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Buying ISK for real money is not allowed!
Buying ISK for real money is a EULA violation and a punishable offence. The ISK being sold usually comes from hacked accounts, exploits and macroing. The ISK sellers have many tricks up their sleeves, such as rigging their websites to place key-loggers on their customers' computers in order to later hack into their accounts and remove the ISK they just sold, and any other items of value belonging to the players, their corporation or even alliance. This is NOT fiction or exaggeration - this is an actual and very recent case.

Do not support this sort of thing by buying ISK!
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Buddy Program Summer Promotion 2009

Looking to go to Fanfest 2009 for free? Want to take your best friend along with you? This summer you may get a chance to achieve both of these goals. Starting July, 01 2009 and running until Sept, 01, 2009, every buddy invite you send out that signs up for an EVE Online subscription will get you one ticket to a special prize draw. One lucky winner and their best friend will then be taken to Fanfest on us! Check out our EVElopedia contest page for more information and contest rules.

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bigger than ever!

Why is Fanfest so awesome:

One would guess that the main reason for attending Fanfest would be to learn about EVE's past, present, and future, on the contrary almost everyone's favorite part of Fanfest is meeting new people making instant friends and hanging out with fellow pilots with whom they play a game that they all love. That commonality brings a thousand of us together to shake a strangers hand, hug a Dev, and to sit down to have a pint with a person you just met but have known for years. Whether you are traveling solo for the first time to Iceland or a part of a large corp gathering you will meet fellow capsuleers as soon as you hit the gate at your local airport as most flights to Iceland will be fully booked by EVE attendees during this time.

Using the words of Leandra Anor, E-ON #14, Postcards from the Fest; "Fanfest is a place to put aside differences and see who the actual person is behind the avatar you might be fighting for, with, or against! It's about meeting the EVE legends and at times about making a new EVE legend. It‘s about seeing what the future of the game might be. Most of all though, Fanfest is about having fun in a beautiful place!"

But one of the highlights for many is simply meeting the CCP employees. Some might expect that they are aloof, full of themselves and hidden off in some backroom for press eyes only, but nothing could be further from the truth. Everywhere you look you see CCP Dev's walking about in their black short-sleeve EVE Dev Team shirts (and kilts!), meeting players, accepting and attentive, hanging out, "talking shop," and giving away freely bone crushing Viking-hugs.

And yes! You can even bring your partner! We realize that not everyone coming to Iceland in October wants to discuss the intricacies of ship fittings or market dynamics. We invite players to bring their wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, or just friends, to accompany them on the trip to Iceland and participate in this excursion. Not only that, but Sisters of EVE pass holders are invited to join in at the Party at the Top of the World on Saturday night!

Reykjavik - Cold Beer, Hot Town, Cheap Prices

The Icelandic local currency works in your favor! Your money goes farther, buys more and keeps you partying all weekend even on the most frugal of budgets. Visitors to Iceland often find that it is enjoyably warm compared to its location in the North Atlantic and is often warmer than a lot of places in Europe during winter.

According to reporter Jim Boulden on CNN, "Iceland is back on the map as a low-cost tourist destination." The US Dollar has gained 50% in value against the Icelandic Krona over the last year which puts Iceland in the Top 5 bargain destinations according to USA TODAY. The beauty of Iceland is the same as before and so is the hospitality of Icelanders.

Reykjavik heats up at night, countless pubs and clubs are packed with locals and visitors just minutes from the Fanfest venue. The legendary beauty of Iceland, from its landscape to its ladies, is breathtaking in every regard.

Check out the Experience Iceland, Iceland FAQ, Reykjav k Survival Guide for more information on how to enjoy your stay in Iceland to the fullest.

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Pod Pilot Generosity Alive and Well in Arnon

Arnon - When a friend of Maruu Navorra, of Superior Mining and Logistics [HMMR], decided to retire from capsuleering, he gave Maruu an unexpected gift; three thousand assorted ships. As he had no immediate use for so many hulls, he could have sold them for a tidy profit. Instead, he decided to give back to the community of New Eden by donating almost all of them. As he tells us, "well, I was feeling kind of generous, so I felt people could use the ships more than I could."

After filling his Orca class vessel with ships, he undocks from the Sister's of EVE station in Arnon and launches the ships. "People have to come out in their pod or a shuttle to get them", Marruu stated. "Ships being given out are: Frigates, Destroyers, Cruisers, Battle Cruisers, Mining barges, and at the end I launch a single shuttle, the one who boards it first, gets a battleship of their choice."

Marruu states that there are no preconditions to receiving a ship, other than "to have the skill needed for the ship and be at the event." To date six hundred ships have been given out to New Eden's capsuleers, according to Maruu, with an estimated two thousand remaining to be distributed. Additionally, he estimates the isk value of the ships donated so far to be around two and a half billion with a total nearing ten billion including the ships he still has left to give away.

Contralto of GCHQ [GCH] states that he "witnessed Maruu in action, in Arnon, loads of ships from shuttles up to cruisers flying in all directions from the Orca" adding that "there was confusion in local channel, as skeptics tried in vain to work out what the scam was; no scam just loads of free ships."

Marru says that after these events he is "hoping people will look at this and learn that people don't have to scam to have fun in New Eden."

The next scheduled event will be will be held at Arnon, Sister's of EVE Station on Saturday the 20th of June.

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I accidentally the entire market

After the release of the last statistics dev blog, one of the main requests for information to go alongside the PVP data was for information on the actual popularity of various ship types. Instead of raw numbers on how many are blown up, in this blog we shall show the relative popularity of various items against others of its type on the market throughout the past. These do not show the total individual numbers of these ships/items, they show the number of them traded on the market. This means that if the same ship was traded through the market twice, it would count for two.

These graphs show October 2003 to March 2009, a span of 66 months, and you can click any of the graphs to see a larger version.

Interestingly, the Scorpion has gone from being the most popular tier one battleship in 2003 through mid 2005, to being the least popular from 2007 to now. This can largely be attributed to balancing changes to ECM in April 2005 and the introduction of other, preferred ECM platforms such as the Caldari Recon ships in December 2005.

The popularity of each of the ships has remained stable since early 2007, with the Dominix being by far the most popular tier one battleship. The Dominix accounted for 48.26% of all tier one battleships market transactions in the April 2007 to March 2009 period. It can be speculated that the Dominix is the most popular tier one battleship due to its versatility, with it being effective in both PVE and PVP environments due to it's main weapon being drones, leaving the high slots available for whatever utilities people may want - energy neutralizers, remote repair modules and so on.

Tier two battleships have remained fairly stable since early 2006, with the Raven being by far the most popular battleship. The last year has seen significant growth in the popularity of the Apocalypse after it was boosted in the Trinity 1.1 patch, and there has been a slow decline in the popularity of the Raven since late 2007.

Missiles were reworked considerably in the Cold War expansion of July 2005, from a system where all missiles did full damage to their targets to the current system that takes the signature radius and velocity into account. This explains the dip in the popularity of the Raven at that time. Interestingly, the actual number Raven trades through the market has stabilised over the past year, whilst other battleships have continued to grow as expected in terms of numbers traded. During 2008, Ravens were traded through the market an average of 16,542 times per month. The least popular tier two battleship in terms of market trades was the Tempest, with a monthly average of only 2,362.

As can been seen from the combined statistics for the tier one and two battleships, shown grouped by race, Minmatar tier one and two battleships have been the least popular in terms of market transactions in the October 2003 to March 2009 period, with the exception of October 2007. In October 2007, Amarr tier one and two battleships had less market transaction than Minmatar ones.

Regarding Minmatar, there doesn't seem to be any real consensus on why their battleships are the least popular. If you have any theories on why this is, feel free to discuss this in the comments thread.

Starbases were added to EVE with the Exodus expansion in November 2004. At first, only large control towers were available, with small and medium control towers being added in the first half of 2005. Upon first being released, the size of a control tower did not affect sovereignty - so ten small control towers would beat the claim of nine large control towers and so on. This led to small control towers being the most popular type, until these mechanics were revised. Medium control towers have been the least popular since their introduction except for only one month, making it seem that there is less demand for a middle ground, with the wish being for either as large a starbase as possible or as small a starbase as possible.

In March 2009, 2,821 large control towers were traded through the market. The 2008 average was 1,616. February 2009 had the highest number of large control towers traded so far, with 3,027 being traded in that month.

Taking a look at the racial comparisons for starbase towers, it can be seen that Caldari starbases have been the most popular most of the time. Minmatar starbases had a period of increased popularity from early 2006 to early 2007, which can be at least partially attributed to the primary choice of starbase type for alliances engaged in territorial warfare in that period.

The various types of isotope are used as fuel for both starbases and jump drive capable ships and were introduced in November 2004 in the Exodus expansion. Interestingly, the isotope market does not follow the starbase market quite as closely as would perhaps be expected. This suggests that jump drive capable ships also have a significant impact.

In 2007, an average of 3,285,019,553 isotopes were traded on the market each month. In 2008 this number increased drastically to an average of 5,990,842,951 isotopes traded per month. The average for the January-March period of 2009 was 9,710,071,318 units.

This graph has been cut down to show only from January 2006, as these ships were introduced during December 2005. Force Recon ships are very specialised and each have their own roles (such as ECM, warp disrupting or webifying). The comparative popularity of these ships for the first two years after their release was been surprisingly similar, likely due to each race having its own unique role. Since early 2008 though, we have seen two interesting events - the rise and fall of the Rapier, which lost a lot of popularity after a rebalancing of speed and stasis webifiers, and the rise of the Falcon to become the most popular by a very large margin. This can be attributed to its role as an ECM ship becoming increasingly popular in a variety of situations.

In this graph, the most used tech two large turrets of each weapon type are shown. With the introduction of the Rokh in Revelations II (November 28^th, 2006), the market share of the 425mm Railgun increased drastically as this provided the Caldari with a battleship railgun platform. In line with the trends for Amarr battleships, the Tachyon Beam Laser has increased in popularity in recent months. This can be largely attributed to the changes to the Apocalypse in the Trinity 1.1 patch, which was released on March 12^th, 2008.

500,545 tech two large turrets were traded on the market in 2008, an increase from 314,085 in 2007. This means that the monthly average increased from 26,174 to 41,712. In January through March 2009, the average was 68,680.

Tech two missile launchers were introduced in July 2005 as part of the Cold War expansion. In the Trinity expansion of December 2007 there were significant balancing changes to torpedoes to turn them into short range weapons, which led to a very significant reduction in their popularity when compared to cruise missiles.

The average number of tech two large missile launchers traded on the market per month in 2007 was 32,948. In 2008 it was 56,843 and in Jan-March 2009 it was 67,921.

So, that's it for now. We will be taking a look into some of the other requests there have been and will see what we can do regarding more graphs for you all, but no promises! As always, please give any suggestions for things you'd like to see on this front in the comments thread on the forums.

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is a new EVE Chronicle written by CCP Technobabble. Published every other Monday, Chronicles are intended to examine the various aspects of life in New Eden. The entire list is contained here, and a comment thread for this particular story may be found here.

While knowledge of mission arcs are not required to enjoy reading Chronicles, the events of this Chronicle take place prior to the events of "The Blood-Stained Stars."

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EVE Online: Apocrypha 1.5 announced for August release

EVE Online Senior Producer CCP t0rfifrans has announced the upcoming release of Apocrypha 1.5 in August 2009. This release will bridge the gap between our Spring and Winter expansions and will feature some exciting new content. Rigs will now come in small, medium and large versions, allowing pilots to equip cost-scaled improvements to their favorite ships. It will also feature new and challenging level 4 Epic Mission Arcs for all four Empire factions. Factional Warfare will see loyalty points awarded for kills and captures as well as new loyalty point stores to use them in. Specialized cargo holds and fuel bays on Black Ops Battleships will add a new dimension to how items and fuel are transported in New Eden.

This expansion will also focus heavily on addressing current features and balancing and fixing bugs. Full details can be found at Apocrypha 1.5 this August.

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EVE Online Apocrypha 1.3 deployed Monday June 29, 2009

The EVE Online Apocrypha 1.3 deployment has now been completed and Tranquility is open for business. This deployment focuses on improvements to the network stability of Tranquility, Tech 3 production, reverse engineering, starbase improvements and much more. Patch notes are available for review and we would encourage anyone who is experiencing any game play issues to submit a bug report and we will investigate the matter as soon as possible.

A feedback thread and issues thread are also available to help make us aware of any problems or feedback in general.

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Querious has been the scene of heavy fighting since GoonSwarm launched their invasion of the region hot on the heels of their agent disbanding the official alliance registration of Band of Brothers. BoB (as they were known) reformed as KenZoku and managed to recapture some of their former space, but recently GoonSwarm and their allies have driven them back again. Presently, KenZoku hold sovereignty in five systems, with 49-U6U housing their only outpost.

Yesterday, a heavy fleet from GoonSwarm and their allies finished putting the last of the sovereignty-claiming control towers in 49-U6U into reinforced mode and managed to destroy 4 towers and set up their own. Shadoo, a Pandemic Legion fleet commander, talked a little about their methodology:

"Without control towers it is difficult to maintain control during an assault in a [Province-sovereignty] cyno-jammed system such as 49-U6U for a long period of time. The staging towers also allowed us to bring in titans to reinforce our grip on the system."

With a firm grip on the system and no KenZoku forces currently offering opposition, the allies deployed a force composed solely of titans around the bubbled outpost. "The camp was a show of force, a show of strength if you will" Viper ShizzIe of Pandemic Legion explained. "Sitting 27 titans in a hostile [sovereignty 3] system 100km off of a station has no strategic value other than simply [saying] 'we can do this and you can't stop it.'"

Prior to this current conflict, more than a few titans deployed in a single battle was a rarity. With coalitions forming between long-standing and wealthy alliances, however, it has become possible to deploy gangs of the multi-billion isk vessels. To emphasise the potential power of such a fleet, Viper ShizzIe sacrificed a Thanatos-class carrier in a demonstration.

The titan fleet activated their doomsday devices in waves: Avatars followed by Erebuses, Leviathans then Ragnaroks. The Thanatos took over 400,000 damage before it exploded, and only 16 of the 27 doomsdays managed to register on it before it succumbed. It seems there is a playful rivalry in Pandemic Legion as Shadoo quipped about the destruction of Viper ShizzIe's Thanatos: "This is a personal achievement I will cherish."

The titans themselves were unharmed, despite inflicting over a million damage to each other. Shadoo credited this at least in part to the careful structuring of the gang - placing experienced commanders equipped with appropriate warfare links at every level in the fleet - but nonetheless, it made a powerful statement about the ability of such a gang to defend and destroy in the right circumstances.

The Interstellar Correspondents will continue to follow developments in what some are speculating may be the last days of the Delve-Querious conflict, with further commentary from both sides in forthcoming updates.

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KenZoku Retreat; Bloodraider Territories Conquered by GoonSwarm

49-U6U, Querious - Following months of fighting, Delve War II (as it was known) has come to an end. SirMolle ordered a KenZoku retreat on the 16th June, abandoning its remaining systems and control towers in Delve and Querious and withdrawing, leaving the wealthy territories to GoonSwarm.

The last KenZoku sovereign system, 8ET-D1 fell on the 18th, and sovereignty in the hotly fought-over system of 49-U6U was taken by GoonSwarm at noon on the 19th.

The Northern Coalition's Southern Campaign Fleet Commander, Imperian, announced the withdrawal of RAZOR Alliance and Morsus Mihi the same day. He commented on the campaign and its end:

"In the beginning, a lot of people were doubtful, but we showed them that we are able to fight in any situation. Even if GoonSwarm were not our best friends in the beginning… we learned from each other and now have common goals for the future. But now it's time to deal with all the trouble Triumvirate and White Noise caused in the North while we were away."

Many pundits believe that when the former allies reset each other, it might lead to the occasional skirmish between roaming gangs, but no real territorial challenges to each other.

Fred0 of RAZOR Alliance gave his views on how any standings reset would work:

"We'll reset each other… in due time. First, we need to be careful so we don't [mess] this up in some way and get ambushed. Secondly, we need to hand over… assets in Querious; RAZOR, for example, holds a number of [high-end moons] to cover our expenses… Those need to be turned over to Goons in a safe way. After that, we need to ship all the stuff we've taken down here out. When that's done, it's probably time to say goodbye to friendships forged over a few years.

"That's my take on… how it'll turn out, doesn't mean it'll happen like that."

A source within KenZoku predicted a less rosy future for the forces who have been allied against them, anticipating an increase in tension between GoonSwarm and the Northern Coalition which he described as "inevitable" without KenZoku as an enemy to unite them. Sources in RAZOR and Morsus Mihi were quick to reject this idea, saying that many of them had developed close friendships with allied pilots during the long war.

Shortly prior to the retreat order being issued, rumours spawned that KenZoku were suffering financial difficulties after they moved control towers from one system to contest sovereignty in another. The alliance has a considerable Tech 2 blueprint portfolio, however, that is capable of generating an estimated 142 billion ISK per month, so Viper ShizzIe of Pandemic Legion thought the use of existing towers was simply a matter of logistic convenience. Flinx Evenstar, also of PL, mostly agreed but felt that the lack of high-end moons cut off an important source of fast, easy income.

"The constant income from high-end moons is the easiest way to keep capitals in the front lines without having to worry about losing them. This is a luxury KenZoku does not share with their enemies."

LadyScarlet of Destructive Influence, KenZoku, declined to comment on whether her alliance had any moon-mining revenue still available to it, but her views on KenZoku's financial status were quite succinct:

"Unlike EBANK, we don't need a bailout."

It is said that there are only two routes to defeat for a force of effectively-immortal capsuleers: bankruptcy and broken morale. It was the second of these that led to the decision to retreat, as KenZoku pilot Pagefault explained:

"The last few weeks and months since Haargoth disbanded BoB and we had lost our home have been painful, morale-sapping and fun-destroying. We are burnt out and tired of the war how it is now. The end of the war in Querious was expected and the bad turnout… made the decision to retreat the only logical one.

"For now the war is down South is over. RKZ is refreshing its minds, reinventing itself, re-motivating its members and creating new goals, new principles… Once BoB, with whatever name we will fight with, is able to field big fleets itself, we will start this war again, trying to get hold of our former home. This won't happen quickly… A year might be a reasonable time-frame until Delve runs red with blood again.

GalNet References

Interstellar Correspondents News:

Two Dozen Doomsdays Fired in Querious
Querious - GoonSwarm Resecure H74-B0
Titan Downed in 49-U6U
Hotdrop in 9CG6-H Leads to Heavy Capital Casualties
Multiple Doomsdays Fired in 49-U6U
GoonSwarm Defend Protectorate Sovereignty in 49-U6U
Pitched Battle in Querious Claims Over 650 Ships
KenZoku Capitals Escape PR-8CA Camp
Delve: The Rise of Protectorate Sovereignty and the Fall of Outposts
Heavy Fighting in Delve Over Capital Ship Assembly Arrays
KenZoku Secures Outposts in Delve
Delve War II Begins
Band of Brothers Alliance Disbanded

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Atlas And Allies Continue Advance Into Red Alliance Space

Insmother, 5C-RPA - Red Alliance's [RA] sovereign space has come under fire on several fronts. Capsuleers from Atlas, Veritas Immortalis, Cult of War, Aggression and Sc0rched Earth are now pushing inside southern Insmother while Ethereal Dawn and Intreprid Crossing are applying pressure from the north and the west. The 5C-RPA system in Insmother has already fallen under Atlas control, while fighting in Etherium Reach appears to be localized around RV-GA8, TP-RTO and surrounding systems.

BAPP of Red Alliance explained "We have from 500 [to] 800 enemies in our systems in three different regions reinforcing our [starbases] every night … [the] war will end in maybe two weeks if our enemies [keep pushing like this]".

Czech Lion of Ethereal Dawn, believs Red Alliance may possibly retreat from Insmother and Scalding Pass to better reinforce their strongholds in Etherium Reach. "The R-6 constellation is ironically the best defended in RA space [at the moment] as they launched about 60+ large towers [there]. In order to do that, they stripped many towers in Insmother and Scalding Pass… This is a multifront war. Even if we cannot make progress in [Etherium Reach], our actions [will] help others to take more space from the south or west".

Despite the difficult situation, morale among Red Alliance pilots seems to be high. BAPP explained that capsuleers have already moved their valuable assets to safety and are enjoying combat. DeTox MinRohim of The Initiative Alliance expressed the opinion that Red Alliance pilots were fielding a strong defence. "They spent the weekend jumping around like crazy between the three fronts … [starbases were] put in reinforced, [repaired], saved…"

The political and tactical situations in Insmother are intricate, but Atlas capsuleers remain confident of a successful outcome for their campaign. When asked what such an outcome might be, however, Perman of Atlas was laconic: "[Our] final target is classified."

The Interstellar Correspondents will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as the situation changes.

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EVE Soundtrack on iTunes

The EVE Soundtrack has allowed many of us leave the cares of the real world behind while mining Scordite or while waiting to jump before a massive fleet engagement. Now you can enjoy CCP RealX's selected mix of EVE's futuristic ambient music via iTunes and your MP3 player. It makes for the perfect lullaby for your little pod pilots or a great accompaniment for that afternoon hike. Search for "EVE Online" or "RealX" on iTunes or follow this link to open up iTunes and head directly to the page.

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Fanfest 2009: It's going to be awesome!

So to start this off, maybe a quick introduction is in order. I'm CCP Tyr, the new Event Organizer in the CCP Marketing team, working mainly as the Fanfest Coordinator. I was the Event Manager for Fanfest 2007 and 2008 as a contractor bringing you exponentially crazier parties every year. Now I am a part of wonderful CCP dedicating my time making Fanfest 2009 bigger than ever!

Why is Fanfest so awesome:

One would guess that the main reason for attending Fanfest would be to learn about EVE's past, present, and future, on the contrary almost everyone's favorite part of Fanfest is meeting new people making instant friends and hanging out with fellow pilots with whom they play a game that they all love. That commonality brings a thousand of us together to shake a strangers hand, hug a Dev, and to sit down to have a pint with a person you just met but have known for years. Whether you are traveling solo for the first time to Iceland or a part of a large corp gathering you will meet fellow capsuleers as soon as you hit the gate at your local airport as most flights to Iceland will be fully booked by EVE attendees during this time.

Using the words of Leandra Anor, E-ON #14, Postcards from the Fest; "Fanfest is a place to put aside differences and see who the actual person is behind the avatar you might be fighting for, with, or against! It's about meeting the EVE legends and at times about making a new EVE legend. It‘s about seeing what the future of the game might be. Most of all though, Fanfest is about having fun in a beautiful place!"

But one of the highlights for many is simply meeting the CCP employees. Some might expect that they are aloof, full of themselves and hidden off in some backroom for press eyes only, but nothing could be further from the truth. Everywhere you look you see CCP Dev's walking about in their black short-sleeve EVE Dev Team shirts (and kilts!), meeting players, accepting and attentive, hanging out, "talking shop," and giving away freely bone crushing Viking-hugs.

And yes! You can even bring your partner! We realize that not everyone coming to Iceland in October wants to discuss the intricacies of ship fittings or market dynamics. We invite players to bring their wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, or just friends, to accompany them on the trip to Iceland and participate in this excursion. Not only that, but Sisters of EVE pass holders are invited to join in at the Party at the Top of the World on Saturday night!

Reykjavik - Cold Beer, Hot Town, Cheap Prices

The Icelandic local currency works in your favor! Your money goes farther, buys more and keeps you partying all weekend even on the most frugal of budgets. Visitors to Iceland often find that it is enjoyably warm compared to its location in the North Atlantic and is often warmer than a lot of places in Europe during winter.

According to reporter Jim Boulden on CNN, "Iceland is back on the map as a low-cost tourist destination." The US Dollar has gained 50% in value against the Icelandic Krona over the last year which puts Iceland in the Top 5 bargain destinations according to USA TODAY. The beauty of Iceland is the same as before and so is the hospitality of Icelanders.

Reykjavik heats up at night, countless pubs and clubs are packed with locals and visitors just minutes from the Fanfest venue. The legendary beauty of Iceland, from its landscape to its ladies, is breathtaking in every regard.

Check out the Experience Iceland, Iceland FAQ, Reykjav k Survival Guide for more information on how to enjoy your stay in Iceland to the fullest.

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! Simply send in your best screenshots for a chance to win. Winners will receive 100m ISK and have their screenshot featured in the next issue of EON. One lucky winner will win a copy of EVE: Conquests. The contest ends 1 June 2009.

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New Level 4 Agents Coming to New Eden

Out with the old, in with the new. Whether it's the discovery of new areas of space or new graphics and effects, EVE Online continuously evolves. Joining the evolution: content. In addition to renovating some old missions and new dead space areas, a slew of new Level 4 agents have made their home in New Eden far away from some of the more busier mission hubs. CCP Molock gives us the lowdown on what the Content team has been up to of late in his latest dev blog.

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Campaign Record
Intrepid Crossing Campaign Record

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EBank CEO Removed In Bid To Preserve Public Confidence

Jel - In a stunning move the board of EBank has announced the immediate removal of their current CEO, EBANK Ricdic. In a statement released not long ago they revealed he was being removed "for misconduct that can damage public confidence in EBANK".

The decision was reached after an "impromptu meeting" by the board, at which EBANK Athre was promoted to fill in as CEO on an interim basis until a more permanent solution could be agreed. This process was part of a contingency plan that had previously been devised, and now implemented.

Meanwhile, EBANK customers cannot currently deposit new funds, a situation which apparently is set to continue for up to a week while the enterprise reorganises. Access to accounts remains, however, in all other regards.

Aelisha, a customer of EBANK, had been expecting Ricdic's departure and was concerned how the information had leaked out: "It's the fact that either a leak or a premeditated 'easing the transit' rumour got out from EBANK and it just seems a little unprofessional - when you're trusting people with money, trust is a big issue." When asked if she still feels safe leaving her ISK with EBANK, she commented "I do not at the moment, but I also have faint hopes that it will see a shake up and the return of higher interest accounts to stimulate existing customers."

Ji Sama of Sex Drugs And Rock'N'Roll, however, continues to have faith in the organization: "Thank you EBANK, you still have my trust… Athre is upstanding and would never steal from anyone."

The bank still continues to honour all withdrawals against monies they received prior to Ricdic's misconduct.

The Interstellar Correspondents will bring you further updates from EBANK as they become available.

GalNet References

Official EBANK Statement
EBANK Site

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page as well as the EVE Alliance Tournament Disccusion channel for more information as it becomes available.

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FIXES

Critical

• Jumping through a gate will no longer cause the client to lock up.

Miscellaneous

• The reprocessing window will no longer re-position itself when opened.
• Several server side issues have been fixed that were causing proxy servers to crash.
• Database procedures have been optimized for mission spawning.
• An exception error will no longer be generated when switching between full screen and windowed mode.

Source: myeve.eve-online.com