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Welcome to the Pulse, Capsuleers, your regular catch-up for everything that's new in EVE Online! This week's episode contains details on the following: Loyalty to Lowsec update, Faction Warfare changes, Frigate Escape Bay, Loyalty to Lowsec events, Champions of Lowsec, New Eden Store offers, Twitch vs EVE 3, EVE China update, Omega and Multiple Character Training offer.

Welcome to a very special episode of the Pulse, Capsuleers! Keeping you up to date with everything happening in EVE Online, as well as a blast from the past, check out the alternate version of the Apocrypha expansion trailer with never-before-heard voiceover!

There are also details on Valdimar the Worm who was discovered at the Reykjavík office, the CSM summit, and player activity in wormhole space.

In addition, CCP Rattati talks about the fight against cheating in EVE, and there is information on the new Oasis of Faith SKINs for Amarr ships and an update on intended Fanfest content.

Inspired by the legendary Kings of Lowsec contest that took place in 2013 which was a 24 hour Lowsec killing spree, the contest to crown a champion of Lowsec will be returning to New Eden between 26 and 31 March! The alliance that accrues the highest ISK value of Lowsec PvP kills in that time will receive awesome rewards, and their alliance's flag will be flown proudly on top of the Groska building, the new home of CCP's Reykjavík office, for a month!

Stay up to date with everything happening in EVE Online, including visual updates to moons in New Eden and the start of the CSM summit. In addition, CCP Burger talks about the motives behind recent and upcoming changes to EVE, and there is information on new Abyssal weather SKINs for the popular Gila.

For a limited time only, you can train skills on an additional character at the same time as your primary character with Multiple Character Training (MCT) for 3 months! This additional training slot is activated as soon as you purchase this combined offer of a 3 month Omega package and the MCT for a total of $48.85 by 11:00 UTC on 24 March, so start adding skills to your additional character's training queue immediately!

Multiple Character Training (MCT) will allow you to train skills on multiple characters on the same account simultaneously. Along with Omega giving you double training speed, an infinite skill queue and access to all skills in EVE, you can use this offer to significantly advance skill training potential across your characters and get closer to your goals in New Eden!

The Loyalty to Lowsec update coming on 24 March will provide a thrilling climax to the Fight or Flight Quadrant, featuring a number of changes to Faction Warfare, such as increased Loyalty Point payouts for PvP kills, and a reduction in payouts for Faction Warfare missions.

There will also be an increase in the activation area that surrounds acceleration gates leading to combat complexes and brand new Battleship-specific capture sites added. A perfect opportunity for Capsuleers to make use of the brand new and exciting Frigate Escape Bay feature going live on 24 March.

Furthermore, there will be an increase to the loot dropped from PvP in Lowsec and an increase to warp speed in Lowsec between 24 March and 6 April. Finally, an additional task will be added to the Skilling is Just a Means event that runs until 14 April. Capsuleers will be offered an extra 10,000 Skill Points daily for killing one of the NPCs defending the Faction Warfare capture sites, so that makes ...

Bonus Skill Point Weekend - the last one in this Quadrant - is returning between 13 and 16 March 2020, with great Skill Point rewards for both Alpha and Omega Clone State pilots! Log in daily to claim thousands of Skill Points that you can use to boost your training, honing combat skills that are great for the Fight or Flight Quadrant events.

As long as you make sure to log in every day during Bonus Skill Point Weekend, as an Alpha you can get up to 45,000 Skill Points, and Omegas will get both their own and the Alpha rewards, meaning a whopping 175,000 Skill Points total!

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There is breaking news in this episode on the cancellation of EVE Fanfest 2020 due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

In addition, there is information on the permanent return of the community favorite Needlejack Jump Filaments, the upcoming Broker Relations update and the Skilling is Just a Means PvP event. Also, there will be a 15% sale on selected PLEX, and a look at the Monthly Economic Report for January.

The Skilling Spree and Chilling Spree events have been very popular with Capsuleers, and now the event returns with a PvP twist!

Capsuleers will be awarded Skill Points during the Skilling is Just a Means of Communication event for PvP kills, with daily challenges being issued at downtime each day between 12 March and 14 April.

In light of the recent and ongoing global developments surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we have taken the decision to cancel this year’s Fanfest event in Reykjavik, Iceland.

It is with a heavy heart that we make this decision, and we know this news will be disappointing to our wonderful community, but we feel absolutely compelled to follow the most responsible course of action and prioritize the safety and well-being of our attendees, our staff and of course the general Icelandic public.

To celebrate the introduction of the permanent Needlejack Jump Filaments, something that was keenly requested by the EVE community, there will be a limited time 15% discount on PLEX purchases of 500 PLEX and higher! You'll need to act fast, though, as the offer is only available until 11:00 UTC on 3 March.

Remember, you can trade your PLEX for in-game ISK to spend on ships and skills, or spend your PLEX at the New Eden Store on Omega time to unlock access to all of EVE's ships and skills, as well as double training speed. Your PLEX can also buy you Skill Extractors, HyperCores, stunning ship SKINs, character apparel and more at the New Eden Store!

Learn about the exciting new Frigate Bay Escape feature and an update on the recent DDoS attacks, which involves a Skill Point reward for all Capsuleers. There's also info on EVE's new in-game notification system, moon mineral distribution, the Invasion Tournament global finals at Fanfest 2020, the upcoming CSM 14 summit, plus some gorgeous new EVE Online artwork!

The Broker Relations update will be launching 10 March, and included in the release will be changes to the mechanics around creating and updating orders on the in-game market.

Last summer, permanent changes to both the sales taxes and broker fees for the market were implemented. Having monitored player behavior before and after these summer changes to taxes & fees, further alterations to the market will be made.

The intent behind these upcoming changes is to support a healthy and live open market, allowing competition to remain fair between players. The prohibited use of automation techniques used by malicious players on the in-game market is a frequent subject of discussion, so there is absolute commitment to fighting bots in New Eden. Needless to say, the market and the behaviors of players when these changes go live will be closely monitored.

The Frigate Escape Bay is a special bay capable of holding a single, fitted Frigate that will be added to all Battleships. Should the Battleship be destroyed, instead of being ejected in your capsule and left helpless, you will launch immediately back into combat aboard your Frigate!

This year, the Guardian's Gala - the annual get together for the Angel Cartel and Serpentis pirates to celebrate their spoils - is not only taking place in k-space, but there will also be more challenging sites with more unique rewards in wormhole space! Running from 13 to 24 February, the rewards for Capsuleers who successfully gatecrash the outlaws' celebrations will include the new Savior Angel Cartel Logistics Implant Set.

In addition to the above, there will be a limited time increase in loot drops from PvP in wormhole space to coincide with the Guardian's Gala event. This will be happening between 13 and 24 February, so make sure you're ready for it!

Catch up with all the happenings from the world of EVE Online, including information on the recent DDoS attacks and the upcoming From Wormholes With Love update. Learn about what's new in this year's Guardian's Gala event, updates to the HyperNet Relay, and the recent PLEX for Good campaign.

There's also info on the Skilling Spree event, plus new EVE Online Value Packs, New Eden Store sales and an Omega offer for your additional accounts!

There will be six variations of the new Needlejack Filaments, capable of moving up to 5, 15 or 25 players into a random Nullsec system upon activation. Some of the Needlejack Filaments will be available in a fully built state and will drop in exploration data sites, while others can be manufactured from BPCs. Some will even be distributed exclusively through upcoming events.

Wormholes are receiving a loving update! The main thrust of this update that will arrive 11 February is added connectivity. The chance of connections appearing between wormholes is going to increase greatly. Look out especially for added roaming connections between high class wormholes!

We’ve also made changes to a certain Drifter NPC who loved the Astrahus a little too much.

Answer CONCORD's call to arms by fighting the Triglavians and various other foes. Gain as many Skill Points as you can during the Skilling Spree between 28 January and 2 March for destroying any NPC in New Eden! Get rewards ranging from 10,000 Skill Points for one kill, to the rarer 50,000 Skill Points for more kills per challenge. Then, use those Skill Points to train essential skills for piloting bigger, better ships with advanced weaponry.

EVE Online will be splitting the year into four sections - Quadrants - that will allow for releases, events, offers and more to exist within a given theme for that period of time. The first of these Quadrants for 2020 will be "Fight or Flight" starting 16 January, which will be themed around PvP in EVE, and will offer explosive rewards, challenges and changes!