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Recently you may have experienced some issues with client latency and response times, particularly in fleet fights. As we take this issue very seriously our engineering team has been in high-gear working on fixing the problem and we think we are close, but we need your help.

We have a few potential changes that we think will fix the problem, but we want to put these changes through a few proper fleet fights to see which one works best. To that end we will be running a series of fleet fights on our main test server, Singularity. These tests are already under way, but the more people who show up, the better. We need at least 50 pilots, preferably 200+.

Test schedule (this week):

• Wednesday - 11:00 GMT
• Wednesday - 15:00 GMT
• Thursday - 11:00 GMT
• Thursday - 15:00 GMT (Pending results of other tests)

If you want to help us by joining, please do the following:

1. Make a copy of the current Tranquility (TQ) client.
2. Visit the Singularity patch page.
3. Patch the copied client to the Singularity build.
4. Login to the singularity test server.
5. Join the in-game channel “TanisFleet”.
6. Fit yourself with a battleship, close range setup with drones and use weapon grouping.
7. Listen for instructions and ask questions in-channel. 

Please check this forum thread for updates and discussions regarding the testing.

To address performance issues in EVE we are making some changes to the EVE Mail system in Quantum Rise 1.0.1. You will now be able to fetch up to 1000 undeleted EVE Mails, however, EVE Mail number 1001 and beyond will not be fetched, whether it has been read or not. To gain access to those EVE Mails, you must delete newer EVE mails. In addition to this all EVE Mails sent by NPCs that are older than 3 months will be deleted.

Please post your feedback in this forum thread.

The Buddy Program has been updated with new incentives for all parties involved. Players can now invite friends to EVE for an extended 21-day Trial, and for each trial user that becomes a subscriber, the person that invited them will get an extra 30 days of game time added to their account. Invite form and detailed information can be found on the Buddy Program page in Account Management.

  » Each Active Subscription Account (trial accounts do not qualify for this promotion) can send Buddy Program invites.
  » Only accounts created through this emailed invite are valid for this offer. Be sure your friends use the invite to create their account in order for you to earn your game time when they subscribe to EVE Online.
  » Eligible subscription activations can be funded by any payment method except EVE Time Codes.
  » Trial accounts must subscribe within one week following the trial expiration to qualify for the promotion.
  » Please note that once your friend purchases an EVE Online subscription, your 30 free days may take up to 24 hours to be applied.
  » Buddies must activate their 21-day trial no later than December 1st.
  » Buddies must purchase a subscription to EVE online within 7 days of their trial expiring, in order for your free 30 days to be awarded.

Offer valid until December 1st. Don’t miss out!

Through the tireless work of our video crew, we are able to bring you the major events from Fanfest 2008. We’ve sifted through over 30 hours of raw video and have been adding them here.

The Teaser video captures the spirit our players brought to the event.

The World Domination keynote is not to be missed–the focal point of all major EVE announcements.

The CCP Panel is back again, braving unedited player questions from the crowd.

The ever popular EVE Quiz Show pits dev versus dev

The Cutting Edge talk outlines some of our future graphics and tools from, yes, the “cutting edge” of gaming.

The Alliance Panel brings the movers and shakers of the EVE playerbase front and center.

Enjoy!

We are extremely pleased to announce that Audiosurf is featuring EVE Online’s excellent soundtrack on Audiosurf radio this week. Audiosurf is a music game where you can “ride your music.”

We recently featured Audiosurf during our infamous Quiz Show segment of Fanfest 2008. You can watch the videos by clicking one of the links below:

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And if that doesn’t whet your appetite, be sure to check out the track we featured during the Audiosurf segment by pointing your browsers here.

More excellent Fanfest videos can be viewed here.

There is currently a phishing email circulating that claims to be sent from EVE Customer Support. This email claims that we had a database issue and lost some customer information and it asks you to login to make sure your information is still there. They conveniently provide their very own login link. This is of course not true; we have not lost any account information.

We’d also like to add that our knowledge when it comes to English grammar and spelling is far better than what is in the phishing email.

There is currently a phishing email circulating that claims to be sent from EVE Customer Support. This email claims that we had a database issue and lost some customer information and it asks you to login to make sure your information is still there. They conveniently provide their very own login link. This is of course not true; we have not lost any account information.

We’d also like to add that our knowledge when it comes to English grammar and spelling is far better than what is in the phishing email.

The play’s the thing, or rather: a Starkmanir, a Nefantar and a Thukker walk into a bar. All joking aside, three formerly lost Minmatar tribes have returned to the fold while war wages in New Eden. As refugees, the tribesmen spend their time in a myriad of stations waiting to be reintegrated into the republic. “Beasts of the Field,” Abraxas’ newest Chronicle in play form, takes us to some unnamed bar in some unnamed Minmatar mining colony, where we listen in to three refugees as they discuss their past and their futures.

This is a new EVE Chronicle. They are short-stories written by CCP Abraxas, published every other Monday, and intended to examine the various aspects of life in New Eden. The entire list is contained here.

You may discuss the new Chronicle here.

The EVE Online: Quantum Rise patch will be deployed this Tuesday, 11th November. Tranquility will be down from 02.00 to 20.00 GMT. The downtime will affect the forums which will be unavailable for part of the time.

Quantum Rise consists of hundreds of fixes and changes to all aspects of the game and it also includes new content, changes to speed, Certificates and Medals and much more.

Expansion notes are now available. Patch Notes and all changes are also currently deployed on Singularity. Updates to the notes may be added should any further items be cleared through the Quality Assurance process. These updates will be highlighted with green text.

Expansion discussion may be found in this forum thread.

On 10 November 2008 between the hours of 0100 and 0300 GMT our account services will be down for scheduled maintenance. During this period, credit card transactions cannot be authorized. We apologize for the inconvenience.