
There is no end goal to Eve-no way to "win"-and each of the game’s half-million or so players is left to choose their own objective.

The only way to survive is to band together in corporations-what most MMO players would recognize as a guild.

Add in some 2,498 uncharted wormhole systems and there’s a lot of room for making trouble. Of New Eden's 5,431 known galaxies, 3,524 are null-sec zones. Blatant aggression, piracy, theft-you name it, and someone’s trying to get away with it. In the surrounding “low-sec” systems, hostile actions like an unprovoked attack carry some penalty, but you’re less likely to find yourself staring down a starship intent on making an example of you.Įverything else is "null-sec.” Anything goes. In core “high-sec” areas, unauthorized or unprovoked hostility brings swift retribution. The universe of New Eden is divided into three security classifications. Eve Online is notorious for its player-driven, laissez-faire approach to economics, politics, and warfare. They assess and respond to threats, plan and execute campaigns and generally kick ass. Murph and his colleagues-known in-game as Mister Vee and Vily-comprise the military command of Clusterfuck Coalition. He decides where they are deployed, what armaments they carry and which objectives they fulfill. Known within the game as Lazarus Telraven, he is among three fleet commanders for Clusterfuck Coalition, the largest organization in Eve.Ī fleet commander controls up to 255 ships-that is, players. Once the event goes live there will be a "special battle mission" before we can get our hands on a space cruiser.Murph, a 24-year-old network engineer from Savannah, Georgia, has been playing Eve since 2006. Space Warships runs until April 11, and to participate players must have reached Level 12 and have obtained at least one ship from Tier VI or higher.

In just two months the team designed nine mighty space vessels for this timed in-game event. Starting March 29 players can battle with huge sci-fi spaceships in the infinite space between the worlds. unveiled a crazy new game mode called Space Warships, just in time for April Fool's.
