In EVE Online, Chinese players prefer to play on the main server in their native language. A local pilot recently reported this to the developers CCP to stop it, and afterwards apologized for it.
A great truth about EVE Online turns out to be not entirely accurate upon closer inspection. Most think there is only one global server for EVE Online, Tranquility. It is located in London. All the erroneous EVE stories that we reported on Mein MMO in the past years occurred there.
- The famous pilot who built his empire over 14 years and then lost it in just a few hours while he was sleeping?
- Or the guy who maintained a friendship with a famous space pirate for years, only to betray him later?
- Or this guy who trained for years to take revenge on someone who had bullied him as a noob?
Chinese Server Serenity Not So Popular Among Chinese
But besides Tranquility, there is a second server. It is called Serenity and is located in China. It is operated by the local provider Tiancity. Because this server exists, CCP can offer many languages as localization on the main server, but not Chinese.
Because the Chinese are supposed to play on Serenity. But some do not want that. Many Chinese are drawn to Tranquility, where so much more is happening than in their home China. They also want to play the evil in their native language EVE.
Chinese Access to Main Server Unlocked via Hack
As the US site Kotaku reports, some players injected Python code into a modified version of the launcher and were able to unlock the Chinese localization, which is probably actually there but deactivated.
The influx of Chinese players to the global server was fueled by rumors that the Chinese server is closing. However, the local provider Tiancity denies that.
EVE Player Reports Developer, Regrets It Later
The immigrant Chinese formed an alliance on the London server and began to claim territory for themselves. One of the players reported the developers CCP and pointed out the problem. You can read about the events here in the EVE Online forum.
Part of the problem is probably that people who can manipulate the EVE Online code to play in Chinese might also gain other advantages, such as “Autopilot to 0.”
CCP has reacted and closed the security loophole that allowed players to play EVE Online in Chinese. That was never intended.
Kotaku reports that after the change, the Chinese exile alliance lost about 30% of its members.
The player who reported it apologized to thousands of Chinese who would now have language problems and also to his own alliance, which is now losing hordes of potential members.
The players react with mixed feelings. Some praised the player who reported it with “Good job!”, while others murmured, “If only you had kept your mouth shut.” Because more pilots make EVE Online more interesting for many – no matter where they come from.
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