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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[EVE's alliance warfare the largest virtual conflict ever waged]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/11/eves-alliance-warfare-the-largest-virtual-conflict-ever-waged/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/11/eves-alliance-warfare-the-largest-virtual-conflict-ever-waged/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/11/eves-alliance-warfare-the-largest-virtual-conflict-ever-waged/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/eve-online/" rel="tag">EVE Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/forums/" rel="tag">Forums</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/guilds/" rel="tag">Guilds</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/09/09/the-great-war/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/corpses425.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />Alliance warfare is an aspect of <a href="http://www.eve-online.com"><em>EVE Online</em></a> that sets it apart from virtually any other MMO on the market. It commands a devoted following of players who continually exert their collective strength to conquer new regions of space while subjugating their numerous opponents.<br /><br />Although it's been said that only a minority of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/eve-online"><em>EVE Online's</em></a><em> </em>entire playerbase are entrenched in alliance warfare over 0.0 (lawless) space, this is where much of the action in the game takes place. 0.0 is where the most valuable resources in the game are found, and where the authorities do nothing to hinder player activities. The wealth, freedom and potential for power turn <em>EVE's</em> vast swaths of 0.0 space into hotly contested regions... the battlefield of <em>"the largest virtual conflict ever waged,"</em> in the words of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/jim-rossignol">games journalist Jim Rossignol.</a><br /><em></em><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/11/eves-alliance-warfare-the-largest-virtual-conflict-ever-waged/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>EVE's alliance warfare the largest virtual conflict ever waged</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/11/eves-alliance-warfare-the-largest-virtual-conflict-ever-waged/">EVE's alliance warfare the largest virtual conflict ever waged</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/09/09/the-great-war/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/11/eves-alliance-warfare-the-largest-virtual-conflict-ever-waged/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1310199/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/11/eves-alliance-warfare-the-largest-virtual-conflict-ever-waged/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alliance</category><category>alliance-warfare</category><category>alliances</category><category>band-of-brothers</category><category>bob</category><category>ccp</category><category>ccp-games</category><category>conflict</category><category>eve</category><category>eve-online</category><category>forums</category><category>game-mechanics</category><category>goonfleet</category><category>goonswarm</category><category>guilds</category><category>jim-rossignol</category><category>new-eden</category><category>pvp</category><category>red-alliance</category><category>rock-paper-shotgun</category><category>rockpapershotgun</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>something-awful</category><category>territorial-control</category><category>this-gaming-life</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Egan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
