Just to note: Sure you can go shoot AT pirates, but you can also go shoot at people shooting at pirates.

Maybe if CCP could run specific events and let interested alliances know before hand? or atleast drop a hint, these events would get alot more people attending.

Edit.
It's a suggestion not a Critisicm by the way, looked over what i said and looked kinda dickish :)

@Affinity Dat Hat

...I'll be in my bunk

To address the various questions we have had about timezones, we would like to say that it is important to us to cater for peak times around the world so that everyone has a chance to participate. We will be concentrating on our core working hours at first, to let us get settled in our processes and routine, so that when we carry out events at odd hours the lack of sleep will be our only concern.

Will there be any shout outs to previous live events such as Arek'Jaalan?

Gues it's that time again to promote EVE Online at a convention; GDC Online.

Nice to showcase actual eve gameplay during those slots only, wish live events had a more perminant smell to it

Is this a "lets grind incursions together" kind of thing?

There was a comment above about this as well. Arek'Jaalan is not in our current planned arc set. It's very difficult to continue someone else's story in a manner that won't be perceived badly by those already invested in it. That being said, we're not just categorically saying we'll never pick it up, we just don't have it in our plans right now and don't want to force it.

Too cryptic, didnt read? - Live Events are back

Great to see LIVE EVENTS make a welcome return!

I got heavily involved in using our Agency system to defend the Republic against the Sansha Incursion events and our new agency system (PANDORA) has already come into effect with the new storyline (aid to Oddelulf).

I thrive on this sort of thing and it would be great to see the 'Background story' RP element of EvE continue to kick in and the EvE State take shape. This is the perfect opportunity for the player-base to get involved where their participation could cause storylines to fork off into different patterns

This is separate from the Sansha live events - very different.

Dem hats! Both are equally high quality chapeaus

be kinda cool to see a ccp fleet mixed in with sansha fleet going on a small roam

This was a fairly nice thing to find with my birthday tomorrow. Evidently, CCP adores me and gives me birthday gifts.

I'm curious as to routes of interaction for these events. I have a fairly staunchly pro-Sansha's Nation character that I used to support the National fleets in a lot of the live events in the past; Vaun is much more of a trader and industrialist, though. Will it be possible to interact with these events without being there shooting away?

I absolutely understand if there's not. I mean, in a setting where for a lot of capsuleers Might Makes Right, preferring to attack people economically can sometimes be a weak approach. :P

Many happy returns! We have a few ideas that don't involve shooting (though we can't guarantee you won't be shot at by other players!). Hope you'll celebrate by coming to play in our event today - it starts in 1 hour! https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2008353#post2008353