Competition Is Good For Eve Online

Hardest Working Space MMO Ever?!
With jump gate evolution just around the corner what will the industry veteran Eve Online do to keep it's edge? Either way the new competition is going to be good for gamers!

Just Check The Record
Nobody can ever accuse Eve Online of being a game that is rarely updated. The games developer CCP attempts to update the game at least twice a year. Their recent acquisition of Atlanta based pen and paper gaming company White Wolf, has boosted its creative capacity and many wonder what the ramification of this will mean. The latest newsletter below is quite revealing in this regard.

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EVE Online Newsletter Vol.20
>>A Message from Scott Holden - Lead Content Creator
As EVE Online continues to evolve, we are constantly looking to increase the content available to players. The job of creating that content is led by Scott Holden - Lead Content Creator. Based in our Atlanta office, Scott took a few moments to let fans know what his team is currently working on:

"We currently have a team working on missions full-time in Content Creation (which is now based in Atlanta). CCP plans to expand this team by the end of the year. In addition, we currently use about a dozen freelance writers to help kick out oodles of PVE content.

Missions in EVE have traditionally been pretty simple things, basically asking the player to go kill some NPCs or to fetch something and move it from one station to another. We have lots of great plans in the pipeline for new kinds of missions, though. Expect to see 'epic mission arcs' possibly by this winter - possibly - and many other new completion triggers and mission objectives starting to show up around the same time. As you might expect, we're all pretty jazzed about the whole thing."

>> Windows within Windows
A recent update to the EVE Online client has resolved a problem some users were experiencing when running multiple copies of the EVE client simultaneously. The patch was deployed on June 25th. The fix addressed an error with the way the client used the resource cache setting.Reducing the cache setting now works as intended and allows users to fine tune their memory usage to match their system specifications. For more information follow the jump here.

>> Reap the Rewards of Referral
Our Affiliate Program is available to any individuals or organizations that wish to promote EVE Online and profit at the same time. We provide both flash and static banners, so all you have to do after joining is add the banner and your referral link to your site. Earn money for each new subscriber resulting from your site's traffic! We also provide a convenient status page to allow our affiliates to track both traffic and earnings. Interested? Sure you are! Check out our Affiliate Program and start reaping the rewards of referral.

>> Accept our Friend Request
Searching for fans of EVE Online or looking for yet another avenue to check in on news straight from CCP? Well, EVE Online now has a page on the social networking site Facebook - you can find us here and show your support by becoming a fan.

In addition to the EVE Online page, we've also created special pages for each Faction as well as Fanfest and the Empyrean Age novel. Visit us and connect today.

>> E-ON is Here
Out now is Issue #012 of E-ON magazine, marking three years since EVE Online was honored with its own periodical. E-ON is currently the longest running and best selling magazine ever devoted to a single game. Highlights from Issue #012 include:

>> Rock Formation - the past, present and future of mining in EVE

>> All Rise! - the first meeting of the Council of Stellar Management, as it happened

>> Guide to the official forums and writing EVE Chronicles

>> Profiles of GoonSwarm, Intrepid Crossing and EvOke

Plus everyone that purchases Issue #012 will receive a free updated map of New Eden, brought to you by the creator of the EVE Strategic Maps book.

Remember that copies of all back issues are still available from the EVE Store. Complete your collection today.

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