EVE Online Battle Breaks Records (And Servers)

captainktainer writes "In one of the largest tests of EVE Online's new player sovereignty system in the Dominion expansion pack, a fleet of ships attempting to retake a lost star system was effectively annihilated amidst controversy. Defenders IT Alliance, a coalition succeeding the infamous Band of Brothers alliance (whose disbanding was covered in a previous story), effectively annihilated the enemy fleet, destroying thousands of dollars' worth of in-game assets. A representative of the alliance claimed to have destroyed a minimum of four, possibly five or more of the game's most expensive and powerful ship class, known as Titans. Both official and unofficial forums are filled with debate about whether the one-sided battle was due to difference in player skill or the well-known network failures after the release of the expansion. One of the attackers, a member of the GoonSwarm alliance, claims that because of bad coding, 'Only 5% of [the attackers] loaded,' meaning that lag prevented the attackers from using their ships, even as the defenders were able to destroy those ships unopposed. Even members of the victorious IT Alliance expressed disappointment at the outcome of the battle. CCP, EVE Online's publisher, has recently acknowledged poor network performance, especially in the advertised 'large fleet battles' that Dominion was supposed to encourage, and has asked players to help them stress test their code on Tuesday. Despite the admitted network failure, leaders of the attacking force do not expect CCP to replace lost ships, claiming that it was their own fault for not accounting for server failures. The incident raises questions about CCP's ability to cope with the increased network use associated with their rapid growth in subscriptions."

Comments

Wtf is this?

[X.25]

What is this shit, looks like a damn advertisement for EVE?

EVE is horrible game, the performance is horrible after Dominion, and someone is trying to present this failure on CCP's part, like something cool?

I canceled my accounts. Not because I lost something (I lived and killed quite few hostiles, woohoo), but because I realized I spent more time waiting in this game, than playing it.

If I want to wait, I can go to a bus station. For free.

Fuck EVE.

Re:Clarification

[Virtucon]

Shit! Get a life! I'm sorry, but this is like Second Life moving all the Adult Stuff to another place and when they outlawed Gambling. Virtual Property wiped out? Who the crap cares?!?!? Get a god damn subscription to Penthouse or buy those Girls Gone Wild DVDs or get a damn girlfriend for Christ sakes!

You'd never hear this whining bitch shit from people who play Sid Meier's stuff!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to wipe out the Incas!