EVE-online has always been ahead of the curve (maybe even at the bleeding edge) when it comes to accessing the game when not in game. Due to EVE’s support of API I can use a program to track my character’s SP progression and plan for future skills, test out different fits for different ships without having to spend money in game. All this and so much more have made EVE so much easier to use whereas as games like World of Warcraft actively seek to ban users who make use of any third party applications.
Where does EVE’s New Eden fit into all of this? Well a simple explanation would be to say it’s a continuation of EVE’s support of API, but that doesn’t do it justice. 3rd Party applications have been a large boon, but data only flows one way; out of EVE. With New Eden players will be able to have a plethora of interactions within the game and other players be done outside the game, while they are at work, traveling, or just simply not in front of their PC. New Eden will connect me to my passion.