CCP Announces new Offline Mode for Miners, Mission Runners.

REYKJAVIK-Today CCP announced a stunning new feature for the summer expansion, Odyssey: an offline mode for those who enjoy mining and mission running dubbed 'Eve Offline.'

"Eve Offline is perfect for those who enjoy EvE online but want to avoid the social aspect entirely."  Stated CCP in their release presentation.  "We all know the worst part of EvE online is the players, and with the new EvE Offline expansion, now you won't have to deal with them."

CCP went on to state that the goal of Odyssey is to bring back the excitement and wonderment of exploring but at the same time to make sure that everyone is able to control exactly what happens to them at all times, to ensure no unwanted types of game play occur.

"Online interactions are hard to control, which is why they can't be rated.  We can't choose to deliver a more lighthearted experience for the younger audience as long as the random nature of online game play is present." CCP went on to explain.  "This is why we are so excited about EvE Offline as it gives us a great opportunity to reach out to new demographics and target 12 and under crowd."

CCP plans to further iterate on the concept later and eventually plans to add AI companions that players can hire to salvage for them, or group up with to run incursions.  CCP also hinted at bigger things to come.

"A full blown single player campaign for EvE Offline is also in the works.  This will be a thrilling adventure around the universe of EvE in which the capsuleer begins their career as a lowly rookie, completing mining missions before eventually moving up to level 4 missions and incursions.  Eventually the player will leave the safety of high-sec to begin a life of piracy in low-sec and finally build an entire 0.0 empire.  These are all things that are possible now in EvE Online, but with EvE Offline we can finally remove any risk or challenge and dumb it down to the lowest common denominator."

CCP also announced DUST 314 will be receiving a single player campaign taking inspiration from the Modern Military Shooter genre.  CCP promises to deliver a tightly scripted cinematic 3 hour campaign with linear levels, a cheesy B-movie action plot, gimmicks that only come up once and are discarded, and scripted sequences in which the player is not in control taking up at least a third of total playtime.

Eve Offline debuts this summer and is free but requires an active EvE Online subscription and constant internet connection to play.