Major balance changes for capital ships, new carrier CRAB beacons, Pochven improvements, and Gallente Election event.
Ships
Black Ops Battleships (changed)
- Increase damage potential
- Durability decreases
Force Auxiliaries (changed)
- Better reflect strategic value and cost on battlefield
- More sustainable when deployed correctly
Carriers (buffed)
- Increased sustainability
- Additional tuning strengthen role in fleet warfare and high-end PvE
Zirnitra Dreadnought (changed)
- Baseline performance now aligns more closely with intended role
- New Tech II weapon allows ship to regain previous power level
SOCT Ships (nerfed)
- Slight reduction in damage output
Triglavian Ships (buffed)
- Gain immunity to Pochven system debuffs
PvE Content
Carrier CRAB (CONCORD Rogue Analysis Beacon) (new)
- New high-risk, high-reward PvE activity for carriers
- Specialized beacons trigger challenging encounters for capital-scale engagements
Observatory Flashpoints (changed)
- Tuning to improve combat flow
Vigilance Point Sites (buffed)
- Increased payouts
Pochven
Combat Pacing (changed)
- Combat pacing has been refined
Rewards (changed)
- Rewards redistributed
- Increased red loot drops
- Raise chance for valuable items to appear after ship destruction
Force Projection
Drifter Wormholes (changed)
- Required to be scanned before they can be used
Events
Gallente Election Event (new)
- Presidential election event starting March 19
- Challenges across highsec, lowsec, nullsec, and wormhole space
- New sites with escalating waves of Rogue Drones
- Rogue Drone hacking sites
- Rewards include hybrid drones, officer modules, campaign buses, PLEX, and Skill Points
Source: Steam News