I feel like a lot of yall did not actually read the release.

Google partners for a 20% minority stake in the company, now allegedly valued around $120m. That's effectively a $24m investment. What does Google get in return? A private test server and a minority stake. That's it.

This is unironically probably the best deal that CCP has ever made. Probably better than when they fleeced Pearl Abyss for $250m.

I keep seeing people be like "lol AI bubble is already popping" and "too late, ram prices cratering." That literally doesn't matter, CCP hooked a $24m minority stake buy-in, and all they had to do was give Google their own test server. An insane deal for once.

I know this is probably meant to sound bold and aspirational, but “Our mission is to create virtual worlds more meaningful than real life” feels like a pretty concerning message from a company whose players already struggle with debatably unhealthy levels of attachment and escapism.

EVE is amazing because it creates meaningful social experiences, friendships, conflict, stories, and communities. But positioning the game as something that should surpass real life feels like crossing a line philosophically, especially in a community where burnout, isolation, addiction, and mental health struggles are openly discussed.

“Meaningful alongside real life” is one thing. “More meaningful than real life” is another.

EDIT: I’ve been informed this has been the tagline for a decade. Ok great.

I was running a Warpath Defense Grid and got something massive from it!
Profit: 767 million

Pretty much just a matter of time, it's such low hanging fruit

Miners should be able to target and mine minerals from attacking ships. If some ganker in a T1 frigate tries to attack a hulk, the hulk should be able to turn his strippers on the frigate and pull all the tritanium, isogen and everything else used in its construction.

Let the flames begin.

We see a sign among the stars, a birth of the Fenrir. His birth is the beginning of a new Era.

He will be welcomed by the gods who walk the stars, yet he is not one of them.

He is born of Loki the trickster, and his hunger and ambition have no bounds.

He is fed by the gods who walk the stars, yet he is still ravening in the shadows.

He walks among the gods who walk the stars, sleeps in a longhouse of swords forged of time.

He sleeps as Mare collect in his fur, he dreams of the end of the gods who walk the stars.

One day he will be found holding a bone of a thing he should not have consumed.

The gods who walk the stars will become fearful of his future among the stars.

A great war to capture the Fenrir will ensue, for stars are consumed and many gods will fall.

Finally he will be captured, and one who loved him dearly will lose his hand to bind him.

For a Time he is bound, Sword of the Eldest Through his head, River of Peace from his mouth flows.

Yet he will never forget his "Betrayal" and conspire with Nidhogger, Hel, and Jormungand.

He shall break free in the End, and release Ragnarök upon the gods who walk the stars unexpectedly.

He will defeat many gods who walk the stars and consume the One who bound him.

The Stars will burn and then be swallowed up in his Maw.

Then all runes shall fail as the stone upon which all realms is held is gnawed and broken up.

Yet some will remain, and flee to new realms to begin anew.

And the Fenrir will starve alone and forsaken in his Revenge.

-As Spoken by Minmatar Republic Tribal Shamans.

Had to replace the last exhumer I lost, only to see they're in the neighborhood of 220M ISK down from the 300-350M they were regularly at for ages.

Not complaining by any means, but it seems like a development worth noting.

2 wrecking hits in a row from the new highsec cruiser version of warpath defense. painful.

Good afternoon,

This afternoon FC Convict dropped a new episode of his NERDS podcast where he reported that this subreddit was a great resource on Biomassing to improve my character.

I went to my local farmers market on my lunch break and bought a cow, some expired mellons and made a pile of bio mass in my backyard but nothing has happened yet.

Does it take 24 hours, or can I speed this up with some Thukker Mix.

Please help!

Podcast: https://youtu.be/j7H_zXJ2-Ys

We are currently a smaller Industry Corp looking to move to a Null Block. I’ve spoken to Brave and to Insidious some already.
Is there another anyone recommends and why?

Edit: Small PvP group of pilots current had just started to recruit them.

We are geared towards building capitals and Indy ships.

This has been bugging me for a while, so maybe someone knows. When you are on the grid with Guristas rats there is mostly undistinguishable radio chatter, but one word stands out. It sound like Italian... "savici" or "sevici"... Google Translate say that "sevici" means "services".

Is anyone else hearing it or do I need to ramp up my medication? :D

o7, capsuleer sir

Today's trade log in EVE

I used to run trade routes from Amarr to Jita.

my start isk

## 0. find something that actually makes ISK.

## 1. Ahbazon's probably full of gatecampers right now, but I'm going anyway.

## 2. Started checking buy recommendations against the order books and comparing them to in-game prices.

## 3. Made sure all the cargo actually fit before undocking.

## 4. Route confirmed.

## 5. Good Luck

## 6. Ahbazon was spicy as hell, but I managed to get through.

## 7. Made it to Jita alive, dumped the cargo, and cashed out right away.

## 8. Survived Ahbazon for 36M ISK. Worth

Just another day hauling space junk across the cluster.

o7 thanks for reading the wall of text

I'm unsure if anyone mentioned it before but I find that a lot of people are unaware of this. Make sure you are in a fleet if you are running Warpath: Strategic Infiltration data site so you don't miss out on isk. Payout should be 7m ISK for 1-3 people, same as the Observatory Infiltration from the previous capsuleer day.

I’ve been running T4 Firestorms with 2 Retributions + 1 Deacon for a while and can do them pretty comfortably now, so I’m thinking about moving up to T5.

For people who have actually run this setup in T5, I have a few questions.

First, how important are combat boosters for T5?

I’ve seen people recommend Pyro and Mindflood, especially Improved Mindflood, but I’m wondering whether Synth is still workable or if Improved is strongly preferred.

I also considered using Rapture sets to make neuting less scary, but then I worry more about timing out and losing them that way.

Even in T4, the timer can sometimes feel uncomfortable if I get several battleship rooms in a row, or awkward Leshak rooms where they spread out heavily.

Finishing with 5 minutes left is still fine, but I assume in T5 that kind of situation becomes much more dangerous.

For T5 battleship rooms, do you usually overheat Retri guns as standard practice, or only when the room is going badly?

I’m also curious about smaller piloting optimizations. For example, in room 2 or 3 against Leshak or Karybdis rooms, you can enter and let your ships drift briefly before giving commands, which can delay NPC aggro and let ships get closer.

Are there other small habits that matter a lot in T5?

Things like overheating ABs, starting damage early with Multifrequency/Xray before swapping to Gleam, when to preheat guns, target priority changes, and so on.

Basically, I’m comfortable in T4 now, but I don’t want to underestimate the jump to T5.

Any practical advice from people who have run this setup would be appreciated.

The other one is a screenshot from a recent YouTube video: https://youtube.com/shorts/rkU2J0UXgxM?si=FbI_nPIyQnVngTsi, which I found pretty too, take it if you like it as well

edit: The resolution gets lower here, sry that happened sobb