458.9B ISK Slugfest Ends in Ruin at 2ID-87

A long-running fight in 2ID-87 ended in staggering losses, with 365 pilots trading blows over nearly three hours and leaving behind 459.9 billion ISK in destruction. The largest prize of the engagement was a doomed Battle report named 2ID-87, but the wreckage also included a Nightmare, an Apocalypse Navy Issue, and multiple Zirnitras, suggesting a clash that escalated far beyond a routine skirmish.

THE CLASH TAKES SHAPE

The engagement in 2ID-87 began at 15:10 and did not end until 17:56, a span long enough for the fight to evolve from contact into a full major battle. Two broad camps emerged from the data: HOLD MY PROBS alongside Legion of xXDEATHXx and others, opposed by xqtywiznalamywmodxfhhopawzpqyjdwrpeptuaenabjawdzku, Brotherhood of Spacers, and their allies. With 365 pilots committed, the confrontation appears to have been large enough that neither side could simply disengage once the shooting started.

THE PRIZE BECOMES THE PROBLEM

The most expensive loss of the day was not a single ship class at all, but the battle report’s top entry: 2ID-87 itself, destroyed for 459.9 billion ISK. That figure reflects the full weight of the engagement, but the supporting losses show what was at stake inside it. Among the ships destroyed were two Zirnitras, a Nightmare, an Apocalypse Navy Issue, a Purifier, and even an Amarr Shuttle — a spread that suggests the fight reached into capital and sub-capital territory alike, with no room for safe withdrawal once the exchange turned serious.

THE LINE BREAKS

Damage was not distributed evenly. HOLD MY PROBS is credited with the largest share of attacker damage, with Legion of xXDEATHXx, Red Alliance, Reeloaded., and Lunar Luminescence also contributing to the pressure that brought the opposing side down. On the losing side, the value destroyed was split almost evenly between the two listed victim groupings, with one side giving up roughly 222.7 billion ISK and the other about 237.1 billion ISK. That balance suggests a brutal trade rather than a clean rout, with both sides paying heavily as the battle ground on.

WHAT 2ID-87 NOW MEANS

The scale of the destruction makes this more than a local inconvenience. A 459.9 billion ISK battle in a single system signals a serious commitment of force, and the presence of high-end hulls like the Nightmare, Apocalypse Navy Issue, and Zirnitras makes the wreckage particularly painful. However the fight began, it ended as a grinding and expensive confrontation in which both sides appear to have been caught in a contest neither could afford to lose cleanly.

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Based on recorded combat data Narrative based on recorded New Eden activity and archived editorial analysis.

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