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Epic Online Space Battle

Posted by Unknown on from the get-the-hell-out-of-our-galaxy dept.

New submitter nusscom writes "On July 28th, as has been reported by BBC, a record number of EVE Online players participated in a record-breaking online battle between two alliances. This battle, which was essentially a turf-war was comprised of over 4,000 online players at one time. The load was so large that Crowd Control Productions (CCP) slowed down the game time to 10% of normal to accommodate the massive amount of activity." This is the largest battle to ever occur on EVE Online.

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  1. Re:Who cares by perpenso · · Score: 5, Funny

    The aliens who are monitoring the video game and looking for those with aptitude. ;-)

  2. And now for the Ioncaine powder~ by Guppy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amazing that you have time to think of anything else, actually.

    I read your post imagining it was being spoken using Vizzini's voice. Much more amusing that way.

  3. Re:Old men having fun. by slick7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Men will be kids

    As long as it's for the sake of national security. Remember, in online chat rooms, chicks are chicks, guys are chicks and kids are cops.

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    The mind conceives, the body achieves, the spirit manifests.
  4. Re:Old men having fun. by foniksonik · · Score: 4, Funny

    CCGCKC got it...

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    A fool throws a stone into a well and a thousand sages can not remove it.