Black Friday (2019)

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Black Friday was a limited time event combining a PLEX sale, a sales tax cut, and a login campaign. The event collectively ran from 27 November to 3 December, 2019, downtime to downtime.

PLEX & SKIN Sale

From the announcement article on 28 November:

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Black Friday means savings, and New Eden is no exception! As of today, you can save 15% on selected PLEX packages - specifically the 1100, 2860, 7430 and 15,400 packs - until 11:00 UTC on 3 December!

In addition to that, you will also get some awesome free SKINs with the 2860, 7430 and 15,400 PLEX packages, including the Sariel's Flame SKIN for the Dramiel and the King's Ransom Luecin and King's Ransom Darouen SKINs for the Rattlesnake. The 15,400 PLEX pack will also include the Sarpati's Revenge - Virge SKIN for the Vindicator and the Shakim Warlord SKIN for the Ragnarok.

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In addition, select SKINs were given a 50% discount.

Black Friday Tax Haven

Between 29 November - 2 December, the sales tax was reduced from 5% to 2.5%. The percentage reduction from Accounting still applied, up to a minimum tax of 1.125% with Accounting V.

Black Friday Boosts

Starting 27 November and ending 3 December, capsuleers had to log in for five out of six days to collect all the rewards from this giveaway. Alpha clones had access to 50k Skill Points, while Omega clones had access to an additional 350k SP.

Day	For Alpha Accounts	Additional for Omega
1	25,000 Skill Points (Tier 1 Gift)	250,000 Skill Points (Tier 3 Gift)
2	Agency 'Hardshell' TB3 Dose I (Tier 1 Gift)	Agency 'Hardshell' TB3 Dose III (Tier 3 Gift)
3	25,000 Skill Points (Tier 1 Gift)	100,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift)
4	Quafe Zero (Tier 1 Gift)	3x Quafe Zero (Tier 3 Gift)
5	Agency 'Pyrolancea' TB3 Dose I (Tier 1 Gift)	Agency 'Pyrolancea' TB3 Dose III (Tier 3 Gift)