Greetings capsuleers!

 

As you saw in CCP Gargant’s Dev blog, Alliance Tournament XII is due to hit your screens this August. The team here is all super excited to bring you another awesome tournament and we’ll be bringing you more info on the rules and tournament format in the next few weeks as we get ready to open signups for teams.

One aspect of the Alliance Tournament is already being decided: the player commentators that we fly out to Iceland to join us live on set for the last two weekends of live broadcasting. Giving truly diehard, committed players the ultimate trip to CCP HQ is one of my favourite things about EVE’s flagship tournament,. We take choosing these players very seriously and a large number of these players have gone on to work for CCP over the years.

Full details on this process are below, copied from CCP Gargant’s dev blog, but I want to bring one thing to your attention right now:

Signups for Alliance Tournament XII will close at midnight UTC on Sunday the 18^th. That means you have just a few days left to apply to be a commentator!

 

Got your attention? Then read the details below:

As a commentator you'll be on the set discussing the tournament, tactics, teams and talking with developers about EVE live on air. You'll also take shifts in the commentary booth providing live commentary on the matches themselves. You need to know your internet spaceship PvP and you need to know how to keep on talking!

 

Alliance Tournament XII will take place over four consecutive weekends starting on Saturday, August 16th and ending with the grand finale on Sunday, September 7th. Flights (from all Icelandair destinations) and accommodations are supplied by us. All you need is a little spending money.

 

So you're interested? The next step is to check this short list and make sure you match what we're looking for!

 

• Can you come out and play? Selected players will need to hold a valid passport (we will require scans to confirm this at a later stage) and be available to fly to Iceland on Wednesday, August 27th and return home on Monday, September 8th.
• A sense of humor is a must: commentators will need to be sharp-witted, knowledgeable, presentable and comfortable with talking on camera and into a microphone. To increase your chances of getting through, we highly recommend submitting any pre-made or purpose filmed video you have of yourself (link to a YouTube clip or Twitch recording) as part of your application.
• You need to know your PvP: We don't despise industrialists, mission-runners and miners but as this is a PvP tournament and you need to be well versed.
• You must be 21+ in order to apply.

If you are interested in taking part, please email us at evetv@ccpgames.com by 23:59 UTC (Eve Time) on Sunday May 18th, 2014 with the following information. Those lucky enough to be selected for the second round of eliminations must be available to attend voice chat interviews on Saturday, May 24th, 2014. The chosen commentators will be announced by June 11th, 2014.

 

• Character and real name.
• Date of birth.
• Nationality and current country of residence.
• Tell us about yourself, both in game and out. Remember what you're applying for and sell yourself to that effect.
• Confirm you are available between the 27th of August to 8th of September to fly to Iceland. If you need to book time off work / school please don't do it until we accept you; but please check that it is possible, if there is any doubt here please let us know.
• Remember your applying to be on TV! Include any multimedia you think shows you off, all of the people chosen for the last Tournament had sent in video clips/links to YouTube!
• Applications close on May 18th, so get mailing!

 

 

P.S. CCP Loxy here again, just for fun I’m going to try and list everyone I can think of who works/has worked at CCP after appearing on EVE TV…  CCP SessionChange, CCP Daishi, CCP Atropos, CCP Mindstar, CCP Soundwave, CCP Capslock, CCP Claw, CCP Loxy, CCP Iris, CCP StevieSG, GM Grave, CCP Sreegs, CCP Fozzie, CCP Rise, CCP Falcon, CCP Dolan… Are you next?

 

Greetings capsuleers!

 

As you saw in CCP Gargant’s Dev blog, Alliance Tournament XII is due to hit your screens this August. The team here is all super excited to bring you another awesome tournament and we’ll be bringing you more info on the rules and tournament format in the next few weeks as we get ready to open signups for teams.

One aspect of the Alliance Tournament is already being decided: the player commentators that we fly out to Iceland to join us live on set for the last two weekends of live broadcasting. Giving truly diehard, committed players the ultimate trip to CCP HQ is one of my favourite things about EVE’s flagship tournament,. We take choosing these players very seriously and a large number of these players have gone on to work for CCP over the years.

Full details on this process are below, copied from CCP Gargant’s dev blog, but I want to bring one thing to your attention right now:

Signups for Alliance Tournament XII will close at midnight UTC on Sunday the 18^th. That means you have just a few days left to apply to be a commentator!

 

Got your attention? Then read the details below:

As a commentator you'll be on the set discussing the tournament, tactics, teams and talking with developers about EVE live on air. You'll also take shifts in the commentary booth providing live commentary on the matches themselves. You need to know your internet spaceship PvP and you need to know how to keep on talking!

 

Alliance Tournament XII will take place over four consecutive weekends starting on Saturday, August 16th and ending with the grand finale on Sunday, September 7th. Flights (from all Icelandair destinations) and accommodations are supplied by us. All you need is a little spending money.

 

So you're interested? The next step is to check this short list and make sure you match what we're looking for!

 

• Can you come out and play? Selected players will need to hold a valid passport (we will require scans to confirm this at a later stage) and be available to fly to Iceland on Wednesday, August 27th and return home on Monday, September 8th.
• A sense of humor is a must: commentators will need to be sharp-witted, knowledgeable, presentable and comfortable with talking on camera and into a microphone. To increase your chances of getting through, we highly recommend submitting any pre-made or purpose filmed video you have of yourself (link to a YouTube clip or Twitch recording) as part of your application.
• You need to know your PvP: We don't despise industrialists, mission-runners and miners but as this is a PvP tournament and you need to be well versed.
• You must be 21+ in order to apply.

If you are interested in taking part, please email us at evetv@ccpgames.com by 23:59 UTC (Eve Time) on Sunday May 18th, 2014 with the following information. Those lucky enough to be selected for the second round of eliminations must be available to attend voice chat interviews on Saturday, May 24th, 2014. The chosen commentators will be announced by June 11th, 2014.

 

• Character and real name.
• Date of birth.
• Nationality and current country of residence.
• Tell us about yourself, both in game and out. Remember what you're applying for and sell yourself to that effect.
• Confirm you are available between the 27th of August to 8th of September to fly to Iceland. If you need to book time off work / school please don't do it until we accept you; but please check that it is possible, if there is any doubt here please let us know.
• Remember your applying to be on TV! Include any multimedia you think shows you off, all of the people chosen for the last Tournament had sent in video clips/links to YouTube!
• Applications close on May 18th, so get mailing!

 

 

P.S. CCP Loxy here again, just for fun I’m going to try and list everyone I can think of who works/has worked at CCP after appearing on EVE TV…  CCP SessionChange, CCP Daishi, CCP Atropos, CCP Mindstar, CCP Soundwave, CCP Capslock, CCP Claw, CCP Loxy, CCP Iris, CCP StevieSG, GM Grave, CCP Sreegs, CCP Fozzie, CCP Rise, CCP Falcon, CCP Dolan… Are you next?

 

Howdy internet people!

CCP Loxy here to tell you all about EVE TV’s plans to bring you Fanfest 2014. As expected our cameras will be in every room bringing you all the excitement of Fanfest as close to “being there” as cameras and an internet can make it. Along with the presentations you’ll have a day packed with the delights of CCP Guard, CCP Mimic, CCP Gargant and CCP Rise as your hosts, bringing you even more insights and interviews with a wide selection of devs and players.

From the morning of Thursday to the very early morning of Sunday night we’ll be broadcasting it all, over 30+ hours of content also available to re-watch on Twitch throughout the event (HD Subscribers only) and available on YouTube channel within a few days.

 

HD Stream Package

As with past years we’re offering an exciting upgrade for those who really want to immerse themselves in the action—a great value for watching parties where “POS Fuel”, “Mordu’s Private Stock” and “The Damsel in Distress” are on the bar menu!

The primary benefit will be of course all of Fanfest 2014 in HD, a big step up in quality from the free stream and the only way you’ll want to watch the new Fanfest 2014 Trailer on Saturday during the CCP Presents Keynote! You’ll also have access to our Twitch archive containing the day’s recordings for you to re-watch at your leisure, everyone else will have to wait until the following week for items to appear on YouTube.

 

 

The HD Stream will also include exclusive goodies!

As well as enjoying Fanfest in HD you’ll also be getting some Fanfest Stuff™ in EVE Online.

• You’ll be able to pick one of four ship skins for a line of industrial ships, the Iteron Inner Zone Shipping Edition, the Badger Tayra Wiyrkomi Edition, the Mammoth Nefantar Editon and the Bestower Tas-Murkon Edition. Worth it for the names alone, these ships skins will transform your simple industrial ship into one of the rarest ships in New Eden.
• You will receive a two in game Quafe Fanfest 2014 shirts (male and female fits) for your avatar. Another exclusive that will not be made available again!
• You’ll also enjoy more civilized company on Twitch chat as we enable subscriber only chat mode that will cut out a lot of spam and requests for presenters to drink something or eat something, as well as enabling some custom icons only available to HD package buyers.
• You’ll also be interested in our video archive. As mentioned above HD subscribers will be able to re-watch the action on Twitch, while everyone else will need to wait for things to be uploaded to YouTube.

 

All of this is available for just 1 PLEX (I should mention its worth checking what these in game items are being listed on the market for already!). Also please note that to receive all the goodies you need to purchase the package through EVE Account Management (just follow the links in this blog), purchasing the package direct from Twitch will not get you the in game items!

So that has your interest I hope, I will leave you with the schedule and hope to see you in Twitch chat later this week. 

 

GMT/PST THURSDAY MAY 1ST

11:00/04:00 Welcome to Fanfest 2014 with EVE TV

12:00/05:00 Game Design Panel

13:00/06:00 Economy: Into the Second Decade

14:00/07:00 Ship and Module Balancing

15:00/08:00 Concept Art Live Session

16:00/09:00 CSM Panel

17:00/10:00 Fanfest Welcome & EVE Valkyrie Keynote

18:00/11:00 Fanfest Welcome & EVE Valkyrie Keynote

19:00/12:00 EVE & DUST 514: Community Panel

20:00/13:00 Gridlock Talks Performance

21:00/14:00 End of Fanfest Day 1

 

 

GMT/PST FRIDAY MAY 2ND

11:00/04:00 From Evidence to Bans

12:00/05:00 New Player Experience Vision

13:00/06:00 DUST 514 Keynote

14:00/07:00 Probing the Future of the EVE engine

15:00/08:00 DUST 514: Progression

16:00/09:00 The Art of EVE Valkyrie

17:00/10:00 EVE Keynote

18:00/11:00 EVE Keynote

19:00/12:00 Alliance Panel

20:00/13:00 EVE of Destruction

21:00/14:00 End of Fanfest Day 2

 

GMT/PST SATURDAY MAY 3RD

11:00/04:00 Coaching Them Up in New Eden

12:00/05:00 Making EVE Valkyrie a Full Game

13:00/06:00 More Sand in the Box for DUST 514

14:00/07:00 Industry Panel

15:00/08:00 Make EVE Real - Going Interstellar

16:00/09:00 Art Panel

17:00/10:00 CCP PRESENTS!

18:00/11:00 CCP PRESENTS!

19:00/12:00 Deploying Pluggable Space Things

20:00/13:00 EVE TV Reviews Fanfest 2014

21:00/14:00 Party at the Top of the World

00:00/17:00 End of Fanfest Day 3

 

 

See you on http://www.twitch.tv/ccp

For more about the schedule, check out CCP Legion’s recent blog.

 

From a back room of Harpa where I can see everything you do,
CCP Loxy

Howdy internet people!

CCP Loxy here to tell you all about EVE TV’s plans to bring you Fanfest 2014. As expected our cameras will be in every room bringing you all the excitement of Fanfest as close to “being there” as cameras and an internet can make it. Along with the presentations you’ll have a day packed with the delights of CCP Guard, CCP Mimic, CCP Gargant and CCP Rise as your hosts, bringing you even more insights and interviews with a wide selection of devs and players.

From the morning of Thursday to the very early morning of Sunday night we’ll be broadcasting it all, over 30+ hours of content also available to re-watch on Twitch throughout the event (HD Subscribers only) and available on YouTube channel within a few days.

 

HD Stream Package

As with past years we’re offering an exciting upgrade for those who really want to immerse themselves in the action—a great value for watching parties where “POS Fuel”, “Mordu’s Private Stock” and “The Damsel in Distress” are on the bar menu!

The primary benefit will be of course all of Fanfest 2014 in HD, a big step up in quality from the free stream and the only way you’ll want to watch the new Fanfest 2014 Trailer on Saturday during the CCP Presents Keynote! You’ll also have access to our Twitch archive containing the day’s recordings for you to re-watch at your leisure, everyone else will have to wait until the following week for items to appear on YouTube.

 

 

The HD Stream will also include exclusive goodies!

As well as enjoying Fanfest in HD you’ll also be getting some Fanfest Stuff™ in EVE Online.

• You’ll be able to pick one of four ship skins for a line of industrial ships, the Iteron Inner Zone Shipping Edition, the Badger Tayra Wiyrkomi Edition, the Mammoth Nefantar Editon and the Bestower Tas-Murkon Edition. Worth it for the names alone, these ships skins will transform your simple industrial ship into one of the rarest ships in New Eden.
• You will receive a two in game Quafe Fanfest 2014 shirts (male and female fits) for your avatar. Another exclusive that will not be made available again!
• You’ll also enjoy more civilized company on Twitch chat as we enable subscriber only chat mode that will cut out a lot of spam and requests for presenters to drink something or eat something, as well as enabling some custom icons only available to HD package buyers.
• You’ll also be interested in our video archive. As mentioned above HD subscribers will be able to re-watch the action on Twitch, while everyone else will need to wait for things to be uploaded to YouTube.

 

All of this is available for just 1 PLEX (I should mention its worth checking what these in game items are being listed on the market for already!). Also please note that to receive all the goodies you need to purchase the package through EVE Account Management (just follow the links in this blog), purchasing the package direct from Twitch will not get you the in game items!

So that has your interest I hope, I will leave you with the schedule and hope to see you in Twitch chat later this week. 

 

GMT/PST THURSDAY MAY 1ST

11:00/04:00 Welcome to Fanfest 2014 with EVE TV

12:00/05:00 Game Design Panel

13:00/06:00 Economy: Into the Second Decade

14:00/07:00 Ship and Module Balancing

15:00/08:00 Concept Art Live Session

16:00/09:00 CSM Panel

17:00/10:00 Fanfest Welcome & EVE Valkyrie Keynote

18:00/11:00 Fanfest Welcome & EVE Valkyrie Keynote

19:00/12:00 EVE & DUST 514: Community Panel

20:00/13:00 Gridlock Talks Performance

21:00/14:00 End of Fanfest Day 1

 

 

GMT/PST FRIDAY MAY 2ND

11:00/04:00 From Evidence to Bans

12:00/05:00 New Player Experience Vision

13:00/06:00 DUST 514 Keynote

14:00/07:00 Probing the Future of the EVE engine

15:00/08:00 DUST 514: Progression

16:00/09:00 The Art of EVE Valkyrie

17:00/10:00 EVE Keynote

18:00/11:00 EVE Keynote

19:00/12:00 Alliance Panel

20:00/13:00 EVE of Destruction

21:00/14:00 End of Fanfest Day 2

 

GMT/PST SATURDAY MAY 3RD

11:00/04:00 Coaching Them Up in New Eden

12:00/05:00 Making EVE Valkyrie a Full Game

13:00/06:00 More Sand in the Box for DUST 514

14:00/07:00 Industry Panel

15:00/08:00 Make EVE Real - Going Interstellar

16:00/09:00 Art Panel

17:00/10:00 CCP PRESENTS!

18:00/11:00 CCP PRESENTS!

19:00/12:00 Deploying Pluggable Space Things

20:00/13:00 EVE TV Reviews Fanfest 2014

21:00/14:00 Party at the Top of the World

00:00/17:00 End of Fanfest Day 3

 

 

See you on http://www.twitch.tv/ccp

For more about the schedule, check out CCP Legion’s recent blog.

 

From a back room of Harpa where I can see everything you do,
CCP Loxy

Greetings space fans!

 

As previous announced in CCP Guard's Dev blog, CCP is throwing its support behind the premiere player run EVE gathering EVE Vegas. As part of this we’re happy to announce that EVE TV will be flying out to provide a live stream of the presentations by both CCP developers and the player community.

We will be broadcasting live over our twitch channel on:

October 19^th (Saturday)   17:00 to 02:00 UTC / EVE Time - (10:00 to 19:00 PDT / Local Time)

October 20^th (Sunday)     17:00 to 22:00 UTC / EVE Time - (10:00 to 15:00 PDT / Local Time)

All times are subject to minor changes.

 

Your favorite host (no not that one, the other one) CCP Guard will be with us to guide you throughout the day, bringing you the gossip from the convention floor along with chatting with both CCP Developers and EVE players.

We’ll bring you all the presentations live which you won’t want to miss. CCP speakers include:

• CCP Pokethulu // CMO // Keynote
• CCP Fozzie // EVE Game Designer // EVE
• CCP Rise // EVE Game Designer // EVE
• CCP Arrow // EVE Game Design Director // EVE
• CCP Praetorian // Creative Director // DUST 514
• CCP LeKjart // Principal Game Designer // DUST/EVE link
• CCP Guard // Community Developer // Community
• CCP Saberwing // DUST 514 Community Manager // Community

If that boy band line up isn’t enough we’re also have presentations from EVE players including Chribba, The Mittani and Javajunkie; plus continuing our “Make EVE Real” series, guest speaker Les Johnson from NASA.

So tune in and enjoy the show!

 

If you’re still considering attending EVE Vegas 2013 I’d urge you to check out CCP Guard’s Dev blog! Things NOT in the live stream include:

• EVE & DUST Tournaments
• A chance to play EVE Valkyrie with the prototype HD Oculus Rift
• Roundtables with Devs
• The Pub Crawl
• So many goodies including Battleship Models, T-Shirts (both real and in-game), pirate frigates and so much more!

All the details are right here

 

- CCP Loxy (Is super excited to go to Vegas yay)

 

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Alliance Tournament X is only eight weeks away and we wanted to take this opportunity to go over team submissions and rules for this event.

This year we will have 64 teams participating in the tournament which runs over four consecutive weekends starting on June 30, 2012. As well as changing some of the rules to ensure the tournament brings new tactics and set ups, we have also added rules to ensure that the spirit of the tournament remains competitive and entertaining.

Next week we will be going into more detail about how you can participate in the random draw and how to apply for an auction spot. Today we want to look at tournament rules and what we wanted to achieve with these. While a full listing is available below for your perusal, and will be updated on the new Alliance Tournament page next week, we would like to take a moment and highlight some of the important changes:

• We are increasing the number of ships you can field in the qualifying rounds from five to six.
• We are increasing the number of ships you can field in the final two weekends from 10 to 12.
• Match times have been reduced from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.
• We will be actively removing those alliances that try and add a ‘B’ or ‘C’ team. We want everyone to have a fair chance but stacking the deck in this manner will not be permitted. This removal will also include the main alliance if we detect anyone trying to field more than one team.
• Ship point values have been changed with some ships going down in cost.
• Alliance Tournament referees can now call a match null and void or declare a result if they feel a team is not competing or throwing a game. This will be entirely at the discretion of the tournament referees.

These are some of the main rule changes which we feel will add to the overall betterment of Alliance Tournament. Below is the full rule list for your information.

 

Match Rules

Tournament Rules

1. This is a three stage tournament, with 64 alliances allowed to enter.
2. There will be two pre-qualifying rounds, followed by a 32 team group stage and a 16 team final day.
3. All competing pilots must have been members of the alliance for which they are competing, and be a member of that Alliance by downtime on May, 05, 2012.
4. All alliance members are eligible to compete in any match in which their alliance is taking part, subject to all applicable rules; teams do not have to remain the same between games.
5. To ensure that all Alliances get a fair opportunity to participate we will be checking on team entries and will disqualify teams who we consider to be ‘B’ or ‘C’ teams for bigger Alliances.

Please note that both the format and match rules are subject to change. It is strongly advised that participants watch the EVE Alliance Tournament forum regularly for announcements.

Match Rules

1. Alliances can field up to twelve pilots on the battlefield.
   • During the pre-qualifying rounds, this will be limited to 6 pilots.
2. Fights are limited to 10 minutes in pre-qualifying rounds and group stage, and to 10 minutes on the final day. If a fight reaches time, it will be stopped and whichever alliance has the higher total points value will be declared winner. See "Victory Conditions", below.
3. Intentional pod killing is NOT allowed and may result in the offender being punished. All podkills will be reimbursed.

Penalties

A player found breaking any rules can be penalized to various degrees, depending on the severity of the offence. All penalties are incurred at the tournament organizer's discretion. Decisions are final. Penalties may be levied against a player or team and may include but are not limited to:

• Points deduction
• Reducing the offending ship(s) shield / armor / hull / capacitor to 50%
• Removal from the fight
• Ban from competing for one or more matches.
• Ban from competing for the remainder of the tournament, and/or any future tournaments.
• For Alliance Tournament X the referees can call a match null and void or declare a result if they believe that one of the teams is not competing. This tournament is designed to showcase the talents of pilots and should be entertaining.

Place & Tactics

1. Participants should be prepared, in their chosen ships and in a fleet, 30 minutes before their scheduled fight time. Teams will be brought by a GM to a star system in uncharted space and designated as Team 1 and Team 2. If you are not ready with this time allocation you will be disqualified from this match and the opposing team will receive maximum points as a result.
2. There are eight beacons in the system, which serve as start off points. Four beacons are marked for Team 1 and four marked for Team 2. The teams must assemble at any of the four beacons designated for their team.
3. Once the word is given, teams warp in to the at a range of their choosing, up to a maximum of 50 km. Team members are allowed to warp in at different ranges.
4. The arena will measure 125 km radius around the central beacon.
5. The host will begin a countdown. When the countdown ends, the host will break target locks of all ships in the arena
6. If a player warps out/leaves the arena, his/her ship will be destroyed. This includes disconnection emergency warps.
7. Warping within the arena is NOT allowed.
8. Dropping cargo containers or other anchorable items is NOT allowed. Dropping regular jettison containers is allowed.
9. Locking players before the match starts is NOT allowed.
10. Activating aggressive or targeted modules before the match starts is NOT allowed.
11. Launching drones before the match starts is NOT allowed.
12. Moving before the match starts is NOT allowed.
13. Boarding a ship during the match is not allowed.

Ships & Points

1. Each team has 100 points with which to select their ships. Teams must use a minimum of 50 points.
   • During Pre-Qualifying rounds, teams have a total of 50 points to select ships. There is no minimum number of pilots or points a team needs to field during the pre-qualifiers.
2. Each team may have up to 12 ships on the battlefield.
   • During Pre-Qualifying rounds, teams may have up to 6 ships.
3. Teams may field no more than 4 of a given ship. This applies to specifically named ships only, and not ship hulls. For example, 4 Curses, 4 Pilgrims, and 4 Arbitrators would be legal.
4. Teams may field no more than 1 logistics ship.
5. Unused points will be added to the opponents score.
6. Ship points values are as follows. Ship types not listed in the table are not allowed.
   • Battleship, Faction - 20
   • Marauder - 17
   • Battleship - 17
   • Black Ops Battleship - 17
   • Command Ship - 16
   • Strategic Cruiser - 16
   • Cruiser, Faction – 14
   • Recon Ship – 14
   • Heavy Assault Cruiser - 13
   • Battlecruiser (Tier 2) – 13
   • Battlecruiser (Tier 3)  - 12
   • Heavy Interdictor - 12
   • Logistics Cruiser - 12
   • Battlecruiser (Tier 1) - 10
   • Cruiser - 8
   • Bomber - 6
   • Electronic Attack Frigate - 5
   • Frigate, Faction - 4
   • Assault Frigate - 4
   • Interdictor - 3
   • Interceptor - 3
   • Destroyer - 3
   • Tech 1 Industrial Ships - 3
   • Frigate - 2
7. The definitions of 'Tier 1', 'Tier 2' and ‘Tier 3’ Battlecruisers are as follows: Tier 1 Battlecruisers are: Cyclone, Brutix, Ferox, Prophecy. Tier 2 Battlecruisers are: Hurricane, Myrmidon, Drake, Harbinger. Tier 3 Battlecruisers are: Oracle, Naga, Talos and Tornado

Fitting Restrictions

1. All T1 and T2 modules are allowed, with the following exception:
   1. All Remote Armor Repair modules and Remote Shield Transfer modules are NOT allowed, EXCEPT on ONE of EITHER a logistics ship or a strategic cruiser.
   2. Faction, COSMOS, deadspace and officer modules are NOT allowed.
2. T1 Rigs are allowed. T2 Rigs are NOT allowed.
3. All T1 and T2 ammunition, missiles and charges are allowed. Faction ammunition, missiles and capacitor boosters are allowed.
4. All drones are allowed, including Logistics drones. Augmented drones, which were previously banned, will now be permitted.
5. Attribute Enhancers that give bonuses to anything other than perception, intelligence, willpower, memory, and charisma are NOT allowed.
6. All Hardwirings are allowed.
7. Boosters are NOT allowed.
8. Cloaking is NOT allowed.
9. Cap Boosters are allowed.
10. New modules introduced with Inferno will be valid during the qualifying rounds. The Alliance Tournament team will monitor their use during qualifying rounds and potentially ban or restrict the use of certain modules if we feel they are reducing the overall quality of the tournament.

Flagships

1. Any standard T1 or Faction battleship hull may be designated as a flagship.
2. Flagships are able to fit faction, officer, cosmos, and Deadspace versions of the following modules, ignoring tournament rules to the contrary:
   • All Highslot Modules (not including remote armour repair modules, remote shield transfer modules, or cloaking devices)
   • Electronic Warfare Modules
   • Weapon Upgrade Modules
   • ONE Shield Booster or up to TWO Armour Repairers
3. All flagships must be given an appropriate name, which must fall within Eve Online's standard naming policies. It may not be renamed during the tournament. You may NOT name any ship in your tournament teams with the same name as your submitted flagship.
4. Flagship ship types must be created in advance and their ship hull and name submitted to CCP Alliance Tournament via Evemail no later than 01/06/2012. The fittings for a Flagship do not have to be disclosed. Fittings may also be changed from match to match.
5. All flagship names and hull types will be published in the Flagships section of the Eve Online Alliance Tournament site following the deadline date.
6. A flagship may be fielded in any match and counts as a normal ship in every way other than the ones defined above.
7. A flagship costs the same points value as for a normal ship of its type.
8. You are under no obligation to field your flagship in any given match.
9. If your flagship is destroyed, it may not be fielded again during the tournament.
10. Flagships may not be fielded during pre-qualifying rounds.

Victory Conditions

1. During a match, a team scores points for each enemy ship it kills, equal to the tournament points value of that ship. The team that has scored the most points at the conclusion of the match, or that destroys the entire opposing team, is the winner.
2. If a team chooses to field less than 100 points, non-fielded points count towards the opponent's score.
   • This rule applies to the 50 point limit during Pre-Qualifying, not 100 points.

Applications for commentators close on Sunday, April 29 at 23:59. Anyone looking to become a commentator needs to get this application submitted as soon as possible. Check out this blog for all necessary information and don’t miss out on one of the greatest opportunities an eve player has to mingle with CCP, spend two weeks in Iceland and become an internet spaceship celebrity!

Players can now submit adverts for the alliance tournament, there is no charge to submit a video and it will be seen by hundreds of thousands of unique viewers. Check this thread for all the rules and process.

The tournament rules are scheduled to be published on Wednesday, May 2 so stay tuned for a dev blog and update to the alliance tournament site. We will be making some very interesting changes to the rules to ensure a vibrant and exciting tournament.

Team signups will commence on Monday, May 7 and details on the process will be included in the rules dev blog.

 

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CCP Unifex, during the EVE Keynote at Fanfest 2012, announced that the 10^th Alliance Tournament will begin on June 30, 2012.

With new Battlecruisers, boosted Destroyers and enhanced Assault Frigates,  we will be spicing up the rule set once again and bringing in some new faces and fresh ideas for EVE TV's coverage. There will be future Dev Blogs on the tournament in the coming weeks which will cover the rules, broadcast schedule and sign up details.

For those who missed the last one - all the matches from Alliance Tournament VII, VIII and IX are available on CCP's YouTube channel.

EVE TV's Player Commentator Team

We will once again be opening up the application process for players who would like to be PVP commentators, these elite players are handpicked by us to fly out to Iceland for the tournament finals played over the final two weekends.

As a commentator you'll be on the set discussing the tournament, tactics, teams and talking with developers about EVE live on air. You'll also take shifts in the commentary booth providing live commentary on the matches themselves. You need to know your PvP and you need to know how to keep on talking!

Alliance Tournament X will take place over four consecutive weekends starting on Saturday, June 30 and ending with the grand final on Sunday, July 22.You'll be flown out to Reykjavik, Iceland to join the team here at CCP HQ to help us run the show during the live broadcast of the two final weekends. Flights (from all Icelandairdestinations) and accommodation are supplied by us. All you need is a little spending money.

So you're interested? Next step is to check this short list and make sure you match what we're looking for!

• Can you come out and play?Selected players will need to hold a valid passport (we will require scans to confirm this at a later stage) and be available to fly to Iceland on the Wednesday, July 11 and returning home on Monday, July 23.
• A sense of humor is a must:commentators will need to be sharp-witted, knowledgeable, presentable and comfortable with talking on camera and into a microphone. To greater the chances of getting through, we highly recommend submitting any pre-made or purpose filmed video you have of yourself (link to a YouTube clip!) as part of your application.
• You need to know your PvP: We don't despise industrialists, mission-runners and miners but as this is a PvP tournament and you need to be well versed.
• You must be 21+ in order to apply.

If you are interested in taking part, please email us at evetv@ccpgames.comby 23:59 GMT (Eve Time) on Sunday April 29, 2012 with the following information. Those lucky enough to be selected for the second round of eliminations must be available to attend voice chat interviews on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The chosen commentators will be announced by May 9, 2012.

• Character and real name.
• Date of birth.
• Nationality and current country of residence.
• Tell us about yourself, both in game and out. Remember what you're applying for and sell yourself to that effect.
• Confirm you are available between the 11th and 23rd of July to fly to Iceland. If you need to book time off work / school please don't do it until we accept you; but please check that it is possible, if there is any doubt here please let us know.
• Remember your applying to be on TV! Include any multimedia you think shows you off, all of the people chosen for the last Tournament had sent in video clips/links to YouTube!

Remember applications close on April, 29 so get mailing!

As with every year the Tournament Team will be at Fanfest 2012 running the Fanfest PvP Tournament. We encourage anyone interested in becoming a commentator to talk to us on site.

A final note: The Tournament from the perspective of a commentator is an amazing experience. You get to take part in a unique production, fly to Iceland, get a tour around the CCP office and chat to developers like almost no other players will ever get the chance to. But with great power comes great responsibility, planning and promotional shows take place during the weeks up to the final show and you may not be asked to fly to Iceland if you fail to take part, or become unavailable during this time!

 

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Fanfest 2012 is shaping up to be the best Fanfest ever, however here at CCP we understand that not everyone can make it to this icy rock in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. After all, sometimes you just want to sit back, relax at home, and have a portion of Fanfest brought to you.

Well EVE TV is here to help. For Fanfest 2012 we're pulling out all the stops to bring you 3 full days of live action, covering the Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Fanfest 2012!

So what can you expect?

• Full live feed from Fanfest 2012, now covering all 3 days’ worth of events.
• An estimated 32+ hours of content broadcast live from the new venue.
• Major presentations streamed as they happen with regularly updated highlights of concurrent events.
• CCP Soundwave is joined by CCP Sunset and CCP Guard to guide you through the full line-up of events.
• Continuous information overload from the presentations, EVE & Dust Fanfest Tournaments, Dev interviews, player interviews and events.
• The Party on Top of the World! Including live acts: HaZaR, GusGus, HAM, DJ Alienhand, RoXoR and more!

To make such an awesome show possible we have two viewing options for you this year:

EVE TV HD

The full show in glorious High Definition, the only option if you want the full experience of Fanfest brought to your home. This feed will offer several viewing options to match your internet speed and will all be significantly higher quality than the standard definition feed.

Includes Exclusive Fanfest 2012 Virtual Swag!

As an added bonus, your purchase of an EVE TV stream of Fanfest 2012 includes two in-game items exclusive to viewers and visitors of Fanfest 2012. 

• The limited edition Fanfest 2012 Quafe T-Shirt, sized for your Incarna avatar, modeled after the physical shirt to be given to Fanfest event attendees.
• The Iteron Mark IV Quafe Ultra Edition industrial ship

See more information on these one-time collectables here: http://fanfest.eveonline.com/en/info/ingame

To secure the HD feed for Fanfest all you have to do is login to account management or click the button below and follow the link for "Fanfest HD video stream". For payment options you can choose between either 1 PLEX or a comparable price payable by credit card and various other options.

 

During Fanfest just log back into account management and you will find a “Watch now!” banner that will take you to the HD stream, when the stream is not running this banner will confirm your purchase of the HD stream.

Your special edition items will be delivered to you through the redeeming system in-game upon purchase of the EVE TV HD feed. One “Quafe T-shirt In-game item” and one “Iteron Mark IV Quafe Ultra Edition ship” can be redeemed per purchase; multiple purchases per account are available. For more information on redeeming items in EVE Online please visit http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Redeeming

EVE TV FREE

For those who don't want to watch in HD then we've thought about you too! The entire stream will be available in a lower quality feed which will be free to view. You don't have to do anything in advance to watch this feed, simply visit http://fanfest.eveonline.com  to watch! But note you won’t receive any of the exclusive Fanfest 2012 items!

Whichever option you choose we hope you'll enjoy the show and even at this late stage we'd encourage everyone to book those last minute tickets and come see Fanfest for yourself, there's no replacement for joining us in person and experiencing EVE history being made all around you!

Coverage will include Fanfest activities, as well as EVE TV exclusive interviews and commentaries throughout the broadcast. No minimum uptime guaranteed.

Technical Requirements:

HD stream

• Recommended 1.5mb/sec broadband internet connection or better.
• Internet browser capable of playing Adobe Flash.
• There will be 3 streaming bitrate options for HD viewers to best match your internet speed.

Free stream

• 512k broadband internet connection
• Internet browser capable of playing Adobe Flash
• There will be 1 streaming bitrate option provided.
   

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