Countdown To ... What?

In all the excitement over the Battle of B-R5RB, I don't know how many people missed the appearance of a countdown clock over on the EVE Online community site.  The burning question is many minds is: countdown to what?  What will CCP unveil on 5 February at 1500 GMT?

Of course, the intrepid explorers of Tweetfleet (led by the most intrepid explorer, Mark726) had answers and tweeted them out yesterday.

Time until @CCP_karkur just says "Screw it" and takes over CCP with weapons knit out of yarn #countdownguesses #tweetfleet
— CCP's Lapdog (@webspaceships) January 29, 2014

Time until maximum CFC :smug: over B-R #longwaytogoyet #tweetfleet #countdownguesses
— CCP's Lapdog (@webspaceships) January 29, 2014

Time until CCP releases hull repair drones to satiate @BraveNewbies #countdownguesses #tweetfleet
— CCP's Lapdog (@webspaceships) January 29, 2014

Time until CCP announces its merging with Robert Space Industries and merging TQ with Star Citizen #countdownguesses #tweetfleet
— CCP's Lapdog (@webspaceships) January 29, 2014

Time until CCP remembers EVE gate exists and maybe could use some updates #countdownguesses #tweetfleet
— CCP's Lapdog (@webspaceships) January 29, 2014

This last one is the website, not the broken gate in the New Eden system.

Mark726 isn't the only one with ideas...

Polaris reinforcement timer #countdownguesses #tweetfleet
— Hauke Uphues (@Lofwyrian) January 29, 2014

Time until the CSM is assassinated, putting EVE Online under martial law as CCP announces a state of emergency #tweetfleet #countdownguesses
— WITTGENSTEIN (@wittgenschtein) January 29, 2014

Until all stations in high sec become player-owned structures #tweetfleet #countdownguesses
— Geoffrey Barnes (@barnesgc) January 29, 2014

Mittani hired as CCP Mittens, Title of Chief Content Developer for EVE Online (CCO) #tweetfleet #countdownguesses
— WITTGENSTEIN (@wittgenschtein) January 29, 2014

I think this idea is floated at least once a year.  It will never happen as I hear The Mittani is addicted to beer brats.

#countdownguesses long awaited arrival of plex4beer program
— RvB's Thecla (@the_thecla) January 29, 2014

#countdownguesses Time until they reveal more (better and cheaper) merchandise in the Eve Store.
— Sindel Pellion (@SindelPellion) January 29, 2014

@BraveNewbies , @EVEUniversity , and #rvb added as official starter corps #tweetfleet #countdownguesses
— WITTGENSTEIN (@wittgenschtein) January 29, 2014

Has to be that Permaband is releasing a new video! Nothing else could be that big. #tweetfleet #countdownguesses
— Noizy (@noizygamer) January 29, 2014

time until the EvE gate re-opens temporarily allowing a new race of super beings that conquered old earth in #countdownguesses #tweetfleet
— Khador Vess (@Khador_vess) January 29, 2014

CCP is introducing a new NPC faction to EVE: Nonni's. #countdownguesses #tweetfleet
— Noizy (@noizygamer) January 30, 2014

If this last one comes to pass, CCP will need to add a second NPC corporation, Hlöllabátar.  This will require that the system of Erlendur in Metropolis have a station built in it to house the new corporation.

@mattmcilwraith @CCP_Paradox @CCP_Punkturis That discussion again :) Hlöllabátar FTW, Nonni's sucks!
— Erlendur (@erlendur) January 29, 2014

Of course, we all know the real reason...

Time it takes for CCP to pick one of our suggestions and make that the reason for the timer #countdownguesses #tweetfleet
— Mr Veda (@PvPizza) January 29, 2014