# General Discussion

**URL:** https://forums.eveonline.com/c/communications/general/83.md?page=313

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## [CCP, make up your minds please](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccp-make-up-your-minds-please/133621)

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**Author:** [@Jania\_Reptol](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jania_Reptol)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccp-make-up-your-minds-please/133621 "2019-01-15T16:17:19Z")

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So i had a ship destroyed by an exploit and after opening a ticket my ship and destroyed modules and cargo was returned, however the rest of my cargo was not, so im down a billion ISK and a day wasted sorting it out, an…

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## [My hat is off to CCP, well done](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/my-hat-is-off-to-ccp-well-done/132553)

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**Author:** [@King\_J\_Rat](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/King_J_Rat)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/my-hat-is-off-to-ccp-well-done/132553 "2019-01-15T09:33:22Z")

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For a few weeks I was streaming distribution bots in action. Fleet after fleet was eventually banned. Started off taking 7-10 days at a time. But after about 4 fleets were banned, things changed. I would find the fle…

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## [Pirate FOB in Minmatar space](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pirate-fob-in-minmatar-space/133019)

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**Author:** [@Light\_Sigh\_No](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Light_Sigh_No)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pirate-fob-in-minmatar-space/133019 "2019-01-15T07:26:44Z")

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Do the FOB rats and stations spawn in minmatar space at all? I read it was guristas in caldari and gallente space and blood raiders in amarr but nothing in minmatar?

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## [Visuals on gates, stations, etc](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/visuals-on-gates-stations-etc/133406)

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**Author:** [@Relto](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Relto)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/visuals-on-gates-stations-etc/133406 "2019-01-15T01:33:29Z")

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I don’t know what version they are on. I just returned to the game a week ago. But the most recent particle effects on gates are absolutely beautiful. On top of the added information about the system jumping to, etc. …

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## [Why Does Botting Exist?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-botting-exist/133337)

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**Author:** [@DrysonBennington](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DrysonBennington)\
**Replies:** 59\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-botting-exist/133337 "2019-01-15T00:10:20Z")

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Botting exists for two reasons: Alliances want to field massive PvP fleets that miners cannot keep up with material production. 2.Alliance simply want to buy their ships and modules from the market. 3.Drop large amou…

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## [Introducing the new Anti-BOT measure?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/introducing-the-new-anti-bot-measure/133205)

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**Author:** [@Solonius\_Rex](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Solonius_Rex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/introducing-the-new-anti-bot-measure/133205 "2019-01-13T11:42:21Z")

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From now on, once a week, every week, local will randomly stop working. New Anti-bot measure from CCP, perhaps?

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## [Support](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/support/133440)

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**Author:** [@narutoqover](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/narutoqover)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/support/133440 "2019-01-14T16:12:44Z")

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How long i should wait for a response from support ?

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## [DUNE and EVE](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dune-and-eve/130009)

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**Author:** [@Muriel\_en\_Daire](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Muriel_en_Daire)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dune-and-eve/130009 "2019-01-14T15:55:29Z")

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I was watching the 1984 movie DUNE and couldn’t help but notice how much it reminded me of EVE. Ships, races, the steam-punkish look of it. Was it an inspiration for the look of the game?

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## [If you have multiple jump clones](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/if-you-have-multiple-jump-clones/133346)

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**Author:** [@Beast\_of\_Revelations](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Beast_of_Revelations)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/if-you-have-multiple-jump-clones/133346 "2019-01-14T14:26:33Z")

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…as omega, and you drop down to alpha, what happens to them?

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## [Cant log in](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/cant-log-in/133421)

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**Author:** [@MaadJ](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/MaadJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/cant-log-in/133421 "2019-01-14T11:37:19Z")

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Anyone else having trouble logging into game ? I click on the char to log on and it just seems to hang on the loading bar

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## [Athanor moon mining animation](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/athanor-moon-mining-animation/133273)

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**Author:** [@Erytnicmcire](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Erytnicmcire)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/athanor-moon-mining-animation/133273 "2019-01-14T04:31:45Z")

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I just fired off two Athanor moon pulls and neither of them did the usual animation (laser powering up, space boom, etc) {nullsec} and the Athanor tractor beam is not showing and the Athanor is not making its usual t…

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## [Ongoing Chat Issues](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ongoing-chat-issues/133215)

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**Author:** [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ongoing-chat-issues/133215 "2019-01-13T12:48:31Z")

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Hey guys, As we’ve said in this blog, we’re very aware of the issues that are currently ongoing, and we’re working as fast as we can to resolve them. Apologies for the inconvenience that was caused last night, which we…

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## [THANK YOU CCP!](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/thank-you-ccp/133198)

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**Author:** [@bloodchow](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/bloodchow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/thank-you-ccp/133198 "2019-01-13T11:06:45Z")

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THIS IS THE BEST CHANGE SINCE I PLAYED EVE 3 MONTHS AGO… REMOVING LOCAL CHAT Now I can safely travel in null, much safer than ever! I hope CCP remove local chat esp in null sec permanently.

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## [All chat channels not working](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/all-chat-channels-not-working/133071)

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**Author:** [@Erstwhile](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Erstwhile)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/all-chat-channels-not-working/133071 "2019-01-13T04:30:45Z")

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All chat channels now appear to be experiencing difficulties – occurs on multiple different characters. Have restarted launcher to no avail. Have restarted Windows PC to no avail. Help!

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## [Best Change Ever (Local gone)](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-change-ever-local-gone/133170)

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**Author:** [@zluq\_zabaa](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/zluq_zabaa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-change-ever-local-gone/133170 "2019-01-13T09:49:20Z")

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Dear CCP, I love how you can still surprise us. Please have a very very long weekend, maybe some winter vacations after that. Really appreciate the absence of free local intel. edit: It’s possibly the best anti-botting…

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## [2018/10/15 - Chat System Issues](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-10-15-chat-system-issues/113439)

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**Author:** [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\
**Replies:** 168\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-10-15-chat-system-issues/113439 "2019-01-13T10:25:22Z")

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Hey guys, We’re aware that there are currently issues with the chat system. We’re working on resolving these as soon as we can. The Tranquillity cluster itself is still in full working order, we’re just in the process…

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## [Dear CCP – RE Chat](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dear-ccp-re-chat/133151)

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**Author:** [@Olympia\_Fleise](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Olympia_Fleise)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dear-ccp-re-chat/133151 "2019-01-13T08:51:09Z")

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Ok first of all, I’m going to preface this with I’ve been around since 05’ and I have seen you guys go through some low points. How the \*\*\* is it that you’re able to break such a critical system, and that it goes unreso…

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## [Here we go again](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/here-we-go-again/133024)

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**Author:** [@Ellison\_Onizuka](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ellison_Onizuka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/here-we-go-again/133024 "2019-01-13T02:10:51Z")

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So how long until local works again this time? I really love Eve but this is getting old.

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## [Eve Numbers](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-numbers/132092)

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**Author:** [@This\_IsA\_Toon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/This_IsA_Toon)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-numbers/132092 "2019-01-13T03:08:48Z")

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Hi all . Just curious if eve has suddenly had a massive increase in player numbers. Asking as lately i see so many brand new toons. These are all in a corp with their name as the corp name ie- Player Joe Blo is the ceo…

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## [Why dont people just extract characters instead of selling them?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-dont-people-just-extract-characters-instead-of-selling-them/132780)

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**Author:** [@BallsackTbager](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/BallsackTbager)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-dont-people-just-extract-characters-instead-of-selling-them/132780 "2019-01-13T02:03:15Z")

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Doing some basic calculations it seems like you could make more money just extracting a character instead of selling it. Then why you sell it? For example a character with 20m sp selling for around 16bil.

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## [About the new visuals of asteroid depletion](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/about-the-new-visuals-of-asteroid-depletion/132354)

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**Author:** [@Kiddoomer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kiddoomer)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/about-the-new-visuals-of-asteroid-depletion/132354 "2019-01-12T22:11:00Z")

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Apparently we’re gonna get new visuals for mining roids in the 15 january update : https://updates.eveonline.com/card/5MuXr/visual-update-asteroid-depletion/ I wasn’t expecting anything new about mining visuals but this…

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## [Let's say they remove non-consensual pvp from highsec](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lets-say-they-remove-non-consensual-pvp-from-highsec/132237)

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**Author:** [@Solstice\_Projekt](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Solstice_Projekt)\
**Replies:** 119\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lets-say-they-remove-non-consensual-pvp-from-highsec/132237 "2019-01-12T20:22:19Z")

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What’s going to happen in the short, medium and long run? Short is being \< six months, medium \< 2 years. Please share your predictions and, if possible, explain why your prediction is more likely to happen than other p…

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## [Gank Just For The Kill](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/gank-just-for-the-kill/132488)

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**Author:** [@Plec\_Beddelver](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Plec_Beddelver)\
**Replies:** 65\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/gank-just-for-the-kill/132488 "2019-01-12T19:31:04Z")

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So I’m fairly new to Eve Online,I’ve been playing for about 6 months now. I know about Ganking and “Don’t fly anything you can’t afford to lose”. My question is, why do gankers gank a 50 million isk ship in high sec. I u…

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## [♦ DED Special Operation Captain ▬ Testavuo Versisto](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ded-special-operation-captain-testavuo-versisto/132928)

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**Author:** [@Sovereign\_Citizen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sovereign_Citizen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ded-special-operation-captain-testavuo-versisto/132928 "2019-01-12T15:35:46Z")

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:diamonds: DED Special Operation Captain ▬ Testavuo Versisto Who is this guys and why is he blowing up my bubbles? :right\_anger\_bubble:

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## [Scout Outpost Escalations](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/scout-outpost-escalations/132260)

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**Author:** [@Aruar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aruar)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/scout-outpost-escalations/132260 "2019-01-12T15:05:32Z")

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As I’m sure most of you know. You can run Guristas Hideaway and Refuges and sometimes they will escalate into a “Scout Outpost” Now these are great to farm because of the potential for a Pithum C-Type Invulnerability (C…

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## [Creating reliable insta-undocks?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/creating-reliable-insta-undocks/131812)

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**Author:** [@The\_Larold](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/The_Larold)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/creating-reliable-insta-undocks/131812 "2019-01-12T11:35:42Z")

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I am finding that many of the stations eject players perpendicular to the tactical overview display. Additionally, the station structures themselves don’t present a clear view of what constitutes a precise center. Thus,…

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## [Thank you CCP and CSMs](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/thank-you-ccp-and-csms/115000)

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**Author:** [@Ash\_Beldrulf](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ash_Beldrulf)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/thank-you-ccp-and-csms/115000 "2019-01-12T07:51:54Z")

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I would like to say thank you to CCP and the CSMs for bringing the Wardec changes to High Sec. Since I have started over a year and half ago I have personally seen large alliances chasing multiple corps from the game, th…

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## [Report depot spam?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/report-depot-spam/132113)

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**Author:** [@Giovanni\_erkelens2](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Giovanni_erkelens2)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/report-depot-spam/132113 "2019-01-12T01:51:53Z")

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so some jerkoff deployed hundreds of depots in amarr close to the tradehub station, and now everytime you undock, the game drops significantly in FPS, and undocking in general has become a laggy mess, how can i get CCP t…

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## [Wardec Nerf incoming](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/wardec-nerf-incoming/114335)

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**Author:** [@Ima\_Wreckyou](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ima_Wreckyou)\
**Replies:** 558\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/wardec-nerf-incoming/114335 "2019-01-11T23:15:51Z")

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After years of ignoring countless threads of wardecers that called for CCPs attention to revamp wars because they broke them completely by removing the watchlist to protect their nullbros titans… they decide to rush a …

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## [Keep it EVE related. CCP Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/keep-it-eve-related-ccp-falcon/132782)

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**Author:** [@Sovereign\_Citizen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sovereign_Citizen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/keep-it-eve-related-ccp-falcon/132782 "2019-01-11T22:49:38Z")

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Well, Paul…it couldn’t have been MORE Eve related.

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