https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Wed, 11 May 2022 00:56:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/10/eve-fanfest-2022-all-the-major-eve-online-announcements-from-fanfest/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/10/eve-fanfest-2022-all-the-major-eve-online-announcements-from-fanfest/#comments Tue, 10 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=387280 It’s safe to say that EVE Fanfest 2022 was very much a social event first and a game event second, with fewer concrete announcements of new features and gameplay compared to previous years. Among the main announcements were the reveal of a new partnership with Microsoft to enable data export directly from EVE Online to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/10/eve-fanfest-2022-all-the-major-eve-online-announcements-from-fanfest/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/08/eve-fanfest-2022-fanfest-attendees-have-already-begun-testing-positive-for-covid/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/08/eve-fanfest-2022-fanfest-attendees-have-already-begun-testing-positive-for-covid/#comments Mon, 09 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=387270 (We’ve updated this post at the end with the latest counts and info.) EVE Fanfest 2022 in Reykjavik is barely over, and the first cases of COVID-19 among attendees have already started to emerge. At least two people who were at the event have reported testing positive, including famous EVE Online player Charles White, who […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/08/eve-fanfest-2022-fanfest-attendees-have-already-begun-testing-positive-for-covid/feed/ 15 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/07/eve-fanfest-2022-the-eve-online-universe-fps-is-still-in-development/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/07/eve-fanfest-2022-the-eve-online-universe-fps-is-still-in-development/#comments Sat, 07 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=387143 EVE Online developer CCP Games has had its eye on the first-person-shooter genre for over a decade at this point, starting with its PS3-exclusive DUST 514 that was launched in 2013 and discontinued just three years later. The company later showcased a fully playable prototype of a PC-based EVE shooter named Project Nova at EVE […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/07/eve-fanfest-2022-the-eve-online-universe-fps-is-still-in-development/feed/ 18 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/06/eve-fanfest-2022-eve-online-is-getting-a-spanish-client/ Fri, 06 May 2022 13:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=386968 EVE Online has been an intensely international game throughout its lifetime, with significant audiences across the US, Europe, and Russia. Most players are stuck using the English client, however, as the few localisations the game does have have often been poorly done according to native speakers. We learned back in 2019 that Russian players actually […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/06/eve-fanfest-2022-eve-online-puts-spreadsheets-in-your-spreadsheets/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/06/eve-fanfest-2022-eve-online-puts-spreadsheets-in-your-spreadsheets/#comments Fri, 06 May 2022 13:05:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=386971 While EVE Online‘s nickname of “spreadsheets in space” was intended as a joke, the developers behind the game are really leaning into it. CEO Hilmar Petursson remarks at events that this is a badge of honour for the game because “spreadsheets run the world,” and the real power players of EVE Online do love their […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/06/eve-fanfest-2022-eve-online-puts-spreadsheets-in-your-spreadsheets/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/14/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-asset-safety-bait-and-switch/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/14/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-asset-safety-bait-and-switch/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=285900 Imagine if you logged back into your favourite MMO after a few months away to find that your character’s gear was gone or valuable items were missing from the bank. You contact support and tell them that your account has been hacked, only to be politely informed that the game was changed to allow people […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/14/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-asset-safety-bait-and-switch/feed/ 52 https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/03/eve-evolved-a-live-event-threatens-to-reshape-eve-onlines-map/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/03/eve-evolved-a-live-event-threatens-to-reshape-eve-onlines-map/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2020 22:00:24 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=284923 While EVE Online has always focused on the real stories created by players through player-vs.-player conflict rather than on its NPC storyline, its universe has rich lore stretching back thousands of years. The political machinations of the four empires and the history of the ancient races have often set the stage for expansions and PvE […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/03/eve-evolved-a-live-event-threatens-to-reshape-eve-onlines-map/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-loyalty-to-lowsec-update-shakes-up-faction-warfare/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-loyalty-to-lowsec-update-shakes-up-faction-warfare/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:00:42 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=275435 Between the relative safe haven of EVE Online‘s high-security star systems and the lawless depths of nullsec where alliances play ping-pong with titans, there lies a grey area called lowsec. Originally a home for player pirates preying on roaming miners and traders, lowsec was expanded on in 2008 with the release of the Faction Warfare […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/04/02/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-loyalty-to-lowsec-update-shakes-up-faction-warfare/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/19/eve-evolved-fight-or-flight-is-a-season-for-change-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/19/eve-evolved-fight-or-flight-is-a-season-for-change-in-eve-online/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:00:40 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=264566 January marks not just the beginning of a new year for EVE Online but also the start of a new seasonal development strategy for the 16-year-old sci-fi MMO. This winter is all about PvP as EVE enters its “Fight or Flight” season, a series of updates dedicated to smashing internet spaceships to bits. It began […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/19/eve-evolved-fight-or-flight-is-a-season-for-change-in-eve-online/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/16/eve-evolved-first-impressions-of-the-eve-echoes-mobile-beta/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/16/eve-evolved-first-impressions-of-the-eve-echoes-mobile-beta/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=255363 EVE Online has been a PC MMO staple now for over 16 years, carving out a niche for itself as a long-term hobby with a high difficulty bar. The game has had to adapt to changing industry circumstances over the years, catering to the rise of free-to-play and microtransaction-based business models and providing new gameplay […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/12/16/eve-evolved-first-impressions-of-the-eve-echoes-mobile-beta/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-evolved-inside-hadeans-eve-online-record-breaking-battle-attempt/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-evolved-inside-hadeans-eve-online-record-breaking-battle-attempt/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=256610 If EVE Online is known for one thing (apart from massive scams and online heists), it’s the truly massive PvP battles that have taken place in its sandbox over the years. EVE currently holds the world record for the “Most concurrent players simultaneously involved in a single multiplayer PvP videogame battle,” with 6,142 players involved […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/24/eve-evolved-inside-hadeans-eve-online-record-breaking-battle-attempt/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2019/10/14/eve-evolved-chatting-up-eve-online-world-record-holder-ethan-katia-sae-richards/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=248646 EVE Online player Ethan Richards is best known by the name of his in-game character Katia Sae, who earlier this year completed an incredible historic voyage nine years in the making. CCP Games confirmed that Katia had visited every single accessible star system in EVE Online (all 7,805 of them!) without losing a single ship. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/23/eve-evolved-is-the-eve-online-community-a-force-for-good-in-the-world/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/23/eve-evolved-is-the-eve-online-community-a-force-for-good-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=226719 When we write or talk about MMO communities, we often focus on the practicalities of guilds or in-game events, the drama of forums, and community backlash following controversial developer decisions. It’s easy to overlook the fact that we’ve built these complex virtual societies in many games that have had remarkably positive impacts on people’s lives. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/23/eve-evolved-is-the-eve-online-community-a-force-for-good-in-the-world/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/13/eve-evolved-eve-online-is-losing-players-and-no-one-can-agree-on-why/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/13/eve-evolved-eve-online-is-losing-players-and-no-one-can-agree-on-why/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=243729 Nobody wants to think that a favourite MMO is losing popularity, but with EVE Online now being over 15 years old, it’s a possibility that is never far from players’ minds. Even after CCP Games stopped releasing firm subscription figures, players still track the daily concurrent player trends and analyse the monthly economic report data […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/09/13/eve-evolved-eve-online-is-losing-players-and-no-one-can-agree-on-why/feed/ 32 https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/04/eve-evolved-what-injecting-chaos-means-for-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/04/eve-evolved-what-injecting-chaos-means-for-eve-online/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2019 22:00:12 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=237054 The past few weeks have been pretty transformative for EVE Online, with the global communications blackout across null-security space revitalising roaming gang PvP in a way I personally haven’t seen for nearly a decade. What started as something of an experiment by CCP Games now seems to be blooming into a radical new design direction […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/08/04/eve-evolved-what-injecting-chaos-means-for-eve-online/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/11/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-comms-blackout-will-lead-to-absolute-anarchy/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/11/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-comms-blackout-will-lead-to-absolute-anarchy/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=233577 All hell is about to break loose in EVE Online for the territorial alliances waging wars in the depths of space following some the craziest weeks in the game’s long history. A series of events that kicked off late last month with NPC fleets attacking player-built structures throughout nullsec is about to escalate into all-out […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/11/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-comms-blackout-will-lead-to-absolute-anarchy/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/30/eve-evolved-npc-invasions-wreak-havoc-across-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/30/eve-evolved-npc-invasions-wreak-havoc-across-eve-online/#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:00:43 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=232004 When CCP Games released a new EVE Online expansion named Invasion at the end of last month, players were readying themselves to battle limited NPC attacks in high-security space. No-one expected all hell to break loose in the depths of player-controlled nullsec space, but that’s exactly what’s started to happen this week as powerful NPC […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/30/eve-evolved-npc-invasions-wreak-havoc-across-eve-online/feed/ 10 https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/23/eve-north-2019-a-huge-battle-once-broke-out-in-eve-online-but-not-a-single-player-was-involved/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/23/eve-north-2019-a-huge-battle-once-broke-out-in-eve-online-but-not-a-single-player-was-involved/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=230861 Massive battles are the norm for sci-fi MMO EVE Online, with players routinely clashing in their hundreds or thousands over territorial claims and political alliances. Last year’s Siege of 9-4 was even large enough to earn EVE Online the Guinness World Record for the largest PvP battle in any game. Hundreds of other conflicts rage […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/23/eve-north-2019-a-huge-battle-once-broke-out-in-eve-online-but-not-a-single-player-was-involved/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/25/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-the-invasion-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/25/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-the-invasion-in-eve-online/#comments Sat, 25 May 2019 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=226759 EVE Online‘s Invasion expansion lands in just two days on May 28th, and there are plenty of things you can do now to make the most of the expansion. Even with all of the mystery and speculation still surrounding the new Triglavian invasion feature, now is the time to start organising groups to tackle the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/25/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-the-invasion-in-eve-online/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/13/eve-evolved-what-really-sets-russian-eve-players-apart/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/13/eve-evolved-what-really-sets-russian-eve-players-apart/#comments Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=224181 One of the most interesting things about EVE Online is the fact that its single shard server forces players from different countries and cultures to co-exist in the same space. In a virtual universe in which the distances and barriers between real world nations should be meaningless, players still tend to split off into geographical […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/13/eve-evolved-what-really-sets-russian-eve-players-apart/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/07/eve-evolved-big-things-are-happening-in-eve-online-this-spring/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/07/eve-evolved-big-things-are-happening-in-eve-online-this-spring/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:10:04 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=216440 There’s a lot going on in EVE Online right now, from the insane storyline playing out right now in-game and new Triglavian ships on the horizon to long-awaited changes about to drop that will make wars and PvP in high-security space much fairer. The April release is scheduled to drop in two days on April […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/07/eve-evolved-big-things-are-happening-in-eve-online-this-spring/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/21/gdc-2019-heres-how-ccps-10000-player-battle-tech-demo-went-down/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/21/gdc-2019-heres-how-ccps-10000-player-battle-tech-demo-went-down/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=215835 Developer CCP Games currently holds the world record for the largest PvP battle in gaming history, which was awarded in recognition of January 2018’s 6142-player Siege of 9-4 in EVE Online. The studio wants to push those numbers higher, and recently partnered with Hadean to put on an EVE-themed live demo of its Aether simulation […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/21/gdc-2019-heres-how-ccps-10000-player-battle-tech-demo-went-down/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-storyline-is-about-to-go-off-the-rails/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-storyline-is-about-to-go-off-the-rails/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=215081 The most compelling stories that emerge from EVE Online are usually tales of player-based conflict, dastardly deals, and political intrigue, but the game’s core lore and storyline is actually incredibly interesting. Beyond the back-story of the four races of New Eden and the conflicts between them and the pirate factions of EVE lies a grander […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/eve-evolved-eve-onlines-storyline-is-about-to-go-off-the-rails/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/10/eve-evolved-the-war-on-bots-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/10/eve-evolved-the-war-on-bots-in-eve-online/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2019 22:00:36 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=212819 The news dropped recently that EVE Online will be adding some new limitations and restrictions to its free-to-play tier, which may seem odd to onlookers as CCP Games expanded on the free offering at the end of 2017. The new restrictions are designed to target those abusing the free tier to farm high-level courier missions […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/10/eve-evolved-the-war-on-bots-in-eve-online/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/17/eve-evolved-eve-online-has-a-gambling-problem/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/17/eve-evolved-eve-online-has-a-gambling-problem/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:00:29 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=210317 The gambling debate has kicked off again in EVE Online, this time in response to the annual Guardian’s Gala event that’s currently running throughout the game. Last year’s event just involved killing NPCs in special event sites for rare items and skins, but the 2019 version has a new gambling component. Players are rewarded with […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/17/eve-evolved-eve-online-has-a-gambling-problem/feed/ 25 https://massivelyop.com/2019/02/11/eve-evolved-how-working-with-npcs-could-improve-eve-online/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=208581 While EVE Online is primarily based around the conflicts that arise between groups of players competing in the same virtual universe, the New Eden star cluster also contains dozens of NPC factions locked in their own conflicts. Players can take part in some of these conflicts by hunting pirate faction NPCs in exchange for bounties […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/21/eve-evolved-solving-conflict-avoidance-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/21/eve-evolved-solving-conflict-avoidance-in-eve-online/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=206294 Back in October, I made the case that wars were literally ruining EVE Online for the huge number of players living in high-security space. War corporations were using the system purely to harass small industrial and social groups that couldn’t realistically fight back, and many players targeted by these wars would just quit the game. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/21/eve-evolved-solving-conflict-avoidance-in-eve-online/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-evolved-seven-of-the-best-eve-online-fan-videos-of-all-time/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-evolved-seven-of-the-best-eve-online-fan-videos-of-all-time/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=204211 EVE Online has a long history of incredible cinematics and player-made videos, but that legacy has somewhat fallen by the wayside in recent years. Players still regularly put together PvP compilations and the instructional videos made today are of a much higher quality than those made years ago, but there’s something to be said for […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/07/eve-evolved-seven-of-the-best-eve-online-fan-videos-of-all-time/feed/ 18 https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/27/eve-evolved-mass-surveillance/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/27/eve-evolved-mass-surveillance/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2018 18:00:19 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=203073 When developers get on stage at an event and start talking about things like big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud solutions, it often sounds like bullshit designed to attract investors who think technology is magic. But on a frozen rock in the middle of the north sea, Icelandic game studio CCP Games seems to be […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/27/eve-evolved-mass-surveillance/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/09/eve-evolved-how-could-project-nova-live-up-to-its-true-potential/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/09/eve-evolved-how-could-project-nova-live-up-to-its-true-potential/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2018 23:00:07 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=200370 I think it’s fair to say that EVE Online developer CCP Games hasn’t had much success when it comes to avatar-based gameplay. The studio’s first attempt at a first person shooter with DUST 514 launched to a resounding thud as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, and the expansion that added avatar-based gameplay to EVE itself caused […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/09/eve-evolved-how-could-project-nova-live-up-to-its-true-potential/feed/ 13 https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/27/eve-evolved-where-can-eve-online-go-from-here/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/27/eve-evolved-where-can-eve-online-go-from-here/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=197843 Ask a hundred EVE Online players when the game was at its best and you’ll get a hundred different answers. For some older players that might be the first era of nullsec colonisation between 2005 and 2007, for others it could be the 2009-2011 years of unbounded wormhole exploration, and for some it could even be […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/27/eve-evolved-where-can-eve-online-go-from-here/feed/ 15 https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/11/eve-evolved-making-the-most-of-eve-onlines-onslaught-expansion/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/11/eve-evolved-making-the-most-of-eve-onlines-onslaught-expansion/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2018 23:00:44 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=195346 EVE Online‘s Onslaught expansion goes live in just a few days on November 13th, and it looks like it has a little bit of something for everyone. Nullsec territorial alliances are gearing up to start setting up new private jump gate networks with the release of the new player-owned stargates and other structures. PvE-focused players […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/11/eve-evolved-making-the-most-of-eve-onlines-onslaught-expansion/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/28/eve-evolved-hands-on-with-eve-online-fps-project-nova/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/28/eve-evolved-hands-on-with-eve-online-fps-project-nova/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=192073 Cast your mind back to 2011 and you’ll probably remember the insane hype that was building for DUST 514, CCP Games’ ambitious console MMOFPS which promised some incredible realtime integration with PC MMO EVE Online. DUST 514 unfortunately didn’t live up to the hype when it launched in 2013 and was officially shut down three […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/28/eve-evolved-hands-on-with-eve-online-fps-project-nova/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/17/what-to-expect-from-eve-vegas-2018/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/17/what-to-expect-from-eve-vegas-2018/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:00:58 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=190639 It’s that time of year again when internet spaceship nerds descend on Las Vegas to get incredibly drunk find out what the future holds for EVE Online and its related IPs. EVE Vegas 2018 kicks off soon on October 19th and MassivelyOP will be on the ground again this year to interview developers and get […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/17/what-to-expect-from-eve-vegas-2018/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/14/eve-evolved-wars-are-literally-ruining-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/14/eve-evolved-wars-are-literally-ruining-eve-online/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2018 22:00:42 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=190342 EVE Online is fundamentally about real conflict between players on massive scales, and yet I would venture to say that wars are literally ruining the game for a lot of people. It’s not the massive territorial conflicts that rage on in the depths of player-controlled nullsec space that are the problem, nor the faction warfare […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/14/eve-evolved-wars-are-literally-ruining-eve-online/feed/ 70 https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/30/eve-evolved-the-rookies-guide-to-fitting-ships-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/30/eve-evolved-the-rookies-guide-to-fitting-ships-in-eve-online/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2018 22:00:20 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=188072 The ship fitting system is one of EVE Online‘s most powerful and useful features, but it comes with a pretty steep learning curve for new players. The same ship can be fit with any number of completely different setups to perform different roles, and fits can be specialised for tackling a particular enemy or executing […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/30/eve-evolved-the-rookies-guide-to-fitting-ships-in-eve-online/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/17/eve-evolved-two-ways-that-eve-onlines-monetisation-could-be-expanded-under-pearl-abyss/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/17/eve-evolved-two-ways-that-eve-onlines-monetisation-could-be-expanded-under-pearl-abyss/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=185550 When Pearl Abyss bought out CCP Games last week, the overwhelming message to EVE Online players was that it would be business as usual for the foreseeable future. Many players were initially worried that Pearl Abyss would try to squeeze as much money as possible out of the EVE playerbase, but it seems likely that Pearl […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/17/eve-evolved-two-ways-that-eve-onlines-monetisation-could-be-expanded-under-pearl-abyss/feed/ 26 https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/09/eve-evolved-what-could-the-sale-of-ccp-games-mean-for-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/09/eve-evolved-what-could-the-sale-of-ccp-games-mean-for-eve-online/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=184149 Just a few days ago, we awoke to news so unexpected that it made me check I hadn’t time-traveled to April 1st: EVE Online developer CCP Games is being bought by Black Desert Online studio Pearl Abyss for a total of $425 million USD. The news immediately kicked the EVE Online community into a frenzy, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/09/eve-evolved-what-could-the-sale-of-ccp-games-mean-for-eve-online/feed/ 44 https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/04/eve-evolved-how-would-you-reboot-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/04/eve-evolved-how-would-you-reboot-eve-online/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=183186 EVE Online has been pretty comfortable in its hardcore sci-fi MMO niche for over 15 years now, working its way through dozens of expansions and major updates to become the complex beast we have today. Iterative development has kept the game’s visuals up to date and helped the gameplay stay fresh after all these years, but […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/04/eve-evolved-how-would-you-reboot-eve-online/feed/ 28 https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/19/eve-evolved-ship-fittings-for-eve-onlines-secrets-of-the-abyss-event/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/19/eve-evolved-ship-fittings-for-eve-onlines-secrets-of-the-abyss-event/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2018 22:00:16 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=181118 EVE Online‘s recent Into the Abyss expansion has been live now for several months, adding the first ever solo instanced PvE game mode in the form of procedurally generated Abyssal Deadspace dungeons. A turbulent underspace was discovered throughout the known universe, inhabited by a mysterious sub-race of humans known as the Triglavian Collective. You can […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/19/eve-evolved-ship-fittings-for-eve-onlines-secrets-of-the-abyss-event/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/05/eve-evolved-a-furious-supercapital-war-is-raging-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/05/eve-evolved-a-furious-supercapital-war-is-raging-in-eve-online/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:00:38 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=179315 This year kicked off with a bang for EVE Online as rumblings emerged of impending war on a scale that the gaming world had never seen before. It looked as if two massive military coalitions were about to come to blows in the most spectacular way when a small border skirmish between The Imperium and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/05/eve-evolved-a-furious-supercapital-war-is-raging-in-eve-online/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/22/eve-evolved-four-changes-to-improve-eve-online-for-new-players/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/22/eve-evolved-four-changes-to-improve-eve-online-for-new-players/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2018 22:00:02 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=177390 A few months ago, I created a new character and ran through the new player experience for an article on how to get new players to stick with EVE Online. One of the first things I did was change some of the default settings, followed by re-arranging the chat windows, modifying the overview settings, and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/22/eve-evolved-four-changes-to-improve-eve-online-for-new-players/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/08/eve-evolved-improving-eve-onlines-organisational-tools/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/08/eve-evolved-improving-eve-onlines-organisational-tools/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2018 22:00:22 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=175294 Throughout most of EVE Online‘s lifetime, players have developed their own third-party applications (and yes, spreadsheets) to help organise and enhance their gameplay. We’ve got skill training calculators, websites for keeping track of structure fuel, databases full of information on items, and advanced industry and market tools that look like they belong to real world […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/08/eve-evolved-improving-eve-onlines-organisational-tools/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/24/eve-evolved-will-eve-onlines-abyssal-deadspace-ever-be-expanded/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/24/eve-evolved-will-eve-onlines-abyssal-deadspace-ever-be-expanded/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:00:51 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=173080 EVE Online‘s recent Into the Abyss expansion has managed to grip me in a way that few expansions have, providing a challenging new solo PvE feature that’s as addictive as it is lucrative. Now that players are starting to figure out ship fittings and strategies for taking on abyssal deadspace and it’s being farmed at […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/24/eve-evolved-will-eve-onlines-abyssal-deadspace-ever-be-expanded/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/11/eve-evolved-the-expert-gilas-guide-to-abyssal-deadspace-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/11/eve-evolved-the-expert-gilas-guide-to-abyssal-deadspace-in-eve-online/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=170530 EVE Online‘s new Into The Abyss expansion launched less than two weeks ago and I’m bloody obsessed with it! Players have had great success running the first three tiers of the new Abyssal Deadspace sites in tech 2 fitted Heavy Assault Cruisers and there are some spectacular fits out there for dealing the tier four […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/11/eve-evolved-the-expert-gilas-guide-to-abyssal-deadspace-in-eve-online/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/27/eve-evolved-last-minute-advice-on-abyssal-deadspace-in-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/27/eve-evolved-last-minute-advice-on-abyssal-deadspace-in-eve-online/#comments Sun, 27 May 2018 22:00:24 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=168922 There are just two days to go before EVE Online‘s Into the Abyss expansion lands on May 29th, introducing its new Abyssal Deadspace solo PvE feature. Players will use abyssal filaments to travel into Abyssal Deadspace pockets that exist underneath space throughout the EVE universe, risking their ships in challenging procedurally generated encounters. It’s in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/27/eve-evolved-last-minute-advice-on-abyssal-deadspace-in-eve-online/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/13/eve-evolved-getting-new-players-to-stick-with-eve-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/13/eve-evolved-getting-new-players-to-stick-with-eve-online/#comments Sun, 13 May 2018 22:00:09 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=167048 EVE Online has the odd distinction of being one of the most impenetrable MMOs on the market today and yet also one of the stickiest. Few new players make it past their first week or month in EVE, but more of those who do scale that infamous learning cliff tend to stay for several years […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/13/eve-evolved-getting-new-players-to-stick-with-eve-online/feed/ 38 https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/30/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-eve-onlines-abyssal-revolution/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/30/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-eve-onlines-abyssal-revolution/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=165107 If you’ve seen the news recently coming out of EVE Fanfest 2018, you’ve probably heard of EVE Online‘s upcoming expansion: Into the Abyss. Pockets of a bizarre and twisted underspace called Abyssal Deadspace have been discovered all throughout new Eden, and players will be able to venture into them and encounter an all-new enemy: The […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/30/eve-evolved-getting-ready-for-eve-onlines-abyssal-revolution/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/01/eve-evolved-get-ready-for-eve-fanfest-2018/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/01/eve-evolved-get-ready-for-eve-fanfest-2018/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2018 22:00:19 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=161093 There’s just a week and a half to go before EVE Fanfest 2018, the biggest event in the EVE Online social calendar. The event kicks off on April 12th and will celebrate EVE‘s upcoming 15th anniversary, a major milestone for any online game. This year we’re anticipating juicy details on the next step in EVE Online‘s […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/01/eve-evolved-get-ready-for-eve-fanfest-2018/feed/ 14 https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/18/eve-evolved-what-pushes-eve-online-players-to-breaking-point/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/18/eve-evolved-what-pushes-eve-online-players-to-breaking-point/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:00:08 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=158861 How many times have you read the comments on an EVE Online article and found someone talking about an experience they had that turned them off the game? They were suicide ganked and lost a month’s worth of progress in 30 seconds, scammed out of all their ISK, or their corporation fell apart after a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/18/eve-evolved-what-pushes-eve-online-players-to-breaking-point/feed/ 27