Launching in 2003 and still going strong, EVE Online is a game unlike any other when it comes to community dedication. It was the will of players that contributed to a massive war in Eve Online that, while put on hold for holidays, is now back in full swing.
Of course, said war is only on the player-created spectrum of things going on in EVE Online. The game still updates and changes regularly, with developer CCP Games overseeing its maintenance and growth. With EVE Online's 18th anniversary coming up, a brand new update is being rolled out to bring new content and update old stuff.
The new update is the second quadrant of 2021 for EVE Online. EVE's update system is laid out into a quadrant structure, which it has stuck to for the past several years. Four major updates roll out over the course of a year, each with a specific theme and each either starting, ending, or extending ongoing narratives.
The previous quadrant, Reigns, introduced a new fleet finding/creating tool for players. This quadrant, titled Foundation, launches tomorrow and adds new events themed around the four unique empires that rule over the world of EVE Online separate from player-created factions.
This is not the only thing brought by the update of course. There is also the introduction of a new monument, new exploration sites, and an 18-player free for all battle, no doubt in honor of the game's 18th anniversary. While it's certainly a nice infusion of PVE activities, it's still somewhat tame compared to Phoenix, the final quadrant of 2020, which reshaped the EVE Online galaxy completely while wrapping up a year-long story. Furthermore, anyone familiar with EVE Online knows that 18 players is far from the largest number to take part in a single battle. Fleet battles between rival factions can field hundreds of players or more.
In truth, while this update adds a good amount of PVE stuff, PVP is still where the most intense and exciting action remains in EVE Online. The war is still ongoing, with a battle on New Years destroying a record-breaking amount of in-game property.
Of course, battle is not the only thing the EVE Online community is up to. CCP Games recently rolled out a partnership program for content creators making content about EVE, a much-needed connection between developers and players. New stuff is still being made and is well worth a look from anyone interested in signing up to catch Foundation's content influx.
EVE Online is available on PC.