EVE Online: Quantum Rise Expansion Released in Full

November 12, 2008
 
EVE Online:
Quantum Rise Expansion Released in Full

CCP delivers last stage of free winter expansion

CCP today fully deployed
EVE Online: Quantum Rise, the ninth free
expansion for

EVE Online
. In September, CCP pushed the first staged delivery of
Quantum Rise to the servers ahead of
schedule-allowing for impressive 1000-player single-system battles and slashing
lag in major market hubs and across all aspects of gameplay. Today’s release
brings the final pieces of Quantum Rise to players and sets the stage for future
expansions.

Several improvements in Quantum Rise
include:

  • More upgrades to our hardware
    and software structures as a further implementation of the EVE64 and
    StacklessIO initiatives

  • Certificates provide benchmarks
    for the skill system, goals for new players, help during corporation
    recruiting and bragging rights

  • A new medal system allows
    corporations to build and bestow their own custom rewards for whatever
    achievements they can imagine-anywhere from participation in a major fleet
    battle to a milestone in corporate allegiance

  • UI changes include a moveable
    HUD, module recharge timers and weapon grouping

  • In-game Subscription Services
    allow players to convert 60-day EVE Time Codes (ETCs) into two 30-day items
    in game. They can be traded freely through all regular means (via market or
    contract or directly between players) and can be activated at any time

  • The new industrial capital ship,
    the Orca

  • Autopilot avoidance and new
    routes to bring safer, faster travel in New Eden

"Quantum Rise is yet another
successful iteration on an already great game with a proven track record of
delivering a deep, immersive, intelligent experience for one of the most
demanding audiences in the MMO industry," says Torfi Frans Olafsson, Senior
Producer for EVE Online. "We are proud to be delivering Quantum Rise as a
continuation of our vision of building the ultimate science-fiction simulator
that we will continue to grow and enhance until Earth will be taken over by
extraterrestrial races and we will be forced to put the project on hold while we
take up arms and liberate our home planet."

A full list of additions for EVE Online: Quantum
Rise
can be found on the features page:

http://www.eveonline.com/features/QuantumRise/

CCP is proud to bring Quantum Rise to you
just days after EVE Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland, where there were several
major announcements during the keynote speech for the legions of dedicated fans
in attendance. Check in with

www.eveonline.com
over the coming weeks for more information and a recap of
the Fifth Annual Party at the Top of the World.

Availability:
EVE Online: Quantum Rise will be
available for subscribers as a free download at

www.eveonline.com/download/
. Non-subscribers should visit the EVE website to
sign up for a free 14-day trial account.

About EVE Online
Set tens of thousands of years in the future, EVE Online is a breathtaking
journey to the stars, to an immersive experience filled with adventure, riches,
danger and glory. With nearly a quarter of a million subscribers worldwide
inhabiting the same virtual universe, EVE features a vast player-run economy
where your greatest asset is the starship, designed to accommodate your specific
needs, skills and ambitions. EVE offers professions ranging from commodities
trader to mercenary, industrial entrepreneur to pirate, mining engineer to
battle fleet commander or any combination of these and much more. From brokering
business deals to waging war, you will have access to a diverse array of
sophisticated tools and interfaces to forge your own destiny in EVE. Learn more
and sign up for a free trial at

www.eveonline.com
.

Definition of Subscribers
EVE Online subscribers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or
have an active electronic time code (ETC) to play EVE Online, as well as those
who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access. The above
definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or
cancelled subscriptions and expired ETCs.