EVE Online News

2003-07-03 - By Svarthol

Malfunction in the Secure Commerce Committee's centralized billing system corrected.

This just in from the Galactic News Network: Shortly after noon GMT (Galactic Median Time) today, system administrators doing routine maintenance work at the Caldari Business Tribunal Information Center in Averon discovered a serious malfunction in the Secure Commerce Committee's centralized billing

2003-07-03 - By Svarthol

Super highway grid failed - repairs at 16.00 GMT

After having been under construction for more than 10 years the power on process of the newly installed CONCORD super highway Stargate Grid has failed. The failure has been traced to amarr space. It has been known for a long time that the holders were against this bringing-the-world-closer initiativ

2003-07-03 - By Svarthol

New Superhighway system up and running!

Under the leadership of CONCORD a new superhighway system has been constructed to link distant parts of the empires together. The hub of the new highway system is in the Yulai system, the location of the CONCORD Headquarters. From there space travelers are in easy reach of every empire region in jus

2003-07-03 - By Svarthol

Patchday today, downtime extended to 11:00-13:30 GMT

Yes patchday has finally come again. We are upgrading TQ to build 1105\. Check out the patch notes and the Patch Review board for more information.

2003-07-01 - By Svarthol

Extended downtime 1st July 10:00-13:30 GMT

We had to extend the downtime more than anticipated. This was in part because more time was spent on taking backups of all persistent data, both to eliminate all chance of data loss during the database maintenance and in preparation to move a new backup to the Test server as part of patch preparatio

2003-06-30 - By Svarthol

Extended downtime 1st July 10:00-12:00 GMT

We have to schedule an extended downtime tomorrow, the 1st of July 10:00-12:00 GMT. The reason for this is database maintenance. We will be extending it to start earlier rather than end later. The extension will start earlier as we are attempting to alternate the extended downtime periods so that th

2003-06-25 - By Svarthol

First Contact Festival celebrated tomorrow

Tomorrow marks the 105th anniversary of the Yoiul Conference, where the guidelines for inter-stellar peace and co-operation between the empires where set. As usual, grand banquets are to be held in many places, with the top politicians, financial tycoons and entertainment celebrities present. The da

2003-06-24 - By Svarthol

3rd party tools

As EVE grows, there are 3rd party tools emerging that promise to aid you in the game. Such tools are TOTALLY UNSUPPORTED BY CCP. Many claim you´ll benefit by using macros to record your keystrokes and mouse movement. More often these tools are a cover-up for Trojan horses to capture your username a

2003-06-23 - By Svarthol

CONCORD's Most Wanted List published

In an effort to enlist the help of law-abiding citizens concerned over the banditry now rampant in deep space, CONCORD has released a list over the 10 most wanted pirates. The list includes their current known whereabouts, making it easy to track them down. The list will be updated frequently and hu

2003-06-18 - By Svarthol

Scams and how to avoid them

The freedom that EVE provides also provides you with the freedom to abuse the system. This has been speedily noticed by some players who have made a tidy profit out of scamming innocent travelers. One such scam goes like this: On your travels, you notice, say, frosen plant seeds in demand at a stati