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Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
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Posted - 2015.02.17 15:23:21 -
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By now I'm sure many of you are hearing the reports of the "Drifters" and their battleships (of a technological level far superior than any of our most advanced T3 models) which are capable of takings out Carrier class vessels with little difficulty. Anyway with all this news about the "Drifters", many of you might not have noticed a change at the Unidentified Structure sites that are scattered throughout New Eden. That being said before I get into the details I would like to utter a quick thanks to Lucas Raholan for informing me about this change.
Anyway for those of you who did not know, recently sites called Unidentified Structures popped up throughout New Eden. At first these sites didn't actually contain any structures, but what appeared to be a sort of gas cloud (that you will see in the pictures bellow) that we had assume was some sort of cloaking device. Today I visited one of sites after being informed by Lucas of this change and proceed to find an extremely large structure that had appeared in the middle of the cloud. It is roughly 150km high (to try and give you an idea of it's scale) and shares similarities in my opinion with some of the old Jovian vessels. From my own experience after using various modules (such as a cargo scanner and a ship scanner) on the structure I have been unsuccessful at causing any reaction. I have yet to attempt to engage the structure as I do not think it would end well for my little Astero. I can inform you though that you should expect some very long lock times, in a frigate class vessels if you attempt to lock the structure.
This is what the sites originally looked like when they appeared.
What follows is a series of pictures that were taken in the system of Andrub of the Unidentified Structure today.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
So as of this moment these structures are still unidentified, but at least they are now visible. Since I started writing though it has come to my attention that an official report regarding both these structures and the "Drifters" which can be viewed here.
Anyway I hope I was able to shed some light on the matter for those of you who are unaware of the unfolding situation throughout New Eden.
- Roderick Raholan |
Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
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Posted - 2015.02.17 15:43:16 -
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Quote:One report has even indicated that the mysterious new threats are fully capable of destroying capital ships piloted by capsuleers.
Heheh.
Death to caps? |
Intar Medris
Hellbound Turkeys Alliance of Abandoned Cybernetic Rejects
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Posted - 2015.02.17 15:48:21 -
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End of the Empires in 3...
I try to be nice and mind my business just shooting lasers at rocks. There is just way too many asshats in New Eden for that to happen.
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Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
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Posted - 2015.02.17 15:49:28 -
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Pak Narhoo wrote:Quote:One report has even indicated that the mysterious new threats are fully capable of destroying capital ships piloted by capsuleers. Heheh. Death to caps?
Possibly, however I'm seeing other reports that state that Dreadnought class vessels have enough shielding or armor to tank the new Battleships so called "dooms day device" . |
Lan Wang
Coreli Corporation The Kadeshi
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Posted - 2015.02.17 15:51:51 -
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Pak Narhoo wrote:Quote:One report has even indicated that the mysterious new threats are fully capable of destroying capital ships piloted by capsuleers. Heheh. Death to caps?
goons already lost a carrier trololol
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Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
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Posted - 2015.02.17 16:08:05 -
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As of this moment I'm hearing more and more information emerging from Anoikis about the presence of structures (thanks to Samantha Calderon for the image) surrounding unidentified wormholes. Even in some cases members of Sanshas Nation. Could this be the same equipment that the Nation uses to stage incursions throughout New Eden? |
Ahmazzan
Coldlight Solutions
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Posted - 2015.02.17 16:12:27 -
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As a friend pointed out to me, this could be an amusing page to keep an eye on :
Drifter Killboard |
Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
28
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Posted - 2015.02.17 16:17:06 -
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Ahmazzan wrote:As a friend pointed out to me, this could be an amusing page to keep an eye on : Drifter Killboard
I was wondering if a page like that existed! Cheers for the link, it should get pretty interesting, but I thought there would be more kills... |
Intar Medris
Hellbound Turkeys Alliance of Abandoned Cybernetic Rejects
227
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Posted - 2015.02.17 16:17:44 -
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Ahmazzan wrote:As a friend pointed out to me, this could be an amusing page to keep an eye on : Drifter Killboard
Weren't we warned? The Drifters are the most OP NPC CCP has cast our direction. Given the fact they don't drop anything in any meaningful am out to be worth risking a Capitol class ship on why are people engaging them. For the lols?
I try to be nice and mind my business just shooting lasers at rocks. There is just way too many asshats in New Eden for that to happen.
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Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
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Posted - 2015.02.17 16:21:25 -
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Intar Medris wrote:Ahmazzan wrote:As a friend pointed out to me, this could be an amusing page to keep an eye on : Drifter Killboard Weren't we warned? The Drifters are the most OP NPC CCP has cast our direction. Given the fact they don't drop anything in any meaningful am out to be worth risking a Capitol class ship on why are people engaging them. For the lols?
Something about blah blah blah Jovian's blah blah blah Invasion blah blah blah I MUST DEFEND NEW EDEN FROM THESE TERRORS!
That being said a fleet did manage to take one down earlier, but I think they lost a few ships in the process. I did tell them they should watch cloaked from a distance. |
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Ahmazzan
Coldlight Solutions
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Posted - 2015.02.17 16:55:40 -
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Hmm. I may be decorating that kill-board soon enough...
word of advice... although they *seem* to be non-hostile (at first they just tickled me with scanning beams), god help you if you approach one of the unidentified structures whilst they are around! |
Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
29
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Posted - 2015.02.17 16:56:48 -
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Ahmazzan wrote:Hmm. I may be decorating that kill-board soon enough...
word of advice... although they *seem* to be non-hostile (at first they just tickled me with scanning beams), god help you if you approach one of the unidentified structures whilst they are around!
Is that so? From what I've heard the Drifters will engage first if you get too close. |
Ahmazzan
Coldlight Solutions
10
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Posted - 2015.02.17 17:18:49 -
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Roderick Raholan wrote:
Is that so? From what I've heard the Drifters will engage first if you get too close.
I was able to fly right up to them, uncloak, get hit by their scan beam, eject, get scanned again in my pod, board my ship and fly off without them becoming aggressive at all, but the moment I flew up to the structure and de-cloaked (I wanted to fly along it to get a first-hand sense of scale), I was locked and then four shots later, blapped (the first three missed, and the fourth obviously one-shot my fragile Manticore). I could have escaped if I'd been faster on warping out, but I didn't realise until too late what was happening.
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Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
29
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Posted - 2015.02.17 17:20:50 -
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Ahmazzan wrote:Roderick Raholan wrote:
Is that so? From what I've heard the Drifters will engage first if you get too close.
I was able to fly right up to them, uncloak, get hit by their scan beam, eject, get scanned again in my pod, board my ship and fly off without them becoming aggressive at all, but the moment I flew up to the structure and de-cloaked (I wanted to fly along it to get a first-hand sense of scale), I was locked and then four shots later, blapped (the first three missed, and the fourth obviously one-shot my fragile Manticore). I could have escaped if I'd been faster on warping out, but I didn't realise until too late what was happening.
Ah... Well I didn't bump into a Drifter when I was researching the structure, but I stayed cloaked the entire time I was at the location. |
Memphis Baas
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Posted - 2015.02.17 17:59:58 -
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Ahmazzan wrote:I could have escaped if I'd been faster on warping out, but I didn't realise until too late what was happening.
Don't they follow you in warp?
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Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
29
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Posted - 2015.02.17 18:09:05 -
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Memphis Baas wrote:Ahmazzan wrote:I could have escaped if I'd been faster on warping out, but I didn't realise until too late what was happening.
Don't they follow you in warp?
As far as I know the Drifters don't. |
Ahmazzan
Coldlight Solutions
10
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Posted - 2015.02.17 18:15:34 -
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Memphis Baas wrote:
Don't they follow you in warp?
I've heard they do but in a frigate I could be out of the system before they could do anything I imagine, I saw a yellow frame so, I don't think they instalock, not sure how long it took them though. |
Milla Goodpussy
Federal Navy Academy
154
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Posted - 2015.02.17 18:16:08 -
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Pak Narhoo wrote:Quote:One report has even indicated that the mysterious new threats are fully capable of destroying capital ships piloted by capsuleers. Heheh. Death to caps?
yes this is very true.. a carrier pilot just lost his thanatos to 1...
haha... ..... check zeeee kill board......
CCP you're gonna refund that right?? right??? I mean he sacrificed his ship to be the 1st one ever to lose a capital to your drifters!!!
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Jandice Ymladris
Aurora Arcology
1382
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Posted - 2015.02.17 18:20:26 -
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For those who want to know more, I published an article regarding the new finds in Eve, in an IC fashion:
The Jove have returned and they have such sights to show us....
Will help in finding out what we know so far about drifters & the structures!
I-RED raids science facility to arrest suspects!
The Republic strikes back!
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UberFly
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.02.17 19:17:59 -
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Milla Goodpussy wrote:yes this is very true.. a carrier pilot just lost his thanatos to 1... haha... ..... check zeeee kill board...... CCP you're gonna refund that right?? right??? I mean he sacrificed his ship to be the 1st one ever to lose a capital to your drifters!!!
but OMG that fit.... so terrible |
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Pax Deltari
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.02.17 21:42:15 -
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That is my favorite Kill board. |
Kueyen
Mei-Ha's Light
108
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Posted - 2015.02.17 23:55:40 -
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I should've used raspberry jam... The Spatial Destabilizers, they did nothing.
Until all are free...
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Nevase Prometeus
University of Caille Gallente Federation
4
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Posted - 2015.02.18 13:43:45 -
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Did anyone try to use smartbomb on this structure ? |
Roderick Raholan
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
29
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Posted - 2015.02.18 17:03:03 -
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Nevase Prometeus wrote:Did anyone try to use smartbomb on this structure ?
I was investigating the structure from within High Security Space so such an act might not end that well. However that being said I'm planning a little trip out to null so I might attempt to smart bomb the structures at that point. |
Whittorical Quandary
The Asteroid is Depleted
14
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Posted - 2015.02.19 05:47:04 -
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I could have sworn I was at one in LS/NS and circadian sleepers appeared and the thing started moving.
Then again it was really late at night and my meds were kicking in...
Gotta love the drifter killboard XD
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