EVE Online Gets Council

March 19th, 2008 by Rajiv Ashrafi in MMO, News, PC

To manage the complex and chaotic world of Eve Online, CCP, the game’s developer, has announced the formation of the Council of Stellar Management (CSM), the first democratically-elected governing body in an online world. The formation of the council encompasses the complex social and economic systems the MMOG is so well known for.

“The voice of the player has always been an integral and driving force in the maturation of EVE Online, so the institution of the Council of Stellar Management is natural at this point,” said Pétur Skarsson, CCP Researcher and project lead for the Council of Stellar Management. “The CSM will empower players with a formal communications channel to directly impact the development of their society as it grows more and more advanced.”

The council will consist of nine representatives and five alternates, each elected by popular vote from EVE’s player base, a population that is nearing the quarter million mark. The call for candidacy has been opened and will be followed by a two-week long election period slated to begin during May 5 and ending on May 19. The elected delegates to the council will focus on the issues of importance to the game’s community and work with representatives of CCP on the future evolution of the game.

More details on the council can be found here.

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