EVE Online has featured several of the biggest PvP battles in gaming history, but it only lets you fly one ship at a time. Set in the same universe but from a very different perspective, EVE Galaxy Conquest is a multiplayer 4X strategy game that puts you in command of your own outpost and an entire fleet.
The factions and warships should be familiar to EVE fans, but you’ll be able to command large numbers of them without having to yell at a bunch of mercenaries over discord to stick to the freaking plan.
In typical 4X fashion, a foray into a contested star sector will begin with a humble stronghold surrounded by unexplored space which can be captured, exploited for resources, and fought over. Galaxy Conquest is PvP-centric, with the ability to form alliances with and backstab other players to reach the center of the map and take on a difficult final challenge. This will involve exploring, mining resources, building and upgrading fleets, and navigating player-driven politics in a similar vein to the MMO.
Galaxy Conquest has a seasonal structure, with each season representing a fresh start with new mechanics and ships available. Each season will be a few months long. Some progression will be account-wide, but unlike in EVE Online where dominating an area of space might require endless vigilance, jumping in at the beginning of a season will allow you to stake your own claim without decades of entrenched politics to work around. We’ll also be running into some major NPCs from the EVE universe, many of whom have never been given a canonical look before now.
EVE Galaxy Conquest will be soft launching on Android and iOS later this year. CCP Shanghai has not announced any plans for a PC version so far, but they didn’t rule it out as a possibility. Likewise, we didn’t learn anything for sure about the monetization other than it will be similar to other free-to-play mobile strategy games.
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