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[quote]Because this is EVE, the intrigue leading up to one of these rumbles is often more entertaining than the fight itself—especially when it gets so large that time itself has to slow down to account for all the ships in the area of operation. According to an email EVE Online sent out today, more than eight Titans—these are the real bad mofos of the EVE fleet, capable of equipping a superlaser—have already been destroyed in the Battle of System B-R5RB. The belligerents are, once again, the N3 Coalition and the Cluster-blam!- Coalition (CFC), with other alliances assisting both sides.
What touched off this battle? A missed bill payment, basically.
"Earlier today an alliance in the N3 coalition missed a bill payment for the system where Pandemic Legion is staging and storing their fleets," writes EVE. "This missed bill caused sovereignty to drop across the system leaving the station vulnerable to capture. Seizing the opportunity, the CFC (Goonswarm Federation, Razor Alliance, Black Legion and the Initiative) and Russian Coalition (Solar Fleet, Darkness of Despair and Against ALL Authorities) captured the station."[/quote]
[u]Notes[/u]
-Started from a missed bill payment from the N3 Coalitiom, which "caused sovereignty to drop across the system leaving the station vulnerable to capture."
-N3 Coalition vs Cluster-blam!- Coalition (CFC)
-CFC (Goonswarm Federation, Razor Alliance, Black Legion and the Initiative) and the Russian Coalition (Solar Fleet, Darkness of Despair and Against ALL Authorities) captured the station.
-SO FAR, 57 TITANS have been destroyed in the battle
-OVER $430,000 worth of damage SO FAR, in TITANS ALONE
The battle is still going on as I type this up, and you can catch all of the action LIVE right here on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/nick_fuzzeh
Sit back and enjoy the epic carnage that is EVE Online.
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I've been trying to watch live streams of EVE for a few months now. I don't grasp the concept behind it or what you're suppose to do. It's probably just me. The only time I hear about it on various forum boards is when a massive battle happens.
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Oh my gosh. I love hearing these stories. 74 Titans though! OH MY GOSH. Tears are being had right now.
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Once you play EVE you will most likely look at all other MMO's and think they suck! Just a side effect
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These huge damn space battles and all im doing is using popguns in a 16v16 battle on Tue ground to destroy an MCC.I feel inadequate >.<
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I heard CF was going to make a memorial of the battle with the wrecks of Titans nearby. Anyone that wants to can venture there to see the memorial which will be permanent.
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I wish developers and publishers were super lenient so that BioWare/EA would allow Eve to spawn Reapers during large ass battles.
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Edited by Hawk: 1/28/2014 5:29:04 AMYeah... PL lost.. There was 370b isk in assests in that station. They also lost nearly 200 dreads in this battle.
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Every massive space battle ever.
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[url=http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-bloodbath-of-b-r5rb/]CCP wrote up a nice report and analysis on the battle for those interested.[/url]
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I seriously need to get into this game.
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Edited by Atticus: 1/30/2014 11:00:49 AMI asking myself when we are about to see a galactic overkill. [spoiler]I mean a real galactic f'ck-up.[/spoiler][spoiler]Like everything is destroyed.[/spoiler][spoiler]Not a single sh't remains.[/spoiler]
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inb4 another 10,000 dollar ship lost
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Some people are saying that Russian Coalition is attacking CFC in betrayal, not sure if true though.
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A shame EVE doesn't allow total ship control, rather than just point and click. If it did, I'd play it in a heartbeat.
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Edited by Hawk: 1/28/2014 5:36:50 AMOne of the headlines... "CCP employees putting out fires" lmfao
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Grath Telkin of PL [quote]To give you an idea of how big of a cock up this is [for us], if this was a dick that flopped on your face it would literally break your neck.[/quote]
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You could call this... Titan fall.
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Edited by hipotown: 1/28/2014 4:19:50 AMTitan kill count is now 74. PLEX to ISK value: $562,400 USD How many more titans will fall this day?
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92 titans lost ISK to PLEX value: $699,200 USD It's a blood bath out there! [spoiler]I wonder how much has been lost in both numbers and values for the smaller ships during this battle.[/spoiler]
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I'm watching the video right now and I literally have no clue what's going on.
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My friend was just telling me about this, he is in goons.
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That seriously looks boring. How do these people stand playing a game that looks like barely anything is happening... or even moving?
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The ticker on the bottom of the stream is great. "CCP introduces 'New Player's Guide' to Eve, new players still confused."
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Fix the stream its just a news headline and a blank video
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Edited by hipotown: 1/28/2014 2:53:47 AM57 Titans lost so far. That's $433,200 USD when you convert the ISK value to PLEX.
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These stories make me less and less interested in Eve. 6 months ago: "Epic battle in Eve, largest yet!" 5 months ago: "Epic battle in eve, largest yet!" 4 months ago: '' '' you get my point. Also, wayyyyy too much money tied up in that game. Even if it is just a real world equivalent on what it would cost to get back tomorrow.