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• New Eden Store: 2 for 1 deal on Boost Bundles

  17. June 2025 11:00

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  Skilled capsuleer, 

  You can now boost your skills and skyrocket your career in New Eden faster than ever, and for a lot less than usual! For a limited time, you can get 2 Boost Bundles for the price of 1 in the New Eden Store. 

  This offer is valid for the Graduate, Prodigy, and Master Bundles, and is valid until  24 June, so don’t hesitate. Stock up on SP and Cerebral Accelerators, and get 2 for 1! 

  WARP TO THE STORE

• Patch Notes - Version 23.01

  16. June 2025 11:00

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  Greetings,

  The following page will list patch notes for all updates within this release (Version 23.01). We invite you to join the player discussion about the content of this release on EVE Online forums:

  • General Feedback

  • Known Issues

  Initial Release Date: 2025-05-27 Last update: 2025-06-16

  🤝 - Indicates a change inspired by the player's feedback or suggestions.

  Patch Notes for 2025-06-16.1

  Features & Changes:

  Miscellaneous:

  • Three old billboard ads have been removed from the rotation, and three new billboard ads have been added to the rotation.

  Technical:

  • The systems behind Tech 3 ships have been refactored so that they are now comparable to the graphical performance and load of other ships in the game.

  Tech 3 ships have always had a higher performance cost than other ships in the game, especially when they are first loaded, and client stuttering can occur. With today's patch, we've been able to reduce the impact these ships have on the game engine to a level that matches most of the other ships in New Eden!

  Defect Fixes:

  Technical:

  • Resolved an issue where Mac clients would sometimes experience graphical artifacts.

  • Fixed several instances of sounds getting ‘stuck’, where they continued to play and follow the ship / camera when they should have stopped.

  • The client could become unresponsive under a set of rare conditions that required DX12, resizing the client window, and changing graphical settings; this has been adjusted.

  • Several broken decal effects have been fixed.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-06-12.1

  Features & Changes:

  Miscellaneous:

  • Boosters used in the Capsuleer Day event have been updated (being marked as expired, removed from search and market groups)

  Defect Fixes:

  User Interface:

  • When clicking through the show info window, a visual query indicator will be generated on the list of SKINS.

  • The suffix “Metallic” was removed from all nanocoatings listed in the metallics section.

  • The UI of the ACP window will no longer shrink when transitioning from full screen to floating and back.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-06-11.1

  Defect Fixes:

  Technical:

  • Some users of onboard Intel GPUs were experiencing a black screen caused by the driver crashing. Changes have been made to try to work around this problem. Please file a bug report from within the launcher if you still experience a black screen issue after this patch.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-06-10.1

  Defect Fixes:

  Technical:

  • In situations where a PC was under heavy load or ran out of VRAM, or on occasions where the GPU resources were limited, the client could crash with a "GPU Device Removed" error. The handling of these situations has been improved.

  • Lowered VRAM use in heavier scenes. This also helps reduce crashes when close to the VRAM limit of your graphics card.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-06-05.1

  Features & Changes:

  Sovereignty:

  • Equinox Sov Blueprint Reimbursement.

    • All of the old defunct Aegis Sovereignty blueprints have been converted over into new Equinox Blueprints.

    • The conversion list can be found below:

  Old Blueprint Name	New Blueprint Name
  Defunct Territorial Claim Unit Blueprint	Orbital Skyhook Blueprint
  Defunct Cynosural Navigation Blueprint	Cynosural Navigation Blueprint
  Defunct Cynosural Suppression Blueprint	Cynosural Suppression Blueprint
  Defunct Advanced Logistics Network Blueprint	Advanced Logistics Network Blueprint
  Defunct Supercapital Construction Facilities Blueprint	Supercapital Construction Facilities Blueprint
  Defunct Entrapment Array 1 Blueprint	Minor Threat Detection Array 1 Blueprint
  Defunct Entrapment Array 2 Blueprint	Minor Threat Detection Array 1 Blueprint
  Defunct Entrapment Array 3 Blueprint	Minor Threat Detection Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Entrapment Array 4 Blueprint	Minor Threat Detection Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Entrapment Array 5 Blueprint	Minor Threat Detection Array 3 Blueprint
  Defunct Pirate Detection Array 1 Blueprint	Major Threat Detection Array 1 Blueprint
  Defunct Pirate Detection Array 2 Blueprint	Major Threat Detection Array 1 Blueprint
  Defunct Pirate Detection Array 3 Blueprint	Major Threat Detection Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Pirate Detection Array 4 Blueprint	Major Threat Detection Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Pirate Detection Array 5 Blueprint	Major Threat Detection Array 3 Blueprint
  Defunct Ore Prospecting Array 1 Blueprint	Pyerite Prospecting Array 1 Blueprint
  Defunct Ore Prospecting Array 2 Blueprint	Pyerite Prospecting Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Ore Prospecting Array 3 Blueprint	Nocxium Prospecting Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Ore Prospecting Array 4 Blueprint	Megacyte Prospecting Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Ore Prospecting Array 5 Blueprint	Megacyte Prospecting Array 3 Blueprint
  Defunct Survey Networks 1 Blueprint	Exploration Detector 1 Blueprint
  Defunct Survey Networks 2 Blueprint	Exploration Detector 1 Blueprint
  Defunct Survey Networks 3 Blueprint	Exploration Detector 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Survey Networks 4 Blueprint	Exploration Detector 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Survey Networks 5 Blueprint	Exploration Detector 3 Blueprint
  Defunct Quantum Flux Generator 1 Blueprint	Tritanium Prospecting Array 1 Blueprint
  Defunct Quantum Flux Generator 2 Blueprint	Tritanium Prospecting Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Quantum Flux Generator 3 Blueprint	Isogen Prospecting Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Quantum Flux Generator 4 Blueprint	Zydrine Prospecting Array 2 Blueprint
  Defunct Quantum Flux Generator 5 Blueprint	Zydrine Prospecting Array 3 Blueprint

  Defect Fixes:

  Gameplay:

  • It’s no longer possible for the exploration sovereignty upgrades to spawn sites inside Zarzakh.

    • We’re working on a fix for preventing the sites being spawned “through” Zarzakh which we’ll be releasing in a future update.

  Graphics:

  • Adjusted the glow intensity based on color brightness and luminosity for brand banner on Freelance Project Cards.

  Localization:

  • Fixed the new ‘Triplot Scan Acquisition Array' module and blueprint having the wrong spelling of Acquisition.

  • Fixed missing space and formatting issues for several Skills in the tooltip.

  User Interface:

  • The directional scanner slider should no longer get into a bad state when a player enters a system with a bonus to dscan range (Electrical Stability Generator) and then leaves.

  • Fixed an issue where resizing the Structure SKINR tab in the Corporation window could cause UI elements to overlap, particularly when the corporation owned at least one structure with an active SKIN.

  • When selecting the find type option, the Modules Tab opens automatically, displaying the types of Modules without the need for manual selection.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-06-04.1

  Defect Fixes:

  Freelance Jobs:

  • Fixed a few Freelance jobs text defects.

  • Fixed an issue where currently committed Freelance jobs were not visible in the Active tab if the contribution limit had been reached and the reward also claimed.

  • Fixed an issue where Freelance jobs could not be duplicated from the History tab.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-06-03.1

  Defect Fixes:

  Graphics:

  • The Cynosural Field Generator effect is now a higher resolution.

  • The Deluge and Torrent Sponsored Security SKINs' holograms above the turrets no longer intersect turrets when docked in a new station.

  • The Squall Sponsored Security SKIN holograms that run along the front of the hull now smoothly turn off in sequence when undocking.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the Sanguinary Savant SKIN to have overlapping skull decals on multiple ships.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the Skybreaker base textures to have an unexpected material area.

  • Fixed the spotlights on the Cynabal Blackbody Drift SKIN.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the Cheetah hull to maintain the camouflage pattern that is otherwise removed when using the same color in slots one and two of SKINR.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-05-30.1

  Defect Fixes:

  User Interface:

  • Fixed an issue that caused the Omega Benefits Window to display the incorrect clone Status.

  • Fixed an issue that cause the Omega icon to display in the Neocom for Omega users.

  • Fixed an issue with search where case sensitivity caused it to fail.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-05-28.1

  Features & Changes:

  Freelance Jobs:

  • Existing Freelance jobs can now be duplicated.

  • Added Freelance jobs History tab for admins.

  • Added an X button to remove participants from jobs in the Participants view.

  • Replaced ‘Remaining ISK in Job’ field with ‘Coverage limit per loss’ in the Details view of Ship Insurance jobs.

  Map:

  • Added ‘Show All' and ‘Hide All’ options to the ‘Manage filter categories’ menu.

  Air Career Program:

  • Improving the progress bar UI in the Air Career Program.

  • Introducing an Omega Reward track. Omega rewards you with double Skill Point rewards; both graduation rewards from career paths and the Air Career Programs overall career point track rewards are doubled up to 1.5 million Skill Points.

    • Players that have previously claimed their ACP Rewards will automatically receive these bonus points retroactively starting from 11:30 UTC.

  Defect Fixes:

  Freelance Jobs:

  • Fixed various Freelance jobs text defects.

  • Fixed a Freelance job issue where non-ASCII job names could not be 3-4 characters long.

  • Fixed incorrect formatting of the Ship Insurance job creation form.

  • Fixed an issue where setting the Capsuleer Age Min & Max as 0 was not working correctly.

  Gameplay:

  • Fixed a rare defect which could cause a character to not be able to jump to a cynosural field if the last time the character cyno jumped was over 8 years ago.

  • Fixed a rare defect which could cause a character to become stuck and unable to load and recieve a ‘fatal error’ popup.

  • Fixed an issue with rogue drone relic sites which could cause them to become stuck in a non completeable state until they expired if a player failed every single can twice so they all exploded.

  • Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the new exploration sites from the new upgrades to fail to respawn.

  • The Sarathiel now has the faction metagroup icon/pip.

  • Fixed the Harbinger Navy Issues new Medium Laser Capacitor Bonus per level increasing cap instead of reducing it.

  • Fixed the Komodos 50% bonus to Kinetic and Thermal XL Torpedos and XL Cruise Missiles no longer applying.

  Graphics:

  • 🤝Vargur siege to warp animation transitions smoothly now after deactivation of Bastion module and warping immediately.

  Localization:

  • Added missing translation for ‘Transit’ in the sovereignty hub and sovereignty windows.

  Map:

  • Fixed an issue where the Favorite button icon could disappear from the applied filter UI.

  • Fixed an issue where the Layout menu could overlap the Filter bar resulting in Layout menu buttons not being easily clickable in the map’s floating window mode.

  User Interface:

  • Fixed an issue where PLEX purchases from the Character Selection Screen could occasionally fail.

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  Patch Notes for 2025-05-27.1

  The Legion expansion is out!

  Full overview of the contents of the expansion can be found here: Legion Expansion Notes!

  Features & Changes:

  NES:

  • Omega capsuleers can claim a gift of 10 PLEX.

  • Added an offer of 7 days Omega for 10 PLEX.

  Defect Fixes:

  Gameplay:

  • Structures in Highsec Corruption 5 systems are now able to be used to attack players who are shooting the structure.

  • Factional Warfare Infrastructure Hubs will now correctly payout LP again when a system is captured to players who shot the Ihub on grid.

  • You no longer need to have to have safety set to red to activate the Capital Emergency Hull Energizer modules in low security space.

  • The Leviathan and Komodo no longer have a bonus to Battleship Sized Torpedoes.

  User Interface:

  • The "My Mercenary Dens" window will now be remembered if a player adds it to the left panel in the Neocom after restarting the client.

  • Missing help pointers for modules and charges in fitting window have been added.

  • A number of text defects in the Sovereignty Hub window have been fixed.

  • The TCU slot in the Sovereignty Hub UI has been removed.

• Save 20% on Plex + Free Luminaire Rising SKINs

  13. June 2025 11:00

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  Act now and save 20% on PLEX, and get amazing, free Luminaire Rising SKINs thrown into the bargain!

  Get PLEX + SKINs

  These stunning SKINs are the perfect way to celebrate Gallente pride early by honoring Luminaire Rising.

  Use your PLEX to grow your wealth, sequence your custom SKINs in SKINR, or shop in the NES.

  Hurry, though, because this offer expires at 23:59 UTC on 20 June.

• Fire & Smoke Mass Test

  11. June 2025 11:00

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  Fiery capsuleers, 

  Get ready to unleash damage in a more striking way than ever before. 

  On 12 June, from 17:00 to 19:00 UTC, capsuleers are called on to join a mass test on the Singularity server. The goal? To put new damage state visuals, including smoke and fire effects that intensify with more damage, through their paces in large-scale combat. 

  This is your chance to help by simply shooting each other and basking in the firery destruction you bring. Whether you’re there for the smoking hot visuals, the chaos, or just the chance to wreck your friends on Singularity, you are invited. 

  Join the discussion and get your test instructions here.

  After the initial test, the server will remain open for extended testing over the weekend, allowing further data collection and refinements. Large Skill Injectors will be available on Singularity, so there will be plenty of fun to be had during the testing window and opportunities to try something new.

  Test Details 

  • When: 12 June, 17:00-19:00 UTC 

  • Where: Singularity test server (FD-MLJ system) 

  • How: Join the in-game channel “masstesting”, follow the MOTD instructions, fleet up, and light each other up! 

  See you on Singularity! o7 

• Community Beat for 06 June

  6. June 2025 21:15

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  Helloooooo New Eden!

  Happy Friday, everyone - it's time for another edition of the community beat! The universe has been electric with activity since the start of the Legion expansion, with endless battles bristling across multiple regions of space, providing a plethora of pew pew pew. We've seen the first sets of Sarathiels produced (and destroyed) and even the first sets of Babarogas produced (and destroyed); no one and nowhere is free from the calamity of chaos these ships seem to be creating. That's not to mention also seeing some fantastical Freelance Jobs being produced, and we've been greatly entertained watching some of the creativity of the player base here as well. If you've tuned into the CCP Twitch channel on a Friday, then you'll know that the community team regularly goes on a roam across the universe; the corporation "Choir of morning" took it upon themselves to add a bit of a bounty to that if you like to hunt devs after they set up a freelance project to hunt down CCP members!

  

  "Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonourable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first and kill them last" - Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen, Pithum Nullifier Training Manual c. YC104 is one of my favourite quotes, which you can find in the "Chameleon" ship hull description. However, the "Order of the Red Kestrel" corporation seems to be one of those corporations that claim this scourge must be purged and rewards the universe being cleansed of ECM-bonused ships.

  

  One of the things the community was also talking about was that Freelance Jobs might be used as a tool to trick people into situations that would get players killed; however, leaning into the aspect that destruction and accepting loss are a constructive part of the growth in New Eden, "Corp Borp" also set up a job to embrace that loss instead—helping to make that first loss sting a little less.

  

  B-E-A-utiful.

  EVE Online content creator Lurm put together a great video covering some of the Freelance Jobs as well from the expansion launch day; you should check it out if you haven't already, some of them had us in fits of laughter:

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  War has been declared!

  Two large nullsec factions, The Imperium and Pandemic Horde have been at war for a little bit now, and we've seen some great coverage so far. Capsuleer "Walter Islands" over on the EVE Online Discord has been sharing some epic screenshots of some of the battles and mobilisation so far:

  In addition, "Warlock Industries" over on YouTube has routinely been putting out videos with footage of some of the battles and keeping a tally of some of the destruction in ISK:

  Keep an eye on their channel to stay updated with some of the high-value battles!

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  And now for something completely different..

  In the realms of other videos as well, a whopping 13 years ago, dredditMOT/Test Alliance released a video called "Lasers are Magic" featuring some of their adventures, which involved "deploying the rainbow" in the form of a selection of Coercers with a full range of crystals for their lasers. This year, as a tribute to that video, Dirt 'n' Glitter released an up-to-date video with the same concept, taking on a selection of different-sized targets to the same soundtrack:

  Returning to more... regular things - the Cenotaph has been another ship that has been out for a while now, and players have really started learning how to maximise its effectiveness in combat encounters. Terrorising targets at short range, the battlecruiser can cloak up, sneak in close, then decloak and BLAST targets with its devastating high-damage over time breacher pod. Even when a part of a small fleet, a few of these ships creeping in close can cause a lot of damage. We saw a video earlier this week that really exemplifies the use of the Cenotaph, and if you're looking for ways they could be used or how to fly them, this is the video for you:

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  Art Corner

  The Community Beat wouldn't feel complete without a section dedicated to some of the art the community has been putting out. We routinely feature Lloyd George, aka El_Geo's work, as it is a gold standard of incredible watercolour painting. The detail in his paintings is at the next level. As of late, he has been on an absolute rampage of painting - in the previous community beat, we featured the Thunderchild; this time, we have a collection of other incredible work that he has recently produced:

  The Exemplary Exequor, the Barbourous Babaroga, the Prevelant Pacifier, and the ever-prominent Proteus are all in watercolour—absolutely stunning!

  We also want to shout out Khezu Knight, who's been sharing some of their adorable art. They've been creating some wonderfully charming creations, both in the digital world and in the physical:

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  EVE-NTually coming up activities..

  A good chunk of community interactions also comes from meetups, and EVE Online is blessed with a community that also enjoys such things! The team loves to give shoutouts wherever possible to our event organisers (and on occasion attend the meets ourselves) because they always have a story to tell, be it from the events themselves or from people attending them, sharing what they've been up to in-game.

  

  Sin Alarma has confirmed EVE Down Under (EDU) for 26-28 September in Australia! The Eventbrite page has all the details and a link to the Discord for it.

  If Australia is a bit too far for you, then fear not! Events also routinely happen in-universe as well, and Federation Day is another opportunity to gather and engage with the rest of the community. Want people to check out your most excellent drip? Well, the Mister and Miss pageant contest runs during the event, where you can share your "Best dressed" avatars in a thread that's then voted on for some sweet PLEX prizes!

  

  Consider yourself more of a ship design connoisseur instead? A SKINdustrailist? No problem, there's an event for that, too! Join the attendees in a conga line parading your creation, alongside an exemplary display of fireworks to win prizes! Consider yourself more of a trivia buff than an artiste? They've got you covered there, too, with trivia questions about the Gallente Federation to test your wit and lore knowledge.

  Come and join the celebrations outside Dodixie IX - Moon 20 - Federation Navy Assembly Plant on Saturday, 28 June at 18:00 UTC to participate in the fun and check the forum thread for more information!

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  That's all for this Beat! See you again for the next edition in a couple of weeks, and keep BLASTING!

  o7

• Get 2 Boost Bundles for the Price of 1

  5. June 2025 11:00

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  Skilled capsuleer,

  You can now boost your skills and skyrocket your career in New Eden faster than ever, and for a lot less than usual! For a limited time, you can get 2 Boost Bundles for the price of 1 in the EVE Store.

  This offer is valid for the Graduate, Prodigy, and Master Bundles, and is valid until 12 June, so don’t hesitate. Stock up on SP and Cerebral Accelerators, and get 2 for 1!

  SHOP NOW

• Monthly Economic Report - May 2025

  4. June 2025 14:15

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  Economic Capsuleers!

  The Monthly Economic Report for May 2025 is now available!

  Economic Summary

  • 9% Increase in Production, April vs May 2025. Mining and Destruction are stable.

  • MPI continues to fall, but at a much slower rate than April 2025.

  It's likely we are going to remove the Import, Export, and Trade Balance plots from the MER, due to the data-source being deprecated. We are working with the EVE Development Team to get a new data source that will give us more verbose data, enabling us to better calculate Imports, Exports and Trade balance.

  You can download all of the raw data used in this report here. Each image can be enlarged by clicking on it.

  To join the player discussion, please visit the official thread on EVE Online forums.

• Legion is Here

  27. May 2025 11:00

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  Illustrious capsuleers,

  The Legion expansion has landed in New Eden, unleashing a wave of new opportunities to energize your next chapter among the stars.

  Freelance Jobs help corporations grow while giving new capsuleers meaningful ways to connect and contribute. Two powerful new ships enter the battlefield, while new sovereignty upgrades enable deeper customization to nullsec space. Corporations can now establish a corporate palette, crafting a unique visual identity to boost pride, unity, and recognition. A massive ship and module balance pass refreshes fleet combat and logistics. In addition, visual updates to ships and the map bring style and function together.

  

  Check out the and the patch notes for more information about the innovations and improvements in Legion.

  Get Your Daily Rewards

  

  Celebrate the launch of Legion with 14 days of thrilling login rewards! From exclusive SKINR components like Atomic Sheen Gloss and Exo-Spinal, to substantial Skill Point drops and EverMarks, both Omega and Alpha pilots can reap substantial rewards every day, with Omegas getting up to 550,000 SP! Keep an eye out for iconic boosters like Quafe Zero and the Standard Cerebral Accelerator as well.

  Great Deals Abound

  Capsuleers can claim a special Omega offer from the New Eden Store: seven days of Omega for just 10 PLEX. It’s the perfect boost to help you seize the moment, fly the new ships, and sharpen your edge. This limited-time offer ends on 3 June.

  

  Meanwhile, the EVE Store offers two themed packs. The Initiate Ascension Pack is tailored for rising capsuleers, offering Omega access, a cerebral accelerator, and two expert systems including the Kikimora Pilot. Veterans looking to cement their legacy can grab the Ascendant Legacy Pack, which includes 500,000 Skill Points, 1,000 PLEX, a Genius accelerator, and an exclusive set of Azdaja Extirpated SKINs.

  

  Finally, new Twitch Drops are available until midnight on 10 June, so keep your eyes firmly on CCP TV and select Twitch partners. Tune in and claim your in-game rewards.

  

  Hype for the Hub

  An abundance of new components have arrived in the Paragon Hub, expanding your creative arsenal with striking new colors and patterns. In addition, you can sequence SKINs faster in the Paragon Hub until 16 June, getting your unique designs out there even quicker.

  Power Awaits You

  Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a new capsuleer, Legion offers unparalleled opportunities to impact New Eden and shape the future. Warp in today to start making your mark and claim the rewards, offers, and opportunities waiting for you.