Since entering its Founder Access era, EVE Frontier has moved quite rapidly through its cycles, and now, it’s about to enter Cycle 3, bringing a laundry list of improvements and changes. Cycle 3 certainly seems to indicate that CCP Games is not only listening to players’ criticisms but also happy to address the issues they’re encountering, something not every developer would do. Further to that, the details below indicate a plan for the future that should appease the more expectant players of the space MMO.
Straight from CCP Games:
Today, CCP Games announced that EVE Frontier will be entering Cycle 3 of Founder Access, starting Wednesday, 15th October at 14:00 UTC. Titled Silent Tide, Cycle 3 will be a fresh start. All progress from the previous Cycle will be wiped, allowing players to begin again from a level playing field.
Following the launch of Cycle 3, CCP Games will also hold a 10-day free trial of EVE Frontier from October 17th to October 27th, allowing more people to get a taste of the merciless space survival sandbox.
As part of Silent Tide, a host of new content will be introduced to EVE Frontier as the Cycle progresses, with major additions arriving on October 29th to mark the next step in the game’s evolution—timed for when players are ready to make full use of them. This next Cycle will see the evolution of base-building mechanics, giving players greater creative freedom and enabling new tactical, defense and industry layouts for bases. An update to industry mechanics will also enhance production efficiency by allowing jobs to run continuously as long as structures are powered and supplied.
One of the most anticipated additions is a limited-time in-game event coming in the second half of the Cycle, which will put a prototype of WASD controls in the hands of Founders for playtesting. This new control scheme will put Riders’ navigational skills to the test, fundamentally changing the experience of piloting ships on the Frontier.
Silent Tide also brings new areas of the Frontier to explore. Players will be challenged to put their PVE combat skills to the test in two dangerous new locations and will have the chance to earn two new ships through an enigmatic in-game event running throughout Cycle 3.
Other updates include a wide range of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes. As part of this, the Clone Death Loop will now allow players to choose where they respawn after dying.
Further features of Silent Tide will be revealed soon, including details of an upcoming PVP combat tournament. Alongside the new content in Cycle 3, CCP Games will reveal a roadmap outlining the future of EVE Frontier. The roadmap reveals that Cycle length will increase to three months starting at Cycle 4, in addition to more details about new features to look forward to in future Cycles. The roadmap will be
revealed live on stream on the CCP Games Twitch channel at 14:00 UTC 9th October – www.twitch.tv/ccp.
Will you be jumping on stream to catch the roadmap? Are you one of the many that has supported CCP Games with Founder Access to Eve Frontier? Let us know in the comments below!
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