Inconsistent Event Spawns & Support Logic: Crimson Harvest Exclusivity vs. Reality in Metropolis

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Hello Capsuleers,

I am writing this thread to highlight a major inconsistency regarding the Crimson Harvest event mechanics and to ask the community if anyone else is experiencing the same issue, as customer support has provided completely contradictory information.

1. The Inconsistency in Event Site Spawns Official responses from the GM Team (specifically GM Stark) explicitly state that Dark Blood Gauntlets and Tetrimon Frontline Bases are strictly exclusive to Blood Raider Low-sec space and Delve.

However, after running extensive exploration routes across Low-sec (including empty 30-to-70 jump runs with zero event sites), I repeatedly encountered Dark Blood event sites spawning in Aset (Metropolis region)—a system controlled by the Angel Cartel, completely outside of Blood Raider territory.

When I brought this discrepancy to Support with supporting screenshots, the response shifted to:“It is the design intention of the EVE developers for those details of game mechanics to be discovered by capsuleers through trial and error…”

2. The Support Experience Over the course of a single ticket, the response was passed around between four different Game Masters (GM Ophis, GM Stark, GM Gestral, GM Kami). Instead of addressing whether the geographic restriction mentioned by GM Stark was factually accurate or a bug:

  • The initial response stated the sites are restricted to Blood Raider space/Delve.

  • When presented with evidence of them spawning in Metropolis, the response claimed site locations are a “secret game mechanic to discover.”

  • Subsequent responses repeatedly pasted generic boilerplates instructing me to submit an in-game bug report, completely ignoring the documented evidence and the direct conflict in their own statements.

3. Questions for the Community & Devs:

  • Are event sites actually region-locked as originally claimed, or is the spawn distribution broken across Low-sec?

  • Has anyone else found Dark Blood Gauntlets spawning deep in non-Blood Raider regions while massive stretches of Low-sec remain completely empty?

I have fully documented this with over 150 screenshots and route logs. I am posting this here so the community can assess the event’s actual behavior versus the official explanations provided.

Fly safe, A concerned Capsuleer