Eve-Space

Issue #019 – Published 2nd April 2010

ESPIONAGE IN EVE

Like it or loathe it, spying in games has been around since dice were invented. It will likely be around until computers attain god-like sentience and do away with humans and their videogames altogether. But why do we sneak and snoop on each other in order to have fun, and why especially are such practices so endemic in EVE? Trapping three of New Eden’s most renowned users of intelligence in an elaborate web of probing questions, we ask to what extent does espionage pervade our beloved universe and try to ascertain what acts of spiteful vengeance are committed. Finally, as they shriek for mercy under the heat of an Ikea desk lamp, we draw from our captive trio a few ideas about how spies and saboteurs might be kept locked out.

WAR ON TERRITORY

In part two of our look at Sovereignty, we turn from the distant past to the recent, looking at how Dominion has changed the way alliances look at and utilize their territory. In GoonSwarm’s dramatic self-immolation, and CVA’s overly ambitious urge to expand, two of New Eden’s most robust alliances have withered in Dominion’s shadow. Is EVE’s most recent expansion to blame, or was it just another day in the universe we call New Eden? Between Nyphur’s examination and our all-new-and-improved 0.0 Report, we try to find out.

BRAVE NEW WORLDS

Planetary Interaction is coming and with it will be a lot of stuff. We brave Singularity to look at how EVE’s summer expansion is shaping up (round, mostly) and ask CCP Manifest and CCP Hammerhead to reveal what kind of stuff we can expect to see in Tyrannis and beyond.

BATTLECLINIC

More than just a repository for some of EVE’s most useful tools, Battleclinic has proved itself to be one of the most respected and trusted gaming websites. It’s been around for longer than most games; we chart its rise from the early days of paper play to its new-found status of must-have bookmark.

PLUS

• 200M ISK Celebrity Testflight Challenge
• Serenity Steele remembers the ISS
• CCP Ginger on being CCP Ginger
• CCP Dr.EyjoG gets economical
• New Chronicle: ‘Breathless’
• Guides to targeting and the overview
• The Community Team choses its favourite websites
• All the latest news, and more…