“This week in EVE” is a weekly overview of EVE Online related news and events. The previous overview is here. Blue text links to further information.
The current “This week in EVE” gives an overview of week from July 15 to 21
Dev news
The Agency - Welcome to the next EVE Online live event!
The Agency is the new live event in EVE Online. The Agency offers you new challenges of varying difficulties. None of these challenges are mandatory, all of them are quick to complete. Use the opportunity to spice things up a bit and try something different!
- Start: Tuesday, 18 July, at 11:30 UTC
- End: Tuesday, 1 August, at 11:00 UTC
- Potential rewards: PLEX, Booster, SKINs … and fun!
Have fun, and please let us know what you think!
All about The Agency live event - Join the developer live demo on July 20 at 19:00 UTC
We are getting the hang on developer live streams! Following the recent Project Discovery stream, we have another session with the developers. This time it is all about the latest live event!
Get an insight of what The Agency is all about. Explore the design of this live event and learn more about other upcoming events.
Check out the dev stream on CCP’s Twitch channel!
Sneak preview of August release features
Our developers are hard at work! We already have a sneak preview of some features:
- Fully revamped interface for NPC standings
- Better scanning (scanned signatures are persisted for the duration of a client session, no lost signatures after a jump/docking)
- Improved map features
Please use the test server Singularity and have a look. If you spot a bug, please bug report it!
Special offers
EVE Online Summer Special Sales
The summer just got better with great discounts for you! Let’s see what we got:
15% discount on all Omega packages
50% discount on Premium Packs on GreenManGaming
50% discount on Standard Packs on GreenManGaming
But wait … there is even more!
SKINs for Strategic Cruisers available for the first time!
The first time ever, you can purchase ship SKINs for Tech-3 cruisers. Each SKIN costs only 55 PLEX each. A bundle with all four SKINs saves you 10% and costs only 198 PLEX! The following SKINs are available:
- Legion “Sunburst”
- Tengu “Nightfire”
- Proteus “Skyliner”
- Loki “Battlescar”
Guides and community info
Playing EVE while not playing? Apps to play with market data
There are many good apps to research market data - you don’t have to be logged into the EVE client for that.
These are just three of many more available websites and apps created by the fabulous EVE community!
Alliance Tournament XV - The Top Contenders by Jin’Taan
Check out Jin’Taan’s excellent introduction of the top contenders of Alliance Tournament XV. Who are those teams, what is their AT history and what can we expect this year?
- Pandemic Legion
- Hydra Reloaded
- The Tuskers Co.
What do you think? Who is your champion? Alliance Tournament XV runs from July 29-30 until August 19-20.
Mark726’s EVE Travel - The Blood Raider Sotiyo
EVE Travel is a wonderful fansite introducing many interesting and mysterious places in EVE. There is always something interesting to discover! Full with background information and links to further details, this site can be recommended to everyone.
If you want an example, check out the brilliant article about the Blood Raider Sotiyo!
Community artwork
Epicentre in Thera
Thanks to blackdawn101, we can enjoy a stunningly beautiful scenery straight from the mysterious Thera wormhole. Not only do you see a purple sun, you also have a great view of the wormhole epicenter.
Captain Quarters - The best screenshots and images
Now is the time! Share your best Captain Quarters’ screenshots and images. The selection is already good, but you can improve it further!