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EVE Evolved: Fitting Amarr cruisers for PvP in Retribution

by Brendan Drain (Dec 30th 2012 6:00PM)

EVE Online's recent Retribution expansion overhauled many of the game's old PvP mechanics and rebalanced all of the tech 1 frigates and cruisers. These are the first ships new players get into when they start playing, and many found they just couldn't compete with more expensive ships in combat. ...

EVE Evolved: Baiting players is hilarious fun!

by Brendan Drain (Dec 23rd 2012 6:00PM)

I originally planned to put together updated ship setups for EVE Online's newly revamped Caldari, Minmatar, and Amarr Tech 1 cruisers this week, but I've honestly been having far too much fun baiting people in highsec with last week's Vexor setup. I'm having such hilarious fun doing it that I ...

EVE Evolved: The great ship overhaul

by Brendan Drain (Jun 24th 2012 6:00PM)

One of EVE Online's most important features is that the game is constantly updated to avoid falling behind the development curve and being overtaken by new titles. The EVE we have today bears little resemblance to the primitive sandbox released in 2003 thanks to major graphical overhauls every ...

EVE Evolved: Fitting the Caldari Naga

by Brendan Drain (Dec 18th 2011 6:00PM)

While EVE Online's recent Crucible expansion brought us over a hundred small features, balance tweaks, and graphical updates, its headline feature was undoubtedly the four new tier 3 battlecruisers. It's been several years since a new combat ship was added to EVE, and combat had begun to get a ...

EVE Evolved: Upgrading to a PvP cruiser: Gallente and Amarr

by Brendan Drain (Jul 31st 2011 6:00PM)

People come to EVE Online from many different gaming backgrounds, and for one reason or another, the game doesn't click with most people the first time they try it. Two weeks ago, I encouraged people who have tried EVE but never got it to click with them to approach the game from a new angle -- ...

EVE Evolved: Medic ships, part 2: High-end healing

by Brendan Drain (Mar 28th 2010 6:00PM)

In the first of this two-part guide, I looked at some of the more affordable entry level ships and modules available to dedicated healers in EVE Online. I went on to examine an effective strategy for using medic ships as part of a PvE gang, whether you need some help on a particularly hard mission ...

Captain's Log: A guide to Lieutenant progression

by Kyle Horner (Feb 4th 2010 3:00PM)

Star Trek Online goes out of its way to make sure the player always has a bevy of mission choices at their fingertips. That makes a step-by-step guide on progressing through Lieutenant (i.e. the first ten "levels") somewhat worthless to write. So, I'm taking a different approach this week. This ...

Winners announced in STO's ship naming contest

by Kyle Horner (Jan 10th 2010 8:00PM)

Cryptic's gone and announced the winnings names (and prizes!) for their ship naming contest. You can see all three Tier 5 ship name here, and of course there's friendly screenshots to go along with the name. If you're just looking to know the names for each of the three ship archetypes, we can help ...

Star Trek Online dev chat explains ship classes and configurations

by James Egan (Jul 16th 2009 10:00AM)

Star Trek Online is a game that's being built upon one of the most popular sci-fi IPs of all time. As such, gamers have certain expectations of the title, particularly when it comes to the ships they'll be flying. As with the Star Trek films and shows, the game will stick to certain ship classes ...