<s>
The	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
B-R5RB	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Bloodbath	B-Application
of	I-Application
B-R5RB	I-Application
(	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
massive-scale	O
virtual	B-Application
battle	O
fought	O
in	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
space	O
game	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
in	O
January	O
2014	O
(	O
YC	O
116	O
in-game	B-Application
)	O
,	O
possibly	O
the	O
largest	O
player-versus-player	O
battle	O
in	O
gaming	O
history	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
21-hour-long	O
conflict	O
pitted	O
the	O
Clusterfuck	O
Coalition	O
and	O
Russian	O
alliances	O
(	O
CFC/Rus	O
)	O
against	O
the	O
N3	O
Coalition	O
and	O
Pandemic	O
Legion	O
alliance	O
(	O
N3/PL	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
involved	O
over	O
7,548	O
player	O
characters	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
2,670	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
system	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	B-Application
cost	O
of	O
the	O
losses	O
totaled	O
over	O
11	O
trillion	O
Interstellar	B-Protocol
Kredit	I-Protocol
(	O
ISK	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
estimated	O
theoretical	O
real-world	O
value	O
of	O
US$	O
300,000	O
to	O
$	O
330,000	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
between	O
US$	O
and	O
$	O
in	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
contemporaneous	O
market	O
value	O
of	O
PLEX	O
,	O
an	O
item	O
purchasable	O
with	O
real	O
currency	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
redeemed	O
either	O
for	O
subscription	O
time	O
or	O
traded	O
for	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
conflict	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fight	O
started	O
after	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
in	O
the	O
N3/PL	O
-controlled	O
star	O
system	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
accidentally	O
failed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
scheduled	O
in-game	B-Application
routine	O
maintenance	O
payment	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
the	O
star	O
system	O
open	O
to	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CFC/Rus	O
gained	O
a	O
clear	O
win	O
by	O
inflicting	O
heavy	O
losses	O
on	O
N3/PL	O
and	O
successfully	O
capturing	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
sheer	O
size	O
and	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creators	O
,	O
CCP	O
Games	O
,	O
erected	O
a	O
permanent	O
monument	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
named	O
"	O
The	O
Titanomachy	O
"	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
non-salvageable	O
capital	O
ship	O
wrecks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
space	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
activities	O
including	O
mining	O
,	O
piracy	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
trading	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
prevalence	O
of	O
coalitions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
formal	O
in-game	B-Application
mechanic	O
providing	O
for	O
these	O
"	O
super-alliances	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Halloween	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
a	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
universe	O
which	O
started	O
around	O
Halloween	B-Application
in	O
late	O
October	O
2013	O
and	O
pitted	O
the	O
CFC	O
and	O
an	O
alliance	O
of	O
Russian	O
coalitions	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
against	O
the	O
N3	O
and	O
Pandemic	O
Legion	O
coalitions	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
B-R5RB	B-Application
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Immensea	O
region	O
,	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
staging	O
ground	O
for	O
all	O
Pandemic	O
Legion	O
fleets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
fighting	O
in	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
,	O
the	O
CFC	O
and	O
Russian	O
coalition	O
suffered	O
a	O
decisive	O
loss	O
to	O
N3	O
and	O
Pandemic	O
Legion	O
forces	O
in	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
HED-GP	O
in	O
the	O
Catch	O
region	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
N3/PL	O
'	O
s	O
"	O
Wrecking	O
Ball	O
"	O
formation	O
of	O
Titan	O
and	O
Supercarrier	O
"	O
supercapital	O
"	O
ships	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
a	O
huge	O
sphere	O
of	O
mainly	O
Archon-class	O
carriers	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
and	O
effective	O
types	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
(	O
YC	O
116	O
in-game	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
one-year	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
immense	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Asakai	I-Application
,	O
player	O
corporation	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Nulli	O
Secunda	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
N3/Pandemic	O
Legion	O
coalition	O
,	O
mistakenly	O
failed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
scheduled	O
payment	O
to	O
in-game	B-Application
security	O
force	O
CONCORD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
failed	O
payment	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
star	O
system	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
losing	O
its	O
sovereign	O
status	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
that	O
other	O
players	O
could	O
capture	O
the	O
system	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
normal	O
"	O
reinforcement	O
timers	O
"	O
(	O
real	O
time	O
waiting	O
periods	O
of	O
several	O
days	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
defenders	O
to	O
rally	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capturing	O
the	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
system	O
would	O
enable	O
the	O
CFC	O
and	O
Russian	O
coalition	O
to	O
trap	O
Pandemic	O
Legion	O
assets	O
,	O
including	O
hundreds	O
of	O
capital	O
and	O
sub-capital	O
ships	O
,	O
thus	O
preventing	O
those	O
ships	O
from	O
joining	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
7,548	O
unique	O
characters	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
overall	O
battle	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
6,058	O
participated	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
system	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
2,670	O
in	O
system	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
estimated	O
11	O
trillion	O
ISK	O
in	O
assets	O
was	O
lost	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
media	O
outlets	O
reported	O
the	O
battle	O
as	O
the	O
biggest	O
and	O
most	O
expensive	O
in	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
's	O
history	O
,	O
estimating	O
that	O
the	O
battle	O
cost	O
US$	O
300,000	O
–	O
330,000	O
in	O
real-world	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
direct	O
conversion	O
of	O
real	O
currency	O
into	O
ISK	O
,	O
or	O
vice	O
versa	O
,	O
is	O
strictly	O
prohibited	O
,	O
and	O
PLEX	O
units	O
are	O
purchasable	O
in-game	B-Application
,	O
additional	O
PLEX	O
units	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
for	O
US$20	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
from	O
this	O
theoretical	O
real-world	O
value	O
that	O
the	O
estimated	O
dollar	O
amounts	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
are	O
drawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
does	O
not	O
mean	O
this	O
amount	O
of	O
real-world	O
money	O
was	O
expended	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
ships	O
were	O
purchased	O
through	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	O
or	O
corporation	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eyjólfur	O
Guðmundsson	O
,	O
an	O
economist	O
hired	O
by	O
CCP	O
Games	O
to	O
oversee	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
's	O
economy	O
,	O
stated	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
Gianturco	O
,	O
who	O
goes	O
by	O
the	O
in-game	B-Application
character	O
The	O
Mittani	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Goonwaffe	O
(	O
the	O
largest	O
corporation	O
in	O
the	O
Goonswarm	O
Federation	O
alliance	O
and	O
hence	O
the	O
largest	O
alliance	O
in	O
the	O
CFC	O
)	O
,	O
reported	O
to	O
Polygon	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
B-R5RB	I-Application
,	O
Pandemic	O
Legion	O
withdrew	O
from	O
the	O
Southeast	O
theater	O
and	O
formed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
CFC	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
evacuate	O
billions	O
of	O
assets	O
from	O
the	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
weeks	O
after	O
,	O
the	O
Russian	O
bloc	O
suffered	O
internal	O
troubles	O
,	O
allowing	O
N3	O
to	O
regain	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
territory	O
lost	O
after	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
and	O
conquer	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
bloc	O
's	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
longer	O
term	O
,	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
established	O
CFC	O
,	O
later	O
re-branded	O
as	O
The	O
Imperium	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
predominant	O
superpower	O
in	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
little	O
serious	O
resistance	O
challenging	O
the	O
coalition	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
30	O
days	O
after	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
,	O
new	O
player	O
subscriptions	O
increased	O
10	O
percent	O
(	O
although	O
most	O
players	O
quit	O
after	O
one	O
month	O
of	O
gameplay	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
system	O
peaked	O
at	O
2	O
,	O
670	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
previously	O
largest	O
battle	O
in	O
Eve	O
at	O
6VDT-H	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
4,070	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
B-R5RB	B-Application
however	O
had	O
many	O
smaller	O
related	O
battles	O
playing	O
out	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
involved	O
more	O
players	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
larger	O
battle	O
,	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
remains	O
the	O
second	O
largest	O
battle	O
in	O
the	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
universe	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
resources	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
B-R5RB	B-Application
remained	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
into	O
downtime	O
,	O
developer	O
CCP	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
create	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
monument	O
in	O
the	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
star	O
system	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Titanomachy	O
"	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
brand-new	O
Titan	O
wreck	O
models	O
introduced	O
with	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	O
Rubicon	O
's	O
1.1	O
release	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CCP	O
Games	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
website	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
install	O
"	O
Titanomachy	O
"	O
during	O
downtime	O
of	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
"	O
hard	O
at	O
work	O
placing	O
the	O
wrecks	O
in	O
a	O
hauntingly	O
beautiful	O
arrangement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Placed	O
around	O
the	O
seventh	O
planet	O
in	O
the	O
B-R5RB	B-Application
system	O
,	O
the	O
installation	O
is	O
"	O
off	O
grid	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
