<s>
The	O
losses	O
in	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Asakai	I-Application
totaled	O
at	O
least	O
945	O
ships	O
,	O
worth	O
over	O
700	O
–	O
800	O
billion	O
in	O
ISK	O
,	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
in-game	B-Application
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	O
of	O
Asakai'''	O
was	O
a	O
massive-scale	O
virtual	B-Application
battle	O
fought	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
space-based	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
January	O
26	O
–	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virtual	B-Application
battle	O
was	O
fought	O
primarily	O
in	O
Asakai	O
and	O
neighboring	O
star	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	B-Application
estimated	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
was	O
700	O
–	O
800	O
billion	O
,	O
a	O
theoretical	O
value	O
of	O
approximately	O
US$	O
15,000	O
–	O
20,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exactly	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
CFC	O
exacted	O
revenge	O
on	O
Pandemic	O
Legion	O
and	O
N3	O
at	O
the	O
Bloodbath	B-Application
of	I-Application
B-R5RB	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Background	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
,	O
massively	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
role	O
playing	O
space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
high	O
security	O
(	O
"	O
hi-sec	O
"	O
)	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
AI-controlled	O
in-game	B-Application
security	O
forces	O
will	O
swiftly	O
punish	O
aggressive	O
attacks	O
on	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
aggressors	O
take	O
a	O
large	O
penalty	O
to	O
their	O
reputation	O
,	O
key	O
to	O
non-player	O
character	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
low	O
security	O
(	O
"	O
low-sec	O
"	O
)	O
systems	O
,	O
in-game	B-Application
security	O
is	O
slow	O
to	O
respond	O
,	O
and	O
player	O
reputations	O
are	O
only	O
mildly	O
affected	O
from	O
attacking	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
null-sec	O
"	O
systems	O
,	O
areas	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
AI	B-Application
security	O
force	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
attack	O
each	O
other	O
without	O
penalty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Asakai	I-Application
commenced	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
alliance	O
called	O
the	O
Liandri	O
Covenant	O
controlled	O
a	O
small	O
player-owned	O
station	O
(	O
POS	O
)	O
in	O
orbit	O
of	O
the	O
14th	O
moon	O
of	O
Asakai	O
VI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Asakai	I-Application
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
coalitions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
the	O
Clusterfuck	O
Coalition	O
(	O
CFC	O
)	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
Goonswarm	O
Federation	O
alliance	O
,	O
and	O
HoneyBadger	O
Coalition	O
(	O
HBC	O
)	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
TEST	O
Alliance	O
Please	O
Ignore	O
(	O
TEST	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
relations	O
between	O
Goonswarm	O
and	O
TEST	O
grew	O
increasingly	O
antagonistic	O
,	O
and	O
TEST	O
,	O
resenting	O
their	O
reputation	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
pet	B-Language
"	O
of	O
Goonswarm	O
,	O
abandoned	O
that	O
faction	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
join	O
HoneyBadger	O
Coalition	O
(	O
HBC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
major	O
producer	O
of	O
technetium	B-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
technetium	B-Algorithm
production	O
cartel	O
formed	O
by	O
Goonswarm	O
and	O
CFC	O
,	O
PL	O
wished	O
to	O
avoid	O
disruption	O
to	O
the	O
technetium	B-Algorithm
market	O
associated	O
with	O
large-scale	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dabigredboat	O
,	O
using	O
his	O
character	O
Oleena	O
Natiras	O
,	O
prepared	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
hyperspace	B-Application
bridge	I-Application
and	O
commit	O
ships	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
Asakai	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eve	B-Protocol
Onlines	I-Protocol
publisher	O
,	O
CCP	O
Games	O
,	O
had	O
recently	O
instituted	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
time-dilation	O
,	O
which	O
slows	O
combat	O
and	O
movement	O
within	O
a	O
star	O
system	O
during	O
massive-scale	O
player	O
battles	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
lag	B-Application
and	O
server	O
hang	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandemic	O
Legion	O
,	O
seeking	O
safety	O
in	O
numbers	O
,	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
leave	O
,	O
waiting	O
until	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
time-dilation	O
and	O
lag	B-Application
were	O
low	O
enough	O
that	O
the	O
entire	O
fleet	O
could	O
exit	O
as	O
a	O
coordinated	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	B-Application
monetary	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
losses	O
sustained	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
was	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
over	O
700	O
–	O
800	O
billion	O
,	O
a	O
theoretical	O
value	O
of	O
approximately	O
US$	O
15,000	O
–	O
20,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CFC	O
,	O
although	O
severely	O
beaten	O
,	O
quickly	O
rebuilt	O
its	O
losses	O
with	O
its	O
technetium-derived	O
wealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exactly	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
CFC	O
exacted	O
revenge	O
on	O
PL	O
and	O
N3	O
at	O
the	O
Bloodbath	B-Application
of	I-Application
B-R5RB	I-Application
,	O
an	O
even	O
larger	O
conflict	O
than	O
Asakai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liandri	O
made	O
enough	O
profit	O
from	O
its	O
salvage	O
runs	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
provide	O
each	O
alliance	O
member	O
with	O
several	O
months	O
worth	O
of	O
free	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
battles	O
experienced	O
in	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
history	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
conflicts	O
of	O
a	O
similar	O
and	O
even	O
greater	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
online	O
gaming	O
news	O
sites	O
covered	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Asakai	I-Application
,	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
