EVE Online's Havoc Expansion Is Living Up To Its Name

mmorpg.com:

After its first chaotic week,EVE Online's Havoc expansion is living up to its name. From pirate insurgencies to seeing more players since Uprising released, Havoc is proving to be a jolt of adrenaline for New Eden.

While Havoc launched with an unexpected bang thanks toone of the largest heists -if not the largest heist — in EVE Online history, Havoc truly kicked off as players started to enlist with either the Angel Cartel or Guristas pirates, ready to sow chaos and corruption among the systems of New Eden.

While the Insurgency was still 48 hours away after the launch of EVE's expansion, that didn't stop the Empire Militias and Pirate Militias from staging and firing off opening salvos at each other. Those early days saw battles in systems like Turner, Floseswin and even in Zarzakh itself, while GalMil and the Caldari fought off the Guristas across the galaxy. 

Angel Cartel seems to have been the more popular destination, given that it still allows easy access into the largest trading hub of EVE Online, Jita 4-4, but both sides bolstered their numbers in the coming days ahead of the planned pirate insurgencies.

For me, it was an interesting time. As someone who has seen my career and playstyle change over the years, from a humble miner in high-security space to an explorer in my trusty Astero, and now living in lowsec space as part of a player pirate corp, I've spent much of my time in EVE solo. Yet Angel Cartel's call was strong — helped tremendously by the fact that my favorite ship, The Machariel, is of Angel Cartel origin. It felt like I was destined to make my pilgrimage to Zarzakh and pledge loyalty to the Angels.

That didn't mean it would be easy — and given how far away these warzones were from Jita 4-4 and my other