EVE Online Players Heist Corporation To The Tune Of 2.230 Trillion ISK, or over $22K USD
EVE Online has long been defined by its player's exploits. From massive player wars to cold-war era novel stories coming to life, EVE players run the gamut. However, one story has taken the community by storm, and it all has to do with using the game rules themselves to their favor.
The largest heist in EVE Online's history took place without a single shot being fired, and it's all thanks to exploiting mechanics in the corporation system, specifically how corporation shares work.
In alengthy Reddit post (via PC Gamer), user Flam_Hill detailed how the heist committed this time could b done without any bloodshed. Flam_Hill instead of using betrayal or subterfuge took advantage of shares he owned in a corporation called Event Horizon Expeditionaries, a 299-member corporation that had been in existence for quite a while now.
«I was in possession of 1000 shares belonging to a 299-member Corporation known as Event Horizon Expeditionaires a member of Pandemic Horde,» Flam_Hill states on Reddit. «The question was can I take advantage of this situation? The answer was Yes! Or more a maybe.
»So began the journey to attempt to heist the assets of this Corporation. Thus, I paired up with another player and together we began to research the shares mechanic and how if at all this would be possible."
From there, Flam states that he and the co-conspirator researched and watched theactivity onzKillboard and more, seeing how active the corporation itself was. And to their delight, it didn't seem all that active — especially, crucially, as it pertains to the actual CEO and board of directors in the corporation.
Flam lays out the details of the plan, effectively explaining how he got on the side of players in the corporation in order to
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