The numbers were trending down in EVE Online over the last few weeks. With the end of the quarter CCP had to do something to keep the numbers up. Enter a new event: the periodic election for the leadership of the Gallente Federation.
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| From EVE-Offline |
The event began on 19 March and the peak concurrent user number began reaching 30,000 again. After 4 weeks of decline the PCU for the week reached over 35,000 on both Saturday and Sunday, peaking at 35,791 on Sunday. I'm expecting the average line on Eve-Offline to increase at least 1000 to 25,000 by the end of this week.
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| Latest graph for the global PLEX market |
One can also see the effects of the event on the global PLEX market. The average price of PLEX peaked at 4,396,000 ISK on 18 March. Then the event and the associated sales helped move the price down. Also did the presence of 75 PLEX as a reward on the event track.
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| The event window in The Agency |
I didn't begin participating in the Gallente Elections event until Monday. Something about EVE Frontier beginning a new cycle that distracted me. But I'm doing fairly well. I moved to Jolia in the middle of the high sec Gallente COSMOS constellation. As of this morning I've moved a Jaguar, Claymore, Prowler, and Pioneer into the station. I started doing level 2 missions in my Jaguar, thinking the security missions will go faster. If I decide I want to make more ISK I'll switch over to the Claymore.
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| Tier Rewards |
I am running the event in my main combat pilot so I'm using a mining destroyer instead of a exhumer which is much better fitted to mining the Scordite required. The tiers for mining seem to increment by 15,000 m3, which is about the size of a Skiff's mining hold or half a Mackinaw. But I saw a lot of the aftermath of ganking while moving my ships into Gallente space so maybe a mining destroyer is safer. I should add I'm training to fly the Outrider, the new relatively new command mining destroyer.
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| The Moreau's Capsuleer Outreach Center in Dodixie |
The event does have a store from which to purchase items. In lore terms, three candidates are running for president, so three campaign facilities in space exist. I really do want the faction probe launcher which costs 4 Presidential Favors. But the new drones with sensor dampeners built in are also fairly intriguing.
I should add I might be a little addicted already. I actually woke up early to mine a tier's worth of Scordite because when I looked around last night all the Scordite in my vicinity had already been mined.
Finally, I'll conclude this post with the patch notes for the event.
Features & Changes:
Gallente Election:
The YC128 Gallente Election is underway! Capsuleers can participate until downtime on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Choose a presidential candidate and support them by completing event challenges.
Support your candidate:
Choose a candidate to support and complete challenges to influence the election outcome. The candidate whose supporters have earned the most combined seasonal points at the end of the event will be declared President of the Gallente Federation.
Your candidate selection choice will not limit the rewards you can receive. Throughout the event, regardless of your choice, you will receive Political Favor which can be exchanged at Capsuleer Outreach Centers in Dodixie for any of the rewards. Support the candidate you want to without worrying about the rewards.
* The campaign bus at the end of the Presidential race will be visually different for each of the 3 candidates, but the rest of the rewards are the same.
New Content:
Rampant Drone Fabricator:
Test both your fitting and combat prowess in this push-your-luck site!
- Players must defeat waves of increasingly difficult Rogue Drones.
- Each wave adds additional loot to the Fabricator structure in increasing quantities.
- After each wave, players can choose to destroy the Fabricator and claim their current rewards or press on to the next wave.
- Current rewards can be checked at any time using a Cargo Scanner.
- Be warned: if you are unable to complete a wave, you will lose everything you’ve earned so far!
- If the standard variant proves too easy, try bringing a battleship. The dangers are increased, but so are the rewards!
- The sites rewards also scale based on where it is located, in three distinct tiers:
- Low tier: C1-C3 wormhole systems.
- Medium tier: C4, Pochven, and low-sec systems.
- Highest tier: C5 and C6 wormhole systems.
- There are several hidden quirks and tricks for players to discover while they run the site.
- It is highly recommended to keep the Info Panel section visible!
- Only permitted ships can keep the site stable. Leaving proximity can quickly cause the site to become forfeit.
- Permitted ships include combat-capable ships from T1 Frigates all the way to Marauders.
- The site is a cosmic signature, requiring it to be scanned down.
- The grid is not deadspaced; do with this information as you see fit.
Drone Iteration Depot:
Former industrial depots that have been converted into data stockpiles by Rogue Drones.
- Hacking site.
- Can be found in highsec, lowsec, and nullsec.
- Highsec version contains Iteration Databanks. Lowsec and nullsec versions contain the more valuable Iteration Vaults.
Notable Rewards:
The event features a wide range of great rewards, including exciting new additions.
New Combined Damage and EWAR Drones:
These combined drones primarily use the base stats of tech-1 combat drones. However, they also gain the EWAR capabilities of EWAR drones.
- All 6 types of EWAR are available in all 3 sizes.
- Some drones can be bought from Capsuleer Outreach Centers, while others are exclusive to the Rampant Drone Fabricator site.
New Officer Modules:
Each candidate offers a unique officer module, available for acquisition at their respective Capsuleer Outreach Center. These modules are:
- Tenzin’s Modified Guidance Disruptor
- Moreau’s Modified Expanded Scan Probe Launcher
- Roden’s Modified Nanofiber Internal Structure
New Faction Modules:
Candidates also offer faction modules at their Capsuleer Outreach Centers:
- Presidential Skirmish Command Burst
- Presidential Information Command Burst
- Presidential Mining Foreman Burst
New Character Backgrounds:
The event features new Gallente character backgrounds, available at each candidate’s Capsuleer Outreach Center.
Capsuleer Outreach Centers:
Each candidate operates a Capsuleer Outreach Center in Dodixie. Earn Political Favors and Presidential Candidate Favors, then exchange them for a range of items, including:
- Boosters
- SKINR Components
- Character Portrait Backgrounds
- Combined Damage and EWAR Drones
- Faction Modules
- Officer Modules
Agency Challenges and Rewards
- Support your candidate by completing a range of challenges:
- Complete Gallente security missions.
- Capture or defend Factional Warfare complexes for Gallente.
- Complete Homefront Operations in Gallente space.
- Mine Scordite or Gneiss in Gallente space.
- Hack Iteration Databanks and Vaults in Drone Iteration Depots found in highsec, lowsec, and nullsec.
- Kill Fabricator Rogue Drones in Rampant Drone Fabricator sites found in lowsec, wormholes, and Pochven.
- Make a trade at a candidate’s Capsuleer Outreach Center in Dodixie.
- Go on the Campaign Trail.
Tiered Challenge Rewards:
- Challenges feature five tiers, ranging from Supporter to Lobbyist.
- Completing each tier awards tokens that can be exchanged at Capsuleer Outreach Centers, with the fifth tier granting a Presidential Candidate Favor used to acquire powerful officer modules.
- 75 PLEX
- Skill Points
- Political Favors used to make a trade in Capsuleer Outreach Centers.
- Campaign Buses
Log in throughout the event for great rewards:
- Alpha and Omega pilots receive separate reward tracks
- Omegas claim both tracks daily, and upgrading to Omega unlocks all past Omega rewards retroactively
- Rewards include:
- Boosters
- SKINR Components
- EverMarks
- Generous Skill Points
- And more!
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