[2023] Singularity Accessibility Update

Back in July we posted that Singularity would remain inaccessible throughout July and August and that we would provide a further update as September approaches. We’re now ready to update you on the plans for Singularity test server.

For the foreseeable future Singularity will only be open during specific testing windows rather than being always accessible. The aim is to focus testing on work-in-progress features rather than general access to all content. We will announce testing windows prominently via news articles or forums, socials, and other EVE community channels.

Currently, players who participate in organized mass tests on Singularity are rewarded with skill points on Singularity, we recognize that if the server is inaccessible then this would diminish this type of reward. We are discussing what other rewards could be used to incentivize participation in tests.

These days Singularity is mostly used to test deployments and architecture changes. Often bugs that are reported by players on Singularity have already found their way onto Tranquility. The hope is that by focusing testing on new features we can limit the number of bugs that reach Tranquility.

We don’t foresee this change severely impacting the ability for players to data mine changes when they are deployed to Singularity, but it should hopefully ensure that once a change is deployed to Singularity it is closer to a finished state and has already been put into context via dev blogs, news items etc.

I think ultimately this comes down to what the intent was for SISI. Practising can be done on TQ and you could argue that practising within the sandbox increases the chance of messing up and generating content inside the sandbox, rather then absolute safety outside of it.

I would agree if it wasnt for the fact that there are guides galore on how to run these things, which should limit the exposure to risk.

With this new dynamic, the plan is to have testing periods for Singularity to test larger features where we can meaningfully address bugs and feedback.

I would also like to add that for those dedicated bug hunters out there, the ISD ECAID bug hunting program is accepting applications: Volunteer teams - Volunteer System