CCP Games has announced EVE Online: Legion, the next major expansion for the long-running space MMO, launching May 27, 2025. The update focuses on empowering players to forge alliances, dominate battles with new capital ships, and redefine nullsec politics through revamped sovereignty systems.
Key Features of Legion
- Freelance Jobs: A new system letting players contribute to corporations without full commitment. Complete tasks like logistics, combat, or industry ops to build reputation and join EVE’s infamous player-driven wars.
- Two New Warships:
- Babaroga (Triglavian Tech II Marauder): Unleashes entropic disintegrators and a bastion module for devastating subcapital DPS.
- Sarathiel (Angel Cartel Dreadnought): A long-range capital ship with projectile bonuses and the unique ability to use a Capital Micro Jump Drive while sieged.
- Enhanced Sovereignty Tools: Alliances gain deeper control over nullsec systems via the Equinox Sovereignty Suite, including fortifications, resource exploitation, and border shaping.
- Corporation Palette: Customize alliance colors and visual identity to project dominance across regions.
New Player Onboarding & Balance Changes
- AIR Career Program: Omega clones earn boosted Skill Points to accelerate progression.
- Cruiser/Capital Ship Rebalances: Tweaks shaped by player feedback via the Council of Stellar Management.
- Overhauled Map UI: Improved navigation and intel-gathering for strategic warfare.
EVE Online is renowned for its player-driven wars (like the $300K *Battle of B-R5RB*) and complex economy. Legion aims to lower barriers for newcomers while deepening alliance strategies:
- Freelance Jobs provide structured entry points into EVE’s cutthroat politics.
- New Warships cater to veterans seeking meta-shifting firepower.
- Sovereignty Tools encourage territorial chess matches in nullsec.
EVE Vanguard Connection
CCP also revealed Nemesis, a final planetary combat event for EVE Vanguard before the MMOFPS hits Steam Early Access in Summer 2026. The event starts September 16, 2025, bridging EVE’s space and ground warfare.
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