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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCK-E5AopVI This video clip] (at YouTube) shows what is reputed to be "the most destructive battle ever fought in an online game." An argument over ownership of a star system escalated into a battle that eventually included over 4000 ships. (''The bubbles you see are force fields. The small dots are big ships; the big blobs are "[[Avatar|Titans]]", the largest ship that can be built in EVE.'') While encounters of this size are rare, many smaller fleet actions happen every day. | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCK-E5AopVI This video clip] (at YouTube) shows what is reputed to be "the most destructive battle ever fought in an online game." An argument over ownership of a star system escalated into a battle that eventually included over 4000 ships. (''The bubbles you see are force fields. The small dots are big ships; the big blobs are "[[Avatar|Titans]]", the largest ship that can be built in EVE.'') While encounters of this size are rare, many smaller fleet actions happen every day. | ||
Each [[ | Each [[#Official_Campuses|E-UNI campus]] has its own "standing fleet" that members can join while they are flying in local space. This is a good way to meet fellow players and also to keep up on what's going on in the area. | ||
If you plan to follow a career that involves combat, even if you plan to eventually become a PVP Criminal, be sure to engage in as much fleet action as you can. There is very little solo PVP combat in EVE ... mostly because it is unusual for two evenly matched ships to meet in the vastness of space ... so fleets are where you learn how to use your ship as a weapon. Even Criminals operate in fleets, so get in as much training as you can. | If you plan to follow a career that involves combat, even if you plan to eventually become a PVP Criminal, be sure to engage in as much fleet action as you can. There is very little solo PVP combat in EVE ... mostly because it is unusual for two evenly matched ships to meet in the vastness of space ... so fleets are where you learn how to use your ship as a weapon. Even Criminals operate in fleets, so get in as much training as you can. | ||