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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking the chains of Sovereignty in EVE Online's Dominion expansion]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/09/breaking-the-chains-of-sovereignty-in-eve-onlines-dominion-expa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/09/breaking-the-chains-of-sovereignty-in-eve-onlines-dominion-expa/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/09/breaking-the-chains-of-sovereignty-in-eve-onlines-dominion-expa/#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/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</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></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/eve-online"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/providenceandgangat580.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />We recently mentioned that the next expansion for <a href="http://www.eveonline.com"><em>EVE Online</em></a> is called <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/dominion"><em>Dominion</em></a>, and will focus on revamping the <a href="http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Sovereignty_%28Mechanics%29">sovereignty game mechanics</a> -- arguably one of the most crucial aspects of the game for the most hardcore players. So why, then, is sovereignty so important to the game's players? <br /><br /><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/eve-online"><em>EVE Online</em></a> is a game where everything takes place in a single setting, the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/29/eve-visual-guide-the-birth-of-new-eden/">New Eden galaxy</a> comprised of thousands of solar systems. While a large percentage of the game's playerbase remains in high security space controlled by NPC factions, for others it's 0.0 space (aka nullsec) where the real action is. In a nutshell, 0.0 is a lawless frontier where the rarest ores and minerals, the highest bounty NPCs, the most lucrative exploration content (in known space) is found. Of course, these regions are the most hotly contested territories in <em>EVE Online</em> and those resources found within are a <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/09/09/the-great-war/">driver for the continual conflict</a> that engulfs New Eden.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/09/breaking-the-chains-of-sovereignty-in-eve-onlines-dominion-expa/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Breaking the chains of Sovereignty in EVE Online's Dominion expansion</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/2009/09/09/breaking-the-chains-of-sovereignty-in-eve-onlines-dominion-expa/">Breaking the chains of Sovereignty in EVE Online's Dominion expansion</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:00:00 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.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&amp;bid=691>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/09/breaking-the-chains-of-sovereignty-in-eve-onlines-dominion-expa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19155655/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/09/breaking-the-chains-of-sovereignty-in-eve-onlines-dominion-expa/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alliances</category><category>ccp-abathur</category><category>dev-blog</category><category>dev-blogs</category><category>dominion</category><category>dust-514</category><category>eve-online</category><category>expansions</category><category>game-mechanics</category><category>guilds</category><category>new-eden</category><category>pvp</category><category>sandbox</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>sovereignty</category><category>territorial-control</category><category>treaties</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Egan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
