A coalition isn’t as important in EVE. What really matters is the alliance, and even more importantly, the corporation.
I see EVE’s history in three eras:
First Era.
Gen-X was the core player base from 2001 until around 2008–2010. This includes all the classic stories about BoB, MC, Red Alliance, Razor, and many others. Until a big reset.
Second Era.
Millennials became the core player base between 2008 and 2020. This era covers the major conflicts involving Goonswarm, NC., TEST, Initiative, Providence, PH, etc. The period from 2015 to 2020 was probably the peak of null-sec warfare — constant large-scale fights, real strategic depth, and nonstop action. Anyone who played at a high level during that time was lucky. The last major war in Delve felt like the conclusion of an entire decade. The main players involved seemed determined to burn down everything they had collected before stepping back. But the server itself will not allow that to happen.
Third Era.
Now Gen-Z is becoming the dominant player base, and the game is transitioning into a new decade. What to expect from Gen-Z? I can only imagine — probably a lot of “woke” elements, but we’ll see how it plays out.
Just imagine: this game is 25 years old. For an MMO, that’s practically a full lifetime. Recently I visited the Molea Memorial again, and it was genuinely impressive.
Since the final Delve war in 2020, null-sec warfare has been a “shitshow“ on multiple levels. How it will be fixed, I honestly have no idea.
This is the shortest video that sums it all up:
