Pandemic Horde Disbands After £700,000 EVE Online Losses as 40,000 Players Scramble for a New Order
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 5
Pandemic Horde Disbands After £700,000 EVE Online Losses as 40,000 Players Scramble for a New Order
2 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 5
Summary
Pandemic Horde ultimately broke apart after a 2025 defeat and retreat in EVE Online, with destroyed in-game assets estimated at £400,000 by developer Fenris Creations and as high as £700,000 by a player tally.
The collapse followed The Imperium's June 2025 offensive on Horde territory and a later relocation attempt after Horde's longtime leader quit, leaving members under near-constant attack for up to 24 hours a day.
James Cunningham, a 27-year-old fleet commander, said the war consumed up to 16 hours a day and put virtual assets with real-money value at risk; he escaped with losses of about £200 while others lost thousands.
EVE's player-built economy gives the destruction unusual weight: Titan-class ships are worth about £741, players can spend thousands of pounds, and assets destroyed in battle are gone permanently.
Fenris says Horde's fall left 40,000 players without a home or clear leadership, reshaping the map as smaller groups spread into its former territory in what the developer calls a new era.