It’s time for players to enter the abyss as the latest expansion for CCP Games’ player driven spaceship MMO game, EVE Online, goes live. Into the Abyss opens up a new uncharted territory inhabited by a hostile new faction plus new weapons and tech. A new trailer can be seen below that takes viewers on a tour of the abyss…
Into the Abyss gives players of all experience levels the opportunity to explore the Abyssal Deadspace, a new hazardous environment where unpredictable environmental effects such as caustic clouds and megastructures will require quick thinking and a change of tactics. This new location can be accessed from anywhere in New Eden by using an Abyssal Filament which is found in exploration sites and can even be purchased from other players in the market.
This new uncharted region of space is home to a hostile faction called the Triglavian Collective who possess advanced biotechnology. This biotech (Mutaplasmids) can be collected by players and used to alter the properties of modules in unpredictable ways sometimes for the better and even for the worse. The Triglavian ships feature Entropic Disintegrators, an all new weapon system with very different characteristics to anything seen before. This weaponry can be utilised by pilots to devastating effect.
Significant UI and UX improvements to Planetary Interaction are also introduced with this expansion and will make planetary installations easier to maintain and provide guidance on how to use the various elements.
“Abyssal Deadspace is our next evolution to PvE in EVE Online,” said Bergur Finnbogason, Development Manager at CCP Games. “We wanted to change the dynamics of what players are used to while also maintaining the core elements of EVE’s gameplay.”
“The concept behind ‘Into the Abyss’ is to allow us to test new and brave ideas while providing an immediately engaging and fun experience to our players,” said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CCP’s Chief Executive Officer. “Having such a dangerous new playground will allow us to take not steps but leaps in bold new directions of EVE Online’s further development.”
The Into the Abyss expansion for EVE Online is available now.
