The Crimson Harvest in EVE Online has moved into its last stretch. CCP has extended the seasonal reward track and adjusted several event sites so that more players can reach the higher-tier content before the event ends on 3 November. The story has the Blood Raiders trying to establish a permanent presence in Pochven in search of mutated blood, with the Order of St. Tetrimon and the Triglavians opposing them.
Players have been running the event’s combat and hacking content across all areas of space since it began. One of the headline rewards so far is a blueprint copy for the Akoman, a new Blood Raider attack battlecruiser.
More ways into Criterion of Fitness
Last week’s changes made the Criterion of Fitness sites, which need Criterion Ciphers to enter, easier to reach. The main adjustments:
- The Upwell-based Hollow Origin and Hollow Outbreak sites now drop Criterion Ciphers.
- Rift encounters in regular combat sites drop Criterion Ciphers more often, and so do Triglavian caches in hacking sites.
- Loot from various event sites has been increased.
- Class 3 Hollow Origin sites are no longer limited to Blood Raider areas and now spawn throughout lowsec.
The lowsec change in particular gives pilots who don’t usually fly in Blood Raider territory many more places to find these sites.
Extended reward track
The extended seasonal track adds new items and a final reward crate. That crate can contain a blueprint copy for any available Blood Raider ship, including the Akoman and the Molok titan. Players need to keep completing challenges on the track and claim the crate before the Harvest closes on 3 November.
The extension also includes:
- A new character background
- 50,000 Skill Points
- A Crimson Mark SKIN for the Leshak. The Blood Raider track gives the Blood Raider version and the Tetrimon track gives the Tetrimon version.
The Blood Raider and Tetrimon Crimson Mark SKINs can be earned on the seasonal track and also through daily login rewards. Other daily rewards include Skill Points, boosters, cerebral accelerators and SKINR design elements for players who want to design their own look.
Getting ready for the final push
CCP has updated the Crimson Harvest Community Fittings in-game. These fits are built for the event sites and are a good place to start if you want to clear content faster or are trying the sites for the first time. The event includes both combat and hacking challenges, so players of any experience level can find something to work on.
The usual seasonal store promotions are also running alongside the event until it ends. The full announcement is on the official EVE Online website.
Source: EVE Online official news.
