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False Media Report Sets Off Panic – news from EvE
Jul 7th
Pator – A story carried by The Scope news service and relayed by various media outlets throughout the cluster sparked panic today on Pator. The story, which turned out to be fraudulent, gave explicit details about a Sansha fleet on its way to invade the Minmatar homeworld. The local stock market on the planet took a steep dive following the false news story. Some areas saw mass looting in their retail districts, while fires broke out in some residential districts in major metropolitan areas. The confusion did not dissipate when officials confirmed the news stories to be rumors.
By far the worst incident was in Liberton, a relocation camp for recently freed slaves, where local media reported Sansha dropships would be landing at their location. Approximately one million refugees evacuated their settlement camp in response to the reports. Camera drones showed large crowds of refugees heading toward the bridge leading out of camp when they suddenly surged forward. During the crush, iron railings on the bridge gave way, and hundreds of people fell into the water. Many victims, mostly women, children or elderly, were crushed or drowned.
Officials had suggested that someone in the crowd triggered the stampede by saying they had More >
Mondes Persistants Burns for CCP Abraxas – news from EvE
Jul 7th
Mondes Persistants has published an interview with Hjalti “Abraxas” Daníelsson, author of the new EVE Online novel The Burning Life and more Chronicles than there are stars in the universe. After you’re finished reading the interview, be sure to check out their contest (French only) for your chance to win the official EVE Online novels and more.
Member removed from CSM – news from EvE
Jul 6th
Today Eva “Ankhesentapemkah” Jobse was removed from the Council of Stellar Management due to a breach of the non-disclosure agreement (NDA). We are deeply saddened but feel that it was the only possible solution in order to protect the integrity of the Council of Stellar Management. As this is a matter regarding confidential data we do consider this to be a private issue between Eva and CCP, therefore we are unable to comment further.
OnlineWelten Talks Tyrannis in ’Permission to Land Granted!’ – news from EvE
Jul 5th
OnlineWelten takes their readers through a tour of the new content in EVE Online in their latest special article, Permission to Land Granted! Planetary Interaction, EVE Gate and the general updates introduced in the recent Tyrannis expansion are highlighted, along with a few words regarding the highly anticipated avatars in EVE and the ties to DUST 514.
“The Icelandic pay-to-play MMO is the game with the most and most faithful subscribers in Europe and North America, second only to World of Warcraft, breaking one record after another.”
Read Permission to Land Granted! in German at OnlineWelten.de. German isn’t your native tongue? Translate it here.
Sansha Sympathizers Arrests Sparks Legal Debate – news from EvE
Jul 4th
New Caldari – A State appeals court yesterday backed the Provist’s power to indefinitely detain a citizen captured on State soil without any criminal charges being laid. The ruling came at the hearing of 6 men arrested last week, who officials said were involved in a plot to lure Caldari citizens into space where they were to be offered to Sansha’s Nation.
A host of civil liberties groups weighed in on the accused men’s behalf, calling on the State to supply evidence and charges. The presiding judge disagreed, though, stating that such authority is vital during this time to protect the State from Sansha incursions. The men, four Gallente and two Caldari, will continue to be held without charges.
Rikko Sattonnen, chief counsel for the Caldari Legal Foundation, said the ruling “gave the Provists the needed flexibility in dealing with war criminals. You can’t treat them as though they are just another criminal defendant.” Adivaan Kouver, senior associate at Citizen’s Rights First, said the ruling “could lead to the Provists being allowed to hold anyone who, for example, accessed what they consider the wrong kind of reading from a database.”
Laak Katomi, a Provist Spokesman, gave no evidence and few details, saying only: More >
Tyrannis 1.0.3 Patch is In
Jul 1st
EVE Online Tyrannis 1.0.3 has been deployed successfully and here are the patch notes.
FIXES
- The autopilot was mistakenly providing the shortest route to your destination even when you had the prefer safer option selected. We sent it back to flight school and the safer option is again working correctly.
- Some blueprint icons were being displayed incorrectly based on their type. This has been corrected.
- An error was being generated while trying to access items in a corp hanger while in space.
- You are now able to trash items normally that are located in a corporate hangar array at a POS.
- The Planetary Commodities cargo hold on the Primae could not be loaded with Water or Oxygen. It can now.
- An error was being generated while you tried to edit more than one contact at the same time. This now works as intended.
For any feedback and issues, go to the official forum threads.
Tranquility will undergo an emergency reboot, Friday, July 2 – news from EvE
Jul 1st
Tranquility will be taken offline for an emergency reboot in order to fix an issue which has been discovered with Planetary Interaction. The downtime will begin at 14:40 UTC and we expect Tranquility to be back online at 14:55 UTC.
Next Mass Test Saturday, July 3, 2010 – news from EvE
Jul 1st
Due to the extended Tranquility downtime, our next mass testing will take place Saturday, July 3, at 20:00 UTC, and CCP is seeking the help of alliances and all other players. CCP seeks a minimum of 300 pilots for this latest round of mass testing, 500 pilots or more is preferable, and the testing will last for one hour. See this thread for all info about how you can get involved.
This test will include testing possible improvements to fleet jump issues so the more players we have the better.
EVE Online: Tyrannis 1.0.3 has been deployed – news from EvE
Jun 30th
EVE Online Tyrannis 1.0.3 has been deployed successfully and Tranquility is now accepting connections. You can review the list of new features and fixes by on our patch notes page. Forum threads are available in the EVE Information Portal for players to list feedback and alert us to any issues that they may experience.
Luminaire’s Market Affected by Nation Raids – news from EvE
Jun 30th
Luminaire – Retailers in Luminaire blame recent Sansha raids for sharply declining sales this week across almost all sectors. As the Sansha attacks have increased a new poll finds that people have cut back their shopping time. Some have also stopped buying altogether. Eighty percent of those polled in a recent Garoun Investment Bank study say they are “somewhat concerned” about Sansha incursions. A majority of those asked said they have stopped buying luxury items and no longer eat out. Of the remaining Twenty percent, a clear majority stated confidence in the Federation Navy as the reason they are not concerned.
“Lack of confidence is always a major factor in sales,” said Mattiu Lamont of the Fraise Institute, a research group that monitors market trends in the Federation on behalf of the Garoun Investment Bank. “People are scared, and nothing can hurt an economy more than fear.”
Asked if he felt this would be a long-term trend, Allyx Godrieu, an adjunct professor at the University of Caille, said, “If you buy into the fear and panic syndrome, you are accepting that business will decline, and that will affect sales.” Pointing to another study by a consumer advocacy group, he said, “Arms sales More >