Meet EVE's search and rescue task force who will fly to the edge of space to save your ass (opens in new tab) That's what happened when one player manipulated a mental health support group in EVE, faking a suicide attempt in order to exact revenge on a group of players they hated. Most EVE players understand that the drama unfolding in-game is purely fictional, but once in a while those theatrics can spill over into real life with troubling implications. Hellcats became famous for their raucous attitude and reckless flying, but behind the scenes this is a story of the enormous sacrifice it takes to be a leader.ĮVE Online player fakes suicide attempt as part of an elaborate scheme for revenge and money (opens in new tab) So when Mynxee decided to form a kickass band of all-women pirates, it made waves among the community. The life and death of EVE Online's first all-woman pirate gang (opens in new tab)ĮVE Online is a game that historically appeals only to men, with 96 percent of its players describing themselves as male. This is the story of how a group of merciless brigands banded together to launch a top secret operation to build it without anyone in the galaxy even knowing. Back in May of 2016, there was only one in existence.
Like Titans, Citadels were once a rare sight in EVE Online-particularly the gargantuan Keepstars, a Death Star-sized space station that is 800,000 meters squared and sports a doomsday weapon that can obliterate entire fleets with the push of a button. The incredible journey to build EVE Online's first Death Star (opens in new tab) Her tireless efforts to protect the graveyard from vandals and the ever-present threat of despawning are a sobering reminder of the transience of life in EVE. For almost a decade, Azia has been maintaining a graveyard in EVE Online that has become a holy site for players to memorialize both those who die in game and in real life. In fact, Azia Burgi is quite the opposite: She cares deeply for what happens to pilots after they die. Not everyone in EVE Online is a ruthless murderer. The struggle to maintain EVE Online's only graveyard (opens in new tab) Things didn't always go well for Chribba. For years, Chribba was a broker, the middle-man who ensured that the most expensive deals in the galaxy went down without a hitch. Some people, like Chribba, have built a legacy on honesty-and made a killing doing it. Meet the most honest man in EVE Online (opens in new tab)ĭespite what people want you to believe, most people in EVE Online aren't amoral psychos. Space historian Andrew Groen, author of the excellent Empires of EVE Online, writes about how one of EVE's greatest players hoodwinked the entire galaxy and managed to save one from being destroyed by an armada of almost a thousand players. Over a decade ago, the Titan-class supercapital ships of EVE Online were almost mythologically rare. How EVE Online's greatest military leader once fooled the entire galaxy (opens in new tab) They take almost a year of training to fly, cost nearly 100 billion ISK to build, and are the backbone of any major EVE alliance. These colossal spaceships span upwards of 18 kilometres in length and come equipped with devastating 'Doomsday' weapons that can eviscerate entire fleets in one fell swoop. Titans are the most majestic things in EVE Online. How one mistake turned EVE Online's deadliest hunters into corpses (opens in new tab) Which is exactly why this scammer decided to spend months befriending Tikktokk and then tricking him into handing it over. Infamous pirate Tikktokk flies a one of a kind frigate decorated with over 400 markings for each person he has killed-a one of a kind possession in New Eden. Speaking of long cons, this story caught fire not because of the material value of what was stolen, but its personal significance. How an EVE Online con artist tricked a ruthless pirate into giving him his priceless ship (opens in new tab)
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