stevie-sg posts

CCP releases first video tutorial for exploration in EVE Online

by James Egan Dec 18th 2009 at 7:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, EVE Online, Guides, Professions, Making money, Tips and tricks

Exploration is one of the more rewarding mini-professions a player can have in EVE Online. With the right skills you can scan down all types of hidden content, such as harvestable gas clouds, hidden asteroid belts, and combat encounters that take advantage of an explorer's skills like Archaeology and Hacking. The new exploration system that became part of EVE with the Apocrypha expansion last winter also made it possible for players to discover wormholes leading to uncharted space. However, exploration is also something a number of new players feel daunted by. (Truth be told though, the drag and drop system of manually guiding probes on a map and adjusting scan ranges is *far* easier than what many of the older players will remember from exploration pre-Apocrypha.)

EVE Online currently has four different exploration tutorials in-game to help players get a handle on the profession, but sometimes it's easier to just sit back and watch how it's done. CCP has now released a video tutorial for exploration that teaches players how to scan down the hidden content. The EVE Online: Scanning Guide Tutorial is a tag team effort from EVE TV's CCP Charlie who goes through the steps while Stevie SG narrates. They show the viewer how it's possible to find a wormhole in just a few minutes. The video tutorial coincides with the free Zephyr exploration ship that players are receiving as a holiday gift from CCP Games. Stay with us after the jump for a video embed of the official Scanning Guide Tutorial for EVE Online.

Tags: apocrypha, archaeology, ccp, ccp-charlie, ccp-games, deadspace-complex, eve, eve-online, exploration, ladar, magnetometric, mini-professions, plexes, professions, radar, scanning, sci-fi, stevie-sg, tutorials, video, wormholes

EVE Fanfest PvP tournament to have free-for-all and Tech III matches

by James Egan Jun 16th 2009 at 8:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, MMO industry, PvP

The Drone Bay podcast returned recently with an EVE Online Fanfest preview. The podcast's hosts Crovan and Alsedrech got air time with EVE developers CCP Tyr and CCP Claw, as well as StevieSG from EVE TV. In addition to dropping more info about the sixth annual Fanfest and some of the options players will have for excursions in Iceland beyond the player gathering itself (which will be October 1 - 3), they discuss the Fanfest PvP tournament.

The Fanfest PvP tournament is a major draw to the event. The Fanfest tournament differs from the Alliance PvP Tournament (which will be held earlier in the year, in September) in some noticeable ways. Where the Alliance tournament is taken very seriously by most competitors who spend weeks in preparation -- after all, a substantial part of the game's playerbase are watching or listening to the event live -- the Fanfest PvP tournament is meant to allow for more impromptu, spontaneous match-ups. Indeed, some winning teams at the Fanfest tournament were comprised of virtual strangers who joined up at the last minute, and the rules can lead to some... unusual scenarios. In keeping with this spirit of mixing it up, CCP has decided to hold free-for-all PvP matches at Fanfest 2009.

Tags: alsedrech, ccp-claw, ccp-tyr, crovan, eve-fanfest, eve-fanfest-2009, eve-online, fanfest, fanfest-pvp-tournament, free-for-all, player-gathering, pvp, pvp-tournament, sci-fi, stevie-sg, steviesg, strategic-cruisers, tech-2, tech-3, the-drone-bay

EVE Online Alliance PvP Tournament finals in live video this weekend

by James Egan Feb 6th 2009 at 7:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, EVE Online, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, Guilds, MMO industry, PvP, News items

The final rounds of the EVE Online Alliance PvP Tournament VI will be streamed in live video this weekend, as 32 alliances fight their way to the top. It should be tense as any loss means elimination from the tournament.

If you're not familiar with the tournament or even with EVE, that doesn't mean this weekend's live video won't be accessible for you. Really it's all about watching ships fighting in space, although long-time players will have a better angle on what's happening with tactics and setups. We recently interviewed one of the tournament's commentators, Crovan, who's also co-host of The Drone Bay podcast. He explained to us what the tournament is all about, and what makes it such a significant annual event in EVE.

Tags: alliance-pvp-tournament, alliances, apocrypha, ccp, ccp-games, ccp-soundwave, combat, crovan, e-sports, esports, eve, eve-online, expansions, guilds, mmo-industry, previews, pvp, pvp-tournament, sci-fi, stevie-sg, the-drone-bay, tournaments, video

EVE TV returns to Fanfest, seeking interviews with players

by James Egan Oct 29th 2008 at 6:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Business models, Culture, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, Guilds, MMO industry, PvP

CCP Games announced that EVE TV is going to returning for EVE Online Fanfest 2008, and will still operate under the principle of being "something made by EVE players, for EVE players."

That's the word from one of newest members of the Marketing team at CCP Games, CCP Charlie, who introduces himself by announcing the scheduled content from Fanfest that they'll be recording and making available to everyone. He says, "Every video will be made available for download within a week or two after the Fanfest," and lists the specific content we can expect to view:

Tags: business-models, ccp, ccp-charlie, ccp-games, ccp-mindstar, culture, eve, eve-fanfest, eve-fanfest-2008, eve-online, eve-tv, fanfest, guilds, interviews, mmo-industry, presentations, pvp, pvp-tournament, reykjavik, sci-fi, stevie-sg