EVE Online players are being given the opportunity to donate PLEX to assist victims of last week's horrific tornadoes and violent storms in the southeastern part of the United States. Players can contract their PLEX to the "CCP PLEX for Good" character, being sure the character is in the "C C P" corporation and that the name is spelled correctly to avoid scams.
The week of April 25 saw an unprecedented number of violent storms and tornadoes in the southern-midwestern and eastern United States. Over 330 people have reportedly died in the affected areas, with Alabama being the worst hit, with 249 fatalities being reported. Beginning May 3, 2011 and ending at 23:59 UTC on May 16, 2011, CCP will be accepting PLEX donations for PLEX for Good: Storm Relief. Each donation will be converted into cash currency and donated to the Red Cross.The latest EVE Online gold developer blog is a lesson about the new CCP forums; what they are, how they can be exploited and how those exploits are being fixed. With the recent difficulties with the new forum system, it's a good read for those who like to 'peek under the hood'.
So, we are both evaluating what went wrong while working to get the forums back in shape and properly scrutinized. There will be more details on that forthcoming but there will not be any time pressure to release it before it is ready. We will do another public test phase to get your feedback and there will be more details on that soon. The goal is to fix the flaws, make some improvements based on your feedback and release the new forums when they are truly ready.
