Eve Online Havoc will finally let you align with pirates

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CCP Games has revealed that you can finally get what you’ve been asking for over the MMO’s 20-year history and align with pirates in the new Eve Online expansion, Havoc. The Angel Cartel and Guristas pirate factions will recruit Capsuleers in Eve Online Havoc to help them spread corruption.

It’s been 20 years since Eve Online launched, and the one thing that has remained constant in the ever-evolving world of New Eden is the players’ wish to turn to deceit and join pirate factions. CCP Games, which places a focus on expanding its MMORPG with the wants of the players first and foremost, has finally revealed that you can join the likes of the Angel Cartel and Guristas factions to participate in disruption between the major empires.

All of this chaos and deception will take place in a brand new system, Zarzakh, which is owned and controlled by a mysterious new enemy, or ally, the Deathless. These new allegiances and the ability to turn to the pirates for support will disrupt the game’s traditions and cause havoc across New Eden as players will be rewarded for enlisting with pirate factions with a unique currency and access to faction-aligned stores.

Should you choose to protect the empires and opt for anti-piracy measures, you will also be rewarded for your efforts. Speaking at a press briefing at 2023’s Eve Online Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland, game director Snorri Árnason says that Havoc is a continuation of the game’s previous two expansions. “Too often in the gaming world the next expansion isn’t connected to the last one,” he explains, “The next expansion is actually mind-blowing from my perspective.”

Creative director Bergur Finnbogason elaborates further on this. “It’s impossible for us to understand or know what