Neutrality

This page is specific to EVE University. Other corporations or groups in the game may operate differently. For a summary of EVE University's rules and code of conduct, see EVE University Rules.

What is neutrality?

EVE University is a 'neutral' corporation. This means we avoid getting involved in the politics of EVE Online.

It is important to note that while EVE University is neutral, we are not pacifist. We will defend our assets and campuses where required, and we consider PVP a core part of the game.

Why is EVE University neutral?

EVE University is a teaching organisation and we recognise that the majority of our members will at some point leave EVE University and join another corporation.

The reason we stay neutral is we want our alumni to be able to pursue whatever path they choose after they leave EVE University. What we don't want is for our actions, or those of our members, to prevent a person joining a corporation/alliance or doing what they want to do in the game. Through this policy we have a wide network of alumni in almost every large group in the game, which provides a range of opportunities for our members.

How does EVE University as a corporation maintain its neutrality?

Maintaining neutrality in EVE Online is incredibly difficult! Anything that involves interacting with third parties has a possibility of affecting our neutrality so we have to be careful as a corporation not to invoke any bias.

• We have an open diplomatic policy, with an invitation for anyone to apply for a non-aggression pact. Sometimes there is a good reason we cannot grant this, but everyone is able to request this, and every request will be judged fairly on its merits, regardless of the political affiliation of the group making the request.
• We are keen to encourage guest lecturers to come and teach our members about EVE Online, to assist us in our mission of education. However we do not show preference towards any third party/particular group or alliance.

What do EVE University members need to do to maintain our neutrality?

In order to maintain neutrality we require our members to limit their gameplay in some ways. While we understand this can sometimes be frustrating on a personal level, we strongly believe that it is in the best interests of the corporation. We ask members to:

• Follow the rules of engagement we set out in our Rules page
• Follow our rules on engaging structures, set out below

Engaging and defending structures

Structures are an important part of EVE Online. Players and groups may own their own structures, and they can be very valuable as well as providing strategic advantages. In EVE University we use the phrase 'player owned structure' to cover a range of items, including citadels, POSes, POCOs or any other permanently placed structure owned by a player or a player organisation.

The only time our members are permitted to take aggressive action against a player owned structure is with permission from either a Director, a Diplomat or the Campus Manager in the area of space where the structure is placed. The best place to ask for permission for this is in Discord because it allows for an immediate response, even if the person who needs to make the decision is not online.

Due to the potential impact on EVE University of us attacking a structure, and the timers involved, we will need you to have detailed plan before permission is granted to attach a structure, including when the timers are (if any), the doctrines you plan to use, the strategy you plan to use etc. We don't expect you to do everything yourself, but if you are unable to come up with a decent plan in order to make the engagement successful, permission will not be granted.

Using an entosis link against a player owned structure without permission from a Director, a Diplomat or the Campus Manager in the area of space where the structure is placed is prohibited.

Other characters and spying

It is quite normal in EVE Online for people to have multiple characters. We generally do not mind what people use their other characters for, provided they are not doing anything to harm the interests to EVE University. We also allow players to join EVE University on a character which is not their 'main' character. However, using EVE University membership, communication channels or resources to benefit another group is prohibited. For example, by using their status as an EVE University member to spy on another group and maintain an innocent appearance.

Using another character which is clearly linked to EVE University or a character in EVE University to bypass any of EVE University's rules, including those on neutrality, is also forbidden. It is also forbidden to use EVE University communication channels to discuss or coordinate anything that would breach EVE University's neutrality.