Jump Fatigue will see some significant changes in this release, including a 95% reduction in the cap on fatigue accumulation, ensuring that capsuleers are free to move around more freely and engage in combat further afield.
A reduction in the Jump Fatigue Timer takes the maximum possible fatigue accumulation from 4 days to 5 hours, and also results in a Jump Activation Cooldown now taking the maximum possible cooldown from 9.6 hours to 30 minutes.
Alongside other changes to Jump Fatigue and Sovereignty Capture with this release, capsuleers will also benefit from iteration on tethering mechanics that will make it a little riskier to travel from structure to structure via cynosural field. There will now be a slight tethering delay after jumping through a cynosural field to a destination structure.
The March release will also include a set of tweaks to the Entosis Link module and to Sovereignty capture events. The primary goals of these changes are to shake up the sovereignty combat metagame and give pilots new gameplay options to optimize and master.
With increased score gains for node capture, as well as a reduction in the number of starting nodes, and an increase in random spawning, capsuleers will encounter a more streamlined experience. In addition to this, changes to the Entosis Link will provide for more varied gameplay and more tactical options when engaging in Sovereignty capture.
With this release, capsuleers will be able to enjoy the introduction of a new XMPP based chat back end that’s coming to New Eden.
While the appearance of the chat system won’t change for now, the underlying technology behind it is undergoing a radical upgrade to improve server performance and to provide more flexibility for future development.
From March 20th through to April 3rd, capsuleers will be able to enjoy the latest event in New Eden.
The Hunt begins as pilots across the cluster are tasked with finding Guristas installations scattered throughout New Eden and putting an end to their illegal cloning research.
Collect derelict capsules before they’re stolen by Guristas forces and turn them in for rewards, as well as collecting agency points by completing various challenges for rewards that include Cerebral Accelerators, a new module, Boosters and event exclusive SKINs.
The Guardian's Gala will see the appearance of the Eros Blossom SKIN in the New Eden Store in celebration of Valentine's Day.
In addition to this SKIN on a total of seven hulls, the Eros Blossom Firework will also be available in the New Eden Store for the duration of the event.
The February Release will see a substantial balance pass on Assault Frigates.
This is the first stage of creating a powerful distinction for Assault Frigates and Heavy Assault Cruisers in specific roles, while avoiding too much direct overlap with classes like Tactical Destroyers, Battlecruisers and Strategic Cruisers.
With this change, capsuleers will benefit from increases to velocity, reductions in mass and better capacitor capacity on their Assault Frigates, as well as redefined roles and improved slot and weapons configurations for several individual hulls.
This February the Guardian's Gala has returned, with all manner of rewards up for grabs including a new line of Spirit SKINs for additional hulls, Agency Combat Boosters, modules and fireworks.
The Guardian's Gala will also feature new challenges in The Agency, with a new line of rewards to grab that include modules, accelerators and fireworks.
This release will see significant changes to the operation of Upwell structures with the aim of making sizable quality of life improvements.
With these changes, capsuleers across the cluster will benefit from more balanced reinforcement timers, improvements to structure takedown and combat mechanics, as well as more evenly scaled reinforcement and destruction mechanics depending on the area of space a structure is deployed in.
As the pirate factions of New Eden ramp up their efforts to occupy more and more space, their Forward Operating Bases will become more numerous and easier to discover, increasing the chances capsuleers across the cluster being able to earn rewards from them.
It’s always been common knowledge that capsuleers love shooting at each other’s spaceships. With this release, the reloading system will receive a backend rework to improve performance and resolve several issues.
As part of the January release, many more structures found in deadspace areas across the cluster have had a visual makeover to update their textures, taking advantage of our latest shader technology.
The Agency will be receiving a significant update with the January release, when pilots will be able to take advantage of many pieces of game content being moved into its user interface. With this release, Faction Warfare, Incursion and Expeditions will all be moved to The Agency’s interface, and the Agent Finder will be retired, with The Agency now serving as the location to find Agents to work with.
Come join us in Reykjavík, Iceland for the fourteenth EVE Fanfest, as we celebrate the Fifteenth anniversary of EVE Online.
With roundtables, presentations, the first ever EVE Online parade and a community like no other, EVE Fanfest 2018 is going to be the biggest, best, and most bad ass fanfest yet as we march toward the third decade of New Eden.
Hey Zluq,
I’ll chime in here as the current stakeholder of the CCL division of ISD. So, our current focus is on working out a sustainable and simple process to get these fits from forum to client, and ensure they get audited and revised in a regular manner. The first draft of this process was presented to Stall, Fractal, and some devs yesterday for wave 1 of feedback. Now that’s underway we should be in a position to get this project back up and running.
Apologies for the lack of communication surrounding this up til now, but we are now back on track and I’ll be talking to CCL about kicking off a new wave of threads, and getting some of the already harvested fits into the client once we iron out the finer points of the process.
Hi!
With the December release, pilots both new and old will benefit from free access to all Tech I hulls up to Battleship class as part of a large addition of skills to the Alpha skillset. Cross-faction training will also be available for free, allowing for Alpha clone access to vessels across all factions in New Eden.
To supplement this change, free access will also be granted to skills that allow for the use of Tech II small and medium weapons systems.
With this release, capsuleers can enjoy an event catered toward the newfound power of alpha clones, that celebrates free access to battlecruisers and battleships, and provides rewards themed around them.
Tackle the Rogue Drone hives to gather points, and check The Agency in game to see what rewards are available for your efforts!
The Arms Race release also brings a new training option for Alpha Pilots, with the ability to accrue skillpoints on a daily, rather than monthly basis using Daily Alpha Injectors.
These injectors can be used once per day, per alpha character, and can be activated immediately to add 50,000 skillpoints into a pilot’s unallocated skillpoint pool.
The Yoiul Festival returns this December via The Agency, with a large selection of rewards on offer including accelerators, ISK bounties, and the opportunity to collect more newly available SKINs for you Glacial Drift set!
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