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PAX 2011



WELCOME, FELLOW GAMERS!

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More than likely you arrived here after a visit to the EVE Online booth (#422) at PAX Prime, where a CCP Dev in one of those fancy "Ask me about my monocle" shirts (more on that later) gave you this web address for more information.

Some of you may be familiar with EVE Online and others are probably here for the first time, curious as to what this whole EVE thing is. We'd like to take you on that journey, so we've compiled a host of links and downloads to get us started on that journey together.

For those that want to dive right in, we encourage you to sign up for a trial and start your adventure, but we ask that you bookmark this page because we guarantee you'll be interested in heading back and checking out a few of these links.

For the rest, a few minutes browsing this page will go a long way toward introducing you to one of gaming's most immersive online experiences. We'll start with a common first question...



What is EVE Online?

The fancy version:

EVE Online is a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMORPG) that takes place approximately 20.000 years after our times in a region of space on the far end of the universe. When you join EVE you assume the role of a freshly graduated "Capsuleer," a relatively small group of elite pilots capable of controlling powerful spaceships on their own from within their capsules. Capsuleers are often referred to as "The Immortals" due to the fact that the highly advanced capsules they are connected to are capable of instantly transferring their consciousness to a clone of themselves in the case of physical destruction.

The down to earth version:

EVE Online is a community of over 370,000 players doing fun, crazy and disastrous things with and to each other in an award-winning virtual universe. Outside of the game world, whether hanging out at player gatherings, partying in Iceland at EVE Fanfest or pitching in to make the world a better place, the players of EVE Online display a camaraderie and creativity that is truly most impressive.

The visual versions:

The Butterfly Effect

Causality

The really cool amazing visual version built of over a thousand player-created submissions:

EVE is Real



Get Started with The EVE Career Guide

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Download the EVE Career Guide and discover some of the many careers new pilots can aspire to in EVE Online.

EXPLORE - Are you that rogue captain that enjoys the thrill of sneaking through enemy territory? Do you yearn to discover new worlds?

BUILD AND TRADE - Are you a person who knows how to close a deal? Does competing in a marketplace with 2,000 transactions a minute pique your interest?

WAGE WAR AND DOMINATE - What is your definition of epic combat? Is it fleets of hundreds clashing in battle? Is it war for control of entire constellations? Does high risk PvP get your blood racing?

The EVE Career Guide is a downloadable overview of many of the career paths that EVE players have embarked on. Filled with ship information, getting started guides and links to related resources, it is one of the best places to start for new EVE players.


Dive Even Deeper with ISK the Guide

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Download the ISK the Guide and put over 400 pages of game info at your fingertips.

Start your journey 'down the rabbit hole' and find out how much more there is to EVE with this full-color illustrated guide, created by the player community. Perfect for new players and veterans alike, ISK the Guide covers everything from the dozens of paths of casual play to the darkened recesses of space where only the most adventurous tread.

ISK the Guide is a comprehensive look at the breadth and depth of the world's most immersive virtual universe, EVE Online.


More Links: The Necessary Basics

If you haven't done so already, now might be a good time to start your download of the game. Browse through the links below or start flipping through the Career Guide or ISK. What? You didn't download either? For shame!




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So, where does the monocle fit in?

The right eye socket. That's probably not the answer you were looking for, so after taking a gander at this distinctive looking fellow sporting a monocle, read on to discover the story of the monocle.

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On June 21st, the Incarna expansion went live, introducing an entirely new dimension to EVE Online - incredible 3D avatars and their interactive station environments, Captain's Quarters. For players looking for further customization and a more unique look for their avatar, the Noble Exchange was created to allow players to convert their PLEX to a form of in-game currency in order to purchase clothing and accessories not available in the default character creator.

Among them was the "Looking Glass" Ocular Implant. That may seem like a rather pretentious way to say monocle but, honestly, pretense is just one of the many great reasons to own one.

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However, the monocle is a small part of the Incarna expansion, and Incarna is just one of EVE Online's fourteen expansions since its original release in 2003.

14 EXPANSIONS - THE HIGHLIGHT REEL

The moment you start playing, over eight years of engaging content are available to you, with more features being added to the game every year.
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INCARNA - The new characters and player environments introduced breathtaking visuals and near infinite possibilities to the look of player avatars. Other features include the interactive Captain's Quarters, graphical updates and an all new experience for first time players.

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INCURSION - Players go to war against invading forces of The Sansha Nation. Constellation-wide incursions, smarter and deadlier enemies, and never before seen faction rewards are just part of what Incursion dished out for players in Winter 2010.

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TYRANNIS - Planetary Interaction takes pilots planetside, building colonies to extract, refine and manufacture goods for the production of outposts and player owned structures. The EVE Gate community portal allows players to now access their EVE mail, calendar and information from almost any internet-connected computer.

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DOMINION - Enhancing the tools of communication and evolving the dynamics of war, Dominion alters the very way in which pilots interact with each other through warfare or cooperation. The vast riches of sovereign authority await for those bold enough to seize them amidst a beautiful, deadly universe of possibility.

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APOCRYPHA - The fabric of space itself has been transformed as vast, unpredictable wormholes have opened to connect previously unexplored regions of the universe to the stars of New Eden. The seeds of advanced new technology await inside of these cosmic anomalies for those brave enough to explore them.

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QUANTUM RISE - EVE Online surges forward with both breakthrough core performance upgrades and further evolution of the game world. The deployment of Stackless IO and the EVE64 migration presented such a sudden and significant ascent to the very edge of technology that it was only fitting to name this expansion QUANTUM RISE.

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EMPYREAN AGE - The four major Empires of EVE have broken their long-standing peace and are marshaling their forces for war. The outcome hinges on the actions of the galaxy's immortal pod pilots, allowing players to direct the course of the conflict.

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TRINITY - A complete graphical overhaul brings the ships of EVE back to the cutting edge of 3D beauty and beyond.

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REVELATIONS 2 - Prospecting, performance and fleet warfare get plenty of love.

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REVELATIONS - Industrialists and merchants rejoice as salvaging, invention and a flexible new contract system open new opportunities in manufacturing and trade. Shipyards roll out new lines of battleships and battlecruisers for those in need of new ways to blow things up.

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RED MOON RISING - Blueprints for over 30 new ships, including several new Tech 2 and Capital variants kick things up a massive notch in both the battlefields and the shipyards.

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COLD WAR - Outposts, freighters and dreadnaughts. If it's epic in design, it rolled into New Eden this Summer.

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EXODUS - Destroyers and battlecruisers and mining barges... oh my!

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CASTOR - Everything you use and love got an upgrade or improvement. Castor delivers the player-owned conquerable station.

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SECOND GENESIS - From the feature page: "...your main tools will include a diverse array of sophisticated equipment, spaceships, and social interfaces, but you’ll also need a strong business acumen, cunning combat strategies, and often pure Machiavellian thinking." Little did anyone know just how far CCP and the EVE community would end up taking that to heart and running (rampantly) away with it.



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