Eve Online will tee up its third decade with advanced faction warfare and ambitious story arcs Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Eve Online will tee up its third decade with advanced faction warfare and ambitious story arcs Plus a collaboration with Microsoft Excel News by Jeremy Peel Contributor Published on May 6, 2022 10 comments Eve Online, the space MMO that's so laden with consequence it's frightening, is introducing multi-year story arcs to pull its NPC factions into the heart of the game. The finale of developer CCP's first planned arc will launch before the end of 2022. The idea is to let capsuleers build meaningful bonds with their home empires by fighting for them in New Eden's living universe - which has always been shaped by players, not NPCs. "Eve is getting ready to enter its third decade and the future has never been brighter," says creative director Bergur Finnbogason. "With arcs, we're setting Eve up for the next chapter with a steady stream of narrative-driven content that emphasizes player actions and decisions." Watch on YouTube Disputed systems in factional warfare will become frontlines, with associated content and strategic advantages, while adjacent systems will hold their own tactical value as forward bases for command. Frontlines will be quicker to conquer than surrounding systems, pushing the tempo of territory disputes overall. NPC factions will pass down missions to players, the outcome of which will leave a lasting impact on New Eden - regardless of whether or not they succeed. As a hypothetical example, CCP suggests that the Caldari faction might plan to create a new navy ship. And if players flying the Caldari flag fail to back that effort, the ship simply won't be released - "at least for some time". See? Consequence. This weekend in Reykjavík, the halls of the Laugardalshöll sport centre have been dressed in Caldari colours as part of CCP's Eve Fanfest celebrations. More than 750 players have flown in for the event - the first Fanfest to be held in-person since 2018. Eve Online itself is one of the younger attendees, at a sprightly nineteen years. Perhaps the most Eve news to come out of Fanfest so far has been the announcement of Excel integration - enabling players to export Eve data directly into Microsoft's maths-y software. Truly, this is the game of spreadsheets in space. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here