BIG in EVE

The BIG Story

EVE Beta (2002 - May 2003)

BIG was founded by TornSoul and several other (mostly Danish) players in 2002 during EVE’s early beta testing stages, making it one of the oldest surviving corporations in EVE. BIG today is a fully multi-national corporation, roughly 2/3rd European and 1/3rd American. BIG's first lottery was held during beta, as a test for the lottery that would begin soon after release.

BIG worked closely with the Chimera corporation in these early days and eventually the two corps merged. Some Chimera members are BIG members to this day, look for members with "BIG -C`" in their name in our IRC channel.

Early Release (May 2003 - September 2003)

BIG's first real steps into the EVE universe were sure-footed and decisive. From the beginning, BIG has had its mind set on 0.0 space and the freedom and adventure that it entails, and so from the first weeks of the game BIG was venturing into the Fountain region. It was during this time that the first true BIG Lottery was held, in which BIG gave away a Vexor cruiser, an expensive ship at the time.

As our presence grew in the Fountain region, we banded with other corporations in the area to create the Fountain Alliance [FA], the second alliance to ever be created in EVE. A great battle was fought to secure the region for the Fountain alliance and our first 0.0 territorial hold had begun.

The Fountain Alliance (September 2003 - July 2006)

BIG was a member in, and the executer of the Fountain Alliance since its inception in September 2003, roughly 5 months after the game was released in May 2003. The FA was one of the first alliances ever founded, second only to the Stain Alliance [SA]. It was during this time that the BIG Deal was created, and the BIG Lottery grew in popularity.

For almost two years, the FA held the Fountain region with pride, harvesting it's resources and protecting inhabitants from pirates. A passport system was enacted which allowed neutral players to take advantage of some of Fountain's riches, this was the first system of it's kind.

The FA partnered with the Coalition of Free Stars [CFS] to police Delve, Querious and Period Basis, and control the new conquerable outposts in those regions. It was during this time that BIG became close to, and eventually merged with the Aggressive Faction Defense Technologies [AFDT] corporation.

BIG held the TPAR-G station for much of this time, this was the height of BIG's prominence as a 0.0 political and imperial power. The CFS eventually declared war on the FA, and after a short conquest FA became the undisputed ruler of all three regions. The FA spent much of this time quelling pirate invasions into the Period Basis region with limited success.

It was during this time that the Firmus Ixion [FIX] alliance would take control of the Querious region and be a partner with the FA until the invasion of the newly formed Band of Brothers [BoB] alliance into the Delve region when FIX became an ally of our enemy.

In the early months of 2005, the FA was attacked in its home region by BoB, which included FA founding corporation Evolution [EVOL]. FA became overwhelmed by enemy forces and lost many member corporations at the close of 2005, but maintained a presence in the Fountain region until July 2006.

The FA was the last of the first-generation alliances to be laid to rest. BIG Remained in the FA until it was dissolved, a testament to the persistence of our corporation and our will to continue to fight against our ideological nemesis at all costs.

The Rise Alliance (July 2006 - January 2007)

The Fountain Alliance merged with New Outer Ring Allied Democracy [NORAD] alliance starting in July 2006 to create the Rise [RISE] alliance. The RISE alliance reigned over the Outer Ring region for roughly a year before allying itself with the Band of Brothers [BoB] alliance and moving to the Fetyhabolis region in January 2007.

BIG chose not to follow, as it has a long-standing rivalry with BoB. We remain friends with our RISE comrades to this day, even if we are now quite distant from one another.

The Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate (January 2007 - June 2007)

Shortly after leaving the RISE alliance, BIG chose to join the Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate [IAC] and move to the south. BIG was involved in the global war against BoB along side the Southern Coalition.

During our stay in IAC, BIG began to hone its collective 0.0 logistics and sales skills, serving the IAC with billions of isk in imported T2 goods for many months. BIG left the IAC in June 2007 due to political and ideological differences with the alliance leadership.

The Ka-Tet Alliance (August 2007 - March 2008)

BIG joined the Ka-Tet alliance in August 2007, based out of the remote drone region of Outer Passage. The Amarr outpost in VH-9VO was constructed soon after and logistics links were quickly established to continue the sales work that was being perfected in IAC.

During this time, BIG invented and constructed one of the first jump freighters, and maintained the long 6-jump freighter route from empire. It was during this time that BIG became closely aligned with the Armed War Monkies [A.W.M] corporation, a friendship that lasts to this day.

In the first months of 2008, Ka-Tet began to fall apart politically with several corps jockeying for executor votes. BIG was eventually removed from the region by alliance corps by force. It was during this period that many corporations left Ka-tet, and it was not long before Ka-Tet was invaded and destroyed from the outside.

Transition Period (March 2008 - June 2008)

BIG joined the Soul of Fountain [SOF] alliance briefly from March to April and began the move back into Fountain space. Before we could move in, the alliance was all but falling apart already and was promptly invaded and destroyed by Pandemic Legion.

BIG left SOF and spent some time in empire searching for a new 0.0 home. During this time, BIG became a close associate of the Doomguard [DGRD] corporation.

Libertas Fidelitas Alliance (June 2008 - January 2010)

BIG , AWM and DGRD joined the Libertas Fidelitas Alliance [LFA] together in the Providence region under the auspices of the Curatores Veritatis Alliance [CVA]. Shortly after joining, BIG constructed its second outpost, a Minmatar refinery located in GN7-XY.

BIG re-established its strong production, importing and sales programs to bring plentiful and affordable T1 and T2 goods to area residents. BIG members held a variety of positions within the alliances from Senior Fleet Commander to Industrial Director, lending its extensive management and organizational experience to its allies. LFA was built from a small and unknown alliance into a formidable military force in the region.

During this time, BIG became close to members of the 101st Space Marine Force [101SM] corporation, among many other contacts that were made within the Providence holder alliances.

BIG ’s stay in Providence was a time of renewal and recruitment, rebuilding the corporation after many years of steady decline. During this time, BIG doubled its active membership and rebuilt its combat wing with the addition of new but talented fleet commanders. BIG ranked #3 on the LFA killboards the majority of its stay in the alliance and built a reputation as an efficient and well-equipped fighting force.

In January 2010, the enemy alliance Against ALL Authorities [-A-] allowed four nearby systems to go unclaimed, though they were firmly within the -A- sphere of influence.

LFA seized the opportunity and mounted an assault on the systems in the nearby catch region. The initially successful but poorly planned assault saw a rapid and brutal retaliation from -A-, who reclaimed the systems and proceeded to capture important strategic outposts inside Providence.

The formerly unified residents of Providence were thrown into disarray and infighting, between and within the space-holding alliances. BIG came into disagreement with LFA’s leadership about how to proceed, wishing to fight alongside CVA and reject the offered ceasefire deal as an attempt to divide and disrupt Providence. The other corporations of LFA disagreed and requested that BIG leave the alliance.

Transition Period (February 2010 - Present)

Due to the sudden departure of BIG from LFA, BIG chose to join the nearby Aegis Militia [AM] alliance and remain in Providence temporarily while searching for a new home elsewhere. BIG chose not to involve itself in AM’s politics or internal problems during this time.

BIG Today

BIG continues to grow and prosper as a 0.0 entity, and though the glorious days of the Fountain Alliance have long since passed, BIG has continued to make its mark on the world of EVE with new projects like the BIG Merchant Bank of EVE, and the ever-popular BIG Lottery and BIG Alliance Tournament Betting.

BIG's history is long and colorful, and through all the years we've waved the BIG flag with pride - not because of the wealth we accumulate or the dangers we overcome, but because of our zealous adherence to the core ideals and principles that define us as a corporation. We've made countless lifelong friends across all of EVE during our stays in each alliance we've been in, as well as a strong impression on our enemies.

BIG is stronger now than it ever has been, it’s as good a time as ever to be a BIG member!

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