The NC vs DRF war is a notable example because the previous great wars heavily shaped the political landscape leading up to the firing of the first shots.
The game’s media sphere, like the MMORPG genre at the time, was not as mainstream back in 2003 when EVE was first released. History is written by the victors and by those who controlled the narrative. Veterans who were there remain the best sources of information but memories tend to fade and personal accounts can be biased. Radical changes to game mechanics and the volatile nature of politics means entire regions of space can be won and lost within a few months. Time moves differently in EVE a single year in real life is a very long time in-game. Certain conflicts remain largely unexplored. Records of the old wars are not documented as well as the “modern” wars. My pilot’s knowledge of EVE politics and fleet warfare was minimal at the time, having only entered nullsec in 2010. Credit: xkcd comics Piecing Together the Past Outside the game, a propaganda war raged forever on the public forums. Tools like Teamspeak and Mumble helped multiple fleets of pilots synchronize their weapons in battle, to act as an extension of the fleet commander himself.
Large jump-bridge networks were carefully built to support coalitions numbering over 50,000 players. Out of game third-party tools like EFT and killboards made coordinating fleet doctrines easier on a mass-scale. Jump fatigue was not yet introduced in a future expansion. The ability to travel back and forth through several regions at high speed was a fact of life. The year 2010 was near the end of a golden age for space-holding alliances in 0.0 territory. Introduction The Rise of Espionage (Pre-Phoebe Age) 1.1 The Rise of Espionage (Pre-Phoebe Age).Northern Coalition vs Drone Russian Federation (2010-2011).EVE Online War Stories – An Evolution of Fleet Tactics and Propaganda.World of Warcraft Cinematic Quest Guide.
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