We spoke with EVE Online player Pandoralica, who told us an exciting story. In the largest battle of his EVE career, he and his team lost over 5,000 euros.
Who is Pandoralica? The player, also known as Pando, has been playing EVE Online since 2008. He is a Fleet Commander and is known as a streamer among some players.
More than 5,000 euros lost
What did Pando say? EVE Online recently launched a new update that came with an event revolving around system security. The Low Security Loyalty event has started a competition where you can be crowned the “King of Low Security Space”. To achieve this, you must shoot down as many players as possible by March 31.
I believe that overall activity (in PvP) will be much higher. For the faction war itself, this means it is more profitable to focus on PvP than on PvE activities. This promises not only more targets for their direct enemies but also brings non-faction war groups into low-sec space. By adding increased loot drops and increased warp speed, it will most likely encourage even null-sec groups to give it a try. But CCP went even further and made it a competition that challenges everyone to eliminate as many players as possible, and EVE players tend to take things very seriously. Even a few large groups will certainly strive to become the “Kings of Low Security Space”, which hopefully leads to constant fighting.
EVE player Pandoralica
What could this lead to? Pandoralica shared an interesting story about a battle that stuck with him.
It was October 10, 2018. I supported one of our fleet commanders in conducting a fight outside of our time zone. At 1:00 PM EVE Time, many of our players had not yet returned home from work or school, meaning the enemy fleet was comparatively strong against ours. We were slowly but surely losing the fight. To regain control over the situation, it would have been necessary to deploy our super capital and titan fleet. The FC at the time could not bring them in, as super capitals and titans are a valuable alliance asset and not everyone is allowed to call for them.
However, I could, and the decision had to be made quickly. So I called for “everything”. In the first minute, everything seemed fine, but I underestimated our enemy. They were prepared for such a situation and brought a fleet of over 50 Dreadnoughts, which are basically designed to deal as much damage as possible to really large ships like ours. Their overwhelming damage cost us, in addition to the remaining losses estimated at over 500 billion ISK, 3 titans and 2 faction supercarriers. For non-EVE players: We lost more than 5,000 euros worth of time and effort.
We even destroyed Dreadnoughts worth around 150 billion ISK and held the field to loot in the end, but this was by no means a victory; quite the opposite. I remember feeling guilty as my friends’ titans were destroyed, leading me to command even more fleets to make up for it. And we ultimately achieved it. By the end of October, my fleet alone destroyed more than 500 billion ISK, which I am still quite proud of.
EVE player Pandoralica
EVE could change in the long term
What impact does the new update have on EVE? We asked Pandoralica if he believes that the new update will have a real impact on the game.
The number describing the “system security level” never changes. But low-sec will likely become much more dangerous not just during the event, but even in the long term, I think.
EVE player Pandoralica
What are the differences between the security levels? Pandoralica explained the security system in EVE Online a bit:
While high-sec is supposed to be the safest type of space, it can still be scary, as people are constantly trying to bend the rules and kill you or steal your ISK. Null-sec is the direct opposite without rules. But no rules are clear rules. Alliances can claim their own space and build their own bridges/gates while destroying anyone without warning. Low-sec is the buffer zone in between, where some rules exist that definitely do not stop anyone from killing you.
Wormhole space is something completely different due to its connectivity. While one can technically reach any high/low/null-sec system at any time, wormholes have time and mass-based connections. This means if “System A” is connected to “System B” today, it most likely won’t be connected to it tomorrow, as the connection time has expired or too much mass in the form of ships has passed through. Originally not meant to be inhabited at all, there are many groups that have learned to live with the constantly changing geography of wormhole space.
EVE player Pandoralica
EVE Online therefore offers many exciting contents and interesting stories. We will also see how the current Low Security Loyalty Update affects the space MMO.
- Another EVE player also lost a lot of money, but due to a mistake he made himself.
- EVE Online is full of exciting stories, such as a player who wanted to explore the entire galaxy.
