on Cosmos and Dominion from Fanfest 09
  * Testflight: Electronic Attack frigates
  * Profiles of Pandemic Legion, Dr Caymus and Jeran Tek
  * Interviews with CCP Molock and CCP Manifest
  * Win signed copies of The Burning Life
  * Full round-up of 0.0 activity in Quarterly Report
  * Guides to wormholes, modules and EVE: Conquests
  * Websites for new players
  * And all the latest news

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CCP Games anunta EVE Online: Dominion

05 Sepembrie 2009 Articol scris de: Bossman (www.computergames.ro)

Studiourile CCP Games au anuntat pe site-ul oficial ca vor lansa in aceasta iarna Dominion, cel de-al 11-lea expansion gratuit pentru MMORPG-ul spatial EVE Online.

Pe langa integrarea primei versiuni a platformei de social-networking COSMOS si adaugarea unor misiuni pentru factiunile piratilor, Dominion va aduce schimbari importante pentru end-game-ul jocului, reprezentat de luptele intre aliante. Astfel, sistemul de suveranitate existent va fi inlocuit cu unul complet nou, bazat in parte si pe feedback-ul primit din partea jucatorilor.

Ten free expansions down. Now an eleventh. Set for Winter 2009, EVE Online: Dominion will focus on what is often cited as EVE's "end game" - alliance warfare. It offers a complete overhaul of the current sovereignty mechanics in favor of a system that's a brilliant mix of our game design vision and the input we've received from fans on forums, at conventions (FANFEST!) and via the CSM. Savvy alliances will benefit greatly from following and understanding these changes, which will receive extensive testing.

In addition, we'll be adding some new epic arcs for pirate factions, offering the first iteration of the integrated social networking platform known as COSMOS, setting our artists free to rebeautify planets and more.

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Un bancher din EVE Online a furat miliarde de kredits de la jucatori

03 Iulie 2009 Articol scris de: boghdunn (www.computergames.ro)

Conform Reuters, CEO-ul EBank, cea mai mare banca administrata de jucatori din cadrul MMO-ului spatial EVE Online, a furat miliarde de kredits si le-a schimbat pe bani reali.

Jucatorul respectiv este un australian de 27 de ani cunoscut in EVE drept Ricdic. Casatorit si tata a doi copii, jucatorul australian a declarat ca a furat cele 200 miliarde de kredits si le-a vandut in schimbul a 5.100 dolari pentru a-si rezolva anumite probleme financiare din viata reala. "A fost o decizie de moment", a precizat el.

CCP Games a dezactivat contul lui Ricdic pe motiv ca actiunile sale "dezechilibreaza jocul" (dupa cum a afirmat Ned Coker, un reprezentant al companiei islandeze).

Aceasta penalizare nu ar fi fost aplicata daca Ricdic s-ar fi multumit doar sa fure bani virtuali de la clientii sai, fara sa ii si schimbe pe bani reali. "Nu am avut niciodata intentia de a controla in totalitate regulile de interactiune sociala [din EVE]", a explicat Eyjolfur Gudmundsson, consilier economic CCP. "Poti sa pierzi lucrurile pe care le creezi. Asta e ceea ce face jocul interesant."

EBank era cunoscuta drept una din putinele banci de incredere din EVE Online, iar CEO-ul Ricdic avea la rindul sau o reputatie de invidiat. in urma acestui incident, EBank s-a confruntat cu un val de panica in randul numerosilor sai clienti, dar ceilalti jucatori care o administreaza au reusit sa o mentina in viata.

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A furat din lumea virtuala ca sa-si plateasca datoriile din lumea reala

03 Iulie 2009 Articol scris de: N/A (www.gandul.info)

O figura cunoscuta dintr-un joc online a furat bani din banca virtuala pe care o administra si i-a transformat in bani adevarati pe piata neagra, pentru a-si platii datoriile, anunta Reuters.

Totul s-a intamplat in EVE Online. Peste 300.000 de abonati platesc lunar 15 dolari pentru a juca. Actiunea jocului se petrece intr-un viitor indepartat, cand oamenii au colonizat stelele. Personajele pot muncii din greu pentru a acumula avere, pot manipula piata, sau isi pot chiar ucide rivalii.

EBank, principala institutie financiara condusa de un personaj din joc, care are mii de clienti, se afla in centrul scandalului.

"Personajul acuzat de furt era unul dintre cei care se afla la conducerea EBank de ceva vreme. A scos bani virtuali din banca si i-a schimbat pe bani reali", a declarat Ned Coker de la compania CCP, creatorul jocului.

Directorul executiv al EBank, un australian in varsta de 27 ani ani din domeniul IT, cunoscut doar ca Richard sau Ricdic (in lumea virtuala), a furat peste 200 de miliarde de "kredite interstelare" - moneda din EVE. Acesta a obtinut 5.100 de dolari pentru fondurile furate, de la alti jucatori care au preferat sa cumpere bani virtuali decat sa se chinuiasca sa-i castige.

"A fost o decizie de moment" a declarat Richard intr-un interviu. Acesta a spus ca a primit un e-mail cu un mesaj de tip spam de la un site care oferea bani reali pentru bani virtuali, ceea ce l-a facut sa schimbe fondurile virtuale pentru a-si plati datoriile la casa si cheltuielile medicale pentru fiul sau.

Vestea furtului s-a raspandit cu rapiditate in EVE Online, iar clientii Ebank au luat cu asalt banca, ingrijorati ca ar putea ramane fara banii obtinuti din vanarea piratilor spatiali sau din minerit. Jucatorii pot cumpara "kredite interstelare" cu bani, iar acestea pot fi folosite pentru a plati timpul de joc, dar orice fel de transformare in bani reali este interzisa.

Daca Richard ar fi furat banii dar nu i-ar fi oferit la schimb pentru bani reali ar fi putut ramane in joc, dar a incalcat regulile, asa ca CCP i-a sters conturile.

Intrebat daca are regrete referitor la furt, Richard a raspuns ca simte ca si-a dezamagit colegii din Ebank, pe multi considerandu-i prieteni. "Nu sunt mandru deloc, dar, daca as fi pus din nou in aceeasi situatie, probabil as lua aceeasi decizie", a declarat Richard.

EBank a supravietuit crizei. (V.M.)

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CCP prezinta noutatile din update-ul Apocrypha 1.5 pentru EVE Online

01 Iulie 2009 Articol scris de: boghdunn (www.computergames.ro)

CCP a dezvaluit primele informatii detaliate despre Apocrypha 1.5, urmatorul update major pentru MMO-ul spatial EVE Online. Patch-ul va fi introdus la jumatatea lunii august si va introduce, printre altele:

• imbunatatiri legate de conflictul intre factiuni: jucatorii vor fi recompensati cu Loyalty Points (LP) pentru adversarii distrusi sau capturati, aceste puncte putand fi utilizate ulterior pentru cumpararea de obiecte unice fiecarei factiuni;
• sectiuni de cargo speciale pentru combustibilul navelor de lupta Black Ops (acesta este primul pas catre introducerea de sectiuni de cargo specializate pe un anumit tip de incarcatura - "specialized cargo holds" - pentru toate clasele de nave);
• lanturi de misiuni epice de nivel 4 specifice fiecarei rase din New Eden;
• modulele de tip rig de dimensiuni mici si medii pentru fregate si crucisatoare vor putea fi cumparate sau produse la un pret mai mic.

Producatorii mai precizeaza ca Apocrypha 1.5 este gandit ca un mini-expansion care pregateste terenul pentru un add-on masiv ce va fi lansat in iarna, acesta urmand sa se concentreze pe abilitatea Sovereignty.

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Update-ul 1.3 pentru EVE Online: Apocrypha va fi lansat pe 29 iunie

27 Iunie 2009 Articol scris de: Bossman (www.computergames.ro)

Studiourile CCP Games au prezentat pe site-ul oficial lista completa cu modificarile ce vor fi introduse pe 29 iunie, odata cu update-ul 1.3 pentru Apocrypha (cel mai recent expansion pentru MMORPG-ul spatial EVE Online).

Printre acestea se numara un timp injumatatit pentru ancorarea, activarea si demontarea modulelor ofensive sau defensive pentru statiile spatiale, o viteza mai mare pentru rafinarea produselor, noi contracte si schite tehnice, cat si o imbunatatire semnificativa a vitezei de functionare pentru sistemul de inventariere.

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EVE Online implineste 6 ani

08 Mai 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

Universul EVE Online a implinit ieri 6 ani de existenta. Cu aceasta ocazie, CCP a anuntat si ca numarul de cetateni ai New Eden-ului a cunoscut in acest an o crestere de 22%, atingand zilele trecute bariera de 300.000 de conturi active, platite.

CCP atribuie o parte importanta a acestui succes noului expansion Apocrypha, precum si a lansarii versiunii retail EVE Online.

EVE Online celebrates its 6th year of existence today-May 6th. That's six strong years of continuous growth thanks to tireless integration of user feedback into game design and pushing to release around two major free expansions per year. Our single-shard world, where everyone plays on the same shared server, has seen tremendous benefit from having each player able to interact and affect each other player in a persistent manner. From massive fleet battles to individual bonds of trust, every pilot in EVE has the potential to rock the ship of hundreds of thousands of others by their actions.

At one population milestone we saw agreements form between alliances. At another we were able to fully turn over the economy to the players. As the population of New Eden has grown, so have the instances of emergent behaviors of its pilots. A 6 year persistant history. A living history where truly brilliant strategies have unfolded. Truly terrible betrayals unveiled. We are excited to see what will happen next.

This year has been very successful for EVE Online, thanks in large part to our latest free expansion EVE Online: Apocrypha and a return to retail. We started out the year with around 244,000 subscribers and in five short months we've had a 22% growth in subscribers. In the past couple days we surpassed the impressive milestone of 300,000 active subscribers. That doesn't include trial accounts. We've broken our peak concurrent user record 3 times this year alone, standing now at an impressive 53,850 in the same universe. That is exponential growth. We couldn't think of a better birthday present than having more people playing EVE Online than ever before. It is another sweet reminder of EVE's boundless potential.

As always, we encourage you to bring your friends, family and even enemies to New Eden by visiting www.eveonline.com and downloading a free trial or by heading to your local retailer and purchasing a copy of EVE Online, which includes 60 days of game time.

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EVE Online a implinit sase ani

07 Mai 2009 Articol scris de: N/A (www.realitatea.net)

EVE Online a implinit pe 6 mai 2009 sase ani de existenta, anunta producatorii acestui joc.

Numai in anul 2007 CCP, producatorul acestui joc, a cheltui sapte milioane de dolari pentru promovarea lui Eve Online. Scopul era ca numarul jucatorilor sa depaseasca 300.000 - o cifra mai mare decat populatia Islandei, pe care au atins-o chiar in urma cu cateva zile.

Reprezentantii CCP au mai declarat ca jucatorii vor avea parte in fiecare an de cate un add-on generos de continut nou.

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EVE Online Fanfest, in octombrie

30 Martie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

CCP a anuntat ca cea de-a sasea editie a EVE Online Fanfest se va desfasura, ca de obicei, in orasul "natal" EVE Online, Reykjavik din Islanda, in perioada 1-3 octombrie.

Pentru aceasta editie, CCP a promis, printre altele, mai multe detalii referitoare la anticipatul expansion care va permite jucatorilor sa se plimbe prin statiile orbitale, cunoscut ca Walking in Stations.

It is time once again to start marking your calendars and making your reservations for the 2009 Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland! Get ready for another weekend of PVP tournaments, hanging out with the developers, and partying in a sea of fellow EVE Online fans. As always, Fanfest attendees will be treated to videos and announcements on the future of EVE and what players can expect in the upcoming expansions.

Fanfest returns to the epic Laugardalshöll Convention Center, October 1 - 3. A list of Icelandair world departure points and Fanfest packages can be found in this dev blog. Last year flights to Iceland sold out so book your flight as soon as possible!

Further details, including Fanfest Access Pass availability and pricing, will be announced later, as the event draws closer.

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EVE Online: Apocrypha este live

10 Martie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

Incepand de astazi de la ora 5 dimineata, cei de la CCP au fost ocupati cu instalarea noului expansion Apocrypha pe serverele EVE Online. Procesul se apropie acum de final. Noul expansion EVE Online poate fi obtinut si via Steam.

Apocrypha aduce in New Eden numeroase "bunatati", printre care wormwholes, Strategic Cruisers care dispun de o structura modulara, Epic Mission Arc, optiunea de a pre-programa invatarea abilitatilor (skill queue), precum si un set consistent de imbunatatiri grafice, de animatie si sunet. Asa cum CCP ne-a obisnuit deja, expansion-ul este gratuit.

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Detalii despre versiunea retail EVE Online

25 Februarie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

Cei de la CCP au dat detalii despre continutul cutiei EVE Online care va fi in curand disponibila in magazine la pretiul recomandat de 34,95 dolari.

Astfel, cumparatorii versiunii retail vor primi un abonament de 60 de zile ce poate fi impartit in doua abonamente de 30 de zile. Acestea vor putea fi schimbate pe moneda virtuala ISK. in plus, cutia va include Instant War Accesscare le va oferi jucatorilor noi acces rapid la lupte organizate, Exclusive Career Guide, un ghid plin de informatii utile accesibil online, VIP Passcare va permite invitarea in EVE Online a unui prieten pentru 21 de zile, si in fine, o nava in-game numita Interbus Shuttle, care va avea o capacitate de cargo crescuta si va fi foarte rapida.

Versiunea retail a MMO-ului EVE Online va fi disponibila incepand cu 10 martie in America si respectiv 12 martie in Europa, distribuitoriul ales de CCP fiind Atari.

NEW YORK, NY February 24, 2009-Atari and CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, today confirmed details regarding the contents of the retail box version of EVE Online, coming to retailers in North America beginning March 10th, 2009 and in Europe and Asia Pacific regions beginning March 12th. The retail version of CCP's award winning PC massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) will ship with a number of high value extras offering newcomers a rewarding first voyage into the incredible universe of EVE Online. The Peak Concurrent User (PCU) record for EVE Onlinea€™s 260,000 subscriber single-shard game word has been broken three times in 2009, recently surpassing the 50k mark with 51,675 players online simultaneously, proving EVE's long-lasting depth of gameplay and the importance of the players themselves in its success.

The EVE Online box will include all nine previously released expansions plus the forthcoming tenth expansion entitled EVE Online: Apocrypha which introduces numerous new features including unstable wormholes to explore and modular ships that pilots may tailor-build to suit their own specifications and needs. All subsequent expansions will be free of charge to all subscribers, continuing CCP's commitment to offer free updates and expansions to its subscribers at regular intervals.

Breaking with tradition, the collection of extras will also include 60 days of free game time, a departure from the standard 30 days offered for most MMOGs, allowing players to sign up and get started without paying any subscription fees for the first 60 days of a new account. Alternatively, the included game time may be used to extend an existing subscription or be split into two 30-day codes known as "Pilot License Extensions" (PLEX) that can be sold to other players through the in-game market for in-game currency.

Players redeeming the code to activate a new account will also receive these special in-game items:

• INSTANT WAR ACCESS: This certificate allows rapid access to organized combat (through increased standings), helping new players get into the action quickly.
• EXCLUSIVE CAREER GUIDE: Accessed via the website to allow for dynamic updates, the guide includes insider tips and tricks.
• VIP PASS: Use this card to invite a friend to try the game for 21 days. When that friend becomes an EVE Online subscriber, you will get an additional 30 days of free game time.
• EXCLUSIVE IN-GAME SHIP: An exclusive new ship, the Interbus Shuttle, will allow players to fly in style with an increased capacity cargo hold to ferry those extra crucial items at high speeds.

Availability
The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for EVE Online is $34.95/a‚39.99. Price in some regions may vary. Check with your favorite local or online retailer for availability and pricing.

About EVE Online
Set tens of thousands of years in the future, EVE Online is a breathtaking journey to the stars, to an immersive experience filled with adventure, riches, danger and glory. With nearly a quarter of a million subscribers worldwide inhabiting the same virtual universe, EVE features a vast player-run economy where your greatest asset is the starship, designed to accommodate your specific needs, skills and ambitions. EVE offers professions ranging from commodities trader to mercenary, industrial entrepreneur to pirate, mining engineer to battle fleet commander or any combination of these and much more. From brokering business deals to waging war, you will have access to a diverse array of sophisticated tools and interfaces to forge your own destiny in EVE. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at www.eveonline.com.

Definition of Subscribers
EVE Online subscribers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or have an active electronic time code (ETC) to play EVE Online, as well as those who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions and expired ETCs.

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Record: 51.675 jucatori conectati concomitent in EVE Online

10 Februarie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

Sa fie competitia, tradarea, tentativa de asasinat, viitorul expansion Apocrypha sau altceva ce a permis spargerea unui nou record in EVE Online, cu ocazia finalelor turneului PvP Alliance Tournament IV?

CCP a anuntat ca a inregistrat un nou maxim PCU(Peak Concurrent User), si anume 51.675 jucatori conectati in acelasi timp la EVE Online , pe un singur shard. Acelasi CCP detine si recordul anterior de 48.065 jucatori logati concomitent - de altfel, compania detine cele mai puternice servere pentru un joc online si este singura momentan capabila sa gazduiasca in acelasi timp un numar atat de mare de jucatori. Comparativ, informatii neoficiale sustin ca un server World of Warcraft poate gazdui in jurul a 15 mii de jucatori deodata.

"Ca intotdeauna, succesul este datorat voua, jucatorilor, care dau profunzime universului EVE Online, facandu-l unic. Va multumim!", au declarat cei de la CCP.

Due in large to the Alliance Tournament VI finale this weekend, the PCU (Peak Concurrent User) record was broken the third time this year with 51,675 pilots logging in to the single-shard world that is EVE Online. That's well above the previous record of 48,065 and signifies the largest PCU jump we've ever had to break the 50k milestone.

In addition, recent goings on between major player Alliances, a vengeance-fueled assassination during last weekend's Tournament rounds and general excitement about the impending release of EVE Online: Apocrypha have all combined to energize just about everyone--players, the CCP Dev Team, media and people who have never even encountered EVE before but are now quite curious.

Like always the true credit goes to you, the players, who give EVE the unmeasurable depth that makes it unique. Thank you.

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Alianta Band of Brothers din EVE Online a fost anihilata

05 Februarie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

Pentru cei care nu joaca EVE Online, acesta este genul de stire care probabil nu spune mare lucru. insa pentru cei care cunosc New Eden, ceea ce s-a intamplat astazi in EVE Online are o importanta cruciala in politica si economia jocului. Considerata ca cea mai puternica alianta din EVE, Band of Brothers a fost distrusa astazi, ca urmare a celei mai reusite actiuni de spionaj din istoria jocului.

Astfel, The Mittani, liderul Goonfleet Intelligence Agency (GSA), a reusit impreuna cu vasta sa retea de spionaj sa-l "convinga" pe unul dintre directorii Band of Brothers sa isi mute loialitatea catre Goonfleet, impreuna cu ea golind visteria Band of Brothers, si transferand si controlul numeroaselor outpost-uri din spatiul dominat de acestia. Ca urmare, atat polititc cat si financiar si militar, celebra alianta este practic distrusa. Chiar daca Band of Brothers se va reface, nu o vor putea face sub acelasi nume, care acum apartine exclusiv aliantei Goonfleet. Pe langa aceasta, o alianta fara resurse este practic inexistenta.

"Astazi am distrus BoB", a spus The Mittani. "Multumesc pentru outposturile gratuite si ISK."

Band of Brothers este cunoscuta pentru organizarea sa economica si militara exceptionala, precum si pentru faptul ca a reusit sa reziste si chiar sa iasa invingatoare dintr-un razboi, The Great War, in care majoritatea aliantelor din EVE s-au unit in disperare de cauza pentru a-i distruge.

Modul in care aceasta alianta a cazut reflecta cat se poate de natural faptul ca EVE Online nu mai este demult doar un joc. Este o alta realitate, iar ceea ce s-a intamplat astazi este un eveniment istoric.

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Tentativa de asasinat in EVE Online

03 Februarie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

EVE Online este probabil una dintre cele mai libere lumi virtuale, asa ca, mai devreme sau mai tarziu, era normal sa auzim si de lucruri mai sumbre petrecute in New Eden (chiar mai sumbre decat furturilede milioane de ISK), cum ar fi aceasta tentativa de asasinat. Dar... cum poti asasina pe cineva intr-un joc? Simplu...

Periodic, CCP organizeaza un turneu de lupte PVP intre aliante, cu castiguri semnificative in-game. La ultimul turneu a participat si un jucator pe nume Happy Joymaker, care avea unele socoteli nerezolvate cu membrii aliantei Honda Accord din care facea parte si el. Astfel, in mijlocul luptei, el a intors armele (ca in '44) si inceput sa traga in liderul propriei echipe, Issler Dainze, dupa care s-a autodistrus intr-un spectacol multicolor.

Se pare ca Happy era de fapt un agent sub acoperire al unei alte aliante, The Dead Parrot Shoppe Inc., scopul tentativei de asasinat fiind de a-l umili pe Dainze si nu de a diminua sansele de castig ale aliantei Honda Accord. De altfel, Honda Accord a si fost castigatoarea meciului, dupa cum se poate citi in raportul de lupta sau vedea in inregistrarea meciului.

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Detalii despre gaurile negre din viitorul EVE Online: Apocrypha

27 Ianuarie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

Intr-un post pe site-ul oficial, cei de la CCP au demonstrat inca o data cat de bine isi cunosc jucatorii EVE Online si cat de pasionati sunt ei insisi de universul pe care l-au creat.

Astfel, pentru a preveni tendinta de plictiseala in New Eden, compus acum din teritorii mult prea familiare pentru majoritatea jucatorilor, noul expansion Apocrypha va aduce gaurile negre, tunele imprevizibile catre alte segmente de spatiu, cunoscute sau complet virgine. Gaurile negre vor fi imprevizibile atat din punctul de vedere al destinatiei, cat si al momentului in care isi vor face aparitia. in plus, intoarcerea dintr-un teritoriu neexplorat nu va fi intotdeauna usoara, si optiunea de a folosi o alta gaura neagra ca ruta de intoarcere nu va garanta ca destinatia va fi un teritoriu cunoscut.

Desigur, unele gauri negre ar putea duce jucatorii in teritorii inamice, sau chiar la poarta vreunui sistem 1.0, fapt care ne ofera o idee asupra posibilitatilor strategice ale acestor anomalii spatiale. Teritoriile virgine nu vor putea fi insa proclamate ca spatiu suveran.

EVE Online: Apocrypha va fi lansat in martie.

"We cannot predict the new forces, powers, and discoveries that will be disclosed to us when we reach the other planets and set up new laboratories in space. They are as much beyond our vision today as fire or electricity would be beyond the imagination of a fish." - Arthur C. Clarke

Hello. My name is Whisper and I am here to talk to you about one part of Apocrypha, the upcoming expansion for EVE Online. I head up Team Bifröst, which includes such luminaries as CCP Casqade from Quality Assurance, CCP Bella Bee from the Software group, CCP Greyscale and CCP Abathur from Game Design and CCP PrismX from...who knows what pit of contrariness he sprung from but he's under my supervision now. So together with the rest of the team we're going to deliver unto you a feature of truly galactic proportions. This being the introduction of a brand new, glittering, shiny travelling mechanic: Wormholes.

First a bit of background musing. One of the criticisms that have been levied against EVE is that space is becoming crowded and that there really is no feeling of exploration. Indeed, from the very first moment you set foot in the universe of EVE, all of you have had a map at your disposal that shows you exactly where every solar system is, how to get there and what you may expect to find. You even have a newly improved autopilot who will selflessly and mindlessly guide you to your destination. And while there are still thrills to be had, there exists at the back of many of our minds the nagging knowledge that we are not the first to venture here. That the maps have been drawn, the anchorages charted, the wild hills surveyed and the paths trodden so often they're now four-lane blacktop highways with shopping malls and 24-hour burger bars along the fringes.

Well we are going to change that. We are going to give you uncharted, unknown places to visit via paths that shift and slide through the fabric of space. We are going to give you thousands of new solar systems which will contain new NPC's, new exploration content and new pockets of resources to exploit. You will have the chance to venture into places that promise great rewards but also bring with them great risks. We are going to establish the untamed frontier that lurks at the fringes of known space and into which brave souls bent on conquest and riches will venture with high hopes. Some will return as heroes, some will return as fresh clones spewing from the medical vats. Some may never return at all.

Wormholes will bring us to this new frontier, appearing all over New Eden as a result of a cataclysmic event, the nature of which we'll reveal in the coming months. These wormholes are unstable and will spawn and vanish randomly throughout the known universe. A pilot who stumbles across one of these stellar phenomena can fly through it and travel to unknown space, where there are no stargates or stations, just the unexplored void of a new solar system. And when I say "new solar system" that is exactly what I mean. It will not be moving you to instanced space but rather to one of the thousands of new solar systems we will be adding to the EVE universe.

The wormholes themselves will be open only for a randomly determined amount of time and can only let through a certain amount of mass before they collapse. Pilots should carefully consider the information their ship's computer gives them about a wormhole before committing to travel through it. Although there will always be a way back to known space from wormhole space, you may have to search long and hard to locate it. And in that process, you may find wormholes that lead you to even more unexplored wormhole systems, launching you on a voyage of exploration the likes of which EVE has never seen before.

Which begs the question of how you will find the wormholes. Well, we are in the process of revamping the entire scanner mechanic, making it faster and easier to use. A shortlist of the new scanner features is:

• You will be able to drop more than one probe in a grid
• Probe scan ranges can be adjusted via a drag and drop interface in the 3D map, removing the need for multiple probe types
• Probes can be repositioned in the solar system map using a drag and drop interface and will warp to their specified positions
• Scanning will now use triangulation to refine and improve accuracy of scan results
• You can recall probes for re-use at a later point and time
• The transition from ship view to 3D Solar System view to Universe Map view has been made near instant, allowing for quick switching between them
• There will be two new probe types, exploration and combat. Exploration probes will not be able to locate ships and drones but will have extremely low fitting requirements, making them ideal for people who wish to hunt down wormholes and other celestial anomalies. The combat probe launcher is able to detect ships and drones but has a higher fitting requirement, making this the tool of choice for those wishing to hunt down other pilots. We are still in the process of balancing these probes and launchers and yes, we are looking into the options of how to deal with the existing probes, probe blueprints and launchers.

Why should you fly through these wormholes then? Well in the solar systems on the other side of the wormholes you will find new exploration sites patrolled by a brand new type of NPC. The salvage and loot drops from these NPC's and the exploration site rewards will provide you with the raw materials you will need to reverse engineer the technology that makes construction of the new Tech 3 ship modules possible. There will also be exploration sites with ore-rich asteroid belts just waiting to be found by an adventurous industry corp.

There is also the chance that you could stumble across a route through wormhole space that links two widely separated areas of known space and gives you a lucrative, fast trade route for as long as the wormholes stay open. Or perhaps the route leads into the backyard of your sworn enemy...at which point you may be faced with the question of what ships to send through to maximise the potential of the mass allowance the wormholes possess.

Wormholes will shift all the time. They will open and close and reopen at random locations throughout New Eden and thus present you with an ever-changing area of space that no-one can control all the choke-points to. While it is theoretically possible to move a control tower into wormhole space, set it up and maintain it, the logistical challenge and risks of fueling and defending a tower in a system with no permanent links to known space would be considerable. But then again the potential rewards are equally great.

One important point needs to be made: Wormhole space will not be able to be claimed as sovereign space. This is partly due to current implementation restrictions regarding how we added 46% more solar systems to EVE but mainly because we wanted to design an area of space which, while risky to travel through, is open to all players all the time. We have not forgotten about the desirability of space for colonisation, and will be looking at ways to implement that gameplay feature in the future. In fact one of my biggest challenges will be stopping PrismX from adding ten thousand systems now that he's gotten a taste of being a deity in creative mood.

Greyscale will be publishing a dev blog of his own where he will go into more detail about the game mechanics surrounding wormholes. I'm sure PrismX will be going wild in the comments thread about the work he's done to introduce more solar systems into EVE. I'll also be encouraging other team members to post in the comments and perhaps write dev blogs of their own about what they're working on with regards to this universe-expanding feature. And of course the other teams will be writing about their work in the very near future, so keep your eyes on the news column.

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Expansion-ul EVE Online: Apocrypha, disponibil in martie

08 Ianuarie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

Gauri negre, spatiu inca neexplorat, nave Tech 3 modulare customizabile si un nou tip de misiuni (Epic Mission Arc) sunt numai o parte din aditiile ce vor fi disponibile in cel de-al zecelea expansion EVE Online, Apocrypha, anuntat astazi de CCP. in plus, islandezii ne promit New Player Experience pentru jucatorii noi si cei care se reintorc in New Eve printr-o abordare noua a experientei initiale in-game, care a debutat deja cu EVElopedia.

Apocrypha va fi disponibil pe piata incepand cu 10 martie, data la care, in colaborare cu Atari, CCP va lansa si o versiune boxed a MMORPG-ului EVE Online. Pana atunci, nu putem decat sa stam cu ochii pe site-ul oficial pentru a afla de la producatori mai multe detalii despre viitorul expansion.

Reykjavik, Iceland: January 8, 2008 - CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, today announced the launch of the tenth free expansion for EVE Online, its popular science fiction massively multi-player online game (MMOG). EVE Online: Apocrypha is the most ambitious EVE expansion in the game's over five year history and it coincides with the March 10th, 2009 release of EVE Online as a boxed product through a partnership with Atari.

The fabric of space itself will be transformed as vast, unpredictable wormholes open to connect previously unexplored regions of the universe to the stars of New Eden. The seeds of advanced new technology await inside of these cosmic anomalies for those brave enough to explore them. This infusion of technology will enable production of the most dynamic vessels ever – Tech 3 modular ships with an astounding amount of customizability that can fill any role from skirmish muscle to industrial support.

Furthermore, NPC agents in EVE Online: Apocrypha will be authorized to assign Epic Mission Arcs to the pilots of New Eden. These branching, far-reaching mission strings are full of meaningful stories and more intelligent and deadly adversaries.

In addition, we are offering an entirely reworked New Player Experience for those joining (or rejoining) the game – giving them better insight into how to thrive in a truly limitless universe. We've already launched EVElopedia—a great repository for information on all things EVE where our players are also building their own living history of the previous five years of Alliance warfare, political intrigue and nostalgic recollection.

"Just this past week we broke our concurrent user record with 45,186 people flying unbound in the same game world at the same time—a huge percentage of our quarter of a million current subscribers and a true testament to EVE in our sixth year of operation," said EVE Online Senior Producer Torfi Frans Olafsson. "Today is an unprecedented time to start playing, as you can get ahead of the curve before Apocrypha releases in stores and our hard work hits the server cluster. It'll be easier than ever to get 'lost in the wormhole' that is EVE with what we have planned for the future of our expanding universe."

Leading up to the release of EVE Online: Apocrypha and the boxed version of EVE Online in stores, we'll be revealing more features on www.eveonline.com.

Availability:
EVE Online: Apocrypha will be available at retail stores across the galaxy in March this year and as a free download at www.eveonline.com/download for existing subscribers. A new Premium graphics client for Mac will also be included in the retail box.

Visit the EVE website now to sign up for a free 14-day trial account or reactivate your account to get ahead of the curve.

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Un jucator EVE Online a atins 100 de milioane de skillpoints

07 Ianuarie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

Pe forumurile oficiale EVE Online, jucatorul australian cunoscut ca NTRabbit a anuntat ca a atins impresionantul numar de 100 milioane skillpoints, obtinute intr-o perioada de joc incepand din 2002.

Cu ocazia anuntului, NTRabbit a postat si o scurta istorie a experientei si a aventurilor lui in EVE Online. El joaca in prezent in turneele PvP organizate de CCP (Alliance Tournaments) si considera ca dispune, probabil, de cel mai bun personaj EVE Online de lupta. La 100 milioane skillpoints, nu putem decat sa il credem...

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EVE Online pe mobile?

05 Ianuarie 2009 Articol scris de: Lara (www.computergames.ro)

CCP doreste sa ofere, daca nu intreg EVE Online, macar o serie de aplicatii de management pentru joc, disponibile pe terminale mobile cum ar fi celulare sau iPhone.

Astfel, cateva dintre ideile pe care producatorii EVE Online spera sa le vada create de catre companii 3rd party sau chiar fani folosind EVE API (Application Programming Interface) sunt o aplicatie de Skill Training, una de Ship Outfitting, un planificator de rute sau chiar o aplicatie de afisare a tranzactiilor personale sau ale corporatiei. API-ul este disponibil gratuit aici, iar cei de la CCP au subliniat ca sunt foarte deschisi ideilor si cerintelor programatorilor interesati.

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