Archived stories from New Eden - Page 27

A Loki valued at 1.2 billion ISK was brought down in J154726 after a compact but effective hunt that drew in 16 pilots and ended with a Brutix Navy Issue landing the final blow. The loss stripped away an expensive, well-fit strategic cruiser and suggests the target was caught with little room to work the fight free.

A Loki worth 1.4 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in J133234 as Blue Loot Not Included put together a 14-ship response and closed on the target before it could escape. The fight was over almost as soon as it began, but the loss leaves little doubt about how dangerous a quiet wormhole can become once a high-value hull is exposed.

A Stormbringer worth 2.1 billion ISK was destroyed in AD195, ending abruptly in a one-on-one encounter with an unaligned attacker flying an Unstable Abyssal Depths. The fight left little room for recovery: most of the value vanished with the ship, and only a fraction made it out in the wreckage.

The Outer Passage campaign against D3ad End has entered its second week with the front still active, but the pressure now appears to be meeting firmer resistance. Defenders are regaining ground across the region, even as the campaign continues to widen into new systems and keep the broader strategic picture unsettled.

A Drekavac worth 1.1 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in ZDB-HT as a Goonswarm Federation strike group closed in on Jacques Perl of Psyno Theory. The battle was not a sprawling fleet clash, but it carried the same sharp edge: a valuable ship isolated, pressure building, and a final blow landed by a Prophecy Navy Issue flown by Brolicious.

A lone Astero was caught and destroyed in Sakenta in a brief but expensive skirmish that turned into a 1.9 billion ISK loss. The ship, flown by Vidence of Imperial Academy, was finished off by Sirko Xors in a Legion after pressure from a small hunting pair that included a Buzzard pilot, Serhii Khors.

A Loki worth 1.1 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in YA0-XJ after Siberian Squads brought six Orthrus cruisers to bear on the target. The kill ended with Gaika007 landing the final blow, and left Messenger MAX nursing the loss of a heavily armed combat cruiser in what appears to have been a fast, concentrated hunt.

A short hunt in 2O9G-D ended with Siberian Squads claiming a costly prize: a Nightmare and the capsule that followed, together worth 3.4 billion ISK. The fight was brief, but the damage was decisive, and the final blow fell to a Golem flown by WarmVodka.

A Stratios worth 2.7 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in 1ZF-PJ, where a nine-pilot clash ended with The Initiative. and its allies claiming the kill. The cruiser’s collapse came after a short but decisive engagement, with the final blow landed by an Exequror Navy Issue as the target was overwhelmed.

A Loki worth 1.4 billion ISK was destroyed in F9-FUV after HYDRA RELOADED caught the cruiser in a brief, decisive interception. The ship belonged to Cersei Xoy of Xagenic Freymvork, and the final blow came from Mark Bridges flying a Machariel.

A 3.3 billion ISK Nestor was destroyed in FMH-OV after six Goonswarm Federation attackers closed in on the ship, with an unaligned Angel Dreadnought also registering heavy damage in the brief engagement. The fight ended as quickly as it began, but the presence of multiple heavy hulls suggests the target had been caught in an unexpectedly dangerous pocket of space.

A 2.2 billion ISK skirmish in J154726 ended with a Loki torn apart after a small but determined attacking force locked down the wormhole fight and kept the pressure on until the ship finally broke.

A Loki worth 1 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in J154726, ending a brief but costly clash in the wormhole system. The final blow came from a Vagabond flown by ALLEN GONG of War and Wormhole, but the wreckage tells the fuller story of a multi-sided fight that drew in 17 pilots and several heavy-hitting battlecruisers before the target was finally brought down.

A 1.7 billion ISK Gila was destroyed in J234542 as Arctic Light caught the ship and its pilot, Turok Ghoulbane of Ironworks Coalition, in a compact but costly skirmish. The loss came in a fight involving just eight participants, but the outcome still handed Arctic Light a valuable prize and left a sizeable haul on the field.

The campaign in Outer Passage appears to be tilting back toward D3ad End, with defenders regaining ground even as pressure continues to stretch across 8K-QCZ, FVQF-W, JBUH-H, and XDTW-F. What began as growing pressure around a smaller cluster of systems now reads as a broader regional contest, but the defensive line is not yielding easily.

A lone capsule worth 1.8 billion ISK was destroyed in 2O9G-D, ending abruptly at the hands of Siberian Squads pilot WarmVodka flying a Golem. What might have been a routine escape turned into a costly loss for Republic Military School pilot anavishhh, whose pod carried a string of high-end implants that vanished with it.

A 2.7 billion ISK Stratios was brought down in 1ZF-PJ after a five-ship attack from Deepwater Hooligans and The Initiative. The cruiser’s destruction, followed by the loss of its capsule, ended a short but costly engagement that ran for just under 23 minutes and left 5.2 billion ISK in combined wreckage.

A Sunesis worth 3.4 billion ISK was cut down in Urhinichi after a lone Hecate from The Initiative. landed the final blow, turning a brief encounter into a costly loss for HOLD MY PROBS.

A 1.3 billion ISK Sin was destroyed in EX6-AO after Sigma Grindset caught the black ops battleship with eight attackers on the field and Trajon Thrax’s Vargur landing the final blow. The loss left little behind beyond a handful of dropped modules, while most of the ship’s value went up in smoke.

A Fraternity. Viator carrying a costly cargo of improved implants was destroyed in Jita after a brief, sharp interception by The Dark Cadre. The loss, worth 2.4 billion ISK, left little doubt that someone had found a valuable target and closed the net quickly.

A 2.4 billion ISK Machariel was destroyed in D2EZ-X in a tightly contained fight that appears to have turned into a brief internal clash within Goonswarm Federation. The loss came quickly, with three attackers applying the finishing pressure and a lone unaligned Gist Cherubim lending a small amount of fire to the engagement.

A Fraternity. Ishtar worth 2.6 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in AD084 in a brief interception that appears to have left the cruiser with nowhere to run. The loss, credited to DED, came from a fight involving just three participants but still claimed a ship prized for its flexibility and staying power.

The Cobalt Edge campaign has entered its fourth day with the front narrowing rather than widening. Angry Miners Alliance is still under pressure, but the latest picture suggests defenders are regaining ground around GQLB-V, keeping the struggle localised and preventing the campaign from spilling into a broader regional collapse.

A Thunderchild worth roughly 2 billion ISK was torn apart in QFIU-K after a coordinated attack that drew in 22 participants and ended with Ferrata Victrix claiming the final blow. The loss landed hard for Dracarys., stripping away a heavily invested ship and whatever punch it still had left in its shield and weapon systems.