Fellow Capsuleers,

After four incredibly long years, it is finally time to welcome you to our home in Reykjavik for EVE Fanfest! Next week, pilots from across the globe will be descending on the rock in force to paint the town in exclusive New Eden fashion (please expect some TiDi at local pubs). Together, we will celebrate the 19th anniversary of EVE Online and – most importantly – the fantastic community that inhabits its universe.

We are returning to a familiar location this year. The Laugardalshöll venue hosted many EVE Fanfest events in the past, and it will take on a recognizable look thanks to our generous hosts from the Caldari State. The schedule is packed with presentations, roundtables, wacky events, parties, and other activities that we all love when attending EVE Fanfest.

For everyone who cannot make it to meet with us in person, we will have a live broadcast of the event on ...

Venerated Capsuleers,

EVE’s 19th birthday and Fanfest are almost in sight so why not start the celebrations early? Huge discounts are coming to the EVE Store with up to 19% off PLEX during the Capsuleer Day Savings sale!

For players who prefer to use Steam or EPIC, the sale continues in your respective stores. Check out the deals and take advantage.

Deals like this don’t come around often and this one only lasts until 2 May. Head on over to the EVE Store to grab a deal, then spend your PLEX on SKINs, Omega time, or even sell it on the market for ISK!

Respected Capsuleers,

Since EVE Online’s original launch back in 2003, together EVE’s developers and community have led the charge in evolving what sandbox MMOs can be. The past 19 years have seen amazing events that have brought us closer together, delivered vast expansions and game-changing feature enhancements, seen careful rebalancing to bring the best quality of experience, and welcomed technological updates that keep New Eden on the cutting edge – all in service of maintaining EVE’s status as the world’s best MMO.

The tradition of continuous improvements to EVE is set to continue, on The Road to Fanfest and beyond, with plans to make New Ed...

Economical Capsuleers,

As any seasoned pilot will tell you, upgrading to Omega gives you the full EVE experience. And from 22-to-25 April, you can get 30% off the regular price of 1 month of Omega over at the EVE store.

If you want to taste the full EVE Online experience – or make a great saving while extending your existing Omega Clone state time – this sale offers a perfect opportunity.

Omega lets you unlock double skill training speed, access advanced pilot skills, take the reins of a wide range of EVE's best and biggest ships, make use of the full contracts system of tradin...

Strategic Capsuleers,

The Abyssal Proving Grounds are opening once more, and this time 1v1 strategic cruiser combat is the name of the game.

Running for 24 hours from 23 - 24 April, this Proving Grounds clash asks you go head-to-head and flex your combat skills. It’s also the perfect chance to get a feel for a newly revamped classic hull.

As part of the Road to Fanfest updates, the beloved, once mighty Proteus cruiser has been given a boost to its power and capacity, updating its performance to meet the needs of modern pilots. With that in mind, the next Abyssal Proving Grounds event will focus on 1v1 action for strategic cruisers, includi...

With millions of market transactions and hundreds of thousands of explosions every day, keeping New Eden running smoothly – and still setting records after nearly 20 years – is a monumental task. Like our players, we're constantly on the hunt to push boundaries. In the last two years, we've made significant changes to the hardware behind Tranquility, resulting in almost daily records for EVE downtime (among other things). But to see where we are, it's important to look at where we've been.

Back in 2005, only 2 years after launch, EVE was already setting records as a standout single-shard universe. New Eden was generating some 1,250 database calls per second which added up to over 60 million per day! As more players came online, the servers struggled to keep up. Game features were taking over 20 seconds to load, making everyday tasks in New Eden such as warping across the galaxy, completing market transactions at the new major market hub Jita 4-4, and upgradin...

Ferocious Capsuleers,

The Hunt may be almost over, but there’s still time to make your mark and pick up one of the Guristas Hunter Packs. Choose the Outlaw Hunter Pack to receive 30 days of Omega time, 50,000 Skill Points, and among other goodies, a Core Ship Operations Expert System. Use it to get a taste of your potential and instantly gain access to the ‘Magic-14’ skills for a limited time!

For more veteran Capsuleers, pick the Podhunter Pack for a package of 500 PLEX, 100k Skill Points, and more bundled alongside four new Ace of Podhunters SKINs. The SKINs are us...

Capital Capsuleers,

A new update is now available to test on the Singularity test server bringing sweeping changes that are sure to shake the landscape of capital combat and structure defense.

For starters, the blueprints of industry components used to manufacture battleships, capitals, and supercapitals will be adjusted to lower manufacturing times and costs. Dreadnoughts, in particular, will see their costs become significantly cheaper, giving you more chances to use them in space without as much impact on your wallet.

You can find all the juicy details on the ...

Competitive Capsuleers!

The Hunt is upon us! As part of the ongoing celebrations you’ll be able to test your mettle in an exciting new Proving Grounds, built around brutal 1 v 1 Assault Frigate combat!

As always, there’s a fresh twist to proceedings in this new event, which is scheduled to run from 15-18 April. Modules are restricted to Meta 5, but you’ll enjoy a 10% bonus to kinetic and thermal missile damage while fighting in the arena!

All Assault Frigates qualify for this new encounter, but certain modules are banned from this new format:

• Sensor Dampeners
• Weapon Disruptors
• Shield Boost Amplifiers
• Shield Rechargers
• Shield Power Relays
• Shield Flux Coils
• Core Defense Field Purgers

Beyond these restrictions though, the sky’s the limit!

Missile mayhem is very much the order of the day here, so get your thinking caps on if you want to make a mark on the leaderboards!

Tenacious Capsuleers,

The Hunt is still on! It runs until 19 April and you can still log in to claim your daily gifts and join the thrilling action happening across New Eden. Hunt down Mysterious Capsules, claim their keys, and use them to take on combat and hacking sites for rare loot.

This year features all-new capital sites for The Hunt so don’t miss out on those and don’t miss out on this exciting event!

Relentless Capsuleers,

The Hunt returns to New Eden for YC124. Join your fellow Capsuleers in the hunt for Mysterious Capsules found at random celestials across the cluster. Check your directional scanner and start the hunt at planets, moons, asteroid belts, and stars to uncover these colorful capsules. Crack one open to receive a key to enter one of the many Guristas Hunt sites.

Guristas Hunt Outposts can be found anywhere and are combat sites suited for tech 1, tech 2, and faction frigates and destroyers. You’ll also find Hunt Data Relay sites to complete. Both types of sites will reward you with unique loot limited to The Hunt such as the coveted C3-X 'Hivaa Saitsuo' Ballistic Control System!

Even better, Hunt sites this year will now drop double the loot if you can secure a kill on the combat site mini boss. Data sites also have more cans to hack and more loot to get away with. There has never been a better time to hunt for loot!

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Heads up, Capsuleers!

EVE Online and New Eden are powering towards Fanfest 2022, and the latest round of exciting updates mentioned in the Road to Fanfest – Ever Closer blog are now live in-game, with some bonus additions based on player feedback! Structure updates that introduce more ship variety in combat, balance changes to the Rorqual, stealth bombers, Proteus, a revamp of daily login bonuses - and more - make up the latest volley in a string of updates leading up to and beyond EVE Fanfest 2022.

STANDUP AND DELIVER  

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Lovestricken Capsuleers,

The only ship better than the friendship is the relationship and who says that relationship can’t be forged with your fellow Capsuleer? New Eden might be better known for killmails than love letters, but that’s about to change soon with Upwell Divinity Social, the new way to meet love among the stars.

Divinity Social is a new multidimensional dating experience for EVE players, old and new. Simply log into the app and choose your preferences to meet and connect with like-minded Capsuleers from across the cluster in the world’s first MMO-centric dating app.

By leveraging EVE’s ...

Generous Capsuleers,

Together we have achieved something amazing. With the PLEX for GOOD: Ukraine fundraiser now wrapped, together Capsuleers, individual EVE developers and CCP Games have raised a remarkable $501,652 USD. That money will now directly help those impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine, including the millions forced to flee their homes and lives to find safety.

The total amount will be converted to real world money and donated to both UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the ...

Productive Capsuleers,

Your time is running out to take advantage of the Heavy Industry Packs in the EVE store! It’s your last chance to get the Industrial Commander Pack or the Dress to Compress Pack.

These deals expire on 31 March so act now or miss out. The Industrial Commander Pack contains 14 days of Omega, 100,000 Skill Points, 110 PLEX, an Expert Cerebral Accelerator, and the vivid Porpoise Radioactives Reclamation SKIN for just $29.99 !

For the more cosmetically-minded miner, the Dress to Compress Pack contains Men’s and Women’s AIR Clai...

Saluations,

The following page will list patch notes for all updates within this release (Version 20.03). We invite you to join the player discussion about the content of this release on EVE Online forums:

• General Feedback
• Known Issues (PC)
• ...

Bargain-hunting Capsuleers!

You can now save 20% on Multiple Character Training (MCT) certifications for a limited period of time!

Simply head to the New Eden Store from 11:00 UTC on 26 March to 11:00 UTC on 29 March to grab your certificates for less.

With an MCT applied to your account, you can train multiple characters at the same time! It’s the perfect way to sample a new side of life in New Eden, without delaying progress on your main pilot.

To take advantage of the discount, be sure to purchase your certificates from the New Eden Store before the offer expires on 29 March!

The more the merrier: Save up to 50% on select Omega + MCT packages from 24-31 March!

Take advantage of this limited-time offer and train skills on a second character alongside your main, with both gaining the doubled training speed of clone state Omega! MCT (Multi-Character Training) is activated as soon as you purchase one of these Omega + MCT packages, so be sure to add skills to both queues ahead of time.

With Omega enabling access to all skills, ships, and modules in EVE alongside its bonus to training speed, make full use of this offer to unlock your true potential as a Capsuleer and accelerate toward your goals in New Eden!

Greetings Capsuleers,

Fanfest 2022 is quickly approaching and it’s hard to believe that in just over 7 weeks’ time, we will finally be welcoming you to the ultimate Party at the Top of the World in Reykjavík. We can’t tell you how much we at CCP are looking forward to meeting you again in person to share the exciting plans for EVE Online. As we all continue to get into the spirit of Fanfest, there’s still much to look forward to on the road to getting there. So far, the Road to Fanfest has been filled with a slew of updates including significant changes to compression, a new mysterious mining adventure added to the NPE, sizeable graphical updates, sweeping boosts to every resistance module in the game, balance changes to CRAB, and player owned customs offices (POCOs), as well as extensive updates to battleships, all of which you can read about in the ...

Greetings, brave capsuleers!

As a part of our ongoing efforts to lay the foundations for EVE Online’s third decade and continually improve the world’s largest living work of science-fiction, we're happy to introduce the Feature Preview system – allowing players to opt-in and engage with complex features still undergoing active development, test driving them directly in the EVE client.

Our aim is to more fully incorporate feedback into our prototypical process by allowing you access to these features early while we design them. Your invaluable feedback on past features has already allowed us to improve and shape them into better additions to EVE – and this new way of testing will allow far more exposed development, enabling earlier chances for players to express important feedback while also allowing our team to gather information on how you play EVE and what will best aid you in that pursuit.

The preview system is available on Singularity and comes to Tranquilit...