All posts originally published on the EVE Online fan site, Freebooted (2009-2015)
EVE Online has been publicly playable for 11 years, but its development began in the final years of the previous century. Few games can boast a lifespan equal to half that. But, despite EVE’s continued growth, it is a victim of its own success. In such a lengthy time period, Read more…
Welcome to the continuing monthly EVE Blog Banters and our 53rd edition! For more details about what the blog banters are visit the Blog Banter page.* * * * *Today’s topic comes from a tweet from @erlendur (aka EVE Online’s Development Director, CCP Explorer) in a conversation he was having with Read more…
Tengus: Spewing missiles with style since 2009 There are times when I know I should be doing something constructive, but the last few days have been challenging at Fort Freebooted, with an ill wife and baby both requiring my frequent attention (not to mention the endless laundry as a result Read more…
New Eden: Just how big is it? I know – how long’s a piece of string, right? I was recently asked ‘how long does it take to cross New Eden’ for a project and I endeavoured to find something approaching a scientific answer. If any experienced travellers, master mathematicians or Read more…
As the Tech 4 Flashback archaeology dig continues, I find myself unable to provide attribution to this great article. Like the author of last week’s article on Gallente sherry production, the mystery Tech 4 contributor who wrote this piece on one of EVE’s more sinister factions has no current EVE presence that Read more…
This Tech 4 Flashback is from the pen of a certain prolific EVE fiction writer and honourable knight of the banter who is known to enjoy balmy weather and apple-based beverages. Tech 4 Undercover – Trafficking In Dodixie This weeks undercover report highlights the dreadful trade in human trafficking, and Read more…
This Tech 4 Flashback article is a brilliant piece which conjures vivid scenes of planetary strife in a pastoral setting and could easily reflect the impact that DUST 514’s troops have on any populated planet. The author’s pen name was Maris Livour and all correspondence received was from his real Read more…
One of the most humanising (if sadly under-developed and controversial) aspects of EVE Online is the avatar element introduced in the Incursion and Incarna expansions. Although it provided little in terms of gameplay, ‘Walking in Stations’ was a bold, if botched, attempt to bridge the disconnect between player and spaceship Read more…
In today’s instalment of the Tech 4 Flashback series, we inject a little sex and drugs into proceedings. The idea behind the clandestine network of Tech 4 News reporters was that ‘baseliners’ (ordinary non-capsuleer folk) had become suspicious of official coverage of capsuleer activity and so were dedicated to giving more Read more…
In our continuing Tech 4 Flashback series, we take a misty-eyed look back at the collaborative efforts of EVE’s talented lore community, who provided many fascinating news shorts to give an alternative view on life in New Eden. One of the fun aspects of the project was that many contributors Read more…