Deepwater Hooligans and Proximity. Face Twelve Systems, Attackers Stalled

Between 15 and 19 October, the contested area in Etherium Reach grew from two systems to twelve. The attacker position did not move with it; defenders remain ahead. Deepwater Hooligans and Proximity. are now defending a dozen ihub defense campaigns, and no sovereignty has changed hands.

Contested systems

2G-VDP
3G-LFX
4LJ6-Q
AID-9T
C-V6DQ
D3S-EA
GN-TNT
J7M-3W
L-ZJLN
MF-PGF
SAH-AD
TZ-74M

The Front Widens, the Score Stands Still

The first observation on 15 October showed only two systems under contest. By 18 October, that number had climbed to eight. The latest observation brings the total to twelve contested systems across Etherium Reach. Across every one of those snapshots, the contest score has not shifted, with the defenders holding a consistent lead.

Deepwater Hooligans Carries the Heavier Front

The regional total of twelve systems is split unevenly. Deepwater Hooligans has ten of the contested systems and all ten of its campaigns are listed as ihub defense campaigns. The data marks this front as critical intensity with offensive momentum, even though the wider regional reading is defensive. Proximity. holds the other two systems, a much smaller and more moderate constellation campaign.

Sources and verification

Based on campaign telemetry Reviewed against retained source evidence before publication. The image is an editorial illustration.

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