"More than 100 Titan ships were destroyed in a battle after one member of a team missed a payment to protect an area of the online world." "It was the biggest battle of its kind in the game's 10-year history." "More than 4,000 gamers were involved, with thousands more watching the action online." "As players flocked to be part of the battle, the game's servers struggled to handle the load. "I'd be lying if I said our servers weren't sweating a bit,'' said Eve Online spokesman Ned Coker. "Allowing players free movement wherever they want in a game with over half a million players means for some pretty tricky technological requirements.'' To combat this, the game's world was slowed down to make sure no commands from players were missed. The battle has piqued interest and discussion about the title among the gaming community, including from those who had never played the game."