Archived stories from New Eden - Page 30

A 3.2 billion ISK Obelisk was brought down in Uedama after a 27-pilot strike group from L.E.G.I.O.N. caught the hauler and overwhelmed it with destroyers and battlecruisers before the final shot landed from a Catalyst flown by zLegion 19.

A Goonswarm Federation Naglfar Fleet Issue was torn down in GM-50Y after Fraternity. brought 33 attackers to bear on the capital ship, turning a short window of vulnerability into a 7.9 billion ISK loss. The engagement also cost a Vargur, pushing the total value of the fight to roughly 13 billion ISK.

A 2.8 billion ISK Machariel went down in 7D-PAT after a brief but costly clash that saw Stardust-Journey catch a Fraternity. pilot in the open and finish the ship with a Tengu. The engagement lasted less than a minute, but the losses and the ship fit suggest the fight was anything but cheap.

A Rattlesnake worth 2.9 billion ISK was brought down in Korsiki after a 20-pilot engagement that appears to have ended in a swift ambush. The heavy missile battleship of LionZion inc. was finished off by Lothar Nieldsen flying a Purifier, with a cluster of covert attackers applying the damage that turned the fight into a costly loss for the victim.

A 3.5 billion ISK Paladin was caught and destroyed in IPX-H5 after a compact but dangerous strike force closed in on the marauder. The killing blow went to a Redeemer flown by xtaler of Siberian Squads, ending what appears to have been a brief, violent interception rather than a prolonged fight.

A Mackinaw worth 1.2 billion ISK was cut down in Bille after an 11-pilot engagement ended with Safety. claiming the prize. The mining barge, flown by HerofMewTwo of Federation Of The Jedi Order, was overwhelmed by a pack of Catalysts and destroyed before it could escape.

A 2.2 billion ISK Gila was brought down in AD130 after a brief but costly interception by a small group of attackers, leaving Death Legion of Capybaras with a sharp loss and little room to absorb it.

A 1.1 billion ISK Legion was lost in J160941 after a small United Cats gang closed on the cruiser and finished it before escape could become an option. The fight was brief, but it drew in eight participants and left the T3 cruiser broken under concentrated fire, with Orthrus pilot AsRain landing the final blow.

A Stratios worth nearly a billion ISK was destroyed in M-SRKS after Naval Defence Alliance caught Chad Chaddington Sr’s cruiser and closed the trap with a Tengu finishing strike. The loss left little room for error: one expensive hunter turned into a sudden prize for a small but effective gang.

Pressure across Cobalt Edge appears to be tightening around GQLB-V, but the broader picture suggests the Angry Miners Alliance is beginning to push back. What started as broader regional pressure has narrowed into a more localised fight, and the defenders now seem to be clawing back ground rather than merely absorbing the assault.

A Dracarys. Apocalypse Navy Issue was destroyed in M-PGT0 in a brief but costly encounter that ended with a 1.1 billion ISK loss. What makes the wreck more striking is the shape of the engagement itself: the ship was destroyed in a fight involving only four participants, with the final blow landing from another Dracarys. pilot, HearMeRoar, flying the same hull.

The campaign in Outer Passage has entered its second week with attackers still gaining ground against D3ad End, and the front remains concentrated around 8K-QCZ and FVQF-W. With JBUH-H no longer in play, the contested space appears to have narrowed rather than spread, but the pressure on the remaining systems is still mounting.

Control of 2-9Z6V has moved from Angry Miners Alliance. to Abyssal Brick Rollers, marking a clear shift in sovereignty around the system. The change leaves the new holders with five holdings, replacing a far broader footprint of sixteen under the previous owner and suggesting a meaningful realignment in local control.

The campaign in Cobalt Edge remains tight and localised, with Angry Miners Alliance now regaining ground after three days of sustained pressure. The front has narrowed to GQLB-V, while earlier contested systems — 2-9Z6V, 4A-6NI and P-H5IY — have dropped out of the active fight, suggesting the contest is settling into a more stable line rather than spreading across the region.

A Cenotaph valued at roughly 1 billion ISK was destroyed in BU-IU4 after a concentrated attack by Olde Guarde Historical Preservation Society brought the ship down under fire from a 10-pilot contingent. The loss left LT Shax of Ferrata Victrix and Iron Warriors Legion without one of New Eden’s more dangerous hulls, while the final blow came from Cream Hole flying a Drake Navy Issue.

A Nestor worth 1.4 billion ISK was brought down in WMH-SO after L A Z E R H A W K S closed in with seven attackers and finished the ship off in a brief but costly strike. The loss left Nancy Keikira of The Initiative. and ANGELGARD. with a hard hit, while the wreckage yielded only part of the value back to the field.

A Fraternity. Kronos was caught and destroyed in 4-HWWF after a small but concentrated attack from Brotherhood of Spacers and allied forces turned the Marauder into a 1 billion ISK loss. The fight was brief, but the result was decisive: a heavy ship designed to dominate at close range was instead overwhelmed before it could get away.

Athanor fell in Otomainen after Vendetta Mercenary Group brought a small but concentrated strike to bear, stripping a 4.9 billion ISK refinery of its defenses and leaving the structure gutted in the process.

A 1.1 billion ISK Loki was destroyed in Hadozeko after being caught by a single attacker flying an AEGIS Security Marshal, turning a brief encounter into a costly loss for Osaka Hibachi of Bare Minimum Bandits.

UI-8ZE has moved from The Initiative. to Fraternity, marking a clear shift in control over the system. The change adds to Fraternity’s holdings and suggests the balance around this part of space is continuing to move in its favour.

A Black Rabbit. Kronos named Johny Quango was destroyed in Orvolle after 3200. caught the Marauder in a brief, expensive exchange that appears to have left little room for escape. The ship was worth 2.2 billion ISK, and nearly half of that value was lost outright when the wreck finally came apart.

A Fraternity. Stormbringer was destroyed in AD139 in a sharp, one-on-one ambush that left the 3.1 billion ISK ship wrecked in place. The loss went to an unaligned attacker flying an Unstable Abyssal Depths, turning what may have looked like a routine transit or hunt into a costly ending for Saheghim Robin Boma of Thunder Shield.

A 1.4 billion ISK Rattlesnake was destroyed in Illamur after a small strike force caught the pirate battleship out in the open and finished the job with Redeemer fire. The loss left only a modest 45 million ISK in salvageable loot, turning what may have looked like a routine patrol into a sharply expensive mistake for Red Cross Castle.

A Brave Collective Vargur was destroyed in M-RPN3 after a compact strike group caught it in a fight that quickly turned into a covert-ops execution. The 2.8 billion ISK loss ended with BrightHeart Kleva’s Redeemer landing the final blow, while several other black ops battleships piled on enough pressure to leave the marauder no room to escape.