How Eve Online's corps recruit fresh blood for the space game's wars

12 Mar 2021PCGamesN

When most of us hear about Eve Online, it's because of some record-breaking battle that's just annihilated an eye-watering amount of real-world value from the game. World War Bee 2 just set a new record with the Massacre at M2-XFE, which resulted in a combined loss of $378,012 (about £267,400) for the belligerents, who collectively destroyed some 3,404 ships - including 257 Titans, Eve's largest and most expensive capital ships.

While the massive capital ships represent most of the actual value involved in Eve's battles, the conflicts also demand huge amounts of time and dedication by vast numbers of players. The coalitions fighting the war - groups formed by Eve's massive player-controlled corporations - need a steady stream of new recruits to maintain the war effort. They need fresh capsuleers, new players who are equipped with enough know-how to help battle enemy ships or act as scouts.

The problem is, Eve Online has a bit of a reputation for being difficult to get into. That initial difficulty curve is infamous, even among Eve players. A well-known cartoon among community members depicts a chart with the initial learning curves of MMOs like WoW and The Lord of the Rings Online, which appear to rise gently over time along the x-axis. High above them is a black line that represents Eve, which is depicted as a sheer cliff littered with the mangled bodies of players who have attempted to scale it and failed.

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