| HoloDust said: Oh...I completely forgot another 800 pound gorilla in the room that launched that year - EVE Online. I don't think any other MMO has ever had so many articles written about machinations, backstabbings and epic battles that go on it that virtual universe. |
Oh yes, the game that offers more entertainement for outsiders than it seems to be fun to play itself. Recaps of huge space battles, in timelapse since it would run extremely slow, where many thousands of dollars of ships get wiped out.
https://www.ccpgames.com/news/2021/the-most-expensive-video-game-battle-ever-earns-two-guinness-world-records
February 4th, 2021 – Reykjavík, Iceland – CCP Games announced today that their players have broken a further two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS titles in EVE Online, the community-driven massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, with a gigantic battle resulting from the game’s ongoing inter-player war. More than 5000 players duked it out for territorial control in what has been called the “Massacre at M2-XFE”, a New Year’s Eve clash between two of EVE Online’s largest player-run coalitions.
The two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS titles now held by EVE Online are:
The events of the battle and its significance for EVE Online players are detailed in this blog from CCP Games: The Massacre at M2-XFE - The most destructive battle in video game history (so far)
By the Numbers:
On 30 - 31 December 2020, over 5,000 players across two of EVE’s largest player-run coalitions, The Imperium and PAPI, participated in the Massacre at M2-XFE, a 14-hour fleet fight involving over 1000 Titans, 400 Super Carriers, and 400 Dreadnoughts. Amidst the chaos of battle, a record-breaking number of Titans (257) were destroyed, the largest ship-type available in EVE Online, as well as 6 Super Carriers, 50 Carriers, and 50 Dreadnoughts, with a full total loss of 3,404 ships destroyed. These losses totaled 29,111,604,784,863 ISK, equating to $378,012 USD, and beating the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title of $302,387 USD for losses resulting from 2014’s Bloodbath of B-R5RB.
2023, 20th anniversary for Eve Online already!
